The main character is not afraid of gun. In actuality, he did expressed his eagerness in shooting. Not going to compare to the music of GVP. But this music carried something. Both Onnoda Nadandhaa and Kaattumalli were soulful.
@@hari7Ajay You watched Vetrimaaran's previous filmography, most probably! Viduthalai music was "generic" it seems. Duh, that is why you all are cursed with the cacophony that is dumped like trash on the audience in the name of "musical".
Man soori literally reminded me of my dad,😢😢, he's innocence and helplessness, even my dad was the same when I was young never used to raise his voice against his top mgt so that he doesn't lose his job, and he is still the same, when ever I saw a helpless soori on the screen automatically my eyes got wet, vetrimaran you once again proved that your the og of Kollywood cinema.
@ranjitklive This is BIASED "rushed" interview. BR called Soori a "coward", and the music as if it was the "generic" kind which people "have to" listen during the movie, dance and forget the moment the movie ends! He already would have penned a hagiography for PS-2 even before watching it! And wait for that "biased" review to unload.
I don’t agree much with many of the points here. I think it’s an excellent film. Was completely satisfied. To some of the points that mentioned, GVM became ruthless after the assassination of the 4 cops. I don’t think they could have stretched more in showing the reason for his change. It’s more like basically saying everyone’s perception keeps changing depending on the side they are in. Yes the 2 songs are not needed, but it didn’t affect the film in anyway. And it was pretty obvious that the two leads were completely in love with each other, I don’t get it why you expect the director to show how deeply they were in love instead of the two songs. I think we are overanalysing in the name of review. I didn’t find a single scene in the film which was not good or which could have been avoided. Huge fan of your reviews. Just my thoughts!!
When Rajiv Menon introduced GVM, he told about both the charming and ruthless nature of GVM. We were able to see the ruthlessness when 4 police officers got shot by Makkal Padai.
I get the point about not capturing the emotions of small characters in the story.... but I felt that this is a story of Kumerasan, I think it should be focusing on Kumersan's feelings and emotions... Otherwise the story might get a little lagging... I agree to the part where the songs made the story telling a little slow... But how can we say no to a Ilayaraja song😅..He's still at his best...Overall it's good movie and a good setup for Part 2
Just watched it.The movie is a slow burn but worth the watch.kudos to the entire team.Sooris emotions continue to haunt me even hours after watching the movie.Wish Soori becomes the star he deserves to be.
Quite engaging movie with some hard hitting scenes. Soori's role is well written and he made a very impactful performance. Even the mild romantic scenes are very interesting.
Review for Baradwaj's review on Maestro Ilayaraja's music in Viduthalai: IR music is PHENOMENAL. BEST MUSIC (both Songs and Background Score) in the entirety of Vetrimaaran's filmography, UNDOUBTEDLY. The songs provided breathing space in an otherwise brutal movie. The placement of all the 3 songs, is also perfect: 1. Arutperum jothi - in less than 15 seconds or so, the song was abruptly cut while I wanted it to linger on for its fullest length. 2. Vazhi neduga kaattumalli - Beautifully picturized. Subtle emotions of the two leads also did justice to the beauty of the music. Ananya Bhat and IR vocals sound even more heavenly in the theater. 3. Onnoda nadanthaa - Dhanush's vocals actually FUSED WELL with the visuals! The song was like a pleasant journey, both aurally and visually. Unlike others, I did like his raw tone in the song, but since he is not blessed with good vocal cords, it might have bothered our folks - the kinds who use SPB's name to put down even an excellent singer like Mano. Coming to the Background Score, none other than IR would have done justice to the movie. The score is nothing less than the so-called "Hollywood" movies'. It was intriguing, mystic, adrenaline-pumping and soulful - as needed at the right spots. It was engrossing from the titles to the end credits. And the romantic theme was fascinating. Even the very-short pathos song in IR voice was moving. There is only one scene where the music is quite upbeat; it could be that Vetrimaaran wanted the music to be from the cops' perspective; that is the ONLY possibility I can think of.
Superb bc99. When others complained abt the music, i seriously doubted the complainants. I experienced this evening in the cinema. I would never say IR did a good job as who are we to score IR's score? What credibility do we have to judge IR's music. To me, the music including the songs was extraordinary. The modern age beats reminded me of Kill Bill, where diversity in music was seen.
That's some amazing analysis my brother. I too felt that vetrimaran should have placed the full song (Arutperum Jothi). Thats a soul stirring composition. Another scene where they show Sethupathi's face for the 1st time during the chase sequence, IR's BGM is just out of the world and so apt and goosebumps inducing. En Isai Kadavul Ilayaraaja Vaazgha🙏
@@ManjunathSolaiyappan Sister here. Thank you. The entire movie had an impeccable Background Score, including the scene where the cops raid the village.
What I like about BR is if he likes the movie he talk about the movie an hour, if he dosen't like the movie he just complete his reviews in 2mins like noodles.
@@VishnuVarthan-ZappyLad Just walked out of the theatre. It’s quite a mixed bag of feelings for me personally, I feel the screenplay really lacked something. Performances were great, both cinematography & music were memorable enough. Though I’d say this is the least significant movie of Vetri till date imo. I missed the nail biting tension of Visaaranai & emotional highs from Asuran. Besides that, it’s solid, but not marquee enough. The movie is definitely worth a watch, and it might work differently for you.
