1 /5 (this one pat is purely for Santhanam)
First things, first ... I didn't expect much from Alex Pandian and what I saw left me with very little disappointment. My hopes from the movie have been totally fulfilled.
As expected, Alex Pandian rests heavily on the overburdened shoulders of Santhanam. Thanks to him, the first half is bearable even though the situations are all the same and repetitive. Karthi happily plays second fiddle to Santhanam as he repeatedly goes about having some flirty fun with the latter's three sisters.
The youngest of the lot played by Sanusha (who already looks pretty well-rounded and like a proper woman) is only later shown as "coming off age" and attaining puberty. Face palm ... Sigh ... We also have a song in this particular situation.
The second half is a true test of tolerance as Santhanam isn't there for most of the movie. We are shown Karthi's flashback in which he is contracted by the villains to kidnap the CM's daughter, Anushka. The reason behind the kidnapping is latter told by the heroine to Karthi and then he turns over a leaf and vanquishes the villains.
Mano Bala also appears in the second half for sometime as the comic relief but it only causes more irritation to the audience. The second half experience is more fun when you listen to the audience's comments ... Forget the action on screen ...
Coming to the villains' motives, they intend to smuggle some illegal medicine to Tamil Nadu. The CM doesn't give them the go-ahead and thus they resort to the time-tested kidnap plan (inspired by Kamal's Guna maybe !!!). So clever ...
The heroine also inexplicably falls in love with the man who kidnaps her. We have some highly imaginative song sequences ... she first dreams of a song while running away from the hero and she also later dreams of a romantic 'kuthu' song by just looking at his shirt. WOW ...
But the few scenes where Anushka just wears a white shirt and displays her long shapely legs are a TREATTT !! These were the only memorable moments in the second half.
So here we go .. Alex Pandian has all the trappings of a bland and inane commercial movie ... loud villains ... over-the-top fights ... bullets hitting everyone and everything other than the hero and heroine ... a dumb heroine who falls in love with the hero for some strange reason ... bad kuthu songs ... a hero who rides on the star comedian by his side ... three more girls to provide more color to the audience ... a predictable finale etc. etc.
FINAL WORD: Catch Santhanam's comedy portions on Aditya or Siripoli TV. Forget the rest ...
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