Well, Let me get my thoughts straight on target. I'm a bit disappointed. It might sound weird coming from me, who people know as an ardent Vijay fan but yes, I'm not going to lie.
Kaththi is all about conveying a powerful social message. Let's just put it that if all of Murugadoss's brain cells were on "the same page", then the script and therefore the final output would have been totally different. Somewhere, something went wavering and the final result is somewhat of a let down albeit not totally.
There are some very strong and emotional sequences which make you ponder and even stop a trickle of tear from your eye from people noticing but they are very few. The message lies there bang on target in those scenes. The whole build up to that was somehow, in my opinion, not treated very well. The performances of Vijay(s), Satish and the oldie gang were brilliant, way more than anyone would have expected but, there is always a but...
Kaththi can be heavily boasted to be one of Vijay's best performances till date for years to come. The way he emotes in specific sequences would clearly shut a lot of his critics but certain dance movements, certain expressions could land directly to the meme pages.
Yes, Kaththi has Vijay in dual roles, and of course, the difference between the 2 characters is simple, one has a clean shave and other has a stubble. Can't expect more from him either.
Samantha, herself has agreed through her twitter handle, that she's finally given a commercial hit and needs to concentrate on good roles. I definitely agree to it. Most of the scenes in Kaththi shows Samantha as a mere mannequin with the same expression.
The villain, Neil Nitin Mukesh, who I thought dubbed his own voice from the trailer let me down. He definitely hasn't dubbed for himself. The other villain, I don't even know the name goes missing all of a sudden.
The villain, Neil Nitin Mukesh, who I thought dubbed his own voice from the trailer let me down. He definitely hasn't dubbed for himself. The other villain, I don't even know the name goes missing all of a sudden.
To me, if at all there should be one person who carried the movie throughout and made it watchable, would be, Not Vijay...Not Murugadoss. Yes, Anirudh. Whatte wow of a BGM! Take a Bow, Anirudh! Although, most of the BGMs sounded like inspirations but their tactical use and giving them a new "ring to it" make it amazing.
After all this, you would want to know if you could watch the movie or not. I'm coming to that....
Yes, Kaththi is definitely a must watch movie. If you do have the patience to sit through some illogical and unnecessary scenes coupled with some screenplay slips, you have an amazing ending in store. At the end of the movie, you tend to forget all the bullshit in the starting and applaud and emote yourself. I do agree that movies can't be bang on target. They do need build ups but strong ones not as weak as Kaththi.
Kudos to Murugadoss in bringing to light a disturbing yet unsolved currently existing situation. Some of his ideas are really great.
Kudos to Murugadoss in bringing to light a disturbing yet unsolved currently existing situation. Some of his ideas are really great.
Watch it and enjoy it. It is a very different Vijay movie, trust me. No intro song, no intro fight, no typical Vijay songs either. I was really surprised and heaved a sigh of relief when "Paalam" song was not part of the movie. If that was added, it would have led to further disappointment.
After reading through all this, you would be keen in knowing my final verdict...
Rating: 3/5
Kaththi - Definitely some more sharpening required!
P.S. You would totally disagree with my final rating after all the initial build up but all the points go to Anirudh, Vijay and the message, respectively!
