Review : Kuruvi (2008)

Poor script and direction but Vijay rocks!!!!

Rating : 2/5

Genre: Action/Thriller

Disclaimer:
Well, this is my first review for a Vijay movie.So, people please don't mind if i show any sort of extra appreciation for any normal scenes.All views written in this page about this movie is clearly my personal ideology and any sort of discourage shown to any of the actors is purely unavoidable.

Cast:
Vijay...........................Vetrivel
Suman........................Gocha
Ashish Vidyarthi.......Konda Reddy
Trisha.........................Devi
Vivek..........................Ops
Manivannan..............Singamuthu


This movie is by far the highest budget movie for "Ilayathalapathy" Vijay.Produced by "Red Giant Movies" Udhayanidhi Stalin and directed by the famous Dharani , the movie slams 100 on its entertainment quota.Dharani who gave continuous hits like Dhill , Dhool and Ghilli , fails to make an impression through this one.The story could have been altered and there are few major flaws in the movie which could have been avoided.


Talking about the hero , well , he doesn't need any introduction.He has been given the "Next Superstar" title from the tamil cinema world and he need to keep it up.Well, he makes sure that he gives us a superstar movie and pleases his fans for sure.His fans are ought to go gaga on his performance in the movie as it is the only thing due to which the movie is watchable , so sorry to say this.


Starting from the introduction scene , you can see the hero gushing out from a manhole but what sort of a manhole , is it gutter or some water sump ,the director fails to explain.But this intro stunt is sure to make his fans go up.The hero has shown his interest in racing and made it clear to his rival (Wondering who it would be , eh?).


The Vijay-Vivek combo is sure to enthrall and make the audience laugh.Vijay is at his comedy best.He definitely has shown his worth and experience in this movie, many people say that he cannot act,he has quoted them wrong.

Trisha looks stunning in all her scenes also in dance sequences and not to mention the scene where she goes to Vijay's house to remove her sprain.Her looks in the songs "happy new year" and "thaen thaen" are warming and pleasurable.

One can really argue that some ideas have been copied from sivaji like the one outside the bar in malaysia where Vijay asks Vivek to touch either of his fingers as to what route to take but it is a way to show that the hero is a die-hard fan of the "present" superstar ,nothing wrong.

Also , few may not like the hero performing the stunt where he jumps from a terrace to a bridge situated 200m away but director Dharani has quoted this scene as "If it was the superstar performing the same scene , we would have him reach the train directly but since it was Vijay he had to fall short".
The fight sequences by "Rocky Rajesh" are to be noted because they were really exciting to watch.



There a lot many flaws to the movie wherein you hav a doubt in the experience of the director :
Vijay , Trisha and Vivek board some international flight from Malaysia to Chennai but when they show Chennai airport , they seem to land in a jet airways aircraft.One can also argue that they might have switched flights in between but security check doesn't happen on landing in any airport unless if it is from an international flight.
Trisha tells Vijay that it is her first time in a flight but her engagement took place in cudappah , how did she go there. (* Special Correspondent)
The song " Mozhu Mozhunnu" could have been seriously avoided as there was no sort of need for the song in between a fight sequence.
The fight sequence in cudappah where the hero fights with the cudappah "raja" change places unnecesarily.
Vijay should have been asked to build up some muscles before he could take off his shirt.
There could be no such webcam created in this world with such great picture clarity.
There could be no such laptop created which enters password on its own just by swiping the thumb and that too in the reverse way.

If at all , all these flaws were removed , the movie would sure have reached heights or you can also console yourself by saying that it was the government's move to spend their black money in order to escape from the income tax department.

Finally coming to the main departments which apart from Vijay made the movie watchable , the background music (bgm) and cinematography.Vidyasagar should definitely be applauded for his great work on the bgm although the songs weren't upto the mark.Cinematography was excellent and a real treat to cinema lovers , the scenes in cudappah were shot brilliantly with perfect colour contrast to malaysian and chennai scenes.Hats off to the cinematographer.

All in all , the movie contains Vijay at his best all throughout packed with bad direction and great cinematography.

Trade Talk : Good Opening , Will not survive in the box office for more than 1 month.

Final Verdict : If you are a hardcore Vijay fan , do watch it and applaud but if you are wanting to see it for Dharani , AVOID!!!!!