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First of all I want to say that velayudham is not only for Vijay Fans to watch.Its a good family entertainer.Direct M.Raja always good at directing movies with huge star cast .yet again he as done it in "Velayudham"

The cast includes "Vijay" ,Hanshika,Genilia,Santhanam,Shayaji shinde.....the list goes on.The movie is a great ride for those who like the humor.Having Santhanam leading the troop there are totally 30 comedy actors who shared screen space with him.

Story: The crux of the story revolves around Bharathi(Genelia),is a genuine reporter who want to the baddies to be punished.In the process she creates a fictional character(Super Hero) named "Velayudham".In the Village ,Velayudham(Vijay) and her sister Kavery(Saranya Mohan) makes chaos in the Villages by playing pranks on the people.

Later Vijay comes to chennai to collect the money which he invested in chit fund for her sister's Marriage.Vijay unknowingly saves people from danger and people think it is the fictional character(Velayudham) who does it.At a later point of time Genailia explains Vijay about the fictional character "Velayudham" and how people are trusting him as superhero.She also request him to continue beating the baddies.

Did Vijay accept it?.Did Velayudham punishes all the baddies ..forms the rest of the story.

Performances:

Vijay has done a phenomenal job.This is what he is so good at..entertaining people.Let it be his dance or comical sequences with santhanam.he has simply rocked in all the departments.

Genelia has done a fair job considering her space in the movie.

Its difficult to believe Hanshika as village girl but she has tried her hand in the comedy which has come out good.

Santhanam has an unsuccessful thief ,tickles the ribs in every scene.His combination with Vijay works out pretty well

Even though the film as a huge Star cast ..Raja has brought the best out of every body in the silver screen.

Music: Songs are the huge plus for Velayudham.all the songs were chart busters even before the release of the movie.Chilax being the mass hit of the all.All the songs were refreshing and different.Re-Recording and music takes velayudham to the next level.

Screen Play: The movie has a good screenplay but it had have been even more racy if some action sequences got trimmed.The Train stunt sequence was excellent.At the end of the sequence it gives the feeling the movie got over but the movie still continues after it.Mind you its run time is 3 hour 20 minutes if I am not wrong.but the clever thing about the director is to bring back santhanam for the village sequence so the audience never felt bored.Raja managed to keep the audience through out.Another good thing about the movie is not revealing the true identity of Velayudham even at end of the movie

Dialogues: Dialogues by Subha is one of the pluses for the Velayudham. all the dialogues were short and meaningful.The lengthier one should be the one in Climax where he speaks to the public.Considering the message the length seems a valid one.

Conclusion: Logic is something you have to forget while u watching commercial movie.Velayudham is no exception but Raja packaged it very neatly with a good presentation thus making it a enjoyable movie.Overall a great family entertainer and right movie for the festive mood

Velayudham – 7/10 – Velayudham certainly halts the continuous falling streak of Vijay in recent years and announces a big comeback for the actor. With a premise adapted from a telugu film, 'Azad', Jeyam Raja (who is famous for adapting successful films to Tamil) have once again proved his forte in it with an entertaining fare, Velayudham. Velayudham is not an experimental film with pretentious plot but first of all it also did not promise to offer one. It contains a story which is tested many times but what makes it sparkle, is the way it is being presented. Vijay delivers a well-balanced performance after a long time and walks away with applause in every frame as he enhances them with amazing amount of energy and freshness.

Despite taking a commercial route, Raja did not deviate too much from logic and tries to inject fair amount of intelligence too and of course a thoughtful message at the end. Most importantly unlike previous ventures of Vijay, Valyudham does not over exaggerate too much in the name of glorifying, at any parts. He shows maturity having able to handle a sensitive subject and direct scenes with almost 50 experienced artistes in once scene. No doubt it is a big step for him to step into the leagues of biggies of Koolywood.

Performance wise, all of them do their role well and stands just behind Vijay is Genilia with a matured makeover and in the other end Haniska over emotes at many instances.

Technically the film is quite competent. Priyan's cinematography needs a special mention which enhances the Super Hero theme very well. Vijay Anthony's tune might not be so innovative but satisfies the audiences especially Vijay's fans. Out of all, 'Chillax' stands out the most while 'Mayam Seidayo' is a visual treat.

In Overall, Velayudham is not a landmark film in Kollywood but has all the ingredients to entertain the audience which is what expected from Vijay.

Vijay is back to what he does best; mass entertainers, and what better time to unveil a mass entertainer than Diwali. With the music already a rage, the excitement was palpable as fans headed in droves to theatres on the festival of lights.

