|  Vijay
is once again on a narcissistic enterprise with Puthiya Geethai.
The routine fights, songs ‘n’ dances, ‘gana’
numbers (in a double role!) and two heroines running after him -
you get them all in Puthiya Geethai.
1976 - Sarathy (Vijay) is born to a poor cart driver of a famous
astrologer in a village. On seeing the child`s `kundali` the astrologer
predicts that the boy has some magical power to bring happiness
to everyone around him and will be a do-gooder who will get name
and fame. But the prediction also says that he will die at the age
of 27!
2003- Sarathy is an MBA student, property dealer, insurance agent
and a do-gooder for his neighbours and friends. Sushi (Meera Jasmine)
is his classmate who is a pampered, rich girl and she depends on
Sarathy for everything from writing notes to selecting spectacles
for her. Jo (Amisha Patel) is Sushi’s friend who is looking
out for a job and Sarahy promises to help her. Slowly Jo falls hook
line and sinker for our dynamic hero who bashes up twenty thugs
at one go!
Somewhere in the story Sarathy arranges a property for a group
of people and they pay the advance. Later when he realizes that
the developer has cheated him, he is out to finish him. The brain
behind this is Chettair (Kalabhavan Mani), a local moneylender.
Sarathy loots the advance money from his house and later leaks the
news about his black money to the income tax, who arrests Chettair.
And on the day of Sarathy’s sister’s wedding Chettair
takes revenge on Sarathy. Vijay is at ease in this tailor made role,
whether he is fighting, dancing or delivering dialogues. Clearly,
Vijay needs to re-invent himself and do something different at the
earliest as his mannerisms look similar in all his recent films.
Did Amisha Patel have to be a part of the cast? She has nothing
to do in a walk in role and the director’s idea to make her
a Malayalee girl looks totally out of place. Meera Jasmine as Sushi
has a better role, but even her character lacks soul. The only saving
grace in the film is Kalabhavan Mani as Chettair. He has come out
with a stellar performance.
Technically tacky and story wise utterly lamebrain, Puthiya Geethai
looks likes it has been ghost-directed by Vijay, though the credit
goes to Jagan.
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