Velai Illa Pattathari Review - Commercial Cocktail

PUBLISHED DATE : 18/Jul/2014

Velai Illa Pattathari Review - Commercial Cocktail

Velai Illa Pattathari – Commercial Cocktail
Bharath Vijayakumar

Films that signify a particular milestone in an actor’s career bring about certain fervour among his fans. As such Velayilla Pattathari definitely has a certain amount of anticipation that it needs to fulfill. The trailer that released a while ago also made the right noises and gave signs of a proper commercial entertainer. Does this Unemployed Graduate have enough to entertain the masses?

 

Plot:


The movie follows a standard template of the triumph of the underdog. It is a straightforward story about a youngster struggling to find a job in his area of specialization and the hurdles thrown at him once he does get a job.


Cast:


Dhanush is definitely the reason for you to watch VIP. With the  boy next door looks and a body language that can alter between fragility and the typical mass hero antics, Dhanush takes VIP to the winning post. Despite shades of his previous films VIP is definitely a decent addition to his stack of commercial entertainers. Saranya and Samuthirakani are assets to VIP. Saranya continues to amaze you by bringing in newer dimensions to the mother character that she plays almost film after film. Samuthirakani ‘s role has shades of the father character played by veteran Murali in Polladhavan. But the actor makes this character his own with his uniqueness. Amala Paul despite a limited role impresses with her spontaneity. Vivekh once again shares a great rapport with Dhanush on screen. The newbies  playing the villain and Dhanush’s brother are adequate. Director Vignesh Shivan of Poda Podi fame makes his acting debut with VIP. 

 

Music:


Anirudh’s theme track has the masses on their toes. Thought the songs are nothing to rave about they are not letdowns either. There is a certain hummable portion in each song.

 

Direction:


Cameraman Velraj wields the megaphone for the first time and he has possibly succeeded in what he had set out to do. The film works as a package with all the ingredients of an entertainer. Dhanush's character itself is not a wastrel that many of us might have assumed. He plays someone who is willing to let go off high paying jobs and lives with a principle that he will get employed only in his area of specialization. The first half is a typical Dhanush film with the fun quotient quite high. The second half follows the Rajnikanth template where the hero’s nemesis brings him to nought and then the hero raises above all odds with some brain and mostly star power and a pumping background score. The sequences of the second half pan out as we expect them to but to the credit of Velraj and Dhanush these moments are lively. The mother – son and the father – son bonding in the film is not something we haven’t seen before. But the performance of the actors and keeping the melodramatic quotient in check has paid dividends. Dhanush easily surpasses the challenges thrown at him in the second half. A little more thought in the way he overcomes these or having him lying low after each hiccup would have made VIP more palatable to the audience who are not willing to suspend disbelief.

 

Bottomline:


The VIP team has kept it simple but entertaining.

 

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