| Directed by | Anucharan Murugaiyan |
|---|---|
| Screenplay by | Anucharan Murugaiyan M. Manikandan |
| Story by | Teejay |
| Produced by | A. Subaskaran |
| Starring | Yogi Babu Karunakaran |
| Cinematography | Sathish Murugan |
| Edited by | Anucharan Murugaiyan |
| Music by | Krishna Kumar |
| Production companies | Lyca Productions Super Talkies |
| Distributed by | Lyca Productions |
Gist of the Story
Yogi Babu and Karunakaran go through a struggle to get a hold of a pig, and for some reason it turns into a battle between them both to claim ownership of the pig.
Plot
A down-on-his-luck Utharavathi consults a seer (the amusing Dindigul I Leoni), who suggests that he steal a bike to turn his luck around. This results in an incident involving Varahi, the piglet that serves as the movie’s main character and who is also tied to Thittani’s life (a rather restrained Yogi Babu). Varahi needs to be protected by Thittani to prevent his impending marriage from being jeopardized, even if Utharavathi and his eclectic group of pals (Thangadurai, Ramar, and Singampuli) want to find him and replicate that accident. Can they capture the piglet? The Piglet will belong to who? lays the foundation for the remaining plot.
Performance
Karunakaran did a fantastic job in the major role and still has a substantial part to play. The performer demonstrates his ability to take on and play such roles with ease. Ramar also has a crucial role to play. Yogi Babu delivers a fairly controlled performance here, in contrast to many of the parts he has played. However, a few of the portions with Yogi Babu and Karunakaran are well worth seeing.
Direction/Technical side
This movie is a lot of fun, full of situational humor and keeps you entertained till the end. The director spiced up the movie with humor from the beginning. Even at two hours, the film seems stretched out, and adding levity to the action is K’s quirky soundtrack and funny montages of his songs. This is definitely not the kind of film you’d expect from a filmmaker who produced a great Kirumi and recently directed his four episodes of Amazon Prime Video’s impressive Suzhal. The second half of the movie is relatively better than the first half. More importantly, the film’s climax isn’t impactful enough, but given the film’s genre, you can expect that from this film.
Verdict; Compared to the first half, the second half of the film is far better. If you like mindless comedy movies of this genre, you could love Panni Kutty, which is neither a fantastic movie nor one you should avoid.