Vikram

Lokesh must be applauded for not wasting time on fanboy tributes to the superstar on board, and sticking to telling the story.

He has already shown that he can be audacious in his imagination and ambition, and as one of Tamil cinema’s smartest directors of this generation he certainly has it within him to pull it off. Suriya’s cameo sets the stage for Lokesh’s next which will also feature Karthi’s Dilli. That’s a film that’s going to combine the fairly straightforward story of Kaithi with the more crowded world of Vikram. To make the collision spark, Lokesh must focus more on the emotional quality of the script. Lokesh is a talented director but I wish he would also explore the ‘whys’ of a character and not only the ‘hows’. The good people do what they do for ‘society’ and the bad people do what they do for ‘money’. But human beings are far more complex than that, and I’m going to be greedy and ask that our filmmakers think beyond these simplistic boxes. Lokesh tries to do the same in Vikram with Karnan’s grandson, a baby born with a heart condition that makes it dangerous for him to hear loud noises. Vijay Sethupathi plays Sandhanam, a brute with three wives (of course, this is presented as comedy; we’re in an entirely male cinematic universe) and 67 members in his family. The title of the film harks back to the 1986 film Vikram and borrows the broad profile of Kamal’s character from it. The interval block with the catchy ‘Vikram’ song from the 1986 film is gold. In Kaithi, all that Dilli (Karthi) wants is to reunite with his daughter Amudha. Though the action-packed film had little room for emotion, the fragile thread connecting father and daughter managed to tug at our hearts at the right moments. A curious coincidence is that Tom Cruise’s Top Gun released a few days before the first Vikram came out, and the same is true of their respective sequels too (Top Gun: Maverick came out last week). Like Top Gun’s Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell, Vikram also belongs to a top secret government agency. Fahadh Faasil’s Amar, an agent with the government’s secret Black Squad, is called upon to investigate the crimes, and thus begins the game. This is a big plus for the film, but it’s not all smooth going. While Mani Ratnam has managed to pull off quite a few multi-starrers, thanks to many in the industry wanting to tick the ‘worked in a Mani sir film’ box, it’s unusual for big male stars to share screen space generously otherwise.

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The second half makes up for the negatives, though, but is it enough? Watch out for the brilliant interval block and the lead up to it. If only the first half were etched in a taut manner, the film’s impact could have been a notch higher. The investigation scenes in the first half pull us together when the film gets too generic. Who or what is this 'ghost' and whether Amar and Sandhanam succeed in their mission, forms the story. Though Kamal Haasan has less screen presence in the first half, he manages to keep us intrigued.

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There are three monster fight blocks in the film and they are the action sequences fans have been waiting to watch in the theatres. The background score composed by him elevates every scene in Vikram. On the whole, this film is worth your time and money! Kamal Haasan is a visual delight in this action thriller. To our surprise, a lot is happening in the city and the cops are set to solve it. Watching him on the screen after a long time is such an exciting aspect to the audience and his fans as well. Vikram has been one of the most-awaited films from the Tamil film industry and this film, finally hit the screens today winning the hearts of fans across the world.

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Lokesh Kanagaraj's film celebrates Kamal Haasan while falling squarely in the director's universe of warring criminals, the government and the police.

The filmmaking is storyboard, a blaze of glory reserved for each of the principal actors—Kamal, Fahadh Faasil and Vijay Sethupathi—with Fahadh grabbing the meatiest part. The fanboy touches don’t bog him down and Kamal submits himself completely to the world of a filmmaker after a long time. Maanagaram, Kaithi and Master all had children driving a major plot point and there is a child—a baby, really—limiting the actions of the characters here. Vikram is a sequel to Kaithi (Stephen Raj, the reference to Vetri Vizha’s (1989) Kamal shows up again as do others) and continues and sets up its intricate plot in the same fashion. Master (2021) is the story of a villain who uses juvenile correctional facility as a sling shot to commit and cover his crimes. Kaithi (2019) is a road movie with a prisoner joining hands with a narcotics bureau officer to safely ship poisoned seniors of the police force to safeguard a ton of drugs that the officer’s team seized.

Lokesh Kanagaraj's crime thriller also stars Fahadh Faasil and Vijay Sethupathi.

