Parasakthi review.

 I'm back with a movie review 🙏🏻.

 First of all, I was very happy to step out of the house after so long, and the first visit was to my favourite place – the theatre. A house-full audience and an evening show is the best combo ever. And that too, a movie during Pongal is extra special. This time, the Pongal quota for cinema came a bit earlier.

Talking about the film Parasakthi, it is directed by Sudha Kongara. The film is set in a post-Independence world, focusing on Anti -Hindi imposition.

First of all, it was just overwhelming and awe-struck to realise the fight behind the language that we use with such ease. So, thanks to the director Sudha kongara for bringing up this subject.

Coming into the film, I would call this a slow-burning drama. It takes some time to bring the audience into the 90s world. Once we get into it slowly, we begin to understand things.

Sivakarthikeyan again shows his eagerness to keep improving himself, both in his acting and in the seriousness of the subjects he chooses. He shines as Chezhiyan. Atharvaa, personally for me, was out of syllabus. Every scene he came in just showed that fire and charm.

Chezhiyan (played by sivakarthikeyan) –chinna (played by Atharvaa )as brothers worked really well. The bond is beautifully captured and performed by both actors, and their very first interaction together was just beautiful and perfect.

Ravi Mohan as an antagonist is not something new, as all I could remember was his shocking transformation in Aadhi Bhagavan. This isn’t that scary 😌. But yes, seeing him now as an actual antagonist against another hero was kind of new. He did his part well.Sreeleela made a good debut.Music by G.V. Prakash well accompanied the film’s subject. But not really his best.

Slowly, the film builds its core. I read a few reviews where they wrote that the love scenes were just lag or felt unwanted, but I don’t think so. Yes, we might feel a love portion in a serious track, but not really unwanted.

The interval was just lit ❤️‍🔥 and brilliantly set the conflict with great expectations.

Whereas the second half, beginning with a love song from nowhere—especially after such a power-packed interval—felt really out of place. Then again, the film moved on at its own pace, focusing on politics and the struggles of saving the language against imposition. But in a few places, the screenplay leaned towards commercial aspects, also the weak VFX in few shots, and the touch of Sudha Kongara was greatly missing. Basically, the emotions didn’t stay for long. Otherwise, it could’ve become a great one.

(I’m not really well-read about the politics behind this, so I can’t really comment on the political representations or any possible misrepresentations. I'll surely read about it and will possibly comment on that too😃).

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