Action
movies
have
worked
wonders
for
Vijay
in
the
past.
Be
it
Gilli
or
Pokkiri,
his
fans
always
welcomed
his
do
gooder
avatar.
Now,
for
the
first
time
in
his
career,
the
actor
has
donned
the
superhero
character
in
Velayudham.
The
movie,
which
is
said
to
be
the
biggest-ever
budget
of
his
career,
not
only
has
an
action-packed
storyline
but
has
siblings
story
attached
to
it.
Read
on
for
Velayudham
review.
The
story
is
as
old
as
the
hills
but
the
interesting
part
of
it
is
that
the
way
Jayam
Raja
tells
the
story
in
a
rich
manner.
The
film
begins
on
a
note
that
all
is
not
well
in
the
system
and
there
is
an
atmosphere,
where
a
law
breaker
is
required
to
clean
up
the
mess
done
by
the
politicians.
Journalist
Bharati
(Genelia
D'Souza)
is
up
against
the
politicians,
who
are
behind
the
deaths
of
her
two
friends.
She
is
in
search
of
a
hero,
who
has
the
ability
to
expose
the
nexus
between
politicians
and
terrorists.
She
finds
that
hero
in
a
milkman
named
Velayudham
(Vijay)
who
was
living
happily
with
his
sister
Kaveri
(Saranya
Mohan)
and
their
cousin
Vaidehi
(Hansika
Motwani).
His
sister's
marriage
makes
him
to
come
to
Chennai
to
withdraw
money
from
a
chit
fund.
The
real
story
begins
from
now,
as
he
is
been
dragged
into
a
terrorist
plot.
Soon,
situation
brings
Bharati
and
Velayudham
together
and
she
finds
her
fictional
hero
in
him.
The
rest
of
the
story
is
about
how
Vijay
turns
vigilante
and
how
they
uproots
the
corruption.
Vijay
rocks
in
his
Assassin's
Creed
avatar.
He
shines
both
in
comedies
as
well
as
action
parts.
After
a
long
time,
his
fans
are
able
to
see
the
other
side
of
him
with
his
comic
acts.
Genelia,
in
her
usual
best,
has
performed
her
character
with
ease.
But
Hansika
Motwani
disappoints
the
audience.
In
fact,
it
looks
like
the
makers
of
the
film
have
roped
in
her
to
fill
only
the
glam
quotient
and
nothing
more
than
that.
However,
Saranya
Mohan
is
apt
in
her
sister's
role
and
Santhanam
is
good
with
his
funny
acts.
Rest
other
actors
are
okay.
As
Jayam
Raja
said
before,
Velayudham
is
inspired
by
Telugu
movie
Azad
but
the
filmmaker
has
added
some
new
flavours
to
the
story,
which
makes
the
film
an
interesting
affair.
The
director
should
be
praised
for
making
it
in
a
colourful
way
and
rich.
He
also
gets
pat
on
his
back
for
showing
Vijay
in
a
stylised
manner.
He
is
well-supported
by
his
technical
crew
–
music
by
Vijay
Anthony,
Priyan's
cinematography,
Tom
Delmar's
stunts,
etc.
However,
had
VT
Vijayan
would
have
been
merciless
in
his
editing,
the
movie
would
have
been
more
interesting,
as
it
is
too
lengthy.
Velayudham
is
a
complete
masala
entertainer
and
Vijay's
treat
for
his
fans.
Highlights
of
the
movie
are
good
story
and
amazing
action-sequences.