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Penguin - Movie Review

Penguin Coming close on the heels of Ponmagal Vandhaal, the trailer of Penguin gave a glimpse of a colder and darker presentation of the whodunnit-whydunnit serial killer routine set against the same backdrop and, at the cost of sounding sexist, a female protagonist leading the front here as well. It certainly did pique the curiosity considering the relatively fresh crew behind the movie and the successes such films, like Maaya, Game Over, have had in the recent past. Staying true to the expectations, Penguin too, starts with an intriguing opening scene that quite sets straight what the Director has intended the mood of the movie to be. But this tone that the filmmakers so meticulously and successfully create, turns out to be a weak shoulder to carry the movie through. The film revolves around a pregnant Rhythm (played by Keerthi Suresh), and her fight to protect her son, who had gone missing for several years, from the mystery person who is closing in on their trail again. ...
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Ponmagal Vandhaal We are half an hour or so into the movie. It has been an interesting day at office for the district court Judge (played effortlessly by Prathap Pothan) and his assistant (Pandiarajan). At the end of the day, they sit down to relax for a few drinks under a typical cold evening in Ooty. Soon, what begins as an interesting revelation of their comradery and childhood friendship, fizzles out after teasing for a very short while. Leaving us begging the question as to why the Director chose not to impart any depth into the characters after setting such an interesting premise. This scene pretty much encapsulates the superficiality that prevails throughout Ponmagal Vandhaal. Ponmagal Vandhaal narrates the story of an amateur lawyer Venba (Jothika), who embarks on a legal battle to reverse the   judgement that was meted out to 'North Indian' 'Psycho Killer' Jyothi 15 years back, who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering young girls. This is no nov...
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