[English,
with
generous
dose
of
Tamil]
Recall
the
cinema
of
1970s.
The
villains
would
spray
bullets
at
the
hero,
even
throw
bombs
at
him,
but
the
hero
would
come
out
unscathed.
The
hero,
in
turn,
would
fire
in
the
air,
the
bullet
would
hit
the
lamp
post,
bounce
towards
the
villain
and
enter
his
skull.
The
hero
was
truly
a
superhero.
Welcome
to
the
crazy,
madcap
world
of
Quick
Gun
Murugun.
In
this
film,
the
hero
and
villain
are
at
loggerheads.
The
fight
is
between
vegetarian
and
non-vegetarian
[meals].
Here,
the
villain
wants
to
make
the
best
dosa
in
town
and
kidnaps
women
who
have
the
perfect
recipe
for
making
delicious
dosas.
Quick
Gun
Murugun
is
not
the
stereotypical
movie,
but
it
borrows
from
all
stereotypical
movies
that
made
Indian
cinema
so
distinct
from
rest
of
the
world.
The
best
part
is,
Quick
Gun
Murugun
is
innovative.
One
sentence
verdict?
Try
this
dosa...
it's
delicious!
Quick
Gun
Murugun
[Dr.
Rajendra
Prasad]
is
an
unlikely
superhero.
He
is
a
sincere
South
Indian
cowboy
who
considers
it
his
duty
to
serve
and
protect.
The
movie
revolves
around
the
misadventures
of
Quick
Gun
Murugun
and
his
fight
with
his
arch
villain
Rice
Plate
Reddy
[Nasser].
Quick
Gun
Murugun
enters
into
an
epic
battle
that
spans
time
and
space,
from
a
small
South
Indian
village
to
Swarglok
and
then
finally
to
the
cosmopolitan
Mumbai.
He
is
torn
between
Mango
Dolly
[Rambha],
who
loves
him
and
his
first
love
Locket
Girl
[Anu
Menon]
and
his
loyalty
is
put
to
the
test.
Quick
Gun
Murugun
depicts
the
war
between
good
and
evil
and
what
makes
it
a
novel
experience
is
that
the
characters
are
straight
out
of
1970s.
Director
Shashanka
Ghosh's
choice
of
the
subject
as
also
the
execution
deserves
credit.
But
there's
a
hitch.
There's
too
much
Tamil
in
the
film,
which
though
explained
by
sub-titles,
may
prove
a
deterrent
in
non-Tamil
areas.
In
fact,
the
South
Indian
appeal
would
restrict
its
penetration
into
the
nook
and
corner
of
the
country.
Dr.
Rajendra
Prasad
and
Nasser
vie
for
top
honours.
Both
excel.
Rambha
suits
the
role.
Anu
Menon
is
good.
Raju
Sundaram
does
a
fine
job.
Vinay
Pathak
has
a
brief
role.
Ditto
for
Ranvir
Shorey,
Gaurav
Kapur
and
Sandhya
Mridul.
Ashwin
Mushran
is
first-rate.
Kishori
Balla
[Anni]
is
perfect.
On
the
whole,
Quick
Gun
Murugun
is
an
innovative
experience.
The
adventures
should
appeal
to
the
youth
mainly.
Story first published: Friday, August 28, 2009, 10:58 [IST]