good 1st half

PETA review

The most awaited movie Petta, director Karthik Subbaraj proves that he’s more a Superstar fan than filmmaker, filling the film with loads of Rajini-isms. There are punch dialogues replete, which will surely drive meme creators crazy in the days to come. Rajinikanth proves that he’s still in sublime form when it comes to dialogue delivery and goes the extra mile in action sequences. His is the best-written role in the film, but one wishes that the others, especially the villain and leading ladies (Simran and Trisha), had more to do.

There are no significant confrontational sequences between the hero and villain to look forward to, but Karthik Subbaraj makes up for it by dishing out some interesting ‘twists’ in the last half hour — something that he’s well known for in Tamil cinema, thanks to Pizza and Jigarthanda. With Petta, he provides a feast that Rajinikanth fans have been awaiting for a long time.