Vettah

I caught Vettah on Primevideo with English subtitles.

The plot as it unfolded immediately reminded me of the Bollywood blockbuster Andhadhun, which was equally convoluted with never ending twists and turns in the tale. The plot in Vettah unfolds in a smoother manner than in Andhadhun.

Despite the twists and turns, the plot does indeed hold the interest and Vettah is certainly watchable if not entirely believable.

Kunchako Boban is very good as the psycho who actually is not a psycopath at all but the mastermind of a cunningly executed revenge operation, following a series of personal tragedies. Every time he smiled, there was an eerie feeling. He was also very good in the excellent film Virus.

Manju Warrier is slightly stilted perhaps due to her top heroine status, but the remaining cast are very good. The sets, locations, dialogues, camera work are as per usual Malayalam film standards i.e. very good!

This movie could have been way better, but the direction and acting were terrible. After watching this movie I understood that if the director doesn't demand enough even the great actors will give worst performance. I can't believe this movie is directed by the same director who directed Traffic.

Revolves around two police officers (Manju Warrier and Indrajith) who are entangled in a celebrity missing case and where they come across the suspect Melvin Philip (Kunchako Boban) who without any compulsion confesses that it is he who has done the crime. Efforts of the police go on vain as they aren't able to find the body of the actress. All this time there is an eerie atmosphere around Melvin Philip.. As the movie proceeds forward some astonishing facts come to the notice of Sreebala (Manju Warrier) and Sylex (Indrajith).. Which makes this movie an absolute thriller.. And you have to give credit to Kunchako Boban for his brilliant performance.. The Background Score by Shaan Rahman just bestows you into the movie and Direction by Rajesh Pillai deserves a special mention.. All together.. A really good family treat for Malayalam Audience and also the others who love watching Mystery/Thrillers. My rating: 9/10

The film is just lousy writing and with all due respect Rajesh pillai, bad direction. There was credible amount of story in that 1.50hr running time but the scriptwriter and director decided to do a convoluted mess. Acting department at the beginning was also bad but improves in the second half. Overall its no edge of seat stuff bud decent enough film. Could have made a better film.

Even though this one is a superb thriller, the execution is very bad. especially the first half of the movie, where you find that everything including acting, direction is amateur. I dont know if that had been done on purpose as you will feel a significant increase in the standard of the movie in the second half, in fact you will be overwhelmed by the increase. You will begin appreciating the vision of the movie as the movie progresses through the second half. Definitely found a lot of plot holes, but never mind those. The background music sometimes seemed iritating as it seemed to be on a loop. The direction is under average on first half,but it became almost professional in the second. The screenplay was good all throughout the movie. The cast is commendable. There were a lot of new faces but none spoiled the movie, everybody did their job good. The story was awesome. No words. It was the biggest plus of the movie. The twist and turns, everything was great. The detailing too was done perfectly. Overall an above average movie.