Petta Review

Petta is a film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj. Ever since the trailer launch of this film, I was looking forward to watch it. But I thought as to why the makers would go on and dub the film in Hindi. When the makers announced it Hindi version to be released I was ecstatic and decided to watch it whenever I get the first chance. Finally, I can say that the Rajni fan in me is satisfied.

Plot: Revolves around Kaali who enters a boarding school with an agenda of his own,

Story and direction: From the introduction itself, you are warned that this is a film from a person who is a die-hard Rajinikanth film. This film is filled with references from previous films of this SUPER STAR. Karthik Subbaraj does a wonderful job in setting up the film. He does great justice to the film in the best way possible. The setting of both UP and Ooty adds to the beauty. The pace of the film is constant throughout. Even in the portions that have nothing great about them, Karthik Subbaraj does ensure that he doesn’t bore the hell out of that scene. The camera work on this film is just beyond awesome. The night scenes and the fog filled scenes of Ooty are more beautified. The action scenes are also kept well-grounded except for a few ones where physics is thrown out of the window. I will not say that this is a perfect film either. The film is almost 3 hours long and even though I have said that there was nothing boring in this film I would like to add that there are scenes which really do feel unnecessary. The villains too are very typical. They have nothing special to them. Also the editing could have been much crispier.

Performances: This film is filled with some great performances. Rajinikanth is in top form even in this age. Be it style, action or emotion – this man has it all. I wish more focus would have been given to Vijay Sethupathi (although there are scenes where he does really shine) and Nawazuddin Sidiqui. Trisha and Simran do justice to the material given to them. Bobby Simha is also quite good. Same can also be sad for Sananth Reddy and Megha Akash. Malavika Mohanan and M. Sasikumar do quite well too.

Music: I really do wonder how a person can do so great things at such a young age. Anirudh Ravichander’s music is just like that. Each and every song is very refreshing and nice to the ears (and mind you I am talking about the dubbed Hindi Version). One song that is still stuck in my mind is ‘Nazar Sansari’ ("Ilamai Thirumbuthe" in Tamil). Even the BGM is awesome and pumps up more of the adrenaline especially the ‘Petta’ theme.

Favorite Scene: It would be the one where Kaali ambushes Jithu and they have a small talk with each other. The only thought of having VJS and Rajini together on one scene is a god enough reason that this scene was my favorite.

Verdict: By the end of the film, I was surely Rajnified. This is my third Rajinikanth film in the cinema hall and I am surely looking forward for more. People who are die-hard Rajni fans, give this a watch and I am sure your day is made. For the rest, I would suggest to take a backseat since you all will be disappointed.

I am going with an 8/10.