Laughter riot "Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikesi"

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I got to watch "Imsai Arasan" just yesterday. Must I reiterate the public verdict that it is a laughter riot. What impresses is not just the way Vadivelu has come to the fore with his differentiation of "Pulikesi" and "Ugaraputhiran" (the two characters he plays in the movie), but the way day-to-day problems and their solutions are conveyed comes out strikingly.

Be it the snipe on the cola-pesticide controversy, "tamilisation" of film names or even the spoof on tamil cinema, I think director Simbudevan has handled this in a manner that has not been seen in Tamil cinema. Way to go!

Shankar has just proved that he is a better producer than a director. Maybe he too must focus on small budget films with a story value, than the large budget-special effects and violence laden films that he directs.

Vadivelu is truly the king.