(YA = (VAV+KK+VA))
Cast:
- Ajith Kumar – Satya Dev, Arun Vijay – Victor, Trisha Krishnan – Hemanika,
Anushka Shetty – Thenmozhi, Vivek – Revolver Richard & many others
&
Crew: - Direction- Gautham Vasudev Menon, Writing Credits – Thiagarajan
Kumararaja & Sridhar Rajan, D.O.P – Dan Macarthur, Music – Harris Jayaraj,
Edit – Anthony, Art – Rajeevan
Producers:
Aishwarya & A.M.Rathnam
VETTAI
ADU VILLAYADU – Raghavan (Kamal Hassan), a top cop
from the Tamil Nadu Police Department is faced with a series of rapes and
brutal murders including those of his boss's family. The culprits are found soon
enough but prove extremely evasive while they continue their murderous legacy
undeterred.
KAKKHA KAKKHA - After a police team kills his brother, a drug-dealing gangster
vows to kill the entire team and their respective families.
VARRANAM
AAYARAM - ………… The romance is swiftly followed by an extended period of
professional and personal uncertainty, in which the son turns back to father
figures to help him get back on his feet and seek out his true calling. Well
made, though overlong film, reportedly autobiographical about the director's
own relationship with his father.
YENNAI
ARINTHAAL – Is a rehash of the 3
films and nothing more. It is the sheer screen presence of Ajith which keeps
the first half going. I wonder why a director with a good track record remakes
his own films in parts. Is this because of his insecurity or pressure to handle
a big star like Ajith or does he presume that the viewers are such idiots to
lap up anything a successful director has on offer! Why don’t big stars like
Ajith, Vijay, Suryaa and the likes ever employ a team of writers/viewers/critics
to wet their scripts! The premise of this film is so loose and full of holes
that it simply has no credible screen play at all. In fact after a while you
simply get resigned to the fact that you will have to necessarily sit through 3
hours of torture only to watch Ajith under the direction of Gautham Vasudeva
Menon. Let’s now look at the premise – Sathyadev (Ajith) is a D.S.P who works
undercover eliminating all the rowdy elements in the city single handed. A ‘desi’
version of Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood). Sathyadev in the first half falls for
Anushka who he is supposed to protect from organ harvesting. Why do the goons
led by Arun Vijay select Anushka returning from the U.S. for harvesting her
heart? The director has an overly simple and illogical answer – Anushka’s
height and weight! Absolutely ridiculous! Anyways Anushka as usual falls for
the handsome though aging Ajith. Here again the director has to support Ajith
by inserting a dialogue through the mind voice of Anushka as she is sitting
next to him on the flight “Lucky you! Sitting next to such a handsome hulk”
looking all coy and shy etc… Come on Gautham grow up and face today’s real
world. Will a young girl instantly fall for an aging guy like Ajith (even if he
is good looking) and stalk him till kingdom come! After she literally forces
Ajith to fall for her the director this time around takes you on a nonsensical
flash back mode. Here it is Ajith’s turn to stalk Hemanika (Trisha) a divorcee
with a kid (girl). Why does Gautham have this continuing fetish to compel divorcees
to fall in love? Another favorite play of Gautham is the father sentiment! Here
Nasser plays the dad’s role who continues to be the guiding to Sathyadev even
after his demise! Trisha’s destitute kid
here again the director torments the poor kid as she is initially pushed to
accept Ajith as her new father (no compelling reason given by the director) and
subsequently forces to accept Anushka as her mother too! This is absolutely
absurd and defies any kind of emotional logic. The little girl in question does
not seem to age at all in spite of advancing years while Ajith ages with all
his salt and pepper look etc. Arun Vijay is part of the flashback as Ajith
spends time in jail as an undercover cop and betrays him to clean society of
all evil doers and organ peddlers. Subsequently Arun Vijay teams up with his
wife to wreak revenge on Sathyadev and those who love him dearly forms the rest
of the story. The dialogues simply lacked the punch!
& the climax ends in the usual good vanquishing
evil with the BG of good the bad and the ugly playing in the background. Ashish
Vidyarthi plays a miniscule part in this insipid and bland climax!
Ajith –
the main stay in this whole film mesmerizes you with his sheer screen presence,
charming demeanor and smile. Though unfortunately the director has simply
failed to use this actor to his potential and in fact at the very end of the
film Ajith bores you with repetitive acts and disjointed delivery of dialogues!
The director simply fails to up his performance!
Trisha –
WOW! Simply stands out! Her grace, elegance, her carry simply makes you fall in
love with her performance. She utters only a few words but her expressions and
eyes speak for her! Her dress sense is worth a mention! Here again the director
should never have cast her as danseuse instead a yoga instructor might have
enhanced her performance and looks even more!
Anushka
– Looks jaded and worn out! The less said the better.
Arun
Vijay – Has essayed his part quite well but I though his histrionics in certain
parts could have been controlled. I hope this hard working actor gets a good
break after this film. He deserves it!
Vivek –
The comedian in his comeback role is absolutely confused about his role in this
film. Whether to be serious or light hearted. Till the very end he remains in
this crossroad of uncertainty!
The
rest also ran!
D.O.P –
Good work! I somehow felt that the director’s premise and shoddy screen play
undermined the camera work.
Music- Harris
Jayaraj – Is the most annoying factor in this film. I think his finger simply
got stuck to the keyboard while composing the BG score for this film.
Edit –
The work is adequate. Needs a 45 minute cut!
Stunts –
The usual!
Bottom
line: - A mismatched rehash which simply fails on all fronts! In one word – A boring
film!
Finally
a Quote: - “The pressure of handling big stars can weigh very heavily even on a
time tested director and bring him down with a painful thud.”
P.S. By the way! Where were the 2 script writers hiding! Probably still working on the script!
Until
Next Time,
Director
Haricharan
6/2/2015
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