He also gets to deliver soliloquies (some of them in English, of course), and the film does come to a halt when he is declaiming, but it also moves on to the other stars in the blood-splattered sky. In a film about the levels of deception, the biggest con job involves Kanagaraj’s ability to retain attention during an overlong and often brutal film. Although designed as a comeback vehicle for Kamal Haasan, who is also the producer, Vikram keeps its fandom in check. Not all of the 173 minutes is earned, especially since the plot can be dashed off on a paper napkin. Fittingly for a film involving drugs, there’s a narcotic quality to many moments. Vikram, a former undercover agent who leads a vigilante group that targets drug traffickers, is used to issuing commands and having them obeyed.

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For instance, you will anticipate what’s coming during the interval block but that will not stop you from experiencing one of the best fan moments in the film. One of the killer action sequences in this film is similar to Kamal’s Vishwaroopam transformation scene. He keeps us guessing what’s next, rewarding us with a surprise at the most unexpected moments and happiness even when we guessed it right. Vikram is a befitting comeback of Kamal Haasan to satiate his fans’ 4-year-long hunger to see him on the big screen. On the other hand, Vijay Sethupathi is remarkable as Santhanam especially in his whistle worthy and quirky introduction scene. But that doesn’t mean there is a dearth of mass moments for his favorite star.

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For now, the makers have released the first three episodes of the superhero series. The sequel to the TV series and the first movie, Downton Abbey: A New Era takes the story of the residents of Downton ahead as they have a new movie being filmed on their estate. The Indian Express’ Shubhra Gupta said the ten episodes of the show were tedious and wrote, “Bobby Deol and Chandan Roy Sanyal-starrer rechristens itself Ek Badnaam Aashram, but offers just more of the dreary same.” The Indian Express’ Shubhra Gupta writes, “What Chandraprakash Dwivedi has done is to soup up the legend so that it is in synch with the dominant national mood: Prithviraj is representative of a Bharat when it was pristine, pure, unpolluted. A chapter in the book Black Tornado: The Three Sieges of Mumbai 26/11 has a detailed account of how Sandeep single-handedly charged at the terrorists. Lokesh keeps this film very light on the mind and eyes.

Vikram's first half is a fascinating exercise, marked by surprisingly swift appearances from Kamal Haasan, playing Karnan (and later, Vikram).

And yet, Vikram’s merits lie in how Lokesh refuses to have succumbed to the temptation of making a film that sings paeans for the superstar. Much like the morality of both characters, I’ll have to say it lies somewhere in between, and much like those two men, the film does tilt towards the good. But where the English film, despite being about all the action, was a thorough dissection of humanity, of the sacrifice it takes to do good, of the interdependency of good and evil, Vikram is largely content to capture the carnage. In another, there’s the beautiful idea of a man forced to kill many men in order to be able to feed a baby. You learn that their boss is Sandhanam (Vijay Sethupathi, playing a drug-addled, quirky boss). I liked that Sethupathi experiments with his look and dialogue delivery in this film. Fahadh Faasil gets ample screen time to express himself, and I enjoyed that even his relationship with Gayathrie, as hurried as it is, feels fresh.

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— Siddarth Srinivas (@sidhuwrites)— Siddarth Srinivas (@sidhuwrites) #Vikram: Ulaganayagan @ikamalhaasanis back in style, in just the way we want to see him. He drives the 1st Half.. Kamal drives the 2nd half.. Hearing news about extra-ordinary booking status of— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) #KamalHaasan's #Vikramnot only in TN but from other southern states and Overseas as well. Vikram starts with the events that occurred following Inspector Bejoy's seizure of an illegal shipment connected to Adaikalam and Anbu some few months ago. #Vikramwill be the No.1 movie in #Indiathis weekend. The wait is finally over!

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This is a clear-enough proof that he is currently the country’s best. Sandhanam (Vijay Sethupathi), a dreaded drug lord, is one of the suspects. The film begins with a series of murders and a black ops team, headed by Amar (Fahadh Faasil), is handed the case. For Kamal fans, nostalgia is wrapped beautifully in dialogues as we are reminded of ‘Nayakan’, and many other classics. The first half, which rests on the shoulders of Fahadh, isn’t gripping enough but it’s still a neat build up to the film’s bigger highlights. The technically-superior filmmaker, in his most ambitious project yet, has made a compelling, violent, action film, which is a treat for the fans of the genre.

Kamal Haasan-starrer Vikram had a great first day at the box office. · The film is expected to enter the Rs 100 crore club in Tamil Nadu itself very soon.

Manobala Vijayabalan predicts that the film will secure third place in the list of top opening movies at the TN box office in 2022. While the actual box office figures are awaited, the film’s box office numbers are way more than just promising. The film also stars Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil in lead roles.