Velli Thirai – In my View

A remarkable movie that captures a glimpse of the world of cinema. The movie unveils the hard realities of the dream world. Kanniah (Prakash raj) is a bothersome individual, whose sole dream is to see himself play the protagonist in the big screen. His dream is very strong that he will not accept anything less than that of a role of the hero. He almost pesters and annoys everyone around him and knocks the doors of people who have made it big in the celluloid. He badgers saravanan (Prithvi raj), a young assistant director who is waiting for his dreams to see the day’s light and shares his room. On the other hand, Saravanan is in love with Mythili (Gopika) who has already carved a niche for herself as a big heroine in the filmdom. At this juncture, kanniah trickily steals a story penned by Saravanan and registers it has his own story. He approaches producer Balaji (Sarath babu) and director (Pratap Bhothan) and blackmails them to make a movie for him by using the story. Being impressed with the brilliancy and soulfulness in the story, they had no other go than to accept his blackmail and make him the hero of the movie half heartedly. From then on, there is no looking back for the cunning Kanniah. He baptizes himself as Dhilip kanth, appoints MS.Bhaskar as his manager, refuses to give appointment for his friends and so on and so forth. On top of all, he blames poor Saravanan for trying to kill him and files fake charges against him. Mythili, who rescues Saravanan, was abandoned by her greedy and cunning brother ( Sampath Raj). Consequently, she marries Saravanan and starts a whole new life with him. Saravanan, who is now known to the world as the husband of a well established actress, did not like shining in the reflected light of his wife. All his attempts to become a director only drive him to the dead end. He had to accept life with its realities and as reality bites, he joins as a cab driver. Mythili, who can’t tolerate the agony of her husband anymore, decides to part. At this point, opportunity knocks for Saravanan, but with a price tag of having to direct Dhilip kanth, who has now become a big hero with an iconic image. How he tackles egocentric and selfish Dhilip kanth and whether he has been successful in completing the venture that he set out and whether the parted couples rejoined and whether Saravanan proved himself makes the rest of the story.

Another message that this movie has is that the stardom is not a magic and is not as gleeful as it seems to be. The most impressive part of this movie is its dialogues. “Try to ape the technology of Americans in your movies, not their culture”. “Small small words should not mar the love that started with small small eye contacts”. Adds a touch of class to the movie indeed! The movie also has a gamut of big names showing their faces for a scene or two. The list includes Trisha, Sandhya, Swarnamalya, Lakshmi Roy (although assumes the role of a second heroine) playing their real time roles in the movie as well.

The artists fit their roles appropriately and lived in their respective roles. Leading the pack is Prakash Raj. He has not only kept up to his caliber but goes well beyond his previous standards and also emerges successful in it. Prakash Raj definitely steals the show. The young and smart looking Prithvi Raj lives up to his role. He just not resembles a good hearted and ambitious young chap, but lives as one through his role. Gopika is a welcome addition to this movie and has done a good job. Not to mention, well established actors like Sarath Babu, Pratap Bhothan have played their parts well. And the music director, G.V Prakash could have done a shade better. This is definitely not his standard. Let’s expect more from him in his next venture. What’s more? Kudos to the entire team of Velli Thirai for their extraordinary production.