Velaikkaran Review

Cast: Sivakarthikeyan, Nayanthara, Fahad Fazil, Rohini

Music: Anirudh

Direction: Mohan Raja

Mohan Raja decides to narrate the core problem from the first scene. The narration dialogue in the opening relating genetic disorder and social hierarchy tells the director has brought us another social issue. The problem which Arivu (Sivakarthikeyan) face gets dedicated attention. The story and screenplay is written around the problem which get rids of unnecessary contents. Yet we get a duet song post interval which seems misfit.

Arivu’s character is brilliantly written and its Sivakarthikeyan’s best in his career. He opens a radio station for his slum and he wants to awake his slum people from certain misguided things. This trait becomes huge as film progress and now he cares for whole nation. The stories inside the slum and the main problem get linked in a marvellous way. The scene that relates two different professions is amazing.

The film has many characters and not everyone play a crucial role. But the characters contribute to the story and do not disturb the narration. Ponni (played by Rohini), Arivu’s mother, narrates a story to him is brilliant. Mohan Raja’s dialogues deserve a separate applause. His dialogues question the audience and strictly stay relevant to script.

The director’s previous film, Thani Oruvan, had strong characters for both protagonist and antagonist. This film lacks in antagonist’s character and the film becomes one sided and predictable. The film becomes one man show as there are no great notable performances other than Sivakarthikeyan. Fahad Fazil and Nayanthara are played to their role.

Thanks to the situations that are created and curiosity of how hero and villain are going to deal them makes it interesting. Mohan Raja writes a climax that instantly connects to the audience and I was able to see the audience’s reaction in the theatre.

Verdict: A problem, story around it. Amazing execution!