Lead characters with super natural powers etc would definitely satisfy the lovers of this genre and would also appeal to children. The biggest plus for 'Puli' would be that the film does not disappoint in its fantasy content. But a weak flashback, poor placement of songs, convenient turns in the story and a dragging climax dampen the overall impact. The second does retains the momentum to a large extent and the fantasy element retained throughout offers many surprising moments.

Towards the interval the film picks up momentum and we put on our seat belts expecting a racy and entertaining second half.

But there are interesting moments here and there thanks to the presence of Vijay and fantasy based ideas like dwarf people, talking bird, a giant tortoise, black panther fight etc. But what follows are usual elements like romance, comedy etc loyally following the commercial agenda and they offer nothing new except that the film is set in a different place and characters wear different costumes. He also sets the tone for a fantasy film with the initial voice over and how Marudheeran (Vijay) reaches the tribal village as a kid with strange powers.

'Puli' is the story how Marudheeran (Vijay) saves the innocent people of his tribal village from the clutches of a demoniac klngdom ruled by Yavana Rani (Sridevi) who Is controlled by the wicked Thalapathy Jalatharangan (Sudeep).ĭirector Chimbudevan starts off his film with the detailing of the background of a kingdom with super powers and the travails of the tribal villages coming under its regimel. Read on to know how the film has worked out. Vijay, the leading star among the current lot of actors has acted in a film that has these two concepts and that film is ‘Puli’. Fantasy and multi-starrers are relatively new concepts for Tamil cinema.

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