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And we sense right away that he is doomed as someone close to him enters the picture every now and then to mess up his carefully laid-out plans. He is burdened by his familyвЂ™s legacy, but has been corrupted - and betrayed - by politics to such an extent that it is вЂњarasiyal veriвЂќ that has taken over him. WhatвЂ™s interesting about this film is that the antagonist comes across as a tragic figure (despite his monstrous deeds) for whom we even feel a tinge of sympathise. There is a touch of Walter Vetrivel in Paayum Puli, another film that was built around a no-nonsense cop, a cold-hearted brother, a Gandhian figure and a crime wave. But the climax is a bit of a let down as Suseenthiran trades a punch-in-the-gut emotional moment for a routine fisticuff. As Jayaseelan and his mysterious adversary (whose identity is revealed a little too early to the audience) make their moves, we get some gripping scenes that are as effective as those in Pandiya Naadu - tense moments where the identity of the villain could be revealed any second, a shootout in the dead of the night, a shocking murder right inside the police station in the heroвЂ™s presence, father-son emotional drama, the smartness the hero displays in discovering the villainвЂ™s identity. It is only in the second half that we finally get to see the film that the premise promised.

We even get an item number! ImmanвЂ™s songs, despite being catchy and energetic, are bathroom breaks as they donвЂ™t fit in with the plot. There seems to be a bit of overconfidence (or, is it lack of confidence?) on the part of the director in the way these portions unfold - a scene involving the murders, followed by comedy followed by romance and a bit of family sentiment.

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And the brain behind the whole thing is lurking close to home!ДЄs in last weekвЂ™s release, Thani Oruvan, Paayum Puli, too, involves a cat-and-mouse game between the protagonist and the antagonist but the trouble with this film is that the actual plot is never allowed to move ahead in full steam as the action keeps making way for romance (a perfunctory, clichГ©d one where the heroine, Kajal Aggarwal, is reduced to a cutesy creature - a muyalkutty, as a song puts it) and comedy (a running gag on Soori getting beaten up by his wife), and the momentum breaks often, especially in the first half. He succeeds in his mission but the crimes continue. ACP Jayaseelan (Vishal) goes undercover to root out these gangsters. His heartbroken parents commit suicide and the other cops decide that they will avenge AlbertвЂ™s death by exterminating BhavaniвЂ™s entire gang through unofficial encounters.

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Or, at least, he uses the incident as a jumping-off point for the filmвЂ™s plot.ДЄlbert (Harish Uthaman), an idealistic, young cop is murdered for shooting dead the brother of Bhavani, whose gang is behind a series of extortion crimes. The film - despite Suseenthiran denials - seems to be loosely inspired from the real-life murder of sub-inspector T Alwin Sudhan in 2012.

Cop films in Tamil cinema generally have no qualms about justifying encounters, turning a blind eye to human rights, and this one, too, is no exception (here, we have the hero saying one can get away with murdering anyone but not a cop!). Paayum Puli lacks the tautness of Pandiya Naadu, but packs in enough thrills to keep us glued to our seats.

Review: As he showed with Naan Mahaan Alla and Pandiya Naadu, Suseenthiran has a flair for giving us engaging action films that are well within the commercial format and still feel fresh in terms of presentation. What the cop doesnвЂ™t realise is that the brain behind the crimes is lurking close to home. ACP Jayaseelan exterminates the gang by way of unofficial encounters, but the murders continue. Synopsis: An extortion gang that murders businessmen kills a policeman working on the case.

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