Courtesy:
Galatta
Tuesday,
November
14,
2006
Vathiyar
is
a
typical
Arjun
movie
-
with
good
doses
of
action,
romance
and
comedy,
this
makes
for
a
Tamil
"masala" entertainer.
He
looks
at
his
best
in
dance
and
stunt
sequence
yet
he
is
in
40s.
Arjun
knows
what
he
is
capable
of
and
what
his
fans
expectations
are.
He
has
tried
to
fulfill
his
fans
expectations.
Another
good-over-evil,
hero-beats-up-bad-guys
film,
Vathiyar
shows
Durai
(Arjun)
as
the
man
taking
revenge
against
a
group
of
gangsters,
who
were
responsible
for
an
incident
in
which
the
lives
of
many
school
children
were
lost.
Though
this
movie
looks
like
his
old
movie
Saathu,
Vathiyar
keeps
up
a
decent
momentum.
The
movie
begins
with
Durai
beating
up
some
bad
guys.
Next,
he
is
also
portrayed
as
a
good
Samaritan
for
the
needy
and
the
poor
when
he's
shown
running
an
orphanage
with
the
help
of
his
friends
(Manivannan
and
Vadivelu).
He
has
no
tolerance
for
evil
and
people
who
commit
atrocities
and
ACP
Easwara
Pandian
(Prakash
Raj),
a
villain,
is
waiting
for
an
opportunity
to
catch
him
and
throw
him
behind
bars.
Meanwhile,
Anjali
(Mallika
Kapoor),
a
TV
journalist,
is
attracted
towards
Durai's
courage
and
kind
heart.
This
rude-yet-good
man
has
a
calm
and
caring
past
too.
It's
time
for
the
flash-back,
Durai
is
a
school
teacher.
Suddenly,
one
day,
some
gangsters
set
the
school
on
fire,
killing
many,
many
children.
Vowing
that
he
would
take
revenge,
he
plots
and
plans
to
catch
the
villains
-
this
is
what
makes
up
for
the
rest
of
the
film,
with
the
climax
worth
watching
in
theatres.
Definitely
a
film
for
Arjun
fans
who
love
their
star
to
dance
with
energy,
fight
with
enthusiasm
and
love
with
mischief,
Vathiyar
is
an
action-entertainer.
Punch
line
dialogues,
songs
glorifying
the
hero
find
their
place
through
the
movie.
Mallika
Kapoor
plays
a
typical
Tamil
heroine
appearing
only
for
duet
songs
and
a
few
scenes
here
and
there.
The
versatile
Prakashraj
makes
a
good
villain,
as
usual
and
Manivannan
and
Vadivelu
provide
good
comic
relief.
Music
by
D.
Iman
is
for
the
front-benchers.
The
highlight
of
this
movie?
The
fast-paced
stunts.
Vathiyar
makes
for
an
entertaining
few
hours
while
teaching
a
breezy
lesson.
Cast-
Arjun,
Mallika
Kapoor,
Prakash
Raj,
Manivannan,
Vadivelu.
Banner
-
A.P.FilmGarden
Producer
-
V.
Palanivel
and
A.C.
Ananthan
Director
-
A.
Venkatesh
Music
director
-
D.
Iman
Date
of
Release
-
11th
November,
2006