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2.5 / 5
Set in London, Podaa Podi is the intimate romance between two Indians, Arjun and Nisha. While Arjun craves for commitment and a good family life, Nisha yearns to excel in dance and rock the dance show 'Letz Dance'. Their meeting blossoms to love, proceeds to marriage, has many rocks in its path and finally bears fruition again.
The music by Dharan is the biggest USP of the movie. Appan Mavane Vada, shot in Disney Land Hong Kong, takes the cake followed by STR's intro number - the very stylish and innovative Love Pannalama Venama. The other songs also find a place in the screenplay which has been designed in the form of nicely named chapters.
STR's dialog delivery is pretty muddled and too informal. He needs to tighten this aspect. He shines in the emotional scene when Varu gives birth to their kid and also in the heart wrenching scene in the second half when he feels so badly about losing his baby kid. Varalaxmi makes a confident debut despite those extra layers of flab. Dancing in tight and short costumes takes a lot of doing for a tall and well-built woman like her.
VTV Ganesh's makeover makes his role in the movie funny while Shobana has a weird 'single' character in sharp contrast to her real life image. The movie is colorful thanks to the London and Hong Kong visuals. The lead actors look stylish and trendy thanks to good grooming and costumes.
The movie has traces of English rom-coms and the Hindi movie Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. It is definitely something new for the Tamil audiences though.
For a guy who is allergic to dance, STR's character in the movie dances like a dream in the songs. Also, his character in the movie has ideals that are opposite to his supposed real life image. The climax of the movie is a dance ride all the way with salsa and kuthu thrown in to the mix.
The film on the whole will appeal to the youth but might piss off the masses who are looking for masala entertainment. The movie could have been a nice Valentine date for the multiplex audiences but as a Diwali mass treat, Podaa Podi isn't the apt watch.
FINAL WORD: Podaa Podi is short, cheeky yet intimate. A somewhat different take on romance, marriage and thereafter, targeted at the youth.
Set in London, Podaa Podi is the intimate romance between two Indians, Arjun and Nisha. While Arjun craves for commitment and a good family life, Nisha yearns to excel in dance and rock the dance show 'Letz Dance'. Their meeting blossoms to love, proceeds to marriage, has many rocks in its path and finally bears fruition again.
The music by Dharan is the biggest USP of the movie. Appan Mavane Vada, shot in Disney Land Hong Kong, takes the cake followed by STR's intro number - the very stylish and innovative Love Pannalama Venama. The other songs also find a place in the screenplay which has been designed in the form of nicely named chapters.
STR's dialog delivery is pretty muddled and too informal. He needs to tighten this aspect. He shines in the emotional scene when Varu gives birth to their kid and also in the heart wrenching scene in the second half when he feels so badly about losing his baby kid. Varalaxmi makes a confident debut despite those extra layers of flab. Dancing in tight and short costumes takes a lot of doing for a tall and well-built woman like her.
VTV Ganesh's makeover makes his role in the movie funny while Shobana has a weird 'single' character in sharp contrast to her real life image. The movie is colorful thanks to the London and Hong Kong visuals. The lead actors look stylish and trendy thanks to good grooming and costumes.
The movie has traces of English rom-coms and the Hindi movie Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. It is definitely something new for the Tamil audiences though.
For a guy who is allergic to dance, STR's character in the movie dances like a dream in the songs. Also, his character in the movie has ideals that are opposite to his supposed real life image. The climax of the movie is a dance ride all the way with salsa and kuthu thrown in to the mix.
The film on the whole will appeal to the youth but might piss off the masses who are looking for masala entertainment. The movie could have been a nice Valentine date for the multiplex audiences but as a Diwali mass treat, Podaa Podi isn't the apt watch.
FINAL WORD: Podaa Podi is short, cheeky yet intimate. A somewhat different take on romance, marriage and thereafter, targeted at the youth.
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