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    Vedalam”… A decent-enough star-dispensing machine

    Spoilers ahead…

    Among the mass heroes, Ajith may be the most interesting. It’s the grey shades – not just in the hair, but also in the characterisations he gets away with. There’s something about watching a hero who isn’t virtue incarnate, whose image allows him to do things other heroes can’t, and Vedalam makes pretty good use of this aspect of the actor. The film, directed by Siva, isn’t so much a movie as a vending machine for dispensing star-isms. Consider the star’s first shot. (He plays a cabbie named Ganesh.) A glimpse of wavy grey hair. A glimpse of the eyes. A glimpse of a smile. All this in a scene that involves a… kathi. (Remind you of anyone else’s movie?) Or consider the scene where someone asks him, “Unakku car otta theriyuma?” These aren’t dialogues between the characters. They’re conversations between the film and fans, who go berserk. (They know the line is for them.) This blatant demolition of the fourth wall is why these “mass” films can’t be analysed like other films, on grounds of logic. Or even sense.

    The last time Ajith was in a Siva film (Veeram), he played a character with four brothers. This time, he’s got a reason for a flashback sister, Thamizh (Lakshmi Menon), who thinks he’s as innocent as he looks, with that streak of ash on his forehead, with that tendency to also pray in church, with that impulse to help the blind across the street. But guess what? To the surprise of nobody who’s seen the trailer, there’s a side to Ganesh that makes him smile and snarl and deliver aphrodisiacal punch lines. (I am as important as your parents. They were instrumental in your birth. I’m going to be instrumental in your death.) Forget dirty magazines – these clips are all Ajith fans will need if they decide to become sperm donors. The actor plays the two sides as if outfitted with an on/off switch. Good guy/bad guy. Meek guy/Superman. And he doesn’t even have to duck into a phone booth. Is it great acting? No. But it’s something.

    That something keeps us watching, and the anticipation of that something tides us over the lulls. A catalogue of the latter would begin with the supremely un-comedic comedy track by Soori & Co. He pretends to be faithful to his wife, then he slips into a nightclub, then his wife lands up there with her mother… This sort of thing could function as a litmus test for a couple considering marriage. If he or she laughs… The film’s biggest laugh, for me, came from a doctor who says things like, “His survival rate is just seven per cent,” as though the patient were a battery. There’s a heroine around somewhere (Shruti Haasan), who gets an awful song that goes, Don’t mess with me. Not that Ganesh plans to. I haven’t seen a hero look less interested in the heroine. Shruti Haasan gets more footage in the Fanta ad during intermission. Then there are the villains, an ill-defined lot. Their scenes are edited with chopper blades, on which the camera is mounted. Maybe there’s a way to look at this. Maybe the hyper-cutting is a manifestation of the evil that churns in these men… Nah! It’s just lousy filmmaking.

    And yet, the film makes good on its mission. Fans are left delirious. Others are left… fitfully entertained. Some scenes – the scene where the villains zone in on the hero’s whereabouts, or the one where the hero discovers his kidnapped sister’s whereabouts – are charged with the enjoyably trashy energy AR Murugadoss brings to his films. The pre-interval block is particularly impressive – at least, for this sort of film. It’s a sustained stretch of action, plus a revelation that sets up the second half. Now we get to the “family sentiment” zone, and I must say these parts aren’t as bad as they sound. I walked out of the film wishing these filmmakers would apply themselves a little more. All mental resources seem directed towards the hero-oriented scenes, and they work. Why not redirect some of those street smarts to the comedy track, the romance, the scenes with the villains? It’s like taking up swimming just to keep afloat.
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    let us avoid comparison with Kamal directly or indirectly. It will go nowhere.


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    Actually I heard a few people say they disappointed with Siva and all that... To me it wasn't that disappointing on siva's side... Yes over the top and unwanted screenplay at times..to me the I felt anirudh was a big let down(thalavali vandhiruchu)! Nothing else was that bad or anything! Ajith andha innocent character pannathu was really refreshing!adhaye fulla vachi oru simple sweet film pannalam! Nalla refreshing ah irukkum!

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    As for director Siva! It's not his totally mistake cos he just doing what worked for him in the past! But clearly he rushed!

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    Watched vedalam today evening, it's a complete mass entertainer for Diwali . Good for everyone to watch with family, Congrats team.
    Ajde Nole!

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    I liked the flashback more. He pulled off that character very well in my opinion.

    More than anything what spooled the transformation scene was that you knew it was coming. More unpredictability and a little less going overboard during transformation would have made it awesome.

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    VEDALAM - Marana Mass movie.

    - pre-interval therikka vidalama Scene
    - interval
    - Hospital Scene
    - Unakku car oda theriyumaa?
    - Climax - Nee adichathu kuda ennakku valikala da...anaa.....
    - Ajith emotions Scene
    - Aaluma Dolumaa
    - Motta Rajendran Comedy
    and and and....complete Entertainer. Ippadi padangal kaviyam endru yevan sonnan...2.5 hours fulla claps adichu enjoy pannrathuku semma padam.

    For all haters onne onnu sindichu pakanum. Average director/normal Story odeya Indian valarthuleye best opening vasool (even with no Trailer) endral...thala shankar/ar murugadass oda padam pannina enna nilamaa. awsum awsum..

    Thala - best wished to speedy healthy recovery!

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    Pillai says Tamilnadu first two day Gross is 27C....
    So Day1 15.5 and day2 11.5......So in addition to all Time record opening we had Top 3 per day collection
    V 15.5C day1
    11.5 day2
    And Yennai arindhaaal day1 11.2C

    So now everyone understands Festive advantage inspire of competition who were whinning on SOLO releases post Mankatha

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    4day collection



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