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Power Paandi

  • 2017
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
2.4K
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Dhanush in Power Paandi (2017)
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A 65 years old man starting a journey to find his first love who broke up 40 years ago.A 65 years old man starting a journey to find his first love who broke up 40 years ago.A 65 years old man starting a journey to find his first love who broke up 40 years ago.

  • Director
    • Dhanush
  • Writers
    • Dhanush
    • Subramaniam Siva
  • Stars
    • Dhanush
    • Dheena
    • Divyadarshini
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    2.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dhanush
    • Writers
      • Dhanush
      • Subramaniam Siva
    • Stars
      • Dhanush
      • Dheena
      • Divyadarshini
    • 11User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Dhanush
    Dhanush
    • Paandian Pazhanisami
    Dheena
    • Mani
    Divyadarshini
    Divyadarshini
    Delhi Ganesh
    Delhi Ganesh
    Bharati Kannan
    • Father of Poongadi (Vidyullekha Raman)
    Raj Kiran
    Raj Kiran
    • Paandian Pazhanisami
    Gautham Vasudev Menon
    Gautham Vasudev Menon
    • Self
    Balaji Mohan
    Raaghavan Murugan
    Prasanna
    Prasanna
    • Paandi's son
    Vidyullekha Raman
    Vidyullekha Raman
    Revathi
    Revathi
    • Poonthendral
    • (as Revathy)
    Rinson
    Madonna Sebastian
    Madonna Sebastian
    Sendrayan
    Sendrayan
    Robo Shankar
    Robo Shankar
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    Stunt Silva
      Chaya Singh
      Chaya Singh
      • Prema
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        • Subramaniam Siva
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      8josephvarghesevinu

      Very good deviation from other mainstream movies

      It is good tasting mixture of feel goods. I cant believe that this is from a debut ant film maker. Movie deal very touching emotions of father and son. Romance, family emotions, action, adventure all these topics were nicely covered. Overall film is complete entertainer for the family
      7Reno-Rangan

      About first love and dignified man!

      The directional debut film for actor Dhanush. After his father, brother, wife and sis-in-law, now it's his turn, but did he succeed! Well, no doubt that he's one of the finest actors of this era. Multi-talented, though this film was an above average. Seeing the characters and the message, it had potential, but too much traditional narration for commercial gain let it down. I mean it should have been a pure drama film without any songs and unrealistic fight sequences.

      A famous ex-stunt coordinator, living happily in the twilight of his life with his son and his family. That's what he had thought until every time he ended up in trouble only to disappoint him. Then begins his soul search journey which lets us know his flashback and how the rest of the tale unfolds was told emotionally.

      The narration splits into three and liked them all, but the third one was the best. Both, Rajkiran and Dhanush were good. The music was really a disappointment. One of the BG score was quite similar to the film '3'. Apart from stunts and music video, the rest of the film is what worth a watch. A decent direction, that he can still be a great director if try to give more realistic film for such a story. A rare film in Tamil. You won't see regularly a film about an old man. So it should be watched.

      7/10
      8maruthuk-82307

      Feel good entertainer

      Really liked its storyline, as it was very much different from love centered movies. Flashback was too good and acting of Dhanush and Rajkiran was top notch. Really liked the duration of movie, as it was just around 2 hours.
      9nbsrilatha

      A bitter sweet tale of an aged gentleman

      Dhanush has brilliantly written and directed this family entertainer, adding yet another feather to his cap. Power Paandi which was later renamed as Pa Paandi (for tax exemptions), is the bittersweet story of a sixty plus, retired and widowed film fight master (Raj Kiran) who feels restless staying idle at home. His misadventures outside the home lead to arguments with his son (Prasanna). One day, he decides to leave home so as not to trouble his son and daughter in law anymore. He recalls his first sweetheart with whom he had an unfulfilled destiny decades ago. With the help of some bikers, he locates her through Facebook. He meets up with her (Revathy) and what happens next form the rest of the story. Dhanush and Madonna Sebastian appear as the younger versions of Raj Kiran and Revathy, and their performances are emotional and heartwarming. The background music and songs are excellent, especially 'Venpani malare' and 'Paarthen'. There is a sense of deja vu in the music, that reminds us of 1980s Ilayaraja soundtracks. Dhanush deserves accolades for putting together a neat presentation that is pleasing on all fronts.
      10ganesh781992

      Love doesn't age

      I was at my wit's end when I watch every sequence ,it's a master piece in tamil cinema by dhanush

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      • Release date
        • April 14, 2017 (India)
      • Country of origin
        • India
      • Official sites
        • Dum Lagade Aaj
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      • Language
        • Tamil
      • Also known as
        • Pa Paandi
      • Production company
        • Wunderbar Films
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      • Runtime
        • 2h 5m(125 min)
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        • 2.35 : 1

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