Villu, the latest offering from Illaya thalapathy Vijay have released worldwide today. The film which is slated to be a mass entertainer as every other Vijay films will have a equal mix of comedy, action, songs, exotic locations and heavy sentiments, which all is expected to work with the audience.
Villu features Nayan Thara as it's female lead and was directed by Prabhu Deva. It was the second offering from the team Prabhu Deva and Vijay after the mega hit
Pokkiri. Let's check whether the film is good enough to become a hit.
The basic storyline is inspired by Abbas Mustan's Soldier, which tells the story of a son seeking revenge for the brutal and treacherous murder of his father by a group of villains. Villu is technically slick and moves at a rapid pace. It is the most stylish film from Vijay so far. What works in its favour is the star cast, packaging and look of the film.
Pugal (Vijay) is a happy-go-lucky man who is on a mission. He works hand-in-glove for a cop, Joseph (Manoj K Jayan), who is on the lookout for an international gang led by the dreaded JD (Prakash Raj) who deals with drugs and ammunition. Pugal goes to a village and meets Jhanvi (Nayanthara), daughter of JD, and falls in love with her. He smartly uses her as a tool to reach across to JD and his gang (Devaraj, Anand Raj, Sriman, Aditya) in Munich. He eliminates them one by one using tact and cunningness. The rest of the film is how he brings JD back to India and takes revenge for the murder of his dad, a patriotic army man.
According to the lead actor Vijay himself, the story has nothing new in it and is as old as the hills. But the director Prabhu Deva had made a fabulous job of making it refreshingly new by the style of narration. Prabhu Deva's signature style is stamped across every frame. He has crafted another mass entertainer, though it is not in the same league as his earlier Pokkiri.
There were some nice as well as some idiotic moments in the film. The comedy in the first half and six songs packaged beautifully are the biggest calling cards of the film. The main attraction of the film will be the on screen chemistry between Nayan Thara and Vijay. But the nice flow of the movie was totally disturbed by the presence of Vadivel in the film, especially the scenes that features him in Munich, which could have been surely avoided.
When it comes to the artists, Vijay once again have proved that he will remain for ever as a mass hero with his one man entertainment troupe. Also he looks sensational in the film and is an absolute delight to watch. Nayan Thara is earnest, sincere and fits the role nicely. As the main villian, Prakash Raj too have made justice to his role in the film. The only dissappointment was from the veteran actor Vadivel, who miserably failed to entertain the audience through this movie.
On the technical part, everyone inluding the director have done justice to their particular job. Top class camera work by Ravi Varman and extraordinary DI (Digital Imagery) by Bobby Grant are some major highlights in the technical part. Sunil's (of Hindi Ghajini fame) artwork looks authentic and stunning. Kola Bhaskar's editing is crisp and helps the film to be racy. Fefsi Vijayan's action scenes are superbly choreographed.
In the music department, the music from Devi Sri Prasad is only average with most of the songs resembling some old songs from future. But the songs have made it big with most of them being the chart busters. Prabhu Deva and his team of choreographers have provided picture-perfect peppy songs, lavishly picturised in exotic locations with superb camera movements.
All in all, Villu is a typical mass entertainer with all the typical Vijay ingredients. With a huge expectation from audience especially after the mega hit Pokkiri, the film have failed to make it big, so most probably will end it's run at the box office as an average earner. I will prefer everyone to watch this movie, if and only if you like typical Tamil masala films at it's extreme.
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