Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006) :
Brief Review -
An action oriented cat and mouse game between a cop and a serial killers duo made strictly for masses. This film was a success at box office and it was deserving for many reasons. But when i look at its intro on Wiki 'Neo-noir thriller film' then i must say it differs a lot. There is nothing like that out there in almost 3 Hours long film and even if i agree that the team really intended to bring Neo-noir touch, the fact remains still that they didn't really managed to do it. Otherwise, it's a fine massy Flick and quite suitable for classes too for the stylish designing all over. It doesn't go like any other out-an-out mass action film where things go over the top. Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu was actually a new break in storytelling. Although the film is 30 minutes long because of that typical romance and the songs, it still looked fairly gripping all the time considering the first time viewing. The film revolves around a Police Officer named Raghavan who investigates a series of brutal rapes and murders with the culprits seeming to cover more than one country. If i am not wrong then this international serial killer thing was new then in 2006 and of course it gives a new timeline to the narrative so this change in storytelling in Tamil Cinema was surely pleasant. Kamal Haasan looks great as a cop. I haven't seen his action oriented Avatar yet so for me this was a pretty nice break from his high quality classics. Jyothika has acted fairly upto the mark whereas Salim Baig and Daniel Balaji are surprisingly outstanding as serial killers. Director Gautham Menon has made a pretty watchable cop-drama and sort of a thriller too but i think he could have trimmed it by 30 minutes or so and then the final cut would have looked much better and more thrilling. Overall, a commercial draft of cop thriller that should be enjoyed according to its decent quality and not spindly hype.
RATING - 6.5/10*
By - #samthebestest.
An action oriented cat and mouse game between a cop and a serial killers duo made strictly for masses. This film was a success at box office and it was deserving for many reasons. But when i look at its intro on Wiki 'Neo-noir thriller film' then i must say it differs a lot. There is nothing like that out there in almost 3 Hours long film and even if i agree that the team really intended to bring Neo-noir touch, the fact remains still that they didn't really managed to do it. Otherwise, it's a fine massy Flick and quite suitable for classes too for the stylish designing all over. It doesn't go like any other out-an-out mass action film where things go over the top. Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu was actually a new break in storytelling. Although the film is 30 minutes long because of that typical romance and the songs, it still looked fairly gripping all the time considering the first time viewing. The film revolves around a Police Officer named Raghavan who investigates a series of brutal rapes and murders with the culprits seeming to cover more than one country. If i am not wrong then this international serial killer thing was new then in 2006 and of course it gives a new timeline to the narrative so this change in storytelling in Tamil Cinema was surely pleasant. Kamal Haasan looks great as a cop. I haven't seen his action oriented Avatar yet so for me this was a pretty nice break from his high quality classics. Jyothika has acted fairly upto the mark whereas Salim Baig and Daniel Balaji are surprisingly outstanding as serial killers. Director Gautham Menon has made a pretty watchable cop-drama and sort of a thriller too but i think he could have trimmed it by 30 minutes or so and then the final cut would have looked much better and more thrilling. Overall, a commercial draft of cop thriller that should be enjoyed according to its decent quality and not spindly hype.
RATING - 6.5/10*
By - #samthebestest.