"Movie Review : Vel"

Here's the review on the Movie - Vel as mentioned in my previous post.

I believe this the movie where in Asin and Surya are being casted together after the smash hit Gajini. I would be doing injustice to the crew of the movie, if I dont say that "Vel" has met the expectations.

The roles done by Surya is not challenging as his in role in Gajini. But, they way he has handled the roles makes it look special. He has adopted different body language and different dialogue delivery style for both the characters.

Asin (Swathi) did not have much to perform in the role. But I believe, these days all the movies are hero centric and the character played by the heroin is not given much importance.There are a few scenes in the movie where her talent for acting comes to the fore.

Kalabhavan Mani has delivered an outstanding performance in the role of the villain, and Vadivel's comedy rocks. From being a comedian in Malayalam, Mani has moved up the ladder and has proved his amazing acting potential.

Director Hari has done his part well by giving equal importance to both characters played by Surya and the movie has steady pace. The only negative I felt about the movie was that the songs slowed down the pace of the movie.

The story is about separated brothers. They grows up in different environments. One becomes a private detective (Vasu) and the other a village hero (Vel). (Remeber the old hindi movie themes - lost brothers re-uniting???)

Vel's and Vasu's mother (I do not know the name of the actress), is unable to forget the lost child. Through out the movie you can see her in tears, thinking of the wellbeing of her lost son. The movie shows that she has been the same way for 27 years.

Vel is taken care by a family in Dindigul and the family members love him so much. His grand mother (Lakshmi) is very much fond of him and couldn't live without him. By coincidence Swathi finds Vel and intimates Vasu. Vasu goes to dindigul and meets Vel. The dindigul family refuses to send back Vel. Vasu satys with Vel for couple of days and on his return, he requests Vel to go to Chennai as Vasu and live with his mother for a few days. Vasu stays back in the Village as Vel.

During Vel's stay at Chennai, Swathi's uncle and aunt comes from Malayasia and wants Vasu to put a ring on Swathi's finger. Vel is forced to reveal that he is not Vasu. Whereas Vel was dealing with Mani using muscle power, Vasu corners Mani through details found through his investigations.

The movie goes on based on sentiments of the families on Vasu and Vel and fights between the villain and the heros. The script of the movie seems to be good. The Music score by Yuvan Shankar Raja is not exceptional. Only two songs in the movie are commentable whereas the others can be tagged average. The special effects are amazing, especially in scences when Vasu and Vel are shown together.

It has been directed in such a way that the viewers are never bored. Good mix of Romance, Action, Comedy, Sentiments... the list goes on and on.

In short : It's a movie worth watching. An entertainer.