I believe it is the first spoof movie in Tamil (Tamizh) film industry. Having watched grossly shot English spoof movies like Meet the Spartans, Epic Movie etc., Tamizh Padam is a change in the right direction (Welcome relief from the main stream & masala movies!!) :) From the very first scene onwards, the spoofing starts. Blockbuster movies, iconic stills, memorable scenes, heroes, heriones, chartbuster songs, famous directors and what not?.. Everything in Tamil film industry have been spoofed mercilessly...Some interesting spoofs from the movie..
- Name of the village where the story starts is "Cinema patty"
- Film's main characters are named after Boys heroes..
- Lyrics of one entire song in the film is from Tamil songs, which start with non- tamil words like hasile fisile, oh maga seeya etc.
- Some of the movies which are spoofed are Karuthamma , Thalapathy, Boys, Kaakha Kaakha, Naatamai, Vetaiyaadu Vilayaadu, Sivaji, Annamalai etc.. In fact, the list of movies spoofed crossed 40..
- All the cliches like 'becoming rich in one song', 'growing up with rotation of cycle wheel' and whatever you could think of in Tamil film industry, are spoofed aptly.
Rip roaring comedy is sure provided you should be well versed with Tamil films from 80's also. There will be absolutely no time to think over the movie being spoofed, because every scene in the movie spoofs about some famous movie or its scene or characters.
Story of the movie is not the point of discussion. Anyways, it about the hero Shiva who is a police officer ( revealed in later stages for the surprise factor.. but fails miserably fails to do so) and how he deals the society and goondas. The entire story is very predictable yet enjoyable to the core.. Songs are unwanted additions in the movie. Highly recommended for every Tamil cinema watcher.. Two and half hours of ultimate enjoyment..
P.S: Planning to watch the movie again with my friends ( who pestered me so that the spoofs will be explained to them). Happy to do it anyway!! Karumbu thinna koolie venuma??
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