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Ponmaalai Pozhudhu - Movie Review
The film highlights the thin line that divides infatuation and love. It highlights how an increasing number of today's youngsters consider infatuation and love as one and the same. Simultaneously, the film also focuses on the role of parents in their child's upbringing, especially their teenage sons and daughters.
I loved the fact that the film subtly gives more importance to parenting than merely focussing on the teenage romance of its protagonists. It points out that most youngsters resort to doing what they are not supposed to do since they have been opposed by their parents. It instantly reminds us of our days as youngsters and when we did things that were considered taboo by our parents.
Aadhav's father is an understanding parent who satisfies every small need of his growing son, while Gayathrie's father doubts every action of his teenage daughter.
Unfortunately, PP lets its viewers down with a flawed execution. The time it spends to make its lead characters understand their emotions and come to terms with themselves, is a long wait and so not worth it. One wishes the film was shorter. The songs could have been done away with as they were not just a distraction, but a complete turn off.
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Aadhav's Performance
A young face to do youth roles in upcoming Tamil movies. Aadhav seems to be a good son for Kishore than a good beau for Gayathrie.
Gayathrie's Performance
Gayathrie has improved a lot compared to her previous flicks. They both hit it off as an aimless young pair, but miss the energy to create ripples with their performances.
Supporting Role
Kishore and Anupama Kumar as Aadhav's parents are the best characters in the entire film. Scenes between them were a treat to watch, while the scenes featuring Kishore and Aadhav, despite being melodramatic, were powerful.
Direction
To underline the importance of parenting, director AC Durai creates two extremely opposite father characters of the boy and girl, respectively. PP despite trying to not sound preachy, it fails to keep the audiences hooked due to its dragged narration.
Music
Music by C Sathya doesn't even qualify to be called average. The jarring background score only added to the woes of the viewers, who were already bored by the film's narration.
Verdict
Ponmaalai Pozhudhu is a lazy attempt on a theme that needed mature performances and equally good screenplay. Sadly, the movie would only be remembered for its flaws even though it has some plus points.
