Masala
Padam
starring
Bobby
Simha
and
Shiva
in
the
lead
roles
has
released
today
all
over
Tamil
Nadu.
Check
out
our
movie
review
to
know
what
exactly
this
flick
has
to
offer.
Masala
Padam
Plot:
Masala
Padam
has
an
interesting
plot.
The
movie
starts
off
with
an
intention
of
teaching
its
audience
the
history
of
cinema
and
how
it
has
evolved
over
the
years.
The
rest
of
the
film
is
actually
a
commercial
flick
as
the
title
suggests
with
enough
comedy,
romance
and
action
to
keep
its
viewers
entertained.
But
cloaked
under
all
the
commercialism
is
an
earnest
attempt
by
the
director
to
teach
his
audience
the
difficulties
involved
in
fabricating
a
film
keeping
the
'general
audience'
in
mind.
The
events
that
follows
after
a
group
of
online
reviewers
are
challenged
to
come
up
with
an
entertaining
script
of
their
own
by
avoiding
all
the
'cliches'
forms
the
crux
of
this
story.
Performances:
Credible
performances
are
delivered
by
Shiva
whose
depiction
as
a
common
man
looks
natural
and
Bobby
Simha
who
has
breezed
through
his
character
of
a
tough
yet
likeable
goon.
Lakshmi
Devy
too
deserves
a
mention
as
she
plays
an
important
character
which
has
been
performed
well.
Other
supporting
actors
have
done
justices
to
their
respective
roles
as
well.
Technicalities:
One
thing
that
stands
out
throughout
the
film
is
its
bold
and
beautiful
dialogues
which
serves
as
a
major
plus
point.
Laxman
Kumar's
cinematography
is
solid
and
also
refreshing.
Though
the
film
has
a
crisp
run
time,
second
half
is
stretched
at
places
which
exposes
its
editor
Richard
Kevin.
Apart
from
that
the
editor's
work
is
quite
decent.
Karthik
Acharya's
background
score
is
impressive,
having
said
that,
his
songs
do
not
deserve
to
be
on
a
music
lover's
playlist.
Though
director
Laxman
Kumar
has
come
up
with
an
interesting
plot
that
aims
to
entertain
as
well
as
expose
an
important
fact,
his
execution
could've
been
much
better.
Overall
View:
With
an
interesting
plot
and
decent
screenplay
Masala
Padam
is
an
honest
attempt.
But
it
could've
easily
been
a
better
flick
had
it
been
executed
with
much
more
care.