Sports
based
movies
are
rarely
made
in
Kollywood.
Vennila
Kabadi
Kuzhu
was
the
last
popular
movie
in
the
genre
made
in
Tamil
films.
Now,
Vallinam,
which
has
been
in
the
cans
for
a
last
few
years,
is
the
latest
film
on
the
same
genre.
Arivazhagan
Venkatachalam
directorial
movie
features
Nakul,
Mrudhula
Basker,
Atul
Kulkarni,
Jagan,
Anupama
Kumar,
Siddharth
Jonnalagadda,
Amzath
Khan,
Chandru
and
others
in
the
cast.
While
S
Thaman
has
composed
the
music,
Bhaskaran
has
handled
the
cinematography
department
with
Sabu
Joseph
VJ
looking
after
the
editing.
Now,
let
us
see
what
the
young
team
has
to
offer.
After
the
death
of
his
friend,
Shiva
(Krishna),
a
passionate
basketballer,
he
leaves
Trichy
and
comes
to
Chennai.
He
joins
a
college
and
decides
to
stay
away
from
the
game
following
the
earlier
incident.
Well,
situation
brings
him
to
the
game
again.
But
in
his
college,
basketball
is
not
given
due
preference
and
the
management
encourages
only
cricket.
The
college
management
supports
cricket
because
it
has
won
two
championships
and
the
game
has
sponsors
too.
But
basketball
has
no
buyers.
Now,
the
challenge
before
Shiva
is
to
win
a
basketball
championship.
The
director
brings
out
the
current
situation
of
sports
through
several
situations
and
it
forms
the
crux
of
the
story.
Rating:
3.0/5
The
movie
has
an
inspiring
story
and
lifts
the
spirits.
Arivazhagan
Venkatachalam
seems
to
have
taken
inspiration
from
some
of
the
popular
movies
in
this
genre
to
etch
an
interesting
story.
He
perfectly
projects
how
other
games
are
ignored
in
the
land
where
cricket
is
considered
as
a
religion.
The
director
has
tried
his
best
to
have
necessary
commercial
elements
in
order
to
reach
out
to
all
section
of
audience.
But
it
spoils
the
overall
look
of
Vallinam.
The
romantic
angles
and
comic
scenes
are
forcefully
added,
which
backfires.
Continue
reading
the
story
on
the
slideshow...
Story
Analysis
In
the
first
half,
Vallinam,
at
parts,
appears
to
be
dragging.
But
the
second
half
is
brilliant
and
completely
engaging.
Director
Arivazhagan
Venkatachalam
has
come
out
with
a
good
film
with
a
message.
And
he
has
to
be
praised
for
his
efforts
in
the
industry,
which
produces
only
commercial
films
to
the
max.
Nakul
It
is
undoubetedly
the
best
movie
of
Nakul.
He
has
matured
as
an
actor
and
has
come
out
with
brilliant
performance.
His
voice
modulation
and
acting
are
good.
But
somehow,
he
disappoints
in
climax
as
his
acting
appears
unrealistic.
Other
Characters
Heroine
Mridhula
Bhaskar
is
good
in
songs
and
plays
important
role
in
inspiring
her
beau.
Jayaprakash,
Jagan,
Amzad,
Atul
Kulkarni
and
others
have
done
justice
to
their
roles.
Tech
Departments
Bhaskaran's
cinematography
is
excellent
and
S
Thaman's
music
stands
out
from
rest
other
technical
departments.
Verdict
Vallinam
is
a
good
attempt
and
needs
encouragement.
It
is
worth
watching
once
for
the
efforts
put
by
the
young
team.