Vinaithandi Varuvaya

Its been really long since I have waited for a movie with so much anticipation and excitement. the movie is worth the effort.. its just magical!!

The basis for my excitement and anticipation are three fold:

1. Gautam Menon – arguably the best romantic movie directors in the post maniratnam era,

2. ARR - the songs were mind blowing

3. Simbhu – totally different portrayal and he rocks.,,ok now dont stop reading this cos I said this.. :)

and each of the above three factors lived up to much more than my expectations!!

The best thing about the movie i feel, is the plot. The plot is pretty simple – hindu boy loves christian girl and the girl loves her parents too much to let go off them..what happens next is what the movie is all about.. There is no separate comedy track, no fights and no villan. 95% of screen time is given to the lead pair – their love story.. this sometimes gives you an impression that its kinda dragging, dull and monotonous. But with that kind of emotion (love) you need that much time to give it its due. The dilly-dallying of Trisha towards Simbhu, how they decide based on such temporal factors and how love binds them even beyond reason and rationale are brought out so perfectly. Hats off to the director !!

Given that its going to be a simple love story with no masala or heart racing action, music and cinematography become very important. ARR’s music is as soul stirring as the chemistry between the lead pair and the locales and shots just add to the momentary pleasure! Right from the title credits you can see the amount of work which has gone in to ensure that they give a fresh feel to the movie. Like I said there is nothing innovative about the plot, it is the presentation and other accompaniments which make the experience truly memorable and refreshing. Speaking of which, please dont enter with a thought that you have come to watch a movie.. keep an open mind..cos its an experience of two people who are desperate to walk the aisle but are pulled back due to social constraints.. The 1st person account type story telling actually adds to this experience.

Of late I felt that Tamil movies were losing their plot with respect to dialogues. The catch in VTV is that its an attempt at bringing out the love between two people and irrespective of their facial expressions what they say will have a huge impact.. and this I think is another plus point for the movie. The dialogues for most part of the movie capture the underlying emotion. Be it the scene where Simbhu is professing is love for the first time or the climax where he describes the girl he has moved on with.. the “ezhuthaalar” has got it bang on!!

Overall VTV is a poignant, picturesque and practical attempt to bring to screen one of the most abused emotions – LOVE.