Vaaranam Aiyuram

One of the most awaited movies of the year, VA, is a technically solid, sound, and enjoyable movie. Surya is brilliant. It was unbelievable to see him as a school boy, and an ageing old man, all in the same movie. Due praise to the brain behind it, Gautam Menon.

But I found the movie a confusing mix of too many things. Were they trying to portray the strong yet mostly unnoticed father-son relation?

Were they showing the journey of a young man, and how his father played an important step moulding him along the way. I dont want to confuse more adding the possibilities, but the movie was a heavy mix of many complicated things. There was too much to stuff in the 3 hr long movie, that many relations or scenes were minimal. Like the romance between Surya and Sameera in US was very short lived.

And taking this movie to be a contribution to father-son relation, I am inclined to compare it to Thavamae Thavamirunthu, a technically normal, but high-impact movie. With due respects to VA team and their great efforts, I think it is nowhere close to TT. 

Overall, the outstanding feature of this movie remains Surya's acting, makeup, and possibly the last composition of Harris Jayaraj for Gautam Menon, though the screenplay could have been more comprehendible. 

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