Varisu movie Review

Varisu Movie Review: Critics Rating: 3.5 stars, click to give your rating/review,Vijay is in terrific form, cracking one-liners that have us break out into ...

But then, the film switches gear in the second half, and Vamshi scores in sixes and fours with the mass moments that have both comedy and heroism in equal measure. There are moments that are rather flat, like the fallout scene between Vijay and Rajendran, that appears early in the film. The overall writing in the scenes is also quite broad, which lessens the emotional impact of the scenes, especially in the first half. There are slip-ups in the form of a rather slight romantic track (Rashmika plays the arm candy here), and less-than-formidable villains. That even an actor of Prakash Raj's stature cannot turn the antagonist into a formidable threat to the protagonist shows how weak the characterisation is. Even the mother sentiment doesn't really seem forceful enough, and the scenes between Vijay and Jayasudha have the sanitised feel of a TV commercial. The pacing, too, is uneven and Vamshi even includes unnecessary songs and one too many fights that turn the film into an overlong affair. The story revolves around Rajendran (Sarath Kumar, who seems to have been directed to always look glum just because his character has terminal illness), a business tycoon who pits his own sons against each other to ensure that he has the right successor. Varisu does begin in a rather shaky manner, with scenes that seem somewhat alien to its milieu and rather cold. Even the intermission point isn't exactly a rousing one. This is all powered by a sparkling star turn by Vijay that elevates ordinary moments into entertaining episodes. And just when Rajendran learns that he is counting his days, he gets to see his sons for who they really are, and ends up making Vijay as his successor, which results in the other two going on a warpath and worse, joining with his bitter rival Jayaprakash (Prakash Raj).