Power Paandi

Pa.Paandi (2017):

Who wouldn't wait for a star hero's directorial debut.Dhanush's Power Paandi aka Pa.Paandi is one such project which raised expectations since it is announced.So how is it?

Plot:

Power Paandi is a story about retired stunt master Power Paandi (Rajkiran) living with his son Raghavan (Prasanna), daughter-in-law Prema (Chaaya Singh) and their two children Dhruv (Master Raghav) and Shaksha (Baby Chavvi). Power Paandi is a person who always gets himself into some social causes, in one such instance it becomes a policecase and his scolds him, then he decides to go for bike trip which leads him to his first love Poondhendral (Revathi).

Plus Points:

1)Raaj Kiran: Pa.Paandi is Raj Kiran's show all the way.His power packed performance is the best part in this predictable entertainer.He has this spark which makes us care for him in pity,pride,romance,comedy and action sequences.He excelled in role of Paandi and in action scenes too.

2)Direction: Dhanush may have chosen nothing special as his debut,his direction is flawless.He managed to garner attention from audience from scene 1 itself.

Minus Points:

1)Predictable narration: Even though the movie is entertaining,still it is so clichéd and predictable.The story of old person neglected by family and loved only by grand children is seen in lot of movies.

2)Flashback: Even though Dhanush and Madonna shines in this part,it is so boring and dragged beyond a bit.

So,Pa.Paandi is all about Raj Kiran's stellar performance and Dhanush's sensible direction.

My rating 7/10

Dhanush has brilliantly written and directed this family entertainer, adding yet another feather to his cap. Power Paandi which was later renamed as Pa Paandi (for tax exemptions), is the bittersweet story of a sixty plus, retired and widowed film fight master (Raj Kiran) who feels restless staying idle at home. His misadventures outside the home lead to arguments with his son (Prasanna). One day, he decides to leave home so as not to trouble his son and daughter in law anymore. He recalls his first sweetheart with whom he had an unfulfilled destiny decades ago. With the help of some bikers, he locates her through Facebook. He meets up with her (Revathy) and what happens next form the rest of the story. Dhanush and Madonna Sebastian appear as the younger versions of Raj Kiran and Revathy, and their performances are emotional and heartwarming. The background music and songs are excellent, especially 'Venpani malare' and 'Paarthen'. There is a sense of deja vu in the music, that reminds us of 1980s Ilayaraja soundtracks. Dhanush deserves accolades for putting together a neat presentation that is pleasing on all fronts.

Really liked its storyline, as it was very much different from love centered movies. Flashback was too good and acting of Dhanush and Rajkiran was top notch. Really liked the duration of movie, as it was just around 2 hours.

It is good tasting mixture of feel goods. I cant believe that this is from a debut ant film maker. Movie deal very touching emotions of father and son. Romance, family emotions, action, adventure all these topics were nicely covered. Overall film is complete entertainer for the family

The movie was very good. Everyone acted very well in the movie.Songs and BGM in the movie was superb. 1st half in the movie was amazing. But 2nd half in the movie was somewhat boring.