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Varisu movie review: Predictable family drama that works only due to Vijay's presence

Varisu movie review: it’s a quintessential family drama with all the familiar beats. along with vijay, the film also stars rashmika mandanna, sarath kumar, jayasudha, srikanth, shaam and prakash raj..

It is no surprise that mainstream filmmakers in the south still continue to milk the family drama genre to its last drop. In spite of the myriad iterations of the same story template over the years, it is one genre with a very high success rate. No wonder Vamshi Paidipally plays it extremely safe with Varisu, which marks his maiden collaboration with Vijay. It’s your quintessential family drama with all the familiar beats and it’s largely salvaged by the presence of one man, Vijay , who does all the heavy lifting and makes this a fairly engaging watch. Also read: Vijay’s film is old wine in the most decorative bottle. Watch Varisu trailer

Varisu movie review: Vijay in a still from his latest Tamil film.

The story is centered around a family that’s headlined by Rajendran (Sarath Kumar), who is one of the biggest businessmen in India. His two sons – Jai and Ajay (Srikanth and Shaam) - look after his business and one among them is hopeful of becoming the heir. One fine day when Rajendran learns that he is suffering from advanced-stage pancreatic cancer, he decides to fulfills his wife’s wish of celebrating his 65th birthday in a grand manner. Rajendran’s youngest son, Vijay Rajendran (Vijay), returns home after seven years for the birthday party at the behest of his mother. He had left home after a disagreement with his father over joining the family business. What happens in the family that forces Vijay to stay back and why does his father makes him the chairman of his group of companies?

Varisu is predictable from the word go but what still works in its favour is the mere presence of Vijay. Having predominantly worked in action films in recent years, it was refreshing to see Vijay have fun in an out-and-out family flick. Here’s a film that taps into Vijay’s comical side in a big way and it works like magic. It’s an effortless performance and one that appeals to even a non-Vijay fan. Every time predictability kicks in, Vijay walks in to distract and entertain with his pitch-perfect performance of a son who becomes the saviour of his family. Apart from Vijay, there isn’t a single factor that makes Varisu what it is. Nevertheless, it’s a film you won’t mind taking your family to this Pongal festival.

The familial moments, especially scenes between Vijay and Jayasudha (who plays the mother) work somewhat in an otherwise largely predictable film. For the family drama angle to have worked even more effectively, the conflict between the brothers should’ve been even more stronger. One thing that the film does manage to get right is deliver exactly what the trailer promised. As a viewer if you had walked in with your expectations in place after watching the trailer, you won’t be disappointed.

Film: Varisu

Director: Vamshi Paidipally

Cast: Vijay, Rashmika Mandanna, Sarath Kumar, Jayasudha, Srikanth, Shaam and Prakash Raj

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Varisu Movie Review: Thalapathy Vijay’s film is high on comedy and family sentiment

The movie is directed by vamshi padaipally and stars a whole host of actors including rashmika mandanna and prakash raj. though the film is reminiscent of some telugu films, vijay keeps us engaged with his comedy and action, says our review..

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Vijay's Varisu releases worldwide on January 11.
This is a family entertainer and a multi-starrer.
Vijay plays the son of a rich businessman in the film.

Release Date: 11 Jan, 2023

This movie has been long awaited by Vijay fans given that it is Pongal treat and a film that is a family entertainer. The fact that Varisu was releasing alongside Ajith Kumar’s Thunivu created a lot more excitement and anticipation.

Vijay Rajendran (Vijay) is the youngest of three brothers in the family helmed by Rajendran (Sarathkumar), who is in the business of mining, among others. His other two sons are Srikanth and Shaam, who play Jai and Ajay. The joint family lives together but when Vijay has a disagreement with his father over joining the family business, his father asks him to leave their home. One day, Rajendran finds himself diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and his world is shattered. Vijay comes back home after seven years to celebrate his father’s 65th birthday and this is when things change. Why does Vijay decide to stay back home and why does his father make him the chairman of his group of companies?

