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| PAIYAA
MOVIE REVIEW |
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by : Behindwoods review board |
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Starring:
: Karthi, Tamannah.
Direction:
Lingusamy
Music:
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Production:
Thirupathi Brothers |
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Director
Lingusamy traverses on an all new road
show in Paiyaa in his home production
Tirupathi Brothers and has acquitted himself
fairly well. Although romance seems to
be the axle in Paiyaa, Lingusamy has skewed
away mildly from this and spiced it up
with a travel (escape) event as a backdrop.
The film opens up with an ingenious manner
of credits flipping on the road and dividers,
lucidly indicating the genre of the film.
A creative brainwave indeed!
Karthi (Shiva), an engineering graduate
with an attitude, is on the look out for
a job. He does not seem to be much serious
in seeking employment while his friends
try their best to settle him. He spots
Tamannah (Charu) in a bus stop and it
is love at first sight. He finds her on
a couple of occasions later and in fact
misses an interview in her pursuit. Destiny
seems to have something good waiting for
him and he gets to spend the
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most beautiful phase of his life, giving her a ride
in the car while waiting to pick the owner of the
car at the railway station. Life takes an exciting
turn from this point for Karthi who accepts to drop
her in Mumbai and thus begins Paiyaa’s journey
of romance, action and emotions on a highway with
a few turns, some with caution and some without.
Paiyaa zooms forward in the first half where Karthi
is at driver’s seat physically and metaphorically.
An enjoyable performance from the young actor who
appears to relish his role! For the first time in
his career, he gets to cover himself with stylish
costumes. He sparkles with haughty countenance, sideway
glances, mischievous looks, ‘know it all’
attitude and an understated curiosity to know about
Tamannah. He reiterates that he can essay any kind
of role with aplomb. But there are still some vestiges
of a villager in him which he needs to divest when
necessary. Tamannah is fresh, youthful and emotes
well too. Jagan has a small role in the second half.
Karthi’s friends are adept in their performance.
Except for looking hot and handsome, the much talked
about Milind Soman is wasted and any one could have
performed his role.
Yuvan Shankar Raja is the major backbone of Paiyaa
with lovely tracks suiting the mood of the film. Tamannah
looks as fresh as the raindrops in thuli thuli mazhayai
number. Suthude suthude boomi speaks of art director
Rajeevan’s work but he could have taken extra
care especially about the stationery cloud hovering
around the moon. The songs are all chartbusters and
have all been picturized very aesthetically. Priya
Manikandan’s costumes are in sync with the nature
of characters and the mood of the film. Brinda Sarathy’s
dialogues evoke laughter at the right places.
The second half slackens with some of the actions
sequences appear contrived especially in the climax.
How can someone even lift his head when beaten by
a powerful metal rod? It is difficult to comprehend
despite attributing it to cinematic liberties. The
climax fights intend to be more for showcasing Karthi’s
heroism than for the story warranting it. And why
is Karthi shown as someone who does not speak English
despite being a city bred engineer with urban friends
for company?
Director Lingusamy has stuck to the genre that he
has chosen for most part. He has recorded romance
in a beautiful manner especially when Karthi communicates
his feelings to his friends seeking advice and his
dignified attitude towards Tamannah. The car chasing
sequence in the open field is absolutely brilliant
and so is Karthi going reverse in the opposite direction.
Cinematographer Madhie needs plaudits here. Crisp
editing by Anthony especially in the action sequences
is a major plus point of Paiyaa and deserves a special
mention.
All in all, a stylish, light hearted family entertainer
for the summer!
Verdict:
Pacy road show with a few humps on a straight run
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