"Make a film like RUN" - Karthie had apparently asked Lingusamy when they decided to do "Paiyya". While Lingusamy has tried to achieve the goal, he has consciously chosen to ignore the vital element of a movie - the story. And he does not fail to tell you so in the first few scenes through the careless attitude of the protagonist. A director I met recently told me the value of 'screenplay' is increasing day by day in the Tamil film industry than that of the 'story'. Very true with movies like Payya. Having said that, I wouldn't bother listing it as a "Road movie" since all the action happens off the road and but for some comedy sequences and a few songs, it is just travel on the road with long monologues. And when are our action-directors gonna understand that the scope of "action" is more than just "fight sequences".
You've to give it to Karthie for making us believe the "will-cross-the-river-when-it-comes" attitude of the protagonist and bother less about how he happened to be so. He has performed effortlessly after an Aayrathil Oruvan. A commendable third step in his acting career. He is good in action sequences too. Among the supporting cast Jegan stands out with his comic performances. A capable Sonia Deepti could have been used better I felt (having seen her in Happy days). Milind Soman does provide a fresh air to a Tamil cinema villain but I'm afraid he is gonna be type-casted if he repeats a Paiyya again.
"Adada Mazhai da" and "En kaathal solla" are good numbers. Now we know Lingusamy had opted to remove the soulful melody "Panikaatre" in the final released version of RUN to ensure the pace of the movie. I wonder why there we so many songs in this one which is supposed to be a fast paced movie.
Among the many things you have to assume in the story, you should also take it for granted that none of the Andhra or Mumbai gangsters are aware of a thing called firearm.
Go for it if you wanna mid-day no-brainer comic ride !
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