 Lingusamy’s
Vettai is a racy mass entertainer with all the ingredients mixed
in the right proposition. No doubt that the director understands
the pulse of the common man and has beautifully packaged it with
all the essential commercial elements to suit the taste of the
masses.
The multi starrer is targeted at audiences who want to have a
great time without thinking too hard and the film weaves a spell
on the viewer with some electrifying action scenes and comedy.
The story is wafer-thin but it is the characterisation which
guarantees maximum entertainment.
Gurumurthy (Madhavan) and Thirumurthy (Arya) are siblings who
bond from childhood and care for each other. Their father is a
police officer in Thuthukudi. The brothers are different as
chalk and cheese in their approach, attitude and body language.
Guru is yellow livered coward who always lives in fear, while
Thiru is fearless and aggressive in nature.
In contrast, there are two sisters Vasanthi (Sameera Reddy) -
fiery and street smart and Jayanthi (Amala Paul) a bubbly girl
who live with their granny. Guru marries Vasanthi and in the
process, Thiru falls in love with Jayanthi.
Meanwhile, after the death of
their father, Guru joins the police force on Thiru’s insistence.
Guru the coward aided by his dare devil younger brother Thiru,
soon locks horns with the mobsters Annachi (Ashutosh Rana),
Suruli (Srijith Ravi) and Mari (Muthukumar). The brothers try to
clean up the city of the scum’s of the earth, which leads to the
climax.
The director was clear from the beginning that it is a fun ride.
And he has provided Vettai as the perfect hunt for the festival
audiences with stars, glam factor, action, humour and songs in
the right mix. The commercial format has also been reworked to
avoid heavy dose of sentiments or silly stereotypes in the
story.
It’s difficult to pin point, which shines more in the film, as
everybody was given a well... [
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