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A sunny escapade in a man’s life |
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Cast:
Bharath, Pasupathy, Bhavna, Shriya Reddy, Priyanka,
G M Kumar, T K Kala, S Ravi Maria.
Direction: Vasantha Balan
Music: G V Prakash
Banner: S Pictures |
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Director
Vasantha Balan
Director Vasantha Balan has set his sight
on awards for this film and in all likelihood could
emerge successful in his mission. He is one of the
initial apprentices from Shankar’s school of
direction. Having trained Vasantha Balan in his school,
Shankar has gone ahead to produce Veyil under his
banner ‘S Pictures’. The first step towards
the victory of this film is the selection of artists
for each and every character where the director scores
full marks. |
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The
Theme
The film revolves around parental attitude towards
their children. Though it is the right of every
parent to raise their children with a sense
of discipline, an excessive dose of regimental
attitude is sure to misfire and bring chaos
in the life of their offspring. This is the
central fabric of Veyil around which the entire
movie is spun.
Opening scene evokes a lot of expectations from
the audience. The film unfolds in the first
shot with thunder, lightening and rainfall totally
in contrast with its title. Once the movie picks
up pace and engulfs the audience in its flow,
it induces a shower of tears from their eyes
and sucks them in totally. It is difficult for
anyone to come out unscathed in this emotional
torrent. |
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Besides
this, the gramophone records and theatres which are
slowly doing the vanishing act from our civilization
are brought to light by the director. When the theatre
in the film is bulldozed, our heart is also razed
down along with it. |
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The
Story
The location for Veyil is a village near Virudunagar
district. A small boy (Pasupathy) goes to cinema
theatre instead of school and gets caught. As
a punishment he is totally stripped of his clothes
with his hands and legs tied by a rope and tormented
in blistering mid-day Sun. Repeated apologies
from him do not move his father. The humiliation
and the excruciating pain that accompanies this
event traumatize the life of this small boy
to a great extent. This incident is getting
rewound in his memory and acts as a cataclysmic
one in his life. The boy under the impression
of trying to get even with his father runs away
stealing jewels and money from his household.
The life that follows this scuttle forms the
crux of the story. |
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Pasupathy
Having lost in the battle of life Pasupathy
returns to his village after twenty years. For
him, his eyes are his greatest forte which reflects
an array of emotions so eloquently. The nostalgia
with which he views his street, his house, his
childhood playground is lucidly portrayed in
his eyes and in his body language. When he sees
his dad after a span of twenty years, his choked
voice and the emotion laden face seem to clearly
portend the emergence of a versatile actor in
Tamil films. This sequence is bound to move
even the strongest of hearts. If Pasupathy does
not win an award for this film, then we can
be doubly sure about the gauging inadequacies
of the jury. |
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Bharath
In a similar vein, Bharath has also raised up the
occasion in the scene where he first sees his elder
brother in the tea stall wondering why he was looking
out for him. The moment he realizes that it is his
long lost brother the younger actor demonstrates that
he too can match up with Pasupathy in acting skills.
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Editing
, Music and Cinematography
Directors’ crispy and linear narration
has aided the editor a lot and has not given
him much work. Similarly debutant music composer
G V Prakash, nephew of A R Rahman has rendered
life to the film with his music. His music speaks
for itself in the department of back ground
score and re-recording. Urugude is a melody
number which is sure to find entry in the top
10 categories in all the television channels
and radios. Cinematographer has done his role
perfectly capturing the greenery of the southern
Tamil Nadu. |
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Epilogue
When we come out of the theatres, the performance
of all the actors stand out in our thoughts especially
the child hood Pasupathy who requires a special mention.
Whether this tear jerker would find a place in the
heart of everyone would have to be waited and seen.
Thank you Vasantha Balan for a beautiful effort and
for taking Tamil cinema to the next level.
Thank you Shankar for the trust and confidence reposed
in the film maker.
Veyil is an emotional epic. A must watch for all especially
parents. |
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