The Megastar is 67 and a leading man in his forties could have been more apt in helping the audience to identify with the ordeals of the father of a fourteen year old challenged girl child. Mammootty is one of the greatest actors ever in Indian cinema but for the common man and that too after ten years of absence from Kollywood, he is not going to set any moviegoers heart on fire and make him/her shell out the ticket price. So then what does 'Peranbu' lack for the Tamil audience? firstly we could take the casting for example. No doubt that the film has tasted critical acclaim on the festival circuit and deserves it too ( Read our Review here Peranbu - Tamil cinema's ecstatic chapter ) but the reality is, at the end of the day the producers have to make money which will, in turn, prompt them to back more such projects. While the other two movies have a somewhat assured opening at the box office, sadly it is 'Peranbu' that will struggle to bring sell tickets enough to recoup its cost. The commercial entertainer from Sundar C-Simbu, 'Vantha Rajavaathan Varuven', the musical 'Sarvam Thaala Mayam' and the intense arthouse fare 'Peranbu' directed by Ram and starring Mammootty, Anjali, and Thangameengal Sadhana. After a three-week dominance of Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Petta' and Thala Ajith's 'Viswasam' three films of different genres hit the screens this week.
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