Udhayam theatre is not closing and Vettaiyan is not the last film. Theatre Manager has said that it will take time to close shop and it could be possibly after Sivakarthikeyan'a Amaran. Usually as I do not review a film. I feel that though mine is a blog, I should not give my personal opinion on a film and exception being if the content is such and that it merits a public debate.
However as the Manager dashed my idea to preserve my ticket for Vettaiyan since it was supposed to be last one in this iconic theatre and having seen it , I write about it. This is a T J Gananvel film. He has stuck to the subject as much as possible. The subject is about a encounter killing v/s arrest and conviction. Though the subject has been handled before and you expect TJ to take the Jai Bhim approach, he takes a new theme along with it - online entrance exams scam and kick starts with a murder of a teacher who stumbles upon a drug racket.
The problem with a Rajini film is that the Director fills in what is called Fan moments and this makes a non Rajini fan squirm and as a reviewer you write that the film is strictly for the fans. Here, I found only one or two moments like that and otherwise, if you look at it as a movie goer with no membership in any Rajini fan club, it is appealing. The message that one gets through Rajini character is that the cop in you should first do a soul searching before pulling the trigger and in short not be trigger happy.
Having seen all Rajini films as part of my job as a film journalist and a person who scripted for a documentary telecast on Japan official TV, I do not think any character in a Rajini film has stolen the limelight and that too in a role that is not an antagonist. In Vettaiyan, Fahadh Faasil does it and backed by a strong writing, he gets his teeth into it. No wonder Rajini said that he will wait for him till eternity.
Best actors in a Rajini film can do is that speak to all and sundry about and gush about Superstar before release. For Manju Warrier, this is yet another Tamil film and nothing more. Here however , she has a song to take home as a memento. Anirudh and his BGM is said to be heart of any film but I am no expert on this. If you ask me whether the BGM intensified Rajini on screen as I think even otherwise, it would pass muster as Vettaiyan is not that dependent on BGM as Jailor.
To my generation the coming together of Rajini and Big B in one frame is memorable. But as I or my gen do not decide a film's success , TJ has kept it to the level it deserved. Rana Daggubatti compared to the bad guys in Rajini film is no great shakes. I am not an expert on technical aspects- I did not disturb me. A sensible film . Box office ? What till Monday fright .
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