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Padikathavan– Movie Review
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Starring:
Dhanush, Tamanna, Vivek.
Direction: Suraj
Music:
Mani Sharma
Production: Vijaya productions |
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Gunslingers flying swords and blood-smeared bodies being
tossed around clumsily – Padikathavan opens on a gory
note and with intermittent break for love, romance, comedy
and family, continues to sustain its violent self. Stripped
bare of all its violence and love, the movie rather feels
like a reincarnated version of Run, only that Run, with
all its violence was rather believable and the love, real.
The
banal script is unpretentious in its intentions, however.
It lacks clarity and cruises through the million-times-treaded
path to culminate into a corny climax, made popular in recent
times.
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The
basic plot is pretty simple - Dhanush is a nonchalant
youngster who as opposed to every single soul in the
family, has no luck with studies. Addressed as Padikathavan
by his family, he takes his role of fixing petty goons
rather seriously when his family members crossroads
with them. He accidently meets Tamanna and it is love
at first sight – which is further substantiated
by the duet song in less than 10 seconds of their first
meet. A few clichés and songs later, she falls
in love with him too. But Tamanna carries a deadly secret
with her and Dhanush realizes that he has to fight for
his right – Tamanna. Now that means thrashing
out zillions of burly and makes-you-squirm-at-sight
thugs single handedly. That’s not all –
Dhanush has a rate for his head too since he earned
the wrath of another blood hungry criminal accidentally.
So hacking heads, slashing body parts and throwing grenades
at four wheelers are dime a dozen in the movie. Not
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Dhanush’s love affair is clichéd but he’s
largely had a field day. Be it annoying his father by cornering
him, scheming plans with his friends to make Tamanna fall
in love with him or simply in the stunt scenes – Dhanush
has enjoyed his job. But the dialogues, about cussing parents
for forcing in studies, could set a bad example. Although
her role demands her to break into songs every time she
appears in the frame, Tamanna shows convincing abilities.
But she has no reason to use it in this movie, sadly.
Prathap Pothen, Shayaji Shinde, Suman and many others appear
like junior artistes in the movie. A lion’s share
of the movie’s time is occupied by the grizzly looking
tough guys with their red costumes. Vivek, on the other
hand, takes possession of the second half and there appears
to be no driving factor in the script for the most part.
Mani Sharma’s tunes are catchy and the rerecording,
earsplitting.
On the whole, Padikathavan struggles to identify itself
between comedy and violence and ends up not being both.
Verdict – Only for the strong stomachs!
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