Raju Murugan joins elite list of directors who elevate Tamil cinema to global standards. Dialogues are sharp, hard hitting and does not spare anyone from the Gods to both the bigwig politicians to the matinée idols and finally to the one who most needs a wake up call – the common who gets it in the climax. Director wins big in telling a very touching love story, disguised as a political satire while also raising the relevant question that if mercy killing should be made legal in this country where many underprivileged people suffer endlessly. He raised a loud voice for the downtrodden and kudos to him for coming out with a truthful film.On the downside a few sequences the pacing lags. The President visit also lacks authenticity with a sparse crowd.
Guru Somasundaram has taken quirkiness to a new level as the suited President, he is equally captivating as the ordinary innocent worker who falls in love with a girl. Mu Ramaswamy plays Ponoonjal the social activist with such natural grace. Ramya Pandian brings to life the local girl who adamantly rejects the hero because his house has no toilet. Gayathri Krishna as Isai is perfect as their spokeswoman and social media manager.
Mannar Mannan who lives in a small village with no toilets and minimal facilities. He believes and behaves as if he is the President of India. The trio go about raising social issues like going to court for a political bigwig's sand truck hurting a goat to fighting for compensation from a school correspondent in whose premises a four year old girl falls into an open well. The court ironically awards a huge compensation for the goat, but in the case of the four year old girl rules that owner of the premises is not responsible. The dejected "President" signs an order to bring "military rule" in the country so that he can take the law in his hands and attempts to stab the correspondent. he is arrested and produced before the court the judge finding that he is not in his right mind orders an investigation and also to give him medical attention. The flashback come to reveal the beautiful love story of Mannar Mannan and Malliga and how due to the nepotism and apathy of the government brings great tragedy to the couple and results in him losing his sanity opening up many questions for everyone in the society to answer. She moves to a state of coma and attempts for mercy killing fails. Meanwhile the sand mining mafia and the others he opposed take a plot to kill him, run him over with a lorry. The climax dialog spoken by the Mu ramaswamy is a tight slap on the apathy of people and our politicians and in fact our political culture. One thing i disliked about the movie was its ending scene suggesting a red revolution and isai joining maoism, which i think should not have been a part of the movie. yet the director prevails across the theme of the story
Guru Somasundaram has taken quirkiness to a new level as the suited President, he is equally captivating as the ordinary innocent worker who falls in love with a girl. Mu Ramaswamy plays Ponoonjal the social activist with such natural grace. Ramya Pandian brings to life the local girl who adamantly rejects the hero because his house has no toilet. Gayathri Krishna as Isai is perfect as their spokeswoman and social media manager.
Mannar Mannan who lives in a small village with no toilets and minimal facilities. He believes and behaves as if he is the President of India. The trio go about raising social issues like going to court for a political bigwig's sand truck hurting a goat to fighting for compensation from a school correspondent in whose premises a four year old girl falls into an open well. The court ironically awards a huge compensation for the goat, but in the case of the four year old girl rules that owner of the premises is not responsible. The dejected "President" signs an order to bring "military rule" in the country so that he can take the law in his hands and attempts to stab the correspondent. he is arrested and produced before the court the judge finding that he is not in his right mind orders an investigation and also to give him medical attention. The flashback come to reveal the beautiful love story of Mannar Mannan and Malliga and how due to the nepotism and apathy of the government brings great tragedy to the couple and results in him losing his sanity opening up many questions for everyone in the society to answer. She moves to a state of coma and attempts for mercy killing fails. Meanwhile the sand mining mafia and the others he opposed take a plot to kill him, run him over with a lorry. The climax dialog spoken by the Mu ramaswamy is a tight slap on the apathy of people and our politicians and in fact our political culture. One thing i disliked about the movie was its ending scene suggesting a red revolution and isai joining maoism, which i think should not have been a part of the movie. yet the director prevails across the theme of the story