Mugamoodi Visitor Movie Review

PUBLISHED DATE : 01/Sep/2012

Mugamoodi Visitor Movie Review

Mugamoodi – Superhero with Limitations
by Bharath Vijayakumar

Mysskin had a word of caution for the audience during audio release. He said that his film was an ordinary one and do not come in with great expectations. But expectations cannot be merely created or diluted by words. With Mysskin at the helm of affairs, the promising Jiiva in the lead and backed by UTV your expectations were quite high for this Desi superhero flick. The end product reinforces the truth in Mysskin's words. Even though first half is top-notch, Mugamoodi does fall a little short of the expectations, especially in the second half. 

 

Batman meets Spiderman


Mugamoodi may appear to be a version of Batman meets Spiderman. The modus operandi of Narain and his men and the grim look in these scenes on the lines of 'The Dark Knight' up the ante. On the other hand we have Jiiva trying to woo his lady love wearing a mask like Tobey Maguire did in Spiderman. Now don’t get me wrong. In spite of these similarities the first half of Mugamoodi has Mysskin's touch all over it and works really well in setting up the battlefield. It is the battle itself in the second half that is sort of a letdown. 

 

Cast


Jiiva is extremely impressive. This young man seems to be getting all his moves right. His romantic interludes with the heroine and his comic escapades in the first half are delightful. The scene where Jiiva's father abuses him in front of the heroine is a scream. And he looks every inch a kungu fu exponent in the action sequences.

 

Narein needs to be lauded for accepting the role of the antagonist. He does look menacing during most part of the movie. But his antics in the climax scene  do not leave the desired impact and you feel sorry for him. 

 

Pooja looks good in certain angles. She has very little scope for performance and this is probably the weakest role for any female lead in a Mysskin movie. Selvaah comes up with a restrained and dignified performance as the Kung Fu Master. Nasser and Girish Karnad prove their mettle as veterans but somehow you get the feel that their roles are incomplete.

 

Music and Technical Department 


Music Director K's background score is impressive and actually enhances many scenes. That said the BGM in almost all Mysskin's movie barring Nandhalala are identical that you wonder whether it is the man himself who has done the background score! The 'Vaaya Moodi Summa Iru da' song is an aural and visual treat. Mysskin's voice doesn't suit Jiiva in the opening bar number and this is something that could  have been avoided.

 

Cinematographer Satya's visuals are good. And the angles again are so typical of a Mysskin film. The Kung Fu sequences are done with aplomb. Surely a lot of hard work has gone behind those realistic and engaging stunts. But most of them come in the first half when Jiiva is actually the normal guy. After he gets into the super hero shoes there is really not much that he does except running and jumping over buildings.

 

Bottomline


In this day and age almost everyone is familiar with the Hollywood superheroes, as they have reached even the interiors of Tamil Nadu through their dubbed versions. Hence comparisons with them seem almost inevitable. We sincerely hope that Mysskin comes up with a tighter screenplay and makes the clash between the superhero and his nemesis more engaging in the sequels that he has promised.

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