Ponmagal Vandhal

Very average story for a thriller or a drama. Casting was like a list of invitees for a wedding. Trying to follow the formula of Manithan, the courthouse scenes were atrocious! Very artificial and seeing Jyothika and Parthiepan conversing in the courthouse - honest feeling was tamil tv serials felt better sometimes. Only positive is the message about kid safety awareness.

This is one of the usual movies with not much surprises or twist in the story. There should be a fierce debate in courtroom scenes which was totally missing in this movie. Lots of loopholes. Good time pass to watch from home if you have a lot of patience and keep your expectations very low. Jyotika is trying to replicate Nayantara's success streak who had some good movies like Imaikka Nodigal, Aram etc but she chose good subjects (those which i mentioned) but we see a lot of movies from Jyotika that are not up to the par/expectations of the viewers. She needs to improve on her story selection or whomever is advising her to take these kinds of movies

The plot starts after 10 minutes with the father (Bhagyaraj) re-opening a 15-years old case seeking justice for a psychopath women killer. The first half, was usual with Jyotika producing evidence and the other party proving the evidences void. The second half, is where the subject matter of the movie is revealed. The last part of the movie though emotional and cinematic, defies logic. I particularly liked the judge character and the short cameo with his assistant. Though there are cliche scenes likes public opinion, credit should be given to the director for getting to the point straight forward and not using male bashing, victimization routine seen in other women-centric movies!!

Go for it, this types of movies needed for the viewers!

Good emotional thriller movie with a social messege. Good screenplay. Climax super with a small twist. Good acting by Jyothika. Only negative is that there is no logic in court verdict as it was not based on evidences.