For
the
very
first
time,
Cheran
has
presented
a
love
story
in
the
name
of
Pokkisham
without
any
impressive
footage!
No
doubt,
technically
Pokkisham
is
Cheran"s
best
film
in
his
career,
but
all
the
efforts
taken
by
him
and
his
crew
for
this
film
are
wasted.
Poor
screenplay,
lots
of
lag
in
narration
and
particularly,
the
way
Cheran
delivers
his
feelings
are
completely
out
of
touch.
The
story
starts
with
a
flashback.
Lanini's
(Cheran)
son
Mahesh
(Aryan
Rajesh)
discovers
his
father's
old
diaries
and
some
letters
and
goes
through
them.
Mahesh
delves
deep
in
to
his
father
Lenin"s
romantic
love
life
and
even
switches
off
his
mobile
phone
to
avoid
his
sweet
hearts
continuous
phone
calls.
The
flashback
begins
in
August
1970,
when
Lenin,
a
good
natured
helpful
guy
and
is
interested
in
Tamil
poetry
and
literature
working
as
a
marine
engineer
at
Culcutta
port,
comes
to
the
then
Madras
to
look
after
his
father
(Vijayakumar),
who
has
undergone
a
surgery
at
a
hospital.
At
the
hospital,
he
meets
Nadhira
(Padmapriya),
a
Tamil
literature
graduate,
who
is
looking
after
her
ailing
mother.
Lenin
helps
Nadhira
in
the
hospital
in
a
very
critical
position.
Soon
the
orthodox
Muslim
girl
and
the
Hindu
boy
are
attracted
towards
each
other
as
they
discuss
poetry.
Love
blossoms
between
the
two,
though
they
are
separated
by
hundreds
of
miles
with
Lenin
in
Culcutta
sending
love
letters
to
Nadhira,
living
in
Nagore.
At
a
stage,
Lenin's
father
knows
this
affair
and
approached
Nadhira's
father
directly
for
the
marriage
of
Lenin
-
Nadhira.
Unexpectedly,
Nadhira's
father
accepts
the
proposal
but
requests
them
to
give
more
time
to
recover
his
business
losses
before
the
marriage.
He
also
advises
Lenin
to
control
himself
from
frequently
writing
letters
to
Nadhira.
Lenin
returns
to
Culcutta
happily
and
controls
himself
as
Nadhira's
father
requested.
He
sends
letters
to
Nadhira
once
in
a
month.
But
he
does
not
get
response
from
Nadhira
to
any
of
his
letters
after
a
while.
So
Lenin
immediately
rushes
to
Nagore
to
know
the
real
position.
He
comes
to
know
about
Nadhira's
family
shift
to
some
undisclosed
destination.
He
searches
Nadhira
at
his
level
best,
but
fails
to
find
her
anywhere
on
the
earth.
Finally,
he
enters
in
a
wedlock
with
someone,
but
he
continues
his
search
for
Nadhira
till
his
last
breath...
After
reading
his
late
father"s
romantic
memories
and
pains,
Mahesh
takes
up
the
task
of
tracking
down
Nadhira.
His
mission
is
to
give
the
love
letters
written
by
his
dad,
which
have
not
been
posted!
Cheran
is
good
as
Lenin
and
brings
out
the
pain
and
anxieties
of
the
character
he
plays.
But
he
overplays
the
role
in
many
places
that
remember
his
earlier
films.
Padmapriya
looks
good
in
the
initial
scenes
as
Nadhira
and
brings
out
the
feelings
of
the
character
she
plays.
But
in
the
climax,
her
appearance
as
an
old
lady
does
not
match
and
the
make
up
looks
like
amateur.
Vijayakumar's
characterization
and
performance
is
good
and
neat.
Rajesh
Yadhav's
camera
work
and
Vairabalan's
art
direction
are
the
excellent
features
in
the
film.
Sabesh
Murali's
tunes
and
back
ground
scores
fail
to
impress
the
viewers.
Verdict
-
Good
attempt,
but
not
an
impressive
one!