The first half of the film has lighter moments, fun and frolic and it’s only in the second half that the movie really takes off. The film works for the most part and is what we would expect from a family entertainer. As a treat for Vijay fans, we find references to Thalapathy's earlier films by way of gestures or dialogues sprinkled generously through the film. There are scenes which could have been edited out (those with unnecessary characters) to make the movie crisper and increase the pace of the film. Some of the dialogues are not particularly outstanding - some are just plain cheesy and others cringe. Having said that, the comedy works really well, especially the scenes and dialogues between Vijay and Yogi Babu.

The story of Varisu is reminiscent of what we see in Telugu cinema (read: Srimanthudu and Maharshi) – rich families and the son returning home to take over the father’s empire and fight off the bad men, and reunite the broken divided family into a happy one once again. There’s a sense of déj vu as we watch the film. The way the film has been shot is also similar to what we find in Telugu cinema – large, lavish homes; luxurious offices; and the entire cast dressed to the nines.

Of course, a large joint family means a multi-starrer and many cast members and, in the case of Varisu, there are many other characters as well, who make fleeting appearances throughout the film. Shaam, Srikanth, Sarath Kumar, Prakash Raj, Rashmika Mandanna, Yogi Babu, Jayasudha, Sangeetha Krish, Samyuktha Shanmughanathan, Nandini Rai, Ganesh Venkatraman, Sriman, VTV Ganesh, Prabhu, Suman, Khushbu – the list seems to be endless. Whether all these characters were really warranted for the film is the big question, since many had no connection to the core of the story.

The songs by music director S Thaman are already hits and they have been beautifully picturised to add to the technical brilliance of the film. Jani master’s Ranjiathame is a standout thanks to its top-notch choreography and Thaman’s music.

Rating: 3 stars out of 5

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Jayasudha, Prabhu, Prakash Raj, S.J. Suryah, R. Sarathkumar, Suman, Joseph Vijay, Khushbu Sundar, Samyuktha Shanmughanathan, Sangeetha, Shaam, Ganesh Venkatraman, Yogi Babu, Rashmika Mandanna, and Meka Srikanth in Varisu (2023)

Vijay Rajendran is a happy to-go lucky man. Things change when his father becomes terminally ill, and he is left to manage his business empire. Vijay Rajendran is a happy to-go lucky man. Things change when his father becomes terminally ill, and he is left to manage his business empire. Vijay Rajendran is a happy to-go lucky man. Things change when his father becomes terminally ill, and he is left to manage his business empire.

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Trivia The film contains many references to past Vijay movies, including Poove Unakkaga (1996), Ghilli (2004), Thuppakki (2012), Bigil (2019), Master (2021), and Beast (2022).

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Connections Features Metti Oli (2002)
Soundtracks Ranjithame (Tamil) Music by S. Thaman Lyrics by Vivek Performed by Joseph Vijay , Manasi

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தொழிலதிபர் ராஜேந்திரனுக்கு (சரத்குமார்) 3 மகன்கள். மூத்த மகன் ஜெய் (மேகா ஸ்ரீகாந்த்), நடு மகன் அஜய் (ஷாம்) இருவரும் அப்பா சொல் கேட்டுத் தொழிலை கவனித்துக் கொள்ளும் பொம்மைகள். கடைசி மகன் விஜய் (விஜய்), சொந்தத் திறமையால் முன்னேற விரும்புகிறார். அதை அப்பா விரும்பாததால் வீட்டிலிருந்து வெளியேறுகிறார். 7 ஆண்டுக்குப் பின் மீண்டும் வீட்டுக்கு வர வேண்டிய சூழல். அப்பாவின் தொழில் எதிரி ஜெயப்பிரகாஷால் (பிரகாஷ் ராஜ்) சரியும் குடும்பத்தின் தொழில் சாம்ராஜ்ஜியத்தையும், குடும்பத்தின் சிக்கல்களையும் சரி செய்ய விஜய் என்ன செய்கிறார், ராஜேந்திரனின் தொழில் வாரிசாகும் தகுதி விஜய்க்கு வந்ததா, இல்லையா? என்பது கதை.

