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Vettaiyan movie review: Strong social message marred by poor charecterization and cliches

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Vettaiyan movie review: Strong social message marred by poor charecterization and cliches

Movie Name: Rajinikanth
Rating: 2.75/5
Cast: Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Manju Warrier, Ritika Singh
Director: T.J. Gnanvel
Produced By:  Lyca Productions
Release Date: October 10th, 2024

After the blockbuster success of Jailer last year, Superstar Rajinikanth is returning with another cop drama Vettaiyan. Directed by T.J. Gnanvel known for his critically acclaimed and hard-hitting Jai Bhim, Vettaiyan is a star-studded movie featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh, and Rana among a series of actors from multiple industries. Let’s find out with this Vettaiyan movie review whether Rajinikanth manages to impress again as a cop and how T.J. Gnanvel fared with a big-budget action drama.

Story:

Rajinikanth is a police officer who is known for ruthlessness and encounters. When a schoolteacher named Saranya reports marijuana being stored on school grounds, he’s determined to bring the culprits to justice. Saranya is rewarded with a transfer to Chennai for her bravery, and a shocking twist unfolds: she’s brutally murdered in the school premises.

The rest of the story follows the investigation to uncover the truth. As he delves deeper into the case, he’s forced to confront the controversial issue of ‘encounter killings.’ Are these actions justified, or do they cross the line? The film explores this moral dilemma while unraveling the mystery behind Saranya’s murder.

Performances:

Superstar Rajinikanth is seen in a role that he can perform even in sleep. We have seen something similar in Darbar and then in Jailer. There is a certain fatigue about watching him perform a similar role yet again and the writing and his looks don’t add any excitement either. Amitabh Bachchan’s character suffers from something similar. While his scenes with Rajinikanth have some great potential, fans might feel the Big B was underutilized in this film.

Fahadh Faasil as Battery is the star of the show and excels in both comic timing as well as emotions. He’s perfectly cast and probably the only one who’s written well. Rana as the stereotypical corporate guy does well to hold his fort against the biggest names in Indian cinema but there’s nothing new here. Manju Warrier’s impact unfortunately is only restricted to Manasilaayo song and it’s another case of underutilising a power-packed performer by T.J. Gnanvel.

Movie Analysis:

Vettaiyan is no Jailer and T.J. Gnanvel has stated it several times. Adding to that, handling commercial elements is not the director’s strong point either. So it will be a good start to expect fewer commercial elements here. This means that the entire movie banks on story and characterization and that is where Vettaiyan fails to engage the audience enough. There are some high moments and some solid elevations for Superstar and Big B, but the buck stops there. T.J. Gnanvel struggles to balance reality and cinematic elements and that’s where film lovers might feel the biggest disconnect.

Vettaiyan has a great core message and builds the platform for a perfect clash of ideologies between Rajinikanth and Amitabh Bachchan. However, beyond that and Fahadh’s extremely entertaining portion, this T.J. Gnanvel movie falls prey to cliches. Where the movie excels is its brave attempt to showcase encounter killings and their human impact. This is a great message in a world of trigger-happy cops and films glorifying cops as superhumans.

Positives:

  • Rajinikanth’s Screen Presence
  • FaFa’s fun portrayal as “Battery”
  • 1st Half
  • Anirudh’s BGM & Manasilayo Song
  • Interval block

Negatives:

  • 2nd half
  • Rana’s Characterization
  • ⁠Predictable narration in later half
  • Lack of emotions
  • Film’s runtime

Verdict:

To sum up Vettaiyan movie review, watch this action drama if you’re a fan of hard-hitting social dramas and strong messaging. But if you’re walking in with the hope of watching fireworks by Rajini, Amitabh, Fahadh, and Rana, you’ll be disappointed.

SSMB29 shooting date officially out

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SSMB29 shooting date officially out

Tollywood’s most awaited project, SSMB29 starring Mahesh Babu and Director SS Rajamouli is currently under pre-production works. The film tentative title was also fixed as SSMB29 recently. Mahesh Babu is preparing himself for the film growing long hair and beard. His look also went viral recently. Now, SSMB29 shooting date has been officially out.

Writer of the film, V. Vijayendra Prasad who is also the father of SS Rajamouli said that the film’s shoot would commence from the January of next year. He attended an event where he was asked to give update about SSMB29 and replied with this statement. It became viral as well which excited both fans and audiences. There are big expectations on the film since the film being the next project of Rajamouli who saw a Pan India success with RRR.

Other details of the film regarding the cast and crew will be decided in short time. The film will be directed by K.L. Narayana on a large scale budget. It will also take atleast 2 years for the making and may release in 2027.

