Vikram movie review: Logesh kanagaraj combined the spy-filled kamalhasarn's 1986 flim vikram with his own 2019 film kaithi. this is a world full of vikram drug lords and cops action movies to some extent, but you will not be satisfied with the adrenaline rush promised by such a highly ambitious movie.

     The film begins with interest when karnan (kamal hasarn), the father of tortured police officer Parapanchan (karidas Jayaram), is killed. We learn that there are many such killings, and a group of masked men claim responsibility and call it their war against the system. Police chief Jose (chamban Vinod Jose) brought in a black ops team led by Amar (fahad Facil), who began to delve into Karnan's life. the Prime suspect is sandhanam (Vijay Sethupathi), a terrifying drug trafficker with a large family, looking for shipments of raw materials that could make him a kingpin. Amar, on the other hand, is confused by many versions of Carnan. was he an alcoholic father mourning the loss of his son, femininity, or more? More importantly, is he dead or alive? the Vikram works best in the first half when you see amar and his team trying to understand the murder and track down the murderer. these parts contain very little Kamalhassan, but i always feel his presence, both as a character and as an actor. from nayakan to Ambeshibam, Kamal's work has nods, and discovering them offer some small thrills. Actors who are now in action star mode also get a whistle-worthy moment leading to a break. and VijaySethupathi seems to be playing ruthless mystery surrounding karnan is solved, the story becomes fairly straigh forward. A small bunch of police officers must put their position on the gangster's army. Similar to what you got in prisoners, but not very effective here.

     For his honor, requesh tries to provide an emotional undercurrent in the subplot, which includes the babies of karna and prapanchan, but it is not touched enough. it also make the arcs or Amar and sandhanam predictable. Fahad's Amar is more or less canceled, but Vijay sethupathi works hard. Narain as bejoy, the prisoner's honest police officer, is also ignored. Even the widely acclaimed Suriya cameo, which serves as the setup for the next article in Lokesh universe, is a bit disappointing. the action scenes are well choreographed, but you're not in hurry. however, in action hero movies. the maximum moment of inertia occurs in stunt scenes involving female characters. Vikram needed more moments like this to be truly memorable.