VIDUTHALAI - PART ONE (2023)
Critic No. 314 Director: Vetrimaaran Written by: Vetrimaaran, B.Jeyamohan Produced by: RS Infotainment, Grass Root Film Company Casts : Soori, Vijay Sethupathi, Bhavani Sre, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Chetan Music: Ilayaraja Language: Tamil Genre: Action, Crime, Drama SYNOPSIS: Kumeresan (Soori), a new recruit in the police department, gets caught in the conflict between the government and a revolutionary group as he clings on to his path of righteousness. REVIEW: Vetrimaran has created a new benchmark in Indian cinema, quite consistently with his hard hitting films that not only dwells deep on character building but also touches on some of the sensitive socio-political issues that exist in the country through fictional setting. Though the film kicks off with a disclaimer that the story is entirely fictional with Vertimaran's voice, I read it as a sarcastic pun to the pro-government activist. The film is narrated from the perspective of Kumaresan (Soori), a righteous police const