@@VishnuVarthan-ZappyLad ppl will sugar coat it...but the movie is pretty average with no strength to script..nothing spectacular like people are saying in reviews
@@Jagdtiger46 The first part builds a world and set up for the second part...The pacing needs to be a bit mellow to do justice to the characters...You have seen just one half...the second part is the real deal...nobody is sugar coating....it's a script worth the weight and wait
@@deexith9559 I personally thought the preview for part 2 was so much more intriguing than the entirety of part 1. I suppose this part was just build up and thus felt unsatisfying to leave it at that
@2:35 he said character (main?) afraid of gun eventually holds the gun but in reality character want to hold the gun and go for operation but higher officer denies. You missed a major point in the movie. Very poor review.
I thought the same. BR seem to totally miss the point there-it was never about coward turning in to a hero (like vadachennai, maybe). I think the movie was more about an innocent but brave village boy with a kind heart being sucked in to a world of selfishness, greed and ego.
I felt the first half bit slow but second half picked up pace.. Some of the BGMs reminded of few old movies but there were some fresh BGMs (Maestro, the great), which suited the backdrop perfectly..The songs were pleasant to ears and eyes... Camera and acting were excellent. I wish the second part is more pacy than the first part..May be this is the first movie of Vetri which is mostly linear..
I agree with BR ...It is definitely a good movie which talks about the pressing issues that can't be ignored in the society and should be addressed as many times as possible, performances was brilliant, even with its slow pace kept me hooked throughout the movie ...but it doesn't take away the fact that the film lacks at many cinematic aspects... 1.The inconsistency in the cinematography (it was brilliant at many places like the first and final sequences but also patchy out of focus and grainy at many places ) 2. As the saga of asuran continues,the dubbing is poor 3.Of course most the movies of vetrimaran is dialogue and detail driven but you won't feel it while watching the film...but here I can feel it which gives a bit of documentary vibe 4.I love Maestro...but u can't deny that the music is overplayed and outdated at some places ..take his recent venture Psycho for example he was brilliant and left the silence at many places when required. 5. Repeatative scenes and plot armors...example soori asking the etaiya multiple times to tell the superior about perumals location and perumal not changing the location for many days even when he knew they would come for him. 6.Even though it deals with a subject much heavier and gruesome than visaranai ...the impact it left on me was almost as half as visarani did. Still it is a movie that stays true to it's value and conveyed with a gut punch and must watch for every one.
Have become a humongous fan of Rangan as he keeps his reviews simple and straight.Even his interviews with stars have never been cliche..way to go Sir..😊
You were right BR. I have felt as an outsider to that world rather than pulled into it. There were no gasps for what's happening but the overall movie was great. Waiting for part2.
Baddy, the review is to the point, though I personally liked the background score. The deciphering pf "Perumal" and the drone shot is a thing of beauty.
Hiding great leader's idealogy and history in this part, but we are expecting Vetrimaran should explore that in second part with his engaging screenplay and direction.Extraordinary landscape with magical music. ❤️❤️IIlaiyaraja,Vijay Sethupathi & Vetrimaran❤️❤️.
The songs were good in ps2. Plus, arr delivered what mani wanted if you watched their interview. Arr went with classic and maniratnam wanted modernisation. It is not only br but other reviewers also have mentioned that bgm in this movie didn't work out well.
@@KK-vi7jq others have appreciated bgm also.. BR seems to have different views when it comes to downtrodden oppressed artists.. he gave similar review for jai bhim
For a change I liked your review for the first time as I felt the same. I felt the movie was rushed and didn't create the emotion that could have been if the editing wasn't that deep. There were many scenes where I felt this, including the scene when Suri catches VSP. It was sudden and looked unrealistic.
Kumaresan was never a coward to begin with. In fact, he explicitly stated to his higher officer that he knows rifle shooting and will be useful in the ghost hunt.
The lousy dubbing, some jarring shots, edits, and the big plot hole (When the Naxalite group knows Soori's character has identified them, will they still be waiting in the same place without moving to another place?) Though a good film with all the craft being at its excellent form the misses like the above did interrupt while watching the film for me. And this is not the first time a simple lip sync issue is there in director Vetrimaran's film. An audience can forgive and move forward in appreciating the film. But, why is no reviewer addressing these issues? Yes, the film is something that all Tamil audiences must watch - mainly because mainstream audiences will get the socio-political layers of earlier decades. But what is the excuse - why do film reviewers don't bring this up in their reviews - talk about the good and the bad in filmmaking so that the filmmakers might hopefully be accountable.
Fantastic and engaging movie. Intense watch Only thing if anything that didn work for me is gvm character's abrupt jump in character introduced as decent to ripping nail off the next scene. It kind of one place the violence seemed forced. Also soori never came across as coward or reluctant to pick up gun in the beginning . I dono what baddy Is talking about there. To me it was a trip with the protagonist, it played like a novel. And music worked big time for me. Is it over top sure, is it close to scent of the soil, absolutely.
Baddy I think Vetri intentionally made the movie a bit commercialized to understand the commerce behind it. Once he is confident about part 2 we will witness a superlative part 2
This man has a definite bias. He will go praise PS 2 music as God’s given to mankind. IR numbers are not redundant. When i was watching the movie …. Someone was actually sobbing when the song unnoda nadandha was playing. He is not worthy of a critic
Soori's character is NOT a coward. He is just naive, good-hearted, and mild-mannered who is finally pushed to do what he did in the climax. He is also well-trained in handling guns. Maestro Ilayaraja's music was phenomenal and gripping. This review is no different from the plethora of others out there in Tamil. Fancy English phrases and a "fanbase" who will lap up anything said, do not qualify to be a "critic". It is just another "opinion". Duh, so much for "award-winning critic".
