Ponnar Sankar - Sappa matter'ku sandai

I have not read original novel by Karunanidhi. So I have no comments about that. But by any chance if the movie is very close to the original novel, then I can definitely say that the novel is not worth reading.

Except that Gounder was added to names and the place names were chosen from Kongu district, I couldn't see this movie as an exclusive Kongu district movie. The director should have taken efforts to bring that Kongu flavor.

I have to compare this movie with Pazhassi Raja. In Pazhassi Raja, more than the fight, we also got the Wayanad district feel while seeing that movie. That was missing in Ponnar Sankar.

Prashanth was not bad. There was a huge star cast (Kushbu, Jayaraman, Napolean, Nasser, Vijaykumar, Ponvannan, Rajkiran, Prakash Raj, Prabhu, Sneha, Seetha.....) but almost all of them were under utilized. It was looking like a 'fixed' match where all the star performers were just coming and going without impact.

Dialogue was a major set back. Karunanidhi couldn't get out from his Parasakthi time and at the same time also have to fit current trend. In that process he is just writing some mundane dialogues and all the people who are directing for his story and dialogue have no guts to give this feedback to him.

Music by Isaignani Ilayaraaja.... 6 songs got released. Out of which I was expecting an excellent picturisation of "Kodi kotti koduthaalum".. But that song along with Annanmar Kathai and Thedi vandha devadhai were not included in movie. Malar villile and Kannai Padithen are nice melodies but were located in the manner so that movie got slowed down. I liked seeing Bavani Vaurgiraa... BGM is supposed to have been great but it was dampened completely. In Pazhassi Raaja sound effects were very loud but at the same time BGMs were not dampened.. But in this movie, grand orchestration by Raaja was made to sound simple. Special effects were badly dominating.

Too much of fights in this movie and none of them had a big reason.. This should have been Thiyagarajan's thought.. Paiyana vechu padam edukkanum...Edho Kalaignar kitta kadhaya vaangitton.. avar pera solli financier kitta mothama neraya panatha vaangittom.. egapatta aalungala vechu puzhudhi parakka brammandama fight edutha makkal paappanga...chumma kudhiraya eduthukuttu angayum ingayum oda vitta podhum..

Just got reminded of a Lollu Sabha movie title while seeing this movie.. "Sappa matter'ku sandai" ;)