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Vetrichelvan Review
- 6/23/2014 9:33:31 PM
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Cast: Ajmal, Radhika Apte, Mano, Azhagamperumal, Sherrif, Dinesh Lamba, Thalaival Vijay, Suvarna ThomasDirection: RudhranGenre: DramaDuration: 2 hours 10 minutes
Sujatha, a criminal lawyer, falls in love with Vetri, who has come to Ooty with his friends Professor and Ganesan. The trio comes under media spotlight after a horrible accident but it also leads to the police coming after them. Are Vetri and his friends criminals? Why have they been in hiding in the hill station?
Review: With Vetrichelvan, Rudhran wants to create awareness on the plight of the poor souls in mental health institutions, who have to spend their entire lives with the stigma of insanity attached to them. If only noble intentions can by themselves result in a good film! Even if we set aside the question of whether movies should really have a message, the sincerity in wanting to spread a message doesn't reflect in the inelegant filmmaking. The fault lies in the formulaic storytelling. The director chooses the tried and tested trope of a lighter first half with a mystery around the protagonist and a serious latter half where secrets are revealed and a point is made. But the problem here is that the initial set-up is very much non-existent.
The film begins with Vetri, Professor and Ganesan going to Ooty and sort-of settling there. We never get a sense of mystery around these characters even though we see them discussing their past in a guarded manner a couple of times. Instead,
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