It's like yesterday when Maddy made his irresistible smiling debut in "Alaipayuthey" and the intro scene peppering with the Mozart of Chennai's youth-ish "Endrendrum Punnagai" track. Madhavan gave his signature woman-swooning and overpowering curve-at-the-end-of-his-lips to perfectly give life to the mood of the song. The smile. His boyish looks. Made him an instant favorite especially amongst the girls. Overnight, he became the benchmark for that Adonis boyfriend to them. Such was the craze for him that it is still persisting and prevalent even after more than a decade had passed since his dream debut with the amazing combo of Mani Ratnam-AR Rahman.
Over the course of time since 'Alaipayuthey', he has had mixed fortunes with show stealers like 'Minnale', 'Dum Dum Dum', 'Rang De Basanti' (RDB) etc and many a dud against his name particularly in Kollywood. Okay! RDB is technically an Amir Khan film. Still.
And just when everyone seemed to consider him as a bad debt and a non-performing asset, the tides turned in his favor with the K.O 'Irudhi Suttru'. That movie really showed what Maddy was really capable of his acting potential just like SJ Suryah's character in 'Iraivi'.
I am sure everyone, At least mostly, would have watched 'Vikram Vedha' (VV) by now considering the humongous positive reception the movie has been garnering since it hit the silver screens. So, it's a futile exercise on my part to even give a gist of the story. But, to sum it up, VV is like Tom & Jerry - each trying to outdo and outsmart each other with their lives webbed together in a complicated story. Who prevails whom forms the rest of the plot in this twist and turn filled cop-gangster ride.
When the news went around that Madhavan was against the versatile Vijay Sethupathi (VJS) in VV, the writing seemed to be on the wall for him just like how Ginny Weasley wrote her name in 'The Chamber of Secrets'. So, did the Basilisk called VJS petrify him?
Yes and No.
It is a Yes because VJS shows his full range of talents, as ever, especially in the final concluding portions where the truth was reaching its logical conclusion during the abandoned factory climax sequences. Woohhh! It was clap-worthy, whistle worthy and you can keep simply put the scenes in repeat mode only to have eyes for VJS's awesome body language and expressions. Chance-a-ila!
It is a No as the script called Fawkes - The Phoenix had given equal weight and substance to Maddy's role as a honest cop who knew what was right & wrong and to separate professionalism with personal life even if it meant to track down his own wife.
IMHO, what he did was right as his wife did not go as a wife to meet VJS to deliver the papers but only as a lawyer.
Had it been any other person instead of VJS, Maddy would have walked away with the top honors in VV. Fortunately, the VJS Basilisk turned out to bite at him only during the film's denouement, pun intended.
Until then, both were tremendously at neck and neck in terms of performance which eventually culminated into a photo finish with VJS crossing the lines to gain the outstanding performer award in this slick I-want-you-You-want-me crime suspense.
The only hurdles were the songs which impeded the forward motion of the film like a bumpy speed breaker even though they were in tune with the narration's flow. Likewise, no proper ending to the story line of VJS's boss.
On seeing the stunning success in the B.O, maybe a Part 2 is in the offing where all the loose ends are tied up including VJS's love story? To say it in his style, "Oru Kadha Solatuma Sir"?
PS:
I agree that you need to have songs from a business perspective so that the audiences and fans get the extra kick seeing their favo. actors and actresses in scanty & ostentatious clothes grooving to the beats. But, should the songs be like a solicitous and intrusive salesperson who annoys you when you are seriously in the middle of something?
If your answer is No that movies cannot be done without songs, then what are 'Kurudhi Punal' and 'Unnai Pol Oruvan'?
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