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EDALAM MOVIE REVIEW



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Staring : Ajith Kumar, Shruthi Hassan, Lakshmi MenonDirector : Siruthai SivaMusic : Anirudh RavichanderProduction : AM RathnamWhen the debate sprouts up on what’s the most complicated way to amuse the audiences in theatres, especially for a film releasing on the festive occasions, it’s obviously a 100% entertainer packaged with best quotients of action, romance, sentiments and unlimited laughter. Though it seems to be quite entertaining on the screens, it’s always a toughest task for filmmaker to accomplish with satisfying universal audiences. Much particularly, when a film has to be qualified with all such aspects with an A-league hero, things are more complex indeed and Vedalam is one such illustration that caters completely to everyone’s tastes blending the mass appeal and classic performance of Ajith Kumar.The story opens with Ganesh (Ajith Kumar) along with his younger sister (Lakshmi Menon) arriving at Kolkata, where he gets settled with a job of cab driver. On an occasion, the police department of Kolkata requests cab drivers to help them in trapping the most dreaded criminals they are looking out for. Apparently, Ganesh finds some of them and indeed helps the police arrest them red handed and sooner is trashed and abducted by these baddies. Now comes the twist with an unbelievable transformations that offers an ultimate shock and surprise to everyone about who the real Ganesh is.It’s been a long time and maybe, the first ever time, Ajith Kumar has settled down with a full fledged mass entertainer. His distinguished performance as a villainous Vedalam and an innocuous Ganesh carves an impeccable acclaims for this actor. Three scenes are more than enough to pull audiences to theatres and of course, you have it all from the 45-sec teaser that includes ‘Therikka Vidalama’, ‘Kannamoochi Re Re’ and the shot showing him walk in dark shadows. Shruthi Haasan appears with a commercial shade and her performance during the unexpected twist in intermission is appreciable. Lakshmi Menon plays a neat role with underplayed performance, which enhances the emotional feel. Soori, Lollu Sabha Swaminathan, Bala Saravanan, Naan Kadavul Rajendran, Kovai Sarala, Vidyulekka et al have their humorous spell done in parts. Rahul Dev gets a meaty role as baddie after a very long time and so is debutant Kabir who scores the best. Background score by Anirudh is one of the most astounding features we find in the film. Couple of songs – Aaluma Doluma and Veera Vinayaka are very well choreographed. Stun Silva has choreographed remarkable stunts for Ajith Kumar that comes along with the track by Anirudh. It’s an out and out commercial entertainer and there isn’t anything to do with logic, rational thinking or finding out what impresses who. It’s a family entertainer that you can sit back, watch, laugh, have some emotional moment and enjoy the terrific performance of Ajith Kumar.Verdict : A perfect treat for family and mass audiences