Unnai Pol Oruvan is a must-watch

Unnai Pol Oruvan is a must-watch


Oh, and there's the chief minister himself. The real one. Only a voice, but his presence is pretty imposing, and that makes the situation even more genuine.

But what really makes Unnai Pol Oruvan a great movie are these things: the lack of songs (or unnecessary fight sequences) anywhere in the narrative except for soaring background bits; the way secondary characters, especially Sethuraman, Natasha and Arif Khan are handled; showing various aspects of the very real battle the police force faces on a day to day basis, instead of having one hero demolish all ...

And somewhere along the line is Arvind, the superstar (Sriman) whose mannerisms are so obviously that of the Ilaya Thalapathi that there are several knowing smirks in the theatre.

Era Murugan's (and Kamal's) dialogues are brilliant (even if they get wordy at some places). The duo does keep in mind the common man's perspectives, and the little nuggets of humour are a definite delight.

What really makes this movie watchable are the performances. Mohanlal is a delight -- the man's calm assurance, betraying only slightly what he's going through, his ability to think in ten different directions, and to empathise with his subordinates (witness his interactions with Arif, Sethuraman and Natasha) and his affinity to being more a comrade than a superior (the beer dialogue with Arif is classic) -- and his final thoughts are appropriate.

By contrast, Kamal Haasan has himself taken a backseat, coming into his own only in the second half, which is when he stops being a furious middle-aged man driven by an inner force and shows some vulnerability.

The surprise package (in more ways than one) is Ganesh Venkatram.

Fortunately, its random hilarious moments and human perspective save it from becoming a documentary. And just for that, it merits a must-watch.

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