Raja has done a fine job of mixing all the elements that go towards making a mass hero film, though he has lost the balance a bit in the last hour. His adeptness at placing comedy, romance, sentiment and the mandatory 5 songs into a script that has an alter-ego(istic) superhero should be commended. Nothing looks out of place, as we enjoy Santhanam's wisecracks, Vijay's dances and the brother-sister sequences. It is a while since we have seen Vijay excel in an emotionally heavy scene, Raja gets it out of the actor, in Velayudham. Also, placing 5 songs in a movie with none of them sticking out like a sore thumb is quite an achievement; though we should say that Vijay's presence is a major factor in ensuring this.

Everyone in front of the camera has done a fine job. Vijay is sprightly, energetic and every bit the way we love to see him. He has experimented a bit with his look in the songs and they have come out well. Hansika is there in many scenes, but for most parts is a silent spectator, being called upon once in a while, mostly for glamour. She does not look out of place as a village girl, but the makers' claim that she would remind us of Khushboo is an overstatement. Genelia gets quite a significant part and looks convincing. A laugh is guaranteed every time Santhanam is on screen. Saranya Mohan too deserves a round of applause for being good enough to make the audience feel the depth of the siblings' bond.

A racy entertainer this Deepavali season. A right choice for the festival mood. Enjoy with Your Family !!!!

The story contains a typical essence of Vijay's movies. But M.Raja has a technique to make people sit on their seats and make them not move their eyes of the screen.

Yes, the movie is good to watch and the story is also nice. I don't know why, but this movie reminded me of the popular video game "Prince of Persia".

Genilia plays a vital role and appears to be her best performance yet. I have no idea why Hanshika was casted in this movie. She has no connection to the story what-so-ever, except for glamor. Saranya Murugan's role is to be acclaimed. Santhanam does have a good role to play. As I said, hats off to M.Raja for casting. But he could haver thought twice about Hanshika.

Overall, the movie is thrill/action/comedy/romance packed journey. Guaranteed entertainment. My rating is 7/10.

saw the movie first show at AGS-chennai at 6.15 am..vi jay has proved his metal again..after the huge success of kaavalan...thalapathy has given yet another mass entertainer..first half was a roller coaster ride with vi jay-santhanam&co combo scenes..the story moves very fast showing the relationship between saranaya(sister) and vi jay.thanks to Vijay's own incredible comic sense. After a long while, you see not the star Vijay, but a genuinely affectionate brother who wants to get his sister married well. His antics, together with those of Speedu (Santhanam) set the audiences rolling right away. It's this Vijay that you've missed, for so long.second half shows how vi jay turns in to super hero VELAYUDHAM to save people.stunts has shaped up pretty decently.vi jay has did some homework for fight seqs which can be witnessed from the stunts.pass mark to screenplay because all the scenes follows the order with logics behind it.special mention about a particular scene post intermission when saranya dies,vi jay has performed extremely well and gets applause from the audience as well.coming to the climax which is very different from other vi jay movies says a social message to the people which has been done beautifully by vi jay.on casts genelia has not given her 100% and hansika has done her part well with her bubbly appearance.On the whole,people who still doubt whether vi jay can give mass entertainer onddate in his own style,here is the answer in form of VELAYUDHAM which had everything to be declared as MASS HIT!!!!

A wonderful experience with this movie.A great Action,Comedy,Romance,Fantasy,Family entertainer.Again a mass hit from our'Thalapathy Vijay'.A coincidence leads vijay to do good in this film.Action scenes were awful.Comedies were good.Dance steps were good. Raja done his best in this movie plot.All will enjoy this movie.Please watch this movie in cinemas.A movie with joy,sentiment,action,etc.. We can watch this movie twice and thrice.A wondderful movie from Vijay.This will be a mass,mass,mass hit from vijay.A great hit after Kaavalan.My wishes to my Thalapathy Vijay for his forth coming movies.I wish him to give a very successful upcoming movies .

Velayudham is a definitely a good try by Raja. Way Raja has transformed Vijay from a Milk man to a super hero trying to protect people is really done well. Raja could have tried to give a better definition for the Villains.

Vijay's usual formula: "People coming to watch a movie should just enjoy the 2.5 hours without thinking too much. Come.... Watch... Enjoy and Go.... No Brain teasers", worked very well for him.... This movie has also done its part.... Already producer Ravichandran has confirmed movie is a smash hit all over the world.

