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I was curious about this movie when the critically acclaimed director sasikumar announced his maiden production. The stills which were focusing just on set of kids fueled it too. Its rare to find kids movies now a days and especially kids movie which an adult can also enjoy by correlating it to their childhood.

Mani`s Anjali was the one such movie of this genre which was loved by everyone. How can one forget the cute shamli who swept away everyone`s heart, the portrayal of apartment life which made every kid of 90s , to nag their parents to move to apartments, the "gang wars", gossiping about the adult stories etc and ofcourse maestro`s bubbly music (his 500th film). I used to keep drawing the theme art of the movie whenever i get bored in classroom. I was very fond of this movie when i was doing my 10th std.

When pasanga movie was about to release, the stills of the kids in various hit movie costumes like "naan kadavul", "subramaniapuram", "billa" etc raised the expectations further. And then the trailer, it was one of the best trailers ever made recently and especially the BGM and fade shots. Its just awesome and it felt like watching a tamil version of "City of God". After this i was determined to watch this movie FDFS. There was one more small reason adding to the addiction, which is the cute heroine "Vega" , the title cast of the "Saroja" movie.

One can easily make a kids movie using fiction , super heroes etc (ET, my dear kuttychaathan, Home alone etc). Movies like "Pattalam" doesnt click with audience coz they dont show kids as kids, instead like some college adults wearing designer tees, a cute teacher who is so angelic, group discos etc...Its good to watch these in TV in "kanaa kaanum kaalam" but it doesnt work as a movie.Its difficult to make a loveable kids movie which is just a journey into their everyday walk of their life and how adults/society/culture and even movies influence their attitude and behaviour.

"Pasanga" is a one such rare movie which just makes you fix yourself into one of the kids and blend with the same. If Anjali is about kids life in metro , this movie is about kids life in a village (Virachilai). I was little disappointed during initial mins into the movie coz i had the expectation of watching something like "City of God". But that disappoinment vanished soon with the packaging of the film. If COG is about the kids life midst of crime/drug trafficking in Rio,Brazil , Pasanga is about the kids life in midst of movie influenced culture, drastic economic differences in our society and the thirst to earn fame.

The story is nothing new, a good kid, a spoiled brat with his gang, a girl who adores the good kid, their parents and their ego/fights and how the good kid transforms the brat. The highlight of the movie is the screenplay and the packaging of this simple story. The lead cast is simply awesome and they have lived the characters.

Am sure one or more scenes will remind one of their school days - be it the gang wars and revenges, being the hero of the school, craze on cycles/bikes etc. The scenes are all so cute.

The supporting cast is another real support for the victory of the movie. The parents of the both the boys are great and especially the moms. They are the typical moms one can find in the rural areas.

The director has also thought that the 2+ hours cant ride on kids alone and some little spice is needed and thats where the cute love story of vega and vimal begins. After SMS (siva mansula sakthi), this love story and cute romance using mobile will definitely be heart touching. The scene where the guy knows about the girls love is something new and very cute and also the beautiful intro between them ( the kill bill whistle ringtone exchange, "seruppu" help!). I dont want to reveal it in the blog !

Cinematography is very nice and brings out the director`s vision of the village school and the roads they walk/fight on. Its amazing. Editing is another area that needs applause coz the movie doesnt make you feel bored even a second. Music by James vasanthan is OK but one of the luv duet in rain is very romantic (oru vekkam varudhe).

Hats off to sasikumar for encouraging these type of class movies and helping tamil movie industry to reach higher levels. Its a must watch movie for adults and kids (alone or together !).