Film: Vikram Vedha
Director: Pushkar-Gayatri
Cast: R Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi, Shraddha Srinath, Kathir
and Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar
Rating: 4/5
Vikram Vedha, in each sense, is truly path-breaking and all
credit goes to its writer and director duo Pushkar-Gayatri, the husband-wife
duo who has made a physically powerful comeback after seven years with a film
that’ll be remembered for, say, the next seven years. Not only is their film
entertaining from start to finish, it’s equally attractive and it succeeds in
piquing the intellect of audiences like no recent Tamil film.
The plot is effortless. A team lead by Vikram (R Madhavan),
a ruthless, no-nonsense meet cop, is on the hunt to capture/kill a dreaded
gangster Vedha (Vijay Sethupathi). In this battle of good versus evil, as
audiences we are left to pick a side but everything you see is not what you
believe. There’s always another side to all in life and Vikram Vedha, in the
most entertaining fashion, makes its viewers understand this attitude.
The film keeps approaching us to judge its characters, judge
an important person by their actions, judge someone by their upbringing and in
the process proves how wrong we could be in our assumptions. Pushkar-Gayatri
borrow the story structure from popular folklore Vikram Betaal, and use it very
effectively to make Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi lock horns. The confrontation
scenes between Madhavan and Vijay are easily the film’s best moment as they end
in fireworks.
Vikram Vedha turns each predictable moment into an
unimaginable twist and it works in the film’s favour beautifully. The
black-and-white symbol, used extensively throughout the film and even in the
theme song, explores the space between good and bad. Every quality has shades
of grey and it would be impossible to imagine who could be good or bad. still
the costumes are predominantly black and white. Even in terms of shot composition,
in every frame of the film, you’ll find white as healthy as black space.
The performances of Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi come as a extra
to some terrific writing. It’s a joy to watch them lock horns and they make you
root for both of them. While Madhavan is good, Vijay is unarguably the best
thing to have happened to the film. It’s with unmatchable swag he plays Vedha,
a character powered by wit, fearlessness and street-smart accepted wisdom. The
film also has strong women Shraddha and Varalaxmi rising above the usual interpretation of heroines
in Tamil cinema and leaving a eternal impact.
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