Rajinikanth’s remuneration for Vettaiyan

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Rajinikanth’s remuneration for Vettaiyan

Rajinikanth starrer Vettaiyan directed by T.G. Gnanvel is slated for release tomorrow worldwide. The film has raised good hype and expectations with the trailer and songs composed by Anirudh Ravichander. Theatrical and Non-theatrical business was also done well. The budget for the film is said to be around 300 crores and Rajinikanth’s remuneration is reported be a whopping 125 crores.

The producer of the film is also believed to be already in table profits with all the business deals done till now. Currently, Lyca Productions is in a big crisis with their recent film, Indian 2 getting bombed big time at the box office. They need a big hit in the form of Vettaiyan. Rajinikanth is also looking to score a big hit after his earlier blockbuster, Jailer.

Vettaiyan may have the advantage of Dussehra holidays currently underway till this weekend. The film must gross more than 300 crores worldwide to register as a hit. But going by the advance bookings status, Vettaiyan openings are not that encouraging. We have to see what talk the film picks up on the opening day to perform well.

Poonam Kaur drops a bombshell on Trivikram

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Poonam Kaur drops a bombshell on Trivikram

Actress Poonam Kaur has dropped a bombshell on Director Trivikram with her tweet. The Actress who often puts controversial tweets mostly directed at Pawan Kalyan and Trivikram has come again with a latest tweet. She tweeted saying that it was a director who impregnated and aborted a girl which had also ended her career. The director she meant is speculated as Trivikram as she often targets him.

The girl which she depicted as Punjabi Girl in this tweet is also believed to be herself. This is literally shocking. Going by her tweet, it can be understood that Trivikram had impregnated and aborted her. No one knows if this holds truth but it is a major revelation by the Actress. Poonam Kaur always targets Tollywood Actor Pawan Kalyan with cryptic tweets. No one knows the reason behind this as well.

It is also believed that Poonam Kaur was dropped from Pawan Kalyan starrer Jalsa directed by Trivikram. Since then, the Actress hasn’t been in good terms with both these people. She even attacks Pawan Kalyan politically sometimes with her tweets. But this latest tweet is on top of all these tweets. Trivikram must come with an explanation or condemn this.

Game Changer: Dil Raju hits a jackpot

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Game Changer: Dil Raju hits a jackpot

Dil Raju has faced a lot of issues with Game Changer delays and budget surges. Adding to this, the release postponement has become one more headache for the ace producer. The movie was announced for Christmas release as there was no other date available.

Now the makers can’t postpone it much longer due to OTT commitments. However, the business has not closed so far for the Christmas release due to the high prices and lack of interest from distributors

But now with Vishwambhara postponing its release, Dil Raju has hit a big jackpot by moving Game Changer to Sankranti. The distributors have been informed of the same yesterday. Vishwambhara will mostly be moving to the Summer of 2025. Due to this festive release, there will be no issues for OTT as well and a huge business is expected for Sankranti.

Sankranti is a big season for Telugu releases and thankfully for Dil Raju, no tier 1 hero is arriving at that time. Due to this advantage, distributors will be ready to take Game Changer for higher prices. If the movie works well, then the revenues and overflows will be very huge. A Sankranti release means the film has an advantage in the Tamil market as well. Right now, there is only a possibility of Ajith’s film Vidaamuyarchi being released for that time. Since Sankranti can accommodate 2-3 films, it won’t be a big problem.

Now the only question that remains is whether Dil Raju will release Venkatesh – Anil Ravipudi’s film during Sankranti or not. Two movies from the same production house have been released for 2023 Sankranti with Waltair Veerayya and Veera Simha Reddy releasing for the festive season. It needs to be seen if the ace producer okays this idea or moves Venkatesh film to some other date.

Rajinikanth Hurts Telugu Audieneces

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Rajinikanth Hurts Telugu Audieneces

In recent decades, there has been a marked shift in the releasing of Tamil films in the Telugu market, with original Tamil names preserved without translation or adaptation. This decision departs from the long-standing practice of localizing titles to appeal to Telugu viewers. Previously, Tamil filmmakers would give dubbed films titles that made sense in the local language, making them more relevant, save for universal titles like Chandramukhi, Ghajini, or Baasha. Even renowned director Shankar’s films, Anniyan and Nanban, were retitled Aparichitudu and Snehitudu for the Telugu audience.

However, this pattern began to fade with the release of Ajith’s Valimai, which preserved the Tamil title in the Telugu market. Following this, some Tamil films have continued to use their original titles, including for Telugu viewers. Most recently, Suriya’s highly awaited film Kanguva release date also announced in all Indian languages without a title change.Even superstar Rajinikanth, who has a large fan base in the Telugu cinema business, is following the trend with his upcoming film Vettaiyan, which will be released in Telugu without title localization.

Though Vettaiyan refers to “hunter” in Telugu, fans are dissatisfied that no effort was made to change the title for regional audiences. Vettaiyan is also launching in Hindi under the same title, limiting its commerce in Hindi areas. People are concerned that filmmakers are not showing enough respect for India’s various languages because no major promotional events are scheduled specifically for the Telugu market.

