Does Vettai live up to even Lingusamy’s standards?

Commercial flicks becoming a hit these days has become a pipe dream. Commercial film directors were dime a dozen a few years ago. Not anymore. Of the ones that are still in business, Lingusamy seems to be doing a good job. But does Vettai live up to his own standards?

We’ve seen this plot before a zillion times . The only difference here is that everything is double: two heroes, two heroines, two villains. The heroes are brothers. The elder of them, a coward, becomes a policeman. His sibling becomes a rowdy. The formula is clichéd as well: childhood scene – hero intro  – heroine intro  – villain intro – romance scene with a song – action scene – climax. All this without twists and turns makes Vettai a very ordinary film.

In such films, there isn’t much scope for an actor to prove his talent. But still Madhavan (Thirumurthy) elicits the same response from the audience as he had many years back when he came in a bike wearing a headphone. In the scene where he says “Enakke shutter ah“, the audience go crazy. But when stands up from the wheel chair and climbs to the top of a fence, the audience couldn’t help but laugh. Arya (Gurumurthy) has done a pretty decent job with his timing comedies and some action sequences. His chemistry with his brother is far more enjoyable than with Amala Paul. The two heroines, Sameera Reddy and Amala Paul, fail to leave an impact. That isn’t a surprise because that is the case with all commercial movies. The glamor quotient was balanced well but still the make-up for village girls was a bit over-the-top.

Ashutosh Rana is yet another new villain for Tamil film industry who doesn’t know to speak Tamil. The inconsistency in lip sync from the start till the end annoys the audience. Nasser steals the scenes when he appears with his powerful acting but he fails in the humour portions. In the technical side, almost every frame is picture perfect through Nirav Shah’s eyes. Even though the screen play is predictable, Anthony has done a fitting job in editing.

The much awaited video for the single Pappappa fails to reach its expectations. All songs were average but the BGM in some scenes are worth appreciating. Without that BGM, the film could have been far less appealing.

The only things that has worked out with Vettai are some mild humor by the heroes and some scenes where Arya rescues Madhavan from the villains. Even in those scenes, it’s the BGM by Yuvan that plays a crucial role in keeping viewers interested.

A very predictable screenplay from the start till the end, mild humor which didn’t work out in some places, and unnecessary punch dialogues make Vettai just another commercial film with decent names in the technical and the acting side.

[rating: 3.5/5]