Pulivaal is the next film from the house that brought you the tense thriller Chennaiyil Oru Naal last year. It stars Vemal, Prasanna, Oviya, Iniya and Ananya in the leads. Music is by N.R.Raghunandhan. It is the remake of Malayalam film Chappa Kurishu.
Pulivaal is the tame game between two contrasting characters and a mobile phone.
The first half begins with Vemal and Prasanna being introduced as two entirely different characters. Nothing works in favour of the movie here with the comic and romantic portions both falling flat. Prasanna who looks smart does manage to do better than the others though. The story gets deeper in the second half. Even though the movie does possess some good potential, none of it is brought up and therefore, it fails to captivate. The climax is downright predictable.
Vemal is as simple as toast and doesn't emote much either. An absolute cornball from him. Prasanna is the saving grace here, bringing up a rather arguable performance. Oviya is the other defender here, she does strike a chord a places. The other faces in the movie are just there for the sake of being paid, especially the comedians who are plain irritating.
Technically, there is not much to say in Pulivaal, with all aspects being pretty mediocre. BGM by Gopi Sundar is welcome.
With an impressive plot, Pulivaal could have gone places. The film doesn't catch up at any point, as the audience are left waiting for a thrilling moment. Set out to catch the tiger's tail, G.Marimuthu has ended up with the rat's tail.
Verdict : Another Malayalam remake that goes awry.
1.5 / 5
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