Pugazh (2016) Movie Details

இயல்பான கதையை மையமாக எடுத்துக் கொண்ட இயக்குனர் மணிமாறன், அதில் யதார்த்தம் மீறாமல் பதிவு செய்திருக்கிறார். காட்சிகள் மிகைப்படுத்த படாமல் இயக்கியிருப்பது சிறப்பு. முதல் பாதியில் திரைக்கதை மெதுவாக நகராமல் இருந்திருந்தால் கூடுதலாக ரசித்திருக்கலாம். வேல்ராஜின் ஒளிப்பதிவு இரவு நேர காட்சிகளையும் தெளிவாக படம் பிடித்து காண்பித்திருக்கிறது. விவேக்-மெர்வின் இசையில் பாடல்கள் சுமார் ரகம் என்றாலும் பின்னணி இசையில் மிரட்டியுள்ளனர்.

Jai essaying the title role, Pugazh, is the towns darling boy, who can also turn into a daredevil when someone tries to grab the playground, the only open piece of land that holds the distinction of having hosted a cricket match during the Raj and which has come to be accepted in the course of time as public land that the locals use for sports and recreation.But as is so well known in India, public grounds have been disappearing -- mostly into the tummies of land sharks much like forests which are being plundered of their wood and river beds and sea-shores of their sand. So, when a rich industrialist in connivance with a minister tries to usurp the playground, Pugazh and his many friends who have all grown up playing on it -- rise in revolt that leads to murder and mayhem. A local chairman of the municipal corporation also hand-in-glove with the land mafia thinks of a wily ploy to get one of Pugazhs friends elected as a councillor in the local elections. Tempted with huge money, the friend finds himself trapped between childhood loyalties and an easy way out of the financial mess he has got into.

Music by Vivek Mervin and cinematography by Velraj are the factors that stand out in the technical department. What makes Pugazh earn some of the negative points is its shoddy and draggy screenplay. This is an absolute shocker since it comes from a director like Manimaran, who impressed one and all with his intriguing screenplay in his debut flick, Udhayam NH4. Having said that, the directors resolution to fabricate a political drama, relevant to contemporary issues has to be appreciated.

A fairly engagin political thriller in a small town setup.. Good dialogues.. Nice comedy and