Vijay's performance was really good in the movie. Vijay continue entertaining the fans like you do always. Waiting to watch your upcoming movies Nanban and one with ARM. Velayudham is a movie worth watching.

Instead of focusing on "punch" dialogues and simple "hero kills villain" kind of story, there is a good amount of emphasis laid on the pseudo heroine as well.

Director has taken it up to cover most of the silly mistakes that happen in Tamil movies. Screenplay is fast paced and when the action gets to a high we have a nice number or comedy scene to take the heat off.

Vijay dons the role of a happy-go-lucky, sister loving, girlfriend fearing, charming village milkman during the first half. In the second he is the action packed superhero Velayudham. This movie definitely suits his style and I guess he has been quite comfortable in blending into the character.

Genelia has played her part with a lot of confidence. Hansika plays more of a third fiddle throughout the film - her presence is probably more for glamour (probably her character itself was an afterthought).

Saranya was a really good pick. She plays the chirpy sister role with gusto and makes her presence count.

The songs of the movie are already a big hit. In general the songs appeal to most of the audience. Santhanam has done a good job in the comedy role and even small time comedians and veterans who play short roles have chipped in nicely. As an afterthought I will say there are too many comedians in this movie.

Overall this movie is a good entertainer. Worth watching with family or friends.

After huge expectation when the songs have already topped the charts , the wait is finally over for all our fans. Velayudham - The ultimate weapon fired all cylinders and was fully loaded with all the ingredients required for a mass commercial movie and thoroughly satisfied the expectation of every fan who were eagerly waiting for the result. There are many scenes in the movie where your adrenaline rushes, heart pumps and finally you end up with dry throat screaming at your maximum possible decibel level.

Highlights :

Vijay carries the entire movie on his shoulders. He serves as the messiah for poor, general public and his character has been perfectly sketched and he has been fed with a neat and a mass script which demands for his image.

Songs have been perfectly placed and beautifully captured, opening song was a treat to watch, beautiful colors and was a perfect start to a fast paced movie.

All the artists have done justice to their role and i actually lost count on the number of artists who have appeared.

Stunts need to mentioned here, beautifully choreographed by stunt Silva and Arasu, each and every punch was breathtaking.

Director Raja has been underestimated by all of us, he proved all of us wrong and gave a perfect mass commercial movie which can be enjoyed by all sections of people and also keeping the family audience in mind.

The two pretty ladies, in fact three including Saranya Mohan, they have done their part and also gave their best which is required for the script. Hansika with her cute expressions and innocent behavior and with her glamor quotient makes the audience spell bound, Genelia as a press reporter a much serious role and also an important part of the movie has done her role very well.

Verdict: Velayudham - 1000 gems in the sky

After continuously working with his brother Jayam Ravi, Mohan Raja seems to change track with this pure Vijay film. Well, Vijay who was in a dark phase for a while has taste moderate success in Kaavalan and is still searching for a strong comeback film to revive his career. Unfortunately, Velayudham doesn't seem to be a turning point film for Vijay because it's, again and again, the same Vijay template film. Velayudham is a rehashed version of Vijay's earlier film Thirupaachi. We have the same sister sentiment and a larger-than-life superhero Vijay who is fighting the bad guys. Well, in Thirupaachi, he fought for his sister's life whereas, in Velayudham, he is fighting for the people. Vijay plays the similar superhero role that he is doing since his Thirumalai days. He is lifting the film with his effortless performance. We don't need Soori nor Santhanam in the comedy scenes because Vijay scores brilliantly in them. He brings us tears in the emotional scenes whereas he gives us goosebumps in the action scenes. Velayudham is watchable only for the entertaining Vijay factor. Other than him, we don't have any strong supporting actors lifting the film. I will say Genelia has a slightly interesting role which has turned into a cliche role later in the narrative. Mohan Raja who is known for making properly packaged commercial entertainers has once again proved his skills in it but Velayudham doesn't seem to be an interesting film at all. We don't have any refreshing elements except the social message factor in the climax. Vijay cannot change track with Velayudham because it doesn't have anything different from his usual films. Mohan Raja seemingly packaged Velayudham to satisfy Vijay's fans and the family audience. Vijay Anthony's background score elevates Vijay's screen presence and it adds the much-needed heroism to his character. The song placements don't help the film at all because it slows down the intense pace of the overall narrative. There are so many illogical scenes that we can't care about in a Vijay film. Mohan Raja has done justice to Vijay's larger-than-life star image but he couldn't make a much interesting film. The lack of originality in the content seems to not work in favor of the film. Even the entertaining first half seems to not have any focus on the plot. One thing is guaranteed in Velayudham. The engagement factor won't let you down in the film. The film keeps us awaken with its strong fan moments and thrilling plot points towards the climax. Overall, Velayudham is a usual Vijay film for the hardcore Vijay fans.

