The latest sign of my little village Vellore developing is the renovation of two theatres or rather reconstruction of two theatres which can boast of standards as good as a Sathyam or a PVR. When I thought that the first movie I had to watch at one of the theatres this Diwali was Dhanush's Pollaadhavan, I didn't feel all that good. But after watching the movie, I had to admit it was "quite a good first movie to watch at the best theatre in town".
Pollaadhavan has no extraordinary storyline. Infact it is one of the very ordinary storylines of a regular rebellious youngster happening to face and ultimately win a battle against the atrocities of the city's gangsters. The storyline may be ordinary, but the screenplay is not, considering it is the debut movie of director Vetrimaaran. The central object of the movie's plot is not the hero but his bike, a Bajaj Pulsar. If Bajaj was a major sponsor for the movie, the movie has done great justice and more to the company. Infact after the movie's success, Bajaj dealers in Tamil Nadu could very well see more sales. Bikers will love this movie, but at the same time will heave a sigh of relief after the movie only if they find their bike where they left it in the stands, especially if it's a Pulsar.
The story is narrated by both the hero and the villain, which is a cinematic technique not new to Tamil Cinema(Remember Virumandi), but a technique well utilised in the movie. The plot doesn't revolve totally around Dhanush who initially is shown as a jobless vagrant who pays no heed to the rebukes of his father, but later on becomes more responsible and learns to respect his father, played by Malayalam actor Murali. The villains in this movie are not the normal kind, who are in the movie solely for the purpose of being beaten up by the hero. Their characterization, especially that of Selvam, played by Kishore adds more value to the movie. Not often do we see a Dada who knows and stands by his business ethics, somewhat a tribute to the legend of Vito Corleone. Daniel Balaji, of Kaakha Kaakha and Vettayadu Vilayadu fame has been utilised well, and his voice in the narrative has great depth.
The heroine, Divya Spandana, or rather "Kuthu Ramya", as we better know her does look more sensuous than in her last Tamil flick. The love track is not all that noteworthy save a few scenes like the shopping scene where the heroine chooses a bright orange coloured skirt, which Dhanush cannot understand how it appears attractive to her, and hence she doesn't buy it. This results in a huge mood-out for the heroine, which is settled after a long time only when Dhanush buys the same orange dress for her. The songs in the movie are one too many, but are worth being a part of the movie except the one that was in the "one too many". The pick of the lot is definitely "Engeyum Eppodhum" which looks so much better on the giant screen than on TV. Yogi B and whoever has done the music, either G.V.Prakash or Dhina have done a great job. This is one of the best remixes that have been made in Tamil.
'Pollaadhavan' has justified advertising Bajaj Pulsar by being 'Definitely Ahead' in the Diwali movies' race this year.
Pollaadhavan has no extraordinary storyline. Infact it is one of the very ordinary storylines of a regular rebellious youngster happening to face and ultimately win a battle against the atrocities of the city's gangsters. The storyline may be ordinary, but the screenplay is not, considering it is the debut movie of director Vetrimaaran. The central object of the movie's plot is not the hero but his bike, a Bajaj Pulsar. If Bajaj was a major sponsor for the movie, the movie has done great justice and more to the company. Infact after the movie's success, Bajaj dealers in Tamil Nadu could very well see more sales. Bikers will love this movie, but at the same time will heave a sigh of relief after the movie only if they find their bike where they left it in the stands, especially if it's a Pulsar.
The story is narrated by both the hero and the villain, which is a cinematic technique not new to Tamil Cinema(Remember Virumandi), but a technique well utilised in the movie. The plot doesn't revolve totally around Dhanush who initially is shown as a jobless vagrant who pays no heed to the rebukes of his father, but later on becomes more responsible and learns to respect his father, played by Malayalam actor Murali. The villains in this movie are not the normal kind, who are in the movie solely for the purpose of being beaten up by the hero. Their characterization, especially that of Selvam, played by Kishore adds more value to the movie. Not often do we see a Dada who knows and stands by his business ethics, somewhat a tribute to the legend of Vito Corleone. Daniel Balaji, of Kaakha Kaakha and Vettayadu Vilayadu fame has been utilised well, and his voice in the narrative has great depth.
The heroine, Divya Spandana, or rather "Kuthu Ramya", as we better know her does look more sensuous than in her last Tamil flick. The love track is not all that noteworthy save a few scenes like the shopping scene where the heroine chooses a bright orange coloured skirt, which Dhanush cannot understand how it appears attractive to her, and hence she doesn't buy it. This results in a huge mood-out for the heroine, which is settled after a long time only when Dhanush buys the same orange dress for her. The songs in the movie are one too many, but are worth being a part of the movie except the one that was in the "one too many". The pick of the lot is definitely "Engeyum Eppodhum" which looks so much better on the giant screen than on TV. Yogi B and whoever has done the music, either G.V.Prakash or Dhina have done a great job. This is one of the best remixes that have been made in Tamil.
'Pollaadhavan' has justified advertising Bajaj Pulsar by being 'Definitely Ahead' in the Diwali movies' race this year.
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