Verdict: Passable cop drama which works in parts. Suseenthiran’s Paayum Puli isn’t an unwatchable film, but it happily sits on the commercial bench, albeit having potentials to end up as a genuine thriller. Velraj’s camera is brilliant in the night sequences, with a special mention to the aerial shots at the start and the end of the film. Watch out for D.Imman’s background score which makes up for the speed-breaking songs which can thoughtlessly be cut off. No comments on Soori, who is fast turning out to be the peskiest comedian in our industry. Along with that, it’s high time she learns to act, dance and pick better roles. Kajal Aggarwal does vacuous things like learning to cross the road and to drive a scooter. Samudhrakani is next in line, but one does wish for more clarity in his role as the much-needed character establishment goes for a toss.

In a film written for him, it is not too hard a task for him to make us connect with his character. Vishal suits the role of a tough cop like a T. Fter the spectacular Baahubali, we were all set for an encore with Puli, yet another period fantasy from the South. The investigative episodes and the realistic, touching climax are the highlight of the film, doing damage control to what would have ended up as a thorough patience tester. Though Samudhrakani’s character isn’t etched with perfection, Suseenthiran plays to his strengths of infusing family emotions into a commercial screenplay. It is only in the post-interval stage that the film picks up its pace, with a flurry of well-thought scenes which manage to draw your attention. Suseenthiran attempts to squeeze in a few twists and turns, but unfortunately, the surprises are only for the characters in the film and not the audience. It is saddening to see a director who is known for his breezy, close-to-reality romance make do with such plain wags between the lead pair. Dragged down by an uninteresting, doltish love track and irritating comics, the film stutters in the first half which is marred more by forced commercial compromises too. While Paayum Puli plays heed to these aspects, the fact that it fails to emerge as a completely convincing film on the whole is a bummer. Also, it is laudable as to how the actor keeps away from playing a wastrel in his films, contrary to the usual baits that our directors use to drive through the first half of the film. Vishal is an actor who seems to concentrate on having a certain level of entertainment factor in all his films. The end product, was a disappointment of sorts.

How Rajini rescues Radha and avenges his sister's death is the rest of. Rajini meets Radha and falls in love with her. Assuming the name 'Paayum Puli' he gives tips to police about Thyagarajan. Being a hapless brother, he is unable to confront Thyagarajan at that point of time. After the impressive promos, Paayum Puli was a film I was really looking forward to. Rajinikanth's sister is killed by Thyagarajan, a smuggler. And it is quite natural to expect a handful of intelligent snippets, twists and chase sequences. Cop films always tend to draw my interest pretty easily.

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