Vanmam
is
an
usual
masala
flick
which
has
a
tale
of
friendship
and
rivalry.
It
has
Vijay
Sethupathi,
Kreshna
and
Sunaina
in
lead
roles
who
have
done
justice
in
portraying
their
characters.
Director
Jai
Krishna
has
made
the
film
by
completely
trusting
in
his
story
line
but
has
failed
to
produce
an
interesting
movie
with
his
dull
screenplay
which
could
make
this
movie
to
open
up
with
a
negative
review.
Plot:
Vijay
Sethupathy
and
Kreshna
are
good
friends
but
they
take
their
life
lightly
and
carry
an
irresponsible
tag
along
with
them.
Kreshna
falls
for
the
female
lead
played
by
Sunaina,
who
also
is
a
sister
of
a
prominent
person
in
the
town
played
by
Madhusudhan
Rao.
Sunaina
first
accepts
Kreshna
as
her
soulmate
but
departs
after
her
brother
comes
to
know
about
their
relationship.
In
a
cinematic
twist,
Vijay
Sethupathi
accidentally
kills
Madhusudhan
Rao
which
leads
to
a
disagreement
between
him
and
Kreshna
that
breaks
their
friendship
and
they
choose
to
take
their
respective
paths.
Vijay
Sethupathi
realizes
his
mistake
and
chooses
to
help
Madhusudhan
Rao's
family
by
not
revealing
them
of
his
connection
with
Madhusudhan.
On
the
other
hand,
Kreshna
falls
prey
to
Jaypee,
who
once
had
a
fierce
rival
with
Madhusudhan
when
he
was
alive.
Jaypee,
in
an
attempt
to
seek
revenge
on
Madhusudhan's
close
associates
even
after
his
demise,
makes
use
of
Kreshna
and
begins
his
game
with
him
and
Vijay
Sethupathi
which
gets
predictable
as
the
movie
goes
on.
How
Kreshna
gets
himself
out
of
Jaypee's
clutches
and
what
happens
to
his
friendship
with
Vijay
and
his
love
with
Sunaina
forms
the
rest
of
the
story.
Performance
And
Technicalities:
Vanmam's
big
positive
is
its
performances
by
all
the
actors
including
the
supporting
actors
who
have
done
an
excellent
job
in
bringing
out
the
actual
emotions
of
each
and
every
characters.
Vijay
Sethupathi
is
good
as
always
and
Kreshna
too
has
done
a
decent
job.
Thaman's
songs
fails
to
impress
the
audience
and
his
BGM
too
fails
to
support
the
movie.
Balabharani's
cinematography
has
captured
the
natural
scenic
of
South
India
and
is
praisable.
Suresh's
editing
is
ordinary
and
the
screenplay
lets
the
entire
plot
down.
Overall
view:
Overall
Vanmam
is
a
good
tale
of
friendship,
revenge
and
family
values
which
could've
been
told
in
a
much
more
interesting
manner
with
better
screenplay
and
editing.