Vidiyum Munn ( 2013 )

Movie review score

Vidiyum Munn - " Animals hunt when darkness falls "

With so many worst thrillers in recent time , this Vidiyum Munn came out with a difference. A very silent thriller kicks off from the word go and picks up its initial phase very fast as soon as title card ends. This movie reveals life of sex worker and travels around two important characters Pooja as Rekha and young girl Malavika Manikuttan as Nandhini. Lets get into pros and cons of this movie.

***** Spoiler Free ******

Cons :-

1) A very normal script nothing new or different
2) First half was okay but second half dragged a bit
3) So many logical mistakes clearly noticed at the end but one has to convince ourself with suitable answers.
4) Slippery slang tamil from Pooja..irritating at times
5) Over-reaction or too much acting by that little girl. She failed to bring sympathy to that character she lived in.
6) Within 30min of the movie run , surprise element breaks and the rest of the story flows on the same path
7) It was not too thrilling as it was expected too.

Pooja

Pros :-

1) Stunning visuals at every frame during first half especially . Hats off to Sivakumar Vijayan for awesome cinematography work
2) Pooja acting was good though dubbing was horrible
3) Introduction of every character into the movie was stunning
4) Though not a gripping movie but still keeps us engaging till last minute
5) The life of sex worker and underworld ganster shown really well .
6) Good BGM and OSTs , slow and beautiful fit perfectly to the stunning visual onscreen. Not too good but not bad too
7) Excellent role by John Vijay as Lankan and he really fit to the role perfectly . Soft spoken antagonist did his role really well.
8) Not to miss mention one person without whom this movie would have been that good , its none other than Vinoth Kishnan as Chinnaiah. Stunning role he did , talks less but more of a expressions , powerful and intense. Every scene he arrives movie just dazzles away. He comes only at few scenes but steals the show totally. Really a good role he played and lived upto the character .
9)The two bodyguards for Chinnaiah , mani and albert added that extra punch to Vinoth krishnan role..
10) Last 15 minutes location , set and VFX works dark clouds were all adds up to the positive side of the movie .
11) Movie might provoke lot of questions within you but the last 5 min , a twist which would explain why everything happened the way it did and satisfies the audience somewhat.

Vinoth Kishan

Verdict :-

A good movie from Balaji K. Kumar with a vey normal script but with a unusual presentation. Its not the script but the characters brought light to the movie . The right choice made for the character selection could have been a winning factor for this film. Visuals , BGM in this movie adds up and lives up to expectation but not exceptional. This is not a best thriller out there but not bad either. I also heard just now that this movie is a copycat of UK movie " London to Brighton " even the plot sounds similar but sad that i failed to notice any credits given to this at the title card or at the end credits. This is not something new happening here.....!! But keeping that aside this movie deserves a one time watch as it can definitely give the satisfaction for money spent.

My rating : 3.5/5 .

Music Box : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laL4czUoh08
                   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF20jLYjg9Q ( Theeradha Mounam )
       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM2E3XGwZRk ( Vidiyadha Iravu )
       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-A_WhA5N30 ( Penne )
                   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3_ADNfjpSU