Story - Pattalam

The film is about two groups of adolescents who are always at each other’s throat. Daisy (Nadiya) ,their Correspondent, attempts to make them understand the importance of discipline and kindness to make them better human beings. Meanwhile a triangular romance is brewing and this leads to the final tragic twist in the tale.

Pattalam - Average

Pattalam is a ‘Back to School’ movie about two groups of adolescents who are always at each other’s throat. Daisy (Nadiya) ,their Correspondent, attempts to make them understand the importance of discipline and kindness to make them better human beings. Meanwhile a triangular romance is brewing and this leads to the final tragic twist in the tale.

While one must complement director Rohan Krishna for keeping the movie clean, the wafer thin plot robs the movie of any substance. Also, the presentation and narration is very similar to director’s television serial ‘Kana Kanum Kalangal’, which too revolved around a bunch of kids in a school. The film loses its steam midway and ending is predictable which reminds you of few earlier films. Performance wise, Nadiya has done her part well, but her characterisation lacks strength in certain places when she is blind to the youngster’s follies and lets them go scot-free. In all, it’s an ok sort of movie with nothing much to write about.