Bairavaa

#NO SPOILERS ****** Right from the movie announcement, cast, first look, teaser, trailer and songs the expectation for this flick was moderate, which was obvious and I can that the say the movie exactly matched it, except for the fact that it had a good content and few unexpected mass scenes. Like #Vedalam this movie also had all the qualities that it should have been released around 2005 to 2010 and not in this era. Yes an Agmark mass commercial Masala with good scenes then and there. Yet another One man army movie where Ilaya Thalapathy Vijay carried the whole movie right from the beginning. Movie had a strong plot but a weak execution in the second half. Director Bharathan is very good in paper work as he comes up with good / different stories ( first ATM, now Bairavaa ) and he had penned the dialogues for films like Ghilli and Veeram. When it comes to executing the same on screen, he fails. But there is an improvement compared to ATM ( it has to be, right :P ?). The first 20 or 30 minutes was very dull and kinda boring, even though many claim that the cricket fight was good, I don't feel that way.The actual story started then and it was in a good pace followed by a perfect interval block (Semma Mass!!!!) with Varlam Varlam Va " Bairavaa" BGM!! . Second half continued at a considerable pace by reminding us movies like Sivakasi (film), Veeram etc loses it by the uninspiring cat and mouse game between the hero and villain when nearing towards the Pre climax sequences. Then ends up in a normal climax. The reason for losing the pace was the placement of the scenes in the second half like a good scene followed by a bad scene , then again a good scene followed by a very bad scene. This movie would have been much better if some portions were trimmed. Sathish's one liner comedy helped here and there whereas Thambi Ramaiah was a great Mokkai. Keerthi Suresh as usual didn't have any scope. Another notable negative point is Mr. Santhosh Narayanan for the songs and BGM. 65 to 70% of the movie had "Varlam Varlam Va " Bairavaa" BGM and I doubt whether the remaining part had any RR. Particularly there was fight scene between Vijay and Daniel Balaji with a strong sentimental BGM (WTH ?? ) . This reminds me of the BGM in Kabali fight scene where Thalaivar rescues Radhika Apte in a BGM of absolute silence!! Also the placements of the songs in second half was bad. Papa Song visuals was good with a village temple background and good dance number. To conclude, if you are a neutral and who doesn't have any expectation and doesn't dive deep into anything. This movie would entertain you. For others except the fans, might or might not work out. On a box office point of view , there are certain movies which became hits even earned negative/Mixed reviews at the time of its release with various deciding factors. Examples ( Maan Karate, Maari, Vedalam , Theri etc) the first two due to the Pre release buzz it created and low budgets, the latter ones mainly for the few mass scenes which had been received well mainly in B and C centers even though the content wasn't good enough. So this movie has a very high chance of joining that list! #StrictlyMyview!!!

The whole story revolves around Vijay, his screen presence is the biggest plus. The action sequences, emotional performances, romantic part and being funny he carries the entire movie on his shoulders. The only sideline would be his voice modulation at some places might seem artificial.

Keerthi Suresh as the lead pair has done her role to the perfection. She doesn't have much screen presence but has utilized her time span well. As a homely Nelai girl she excels in look as well as acting. The comedy track by Rajender and Sathish were peppered here and there. But one might feel few scenes should have been trimmed. Jagapathi Babu, Thambi Ramaiah and Daniel Balaji have put their experience into action, which worked well.

Though cast has done well, the screenplay falls flat. The first half was engaging with good scenes here and there to keep the audience engaged. But the second half falls flat. The one bold step by the director was to keep Vijay away from the much predictable flashback, which is a rarity in Vijay's film. If you go to a masala entertainer you should be ready to accept logical loop holes. The same happens here, especially in the second half the movie becomes predictable and finishes with less excitement.

The savior would be the interval block fight scene, pre climax fight scene and few others. Vijay has energized the action scenes and his fans will go crazy. The cricket fight bring in Whistles for sure.

First time watch awesome movie Act is good by all acter.

NO SPOILERS.............. its about a common man who decides to stand with his lover against a big shot for a murder and running a medical college with no basic facilities. no comedy scenes in second half but those in first half were good. plot twists were spotted in very few places but were somewhat good, especially proposal,income tax ride, petrol bunk murder attempt, escape sequence in climax were good. But the rest, hrrrrrrr....! overacted scenes just made it even worse. and vijay kept changing his tone and pitch all over the film that was a bit irritating. continuity between successive scenes are missing. Simply, they wasted a good story! 4/10

The movie knew what it was - A Mass film. It wasn't a stirring, cinematic spectacle that will captivate movie-lovers for generations. It was a movie meant to pander to Vijay's fans and give casual watchers who don't expect a masterpiece something to watch for 2.5 hours and entertain them. And I think the movie did it's role perfectly. Vijay hit all the chords - Women's sentiment, family sentiment, comedy, style, action, working against social injustice, fighting for the underprivileged and suppressed etc. He's attended to almost every major aspect of society which is what a mass movie should do. Will such movies help the Indian film industry grow in quality? No. Will it bring the money? Definitely. Should more mass movies such as this be encouraged? No. But they are an integral part of the film industry and the majority of people like it that way, so I don't think that will change. Mass Masada flick.. can't get better than this. From the start to end top notch Vijay style is superb.. definitely its not Vijay's best performance..but For a mass Masada movie like this, No one can beat Vijay.. sure-shot hit. Gun Scene , Court scene,Cricket fight scene, Nillayo song, Climax fight scene..etc. and that court scene contains full of social issues as usual Vijay conveys social MSG through his film....Vijay gave his best.. planned to go again for the cinemas..