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| PERAANMAI
MOVIE REVIEW |
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by : Behindwoods review board |
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Starring:
Jayam Ravi, Dhanushika, Liyashree,
Saranya, Varsha, Vasundhara, Roland
Kickinger, Vadivelu, Ponvannan,
Oorvasi.
Direction:
SP Jananathan
Music:
Vidyasagar
Production:
Ayngaran International |
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This
Diwali’s first release
Peraanmai directed by S P Jananathan
deals with an entirely different
theme but strikes a low key
especially in the reliability
segment.
Jayam Ravi is the forest officer
who is appointed to his post
thanks to the quota system of
the government but a deserved
one at that. His superior Ponvannan
belonging to an upper caste
does not let any opportunity
pass by in insulting him. Tolerating
his insinuations and invectives,
Ravi performs his job well.
In addition to training NCC
cadets, in his spare time, he
educates the children and adults
of the forests. Jananathan has
used this as a platform to convey
communist thoughts through out
the film. While some are sharp,
many are muted by the censor.
During the process of training
5 NCC girl cadets in the dense
jungles, Ravi’s team stumbles
upon a shocking discovery which
could be dangerous to the nation.
How the team counters the enemy
and protects the nation from
foreign hands forms the rest
of the story. |
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The trials and tribulations of a lower caste
person working under an upper caste boss
are well etched out. When Ravi’s marks
are compared with that of the cadets in
a derogatory fashion, his expressions speak
a million. The actor looks smart having
shed oodles of weight.
Director’s brilliance shines in the
sequences depicting the girl’s pranks
and tomfooleries which come across as very
natural and enjoyable. All the girls have
done their part well. The slow pace of first
half which is allocated to the girls hating
Jayam Ravi picks up momentum in the second
half after spotting foreigners in the Indian
forests and the action sequences that follow.
Jayam Ravi’s climax sequence is power
packed and is praiseworthy
On the flip side, though the theme is something
new, Peraanmai lacks in the department of
credibility. Ordinary NCC cadets, handling
sophisticated machinery is too hard to believe.
It is also not explained how Ravi handles
the latest missiles. Can Ponvannan not hear
the noise when he comes in search of Ravi
in the forest? Perhaps Jananathan must have
thought that the audience will oversee all
these errors when it comes to their motherland.
Verdict:
Peraanmai – A low key affair
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