UlagaNayagan KAMALHAASAN in ||"PAPANASAM"|| Directed by Jeethu Joseph

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Kamal looked on par with Lal for 3/4th of the film but he takes over in the last quarter. When the director had said in an interview that the Tamil version will be more emotional, I was not very happy. But it works really well.

I would deem them both equal with respect to this movie. If you are to compare both as actors, then Kamal is ahead. There are certain things Kamal can do on screen that Mohanlal can't.

On the negatives, I didn't find many. Like the original, the story unfolds in a leisurely pace. Also, I didn't like Gauthami. She was dull compared to Meena.

Thought she did better than what most expected.

The show I watched was in the midnight. But almost 80% of the hall was filled with family audience, something that's rare for midnight shows.

About 40% of the theatre was full. A friend of mine didn't like the movie that much. Thought it was too long for comfort.