VINNAITHAANDI VARUVAAYAA MOVIE REVIEW

After a successful Vaaranam Aayiram, Gautham Vasudev Menon ventures into his next, Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, focusing entirely on the most catholic emotion in the world, LOVE, a subject that the brilliant director is known to handle with style, finesse, panache and a lot of heart. Although, VTV could have been an apt Valentine’s Day presentation, it nevertheless does not cease to impress the target audience, the YOUTH.

VTV is all about falling in love, the emotions, confusions and the innumerable rollercoaster sensations associated with it. Karthik (Silambarasan), a mechanical engineer is an aspiring film director. It is love at first sight for this young man with his landlord’s daughter Jessy (Trisha), a Malayalee Christian and a computer professional. Karthik expresses his love to her in a quite unexpected manner but she does not accept it citing practical reasons. Notwithstanding her absence even for a short while, Karthik, in
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her pursuit, reaches Kerala along with his cinematographer friend Ganesh.

He finds Jessy in the pretext of apologizing to her for his behavior but earns her friendship. The ensuing train trip to Chennai from Allapuzha paves way for a deeper bond between the two. Meanwhile Karthik rubs Jessy’s brother on the wrong side which creates a wedge between the two families and Karthik’s family is made to vacate the premises. This triggers the hasty fixing of marriage for Jessy in Kerala. Needless to say, Karthik reaches there and what happens thereafter form the crux of Vinnai Thaandi Varuavaayaa. The answers to questions like whether Karthik and Jessy unite in marriage or go their individual ways are narrated with a trademark Gautham Menon’s style.

An all new Silambarasan, with a complete make over steals the show. An amazing performance from the young super star! His dialogue delivery, body language, voice modulations, dance movements are all right in place and VTV is a definite milestone for him. He has lived the character of Karthik in every cell. His dexterity with feet reaches a crescendo in the Hosanna number. Trisha is lovely in Nalini Sriram’s simple, relatable costumes and comes alive as a confused woman, not knowing her path. Ganesh as Silambarasan’s friend is adorable and the combination takes charge of humor component. Naga Chaitanya and Samantha make a cameo.

Directorial touches of Gautham Menon are abundant through out the film especially with the portrayal of his characters which are very real. His stamp is unmistakable in the last scene when he juxtaposes reel and real events. The director once again proves that he is after all a master craftsman especially in matters of love. The dialogues between Silambarasan and Ganesh are highly enjoyable and natural and that between him and Trisha receive loud applause from the audience. A sample is Silambarasan’s retort to Trisha when she wonders about his trip to Kerala- “When people go all out to America to woo their girl, I have after all come to Kerala.”

This is the first time Gautham teams up with A R Rahman and his music has already scorched the charts and the songs are the strong pillars to the film. Audience breaks into a thunderous rapture with Hosanna and the choreography only highlights the effects of the number. Omana Penne is a poetic delight when the music, lyrics and the visuals weave a magical spell!

It is a visual treat through Manoj Paramahamsa’s camera work when the backwaters of Kerala, ancient churches of Malta and USA are brought alive. The song sequences are an aural and a visual pleasure indeed! Antony at the editing desk and Rajeevan helming art department lend the right kind of support to the film.

On the flip side, the narration takes its own sweet time to unfold and it does not help much especially in the second half when things take time to move forward which tests the patience. The scene between Trisha and Silambarasan in USA is one such example. For people who expect a breezy love story VTV might disappoint them. A uniform engaging script and a crisper narrative could have tilted the balance completely in favor of this all love flick.

VTV PREMIERE A PRIVATE AFFAIR

The premiere of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa was held at the Sathyam Cinemas on February 25th, 2010. The premiere was a very private affair and only close associates of the film crew were allowed in. In fact, it was off limits even for the media. There are reports that Sun TV has exclusive over the VTV premiere and it would be telecast in that channel. Those present at the event were Gautham Menon, Suriya, Jyothika, Trisha, Silambarasan, Udayanidhi Stalin, Krithika Stalin, Parthiban, Ramya Krishnan and others.

GAUTHAM MENON CELEBRATES

Gautham Menon celebrates his birthday today (February 25th, 2010). This birthday is a very important day in this director’s life as his Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa is due to for release tomorrow. There are strong expectations for this film and one more hit from this ace director can push his status further up in Kollywood.

