Poo Tamil Movie Review

Poo Movie Review from bharatstudent,Indiaglitz,Idlebrain

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Bharatstudent - 2.75/5
behindwoods - 3/5
Indiaglitz
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Source:Bharatstudent

Movie Review:Poo Rating :2.75/5 Banner :Moser Baer, Nesagee cinemas Cast :Srikanth, Parvathy Menon Cinematography: P.G.Muthiah Music: S.S.Kumaran Producer: Moser Baer Director: Sasi Released Date: November 28, 2008

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Story: A love story of different backdrop, the film begins with the small village where two cousins Thangarasu (Srikanth) and Mari (Parvathy) grow up as children and have all the pleasures of childhood. Soon, they grow into adults but the admiration and unconditional love that Mari has for Arasu grows with each passing day. Though Arasu has strong feelings for Mari, he has few ambitions in his life, he wants good education and wants to lift his family to a better status. In this process, he goes to city to get a mechanical degree while Mari is working in a crackers factory dreaming about the man in her life. However, different environment and experiences change the thinking of Arasu and he realizes the consequences of marrying close relations and the impact it has on offspring. Meanwhile, Arasu's father tells him to marry the daughter of a local rice mill owner. Keeping all this in mind, he goes ahead with the marriage and unable to take this, Mari attempts suicide. What happens from there forms the rest of the story. Presentation: The director has come out with a tale of love and romance and though the subject is quite known, it was the presentation and narrative style that brought the difference. The dialogues, music and camera have been quite impressive while the pace of the film was somewhat slow. Editing was above average but then the script could have been tighter, the screenplay had its loose ends at some points and that could have been avoided. Srikanth has come out with an exceptional performance and he must be hailed for his passive projection as Parvathy was the person in focus most of the time, she has given a remarkable performance considering her debut. The real show stealer was the old man who did Srikanth's father and the bubbly girl who played Parvathy's friend. The others did their bit to contribute to the film very well. Conclusion: The film has got quite a poetic touch to it when looked at the tale and though the city audience and metro centric viewers would find it hard to believe, this film surely touches the essence of the countryside in Tamilnadu. While the first half goes about building the love and the nurturing of the relationship, it is the second half where things get quite emotional and stressful leaving a message in the climax. Technically, it is a well made movie and commercially, it has all to move the B and C center audience. The touch of poetry to this tale adds a variety to the film. Bharatstudent Verdict: A rustic tale of love, different and tender...

Source:Behindwoods

Starring: Srikanth, Parvathi Direction: Sasi Music: S S Kumaran Production: Moserbaer, Nesagee Cinema

“Simplicity is the glory of expression,” said Walt Whitman, and Poo may be one of the best elucidators of this quote. It is beautiful without being complicated, moving without being disturbing and mellow without being mushy. Poo is about love, relations, dreams and sacrifices.

It is difficult to reveal any aspect of the plot of the movie because that might amount to disservice to a carefully crafted work of art. This is not to say that Poo is art-house cinema, it instead treats cinema at a different level where there is neither an antagonist nor a protagonist and only the inscrutable ways of destiny determine the fate of characters who remain so true to the story without even an element of cinematic liberty being thrown in. It seems to be a true interpretation of what Shakespeare so famously said, “All the world’s a stage and all men and women are the players.” Poo is set in the rustic surroundings of Rajapalayam where life is simple and slow and ambitions are limited. It tells the story of two young children, a boy and a girl, their families and their dreams in life. What happens when dreams clash? Someone has to let go of their dream for the others to realize theirs’. It is one person’s love and affection for the other that makes them sacrifice hoping sincerely that the object of their love will have a better life sharing someone else’s dream. It is also “love” that makes people give up their own dreams and believe in someone

else, trusting them with their life. But when sacrifices go in vain and life of the loved one looks far from the bed of roses that had been envisaged, then it is a kind of helplessness that engulfs the mind and one is left to live only in sorrow, grieving the dream that was never to be.

Poo is a movie that has given some budding actors a wonderful opportunity to set foot in the industry and they have done it with élan. Parvathy, the debut heroine has done a marvelous job, not at all showing any signs of inexperience. She excels in all kinds of expressions and an interesting thing is that at times one can detect traces of Padmapriya. Parvathy will definitely be a strong contender for the best debut award this year. Srikanth is on screen after a long time and appears in a role that is not the regular hero type. First, congrats to him for making the choice. He is adequate without being excellent, fitting neatly into the character. But the one who steals the show is the actor who plays Srikanth’s father, he is splendid and one to look out for in similar roles in future. The Rajapalayam accent has been adapted to near perfection throughout the movie. Poo is devoid of any commercial element. There are a few scenes here and there with situational humor that do not fail to amuse. The emotional scenes are the best. Made to near perfection, they will move even the most passive viewer close to tears, especially the climatic scenes. The movie has content that is enough just for a short story and has been narrated fluently on screen.

