Movie Review | Pon Manickavel: A Murder Mystery That’s Lost Its Plot – FilmyVoice
Director Mugil Chellappan’s ‘Pon Manickavel’ is a run-of-the-mill entertainer with all these parts that have been thought-about important for industrial success in Tamil cinema at one time limit.
From songs to dances to fights to a narrative brimming over with sentimentality, ‘Pon Manickavel’ has bought every thing that may have labored wonders some years in the past. Occasions have modified and the audiences have moved on, and so the story fails to impress.
The movie begins with a brutal homicide. The Chief Justice of a Excessive Courtroom is first shot lifeless after which beheaded. The case baffles cops as there are 4 bullet marks on the physique of the decide, however no bullets. Including to their drawback is the truth that the bullets used to kill the decide haven’t been fired from the identical gun. Two are of 1 variety and the opposite two, of one other.
As strain mounts on the administration to crack the sensational homicide case, the cops haven’t any choice however to herald certainly one of their finest, Pon Manickavel (Prabhu Deva). How he will get to the underside of the case is what the movie is all about.
The movie begins off on a powerful notice, however nearly instantly, loses focus. It will get busy showcasing and establishing the altruistic nature of the hero, as a substitute of sticking to the investigation.
If one sequence exhibits how the hero employs kindness to get the knowledge he requires from a person being interrogated, one other exhibits him coming to the rescue of a disgruntled policeman serving below him, thereby profitable his loyalty.
The movie doesn’t simply cease there. It exhibits how Pon Manickavel is a dutiful husband to his spouse Anbarasi (Nivetha Pethuaraj), ready exterior an examination corridor for her to complete her exams when he have to be on the market investigating a sensational case.
After it’s achieved glorifying the hero’s character, the main target as soon as once more returns to the case at hand. Sure parts which might be essential to the case, nevertheless, are simply narrated in a rush, making the plot lose its depth.
The movie may have been much more partaking, had pointless fight-and-song sequences been minimize.
On the efficiency entrance, Nivetha Pethuraj as Anbarasi does a neat job. She hasn’t bought a lot to do, however she dazzles in these parts wherein she seems.
Prabhu Deva, who performs a cop for the primary time in his appearing profession, isn’t solely convincing as Pon Manickavel. The actor does impress in sure sequences, however he seems to be too lean in sure different sequences, particularly these with fights.
Suresh Menon as Arjun Ok. Maran comes up with a commendable efficiency as does late director Mahendran, who performs the character of Nasrathulla.
The movie’s largest asset is its music. D. Imman’s background rating is simply improbable. It performs an important function in serving to the director convey the temper of every sequence to the viewers. Ok.G. Venkatesh’s visuals are clear and clutter-free.
In brief, ‘Pon Manickavel’ does have a narrative, however sadly, it isn’t entertaining or partaking sufficient.
–By Manigandan Ok R
