Name: Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai
Director: Micheal K. Raja
Genre: Film
Released: 2024-08-23
Cast: Vimal, Karunas, Mery Rickets, Aadukalam Naren, Pawan

Synopsis

Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai

Kumar, a mortuary van driver, is tasked with transporting the body of Narayana Perumal, an elderly man who died in an accident, from Chennai to Tirunelveli. Kumar leaves behind his pregnant wife, Kalaiyazhagi "Kalai", who is expected to deliver soon, and his grandfather. Narayana Perumal's two rival sons, Esakkimuthu "Esakki" and Sankarapandian, are vying to perform the last rites to legitimize their claims to inheritance. Kumar meets Nalinamoorthy, a failed Koothu artist, who requests a ride up to Vannarapettai. During the journey, they encounter an accident, and Nalinamoorthy criticizes Kumar for not stopping to help. Kumar finds Nalinamoorthy's talkative nature irritating, but the van's frequent breakdowns force Kumar to rely on Nalinamoorthy to push the vehicle and get it started again. Along the way, they pick up a couple who need a lift to Madurai. Meanwhile, Kumar receives a distressing call from his grandfather, informing him that Kalaiyazhagi's delivery is complicated and requires an urgent cesarean section, which will cost Rs. 25,000. As Kumar continues his journey, the boy in the couple receives a call about his father being attacked, and they are subsequently chased by goons. Kumar decides to help the couple, fighting off the attackers and ensuring their safe return to their village. However, during a rest break, Kumar's van is ransacked, and Narayana Perumal's body is stolen. Kumar blames Nalinamoorthy for the mishap, leading to a heated argument.

Director: Micheal K. Raja
Release: 23 Aug 2024
Language: Tamil

Cast & crew

Vimal Cast

Karunas Cast ME Mery Rickets Kalaiyazhagi

Aadukalam Naren Sankarapandian PA Pawan Esakkimuthu "Esakki" VE Vela Ramamoorthy Cast AR Aruldoss Pazhakkadai Sekar DE Deepa Shankar Avudaiyammal R. R. Sundarakkumar Narayanan Perumal MA Manoj Kumar Maariyappa Vaathiyar CH Charles Vinoth Shanmugam KA Kalki Raja Karuppaiah "Karuppu" TE Telephone Raj Masanan RA Rajkumar Manthirapandi ganesha pandian PA Pasupathi Raj Esakki's relative VA Vadivel Murugan Sankarapandian's relative NA Nandhini Senthamizh Esakki's sister N. N. R. Raghunanthan Composer MI Micheal K. Raja Director, Writer SI Siva Kilari Producer DE Demel Xavier Edwards Cinematographer M. M. Thiyagarajan Editor

Reviews

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Cinema Express Akshay Kumar

This time-bound film bothers only with a few well-written characters. The family feud of the deceased has been well developed, where two sons (Pawan and Aadukalam Naren), who are born to two of his wives, stake claim to perform the funeral rites. This aspect serves as the high-stakes conflict in an otherwise regular Tirunelveli-bound night journey for a mortuary driver. We don't see the bad deeds of these so-called bad guys as the story unfolds in a day. But we were shown that their 'prestige' relies on performing the last rites of their father; the brothers' characterisation and narration carried the possibility of Kumar putting himself in harm's way if he messes things up. The decision to use unassuming lines to elevate a later scene in a different context is pure class.

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