‘Veeramae Vaagai Soodum’ movie review: This Vishal-starrer doesn’t have a protagonist’s want

It makes you wonder if director Thu Pa Saravanan finished the final draft, tore it in frustration, and decided to go-ahead with the film by pasting together the random bits of paper

Three totally unrelated strands of the storyline converge at the pre-interval point of Veeramae Vaagai Soodum to become one. These interconnected events, though taking place under varying circumstances, have one thing in common. A similar situation unfolds to the three main characters where they are put in a tight spot and have to make up their minds: either succumb to power or take the bull by its horns. They decide for themselves and pay the price too. But the way these scenes are put together by the editor NB Srikanth and director Thu Pa Saravanan is perhaps the only time in the nearly three-hour-long film we get to see the flourishes of the director at the helm. The rest of the film is mostly dull and dead.

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By the impression of the interval point, we get a sense of a “big” hero moment. But the result it produces is far and few in between. An idea without execution remains just an idea and Veeramae Vaadai Soodum seems content with a few interesting ideas; some of these aren’t exactly great and give us a sense of deja vu from the textbook of masala cinema. But the problem is deeper; the film does not have a spine to hold your attention for three hours and comes across as a culmination of masala moments from previous films. And these “mass” moments aren’t new, aren’t effective or big enough.