This is the film which required the least effort for me to pen a review for. If you are too busy to read the long thie whole review, I would put it in short.
Villain wrecks havoc, Hero plays saviour of people, heroine plays the hero's eye candy, and in the end good wins over evil. And yes! It is a Vijay film.
Vettaikaran is a commercial cocktail, with ample doses of action, comedy and sentiment. But the only problem is none impresses you much. There is not even a sembelence of originality. The story and the screenplay have traces of previous hits of Vijay, and also other films. The film starts with 'Police' Ravi(Vijay) moving from Tuticorin to Chennai to pursue his dream of becoming an IPS officer, and joins the same college as his mentor IPS Officer Devaraj.
And there is Susheela(Anushka) who romances with Ravi, after a brief phase of petty fights with him. All goes well until the baddies led by Vedhanayagam(Salim Ghouse), enter the fray. The terrorise the city with fear, and might. No one dares to come in their way, except for one man, and no prizes for guessing it right. How he fights them and comes over victorious, is the rest of the story.
Vijay, is at his usual best, be it dance or comedy, but there is no scope for him to use his histrionic skills. His screen presence is the only saving grace for otherwise dull moments. Anushka didnt have much to do, but defenitely satisfied the front benchers with her oomph. Satyan and Srinath were good in their respective roles. Srihari could have been used well, while Cochin Hanifa and Sayaji Shinde did what they could do best. Salim Ghouse as Vedanayagam was
towering over the other characters. His voice still sends down chills down our spine. It is good to see a good villain return to tamil Cinema.
Vijay Antony's songs are already chartbusters, and he doesnt dissappoint in the background score too. 'Naa adicha' and 'Karigalan' songs were picturised well, with Vijay's son Sanjay making a cute cameo in the former. Camerawork and editing were adequate, and stunts defird all laws of gravity, which is a usual sight in Viay films.
The director has tried to keep it simple and play to the galleries. With a week story and a not-so-taut screenplay, the Babusivan misses the target by miles, but still clings on the edge to deliver an average potboiler.
You wont miss much, if you are to miss this movie, but for vijay fans they can celebrate for some time from now.
My Rating: 2/5
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6 comments:
ivan padatha paakradhae thappu.. indha pakki nadicha paduthuku ku oru review vaeraya da :)
New vijay song lyrics - msg la vandhudhu..
"Naa nadicha thaanga maata,
naalu maasam thoonga maata"
:)
dei macha... I know u r an avid fan of vijay but in clear cuts movie sucks big time and ppl cant even manage to sit 30 mins in theaters
@Giri
Review needs to be written in a neutral point of view...as i ve said, the film is for vijay fans, not for others...
I can say like your review is not absolute.... First half is a gud entertainer and second half recalls the old movie(Bagavathi).Compared to Villu and Kuruvi, Vetaikaran is a gud film of vjay..
Thalaivar rentered and his performance will rock tamil industry from now...
Yapppaaa!!! Thala vali vandhurchu.. Very weak story and vijay is acting just for the sake of acting.. It's high time Vijay starts doing some different roles - beg for new projects from some good directors like Mani Ratnam, Shankar or KS Ravikumar...
Mudiala... Ur review correct... Its better than last 3 VJ movie... thalapathy konjam story layum concentrate pannanum not only on mass...
lets hope the best for SURAAAAA
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