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| Pasupathy
m/p Rasakka Palayam – Terror that terrorizes |
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Pasupathy
m/p Rasakka Palayam
Cast
: Ranjith, Sindu Tulani , Megha Nair , Vivek, Ganja
Karuppu
Direction: K Selvabharathy
Music: Deva
Production: JSK Film Corporation |
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success of a few shoestring budget movies in recent times
has rendered the Tamil cinema scene flooding with more such
movies, for better or for worse. In the same breadth, Pasupathy
m/p Rasakka Palayam deals with the issue of terrorism blended
with an equivalent ratio of the inevitable mother sentiment
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Although
director Selvabharathy chose to delve into a sensitive
subject, no evident efforts to make the movie worthwhile
are discernible. The director strays from the subject
as soon as he embarks on it and relies mostly on the
skin show and slapstick comedy thereby conveniently
making his job easier. Adding to the agony are a few
slipshod performances.
Ranjith loses his father at a tender age and is raised
by his mother. His attempts in search of greener pastures
bring him to Chennai where he loses his luggage and
belongings. A Police Office, played by Vivek, provides
him refuge and keeps him as a temp in his police station.
In due course, Ranjith helps Vivek in nabbing a notorious
terrorist. As fate would have it, Ranjith’s
mother falls prey for a grave heart disease.
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Only a surgery, which costs Rs. 5 lakhs, could save her.
Under these circumstances, Ranjith joins the terror gang
only to help himself and his mother with the requisite money.
What happens when Ranjith’s conscience sends him on
a guilt trip for his deceit to the terror gang forms the
rest of the movie.
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Ranjith
tries his best to fit into the shoes of an unfortunate
young man. He does his best, however, in the process
looks more like a fish out of the water with no cast
in the lineup to complement his acting. Sindu Tulani
and Megha Nair are used to add zing to the otherwise
barren script. Besides, Rani, who plays Ranjith’s
mother, puts the viewer through intolerable cruelty,
for her expressions aren’t any better than a
wooden plank. The director has relied mostly on comedy
to pull the movie along and his attempt proves futile,
save for the some scenes with Vivek. Coming to think
of it, Vivek comes as a saving grace of sorts in the
script that fails to treat anything else seriously.
The scenes with Ranjith and Ganja Karuppu also promise
enough amusement.
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Deva’s
music predictably fades into insignificance. None of the
songs evoke any sense of fondness to the viewer towards
his music. Thalapathy Dinesh’s stunt choreography
is above reproach and Ranjith did not disappoint in that
quarter. Sai Suresh’s editing couldn’t save
the movie from sagging as it progresses.
On the whole, Pasupathy is an attempt that lacks proper
conviction with an inferior script that decelerates the
pace of the movie, if not anything else.
Verdict - Only if you want to be terrorized
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