Pushpa 2’s Telugu States Business Booming

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Pushpa 2’s Telugu States Business Booming

Pushpa 2: The Rule, the much anticipated sequel to Pushpa: The Rise, is generating a lot of talk across the country. Starring Allu Arjun, the film continues the story of an underworld smuggling empire in the red sandalwood trade. Pushpa 2 is already breaking sales records ahead of its release, thanks to high fan expectations.


When producers set extremely high prices, distributors often hesitate to take the risk, as a misfire can result in significant losses. A similar situation occurred with Kalki 2898 AD, where the makers quoted high prices, causing distributors to back out. As a result, the producers opted for a self-release.


The same scenario initially happened with Pushpa 2. However, the situation has now changed due to several factors. In Andhra Pradesh, ticket price restrictions and midnight show limitations have been lifted. Additionally, with Game Changer being postponed from its Christmas release, Pushpa 2 stands as the only major release for the holiday season, giving it a huge advantage with Christmas and New Year’s openings.


This renewed interest has led buyers to agree to the prices quoted by the producers. In Andhra Pradesh alone, business is nearing ₹85 crore, with the Nizam region at ₹80 crore and Ceded exceeding ₹30 crore. Overall, the Telugu business for Pushpa 2 is approaching ₹200 crore, an impressive figure.

Trivikram’s comparison of Samantha with Rajinikanth has no logic

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Trivikram’s comparison of Samantha with Rajinikanth has no logic

Actress Samantha attended Alia Bhatt starrer Jigra‘s Telugu pre-release event today. Tollywood Director Trivikram Srinivas was also invited and while speaking at the event he made some interesting comments. He praised Samantha and also termed her as equally popular like Rajinikanth. These comments have now gone viral on social media platforms. However, Trivikram’s comparison of Samantha with Rajinikanth has no logic and sense.

The Director said that Samantha was too popular in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages just like how Rajinikanth is. This is where the Director lost sense. Samantha didn’t even act in a Malayalam or Kannada film till now. So, how would she gain Rajinikanth like popularity there? She didn’t make a debut in Hindi theatrically as well. She only starred in a web series, Family Man Season 2. So, how would one become popular like Rajinikanth without even making a debut in other languages? But Rajinikanth is an Actor who had great hits in these languages theatrically.

The Director might be quoting the popularity of Samantha for her appearance in Oo Antava Oo Oo Antava song from Pushpa. But alongwith her even Rashmika Mandanna became popular with Srivalli and Saami Saami songs from the same Pushpa nationwide. So, will she be equally popular like Rajinikanth besides Samantha? May be for Trivikram but not for us as Audience.

Deepika Padukone heavily trolled after release of Singham Again trailer

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Deepika Padukone heavily trolled after release of Singham Again trailer

Bollywood Actress Deepika Padukone acted as one of the Cops in Singham Again. The film is also the Cop Universe created by Director Rohit Shetty featuring many Bollywood Actors. Singham Again’s trailer was also released recently and netizens couldn’t stop trolling Deepika Padukone heavily for her performance in Singham Again after the trailer’s release.

Deepika Padukone played the role of female cop also being a fan of Singham role played by Ajay Devgan. Her character was introduced doing many stunts just like Ajay Devgan. But this was not at all welcomed by the netizens. They have instantly disconnected with Deepika Padukone’s appearance as a cop and her dialogue delivery is also getting trolled. Many made memes from her scenes in the trailer and termed her as cringe material.

This has been happening with Deepika Padukone since long time from many films. Her expressions and dialogue delivery were getting trolled regardless of the genre of the films surprisingly. Now, the same continued with Singham Again. Ironically, her husband and another Bollywood Actor Ranveer Singh was also trolled for his overboard performance in the trailer.

Nagarjuna and family recorded their statement against Konda Surekha

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Nagarjuna and family recorded their statement against Konda Surekha

Today, Tollywood Actor Nagarjuna and his family members have attended the court in person and recorded their statements against Telangana Minister, Konda Surekha. The Minister recently made derogatory comments against Nagarjuna and his family about the divorce issue of Naga Chaitanya and Samantha. These became controversial and Nagarjuna’s family took no time to react sharply against her. Now, their fight has become legal before the court.

Konda Surekha openly accused of former Minister and Politician, KTR of sexually assaulting Samantha. She even termed him as the reason behind their divorce. These comments, as said have become viral and many netizens too found her version to be untrue. Nagarjuna, in the same way has decided to teach the Minister a lesson and approached court to file a defamation case against her.

Nagarjuna and family appealed before court to take action against the Minister for irreponsibly making reckless comments and damaging the reputation of the family. Along with Nagarjuna, his wife, Amala and son Naga Chaitanya too appeared before the court. We have to see how the court takes action against the Minister.

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