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Review: Ponnar Shankar
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Actors: Prashanth, Sneha,
Jayaram, Khushbu, Prakashraj, Napoleon, Riaz Khan, Prabhu, Rajkiran and
Vijayakumar.
Direction: Thygarajan
Prashanth's boyish charm has always won over the
gals and he was quite the rage in his various roles. Though he has donned many
intense roles, it is his lover-boy image that remains in our mind. After a
sabbatical, Prashanth is back with a double bang now! The actor has been working
for the last four years on the magnificent magnum opus Ponnar Shankar. Newcomers
Pooja Chopra and Divya Parameshwaran are the heroines. The movie has been
adapted from a book written by Kalaignar Dr. M. Karunanidhi. Thiagarajan, who
leaves no stone unturned when it comes to making movies for his son, has gone
the extra mile for Ponnar Shankar, which he has also directed. The father and
son have toiled for four long years preparing for making this historical magnum
opus, studying historical archives, period paintings, museum artefacts and
weapons, jewellery... The list is endless...
The Verdict
Great action, good visuals and not much to complain about technically! Prashanth
and Thiagarajan have done a great job in creating the pace and raciness of
screenplay in this historical magnum opus which is well-packaged and will appeal
to moviegoers across genres and regions
If you are ready to overlook some minor loopholes (which you may hardly even
find), Ponnar Shankar is a great film to watch (especially on the big screen)!
In Galatta Cinema April issue, we had promised this should be a film worth
watching and remembering for long, and we are happy that we have been proved
right!
What is it about?
Ponnar Shankar has a very complex historical plot! Periyamalai Gounder arranges
his daughter Thamarai's wedding with his friend's son Manthiappan. But Thamarai
is in love with her childhood friend Nellaiyaan Gounder. Finally, after crossing
many hurdles, Thamarai marries Nellian Kodan, against stiff opposition by her
father and brother (Chinnamalai Gounder). This irks Manthiappan, who creates
enmity between Periyamalai Gounder and his good friend Thalaiyoor Kaali. After
marriage, Thamarai decides to leave the kingdom and start her new life
elsewhere. But before leaving the kingdom, Thamarai takes an oath: to give birth
to two brave sons and get them married to her brother's daughters, thus ending
the ill will between them.
Read the full review from Tamil Galatta
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