

Pokkiri Raja is one of those films you wish was better, but falls short due to weak script. Music by D.Imman didn’t impress me. Introduction of Hansika Motwani was a comedy riot when Jiiva thinks of her to be an alcoholic, but apart from showing her cleanliness social she has got a limited role.


After which his role turns into a comedy piece, prolonged scenes, and going downhill all the way. While Music is being scored by D.Imman, The cinematography. It is the 25th movie of our talented actor Jiiva. He continues to deliver on his potential till interval break, when his sunglasses shatter and he goes blind. Pokkiri Raja 2016 Tamil Movie Review & Rating: Pokkiri Raja is a Tamil action comedy film directed by Ramprakash Rayappa who had previously made Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum (2015), starring Jiiva, Sibiraj and Hansika Motwani in the leading roles. Seeing Sibiraj being introduced as cooling glass Guna, a local gangster who kills his enemies ruthlessly, we sit up and witness stomach stirring dance movements. The Director and Actor should be appreciated for doing a story around the disgusting act of yawning, they certainly succeeded by making everyone in the audience copying the yawn act (not showing their sleepiness) many times during the movie. It’s revealed later about the super hero wind power he possesses due to his ancestry from his grandfather, a freedom fighter against British!. The story is about Sanjeev (played by Jiiva) who has a biological problem, with his yawning infecting everyone around him and making them lethargic instantly. Instead with Pokkiri Raja (போக்கிரி ராஜா) starring Jiiva, Sibiraj and Hansika Motwani what we get was a muddled comedy film. Other than that, there's nothing noteworthy in the film.Being impressed with his previous film Tamizhuku En Onrai Azhuthavum that came last year I was expecting another engaging entertainment from Director Ramprakash Rayappa. Overall, Pokkiri Raja is a fairly new attempt to bring a new flavor to the movie watching audiences in Tamil. The occasionally entertaining second half couldn't make up for the mundane first half which brims with deadpan humor. Hansika, unlike many purposeless roles, has something to do here as far as the story is concerned. Jiiva churns out a good performance but his character needed more vigor and verve to leave the audience in splits. Ramprakash has tried to write a laughworthy drama around Jiiva's unusual condition but what we get is a half hearted attempt from the director who showed extraordinary promise in his debut film Tamilukku En Ondrai Aluthavum. However, a sudden turn of contrived events make Jiiva and Sibiraj, who is a terrible choice for a villain role, adversaries. When his yawning becomes contagious, that becomes the final nail in the coffin for his professional life. Jiiva suffers from uncontrollably excessive yawning and this lands him in trouble at the workplace. The comedy factor in the film works only to an extent and the interesting fantasy element is not explored enough to keep the narration entertaining. Pokkiri Raja directed by Ramprakash Rayappa has a peachy conceit but is let down by an uninteresting writing that is all over the place. Review Pokkiri Raja & earn 20 DM Points.* Review Submit
