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Whereas PV had alot of those dancing in the intial part and kuthu dance in the middle with the dance troop which i felt was not at all necessary.Just my view.

Well, i thought the initial few minutes were superb in the film. Those are establishment scenes- establishing the characters, the culture, the sensibilities etc. The attention to detail shown is stunning. So is the BGM.

Fully agree with Selva that the 'romance' part sticks out like a sore thumb. This is can be said of the flashback sequences as well as the present scenes which lack depth and look contrived.
The stunt scene in the silambu ground was also poorly executed.
And Priya Mani's unconvincing performance didn't help either.
However, the worst scene for me is the scene where Priya Mani, out of the blue starts teaching carnatic music to the Village oldies. What the hell was that!?

The characterization is remarkable because you see characters we have rarely seen in Thamizh cinema. When was the last time we saw a protagonist who 'steals' a prostitute from a couple of 'truckers'? Or who feels his only identity and claim to fame is indicated by the time he does in prison or the kind of prison he goes to? You are waiting for that one scene where they show a redeeming quality in him, like a Robinhood-esque caricature that Tamil film dons and sandiyars are portrayed to be. But none comes. He is like that oNNLy!. indha madhiri characterization, adhuvum oru 'hero' ku kudukka dhairiyam venum. Adhu mattum illa, thaan nenachadha compromise seyyama (as far as possble) screen la kondu varadhu migavum paaratta thakka vishayam. Idhu en karuthu