| Starring | Dhanush, Meera Jasmine |
|---|---|
| Music | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
| Director | Suresh Krishna |
| Producer | Yogesh |
| Year | 2007 |
Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram - Glorifying mother-son bondage
Expectations were high on Dhanush after a grand success in his last release Thiruvilayadal Arambham. The actor has tried to live up to all the hype in Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram. He emotes, flexes his muscles and romances with zeal. Unfortunately the weak link is the storyline. It is an often-repeated and beaten to pulp story in Tamil cinema.
A remake of the blockbuster Kannada movie Jogi, the movie directed by Suresh Krissna dwells on two tracks - the cruelty of underworld and the mother-son relationship
Azhagu Sundaram (Dhanush) is a young village lad who is the only son of his parents. His mother (Archana) dotes on him. Azhagu's father dies of some disease and he moves to Chennai in search of a job.
Sequence of events leads to Azhagu Sundaram being re-christened as Parrattai and is forced to wield the knife. From a innocent youth from a rural area, he goes on to become a gangster. As ever, he is the don with the heart of gold, who commands respect from people around him.
Meanwhile Parattai's mother leaves her village in search of her son and comes to the city. Are they destined to meet each other? The search, the anticipation and the hope of the mother and son to find each other in the crowded city form the rest of the story.
Dhanush's performance deserves a mention. As Azhagu Sundaram and Parrattai, he is compelling and is full of conviction. His sincerity stands out, especially in the weak script. His character has shades of the lead role enacted by him in Pudhupettai. Giving him good company is Meera Jasmine. Bubbly and enthusiastic, Meera leaves her charm on screen.
However stealing the entire show is former National award winning actress Archana. Playing Dhanush's mother, she has given the right emotions and makes the movie work. Anger, love, affection, desperation and dejection, are all portrayed well by her. Santhanam as Dhanush's friend does evoke laughter.
Suresh Krissna, who had worked with biggies like Rajnikanth and Kamal Haasan has in him the right experience to come up with a passable entertainer. But here is hamstrung by a disjointed script and a predictable plot.