The great irony of the plot of Pulimurugan is the relevance it holds especially at a time when the specimen Tiger had gone on a rampage of late. Puliyoor, where rests our titular hero i.e., Mohanlal's Puli Murugan - a lorry driver cum Tiger hunter, who's hunting agilities are the stuff of legends amongst the forest people. The story begins somewhere in an imaginative (or not-so-imaginative) forest viz. Like a great looking book cover, what is behind the Veneer of VFX in Pulimurugan is a rather childish notion. And the manner in which the movie respects the duo's - Lal vs Pal - tussle as a piece of pure story telling not some kind of technological gimmick.Ĭall me a bit old school but can movies rely on special effects alone? Perhaps it can do so temporarily if not for all times sake. However painstaking and wicked that proposition may look on screen, people of a certain vintage would appreciate Hein's gargantuan effort behind setting a trap, luring prey, seducing it even and then going smack bang at the end. (Note: Like creating a masterpiece, and then tearing it apart?) At least there is one man in the whole of south India who knows how to pull off the set-pieces that recreates a tiger as real as an original one, despite sending him packing into oblivion time and time again. If Pulimurugan is no wankfest, then all credits should go to Peter Hein the stunt expert as much it does go to its titular hero.
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