First of all i been watching so many reviews and that everyone even before starting their review they tell them-self they are not vijay haters or ajith fan or neutral cinema goer etc..well i wont do that here..this is clearly my opinion only and its upto oneself to take it or ignore it..!!!
I always welcome any kind of movie from lead stars be it a mass film like thuppakki or a romantic ones like kadhalukku mariyadhai but all i expect is if the film satisfies your thirst at the end or not...!!! Thats all matters for a movie freak, Chimbudevan is known for his unique handcrafted films and his different touch to fantasy subjects always impressed me and i am sure thats what he intended to do with this film...at-least he thought it to be. Well , glad that he thought about it but it doesn't end there..it is also important how you present it to the audience and not just half baked attempts.If you want to try something do it to the fullest not half hearted and if you are no sure of how to do a particular genre film an want to experiment it..dont do it at cost of a lead actors and spoil their image at first. They are definitely not your lab rats to test and this movie is a fine example to it
Initial start of the movie that animation during the title and story telling part was definitely impressive at-least for me though it again reminded me of bahubali and few other movies yet it doesn't matter as long as i like it and i did. But post that i really didnt even expect such a low standard introduction for such a star and director should have definitely taken some care towards that while he clearly knows DSP BGM and song sucks to the core. Every movie we might have few scenes that we might not like but here i have to convince myself from disliking each scene and i was like will there be any one scene which will be good to watch and it hardly came. Costume designing was worst to the core adding to poor art design both really did-not go well together especially for such a period fantasy film but thats just part of sad story which we can even digest.Even the stunts went terribly wrong giving a feel like playing DOS games all over again. Did any of you who watched this movie able to connect to any character at all ?? Did you even felt sympathy when Prabhu was at death bed or did you felt that chemistry during romance portion when Shruthi and vijay proposed or at-least thats how we need to take that scene. Even when people been tortured in the film, did it ever hit you hard to empathize their pain..answer is Big No. No characters leave a mark on us not even the worst comedy tracks which was forcefully induced to the film just like all horrible songs. Well Yendi Yendi was one good flower in a Pond filled with Mud , that was only pleasing thing in entire film and like others say when all goes bad even a slightest good feels so good and Jingiliya song was exactly that, that was the time we could take a deep breath while you been tortured to the core.
Why is everyone say that fantasy movies are made for kids, may be many miss the fact that its adults who like such films that said even cartoons then the kids itself. Because everyone has a child in them and at times these films bring that out of them. That said this movie i could see so many kids in the theater and off-course they love their star too and adding to that it was advertised as a children movie. Well let it be...but did children liked this film ? Do you even happen to see the faces of kid in theater or their mocking comments in those ages...Common guys this is a period of Avatar , Batman arkham , Xbox and PSP4 times and you tend to serve them a movie which should have been made during 90's and you expect them to take it..well no..its hard even for them and that goes to adults too. Giant robot , Super Human Samurai , Wizard of Oz those were those TV movie days and those were the period these movies satisfied us to the core but now given a movie like this is definitely a wrong choice , while bahubali kind of movie are trying to take our film industry to next level , this is definitely a unwanted or wasted attempt by Chimdudevan. If you didnot had the budget dont do it or if you lack the right resources , either take help or wait but dont spoil it and stop thinking audience lightly that they will accept anything n everything shown on screen. Times are changing Chimbudevan , please evolve with it.
CG works are little okay still while i had to hand pick few good scenes like the bridge ones or the last Magic wand breaking scene but all others are Cropped from some free provided games like angry birds , temple run or comic books like cyclops or Lilliput. Whatever be it...it doesnt come good and neither it was so bad too. Well the Black panther or leopard scene ( whatever be it ) is a exclusion and i dont wanna test my nerve with my tolerance level , lets leave it to talk about it. but yet this was definitely a amateur attempt. Shruthi presence was fine but i am not sure who asked her to do in her own voice , it was like pouring a hot oil in ear and it was totally disgusting to the core and testing our patience. The good thing was in second half she doesn't talk even a word and it was a great releif for me at-least. Why is even that Angry bird present during the entire course of the film , i really dont know which way that bird was so helpful for him except that the director might have thought that placing a talking bird with poorly made CG work might impress the audience to make themself feel comfortable that they are watching a fantasy film. Well that was a nice try but better luck to him next time. In many movies , we might feel like why the heck songs are placed without purpose into the film or induced into the script as a filler to the run-time but in this movie songs are the savior i would say. That was the only time people have chance to run out to take a deep breath and refresh them-self or for some to cry out loud in that small gap of time.Whatever be it..thanks to those placements which i am sure helped a lot.
I appreciate Vijay for picking such a movie or even giving his ears to it , its not easy for a person like his stature to pick such a subject , hats off to him still i would say him to be a little bit more careful to pick the right scripts after listening to it entirely but not the half way through while director or writer narrate it initially creating a bigger impression to get his call sheet. Body language of vijay was very very poor in this entire movie and Second half that flash back portion was intolerable to the core really..especially pulivendhan Getup was way beyond bad with just having a wig doesnt make a getup changeover , it was a big joke and if the father character was a imitation to Bahubali father character then i am really sorry , its no way even close to it or felt a spoof version of it. Vijayakumar i dont know what his role was but yet he shows up here somehow reminding Kattappa in mind but that just that....he comes and goes just like all other characters in the movie.Vedhalam kingdom were portrayed as some super-humans imitating a dracula kingdom again like in Wesley snipes blade movie or underworld movie which is good but shouldn't they really justified it with little more care then just showing them as people who can fly with blue eyes and vampire teeth. This really didnot convince themself as some powerful people but just some stoned jerks around. Poor screenplay with very usual story-line.Really very bad making failing to capture audience attention or giving a good feel towards the end.
I could keep telling this to show my frustration on this movie and that disappointment i carry in me yet i end it here considering the fact that they learn something from their mistakes and give a better product next time. But this movie will sure be left out of history and will face the dawn which is a hard reality to accept. Bad attempt and Watch it if you really have nerves n patience in you. I dont want to even say one time watch if your not the actor/Director fan. This is all my opinion only and as always ignore it if it doesnt match up to your view. thanks
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