In “Vaathi” Dhanush showed outstanding expression of the persona, a noble goal-oriented man. The film is the directorial debut of Venky Atluri, the famous screenwriter who has done a number of movies in the past years. The movie also consists of Dhanush, Samuthirakani, and Samuyktha Menon, who play prominent characters. Their production house Sithara Entertainments in partnership with Fortune Four Cinemas released the film through Seven Screen Studios in Tamil
Dhanush owns the film in the sense that with his charismatic individuality he makes the character less simple. It was his truthful outlook of life that was reflected in all the scenes where he rehearsed his lines with Samuthirakani.
He paints a credible picture of an overzealous educator sort of who is pushing for a limitless enlightenment of the minds. Samyuktha does a great job while portraying Meenakshi, the protagonist’s teacher in biology who supports him and later joins him romantically.
Her performance is at an impassive level and she elegantly presents us what romance entails. Samuthirakani, who played an antagonistic role in this movie too, gained prominence for depicting the exploitation of the educational system.
He showed very strong acting skills. Another powerful performance comes from the rest of the characters; portrayed by the actors such as Sai Kumar, Aadukkalam Naren, Harish Peradi, and Mayallu, each character plays an important part.
In spite of having less screen place, Samyuktha Menon blends with Dhanush which seems graceful. Samuthirakani may appear to be the same type that he usually plays but, he brings in impact in the depiction. They enter canal block public relation work – all other cast members surreptitiously discharge their duties.
Yuvaraj Shows his skill in cinematography and creates the atmosphere on every individual’s expressions. What GV Prakash does with music is that, he does it perfectly right to evoke emotions. However, some of those contacts about the placements can be questioned. There is an atmosphere created through the setting which is established through painstaking art direction.
On the flip side, Vaathi is heavily flawed when the screen becomes overly ambitious. There were a lot of misplaced dialogues causing the story to lose its main essentials. On the contrary, the audience cannot be so hooked to the first half as they stick tight to the second half equivalent.
Filtering out of the complicated problems among the characters is also dug deeply into the fact that film loses a lot of its impact. Accordingly, although the film does not completely embody Tamil elements, the overall execution of the idea might not convince the audiences as much.
Altogether, Vaathi succeeds in its attempts to convey its message by using what we call mainstream tropes. Consequently, the film is successful, barring the runtime and script simplicities with this method, the audience is ensured continuous engagement.
The most impressive scene of the movie ‘Vaathi’ is the one during which Dhanush’s students are being brought together for the first time and they are then taught about how evil the caste system is.
In other words, the idea failed to mimic the fundamental aspects right in some ways. Dr. Manihev pinches his finger; his fiancee Karunaratne pours out tears; his brother-in-law Karunas Krishnamurthy protects him; all are shown at the right emotional moments, including a scene where he walks barefoot in scorching heat. Climax lifts up Dhanush to nearly the same political stature of Bharathiar thus strengthening the base of the story.
The soundtrack of Kiara-Billa- Hamzha’s already known music is still another touch that adds to the interest of the movie screenplay. Besides, R.M. Yuvarahs lighting has an excellent effect in the whole film as it gives the ’90s background. Naveen Nooli manages vibrant pacing and Alok S. Suryadevara, an Executive Producer, has financially brought the project into life. Venky Atluri as a writer-director has a great achievement of providing feel-good films with a potential message, some of the areas needed improvement nonetheless.