In my opinion baddy. This is the finest Tamil cinema ever made. I enjoyed the bgm , it gel'ed well with the scenes , definitely neat performance from all actors. Vetrimaaran's ideology peaked in this movie! Victory maaran is on another league now
Saw the movie today, excellent story and there were only 2 songs and it didn't drag the movie. Soori, sethupathy and Bhavani were great. It never felt long given the subject, action scenes were not over the top. Overall it's a good cop thriller and can't wait for part 2. Highly recommended I would watch it 2 times.
Here after it will be a trend to include nude scene to attract audiences and call it that the story needed it. In late 90s there were lots of glamour scenes to attract audiences. But now a days aadai director, parthiban, vetri Maran take nude scenes to attract audiences and call it the script needed it. This dirty trend may continue in Tamil cinema
What do we learn from viduthalai-1 apart from the impact of brutality that it creates on us? My biggest takeaway from the film is how easily position gives you the power to exploit your subordinates and the common man and that anyone who enters the system can internalise and fall for this arrogant power which is a drug. It takes a people's movement to fight against this arrogance, but an individual with good conscience can only work within the system and not against it no matter how badly you are impacted by it. Power is only to serve for the needy so it should not make you feel superior to the same community that you come from and work for. We need to streamline how someone gains, understands the impact and then uses his/her power for the greater good. An eg that already exists: a well structured 3 year training program for IAS officers after a highly scrutinised selection. Such proper moral training to be given for all public sector workers according to the need as people are easily influenced and carried away from their moral conscience. This might be just one amongst the multiple solutions. We need to make more such films continuously that makes us think and possibly work in the right direction. Vetrimaaran has once again succeeded in creating such discussions.
Visaranai is vetrimaran's zenith as a movie. Post Visaranai, vetrimaran is not as nuanced as earlier. Earlier all his characters were grey, now he is moving towards commercial movie format of good vs evil. But Vetri being Vetri,he may even spring a surprise. He may even look into the dark aspects of these naxalite/revolutionary movements. So it is too early too judge. But nuance in socio political dramas is very important. On that front, MariSelvaraj is the best right now.
To a certain extent, the mainstream approach is essential to make a film that’s both commercially and critically acclaimed. He mentioned in an interview that, “I’ll never direct a movie if it doesn’t hit the mark financially, unless it does a break even.” It makes a lot of sense if you look at it from a business perspective. Nevertheless, the nuances are still there, but just not as prominent as his other films. Ultimately, I believe the least important commercial aspects still doesn’t hinder the story that he wants to tell, to leave an emphatic statement.
Mari Selvaraj debut movie Pariyerum Perumal was really good when compared to his next directorial, Karnan. Even Dhanush performance was good but not great when compared to Asuran.
Vijay sethupathi character name is inspired from real life person named kaliyapermal. I don't think the character name (perumal) is based on god name since vetrimaran doesn't believe in one. Conveying the director true intentions is important. The director wants people to read about kaliyapermal and his fight.
This guy is a critic … shame. He doesn’t even understand the characterisation 1. Who told you that Suri is a coward? 2. This is not good va bad. Also atleast in part 1 … clearly they are not depicting the naxal group as heros 3. Suri always convinces that he is good with shooting… just that noone wants to listen to him in the company as he is a new recruit 5. Every character behaves the way they are due to a rationale and is superbly depicted in the screenplay 6. The bgm is out of the world and this man has nothing to talk about Crap
I watched it today, The film's screenplay was the biggest culprit for its lackluster performance. While the movie had a promising premise, the execution failed to live up to its potential. " It never occurred editing was the issue to me. And the cinematography except the breathtaking opening and climax sequences the choice of look and visual portray left me wondering why they made it this way. The music was another significant disappointment. Take Iraniyan 1999 for example here, which reflects the immoral atrocity against common people much effectively. Vetrimaran missed a great opportunity here. P.S I was preparing myself mentally, to watch Viduthalai. But it left pain in my head instead of my chest. It was a sub par from Vetrimaran.
The point is how come the actors, actress and directors are stinkingly rich without doing nothing tangible to the society at large and keep on criticizing the corporates 24/7, 365 days in a year. They buy houses and apartment worth crores of rupees and shed crocodile tears for the downtrodden and marginalized people. The point is, they know how to make money by using the downtrodden and marginalized people as the core narrative. Very sad and Unfortunate, that common man thinks all are real.
Coward became a hero va... He was never been a coward throughout d flim.. He is innocent but stiffly stood with the things which seemed right for him.. He was a guy with intent even he mentioned that he can do good pairing so he was well trained with gun handling... U totally misjudged d character arc
'Gangs of Wasseypur' and 'Raktha Charitra' came to my mind for Indian Cinema. Of course, there is also the Apu trilogy. There are numerous examples from around the world. Francois Truffaut made five films documenting the life of Antoine Doinel, a fictional character, across some 20 years. Coppola made 'The Godfather'. And so on...
I think if you review in Tamil it will connect with us . I didn't understand head or tail on your review - Better way to do is, Review in Tamil with a subtitle in English
Baddie it’s entirely possible to review without detailing the plot to the level that you do here. Also, disagree with your criticisms overall - the love arc would’ve disrupted the pace of the film if it had been fleshed out more, tbh their characters interact quite a bit throughout the film, enough to make the climax work! also you wanting the movie to take a harder political stance is weird- by just presenting the premise of the issue with well written characters on both sides ( except maybe chetans character, quite single dimensional at the end), the movie treats the audience with respect and allows them to make sense of it themselves, saving itself from being hammy and cringe. My biggest positive is the film not overly tugging on the audience heart strings and main ring a mildly objective tone throughout but weirdly you seem to see that as a negative, I simply don’t agree with you in that regard.
