A love story sensitively narrated, the script weaved in with humour and interesting little scenes to depict the growing love between the lead pair, makes ‘Pidichirukku’ an engaging entertainer. Director Kanagu (he’s apprenticed with Cheran) makes a mark with his very first film, as a director who has a fair grip on the medium. The freshness and charm of the lead pair, and their screen rapport adds to the film’s appeal.
It’s Ashok’s second film after ‘Muruga’, and the actor shows tremendous improvement. It’s a role which gives him enough scope to emote. Ashok plays Velu with perfect understanding bringing out the various nuances of emotion, as Velu goes through the joy of first love, and then the agony of separation. Debutant Vishaka’s soft looks and cute expressions lends charm to the role of Manju.
It’s not a very pleasant first encounter between Velu who runs a lorry booking office in a congested lane, and Manju a college student. But subsequent encounters turn to mutual attraction and love. The scenes of Velu trying to snatch some private moments with Manju, away from the prying eyes of his workers, and the hawk eyes of her dad, are interestingly sketched out and narrated with some humour. Kanja Karuppu gets a meaty role as Velu’s friend, provides some fun moments. Saranya and Sampatraj provide strong support as Manju’s parents, with .Saranya getting her space in the closing scene.
The film which keeps you engaged for the most part, meanders a little in the second half where Velu sets off to Poone to search for Manju. Scenes of Velu and his friend struggling to survive in Poone, does touch a chord. But these episodes could have been trimmed a little. The director however gets back his grip soon, and steers his story to a satisfactory finale.
The lyrics of one song has each of it’s stanza written in Tamil, Kannada, Marathi and Hindi , as Velu crosses the respective states in his lorry. An innovative thought here. ‘Pidichirukku’ is an engaging entertainer, a very promising effort from a debutant maker.
Cast & Crew:
Cast: Ashok, Visaka, Ganja Karuppu, Saranya,
Direction: Kanagu
Production: Senbagakumar, Suresh
Music: Manu Ramesan
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