Paagan 2012 Kollywood Movie Review

If you're a director under the assumption that comedy always works in your favour, then I'm sorry to break your bubble, it doesn't! Debutant director Aslam's "Paagan" is a loud and desperate attempt to shove comedy in the face of the audience. The film is blessed with some light-hearted witty moments, but on the whole fails to deliver a laugh riot.

The film neatly encompasses the relationship between the hero and his bicycle over the course of few years. Subramania [Srikanth] treats his cycle as his significant other and spends every living moment with it. He uses his cycle and indulges in 'the-best-way-to-earn-quick-money' schemes with his best friends, Velliyangiri and Makali.

As part of their master plan, Subramania should fall in love with local millionaire's daughter Mahalakshmi [Janani Iyer], in order to inherit her riches naturally.

The film never keeps you hooked and travels down a very slow and boring path. The premise has been revisited a million times in the past that you barely feel interested to sit through the film.

Director Aslam, former student of director Ameer, displays bits and pieces of talent but fails to produce wholesome entertainment. There are moments that make you laugh and there are some moments that make you forget moments that made you laugh.

The idea to cast Srikanth, once a star hero, didn't seem to work in the film's favour at all. Although, Srikanth plays his part sincerely, you still feel he doesn't look apt for the role with his urban, debonair look. Janani, who plays opposite Srikanth, does her part quite convincingly and speaks her own lines.

Soori and Pandi who were entrusted the task to make the audience laugh only succeed to an extent and turn annoying afterwards. Kovai Sarla as usual is loud, nevertheless does justice to her role. But, if you're an ardent fan of hers, you realise she's been wasted lately by asked to play stereotypical roles that most definitely don't suit her.

Music by James Vasanth is light and appealing to ears, while cinematography by Lakshman works well in capturing finer details of village milieu.

Final Verdict: Dissatisfying comedy caper...

Film: Paagan
Starring: Srikanth, Janani Iyer, Kovai Sarala
Director: Aslam
Producer: V. Purushothaman
Banner: Vendhar Movies production
Music: James Vasanth
Paagan Movie Rating: 2/5

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Mugamoodi 2012 Kollywood Movie Review

Story:

Hero Anand aka Bruce Lee [Jeeva], as friends call him is a martial arts specialist, who tries to make his passion his profession, but unlucky Lee couldn’t do it. In the meantime happens to see Shakthi [Pooja Hedge], daughter of a commissioner Gaurav [Nasser] and falls for her. Our hero Bruce Lee tries to impress Shakthi and her sister’s children with his martial art skills in the process put on Mugamoodi costume, which brings trouble for him.

Intervening to this Anand come across Dragon [Narain] and his gang, who fights with formers master Chandru [Selvaa] and also involved in a mass robbery and murder cases in the city. Finally Lee aka Mugamoodi [Jeeva] decides to help police to catch the Dragon and his gang. Dragon who plans to take revenge on Lee and the commissioner, convenes a plan that eventually frames Lee as a robber and the attempter to kill Gaurav.

Watch Mugamoodi to know, how will Lee manage to disband this problem? How he gains his love Shakthi? And finally how he proves Dragon and his gang is the victims and bring them to justice?

Performances:

Jeeva has given best performance as Anand aka Bruce Lee and his transition from a common man to a masked superhero Mugamoodi is quite admirable. Fans of Jeeva are sure to love his act with the equal shares of humor and action.

Hero turned antagonist Narain tried his best to play the baddie for Jeeva, but couldn’t show the utmost needed nastiness in his role through his action and is unsuccessful finally.

Debutant Pooja has matched the role best, but failed to portray her part suitably well and needs to improve her expressions by taking special coaching.

Nasser, Selva and Girish Karnad have done their roles best as ever they do.

Technical Analysis:

Mysskin has narrated the plot well according to his script, which he tells is his childhood dream, but the screenplay is quite slow. Compared to earlier films of Mysskin, Mugamoodi is a different and unique attempt. Director’s idea to shoot most of the scenes in the night adds novelty to the movie that worked in favor of films success.

Cinematography by Sathya is the appealing part of Mugamoodi, who has well captured the martial art sequences done by Jeeva and Narain. Tony Leungs should be given a tap for awe-inspiring stunts, which are one of the highlights of the movie. Gaugin should have edited well so that Mugamoodi doesn’t look slow in parts.

UTV Motion Pictures have lavishly produced Mugamoodi and Dhananjayan has innovatively promoted the film, so that it reaches every individual audiences. The works seems paid off as the Chennai Government has given the 30% tax exemption as it is highly entertaining.

Analysis:

Myssikn’s hero Mugamoodi is a common man, who always wanted to be on the right side fighting against the bad. Mysskin has well tried to narrate us the story of right v/s wrong through Bruce Lee’s perspective, but the narration is slow.

Mugamoodi has a compromised screenplay with racy first half, which is laced up with comedy, emotions, action et al. While all these are missing in the second half with lost momentum in some scenes.

Coming to the technical team, K. has proved his mettle in the background scores too along with the chartbuster songs namely Vaayumoodi Summa Iru Da and Maayavi. Cinematographer Sathya and editor Guigan has done descent works while Mysskin and UTV have to be specially praised to bring the stunt master Tony Leungs all the way from Hong Kong, who has composed the stunts very interestingly.

Final Verdict:

Mugamoodi is worth watching a natural powered superhero with no expectations…

Film: Mugamoodi
Starring: Jeeva, Narain, Pooja Hegde, Selvaah
Director: Mysskin
Producer: UTV Motion Pictures
Banner: UTV Motion Pictures
Music: K
Mugamoodi Movie Rating: 3/5

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