Podaa Podi- STR with Varalakshmi
By, N.Thyagarajan
Silambarasan has always been a rebel with a
distinct style and vision who loves to break away from the constraints of
prevailing trends. This has helped him to carve his own niche in Tamil cinema
and Podaa Podi is an example of that. It
is an engaging watch because it wins you over with its heart warming, simple
charm, immensely likeable characters, and the intrinsic humour in the writing.
It's the film's excellent dialogues that ensure there's never a dull moment.
The
story is set in London where Arjun (STR), an urbane guy with western lifestyle
and superior Tamil values bumps into Nisha (Varalaxmi) a salsa dancer who is a
cheerful chatterbox. It’s their journey of love, marriage and understanding
each other told in a rather different manner.
The
debutant director Vignesh Shivan has made it a youthful romantic musical with
his style of writing and presentation of each scene. It is the tongue in cheek
humour in the dialogues, especially those regarding Tamil culture and the
typical male attitude that works big in the film.
The
magic of this film lies in the performances of STR and Varalakshmi. Despite the
risk of being overshadowed by STR, Varalakshmi is the big surprise here as she
makes a promising debut and brings alive her character with not just those
smart lines, but with the kind of confidence and candour. She also dubs in her
own voice.
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Ganesh as hero’s uncle is a scream and as usual his combo with STR brings the
house down. Shobhana is adequate as heroine’s aunt. STR,
leaves an indelible impression with a performance that is understated and
mature, and indeed the perfect foil to Varalakshmi's boisterousness. Together,
they set off such sparks, that the strength of their chemistry alone is enough
to make up for several golden moments in the film.
Making
a conscious effort to avoid clichés, the screenplay rustles up a bunch of
pleasant surprises in the form of some unforgettable scenes that stay
in your head long after you have left the cinema. One such scene that will stay
in your mind is Arjun’s outburst in front of Nisha’s house to Sobhana.
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