TV personality Vijay Adhiraj marks his maiden direction into mainstream cinema with "Puthagam".  Incidentally Arya's brother Sathya (looks like Arya's photocopy) debuts in Kollywood with this movie and so does Director Santhanabharathy's son Sanjay. Puthagam joins the race for Pongal box-office, although its promotion was average when compared with other movies. However the trailer of this film had rave reviews building up the expectation factor. Vijay ends his 14 year respite of this idea and has transformed it into a movie shot with new protagonists. Let's take a brief look on what this movie is about.

 

The film begins with RJ Balaji's chirpy happy go introduction of mainstream characters, Sathya, Sanjay, Vignesh and Rakul Preeti singh. After the usual blend of romance, slow comedy and sentiment, the first half is all about how the three of them struggle to make a living. Meanwhile there is a political turmoil elsewhere with the arrest of Party leader essayed by Suresh. Rakul plays the upbeat journalist who covers most of the happening news and also as Sathya's lover. A fortune comes by to the vagabonds and rest of the plot is all about how and what happens to them with all the riches and turnover of events. 

 

Post intermission there is little scope for Rakul as she does the disappearing act now and then. Jagapathi Babu's character is of a venal macho along with his sidekick bombshell Rachna Murya. A whale of small time actors like Uma Padmanabhan, Thalaivasal Vijay, Santhana Bharathi, Fathima Babu and Mano Bala  get comfy in their roles though they appear barely for a minute.