Unnai pol Oruvan (2009)

So the stupid common man of Tamil Nadu in screen in the face of Kamal Hasan.Experience of A Wednesday is fresh in minds for all who have watched it and its inevitable we compare both the movies.But at one point I decided to forget the original version to enjoy this movie.And Unnai Pol oruvan succeeds to reach the viewers through performances and ofcourse through loyal remake which it had followed.

Unnai Pol oruvan is about a common man’s action when he is pushed to the limits of patience in this society ,his outburst puts the City police to look for the bombs which says that he had planted around the Chennai city.He demands for the release w terrorists and he puts a unconventional end for his action which the commissioner of police didn’t want to disturb.

Kamal in his good form ,not trying to experiment and abiding by the script.Its good to see Kamal making a good remake unlike Vasool Raja which spoiled the charisma of the character.Kamal’s emotional outburst to Mohanlal in the later parts shows how he improvises himself for every scene.Mohan Lal’s pronunciation should have been watched closely though he sounds good.Major portion of the dialogues are with Mohanlal and he sweeps it with a classy touch of style and aggression. I enjoyed Mohanlal’s bodylanguage which is one of the reason why is considered to be a legendary actor.

Some of the new additions in this movie is character of Lakshmi as Secretary .The typical IAS/IPS tussle was well brought in the crisis time .Mohanlal brings his anger and confusion to a patient state when had to decide on the common man.Director Chakri Toleti had bet on a script which can hardly fail and he is loyal to script with out major changes.Shruti’s music has a perfect platform to prove her skill and it brings the mood in a intense manner.

All said the movie lacked the momentum of thrill because of lack connection between the common man and terrorist ,A Wednesday has a scene where police will have a doubt that Nasurudeen shah would be the boss of terrorist group and there will be a masked photo in the presentation which will make the viewers to think in different ways about the common man until he unveils himself.I don’t know why Kamal didn’t want this scene though it doesn’t add meaning to the movie but it adds up the intensity.I was surprised to see why Cops of Tamil Nadu police didn’t even try to predict about this man.

But still Unnai Pol oruvan is a good remake with out songs ,loyal to original script and I enjoyed for the good performances of Kamal and Mohanlal.

Rating :***