Viduthalai Part 1

Another world class movie by Vetri. The romance track is little longer than needed, it felt but when we see the last 30-40 minutes it makes sense why he had spend that much time. Wow ... Is that Soori? He fits perfectly to the story line and even romance sequences did not feel odd.

If i don't talk about the background score, i am not xx's kid 😊 Not a noise in background but it flows with the scene. Only Karthik Raja can come close to it. Both the songs were good, listened to it on the screen for the first time!

Part-2 will be for sure more engaging & powerful, no doubt. Vijay Sethupathi full naked in 2nd. No discrimination for Vetri most women nude sequence in first part and in second Vijay 😂

Since it is the first part, many questions remain unanswered when the viewer finishes the movie. However, the way the movie poses these questions makes it worth watching. It delicately portrays the balance between the police and the People's Liberation Army, highlighting how marginalized communities and commoners are suppressed amidst the fight of two giants, emphasizing that war is not the solution.

The best thing about this movie is that it is presented through the perspective of a low-level staff member, Kumarassen (played by Suri), who has a good heart but lacks the power to effect significant change himself. The film also provides glimpses of how things become murkier and more chaotic when an actual war breaks out. Setupati shines in his role as Comrade Perumal, and it's interesting to see his diverse choices of roles in movies like "Vikram Vedha," "Farzi," and this one.

"It's a raw movie with minimal aesthetics and a lot of bloodshed, but I believe it aims to reach the core of your being and show the fancy popcorn viewers or keyboard warriors how war actually unfolds and why ranting on Twitter is sometimes unjustified." Overall, it is a well-crafted movie, and I am definitely looking forward to the second part.

Vetrimaaran's Vetri ( Winning ) streak continues...

Pros - Heart wrenching brutal cinema . Before getting into detail it's definitely not for light hearted . Viduthalai part1 plays a major role in setting up for part 2 . This time narration wise and making wise there was slight difference from Vetri's previous works . Part 1 explores the world of Viduthalai , Police brutality , separatist and politics . Narration was slow , but that doesn't means flat . Soori as protagonist gave a realistic show stealing performance . VJS had less screentime but created quite impact . Other cast did their part really well , they had enough scope throughout the movie , even GVM played his part neatly . Technical wise , impressive cinematography especially opening single shot sequence one of the best in kollywood , opening shot clearly established the tone of the movie . In a slow burner movie , Climax was total bang , action set pieces were well choreographed , excellently captured and edited . Ilaiyaraaja's back ground scores were well suited to this dark tone and periodic movie , songs were really great . Atlast part 2 glimpse literally increased the hype .

Cons - Asusual dubbing was poor as expected , lip syncing were totally odd in most of the places . Editing in few places weren't upto the mark .

Overall , a slow burning crime drama . Definitely worthy one for your patience and time . Highly recommended . Strictly 18+ .

I hope Part 2 will be released as soon as possible .

This was filmmaking masterclass*, another reminder for why the Writing > everything else to make a good movie. It was also raw, in-your-face, hard hitting - everything you expect a Vetrimaaran movie to be.

Story - Loved how this socio-political topic was written without getting too preachy, it felt more like a thriller; police brutality portrayed with a lot of thought.

Soori, B. V. (Before Viduthalai) - The comedian, Parotta Soori.

Soori A. V. (After Viduthalai) - The actor who can do pretty much anything he's given. You've never seen this type of work from him, he was amazing. So were Bhavani Sre, Chetan, and the rest of the supporting cast. I wonder if Santhanam would have ever considered something like this.

Cinematography - Very well done. Single shots. Drone shots. Shots on a gimbal, this has got everything. The camera work will catch your attention from the very first scene, you'll see why. Shoutout to all the technicians, it must have been tough to film it in those locations. Music - I didn't feel it, but it fight the 80s feel, so I guess that was the point behind choosing Ilayaraja...?

The dialogues (*minus the dubbing) in this film need a special mention - especially the ones towards the end. Some of the most hard-hitting dialogues aren't even in part-1. Of course, I know that because there's almost a trailer of sorts for part-2. Not a post credit scene, almost a proper trailer. Never seen it done that way. T

This isn't your family entertainer commercial flick, but I totally enjoyed it. His one is 2h 36m long, I'd have sat for another 3 hours if I had a chance to finish watching P2, back-to-back. Can't wait; hopefully this drops sooner than Vada Chennai 2.

For a movie that is nearly three hours and only tells half the story, Viduthalai is still such a brilliant film in every aspect (except maybe dubbing and a bit of editing to cover that). The way it slowly unravels its world and the characters and even the way it holds back some of the harsher stuff initially to present the horridness of it through the characters you grow to love makes the drama extremely powerful. My blood was literally boiling by the end of the movie and it's not just a passing phrase when I say I can't wait for the second part, I literally need to watch the second part asap.