Movie Review | Pon Manickavel: A Murder Mystery That's Lost Its Plot

Director Mugil Chellappan’s ‘Pon Manickavel’ is a run-of-the-mill entertainer with all these components which were thought-about vital for industrial success in Tamil cinema at one time restrict.

From songs to dances to fights to a story brimming over with sentimentality, ‘Pon Manickavel’ has purchased each factor which will have labored wonders some years prior to now. Events have modified and the audiences have moved on, and so the story fails to impress.

The film begins with a brutal murder. The Chief Justice of a Extreme Courtroom is first shot lifeless after which beheaded. The case baffles cops as there are 4 bullet marks on the physique of the resolve, nevertheless no bullets. Together with to their downside is the reality that the bullets used to kill the resolve haven’t been fired from the an identical gun. Two are of 1 selection and the alternative two, of 1 different.

As pressure mounts on the administration to crack the sensational murder case, the cops haven’t any selection nevertheless to herald actually considered one of their best, Pon Manickavel (Prabhu Deva). How he'll get to the underside of the case is what the film is all about.

The film begins off on a robust discover, nevertheless almost immediately, loses focus. It can get busy showcasing and establishing the altruistic nature of the hero, in its place of sticking to the investigation.

If one sequence reveals how the hero employs kindness to get the information he requires from an individual being interrogated, one different reveals him coming to the rescue of a disgruntled policeman serving under him, thereby worthwhile his loyalty.

The film doesn’t merely stop there. It reveals how Pon Manickavel is a dutiful husband to his partner Anbarasi (Nivetha Pethuaraj), prepared exterior an examination hall for her to finish her exams when he must be available on the market investigating a sensational case.

After it’s achieved glorifying the hero’s character, the primary goal as quickly as as soon as extra returns to the case at hand. Positive components which may be important to the case, however, are merely narrated in a rush, making the plot lose its depth.

The film might have been far more partaking, had pointless fight-and-song sequences been reduce.

On the effectivity entrance, Nivetha Pethuraj as Anbarasi does a neat job. She hasn’t purchased quite a bit to do, nevertheless she dazzles in these components whereby she appears.

Prabhu Deva, who performs a cop for the first time in his showing occupation, isn’t solely convincing as Pon Manickavel. The actor does impress in positive sequences, nevertheless he appears to be too lean in positive totally different sequences, significantly these with fights.

Suresh Menon as Arjun Okay. Maran comes up with a commendable effectivity as does late director Mahendran, who performs the character of Nasrathulla.

The film’s largest asset is its music. D. Imman’s background ranking is just unbelievable. It performs an vital operate in serving to the director convey the mood of each sequence to the viewers. Okay.G. Venkatesh’s visuals are clear and clutter-free.

Briefly, ‘Pon Manickavel’ does have a story, nevertheless sadly, it isn’t entertaining or partaking enough.

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–By Manigandan Okay R