On the whole, PULI is a strictly average fare. Sadly, there are certain portions that seem to be ignored where the VFX work looks tacky. PULI is a VFX heavy film and the special effects are absolutely incredible.
He has made the scenic locales come alive in a big way. Natarajan Subramaniam's cinematography is probably the best thing about PULI. Sreekar Prasad's editing is lackluster and the long duration of the film is an absolute torture. There's no songs that remains with you after the film or for that matter even add any value to the storyline. Even though she looks magnetic, she really deserved much better character graph.ĭevi Sree Prasad's music is a total let down. She has dubbed her own lines in Hindi (though a few lines in the end were clearly dubbed by someone else). Sridevi towers above them all with her star presence. Sudeep is a fantastic actor and displays nice venomous chops, which are sufficient enough for you to despise his onscreen persona. Hansika Motwani looks pretty, but surely needs to lose some weight if she plans to wear revealing dresses in a costume drama like PULI. Shruti Haasan doesn't do much other than looking pretty. He is one of the biggest stars of South India, but, somehow, even he can't save this film with a poor script. In the acting department, Vijay has attempted the fantasy genre for the first time and he looks at ease. Everyone knows how big a hit that film was, despite its silly premise. The persona of Magadheera and his brave dad reminds one of the dynamism of Dharmendra in DHARAM VEER. The story picks up in the second half as Sridevi gets the momentum going. The film's first half is a bewildering experience as to 'what-the-hell hit you'. The overall pace of the film is extremely slow. Add to the presence of too many bad songs that slow down the sagging pace by several notches. It lacks surprises and logical storyline. The problem with PULI is its weak screenplay. The biggest liability that he faces is the fact that BAHUBALI has been such a humungous success and the comparisons will make his efforts look pale. But, when he attempts to make a big budgeted fantasy adventure film in the form of PULI, he fails and how. Writer-director Chimbu Deven is best known for his simple, unorthodox films. Phew! What ultimately happens to Queen Yamanadevi, is she really the wicked queen, whose love does Magadheera ultimately accept and does he manage to beat the evil Vetals and avenge the death of his father. And yes, there is the talking bird with a penchant for frequent wisecracks too. There are Einstein, Newton, Alpha, Beta and Gamma in this pre historic tale of 'unbelievable-ness'. To add more 'fun' to the proceedings, you shall also be treated to a desi concoction of Gulliver's Travels with a scientific spin in the choice of names for the dwarfs. Vijay dances on the insipid beats of listless songs with Shruti as well as Hansika and it is difficult to really understand his romantic inclinations. Gorgeous Pavalamalli (Shruti Haasan) is the love of Magadheera's life, but then, there's Princess Mandakini (Hansika Motwani) who also has the hots for the macho Good Samaritan. However, there's more to her story than what meets the eye. Queen Yamanadevi (Sridevi), to whom Jalatharangam reports to, is know for her magical power and seems to allow all the evil activities carried out by Vetals in her kingdom.
Now after years of being beaten down by Vetals, Magadheera (Vijay) is the only hope of the poor villagers for he's the only one who can put up a fight against the evil Vetal leader Jalatharangam (Sudeep) and his band of monsters. Soon the Vetals started looting their peace-loving human subjects. PULI begins with a back story that explains how 'Vetals' (evil vampire like beings) attacked and took over a number of villages in South India, which became their kingdom and they also got a similar base in North India. Will Sridevi's much talked about comeback film be successful in 'PULI-ing' the audience to the theatres or will it just fizzle out at the box-office. Rajamouli's BAHUBALI because of the period setting and the cavalier father-son brave-heart-story though PULI ends up looking like an ordinary cousin of the magnificent giant that created a rage few months back. Though Sridevi doesn't disappoint in the film, this big budgeted fantasy drama falters on many fronts. There was a lot of interest around this week's dubbed release PULI, because of the presence of Sridevi in this big budget fantasy movie.
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