Pokkiri (2007)

The remake of the blockbuster Telugu movie of the same name. This movie did the same roaring business in Tamil as well and was a major break for Vijay.

It is about an undercover cop who singlehandedly wipes out goons from the face of the city. He enters the goons' own den, moves among them, becomes a dreaded goon himself and shows his real face towards the end much to the shock of everyone concerned.

The movie is a perfect masala entertainer with all the elements that go into making a perfect combination. Amazing over-the-top stunt choreography, peppy foot-tapping songs, a ravishing and youthful Asin, an extremely versatile Prakash Raj, a silly but laugh-worthy comedy track by Vadivelu, an earnest Napoleon and last but not the least an extremely agile and fit Vijay. He rocks in the fights and makes them believable with his rage and aggression. His police makeover was a big joke due to his unkempt looks and slim frame. But, he is THE single biggest trump card of the movie.

The love scenes between the lead pair are another highlight of the movie. Nirav Shah's camerawork rocks in the stunts. The pre-interval stunt, the stunt in the train, the stunt in the dark room with blinking lights and the climax fight are all amazing thanks to Nirav and stunt master FEFSI Vijayan

VERDICT: Watchable anytime for some super-fast action entertainment. A commercial milestone in Tamil cinema 

Nagaram (2010)

Whats it about:
The movie starts from the moment the hero is stabbed and then moves to a flashback. 'Gate' Selvam is brought out from by jail after 5 yrs inside, by his police friend Sakkarai Pandian. The unsuspecting Selvam loves his friends to the core. He wishes to live a good life, marry his neighborhood lady love and have a baby and settle in life.
      But his corrupt police friend involves him in a smuggling racket at the harbor, drug peddling and more and more gangsters. Selvam and Sakkarai get mixed up with a big shot gangster, Bhai and this time it is curtains to their friendship. Selvam comes to know that his friend is just using him for his illegal money earning activities. Finally, the duo are pursued by Bhai's men for the murder of Bhai and it is payback time for the duo ...

                                                                        

Hits

• A nice engrossing screenplay. Never a dull moment. Might be a known story of friendship, betrayal, gangsters. But definitely watchable. 
• Vadivelu and his silly funny antics throughout the movie never fails to make you laugh. What a comedian :)
• Anuya looks absolutely enticing in sarees and is a good match to Sundar. Their love track is quite mature with 2 hum-able melodies by Thaman.S
• Sundar scores more as the director and does his usual goonda act as the hero. His narration of his life story that comes at places in the movie is Gautam Menonesque ... 
• The climax is different and the guy who finally nabs Selvam is a shocker indeed. 

Misses

• In the climax, the villains don't know to use their guns to shoot our hero and waste their bullets, whereas our hero with a single gun wipes them all. Typical commercial cinema. 

VERDICT

Could have had a better run at the box office. Certainly watch worthy