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Pandigai Review


Cast:           Krishna, Anandhi, Saravanan
Direction:   Feroz
Music:        R.H. Vikram

Pandigai, a name for the gambling event where two men fight brutally and others bet on them. Velu (played by Krishna) is a hotel management guy who tries for job in abroad. When he faces impede, desperately in need of money for his job, he starts to fight in Pandigai. He joins it through Muni (played by Saravanan) who also in need of money. As the film moves on many characters are revealed and each one changes the situation in the story.  One among them is Karunas who plays a small role yet he enthralls all the whistle and applause of the audience in a single scene.

The film is brilliantly written that even a minute frame counts. The interval scene where one could witness a nail biting fight which ends in a way that brings neither joy nor sadness. When the first half ends everyone could find oneself at the edge of the seat. In the second half the robbery scene is exuberantly executed. The screenplay is gripping except the romance between Velu and Kavya (played by Anandhi).

The dialogues are sensible especially the dialogues by Velu in the climax. The other two persons, except director, who makes this film more interesting is the stunt choreographer and the cinematographer. Each fight is interesting and the way cinematographer has captured it is different from other films. The background score tries to match the audience’s mood same as the film’s. That’s why one could be at edge of the seat. The film ends with the ‘written and directed’ card is displayed upon an ambulance where the company name ‘Force’ rearranges as Feroz(Director’s name).


Verdict: Well written thriller with unexpected turn of events. 

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