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Pandem Kollu

2011 Drama Action Romance List
Reviews 94% Audience Score 50+ Ratings Pettaikaaran is famous in his town for an impeccable track record of successes in rooster fights. When one of his aides, Karuppu, goes against his word in a fight, it leads to an enmity between them. Read More Read Less

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Jimmy Cage Jimmy Cage Movie Reviews (YouTube) AADUKALAM gives us a raw and immersive taste of its world and characters, to then turn into a tragic, intense, modern Shakespearean tale in the second half. Rated: 7/10 Feb 27, 2022 Full Review J Hurtado ScreenAnarchy I can now say, with authority, that Aadukalam is the real deal. Nov 6, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Memorable songs & powerful betrayal drama. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Memorable songs and powerful betrayal drama. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Vetrimaaran always has a fine touch in his screenplay but in this movie actual smash it and the fight scene are realistic Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member -AAduKalam- Written& Directed by Vettrimaaran 'an associate of Balu Mahendra... has once again proved his excellence in the field of Cinema.. Like his first venture Pollaadavan.. This film starts with the similar screenplay "I can say he is the JR.Christopher Nolan of Tamizh Nadu. His packaging style something unique" As for as the film is concerned ,,the title 'Aadukalam' itself says every thing.. but 'yes its about the backdrop of it.. But the awesome news is he has delivered a decent message in this genre of film.. I love the director for his idea that "entertainment" alone is not the product of filmmaking& he proved this by delivering 'stuffs' to the audience he'd prefer.. Though the film has some Casting * Characterization needs special mention as they don't contradict themselves during the course of the movie. * Dhanush has done a fabulous job in the lines of 'pudhupettai' & offcourse 'pollaadavan'.. He has vastly improved in terms of expressions and he has merged himself in his character... "I can say he is the Indian BruceLee * Kishore deserves a special mention.. & he seems to be totally different in this film.... -->Technical Excellence * Velraj is just rocking,, behind the lens. He has improved a lot from his prev work in pollaadavan.. * G.V.Prakash deserves a special mention. Songs do have a great feel // but he has once again copied like Pollaadavan &his prev ventures... This time he has copied from James Roy Horner's.. TROY bgm... He is an 'ar_eh_le' i think... as he cant even work sincerely for this filmmaker..,,atleast after seeing the making of the film. -BottomLine- An unexpected good film under SunPictures... But the bad news is that this film wont work on the masses... "A must go film for its awesome dialogue delivery throughout the movie.// " Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member One of fine movie to watch for plot driven, rural back-drop films, has great performances n interestingly funny scenes,...the lead actor is the trump card to live himself into the character. Also the VFX is darn good. Kudos to the Director for bringing an ACE!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Rooster fighting is an age old custom in many parts of India and it evokes a sense of pride and a means of revenge for most people involved. Here the location is a rural part of Tamil Nadu a southern state in India. It is brilliantly written and a decent effort put in research on the subject shows. It features well written characters portrayed even superbly by a cast of mostly unknown actors. Dhanush has a real gift in acting which gets rarely utilized in this over commercial industry and this is one such occasion. There was room for improvement mostly in the post production part of editing and dubbing. The romantic angle of Karuppu with an Anglo Indian girl, though well written drags a bit. It takes up criminal screentime when some other plot was just about to thicken. The guy playing the lead negative character should be given a mention as the result of what goes on in his mind drives the entire story. His depiction of ego, jealousy, betrayal and manipulation was so hard hitting and real and coming ftom a new face without a known history of histrionics was very fresh. Overall it is a milestone for Tamil cinema and an excellent work by the director who had an impressive debut with Polladavan, here he does an even better job. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Pettaikaaran is famous in his town for an impeccable track record of successes in rooster fights. When one of his aides, Karuppu, goes against his word in a fight, it leads to an enmity between them.
Director
Vetrimaran
Producer
Kathiresan
Screenwriter
Vetrimaran
Genre
Drama, Action, Romance
Original Language
Tamil