In Vedalam,
the focus is clearly on projecting women in good light with Ajith always
looking out for his doting sister (played by Lakshmi Menon). When there
is a mass hero, action comes along like his shadow and Vedalam has its
fair share of 'thiruvizha' action moments resulting from the revenge
theme of the film. There are three hunky villains falling into the
commercial cinema template completely.
The
transformations in look, body language and attitude that Ajith brings
about are bolstered by Anirudh's ‘theri theme’. Anirudh is indeed a
'masster' and his work in Vedalam needs a mention. Right from the groovy
title credits score to the ‘Veera Vinayaga’ number to the riotous
‘Aaluma Doluma’, Anirudh is in the right zone and delights the masses.
The chemistry between Ajith’s famed screen presence and Anirudh’s BGM
score was always a big lookout pre-release and the combination works in
Vedalam.
Some of the comedy scenes (headed by
the likes of Soori, Kovai Sarala, Rajendran, Balasaravanan, Swaminathan,
Sivabalan) don’t work out as intended and the sentiment scenes go
overboard into the melodramatic territory. The film doesn't engage
consistently as intended.
But the earnestness
of Ajith in the feel-good, tearjerker moments stands out no doubt. Siva
has not just banked on Ajith’s persona, but has also extracted various
performance shades from Thala. With two distinct looks, some energetic
dance moves, plenty of mass moments in the fight scenes, Vedalam is
every hardcore Ajith fan’s ideal outing.
And
the director has also made sure to not miss out on the large family
audience base by using the services of actors like Lakshmi Menon and
Thambi Ramaiah. Both these actors are pillars no doubt, and up the EQ
(emotional quotient) of Vedalam.
And like in
Veeram, the pre-interval segment is a spike in Vedalam too, and Siva is
in charge of the film playing to his strengths with impactful dialogues
and 'moments' to savor.
Shruti Haasan (playing
a hyper lawyer) has the interestingly filmed ‘Don’t You Mess With Me’
song where she has been showcased like the dream girl that she is, by
DoP Vetri. The locations and glossy feel of this song are in contrast to
the general gritty tone of the film. The way this song traverses is
interesting, with a 'hate to love' journey portrayed through it. Ashwin
gets a small role as Shruti’s brother who falls for Lakshmi’s goodness.
Editor Ruben’s work is noteworthy in the frenetic climax action scene
which has some intelligent episodes and also plenty of outer-atmospheric
elements in it. Stunt master Silva must have had a lot on his plate
given the big action scope of the film and with his trusted aide Ajith,
Silva has delivered some high-octane set pieces.
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