Sathuranga Vettai

Story is awesome. Acting of main character is okay but can be better. If story is decorated perfectly with better acting, it will be a masterpiece. But still a must watch movie as well as different storyline.

This is hands down one of the best movies I had watched in 2014 till date. I could not have identified for you the names of the cast, the director or any one else in the movie but when I had done watching I wanted to know everything about them.

The movie is structured in episodes and the episodes carry the characters as well as the plot forward.

The role of the lead actress is well placed in the movie where it enters mid way and never take a prominence on screen but has the strongest influence in guiding the story to its end. In every way the movie's ending was more than satisfying.

The lead villain role was also played by ruthless but somewhat gullible group that adds to lighter moments in the movie.

Definitely an entertaining movie worth watching a few times.

Plot is too good, direction, screenplay, acting everything is just perfect. Camera work could have been better for few scenes. Cast fit is too good. Finishes with a thrilling ending.

All scams shown here did happen.

Sathuranga Vettai (2014) : Brief Review -

"Learn from the poor, earn from the rich." I'd be poor then. Too much con can be so much fun. Sathuranga Vettai is not your regular con drama because the protagonist goes through several transitions in the film. In his childhood, he is robbed, humiliated, and left with no mercy. Therefore, he decides to become rich. "If you live rightly, you'll get heaven after death. But being bad, you get heaven before death." Quote this line as motivation for the money hungry people who believe that money is the ultimate truth in this world. The film raises a big question: Is money really everything? The protagonist gets the answer in the second last frame, coming from the top view, showing the master class of a cinematographer and director. The same happens in the last frame after he shows his clean hands to his wife, and the camera again takes it from the top. The film is about a man who can con anyone at any time and has hundreds of ideas to fool people. Of course, he was entitled to get caught by the police and also get involved with bad people. As he taught everyone about being the master for others, his proteges betrayed him as a result of following his own teachings. Now, he must team up with baddies to earn money, but will he get to live? He gets another chance in life, but then the past comes back to haunt him and spoil his new life. SV's screenplay is the winner here. It keeps you hooked for two and a half hours. It's an interesting script, for sure, even though it had that defaming humanity value calling you in again and again. At the end, humanity wins and money loses. It had to happen; otherwise, the film would have been meaningless. Vinoth's smartness as a director is indeed commendable because he believed in an unapologetic theme and still brought apologetic elements in the end. The performances are good, but I'd give more credit to those crisp dialogues. Overall, a fantastic con drama. Watch it.

RATING - 7/10*

By - #samthebestest.

One of the best conman movies ever made. Fantastic dialogues and gripping screenplay. By far, it is one of the best tamil movies ever made.