It can safely be said that Pothuraju is not for everyone. Which is all right, because not everyone is going to watch it. A film about capital punishment, with only violence, de-glamorized gore and really bad CG to distract from that somber theme, does not stand a chance against pinky-pink romances and candyfloss comedy.
So the film's real measure of success will be based on what the people who did show up make of it. Well, the story doesn't pussyfoot around the issue, but it doesn't sledgehammer smug prejudices with the impact of Dead Man Walking either. Make that a 5 on the Ric....