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Seemingly endless search -- Pidichirukku
Pidichirukku
Genre: Romance
Director: Kanagu
Cast: Ashok Kumar, Visaka, ‘Ganja’ Karuppu, Saranya. Sampathraj.
Storyline: A cargo agent falls in love with a customs officer’s daughter. And marrying her becomes his mission.
Bottomline: Suffers from lack of a good screenplay.
Kool Productions’ “Pidichirukku,” produced by Shenbagakumar has a young and talented pair in Ashok Kumar and Visaka. There are some good songs and the visuals are rich. But all these do not combine to offer an interesting fare, wit
h the second half dragging.
Vel (Ashok Kumar) is a local agent sending cargo through lorry. He falls in love with a college girl Manju (Visaka), who reciprocates his feelings. Manjus’ parents come to know about the development and the family disappears from the scene. Vel begins his search for his sweet heart.
The first half of the film, devoted to the romance is interesting. Also the reaction of the girl’s parents when they come to know about the affair is quite realistic. But the plot flounders as the hero and his friend go about looking for the girl, without a plan. The climax, however, is absorbing.
The film crew
Ashok Kumar is improving with each film. He emotes well, first as the eager young man and then as the lover, determined to find his partner. New find Visaka has a beautiful pair of eyes and the face is generally mobile. ‘Ganja’ Karuppu has a significant role that he fulfils creditably.
Sampathraj as Manju’s father has only one expression and that is the ‘angry’ father. It is Saranya, as the mother, who steals the show. The hero’s search is tediously prolonged but the camera work of Tha.V.Rameswaran is note worthy.
Music by Manu Ramesan, who is also a new find, has found nice melodious tunes. The song sung by Harish Ragavendra, especially, is beautiful. The approach is indeed different for a love story and the dialogue is crisp. The director should have capitalised on these pluses with a strong screenplay.
S.R.ASHOK KUMAR
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