A
little
bit
of
romance,
action,
comedy,
suspense
and
few
heroic
moments
make
a
good
entertaining
film
of
standards
that
can
attract
audiences
from
all
categories.
Debutant
Kinslin's
slick
crime-thriller
Vathikuchi
with
ignorable
cliches
passes
with
distinction
in
becoming
a
truly
commercial
entertainer
for
the
masses.
What
works
in
the
favour
of
the
film,
despite
stiff
criticism
from
the
elite
class
audiences,
is
the
offbeat
presentation
of
a
simple
story.
Sakthi
(Dhileban),
a
share
auto
driver,
likes
to
go
out
of
his
way
to
help
strangers
without
any
hidden
agenda.
Over
the
course
of
time,
his
helping
tendency
only
grows
stronger
to
the
level
where
he
confronts
injustice
and
in
turn
earns
the
ire
of
three
baddies.
Cut
to
his
routine
life
-
he
is
madly
in
love
with
Leena
(Anjali),
who
likes
to
receive
all
attention,
but
wouldn't
reciprocate.
As
he
tries
desperately
like
any
sane
lover
would
do
to
impress
her,
the
film
shifts
gears
and
introduces
a
series
of
events
that
would
propel
Sakthi
into
combat
and
self-protection
mode.
With
three
baddies
after
his
life,
how
does
Sakthi
save
himself
from
the
clutches
of
death?
This
forms
the
rest
of
the
story.
The
film
kicks
off
convincingly
with
a
pinch
of
suspense
quite
early
on
in
the
narrative.
Three
characters
expressing
their
misfortune
and
pointing
fingers
at
the
same
person,
who
they
aspire
to
kill.
What
I
really
loved
in
this
film
is
the
fact
that
the
script
is
not
written
keeping
in
mind
a
hero
and
three
villains.
The
director
very
intelligently
allows
a
series
of
events
to
let
the
character
pit
against
each
other
allowing
a
revenge
sort
of
story
to
develop.
One
of
the
common
criticisms
was
that
the
story
needed
a
familiar
face
instead
of
Dhileban.
I
beg
to
differ
by
saying
that
it's
a
story
about
a
common
man
rising
against
anti-social
activities.
We
can't
expect
a
common
man
to
be
Shahrukh
Khan
or
Aamir
Khan,
can
we?
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Dhileban
was
apt
for
the
role
and
he
pulled
off
some
adrenaline
pumping
action
sequences,
while
struggling
at
the
same
time
in
the
romantic
portions.
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While
the
first
half
of
the
film
is
short
and
crisp,
the
second
half
is
where
the
film
loses
a
grip
on
the
narrative
and
starts
pushing
viewers
into
boredom.
It's
tough
to
highlight
which
part
can
be
chopped
off
in
the
second
half
as
most
of
it
appeared
necessary.
The
climax
was
engaging
despite
its
extended
running
time,
one
couldn't
ignore
few
shortcomings.
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In
the
acting
department,
we
have
mixed
performances
from
a
bevy
of
known
actors
such
as
Sampath
and
Jayaprakash.
Jagan
may
have
looked
weak
as
the
insurance
agent-turned-bad
guy,
but
his
character
is
akin
to
several
stories
we
read
in
the
papers
every
day.
Kinslin
deserves
some
appreciation
for
churning
out
characters
that
are
plausible.
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Anjali
needs
to
pull
up
her
socks
and
start
demanding
different
roles
because
she
is
starting
to
get
repetitive
despite
her
talent.
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Cinematography
by
Gurudev
is
not
extraordinary,
but
good
in
few
action
sequences.
It
is
best
experienced
when
seen
on
screen,
than
explained.
Ghibran's
music,
especially
the
background
score,
elevates
the
movie
a
notch.
However,
little
would
anybody
have
noticed
that
the
background
score
in
the
climax
atop
a
mountain,
is
reminiscent
to
music
from
Pirates
of
the
Caribbean.
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Stunts
by
Rajasekhar
definitely
deserves
a
loud
applause
for
he
makes
it
an
engaging
action
flick
at
regular
intervals.
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With
occasional
speed
breakers,
Vathikuchi
is
entertaining.