பார்த்துப் பழகிய கதைதான். அதை பெரும் தொழிலதிபர் கூட்டுக் குடும்பத்தில் நுழைத்தது, அம்மா - அப்பா - அண்ணன் - அண்ணி - அவர்கள் குழந்தைகள் என சென்டிமென்டாக மாற்றியது, அதன்வழி தொழிலுக்கும் குடும்பத்துக்கும் இருக்கும் பிணைப்பை ஆழமாகவும் அழுத்தமாகவும் வெளிப்படுத்தும் குடும்பக் காவியமாகக் கொடுத்தது ஆகியவற்றில் வெற்றிப் பெற்றிருக்கிறார் இயக்குநர் வம்சி.

மாஸ் ஹீரோ படங்களில் துணைக் கதாபாத்திரங்கள் என்பவை பெரும்பாலும் நாயகனின் திறமைகளை வெளிச்சம்போட்டுக் காட்டவே பயன்படுத்தப்படும். இதிலும் அந்த சொதப்பல் ‘டெம்பிளேட்’ இருக்கவே செய்கிறது. அதைத் தாண்டி, முதன்மை துணை பாத்திரங்களுக்குத் தனித் தனி சிக்கல், வீழ்ச்சி மற்றும் எழுச்சியை எழுதி அவற்றை முழுமைப்படுத்திய வகையில் இயக்குநரின் கதாபாத்திர அணுகுமுறையைப் பாராட்டலாம். அதேநேரம், நாயகன் - நாயகி காதல், பாடல்கள் ஆகியவற்றை திரைக்கதையில் ஒட்டியதைத் தவிர்த்திருக்கலாம்.

விதி மீறி இயங்கும் சுரங்கங்கள் சுற்றுச் சூழலின் ஆன்மாவைச் சிதைப்பவை. அவற்றை மூலாதாரமாகக் கொண்டுள்ள தனது தந்தையின் தொழிலைக் காக்க, அவற்றை ஏலம் எடுத்து மீண்டும் சுரண்டுவதற்கு போராடுகிறார் விஜய்.‘கத்தி’ போன்ற படத்தில் தண்ணீர் சுரண்டலுக்கு எதிராகப் போராடும் இளைஞனாக வந்த விஜய், இந்த முரண்பாட்டை எப்படி ஏற்றுக்கொண்டார் என்பது அவருக்கே வெளிச்சம்.

தான் நிராகரித்த தொழில் திட்டத்தை, ரூ.400 கோடி கடன் வாங்கி மகன் ரகசியமாக நடத்துவதும், மற்றொரு மகன், வேறொரு பெண்ணுடன் தொடர்பில் இருப்பதும் சக்தி வாய்ந்த அப்பாவுக்குத் தெரியாமல் இருப்பது உட்பட திரைக்கதையில் தர்க்கப் பிழைகள் நிறைய.

அதை, ஒற்றை ஆளாக மறக்கடித்துவிடும் ‘என்டர்டெயின’ராக படம் முழுவதையும் தாங்கிப் பிடிக்கிறார் விஜய். அவரது நக்கல் கலந்த நகைச்சுவை நடிப்பும், யோகி பாபுவுடனான கூட்டணியும் ரசிகர்களை உற்சாகப் படுத்துகிறது. ராஷ்மிகாவுக்கு காட்சிகள் குறைவு என்றாலும் ஈர்க்கும் தோற்றம், நடனம், நடிப்பில் திறமையை வெளிப்படுத்தத் தவறவில்லை.

வெற்றிகரமான தொழிலதிபராக சரத்குமாரும், குடும்பத்துக்காக தன் கனவுகளை உதறிவிட்ட அவர் மனைவியாக ஜெயசுதாவும் அழுத்தமான நடிப்பைக் கொடுத்திருக்கிறார்கள்.

வில்லனாக வரும் பிரகாஷ் ராஜ் வழக்கமான கார்ப்பரேட் எதிரியாக கடந்துபோகிறார். தமனின் இசையில் பாடல்கள் இனிமையாகவும் விஜய் ரசிகர்களுக்கு நடன விருந்தாகவும் அமைந்துள்ளன. திலீப் சுப்பராயன் - பீட்டர் ஹெய்ன் இணைந்து அமைத் துள்ள சண்டைக் காட்சிகள் மாஸ் ரசிகர்களின் பசிக்கு பெரும் தீனி.

