Cast: Ganesh Venkatraman, Kalpana Pandit

Director: Natty Kumar and Dr. Jay

Rating: 2.5 / 5

Love and life

As a Sikh youth, he wowed everyone in Abhiyum Naanum. And as a tough cop, he came out with a gripping performance in Kamal Haasan's Unnaipol Oruvan. And now, Ganesh Venkatraman is here to prove himself as a full fledged, solo hero, with Pani Thuli. The film directed by Natty Kumar and Dr. Jay is a romantic thriller, which starts well and ends without impressing much.

No doubt that Ganesh Venkatraman has worked hard, really hard. And the directors have focussed on technology and other things. Sadly, none of them had apparently bothered about a convincing screenplay.

Also, the movie is lengthy and at one point of time it tests the patience of the audience. As a result, Pani Thuli is not as refreshing as the title.

Shiva (Ganesh venkataraman) is a computer graduate and he is in a relationship with Archana (Kalpana Pandit), who is a medical student.

When Shiva lands in a plum job in the US and prepares to leave Chennai, a challenge is thrown at him by Archana's father- that he should stay away from Archana for a particular period, if he is really serious about entering wedlock her.

His work in US changes Shiva a lot, so much that he even forgets Archana at one point of time. But there is another reason behind it. What is it is the rest of the story.

We have already discussed about Ganesh Venkatraman, so let's skip to the leading ladies. While Kalpana Pandit is impressive and resembles a modern Indian girl well, the other lead actress Shibana Shankar, as Ganesh's colleage, comes out with a convincing performance. Others in the cast are okay.

Music by Agnel Roman and Faizan Hussain is a mix of soft and peppy songs. C. J. Rajkumar's cinematography, using a Red One camera, is good and sharp.

At the end, one gets the feel that Pani Thuli could have been a much better flick, for the knot is potent. Only the presentation is far from impressive.