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Tamil
Movie Review : Sivapathigaram
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- Vishal Strikes Again! |
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Cast : Vishal, Mamta Mohandas, Manivannan,
Rajan, Kanja Karuppu
Music: Vidyasagar
Direction: Karu Palaniappan
Production: M.R.Mohan
Radha, B.S.Radhakrishnan
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Election
opinion polls form the platform for Karu.Palaniappan's
Sivapathigaram. The plot borrows heavily
from Loyola College's practice of conducting
election opinion polls and Raghuvaran, who
plays a professor reminds us of Loyola's
own Rev.Rajanayagam S.J.
Raghuvaran,
as an aged professor, is a revelation and
Karu.Palaniappan deserves a pat in the back
for excellent casting. He plays the role
of an upright collector who pays the price
for his honesty with 23 transfers in 16
years of service. Retiring from his post,
Raghuvaran joins as a professor in Lexicon
college, where a violent incident forces
him to quit. He then moves to rural areas
to conduct a research on Folk music, with
his favourite student Vishal. Meanwhile,
the cops are on Vishal's trail and the reason
why is disclosed in a high voltage flashback. |
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The
movie opens like a documentary film, with the
focus on folk music, but Vidyasagar's soothing
composition ties us to our seats. |
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Karu.Palaniappan's screenplay is patchy,but
he builds suspense with the murders that
Vishal commits as soon as he meets Raghuvaran
in the village.The final murder in the
series of crimes is edge of the seat stuff.
The director, Editor and Cinematographer,
also need to be commended for their realistic
picturisation of the college riots.The
climax scenes invlolving the famed Madurai
Kallazhagar festival deserves a mention
for its camera work. The camera relentlessly
follows Vishal in the huge crowd and gives
the viewers an awesome bird's eye view.
The 'Mulaippari' festival is also picturised
with great finesse. Technically, Sivapathigaram
is certainly a step forward.The director
has also been very careful in getting
a clean U certificate, for which he has
gone to the extent of filming the excessive
blood in black & white.
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Vishal plays the angry young man to perfection.His
opening song is however marred by an awkward item
dance by Sona, whose entire body reverberates
with each dance movement. |
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Mamta
Mohandas does not have much to do, but looks
voluptuous in song sequences. She has the
looks to give Asin & co, a run for their
money.
Karu.Palaniappan, who impressed one and
all with his critically acclaimed Parthiban
Kanavu, has gone into masala mode with the
current collection king Vishal. The plot
however carries a message against the corrupt
political system and questions the logic
behind electing politicians with zero qualifications,
when other professionals like doctors, engineers
and teachers are gauged mainly on the extent
of their academic achievements. |
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With
strong performances from Vishal and Raghuvaran,
a Ramana like storyline and decent screenplay,
Sivapathigaram may well go on to add another hit
to Vishal's already impressive career.
Bottom Line: Paisa Vasool |
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