சொந்தக் காலில் நின்று தொழில் தொடங்க நினைக்கும் நாயகனை தற்காலத்தின் பிரதிபலிப்பாக எழுதிய இயக்குநர், ஒரு தொழில் குடும்பத்தில் இருக்கும் உள்ளடி உறவுச் சிக்கல்களையும் மோதல்களையும் கூட தற்கால பிரதிபலிப்பாக எழுதியிருந்தால் ‘வாரிசு’வின் கம்பீரம் இன்னும் கூடியிருக்கும்.

அன்பு வாசகர்களே....

இந்த ஊரடங்கு காலத்தில் வீட்டை விட்டு வெளியே வராமல் நமக்கு நாமே சமூக விலகல் ( Social Distancing) செய்து கொள்வோம். செய்தி ஊடகங்களின் வழியே உலகுடன் தொடர்பில் இருப்போம். பொதுவெளியில் இருந்து தனிமைப்படுத்திக் கொண்டு கரோனா பரவலைத் தடுப்பதில் நம் பங்கை முழுமையாக இந்த சமூகத்துக்கு அளிப்போம்.

CoVid-19 கரோனா தடுப்பு / விழிப்புணர்வு கையேடு - இலவசமாக டவுன்லோடு செய்து பயன்பெறுங்கள்!

- வாசகர்கள் நலனில் அக்கறையுடன் இந்து தமிழ் திசை

தவறவிடாதீர்!

‘வாரிசு’, ‘துணிவு’ கூடுதல் காட்சிகளுக்கு தமிழக அரசு அனுமதி
‘‘இந்திய சினிமாவை பெருமைப்பட வைத்ததற்கு நன்றி” - கீரவாணிக்கு ரஜினிகாந்த் வாழ்த்து
உடைந்து அழுத தமன்... தேற்றிய வம்சி... - ‘வாரிசு’ ஷோ நெகிழ்ச்சி சம்பவம்
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'Varisu' movie review: An in-form Vijay elevates this family drama

Right from the posters and trailer to the pre-release interviews, everything about Varisu clearly indicated a formulaic family drama. This would have sounded like a foolproof plan a few years ago. But in 2023, an A-list actor sticking to this template isn’t the most exciting idea.

But director Vamshi Paidipally and Co have given this age-old recipe a refreshing twist by adding an ample dose of self-awareness and humour. Largely, the film knows when to take itself seriously and when not to. Take, for example, the scene where Meka Srikanth tries to throw a monologue on the divinity of family and love. Before we roll our eyes or take a dig at the cliche, we hear a burst of loud laughter... not from the fans but from the screen. It is Vijay who echoes the mind of the audience, and says, “Edhuku ipo avan kitta sentiment RR music ellam pottutu iruka nee?” Bingo! A potential ‘content’ for meme creators dodged thanks to the witty writing.

The writers of Varisu don’t stop there. They make Vijay mouth dialogues like, “Indha sondhakaranga naale toxic dhaan pa!” in a film that paradoxically talks about the importance of family. Of course, this translates to occasional tonal inconsistencies, but an in-form Vijay and the self-awareness of the film make up for the shortcomings. Throughout the narrative, we see Vijay (who plays... Vijay!) transforming from an ambitious Harvard graduate to a globe-trotter, and then from a start-up founder to a business tycoon. While this arc isn’t quite novel for a ‘commercial hero’, it is exciting to see Vijay slip into these roles with consummate ease.

The film is peppered with references from his previous blockbusters. There is the knuckle-busting action from Thuppakki, the thumb-rubbing from Ghilli, and the open-arm entrance from Sarkar. Aside from the obvious call back to Poove Unakkaga, the film also drops enjoyable, quick references to the goat sacrifice scene in Thirupachi, the western-classical dance face-off in Pudhiya Geethai and Oh Baby song from Kadhalukku Mariyadhai.

