Polladhavan - The review

Now its time for Polladhavan

Polladhavan - The review

I initially had my apprehensions about watching a Dhanush movie. But Voila, how bloody wrong I was. Polladhavan was clearly a surprise package. It was neatly done with finesse. Here's the storyline.

Dhanush is a happy-go-lucky guy who along with his friends Karunas (in a commendable role) and Santhanam (again..a neat portrayal) are pretty much jobless and spend their time on the streets of North Madras. Things go smooth until Dhanush's Dad (Murali) questions him about some money that has been stolen. This creates some tension among the two resulting in Dhanush questioning him about his responsibilities as Dad. Dhanush points to Murali that he has not done anything financially to help him obtain a job. Angered and Humiliated, Murali returns with 70k and asks Dhanush to take it and do whatever he wants with it. The guy he is, he goes and buys a brand new Pulsar. As luck would have it, he manages to get a job and win his girl. Dhanush thinks the bike is certainly his good luck. This bike gets stolen during a murder night and then the story revolves as to how Dhanush tries to find the lost bike. This lands him in trouble with the local duds and how he manages to reign supreme forms the rest of the story.

Its a superlative effort one should say. The director had certainly done his homework w.r.t to drug trafficking, smuggling, Bike Robbery, Pudhupettai mechanics et al. The cinematography is top notch and travels through the muddy and ugly streets of North Madras.

Daniel Balaji has done a neat job but his portrayals are getting stereo-typed. The Don Kishore gives an amazing performance and is full of class. He is not the usual Tamil film Dada that you come across. "Out" as his right hand, has also done a neat job. Though the plot is lifted from "Bicycle Thieves", the screenplay is brilliantly adapted to North Madras.

Dhanush is back to his brilliant self with a terrific performance. The face-off at the hospital between Dhanush and the gang stands out. He has certainly worked on his physique as well. South Indian "Bruce Lee" might actually suit him now.

Divya as the heroine does not have much to do. But she does not hinder the film's pace as many heroines these days do. Songs could have been much better or the director could have done away with them. The re-mix of course is bound to be a hit.

But a lot of violence and gore especially in the second half could have been avoided or underplayed. This is bound to keep the family and women crowd away.

Vettri Maran seems to be a class act. We hope this effort will not go unnoticed and he gets back to film-making and delivers some commendable performances such as this.

Polladhavan - Quality.

Rating - 7/10.

Cheers.