Vettai - A Decent Hunt !

Lingusamy who is well known for his only 2 hits Aanandham and Run, has finally delivered another fast-paced Entertainer, but with lots of influence from Bhagyaraj's Avasara Police 100.

The story is very explicit from the trailer. Madhavan is the elder brother who happens to be timid and defensive, Arya's the younger brother who's the right opposite and loves his brother a lot. On compassionate grounds, Madhavan's offered a Sub Inspector position only to find out later that the city is an atrocious play - ground of 2 rowdy smuggling gangs.

The Villains find out the impersonation of Arya, attack Maddy and after this the story shifts gears and moves more faster and as usual ends with Maddy and Arya getting rid of the Rowdy Villains. The History, Geography, Chemistry and Physics of the brothers is what follows and ends the story. 

Lets talk about the overall picture.....

Lingusamy should be credited for introducing Tamil Cinema with Multiple Villain Syndrome ( MVS )starting from SandaKozhi. Terrible example of this disease is Paiyya!!!  Though there were 2 villains they have the same Line of Business which justifies the fight against smugglers and keeps MVS mild. 

The story could've seen lesser songs, especially in the first 45 minutes or so which has about 3 songs, yes but there are no songs after that for the next 1 hour to contain the momentum (Good job Director ). Maddy's comic sense was under utilized but was compensated by Arya's. Maddy's acting doesn't need any criticism and Arya's casual composure adds value to the screenplay. The heroines have been used as dolls, Sameera Reddy seems stupid in her role, Amala Paul's role could get some credit may be for not being portrayed as dumb. 

Lingusamy definitely needs to be applauded for openly accepting through a scene where Maddy says "Naama yen orey Maadhiri porandhu irukka koodaadhu? " that the movie was heavily inspired by Bagyaraj's Avasara Police 100 where there are 2 Baghyaraj's ,the elder son is very scared/soft and the younger one is active and does things for his brother. All other departments are "OK" level. 

The editing and cinematography alone stand out and the former provided some good transition for the fast paced screen play. Not too many shakes in the camera for the fight scenes!!!

So what doesn't sound right?

1. Everyone  in the story speak with a Therkatthi (Southern) dialect except the 4 lead actors.

2. No importance to the supporting characters other than the lead 4.

3. Nasser wasted !!!! Doesn't get the importance which even Thambi Ramaiah gets.

4. Useless USA maapillai character and scenes ( I plead to the Directors to use Bride-grooms from Australia or Dubai, எவ்வளோ நாள் தான் USA மாபிள்ளைகள் அடி வாங்கறது??? )

5. Too lengthy second half makes us to ask Maddy to kill the villain immediately

The above factors have affected what could've been a very good entertainer to a decent entertainer . Overall we can watch this a couple of times may be for the fight scenes and Arya/Madhavan's comedy.

My Watch-o-Meter Rating is 6