Interestingly, Varisu which was widely speculated to retain the soul of blockbuster Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, has its very own riotous boardroom scene, where the hero goes all filmy. But Vamshi does it with a rather tasteful twist. The film provides ample space for Vijay to be at his comical best. Whenever Vijay goes a bit overboard with his antics, Yogi Babu pitches in with his sarcasm, once again turning the stretch into effective humour.

Known for his onscreen monologues, it is nice to see Vijay move away from sermoning despite playing a messiah again. Instead, Vijay embraces silence and allows his physical performance to do the talking. One particular instance where this facet is pronounced is his confrontation scene with Sarathkumar’s Rajendran. In a scene with the potential to become a long-winding exchange of dialogues, Vijay delivers it all with just a look in his eyes and walks away.

However, Varisu isn’t completely devoid of the ‘Kudumbam na...’ messages, and the film does occasionally become preachy. But, thankfully these stretches aren’t painfully long and never come across as moral policing assignments. However, what becomes painful and preachy is the contradictions in the ideologies. At one point, the makers don’t judge or gaslight a woman who wants to move out of a marriage with an adulterer. At one other point, the resolution to this broken marriage is conventional, convenient, and contrived. It almost undoes the goodness of the initial pro-choice angle when it came to divorce and separation. Also, there is a fleeting but completely unnecessary body-shaming scene that is distasteful.

If the novelty of the story is your yardstick to gauge a film, Varisu might not rank high. It has plot points and ideas liberally borrowed from Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, Dharma Durai, and more. Despite the narrative being predictable, it is the conviction of filmmaker Vamshi and the honest performances of the lead cast that elevates Varisu from being just another run-of-the-mill family drama.

The film in a way is the story of Rajendran, a self-absorbed man seeking redemption and peace; and Sarathkumar ably shoulders the gloominess that comes along with the character, almost making up for his animated performance in the raging sequences. Jayasudha probably can pull off a mother longing for love even in her sleep. But the actor goes on to show why she is still the best fit for such roles. Though the camaraderie between Rajendran and Anantha Padmanaban (Prabhu) helps in making the core want of the protagonist effective, Prabhu has very less to offer otherwise.

Similarly, I would have loved to see more of Rashmika Mandanna and definitely more layers to her character in the film. Seeing a female lead without a clear want or a profession is quite unsettling. The random appearance of “Indha paadalai paadi kondirupavar ungal Vijay” quote in 1995’s Vishnu, is probably one of the oddest yet most memorable fourth-wall-breaking moments of Tamil cinema. Fast-forwarding two decades, we have another V film having a couple of interesting fourth-wall-breaking moments. The best among them is Vijay casually taking a dig at family dramas while making a confident statement. “Starting nala iruku, ending nala iruku, nadula konjam emotions iruku, avlo dhaan podhum! Kudumbangal kondadum vettri!” Well, it is safe to say that he isn’t overconfident!

Director: Vamshi Paidipally Starring: Vijay, Sarathkumar, Jayasudha, Rashmika Mandanna, Prakashraj, Shaam, Meka Srikanth

Rating : 4.5/5

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The film is peppered with references from his previous blockbusters. There is the knuckle-busting action from Thuppakki , the thumb-rubbing from Ghilli, and the open-arm entrance from Sarkar . Aside from the obvious call back to Poove Unakkaga , the film also drops enjoyable, quick references to the goat sacrifice scene in Thirupachi, the western-classical dance face-off in Pudhiya Geethai and Oh Baby song from Kadhalukku Mariyadhai .

If the novelty of the story is your yardstick to gauge a film, Varisu might not rank high. It has plot points and ideas liberally borrowed from Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, Dharma Durai , and more. Despite the narrative being predictable, it is the conviction of filmmaker Vamshi and the honest performances of the lead cast that elevates Varisu from being just another run-of-the-mill family drama.

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Director: Vamshi Paidipally Starring: Vijay, Sarathkumar, Jayasudha, Rashmika Mandanna, Prakashraj, Shaam, Meka Srikanth Rating: 3.5/5

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