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Pannaiyarum Padminiyum Review
- 2/10/2014 7:34:17 AM
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Cast: Vijay Sethupathi, Jayaprakash, Thulsi, Ishwarya Rajesh, Balasaravanan, Neelima RaniDirection: SU ArunkumarGenre: DramaDuration: 2 hours 27 minutes
Synopsis: A car is left in the care of a genial landlord, who along with his wife, driver and villagers, gets very attached to it. Will they be able to handle it when the car is taken from them?
Movie Review: In this age of hyper editing and ramping shots, SU Arunkumar's Pannaiyarum Padminiyum shows that there is still room for languid storytelling; that, lingering on a scene for long doesn't always get the audience restless. In fact, the film itself has just a single hook — the love a few characters have for a car — and every scene that unspools on screen is a reiteration of this one theme. And, yet, the film is always charming!
A genial landlord (the unnamed Pannaiyar in the film) is captivated by a Padmini car the moment he lays his eyes on it. This car belongs to his friend and circumstances force him to leave the car in the Pannaiyar's hands. The Pannaiyar is thrilled that he gets to be the de facto owner of the car for some time (even though he doesn't know how to drive it) and so are his villagers. And that is where Murugesan enters. He is a tractor driver (who races — and loses — to kids on bicycles) but becomes the designated driver for the car and soon, the car becomes a cherished thing for everyone in the village, turning into an all-purpose vehicle.
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