It's Vetrimaaran's greatness in finding potential in Soori. Boy, who knew Soori can pull out such feat? This is what I like about Vjs: it may look like his movie but it was the farmer, Aishwarya Rajesh and now Soori that shone in Kadaisi Vivasaayi, Ka Pe Ranasingham and now Viduthalai part - 1 respectively. This is what an actor does: loves being a part of a great movie even if the role is minor ... The crux of the story is the romance of Soori in a difficult backdrop of terrorism mediated by Vjs's gang (good assumed for evil) that's being chased by police (evil assumed for good) at any cost ... while I get it that Rangan is not all pleased with the arc of the plot (for want of better words), I feel this can be forgiven ... Sorry, all specialists of movies: I am not a pro. Rangan hit a chord when he explained why commercialization of movies is inevitable in India. The audience is evolving fairly rapidly. Bring in the nuances. Let them learn to deal with it. Yes, the songs added no value at all.
Very sorry Man, here MUSIC is the soul of the movie... Soon International rewards and awards will follow the Music KING, that time you gonna witness :)
From menons in corrupt bureaucracy to TA- tamil arasan , kaliyuga PERUMAL,, Vetri is still at his socio commentary mindset just more towards tamil Nationalism than anti caste
Was it just me for whom the lip sync was missing in a lot of scenes?? Scenes from Elavarasu, Ragiv Menon or even GVM were not syncing at all. Or am I missing anything?😅
The main character is not afraid of gun. In actuality, he did expressed his eagerness in shooting. Not going to compare to the music of GVP. But this music carried something. Both Onnoda Nadandhaa and Kaattumalli were soulful.
Music did let down a few scenes as it made them feel generic....
@@hari7Ajay no music was the biggest asset of the film actualy
@@hari7Ajay You watched Vetrimaaran's previous filmography, most probably! Viduthalai music was "generic" it seems. Duh, that is why you all are cursed with the cacophony that is dumped like trash on the audience in the name of "musical".
@@hari7Ajaywhat scenes?
Man soori literally reminded me of my dad,😢😢, he's innocence and helplessness, even my dad was the same when I was young never used to raise his voice against his top mgt so that he doesn't lose his job, and he is still the same, when ever I saw a helpless soori on the screen automatically my eyes got wet, vetrimaran you once again proved that your the og of Kollywood cinema.
this made me emotional 😪
Soori's helplessness in the final moments moved me..this guy proved himself.
Ok it has spoilers....I'm watching later
Thanks for taking the bullet. 🖖
Baddy knows how to kill his own views 🎉🎉
Thanks ..u saved me
Thanks
this movie has no spoilers...its so predictable anyways...there are no twists or big reveals in this film
Still mad you didn’t do a interview with Vetrimaran for this movie 😢
Dude wasn’t available since the dubbing work was in progress till yesterday 💀
@ranjitklive This is BIASED "rushed" interview. BR called Soori a "coward", and the music as if it was the "generic" kind which people "have to" listen during the movie, dance and forget the moment the movie ends! He already would have penned a hagiography for PS-2 even before watching it! And wait for that "biased" review to unload.
I don’t agree much with many of the points here. I think it’s an excellent film. Was completely satisfied. To some of the points that mentioned, GVM became ruthless after the assassination of the 4 cops. I don’t think they could have stretched more in showing the reason for his change. It’s more like basically saying everyone’s perception keeps changing depending on the side they are in. Yes the 2 songs are not needed, but it didn’t affect the film in anyway. And it was pretty obvious that the two leads were completely in love with each other, I don’t get it why you expect the director to show how deeply they were in love instead of the two songs. I think we are overanalysing in the name of review. I didn’t find a single scene in the film which was not good or which could have been avoided. Huge fan of your reviews. Just my thoughts!!
When Rajiv Menon introduced GVM, he told about both the charming and ruthless nature of GVM. We were able to see the ruthlessness when 4 police officers got shot by Makkal Padai.
@@rajesh_404 I was about to share this. You simplified my job 🙂
I get the point about not capturing the emotions of small characters in the story.... but I felt that this is a story of Kumerasan, I think it should be focusing on Kumersan's feelings and emotions... Otherwise the story might get a little lagging... I agree to the part where the songs made the story telling a little slow... But how can we say no to a Ilayaraja song😅..He's still at his best...Overall it's good movie and a good setup for Part 2
8 Mins, the lengthier review started from Super Deluxe & Vada chennai! CODE WORD!
Just watched it.The movie is a slow burn but worth the watch.kudos to the entire team.Sooris emotions continue to haunt me even hours after watching the movie.Wish Soori becomes the star he deserves to be.
More than 8 minutes, so its a must watch. Thanks BR
Quite engaging movie with some hard hitting scenes. Soori's role is well written and he made a very impactful performance. Even the mild romantic scenes are very interesting.
8 minute review.
Code word accepted.
I felt watching a Bala's movie which is directed by Vetrimaran... Definitely a must watch..