Then there are stars behind the camera. Cinematographer P.G. Muthiah has done a wonderful job, translating all the rural charm onto screen. Veerasamar has matched the camera with his art. One is left wondering whether the huts are sets or real ones. Debutant composer S.S. Kumaran deserves accolades for his score and re-recording. Three songs, Maman, Aavaram Poo and Choo Choo Maari stand out as excellent compositions. But the one man who deserves an ovation here is director Sasi. This must be his best work to date. Handling the story, screenplay, dialogue and direction, he has given a product that will please all true lovers of cinema. He must also be credited with extracting moving performances from the cast.

Overall, Poo is like a beautiful poem. Poetry is not everyone’s cup of tea and one is not sure how many will be able to appreciate this subtly narrated story of dreams and sacrifices. It is a sincere wish that Poo does well, Tamil cinema will be better off with the success of a movie like Poo. But one finds it hard to see how the movie will achieve commercial success, given its simple yet beautiful narration.

As the saying goes, “Simplicity is nature’s first step and the last of art.”

Verdict - Poo – Poetic


Source:Indiaglitz

Banner: Moserbaer, Nesagee Cinemas Cast: Srikanth, Parvathy Direction: Sasi Music: S S Kumaran
Poo Movie Review

Poo - A tale of timeless love

IndiaGlitz [Thursday, November 27, 2008]

The innate determination of women has been written about extensively across many cultures…. 'Hell hath no fury like that of a woman's scorn' is one of them. 'Poo' also weaves a tale of a woman with tremendous determination….caught up with the fragrance of love in all its innocence and benevolence. A cinematic adaptation of Tamilchelvan's short story 'Veyyilodu Poi', 'Poo' successfully carries over the literary flavor to celluloid. Hats off to director Sasi for the transition! However, the real star of the film has been actress Parvathy who has debuted in Tamil filmdom with 'Poo'. Having literally lived the character of Mari that she has played, the actress leaves a mighty stamp in the hearts of audiences with a performance that will be remembered for years to come. 'Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs' wrote Shakespeare. When a woman is in love the smoke intensifies so much that it engulfs her very self to an extent that it dictates every move of hers …. 'Poo' stands testimony to these thoughts….and yet there is something about 'Poo' that is so very pristine….true love above all else…. A slice of rural Tamilnadu comes alive right from the onset. The film follows the life of Mari, a rural girl with an incredible affinity to her cousin (Thangarasu). Both, as children share a world that is filled with laughter, pranks and even embarrassing moments. But as time the weary traveler plods on, the golden gates of childhood close behind them forever. Even as many a cherished moment fades into distant memory the affinity that has blossomed into love stays true. Thangarasu is off to Chennai to pursue a course in Mechanical Engineering and Mari finds herself working in a cracker factory chirping away all the time about the man-of-her-life to her dear friend and colleague. Scores of questions are raised as the film unfolds. Would an engineer want to marry a simpleton like Mari? Is Mari's love such an overdose that it'll destroy even her? etc…. Societal pattern plays a huge part all through the film. Thangarasu's father, a hard working man uses his bullock cart to transport wares and is extremely happy to be referred to as 'Pennakaarar' (courtesy, he owns a pen and knows how to write too….). The man is ecstatic at the fact that his son would soon be an engineer earning huge sums of money. Thangarasu becomes the toast of the village thanks to his studies. Would Mari's desire, societal norms and wavelength of thoughts converge? The crux of the film deals with all this. All relationships in the film have been made with an abundance of realism and that is a major strength. Music by debutant S. S. Kumaran is refreshing and one gets the feeling he would be a musician to watch out for. The cinematography has been apt and one gets the feeling of being scorched by the hot sun through the lens of Sakthi Saravanan. Kudos to Srikanth for having accepted to play the character of Thangarasu. Though he knew very well that Parvathy would be the actually star of the film and not him, he has ventured to be part of this good story. Not many heroes in Tamil filmdom would do that. If Parvathy can back this performance in her forthcoming films one can jump onto the roof and shout - a star is born. On the whole the film is such a refreshing change from the regular hullabaloo of so-called commercial masala entertainment. 'Poo' would definitely join the ranks of 'Kadhal', 'Azhagi', 'Subramaniapuram' and the like which went on to rake in big money. However, on hindsight, one feels that if the story had been made into a short film it would have been just perfect as this feature tends to drift a bit in patches although it is negligible. 'Poo' is a blossoming tale of rarely expressed emotions. Hats off to the Poo team!