Paiyya – Worthless journey to avoid

Banner: Tirupathi Brothers
Production: Subash Chandra Bose
Direction: Lingusamy
Star-casts: Karthi, Thamannah, Milan Soman, Jagan, Omar and others
Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Cinematography: Mathi
Editing: Anthony

Lingusamy's 'Paiyya' is a deplorable flick that lacks solidity on many parts. With first half filled with fun, love and some enjoyable songs, the post-intermission sequences turns to be a very big disappointment for the audiences.

Lingusamy had precisely proved himself to be a simpleton with his previous films 'Ji' and 'Bheema'. Now, it's time to repeat the ludicrous act of copycatting his very own yesteryear successful film– 'Sandakozhi'.

In simple terms, 'Paiyya' remains as an unconvincing mixture of Vijay's 'Ghilli' and 'Sandakozhi' and incisively you should've guessed what the film is all about.

The film opens in Maxim city of Bangalore, where a freewheeling chap Shiva (Karthi) comes across a beautiful gal Charu (Thamannah). When he's woolgathering about her day and night, it's an instant to relish when the same girl asks him to drive her for Mumbai.

The girl is wedged in a deplorable situation she is being forced to get married to her stepmother's brother. With Shiva enjoying every minute of this journey as in paradise, Charu is preoccupied with her problems. As the travel goes forward on a highway, the rowdies are already tracking her. Somehow, being saved by Shiva with his smart driving, he takes a different route to Mumbai only to find other group of baddies chasing them.

For a special surprise, this group isn’t looking for Charu, but Shiva himself that ends in a smash-down combat.

The second half opens up with a flashback sequence where Shiva had bashed down the deadliest don of Mumbai (Millind Soman). Rest of the film involves about the journey ending up in Mumbai, the two gangs setting out for a hand-in-hand combat with Shiva and how the scores are ensconced.

Karthis performance isnt up to the expected levels when compared to his previous films 'Paruthiveeran' and 'Aayirathil Oruvan'. This isn't the kind of films he is supposed to choose as it turns to be a potboiler. Karthi must opt for seriously unique roles and choose the exceptional scripts.

Of course, he keeps us engrossed with his funny mannerisms, but most of them remind us off his previous roles. Thamannah's decorous looks are fantabulous and she must really thank her costume designer, makeup artist and cinematographer Mathi. But her characterization is again not as catchy just as in her previous films.

Millind Soman has been pitiably pictured as one could never expect such a brilliant actor to be delineated in a weaker role. Jagan's comedy quotients on few parts are enjoyable.

Yuvan Shankar Raja's musical score is appreciable as almost all the songs are impressive. The background score enhances the grip over certain sequences. Mathi's cinematography has extraordinary quality as exotic locales of Konkan Roadways have been shot well. Anthony’s editing is sleek and stylish that helps a lot for the film's screenplay in few parts.

On the whole, 'Paiyya' is disappointing as it runs short off a creative storyline dominated by cliched screenplay.

Verdict: Not worth watching
Richard Mahesh