| Director:
G V Kumar |
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Cast: Ramesh, Mallika Kapoor, Karunas, Manivannan, Saranya,
Manikka Vinayagam, Livingston |
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Genre: Comedy |
 Dreams
and their effect on the human psyche is narrated in a
light-hearted way by debutant director G V Kumar in 'Puli
Varudhu'.
Ramesh (Ramesh) has these recurrent nightmares where he sees his
dear ones dying. He even has dreams of marrying a girl he's
never met, and seeing her die too. Ramesh meets the girl of his
dreams, falls for her and marries her. Apprehensive of the rest
of his dreams too turning into a reality, Ramesh takes
precautions to circumvent the situations, that in his dreams had
led to tragic deaths.
The situations here generate a
fair degree of suspense and humour. But the problem is that the
narrative shuttles between the serious and the light-hearted,
the stark grim dreams of the hero contrasted with the comic
effect it has on him and his dear ones. The scenes of Ramesh's
visits to psychiatrists and their explanation of his dreams
leave much to be desired.
 Ramesh
fits in with ease. Mallika flashes those wide smiles of hers
frequently, and overdoes the bubbly act. The life of the film is
Karunas. As the hero's friend living in constant fear of being
run over by a lorry (one of Ramesh's dreams), Karunas gives some
delightful expressions and generates a lot of humour.
'Puli Varudu' can at most be
described as a debutant director's effort to give a film
different from the routine ones.
Malini Mannath
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