Puli (2015) 'Puli' is the story how Marudheeran (Vijay) saves the innocent people of his tribal village from the clutches of a demoniac klngdom ruled by Yavana Rani (Sridevi) who Is controlled by the wicked Thalapathy Jalatharangan (Sudeep). Director Chimbudevan starts off  his film with the detailing of the background of a kingdom with super powers and the travails of the tribal villages coming under its regimel. He also sets the tone for a fantasy film with the initial voice over and how Marudheeran (Vijay) reaches the tribal village as a kid with strange powers. But what follows are usual elements like romance, comedy etc loyally following the commercial agenda and they offer nothing new except that the film is set in a different place and characters wear different costumes. But there are interesting moments here and there thanks to the presence of Vijay and fantasy based ideas like  dwarf people, speaking bird, a giant tortoise, black cheetah fight etc. Towards the interval the film picks up momentum and we put on our seat belts expecting a racy and entertaining second half. The second does retains the momentum to a large extent and the fantasy element retained throughout offers many surprising moments. But a week flashback, poor placement of songs, convenient turns in the story and a dragging climax dampen the overall impact..