Indian cinema is flooded by loads of commercial movies and yet people make fun of such movies. The reason is that the movie fails to give the basic stuff, Entertainment. Only those movies turn out well which clearly understands the so called evergreen formula well and make it as per the present generation's liking. Velayudham (2011), is the latest in such list and is sure to entertain any cinema goer. So even if you are not an Indian and do love Indian movies, Velayudham is the kind of movie you are looking for.

Even though the commercial movies looks same, it is not easy to simply mix 5 songs, 5 fights, few comedy scenes, a couple of romantic and sentiment scenes and make a movie. It would fail drastically unless the screenplay is good and unwanted stuffs are removed. One can appreciate the director's brilliancy in Velayudham, who for the first time is handling such a kind of movie. He has clearly understood the need of the story and the need of the people and has delivered the best.

The basic theme of movie being, one should take care of their problem themselves rather than expecting some superhero to come and solve it. The message is delivered but may lack the impact on the audience, which in my view the director should have taken care. The other technical aspects is all fine and one wont expect any big time graphics work for any Indian movie but still the crew has managed to showcase a hi-profile train stunt sequence in a decent way. It will make you laugh, the sentiment scenes are well taken, may be less or no focus on any romance portion but the songs are very well choreographed.

Finally talking about the person on shoulder of whom his movies depend on, "Ilayathalapathy" Vijay, who was not having a good time in his career in recent past. Movies went average, one of the movie's big time success was suppressed to due to political issue. He came back strongly in his previous movie Kaavalan earlier this year, despite all the political pressure he faced for his movie release. Now he seems to be ready to fire all cylinders, Velayudham will mark the biggest hit of his career.

A big thanks to the crew of Velayudham for such an entertaining movie. Special mention about Vijay fans for being with the ups and downs of Vijay and proving that a Vijay movie's ads, his strength are only his fans. You guys are being an example of how to support their guy, which even a Rajnikanth or a Shah Rukh Khan doesn't entertain.

The movie is 100% Indian, with all that presumes Indian movies... The action and effects very poor, a lot of music and good reviews only from India :) This is not right. Also not right to vote in every internet site all movies from India. A lot of stars for nothing in last reviews. My proposal for IMDb is to forbid all votes from country of origin of the movie, only outsiders can vote. In this way, we don't have high ratings for lame movies. Also good movies are rated low. There is a fix for this. Of course the IMDb ask for 10 lines of comments for a crappy movie, but what can i say after almost 20 minutes of movie? Terrible! and not Terrible good...but terrible bad. Probably they vote because of actors that make the girls sing :)) Sorry folks, for me is a ZERO.

thanks to MASS STAR for such a treat for DIWALI....Again a mass hit from our'Thalapathy Vijay'.A coincidence leads VIJAY to do good in this film.Action scenes were awful.Comedies were good.Dance steps were good. Raja done his best in this movie plot.All will enjoy this movie.Please watch this movie in cinemas..in 1st half,fantastic comedy .. never expected this. what an acting from VIJAY, comedian SANTHANAM,GENELIA.........VIJAY's single show..2nd half was racy, stunts are not that much like other movies, other than that train fight, others are super.. sword fight super.........THALAPATHY BECOMES NO1, ONCE AGAIN THALAPATHY PROVED, VIJAY IS NOT THE COMPETITOR FOR SURYA, ITS ALWAYS THALA THALAPATHY..... .OUR THALAPATHY HARDWORK WINS THE RACE AGAINST UDAYANITHI CREW..........

ONCE AGAIN HATS OF THALAPATHY..........

Awesome movie.... Vijay the real mass...

Vijay and Raja team up to give an unpretentious entertainer. It is a good movie to see relish and enjoy. Vijay at his best, it has everything to appease movie -buffs On the downside, the film is far too long, especially the second half. Shorter in length, one song sacrificed, its action scenes trimmed, Velayudham would have been crisp. But still it is a perfect outing with family, if you are looking for time pass entertainment.

Velayudham is all about a common man who puts on a super-hero mask to vanish the evil in the society. The first half of the film is racy, engaging the audiences with interesting comedy and thrilling elements. On the flip side, the pace of the second half drops and the story moves in a routine formulaic way. Nevertheless, Vijay holds your attention all the way with his stylish attire, dances and action.