Sundarapandian

Sundarapandian, is a rehash of Subramaniapuram and nadodigal, makes for enjoyable viewing. However one more mutated strain of Subramanyapuram may bite the dust. Like Cheran, Sasikumar seems to be deeply attached to his father in real life. It is reflected in the reel life. The father's walk tall.  Naren as Sasikumar's father blitzes through the film and gets a chance to portray a character that never betrays his build, moustache, gait nor voice. While most people aver that movie's primary message, is about being careful about the choice of the friend's, the high point of the film is the elders in the village getting together and resolving the issue of a murder and agreeing that revenge and violence cannot be a solution, the solution itself reminding of the good old film Dushman(Hindi)/Needhi(Tamil) of the yore. Lakshmi Menon performance in a few sequences in the second half is noteworthy. Prabhakaran the new director is a welcome addition to the growing list of good director's in Tamil Cinema.