Some of the smash hits that have already been churned out by Gautham are Kaakha Kaakha, Vettaiyadu Vilayadu, and Vaaranam Aayiram. Let us hope Gautham has a grand success with VTV and continued the victory run.

Behindwoods joins its readers in wishing this talented director many more happy returns of the day and many successful ventures in future.

ONE NIGHT TO GO FOR VINNAITHANDI VARUVAIYA

I LOVED MYSELF IN VTV : SIMBU

Ever since he made his debut, Silambarasan has been Kollywood’s favourite whipping boy. The good looking actor has always found himself in the centre of unwanted controversies and more often than not, it hasn’t been complementary. But Simbu has not allowed all the negativity to overwhelm him. The actor recently drew a lot of praise for his looks in Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya(VTV). He seems to have got a new lease of life and is grabbing it with both hands!

Careful about his film selections and even more focussed on life in general, I meet a whole new and transformed Simbu.

So are you tensed on the eve of the release of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya, a film that you worked hard for more than a year?
To be frank, I am always tensed and anxious before the release of my any film so far. But trust me, I saw VTV yesterday and am totally bowled over by the way Gautham has presented it and AR Rahman’s re-recording is awesome. I am so happy and confident that everyone will love the film and critics will not have a single comment to make about it.

VTV BOOKING TODAY ON THEATRES

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa is due to be released this Friday! And the advance booking for this film will open today (February 24, 2010). The trailers that are being telecast in various television channels have raked up the expectation levels of this film, not to mention the pairing up of Silambarasan and Trisha who also have their fans looking forward for VTV.

And that is not all! Director Gautham Menon has his set of fans that are eager for the movie’s release and its outcome at the box office. The Oscar winner AR Rahman’s music is already topping the charts and this is also one of the reasons for the expectation levels going up.

SILAMBARASAN OPINES ON AJITH ISSUE

Now that the whole world is talking about Ajith’s fiery speech at CM Felicitation ceremony, every single celebrity encountered by any journo is being asked for opinion on the topic. Silambarasan found himself in one such situation and was vociferous in providing one. He said, “Ajith usually doesn’t attend events even if it’s related to him, but I guess he’s coerced to attend this one.” He also added, “I salute Ajith’s courage and I’m forever his fan.” On why he didn’t attend the same, Silambarasan mentioned that he met the CM the previous day at the Maanada Mayilada event. He explained, “Besides, Nayanthara performed at the event and all cameras will be panning me while she dances on stage. I wanted to avoid that too.” He furthered, “Nayan and I have moved on but the media hasn’t yet,” he added as an end note.

IT’S SILAMBARASAN… NOT AJITH….IN VENKAT PRAVBHU'S MOVIE

Venkat Prabhu’s desire to direct Ajith may take some time, and so the director has now decided to make a film with Silambarasan in the lead, sources say. Earlier, there were reports that Silambarasan has been signed up to star in a film that is to be directed by Bhoopathy Pandian and produced by Lingusamy. But with Bhoopathy Pandian moving on to direct Vikram, Lingusamy decided to fill the vacuum with Venkat Prabhu. The Kollywood buzz is that Tamannah has been roped in play the female lead in this venture. With Venkat Prabhu deciding to wield the megaphone for this film, his plans to direct Ajith has been pushed to the back burner.

VTV CERTIFIED!

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa has been awarded U/A certificate. VTV, which has Silambarasan and Trisha in lead roles, is a romantic flick. On seeing the film, the select few, including those at the Censor Board, have been praising the film no end, we hear. Silambarasan and Trisha’s performance is said to be out of the ordinary.

With the film being censored, it is due to be released later this month. VTV’s audio has been scored by Oscar winning music director AR Rahman and it is already a huge hit among the movie buffs.

VTV is directed by Gautham Menon and is being promoted by Udayanidhi Stalin’s Red Giant Movies.

SIMBU BIRTHDAY PICS

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya on February 19

The much-awaited Gautham Menon's Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya will grace theatres on February 19. This romantic musical starring Trisha and Simbu revolves around the love between an aspiring film maker Karthik, who wants to make it big in his profession, and a Christian girl Jessie.