What's Good: Dhanush steals the show in this message-driven film that manages to be straightforward, fascinating, and entertaining all at once.

What's Bad: The movie completely forgets the story it originally intended to convey. That's what, then?

Bathroom Break: Dhanush uses his talent to prevent you from using the restroom, and the second part of the story becomes compelling enough to prevent you.

If you're a fan of Dhanush, there's no good excuse not to watch. You can give the movie a try; it's a straightforward entertaining watch that also attempts to impart knowledge.

Language:Tamil

offered on Netflix

139 minutes long. 

SCRIPT ANALYSIS:

The Tamil vocabulary of the country has probably seen the most use of the term vaathi in recent months. We are grateful for Thalapathy Vijay's Master and the well-known melody. With Dhanush bringing a movie with the same name to theaters, it was undoubtedly an interesting element. The movie is different from how the idea is being advertised. It is straightforward, the plot is relatable, and too many feelings are at stake. But does the movie live up to its promises?

Vaathi, a movie written by Venky Atluri, aims to expose the commercialization of the educational system as a whole. The purpose of the movie is to raise awareness of the value of education and to persuade viewers that only education can free people from the conventional wisdom that has become our way of life. As the plot develops, the writing is able to handle every issue. One must respect Venky's efforts to prevent his product from being overburdened by the weight. The directors are able to both honour the star's fandom and make him follow through on his intentions.

The director expertly crafts his narrative as the most basic plan. While setting the majority of it in the flashback, he rarely takes a chance by changing the chronology. He spends a significant amount of time in the past without ever returning to the present. This somewhat equalises the movie. A message, a serious discussion, and some unflinching truth are coming straight at you. However, the movie never becomes preachy or ceases to be enjoyable. In order to give the actor the scenes that fans want to see, Atluri consistently adds just enough of Dhanush's USP panache to his recipe. He strikes a good balance between the drama and seriousness of the topic.

However, it cannot be denied that writing about the past completely ignores the current. The author intends to tell a tale about a child who struggles in school who discovers a box of old footage while researching the present. This is entirely ignored in the movie, which then provides him with a resolution.

STAR PERFORMANCE:

Dhanush is a perfect person. In a movie with all the actors having larger frames than him, the actor with the small frame projects the most strength. He accepts all of his characters, which is consoling. Bala Murugan is a young man who, despite being used as a tool by the wealthy, decides to stand out on his own. The actor succeeds in making you experience the suffering he endures and the struggle he goes through to ensure that the kids have access to education.

Samyuktha Menon is given a clichéd role that is always there to support Bala, the main character. She doesn't do anything besides hang out with Dhanush's character. The actors who portray pupils all do an excellent job in their roles, which greatly enhances the viewing experience.

DIRECTION AND MUSIC:

In his direction, Venky Atluri is quite astute in realising that he needs to centre his film on Dhanush so that both his message and the audience will be amused. But the director needs to provide some justification. Bala teaches math, physics, and chemistry all by herself. How does that work? When no pupils are present, Dhanush sits next to the buffaloes and reads to them from the books in a scene. Why are there buffaloes at this school?

Although the music is quite excellent, it only appears in the film and doesn't have much of a recall value. Dinesh Krishnan and J Yuvaraj do some fairly interesting camera work. Although the hue tone annoys me a little, they make good use of it. 

OVERALL VIEW:

Vaathi is a straightforward movie that succeeds in its task and is also enjoyable. Take a risk on this one.