‘Pulimada’ movie review: This thriller is a Joju George show all the way
The Hindu
The Malayalam film, directed by AK Saajan, and starring Joju George and Aishwarya Rajesh, fails to cash in on an interesting narrative
AK Saajan’s Pulimada (Tiger’s Den) is a roller-coaster ride with twists and turns. However, the film falters at a few junctures, taking the sheen off an interesting narrative.
The protagonist is a policeman, Vincent Skaria, played by Joju George. The 40-year-old bachelor lives alone in his ancestral house, located on a rough hilly terrain and yearns for a life partner. His upbringing has conditioned him to be a male chauvinist and traditionalist. For instance, he refuses to have an attached bathroom in his house because his late father did not like it. Also, he wants a stay-at-home wife.
His mother was mentally unwell, and Vincent fears of succumbing to a mental illness as well. He is overjoyed when his marriage gets fixed after several attempts.
But, he gets devastated when the bride elopes with her lover on their wedding day. A fuming, humiliated Vincent goes on a rampage. In an intoxicated state and still dressed in his wedding attire, he goes in search of a woman to vent his sexual frustration.
Enroute, he meets a free-spirited Mahishmati (Aishwarya Rajesh), who is stranded on the road after her vehicle breaks down. Vincent offers to give her shelter but with the ulterior motive of spending a night with her. However, once he takes her to his home, a series of strange incidents unfold.
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Meanwhile, a tiger is on the loose in the jungle, and a police search party, led by Vincent’s colleague Ambu (Chemban Vinod Jose), is searching for the tiger and a girl, presumably attacked by the animal.