After long time delay finally the movie came to the lime light. It has great star cast,some excellent photography, Sfx, a unique story/theme but all goes in awry because of the poor screenplay.
Actor : Mammootty, Arjun ,Sneha
Cinematography : Rajesh yadav & Panneer selvam
Director : D. Aravind
Music Director : Imman
Producer : Pankaj Productions
Story
The home minister of India gets into emergency meeting with important officers that terrorist have entered Tamilnadu and planning to attack the state in order to corrupt our country image in the world. Gopi Krishnan(Mammotty) a special officer from intelligence Bureua is appointed to handle the case which is very sensitive. Gopi forms his own team of officer which includes his best buddy Anwar(Arjun). There happens a murder in cochin which Gopi feels fishy about the case which may be related to the terrorism.
Gopi and Anwar starting their investigation from there which leads to kanyakumari where a unemployed guy is arrested for underworld job given by the kanyakumari don Raaj kapoor. With the help of guy they are started getting close with the case after some intelligence investigation with Riyaz khan,Raajkapoor and doctor jayaprakash. They are shocked that 3 or 4 terrorist is already in chennai heading by a leader Malik. Malik escapes from the police trap intially but after some calls tracking, they find clue in vedanthangal, nears the terrorist and arrest him.
As a well trained Terrorist from afghan no harsh treatments(heat room,psycological treatment etc..) make him to blabber the truth for what purpose he is assigned in India. Atlast Gopi and Anwar takes a risky way (comma drama)which involves gopi wife(sneha) also in the mission. He reveals the truth in the game planned by both the officers. The truth is our Prime minister conducts a press meat,discuss about poor farmers life,poverty and suicide. To stop this curse in our country he plans to link all the rivers in india where he plans to start in kanyakumar.The terrorist plans to attack the PM program in kanyakumari. Every thing goes well until Malik comes to know that he is cheated. what happens rest is vande mataram climax...
Strength
Mammooty has IB officer and Arjun has Anwar is the biggest strength of the movie. Mammooty looks cool and suviave ,walks with the plum. Arjun immense screen presence and daring stunts keep the movie live. Action kings rocks in stunts and chases. First half of the movie has some interesting moments and the way they track the terrorist are racy.
The story itself is different in terms of all other terrorist bash movie. Aravind, the director has to be applauded for the theme has also poured some messages of Terrorism,poverty,farmers death,riverlinks. Photography is clean and big plus for the movie. Rajesh yadav and Panneer has done their job with cut shots, topangle shots great!!!!. Imman scores in BGM. Item no make us relax ourself. Stunts by Alan ammen and Anal arasu are gratifying.
Weakness
The screenplay is poorly pinned up with lot of loopholes damages the movie. Especially the second half is pathetic. director doesnt have some twist and turns instead it moves dull with comma drama by both the officer for long time tests your patience. Sneha is wasted. Only style,substance , graphics is big but not the scenes/screenplay.
Some time it makes us as that we are in documentry movie. lot of vijaykanths 90's movie shades are there.
With two big saleable stars in the movie, it could have been blockbuster but unfortunatly henry(producer,story,screenplay) looses in the last aspect which became another patriotic pot boiler.
Verdict: 5/10( 2 for Arjun&mamooty, 1 for photo graphy,1 for the first half,1 for the story)
Movie canvas Punch: Vandae mataram lacks patriotism....
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