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Sridevi was the Only Saving Grace otherwise there is nothing to watch. Only Three Star for Sridevi Maam.
Rated 3/5 Stars •
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/20/23
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One of the Worst VFX movies.....
Waste of time....
I would give 4.3/10
Rated 2.5/5 Stars •
Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
01/26/23
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it is look like holywood movie and very enjoyful movie
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
02/13/23
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fantastic movie i watchd 3 times in theater feeling very happy :D thalaivaaa ur gr8
Rated 4.5/5 Stars •
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
02/21/23
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One thing Which Was extraordinary in the film was its CG and ART Work . Actor Vijay Shruti Haasan Hansika Motwani Sridevi ali 's acting is supportive for film . One and Only Minus of the film was its Laggy First Half and Screenplay
Second Half is excellent while First Half for Kids
Rated 3/5 Stars •
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
01/23/23
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2.5/5* or 5/10
Expectations for Puli where humongous, some where in peoples minds especially after watching the trailer they where excepting Puli to be on Baahubali's level, but such expectations in most cases end up disappointing the viewers. And sadly this is the case with Puli. However Puli isn't a bad film, both if you look at the film in accordance to the fantasy genre then, Puli is a very amateurish film. I know not many Indian films have ventured into the fantasy genre before, but thats not a excuse Puli can use , the film had a budget of 100cr+ , and the best Indian technicians worked on the VFX. Puli also boasts of a star cast which includes Superstar Vijay, but even he wasn't utilized to his full potential, he could of atleast pleased his fans. Even the big stars likes of Sri Devi and Sudeep have been wasted. But don't get me completely wrong I enjoyed parts of the film, like the comedy etc, but on the whole the film is ambitious, but its also very cliched, and backed by a poor script, and a slow pace,but more on that later.
Story wise the film is set in a fantasy world where demonic people named Vedhalams rule the land that once normal humans had in there control. They rule 50+ villiages, and one of those villages is where Marudheeran is born, he was found by the village chief Vembunathan in the river as a newborn.When Marudheeran grows up he has alot of vengeance towards the Vedhalams who killed his foster sister at a young age, and he sees how the Demons rule the land by forcing the villagers to pay tax or face death. But he hides pain in his comedy and laughter. Until one day the Vedhalams kidnap his wife, and kill his father. Marudheeran then swears to finish the Vedhalams reign. But for that to happen he has to face up against the witch queen Vedhalapuram and her strong commander in chief Jalatharangan. How Marudheeran combats the queen and her evil reign is what makes up the rest of the plot.
Acting wise Vijay is at his comic best for the most of the film, but in the climax he pulls up his socks and performs some kick ass action. Sri Devi was good,but she only appears in the film after the intermission, and her role could have been better written. Sudeep play the typical villian with elan. Shruti Hassan and Hansika Motwani add the glamour quotient.
The first half of Puli acts as a comedy, and while its effective in getting laughs, it not what you except from a film which is supposed to be a Magnus opus. In the second half the fantasy element kicks in, and there are a couple of good VFX scenes like the turtle scene, the panther fight sequence, and the intro to Sri Devi. But most of the VFX was very unimpressive,like the one eyed monster etc looked very amateurish.And the story was that of any regular masala entertainer, cliched, predictable, and not good enough for a film of this magnitude.The films length also needs to be chopped.
Overall Puli is a amateurish attempt. at making a good Indian fantasy film, the film had nothing special about it all. But the Director Chimbu Devan's ambition needs to be applaud because he tried something different, and a couple of sequences were okay, and I also had some good laughs in the film too. However Puli is a film that will please Vijay fans mostly, the rest wait for the DVD to release.
2.5/5* or 5/10
Rated 2.5/5 Stars •
Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
02/13/23
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