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Car is always a guy thing. Ever since birth, boys develop an unconditional
"Love for Cars". It should be fair and an obvious fact if I say that
many of the guys childhood days would have been made the happiest with a single
remote control car as a gift. We guys would have had a feel of controlling the
whole world when we had a remote car. Throughout adulthood, boys continue to
obsess about cars. They cannot stop talking about the features, shape,
accessories, and safety mechanisms. Soon the four-wheel machine becomes a
passion and a symbol of unconditional love for all the boys out there including
me.
Plot:
Pannaiyarum Padminiyum is one such fairy tale
which revolves around the vintage premier padmini and two people who develop an
unconditional love for the car. One is the Pannaiyar who is a Good Samaritan or
a philanthropist who helps the needy in the town as and when they come to him
for help and the other one is the driver
Murugesan who is the only one in the entire town who knows how to drive a four
wheeler. Pannaiyar is so very generous that he gives away whatever his married
daughter asks for.
There comes in a situation where Pannaiyar becomes very
attached to the vintage car in such a way it has become an integral part and
parcel of Pannaiyar and his family. The car even becomes a symbol of love
between Pannaiyar and his wife, in fact it transforms into Pannaiyar‘s second
love only after his wife Chelammal. Then there comes an impasse or a deadlock
when pannaiyar’s beloved daughter asks for his beloved car. He gives away the
car to his daughter despite the love he had for it. Does Pannaiyar get back his
lost love? Does he reunite with his Padmini is what the rest of the plot
revolves.
The Pannaiyarum Padminiyum
Factors:
A
Special Kudos to the debutant director Arun Kumar who has beautifully narrated
and elaborated his short film. Jayaprakash has donned the role of Pannaiyar
immaculately to perfection. He has just lived as Pannaiyar. Vijay Sethupathy
was as usual at his very best. He doesn’t need a special mention here. He was
at his laudable best as always. But it was JP and Thulasi (Pannaiyar and
Chelammal) who swept us off the feat with their acting skills. Kana kaanum
kaalangal fame “Balasaravanan “has done justice to his role.
I
would rather say the movie has 3 heroes Jaya Prakash, Vijay Sethupathy and last
but not the least it is the Music director “Justin Prabhakaran”. Justin has been instrumental is taking the
drama to a whole new level. The opening song “Enga Ooru Vandi” shall stand as a
testament to his skills. I can even say, it is that song which binds us with
the movie and make us personify the car as a character. Justin Prabhakaran’s BG
score contributed to more than half of the emotional quotient and the
director’s touch in the movie. Aishwarya as Malar did a pretty decent job. The
casting and the characterization were aesthetically pleasing and were too good
to resist in the entire movie that they all would leave an indelible impact in
us at least for a day or two after you see the movie. Gokul Benoy’s camera was
visually appealing and pleasing. In spite of Sreekar Prasad’s editing, the
length of movie was too big to be dealt with, but that didn’t make our ride along
with Pannaiyar and Murugesan, in the vintage Padmini a bumpy one. It was still a
very pleasant ride in the vintage padmini.
Verdict:
A
Beautiful nostalgic ride in the vintage Premier Padmini worth riding more than
once with your family, if internationalized it is sure to fetch laurels and
accolades.
