Cast: Vijay, Asin, Prakash Raj, Vadivelu, Nasser, Napoleon
Director:Prabhudeva
Producer:Rameshbabu
Music:Manisharma
Synopsis
'Pokiri' is the first Tamil film to be directed by choreographer-cum-actor Prabhu Deva. He has earlier directed two Telugu films - 'Neevuvastanantae Nenodantana' and 'Pournami'. 'Pokiri' is a Tamil remake of this year's biggest Telugu hit with the same title which featured Mahesh Babu in the lead. Small changes have been made to the film to suit the Tamil Nadu audiences. The strength of the story lies in maintaining the suspense of the true identity of the hero till the end. It is a mix of action and romance with a message about the duty and responsibility of the police force.
The hero (Vijay), acts as an undercover cop to weed out the anti-socials who are ruling the people. A gang controlled by underworld don, Prakash Raj, operates with impunity. Vijay makes Fight evil with evil as his credo and is out to eliminate the gang outside the pale of law with indomitable courage. Asin works as an instructor at an aerobic centre run by Nasser, a retired circle inspector, who is proud of being a sincere and straightforward member of the police force. The girl falls in love with Vijay.
'Pokiri' has all the commercial elements in the right mix. Asin, after 'Sivakasi', teams up with Vijay again. Mani Sharma has scored seven songs in 'Pokiri'. One of them is a remix of yesteryear hit 'Vasanthamullai Polae'. Nirav Shah handles the camera. Some song sequences were filmed in Australia and the film is slated for release during Pongal. |  |
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