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Poi Solla Porom Movie Review |
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Poi Solla Porom – The liar is in town! |
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Starring:
Karthik Kumar, Preethi, Nedumudi Venu, Mouli, Nazer,
Delhi Ganesh
Direction: Vijay
Music: M G Shree Kumar
Production: Priyadarshan |
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Director
Vijay’s second venture Poi Solla Porom is Khosla Ka
Ghosla meets Veedu. Only, it’s neither as witty as Khosla
nor as intense as Veedu. That apart, the movie is fun and
enjoyable, with a slightly different storyline that has not
been tried for a long time in Tamil cinema. With a decent
cast that fits to the T, and its unpretentious, on-the-face
narration, the movie easily passes through as a perfect excuse
for killing time without being bored to death. Finally, this
is one movie that does not revolve around mushy romances or
vengeful villains. |
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Nedumudi
Venu is a middle class father who nurses the classic
middle-class dream of owning a house. He purchases a
plot with his hard-earned 30 lakhs with the help of
real estate broker Hanifa. To his shock, on the day
of the groundbreaking ceremony, he is threatened by
Nasser and a gang of his goons claiming ownership of
the land. He eventually loses the ownership and settles
down to his earlier life with much distress.
Karthik, Venu’s son, is on the verge of flying
to the US for employment and stumbles upon the visa
agent Bossky who throws some light on this land-grabbing
incident. Together, they (the entire family including
Karthik’s fiancé’s family) hatch
a plan to trap Nasser for his crookedness. What follows
is a series of incidents that keep you engaged until
the movie reaches its lightweight, yet agreeable climax.
Poi Solla Porom is of course a story of suffering losses
in life and wreaking vengeance. However, what makes
the movie tick is its realistic script, making the entire
process believable and close to real life. |
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Nedumudi Venu breathes life into his middle class father character
with the support of Rajesh’s dubbing that often seems
to takeover, giving you a feeling as if Rajesh himself is
in the role. Now, that makes it two actors in one role! But
this doesn’t mean Nasser comes second – he’s
just as good as Venu. Be it a callous and fraudulent real
estate contractor or a loser, Nasser shows different shades
of emotions, not for a moment letting the grip of his character
get out of hand. The effervescent and spontaneous Mouly is
riotous while playing dumb –something that comes naturally
to Cochin Haneefa - a quality that Malayalam movies cashed
in.
M G Sreekumar definitely has a long way to go before he can
tune songs for Tamil movies. For starters, he has to realize
that Malayalam and Tamil film music are a world apart. Not
to mention Gopi Sundar’s background score, which is
passable.
A neatly crafted screenplay, near-witty dialogues, and situations
that are easy to relate with real life form the crux of Poi
Solla Porom, making the movie more than just watchable.
Verdict – Watch it, it’s
fun!
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