Review for Baradwaj's review on Maestro Ilayaraja's music in Viduthalai: IR music is PHENOMENAL. BEST MUSIC (both Songs and Background Score) in the entirety of Vetrimaaran's filmography, UNDOUBTEDLY. The songs provided breathing space in an otherwise brutal movie. The placement of all the 3 songs, is also perfect: 1. Arutperum jothi - in less than 15 seconds or so, the song was abruptly cut while I wanted it to linger on for its fullest length. 2. Vazhi neduga kaattumalli - Beautifully picturized. Subtle emotions of the two leads also did justice to the beauty of the music. Ananya Bhat and IR vocals sound even more heavenly in the theater. 3. Onnoda nadanthaa - Dhanush's vocals actually FUSED WELL with the visuals! The song was like a pleasant journey, both aurally and visually. Unlike others, I did like his raw tone in the song, but since he is not blessed with good vocal cords, it might have bothered our folks - the kinds who use SPB's name to put down even an excellent singer like Mano.
Coming to the Background Score, none other than IR would have done justice to the movie. The score is nothing less than the so-called "Hollywood" movies'. It was intriguing, mystic, adrenaline-pumping and soulful - as needed at the right spots. It was engrossing from the titles to the end credits. And the romantic theme was fascinating. Even the very-short pathos song in IR voice was moving. There is only one scene where the music is quite upbeat; it could be that Vetrimaaran wanted the music to be from the cops' perspective; that is the ONLY possibility I can think of.
Shutup
@@kavyang8527 You should better follow that before preaching others.
Superb bc99. When others complained abt the music, i seriously doubted the complainants. I experienced this evening in the cinema. I would never say IR did a good job as who are we to score IR's score? What credibility do we have to judge IR's music. To me, the music including the songs was extraordinary. The modern age beats reminded me of Kill Bill, where diversity in music was seen.
That's some amazing analysis my brother. I too felt that vetrimaran should have placed the full song (Arutperum Jothi). Thats a soul stirring composition. Another scene where they show Sethupathi's face for the 1st time during the chase sequence, IR's BGM is just out of the world and so apt and goosebumps inducing. En Isai Kadavul Ilayaraaja Vaazgha🙏
@@ManjunathSolaiyappan Sister here. Thank you. The entire movie had an impeccable Background Score, including the scene where the cops raid the village.
What I like about BR is if he likes the movie he talk about the movie an hour, if he dosen't like the movie he just complete his reviews in 2mins like noodles.
That is the codeword🤣
BR'S NARCISSISM
Never expected the review to come out this soon! My show time is set in an hour, so will watch the entire review after experiencing the film.
What about the flick? njoyd? Worth watching?
@@VishnuVarthan-ZappyLad Just walked out of the theatre. It’s quite a mixed bag of feelings for me personally, I feel the screenplay really lacked something. Performances were great, both cinematography & music were memorable enough. Though I’d say this is the least significant movie of Vetri till date imo. I missed the nail biting tension of Visaaranai & emotional highs from Asuran. Besides that, it’s solid, but not marquee enough. The movie is definitely worth a watch, and it might work differently for you.
@@VishnuVarthan-ZappyLad ppl will sugar coat it...but the movie is pretty average with no strength to script..nothing spectacular like people are saying in reviews
@@Jagdtiger46 The first part builds a world and set up for the second part...The pacing needs to be a bit mellow to do justice to the characters...You have seen just one half...the second part is the real deal...nobody is sugar coating....it's a script worth the weight and wait
@@deexith9559
I personally thought the preview for part 2 was so much more intriguing than the entirety of part 1. I suppose this part was just build up and thus felt unsatisfying to leave it at that
Pretty decent review. Hats off to Vetri Maaran and his team.
Film Review of BR crosses 8 mins. That's it that's all is the comment 🔥🔥
@2:35 he said character (main?) afraid of gun eventually holds the gun but in reality character want to hold the gun and go for operation but higher officer denies. You missed a major point in the movie. Very poor review.
Raktha charitra by RGV was socio political.. made into 3 films!!!
More than 7 mins... Code word accepted
I think soori is not afraid of guns.. he says that he is good at firing at beginnin🤔
I thought the same. BR seem to totally miss the point there-it was never about coward turning in to a hero (like vadachennai, maybe). I think the movie was more about an innocent but brave village boy with a kind heart being sucked in to a world of selfishness, greed and ego.
I did watch the movie, and could surely say that it's the best one to have come up recently. On point review.
I felt the first half bit slow but second half picked up pace.. Some of the BGMs reminded of few old movies but there were some fresh BGMs (Maestro, the great), which suited the backdrop perfectly..The songs were pleasant to ears and eyes... Camera and acting were excellent. I wish the second part is more pacy than the first part..May be this is the first movie of Vetri which is mostly linear..
Asuran is a linear story , get your facts dude
1st half was really nice! VANTAAN OOMBU
Which is of the Vetris movies r fast paced???
Irrespective of its content, making is a kind of sleeping pill in all his movies
Bgm in this movie was one of the highlights.
first half is good, second half is repetitive.. u r saying it in reverse
I agree with BR ...It is definitely a good movie which talks about the pressing issues that can't be ignored in the society and should be addressed as many times as possible, performances was brilliant, even with its slow pace kept me hooked throughout the movie ...but it doesn't take away the fact that the film lacks at many cinematic aspects...
1.The inconsistency in the cinematography (it was brilliant at many places like the first and final sequences but also patchy out of focus and grainy at many places )
2. As the saga of asuran continues,the dubbing is poor
3.Of course most the movies of vetrimaran is dialogue and detail driven but you won't feel it while watching the film...but here I can feel it which gives a bit of documentary vibe
4.I love Maestro...but u can't deny that the music is overplayed and outdated at some places ..take his recent venture Psycho for example he was brilliant and left the silence at many places when required.
