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Pugazh is about a youngster, for whom the playground across his neighbourhood has remained an integral part of his life. When a political threat impinges upon the playground, which has been the source of happiness to the youngsters, its time for the protagonist to wake up for the situation of confrontations.
Critic Consensus
Critical reception for Pugazh is mixed to negative, with most reviewers finding it a mediocre and unfocused effort despite its political subject matter. A few critics acknowledged its core message and found it watchable as a political thriller for audiences drawn to message-oriented films. However, the predominant criticism is that the film lacks focus and tension, wandering without purpose and failing to do justice to its premise. Several reviewers noted it falls short of its potential as a political drama.
4 rated reviews · 1 positive · 2 mixed · 1 negative
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“Pugazh is a watchable political action drama mainly for its core message. Enjoy it for the brisk action thriller that it is, and try not to think about how much better it could have been.”Read full review ↗
“A premise on political drama could have easily hit the right chord if it had been handled with a lot more care. Pugazh falters on this note and ends up being a mediocre product.”Read full review ↗
“Pugazh plays out flatly for the most part. For a film that is supposed to be packed with a certain tension it lacks the fizz.”Read full review ↗
“Sadly, the movie ceases to tread a focussed path -- often wandering without purpose. It begins with Pugazh and his team winning a cricket match on the playground, and they travel to Puducherry (Pondicherry) to celebrate with a song and dance on the beach -- which kind of transforms into a Baywatch locale with bikini-clad foreign women parading up and down.”Read full review ↗
“Pugazh is certainly a compelling political thriller. Watch this film if you're a fan of message-oriented films and political dramas.”Read full review ↗
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- Release Date
- 18 March 2016
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Language
- Tamil
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