VELAIYILLA PATTATHARI MOVIE

#VELAIY_ILLA_PATTATHARI (#VIP) (U)

Cast                    : Dhanush, Amala Paul, Samuthirakani, Saranya Ponvannan ,Surabhi
Direction            : Velraj 
Music & BGM    : Anirudh 
Genre                  : Action,Comedy

Finally, the wait has come to an end . Dhanush's 25th movie(#D25) which is named as Vellai Illa Pattathari (a) VIP has released and it is considered to be the biggest opening for Actor Dhanush in his career.

Dhanush acts as Raguvaran in lead. Samuthrakani and Saranya as his parents. This movie is also some sort of mixture of POLLADHAVAN+YAARA_DI_NE_MOHINI+PADIKATHAVAN. Thus you may feel the sense of 'deja vu'.

 

Till about the interval point, VIP majorly focuses on Raghuvaran's relationship with the aforementioned characters. And inevitably, we have the underdog slowly earning his stripes after a long and patient wait, and there are the quintessential villains too, who look to cut short his surge forward.

 

As i said earlier.there is a sense of 'deja vu' with the first half as we have seen Dhanush in such characters in movies like Polladhavan, Yaradi Nee Mohini and Padikathavan to name a few. But the entertainment quotient never dips and Dhanush keeps his fans hooked through something or the other, with Anirudh's crowd pleasing chartbusters leading the way. Dhanush's comic timing is impeccable and his banter with mom Saranya Ponvannan and girlfriend Amala Paul takes the movie forward merrily. His 'dabba vandi' is a character in itself and we make a connect with this cute moped straightaway.

We could also say , chemistry betweeen Dhanush and his vehicle was much better than other chemistry.

 

Samuthirakani gets a few scenes to show his solid acting prowess and the father-son relationship is firmly established with strong dialogues. Among the newcomers, Hrishikesh as Dhanush's respectful younger brotherpasses muster while Amitash as the 'Amul Baby' villain just can't hold himself against a powerhouse performer like Dhanush.

 

Amala Paul's beautiful eyes serve her well and her chemistry with Dhanush is easy on the senses. Surabhi is somehow fitted into the script but the way her role has been showcased isn't convincing. The lip-sync of the lead ladies could have been monitored better. Saranya Ponvannan has patented such mother roles and you can't find a single glitch in her spotless performance. Vivek's one-liners make a mark on a few instances.

 

Dhanush's screen presence seems to have gone to the next level and you get the feeling of seeing a mass hero who is comfortable and totally in control on screen.

The way he smokes, his stylish walk, the 6-pack finale, his ease in the stunt scenes (with the 'VIP' kick) and his 'superstar swag' are a delight to his ardent fans, who have every incentive there possibly is, to catch their idol on the big screen. His long monologue(while arguing with the villan) about the travails of a humble and hard working engineering graduate who has come up the hard way, is 'ear-drum exploding' stuff. Every engineering students and engineer's will enjoy this sequence for sure.

 

Anirudh deserves credit for keeping the audiences thoroughly entertained with his songs and his BGM lifts all manner of scenes. 'Amma Amma' is a moving experience while the title song is all adrenaline and tempo. But in a few odd scenes, one may feel that Anirudh could have added a bit more to the overall experience. But still he used his same "Moonu"-3 movie tunes over here in BGM portions.

 

Visually, there isn't anything out of the ordinary and the camera work is functional. The overall movie doesn't drag one bit and the team deserves credit for keeping the audiences bound to their seats even during the film's low-key moments. The numerous 'jump and roar' moments have probably done the trick. At many portions visual works was not up to the mark, quality of video seems to as it was taken via HandyCam(almost 5-15% of the movie)

 

On a script level, VIP makes a few valid points about a section ofengineering students who strive to put their degrees to good use professionally and not just use it as a tool to land a plum, well-paying job in the IT space. A few topical incidents have also been touched upon relevantly by Dhanush and Velraj. In fact, VIP has been designed for engineering graduates and should work wonders with this crowd particularly. 

1st Half    - Joy,comedy,sentiment

2nd half   - Sentiment,Action

Plus       : Casting, Story, Songs, BGM, Dialogue
Minus  : Visual's(Camera works and few portions was quite annoying while watching in BIG SCREEN), little bit screenplay drags in 2nd half.

Climax portion was epic hilarious, shown what richest person will react to an normal middle class persons when it comes to personal conflicts.

Overall, one of the good commercial flick's of Dhanush. Must watch in theater to feel the joy.
" FINALLY DHANUSH HAS BROKEN HIS LOOSING(FLOP) STREAK "
Hope this movie will be his highest grossed movie in KOLLYWOOD and would create a BO history in Dhanush's carear.

VERDICT: Best movie dedicated for engineers, great work by Dhanush and his D25 team members. Kudos to VIP team.

RATING : 3.25/5