Velai Illa Pattadhari - Review
VIP - A Personal take
Danush matures as a "mass" actor, moped makes a
statement, heroine looks like a girl next door, cliche!!
What really transpires is that the director's casting is
fab. Screenplay works wonders. Dialogues, under stated, but powerful where it
needs to be, funny where it needs to be, carries emotions where it needs to.
The underlying pain of an unemployed youth is caputred with grace and not the
usual painful way of portraying. Even the comparison scenes are made to evoke a
smile, rather than just disgust toward the perpetrator or empathy toward the
receiver. The director has balanced them verywell and a kudos to him, else, the
whole experience could have ended being a painful watch.
Coming to the performance. Danush underplays and wins.
Saranya and Samuthrakani do a good job. Amala Paul, looks pretty, does what is
expected, which is little. Amul baby, the villain, looks smart, delivers well.
Others, including Vivek, do not deserve mention as they just come and go.
The story line is simple. An unemployed youth, who is
focussed on getting an engineers job and nothing else. Uncompromising. An
employed brother. Parents who just want their elder, unemployed son to win in
life and nothing else, but in their own ways. A love interest. A tragedy.
Employment. Challenges and how the youth overcomes those challenges. Sounds
simple. The treatment is what matters, proves the director. Each stage of the
movie is captivating. Be it the mother-son-father interactions, the romance
between the unemployed and the employed heroine, the altercations between the
villain and the hero, all have been made interesting. The lengthy dialogue that
Danush delivers during one such face off with the villain is sure to capture
the imagination of the youngsters. Traces of Rajini's style is very evident in
Danush, but you can blame that on my ardent devotion to the Superstar. Even if
that is true, it suits Danush and hence no complaints. The flick of the hair,
the click of the fingers so to say.
Overall a good watch. Entertained. And yes, Danush proves
that Raguvaran, can be a hero, and that too a mass hero!!
