Mugamoodi

I unexpectedly enjoyed this movie, especially the first meeting scene. I thought that it was a bit corny at first, but as I kept watching it I enjoyed the dynamics of how the plot was going to resolve. I saw this on Netflix and wish that they kept it on the list of movies.

If you are in too much of a hurry to let the plot unfold then you may not enjoy it, but if you let yourself relax and get into the story you will not be disappointed.

I am from the United States where most of our movies are canned and fit into some type of dumb genre or mold, so I found it refreshing that I was given the opportunity to explore the culture as I watched the movie.

I thought it was a bit funny that the characters would speak their language and oftentimes infuse their lines with English words. This threw me at first, but I found it catchy.

I enjoyed this movie.

The popular notions are that super-hero films are strictly an American creation and that Martial arts films must come from China or Japan. However, in this genre-bending film from India you have BOTH types of film rolled into one!

Anand (Jiiva) loves martial arts and is exceptionally good at it. However, he also has trouble keeping his temper and ends up beating up a gang of tough guys right in front of the girl he wants to impress (Pooja Hegde). The trouble is that she sees him as a thug and never gives him a chance to explain his actions. So, he comes up with a crazy idea--to impress her with his skills by dressing up as a masked crime fighter! This is insane, clearly. However, in the process he ends up being pulled into the real world of organized crime (secretly operated out of the Dragon Kung Fu School) and actually helps the police catch a bad guy. But how can one hot- head take on an entire gang of hardened crooks. And, how can he ever get the girl--especially because later she comes to think he's shot Granddad?!

While much of this sounds very unconventional for a Bollywood or Tamilwood* film, it does also stick firmly rooted in Indian films in style. The typical romantic notion of love at first sight is a very common cliché in Indian romances. So, typical with this cliché, Anand is tenacious and it does eventually pay off. There also is the supposedly cute meeting where she attacks him (this is a TERRIBLE scene by the way and makes no sense at all). In real life, such behaviors could get either of them arrested or at least in serious trouble due to sexual harassment or assault! And, like most contemporary Indian films, it does have the obligatory song and dance numbers--though they are fewer than you would typically expect in such a movie. And, like some Indian production numbers, these ones feature some very odd locales and camera-work to say the least.

So is this odd melange any good? Well, yes and no. As I mentioned above, the scene where the lovers-to-be meet is really dumb and there is one scene with a robot--why the robot?! But, it also is hard to dislike as well. While the martial arts aren't as good as you'll see in the better Chinese films, the technique isn't that bad and makes for some exciting scenes--even if the baddies have the silly habit of attacking one at a time! Plus, with such an outrageous combination of film genres, it's really hard NOT to like the film despite a few deficiencies and I have a hard time believing that the movie has such a low current rating of 5.0 (this is well below average for all movies, which is probably closer to 6.5 out of 10 on IMDb for some unusual reason). Well worth seeing--particularly if you are looking for something unusual...and in so many ways, this is unusual.

*While the word Bollywood has been applied to all Indian films, the Bollywood films technically come from Bombay (Mumbai) and are typically filmed in Hindi. However, this is not the only film center in India and many are also made in Southern India in the Tamil language. "Mugamoodi" is such a film.

Yes The Story May Move Slow ,But U Can see That First Martial arts and Super Hero Movie Like the hollywood Story Line,IT also Takeñ In decent Manner at 2012 ,Why Not people hate this movie! I dont have No idea,,If u can watch it ,It s a complete entertainer!

Actually this is a good movie but people underrated this movie. Till now the badmouth spread created a illusion against this movie. Very good attempt of a vigilante super hero in Tamil .

Although we know that we have heroes from our ancient epics, it is also good for Indian children to see modern day heroes to match the many Dell and Marvel heroes that flood the movie screens today. This film was made in 2012 and I remember seeing when it first premiered . I hope that the producers and writers of Mugamoodi will continue this saga or create something similar to it.