The
second S Pictures movie in the list. Pulikesi also
tries to experiment on a genre which is hardly explored
in Tamil cinema - historic epic comedy. Vadivel who
usually appears as a comedian becomes the protagonist.
The movie which keeps you in splits through out, is
about a Rajaguru(Nasser) who tries to take over the
throne by using Pulikesi as a puppet for all his evil
plans. The rest is how his plans are thwarted by Pulikesi’s
intelligent twin (also played by Vadivel). Though
the movie became a blockbuster, some people weren’t
impressed with certain scenes that were intended as
slap stick comedies. Vadivel excelled as Pulikesi,
but couldn’t do enough justice as Uthama Puthiran
(Pulikesi’s twin brother). The dialogues in
pure Tamil were a refreshing change from what we usually
hear in Tamil movies in the name of slang. The movie
opened up a vast galore of possibilities for Tamil
cinema that had remained unexplored all these years.
Overall it was a pleasant and enjoyable roller coaster
ride.