5. Repeatative scenes and plot armors...example soori asking the etaiya multiple times to tell the superior about perumals location and perumal not changing the location for many days even when he knew they would come for him.
6.Even though it deals with a subject much heavier and gruesome than visaranai ...the impact it left on me was almost as half as visarani did.
Still it is a movie that stays true to it's value and conveyed with a gut punch and must watch for every one.
I don’t agree with the Illayaraja part. Watched this movie multiple times, couple of which were just for Illayaraja soundtrack ❤
@@kk7ynwa Agree to disagree😌😇 Glad the soundtrack worked well for u 😊
I'm watching BR for the 1st time. The grasp of language and narration is exceptionally good. Well done
Bgm inspired from apocalypse now...I got that feel
Have become a humongous fan of Rangan as he keeps his reviews simple and straight.Even his interviews with stars have never been cliche..way to go Sir..😊
Watch his bigil, jai bhim review 😁✌️
This movie with lot of lip synch issue... Everyone should adress it
@@Tharangam address ?
@Tharangam most of Veteimaran's movies have this issue. He keeps improving till the end
You were right BR. I have felt as an outsider to that world rather than pulled into it. There were no gasps for what's happening but the overall movie was great. Waiting for part2.
Baddy, the review is to the point, though I personally liked the background score. The deciphering pf "Perumal" and the drone shot is a thing of beauty.
Raja's music was Marvellous, i dont know what baddy is talking about
Genuine review... Illayaraja BGM senjitaaru... Mudiyala... Synth in one fight scene.. 🙄🙄🙄
Hiding great leader's idealogy and history in this part, but we are expecting Vetrimaran should explore that in second part with his engaging screenplay and direction.Extraordinary landscape with magical music. ❤️❤️IIlaiyaraja,Vijay Sethupathi & Vetrimaran❤️❤️.
He says Arr would have added better narrative.. this is pure vanmam.. PS2 bgm.. sounds like a english movie.. and he says ilayaraja didn't do it well
The songs were good in ps2. Plus, arr delivered what mani wanted if you watched their interview. Arr went with classic and maniratnam wanted modernisation.
It is not only br but other reviewers also have mentioned that bgm in this movie didn't work out well.
@@KK-vi7jq others have appreciated bgm also.. BR seems to have different views when it comes to downtrodden oppressed artists.. he gave similar review for jai bhim
For a change I liked your review for the first time as I felt the same. I felt the movie was rushed and didn't create the emotion that could have been if the editing wasn't that deep. There were many scenes where I felt this, including the scene when Suri catches VSP. It was sudden and looked unrealistic.
Kumaresan was never a coward to begin with. In fact, he explicitly stated to his higher officer that he knows rifle shooting and will be useful in the ghost hunt.
IF Br review is >> than 5min then its a worthy movie...
Baratwaj don't think like you really where you really belong., The movie is one of the finest till date for vetrimaran
The lousy dubbing, some jarring shots, edits, and the big plot hole (When the Naxalite group knows Soori's character has identified them, will they still be waiting in the same place without moving to another place?)
Though a good film with all the craft being at its excellent form the misses like the above did interrupt while watching the film for me. And this is not the first time a simple lip sync issue is there in director Vetrimaran's film.
An audience can forgive and move forward in appreciating the film.
But, why is no reviewer addressing these issues?
Yes, the film is something that all Tamil audiences must watch - mainly because mainstream audiences will get the socio-political layers of earlier decades. But what is the excuse - why do film reviewers don't bring this up in their reviews - talk about the good and the bad in filmmaking so that the filmmakers might hopefully be accountable.
Its NOT the first socio political movie to be presented in 2 parts... remember RAKHT CHARITRA?
Fantastic and engaging movie. Intense watch
Only thing if anything that didn work for me is gvm character's abrupt jump in character introduced as decent to ripping nail off the next scene. It kind of one place the violence seemed forced.
Also soori never came across as coward or reluctant to pick up gun in the beginning . I dono what baddy Is talking about there.
To me it was a trip with the protagonist, it played like a novel. And music worked big time for me. Is it over top sure, is it close to scent of the soil, absolutely.
Baddy I think Vetri intentionally made the movie a bit commercialized to understand the commerce behind it. Once he is confident about part 2 we will witness a superlative part 2
This man has a definite bias. He will go praise PS 2 music as God’s given to mankind. IR numbers are not redundant. When i was watching the movie …. Someone was actually sobbing when the song unnoda nadandha was playing.
He is not worthy of a critic
Actually I loved the intensity of the love story...though the songs felt a tad long
I agree it's good movie but not a great one..The biggest drawback is 'rushed editing' leaving no room for emotional undercurrent..
Soori's character is NOT a coward. He is just naive, good-hearted, and mild-mannered who is finally pushed to do what he did in the climax. He is also well-trained in handling guns. Maestro Ilayaraja's music was phenomenal and gripping. This review is no different from the plethora of others out there in Tamil. Fancy English phrases and a "fanbase" who will lap up anything said, do not qualify to be a "critic". It is just another "opinion". Duh, so much for "award-winning critic".
as per his input , we cant make it a movie .. only a series.. bring all the details as per his expectation will take more than 8 hrs..
In my opinion baddy. This is the finest Tamil cinema ever made. I enjoyed the bgm , it gel'ed well with the scenes , definitely neat performance from all actors. Vetrimaaran's ideology peaked in this movie! Victory maaran is on another league now
Saw the movie today, excellent story and there were only 2 songs and it didn't drag the movie. Soori, sethupathy and Bhavani were great. It never felt long given the subject, action scenes were not over the top. Overall it's a good cop thriller and can't wait for part 2. Highly recommended I would watch it 2 times.
