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'Ponmaalai Pozhudhu': Good story, bad execution (Tamil Movie Review)

Film: "Ponmaalai Pozhudhu"; Cast: Aadhav Kannadasan, Gayathrie, Kishore, Anupama Kumar and Arul Dass; Director: A.C. Durai; Rating: **Within a span of two weeks, Tamil cinema has witnessed two films -- "Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer" (AKS) and



The film highlights the thin line that divides infatuation and love. It highlights how an increasing number of today's youngsters consider infatuation and love as one and the same. Simultaneously, the film also focuses on the role of parents in their child's upbringing, especially their teenage sons and daughters.

I loved the fact that the film subtly gives more importance to parenting than merely focusing on the teenage romance of its protagonists. It points out that most youngsters resort to doing what they are not supposed to do since they have been opposed by their parents. It instantly reminds us of our days as youngsters and when we did things that were considered taboo by our parents.