Film Review: PATTATHU ARASAN

Lyca Productions', Sarkuman directorial, rural sports drama, Pattathu Arasan, hit theatres on Nov 25th. Raj Kiran plays Potthari, a village elder much respected for his contribution to winning kabaddi championships for his village all through his life. He even loses his son ( RK Suresh) who dies in a freak accident during a match. This leads to a rift between the widow ( Radhika) and grandson Chinnadurai ( Atharvaa) who leave the family due to a partition feud. But as years pass by, the grandson yearns to be accepted by his family and when an opportunity comes to unite the family he grabs it. As a result, the men and boys in the family unite to fight a match with the village team, in order to clear a slur of betrayal on their family honor. Does the ill equipped, family win the match and prove themselves? The film is mounted on a grand scale and the village scenes, traditions and customs as well as kabaddi matches are well captured. ...