peaceful life in a small town called Papanasam, Thanjavur district. Suyambu Lingam, played by Kamal Haasan is an honest husband and a caring father of two daughters who makes sure to keep his family happy despite suffering from monetary struggles to lead a lavish life. When Kamal Haasan's elder daughter,
played by Niveda Thomas, falls victim to today's technology handled by a wrong person, a cinematic twist ensues changing the film from a family drama to a well written sleek thriller. As a result of an aftermath, Kamal Haasan's family gets entangled in a difficult situation. When they decide to stand against it,
they realize that the issue they're up against is more than what meets the eye. Performances: As expected, Kamal Haasan stands out with his subtle performance. While watching him perform, one can clearly read the desperation in his eyes intertwined with an urge to save his family from a sticky situation.
Kalabhavan Mani, entrusted with an absolutely critical role, accepts the challenge with open arms. His performance, which is as real as it can get grabs your attention from the word go. Gautami who is making a comeback to Tamil film industry impresses with her convincing performance, her efforts to
make the audience sympathize with her character is praiseworthy. Supporting cast including the two girls have delivered the goods. Overall Papanasam has been served well by all its actors and actresses.
Technicalities: Director Jeethu Joseph apart from holding on to his successful and intriguing screenplay has also cleverly retained most of his technical crew including cinematographer Sujith Vaassudev and editor Ayoob Khan. Apart from the first few minutes, which is the time taken for the movie
to introduce its characters, the entire film is exceptionally gripping with an amazing closure. What makes this film special is the way the director has narrated the story which is riveting and also realistic all at the same time.
Music by Ghibran is soulful and manages to capture the nativity of Thanjavur district. His background score coupled with intense scenes makes Papanasam a delectable delight. Overall View:
We all know that Papanasam is a winning script and retaining Jeethu Joseph has helped immensely. But when a performer called Kamal Haasan takes up such a project, magic on screen is rest assured.
Rajinikanth Was Approached First Director Jeethu had said in an interview that Rajinikanth was initially approached to do the lead role and although he was interested to take up the role, he had doubts regarding a few scenes and how they would appeal to his fans.
