“Pandrikku Nandri Solli” is a Tamil black comedy film written and directed by Bala Aran. The movie features Joe Malloori, Nishanth, Vijay Sathya, and Balaji Rathinam in the main cast and Vignesh Selvaraj of Head Media Works producing the film. The plot focuses on an ancient statue of a pig that is said to have magical powers and turns into the main object of mayhem, mystery, and comedy.
The movie opens on an offbeat animated history of the pig statue, which was introduced to India from China centuries ago. It is a mystical artefact imbued with secret powers, and everyone wants to lay their hands on it. The pig statue emerges as the McGuffin of the movie, triggering a series of hilarious and strange incidents.
“Devaraj,” a budding filmmaker who is portrayed by Nishanth, finds himself in the midst of this craziness when he unwittingly possesses a lead to the statue's whereabouts. Attempting to sell his film plot to Sagavaram, a small gangster, he instead brings about the wrath of cops Needhimurugan and Jaffer. As the plot unfolds, Devaraj understands the significance of the clue and ventures out to get the statue on his own, pulling himself into further trouble with both the gangsters and the policemen in pursuit.
“Pandrikku Nandri Solli” is filled with eccentric characters, slapstick, and various plot turns. Though the movie establishes a grand black comedy with innovative concepts and an unconventional style of storytelling, the delivery falls short quite often. The writing falters in maintaining the pace, and the recurring coincidences begin to appear contrived. The director's effort to tell scenes out of order and present context through flashbacks provides some freshness. Suren Vikhash's light-hearted music, despite uneven plotting, keeps the comedy alive. It's a light-hearted film that succeeds in patches.