Reviews & Ratings for
விக்ரம் வேதா (2017)

Vikram Vedha is a film written and directed by Pushkar-Gayatri. I haeard about this film for quite some time and the tariler too had intrigued me. Finally when I got time, I decided to watch this film. And I can say with fiull confidence that this is the best Tamil Film I have sen in quite a long time.

Plot: Vikram, a ruthless cop faces an equally ruthless gangster named Vedha.

Story and Direction: This film is not your regular cop drama. There is much more to this film. This film questions as to what we do see and perceive, is that actually the truth. It also questions whether the decisons made are morally right or wrong. The characters of this film also interest you a lot. Although Vikram is a person who shows himself as an honest cop is shown doing some things that question his honesty. On the other hand, we have Vedha, who although is a gansgter but still we have a soft corner for him. Sometimes you do feel that Vedha may be right although he adopts wrong ways to prove his point. Also the characters that are supporting like Vedha's family and gang members and rivals and Vikrams' family and co-workers provide an edge to this masterpiece. Never in the film I felt a dull moment, which is very rare in today's world. Also the plot twists introduced in this film don't seem out of place or dropped in just at random,. It do feels very organic and natural. Kudos to the director duo to bring us an engaging police drama in an era where police officers are no less than superheroes. The cinematography is awesome. The colors used in the film give it a neo-noir look. Th stunt sequences also are natural and never feel fake.

Performances: R Madhavan time and again just ups his ante. He just goes on to prove that with a right script an actor can work wonders. Its for the first time I am watching Vijay Sethupathi. And I was floored. From his entry till the climax, he just ruled the screen. It was a s if I was watching a real gangster. He balanced the young and old looks with ease. Sharddha Srinath provided great support to Maddy's character. Kathir and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar were impressive too in their roles. The rest of the police cast delivered an earnest performance.

Music: Sam CS composes the BGM and songs for the film.While the songs are great and faultless, The BGM is equally engaging and impressive. He has quite a long way to go. The song "Tasakku Tasakku" was my favorite. The song's tune is still fresh in my mind.

Favorite Scene: It would be Vedha's entry scene and his subsequent surrender. The way this particular scene was shot and the performances of the actor was what impressed me a lot.

Verdict: With full certainity I can say that this is the best that 2017 had to offer in Tamil Cinema. If you are into crime dramas, this film is tailor made for you. If this film gets a sequel, I will be fully excited. Thanks a lot Pushkar-Gayatri.

This masterpiece gets a well deserved 10/10.

Adapting an ancient story into film with the present world characters is not new to Indian cinema. Mani Ratnam’s Thalapathy, Raavanan and Anurag Kashyap's Dev D are loosely based on Mahabharatham, Ramayana and Devdas respectively.

Following the formula of these films, Pushkar Gayathri duo has made Vikram Vedha loosely based on the Vikramadityan Vetala tale. In the original story, Vetala teaches a moral story to King Vikramadityan in each episode. Similarly gangster Vedha (Vijay Sethupathi) cleverly unmasks the real wrongdoers to the upright cop Vikram (Madhavan).The film starts with an encounter episode, a fearless team lead by Vikram (Madhavan) and Simon (Prem) murders Vedha's gang. In the encounter, Vikram's team mistakenly kills Vedha's innocent brother Pulli (Kathir). Vedha knows Vikram is honest but the gangster smartly punishes the real criminals through the honest cop himself.

It's a treat to watch two intense performers Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi majestically own the screen together. Icing on the cake is the brilliant actors also got a terrific storyline and ingenious characterizations that we can't take our eyes off from them.For a change, the film also portrayed two real life intelligent women, Shraddha Srinath as the independent new generation lawyer wife is brilliant and Varalakshmi too has got an audacious and innocent role. The supporting cast including Kathir, Hareesh Perady and Rajkumar are fabulous in the film.

Vikram Vedha also stands out for the top notch technicalities, PS Vinod's camera angles perfectly captured the raw North Madras and Sam CS' score is undoubtedly the film's lifeline, his background score enhances each and every scene, particularly in the tense moments.

Overall, Vikram Vedha is a brilliantly written intense crime drama, which shouldn't be missed.