Here after it will be a trend to include nude scene to attract audiences and call it that the story needed it. In late 90s there were lots of glamour scenes to attract audiences. But now a days aadai director, parthiban, vetri Maran take nude scenes to attract audiences and call it the script needed it. This dirty trend may continue in Tamil cinema
Always love your reviews. On the 2 part movie, you missed Gangs of Wasseypur
This movie is mind-blowing
Am still in SHOCK
Too Much explanation keep it clear should we watch or not
What do we learn from viduthalai-1 apart from the impact of brutality that it creates on us?
My biggest takeaway from the film is how easily position gives you the power to exploit your subordinates and the common man and that anyone who enters the system can internalise and fall for this arrogant power which is a drug. It takes a people's movement to fight against this arrogance, but an individual with good conscience can only work within the system and not against it no matter how badly you are impacted by it.
Power is only to serve for the needy so it should not make you feel superior to the same community that you come from and work for. We need to streamline how someone gains, understands the impact and then uses his/her power for the greater good.
An eg that already exists: a well structured 3 year training program for IAS officers after a highly scrutinised selection. Such proper moral training to be given for all public sector workers according to the need as people are easily influenced and carried away from their moral conscience. This might be just one amongst the multiple solutions. We need to make more such films continuously that makes us think and possibly work in the right direction. Vetrimaaran has once again succeeded in creating such discussions.
The Movie BGM and songs were awesome
Maestro Ilayaraja music.. background score.. Beautiful Excellent..👌👌👌.Vetrimaran Direction.,👌👌👌. Actor soori performance.. Bhavani Sri..👌👌👌.
The character name of the female lead Bhavani Sri , is not Paapa but Tamizharasi
adhuku dhan pesa matenguran 😏😏
Thanks for speaking about spoilers
Visaranai is vetrimaran's zenith as a movie. Post Visaranai, vetrimaran is not as nuanced as earlier. Earlier all his characters were grey, now he is moving towards commercial movie format of good vs evil.
But Vetri being Vetri,he may even spring a surprise. He may even look into the dark aspects of these naxalite/revolutionary movements. So it is too early too judge.
But nuance in socio political dramas is very important. On that front, MariSelvaraj is the best right now.
To a certain extent, the mainstream approach is essential to make a film that’s both commercially and critically acclaimed. He mentioned in an interview that, “I’ll never direct a movie if it doesn’t hit the mark financially, unless it does a break even.” It makes a lot of sense if you look at it from a business perspective. Nevertheless, the nuances are still there, but just not as prominent as his other films. Ultimately, I believe the least important commercial aspects still doesn’t hinder the story that he wants to tell, to leave an emphatic statement.
I think Vetrimaran should consider making a series. He’ll be superbly befitting for this genre.
Mari Selvaraj debut movie Pariyerum Perumal was really good when compared to his next directorial, Karnan.
Even Dhanush performance was good but not great when compared to Asuran.
I think this your best review baddy sir.
Soori character didn't fear to hold the gun but he didn't allowed by his superiors
Vijay sethupathi character name is inspired from real life person named kaliyapermal. I don't think the character name (perumal) is based on god name since vetrimaran doesn't believe in one. Conveying the director true intentions is important. The director wants people to read about kaliyapermal and his fight.
This guy is a critic … shame. He doesn’t even understand the characterisation
1. Who told you that Suri is a coward?
2. This is not good va bad. Also atleast in part 1 … clearly they are not depicting the naxal group as heros
3. Suri always convinces that he is good with shooting… just that noone wants to listen to him in the company as he is a new recruit
5. Every character behaves the way they are due to a rationale and is superbly depicted in the screenplay
6. The bgm is out of the world and this man has nothing to talk about
Crap
8 mins. Code word accepted.. 😅
I thought also same😅
what does that mean?
@@madhavt3039 code word accepted 🤫😂
@@madhavt3039 Means the movie is good
@@madhavt3039 usually he reviews less than 5 mins but when the movie is good he reviews it for for more than 5 mins that's the reason
I watched it today, The film's screenplay was the biggest culprit for its lackluster performance. While the movie had a promising premise, the execution failed to live up to its potential. " It never occurred editing was the issue to me. And the cinematography except the breathtaking opening and climax sequences the choice of look and visual portray left me wondering why they made it this way. The music was another significant disappointment. Take Iraniyan 1999 for example here, which reflects the immoral atrocity against common people much effectively. Vetrimaran missed a great opportunity here. P.S I was preparing myself mentally, to watch Viduthalai. But it left pain in my head instead of my chest. It was a sub par from Vetrimaran.
The point is how come the actors, actress and directors are stinkingly rich without doing nothing tangible to the society at large and keep on criticizing the corporates 24/7, 365 days in a year. They buy houses and apartment worth crores of rupees and shed crocodile tears for the downtrodden and marginalized people. The point is, they know how to make money by using the downtrodden and marginalized people as the core narrative. Very sad and Unfortunate, that common man thinks all are real.
What a great review! To the point
You got the kumaresan's characted wrong as coward. He is not a coward but stands for what he feels is correct and stands by it even he is persecuted.
Rakta charitra & Gangs of Wasseypur are the two parters you missed out on.
