Tamil cinema’s biggest gem, his Nayagan will be the yardstick with which all movies in the past and future will be compared with. Although Raavanan did not cut through the box office and connect to the audience, we could not deny Vikram’s brilliance or the breath-taking shots. Mani Ratnam is a seasoned craftsman who can deliver romantic hits like Alaipayudhey and move on to tackle the Sri Lankan war with poetic justice. Pookadai, hopefully, would be yet another feather to his already crowded hat.