Silambarasan
and
newcomer
Varalaxmi
Sarathkumar's
Diwali
release
Podaa
Podi
comes
as
a
stress-buster
of
the
season.
In
short,
the
film
is
a
sweet-romantic
film
told
through
a
lot
of
comic
scenes.
The
story
of
Podaa
Podi
is
very
simple
but
the
screenplay
makes
it
worth
a
watch.
The
exotic
locations,
beautiful
costumes
and
the
performance
of
the
lead
stars
remain
the
plus
points
of
the
movie.
The
story
is
set
in
London.
Arjun
(Silambarasan)
and
Nisha
(Varalaxmi
Sarathkumar)
turn
lovers
in
a
dramatic
way.
The
boy
leads
an
easy-going
life
with
his
uncle
played
by
Ganesh
and
the
girl,
who
aspires
to
win
a
dance
competition,
stays
with
Shobana.
Arjun
is
typical
Indian,
who
wants
his
girlfriend
to
give
up
her
profession
for
the
sake
of
their
relationship,
but
Nisha
is
not
happy
with
his
attitude.
They
get
separated
following
an
argument
over
this
issue
and
are
back
together
in
a
blink-of-an-eye
speed.
In
order
to
divert
her
attention
from
her
profession,
he
uses
quite
a
few
tricks
and
gets
short-term
success.
However,
they
tie
the
knot
soon
and
they
became
proud
parents
of
a
baby
boy.
The
story
takes
a
twist
and
what
happens
next
should
be
seen
on-screen.
The
first
half
of
the
film
will
keep
the
audience
entertained.
Simbu
and
Varalaxmi's
romantic
scenes
are
treat
to
watch.
But
the
second
half
is
not
strong
enough.
There
are
many
funny
moments
and
one-liners.
However,
as
I
said
before,
the
story
of
Podaa
Podi
is
not
strong
but
it
is
engaging.
It
is
an
urban-centric
film
and
will
surely
impress
the
youths.
Performance
wise,
Silambarasan
has
done
justice
to
his
role.
He
does
comic
scenes
with
ease.
However,
it
is
newcomer
Varalaxmi
Sarathkumar,
who
stuns
the
audience
with
her
astounding
performance.
She
could
not
have
expected
to
have
a
better
launchpad
than
Podaa
Podi.
The
film
has
given
her
a
good
platform
to
show
not
only
her
acting
abilities
but
also
dancing
skills.
Not
to
forget,
she
is
glamorous
too.
Ganesh
is
at
his
usual
best.
He
breaks
the
funny
bones
of
the
audience
at
parts
and
Shobana
is
okay.
Technically,
Dharan
Kumar's
two
tracks
are
good
and
Duncan
Telford's
cinematography
is
neat.
Director
Vignesh
Shivan
has
to
be
appreciated
for
churning
out
a
beautiful
flick.