Coward became a hero va... He was never been a coward throughout d flim.. He is innocent but stiffly stood with the things which seemed right for him.. He was a guy with intent even he mentioned that he can do good pairing so he was well trained with gun handling... U totally misjudged d character arc
When was Soori afraid of the gun? He even tells his superior that he is good at firing and needs to be given a chance to catch the makkal padai
Sir anda blackboard la chalk piece a pottu dust panirukinga. Super a iruku
😂😂😂
the background score was so bad. it took away from the seriousness of some scenes
Brilliant on spot review Baddy.
I believe RGV's Rakta Charitra was also socio-political action drama made in 2 parts. So I doubt that Viduthali 1st film made in 2 parts.
Raktha Charithra , also Jana Gana Mana malayalam movie
'Gangs of Wasseypur' and 'Raktha Charitra' came to my mind for Indian Cinema. Of course, there is also the Apu trilogy.
There are numerous examples from around the world. Francois Truffaut made five films documenting the life of Antoine Doinel, a fictional character, across some 20 years. Coppola made 'The Godfather'. And so on...
@@vivekanand5563 If you choose to look it that way then even Vadachennai can be part of the list
@@Sharadmahendar12 Of course, but is the second part even going to be released?
I am watching subtitles The vetrimaraan name is shown a battery modern 😀
It's happening br reviewing earlier
*விடுதலை படத்தில் எல்லா கதாபாத்திரத்திலும் வெற்றிமாறன் தெரிஞ்சார் ஆனால் பெருமாள் வாத்தியார் கதாபாத்திரத்தில் மட்டும் விஜய் சேதுபதி தான் தெரிகிறார்*
I think if you review in Tamil it will connect with us . I didn't understand head or tail on your review - Better way to do is, Review in Tamil with a subtitle in English
Baddie it’s entirely possible to review without detailing the plot to the level that you do here.
Also, disagree with your criticisms overall - the love arc would’ve disrupted the pace of the film if it had been fleshed out more, tbh their characters interact quite a bit throughout the film, enough to make the climax work!
also you wanting the movie to take a harder political stance is weird- by just presenting the premise of the issue with well written characters on both sides ( except maybe chetans character, quite single dimensional at the end), the movie treats the audience with respect and allows them to make sense of it themselves, saving itself from being hammy and cringe.
My biggest positive is the film not overly tugging on the audience heart strings and main ring a mildly objective tone throughout but weirdly you seem to see that as a negative, I simply don’t agree with you in that regard.
Jana gana mana is a socio political movie served in 2 installments
You r narrating the whole story
It's Vetrimaaran's greatness in finding potential in Soori. Boy, who knew Soori can pull out such feat?
This is what I like about Vjs: it may look like his movie but it was the farmer, Aishwarya Rajesh and now Soori that shone in Kadaisi Vivasaayi, Ka Pe Ranasingham and now Viduthalai part - 1 respectively. This is what an actor does: loves being a part of a great movie even if the role is minor ...
The crux of the story is the romance of Soori in a difficult backdrop of terrorism mediated by Vjs's gang (good assumed for evil) that's being chased by police (evil assumed for good) at any cost ... while I get it that Rangan is not all pleased with the arc of the plot (for want of better words), I feel this can be forgiven ... Sorry, all specialists of movies: I am not a pro.
Rangan hit a chord when he explained why commercialization of movies is inevitable in India. The audience is evolving fairly rapidly. Bring in the nuances. Let them learn to deal with it. Yes, the songs added no value at all.
visaranai is visaranai...this is vidutalai...y u keep comparing to another movie..just review this movie on its own merit!
Grand Ilaiyaraja bgm songs
Watching movie in tamil, review in English audiences. BR
Perfectly reviewed, of course its not vetris best
Another 2 parter is Raktha Charitra
raktha charitra is a social political movie divided in two parts.
Very sorry Man, here MUSIC is the soul of the movie... Soon International rewards and awards will follow the Music KING, that time you gonna witness :)
8 mins😂.....code word accepted 😊
Meaning?
movie is good
@@senthiltamilarasan3018 nothing like that he did review for Sita Ramam just 2min 50 sec for that is the movie is bad 😵💫😵💫😵💫 grow up
3.5/5
@@deeplamsita ramn is not a gud film ..I watch only bcz of dulquer ...doesn't work for me😅😅 it's just a cliche love story...just like RRR😊
From menons in corrupt bureaucracy to TA- tamil arasan , kaliyuga PERUMAL,, Vetri is still at his socio commentary mindset just more towards tamil Nationalism than anti caste
Don't compare the movies... If it's the same, we r the one will say it's the same theme..nothing new.😅.. reviewer doesnt mean to compare the movie.😂
Ok i respect. You ,, but it is the most finest as well the love portions are the most epic with what the screen time could be
Y no interview thala?
7:37 I think jana gana mana is also another sociopolitical movie which has 2 parts.
I am eagerly waiting for Jana Gana Mana Part-2, any idea about it's release date ?
First part was really gripping
Was it just me for whom the lip sync was missing in a lot of scenes?? Scenes from Elavarasu, Ragiv Menon or even GVM were not syncing at all. Or am I missing anything?😅
You are correct. Even i felt the same.
yes I too felt the lip sync problem and the only little drawback....next part they should correct this and do the dub portions perfectly
yes many in fact in some scenes the dialogues are completely different
Gangs of wasseypur.. god father .. part 1 2 etc
Interview Vetrimaran and Soori
நீங்க சுமார்..ன்னு சொன்னா..படம் நிச்சயம் சூப்பரா இருக்கும்.உடனே போய் பாக்கனுமே..தலைவா! ஜகமே தந்திரத்த சூப்பர் படமுன்னு சொன்ன தலைவன்...ல்ல நீங்க!😅