Poo

For me, Poo has been a three year journey of searching and coming closer to understanding pure love. I saw the movie for the first time in Amsterdam in 2008. The way the poster was artistically designed with calligraphically written title had attracted me to this movie. Sadly, that was the same time I stopped writing review of movies on IMDb. The movie had affected my soul so much, that in these three years I have re-visited this movie so many times, seen it again and again.

And I do not know Tamil or understand it. There are a few movies that have made me cry so much. I think it has to do with different stages of my life and growth. The pursue of Maari (the protagonist of Poo) lead me to buy the translation of its original Tamil short story Veyyilodu Poi written by S. Tamizhselvan is Sudhir Kakkar's Indian Love Stories. Back in India, my love for Poo made me meet Director Sasi in Chennai – who gave me the copy of the movie with English subtitles to watch. This was my first experience of seeing Poo with sub-titles and understanding the poetry within its spoken language. Throughout the 2 hour 17 minutes run time, I cried so much, at every juncture when Maari came on the screen, watching this pure, golden and innocent immortal love story.

Would be it fair to write a review of a movie after 3 years of theatrical release? I think, YES. I understand that the story is inspired from a real life character of Maari.

Maari (Parvathy Menon - debut) loves her maternal uncle's son Thangarasu (Srikanth) since childhood and dreams of marrying him. The movie is about Maari's pure love – that is heavenly, out of the world, innocent and sacrificial.

Director Sasi has taken brilliant performances from his cast. After meeting him I understand the sensitiveness with which he has dealt with the subject. The tenderness of this immortal character can only be niched by a poet – and so has Sasi done justice to each and every frame where he captures Maari's mood to the celluloid. The casting is almost perfect, with brilliant cinematography (P.G.Muthiah), and heart rendering dusty and rustic village locales of South India state Tamil Nadu and soul stirring tunes by Music Director S.S.Kumaran – especially Avaaram Poo and Choo Choo Maari.

The depth of characterization is seen in most of all the leading cast, that projects their motivations, aspirations, dilemmas without spelling it out in words. All actors and actresses have acted nicely.

Lastly, the review would remain incomplete without mentioning Parvathy Menon, who debuted in Tamil cinema with this role. She plays and enacts the role of Maari to such perfection, that I wish to engrave the image of Maari forever in my psyche. Brilliant is the only word I can say for her.

I hear that the movie has done average business, but it stands out as a classic reckoning to last eternally for the flavor of love it projects on the silver screen. How can one not would fall in love? with cinema – Masterpieces like this, restore faith in humanity and the power of cinema and movies that could translate and transplant new seeds of subtle love in heart forever.

What better tribute I can give than say that the movie inspires me and makes me the protagonist Maari – to its very core. And I am happy to have been exposed to this lyrical poem of love and romance.

I can rate it 8 out of 10... because its a wonderful movie, lyrically told, seen from a woman's eyes. So far, Tamil movies portrayed only failed love from a man's eyes & views. Sasi, the movie's director, should be appreciated for handling the script neatly, balancing it well and also for converting a very simple story into an unforgettable one. its pathetic that no body reviewed it....

The songs are very well filmed. The supporting actors provide wonderful acting, at par with lead players. Hero' father, a proud man for reading and writing abilities that he possessed though himself a laborer.. is just a sample for director's deft usage of characters.

Must watch for some one who loves a fresh movie....

An Indian film with a female protagonist who is not a prostitute, sexually abused, goddess or a police officer performing gravity defying stunts in tights.. A poetic story beautifully told. Going by the title, it tells the story of a girl whose heart is as beautiful as a fragile flower and how she is stranded between her love and the aspirations of her lover's family in improving his quality of life - unable to move on completely, stuck between her lifelong love and her new husband..

from behindwoods.com: Poo tells the story of a girl, her love and their families and what happens when their dreams clash? Someone has to let go of their dream for the others to realize theirs'. It is love that makes one sacrifice in hope that the other person will have a better life. But what happens when sacrifices go in vain and life of the loved one looks far from the bed of roses that had been envisaged .. ?

The film portrayed not only a girl's love.it gives importance of each and every character.awesome adaption from novel.