Movie Review : Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan
Salim ( Vijay Antony) a secret agent, loses his young wife when out on a drive in the rain, due to a bomb planted by a politician. A broken Salim starts hating the rain. His mentor agent ( SarathKumar) declares him dead in the papers and packs him off to a secret location in the Andamans, unbeknownst to anyone.
There Salim makes a friend in Burma (Pruthvi Ambaar). He also befriends Burma's kind hearted mother ( Saranya ) who runs a cafe.
Daali (Kannada star Dali Dhananjayan) is a local don and cruel loan shark. Surla ( Murli Sharma) is the local senior cop who has a sadistic streak. Salim meets Soumya ( Megha Akash) whose puppy he rescues and a slow affection builds between them
But despite his trying not to get involved in local problems, Salim gets involved with Dali and his gang when they pose a danger for his friends Burma and Soumya and their families and plans to avenge the cruel actions of Daali 's villainous henchmen.
Back home, enemies are looking for him. Chief ( SarathKumar) comes to Andaman to warn Salim to avoid emotional ties and making his presence felt.
But soon it becomes too late as things spiral out of control.
What happens next?
The film is a slick and stylish action spy thriller which engages you from the word go. The visuals are aesthetic, transporting you to another world right from the beginning. The music by Vijay Antony and Roy blends into the settings and elevates the scenes.
The action blocks are rivetting especially the one where Salim avenges the puppy's imjuries in a major action block pre interval. Vijay Antony seems well suited for the role of the silent yet strong killing machine. His dialogues are less but he gives off the vibe of a highly trained assasin. Vijay Antony has pulled off his role with effortless ease.
The scenes with Megha Akash are interestingly conceptualised.
The whole film has a classy aesthetic, poetic quality in its making, color palettes and superb locales. The dialogues are brief but sharp and precise.
Sathyaraj and Sarathkumar's presence bring an interesting angle to the story. Dali Dhananjayan is a novel and impressive choice as villain and does a fine job of it.
The climax fight is to watch out for as are the twists.
On the flip side, the film may seem slow to a few. The dialogues at the climax and the villains reaction may be hard to digest. There is not much of a storyline..
Overall MPM is a slick, gripping action spy thriller, aesthetically made with a solid cast and twists at every turn.
Rating 3.25/5
