Pandayam

Losing bet

Completely and conveniently forgetting something called logic, ‘ace director’ S A Chandrasekharan has come out with Pandhayam, with a sole aim of promoting his son Vijay as an undisputable power.

Though the movie has Vijay playing a cameo, it is ensured that Nithin Sathya, the protagonist of this film sings paeans on the actor, right from the beginning till the end. And even in the scenes where Vijay appears, he utters dialogues that he is fighting for the cause of the poor and downtrodden and his sole aim is to createa clean Tamilnadu.

Not to forget the story, Sathya (Nithin Sathya) falls in love with Sindhu (Sindhu Thulani), sister of a ‘rowdy’ Minister Masanam (Prakashraj). And the remaining is the cat and mouse game between Sathya and Masanam and how the lovers get united.

Nithin Sathya plays the solo lead for the first time. As a Vijay fan, he romances, fights and glorify his favourite hero. Prakashraj is vociferous and speaks a lot. Sindhu Thulani just has to run around trees and romance Nithin Sathya, while Radhika provides the much needed relief with her performance.

Patience of audience is tested in the name of comedy. A couple of remixes of pop singer Ceylon Manohar’s songs by music composer Vijay Anthony are worth listening to. On the whole, Pandhayam is a bet not worth placing.

Pandhayam – Not a winning game