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Simbu Poda Podi Movie Review

PUBLISHED DATE : 13/Nov/2012

Simbu Poda Podi Movie Review

“Poda Podi” Provides Some Fun  
by Bharath Vijayakumar

When all the attention is on a single film, sometimes it works well for the underdog. While everyone has been talking about Thuppakki the makers of Poda Podi have gone ahead and released their film this Diwali. Surprisingly the distributor of both the films is GFC. 4 years in the making is too long a period for any film, let alone a love story. This debut vehicle of Vignesh Shivan was promoted as a candyfloss romance with dance as the backdrop. Will it be able to make a mark this festive season? Read on to know.

 

Plot
Poda Podi works well as a fun film that does not take itself too seriously. It follows a very unconventional method of storytelling and the entire film has a music video feel to it. The plot is simple. It is about two people with different tastes who happen to fall in love and tie the knot. The film covers a few episodes in their life.

 

Cast
STR(as he wants him to be called) comes up with an enjoyable performance. He is quite at ease in the comic sequences with Ganesh and actually makes the film click to a great extent. Varu Sharathkumar making her debut has a meaty part and has acquitted herself quite well. It looks like she has dubbed her own voice. She speaks too fast and at places the dubbing seems out of sync. VTV Ganesh seems to have had a blast (with his weird hairdo adding to the fun). His comfort level with STR shows on screen. But when will our makers stop making jokes out of physical appearances? (There is a scene in the film where Ganesh and his wife are literally compared to gorillas). No doubt, a section of the audience does laugh for such scenes but there are surely other nicer ways of evoking laughter. Shobana's role is miniscule and her association with dance could have been the only reason for her being chosen for the role.

 

Crew
Dharan's music is crucial to the film and the youngster has done extremely well. Songs are a major plus of PP. The film actually seems like a musical play at many places. The film has a slick look to it, thanks to lens man Duncan Telford. The song shot in Disney land has been captured well. The film is extremely crisp with a running time of 120 minutes. The end credits actually pops up when you are least expecting it.

 

Vignesh Shivan shows promise in his debut venture. He has done away with many clichés, the climax for instance. You are actually expecting a grand dance competition finale with the hero showing his dance prowess and winning the title. But nothing of that sort happens. Also there is no back story about the parents of either the hero or heroine. In fact there is even no mention made about it. His eschewing away from such ‘done to dusted scenes’ makes us take notice of him. However he could have included at least one scene where his hero is shown practicing his profession. The movie targeted at the youth is bound to click with them. But could he have avoided showing the heroine in quite revealing costumes at places? This would have definitely made it a cleaner fun film.

 

Bottomline
Once out of the theatre, nothing about Poda Podi remains in your mind. It however keeps you quite entertained during its running time. If that was the intention of Vignesh he has succeeded to a great extent. The film might not appeal to the family audiences but should click with the youngsters, with its short duration being a major plus.

 

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