Vettai

Star Cast : Madhavan, Arya, Sameera Reddy, Amala Paul, Ashutosh Rana, Nassar, Thambi Ramaiah, Rajeev Ravindranathan, Raju Sundaram
Banner : UTV Motion Pictures, Thirupathi Brothers
Music : Yuvan Shankar Raja
Director : N Lingusamy
Producer : N Subhashchandra Bose, Ronnie Screwvala

We have seen many movies before, which shows an elder sibling bailing out his younger one from troubles but in Vettai, it is vice-versa. The introduction to the characters begin with the early days of Tirumurthi (Madhavan) and Gurumurthi (Aarya), where the former gets beaten-up by his acquaintance while flying a kite. In return, Tirumurthi, who leaves the place crying, makes his junior to seek revenge.

Having given enough hints about the nature of the siblings, the story then moves forward when Tirumurthi, by chance or may be by force, turns a cop. Lacking courage and strength, he manages to face the hurdles with the help of his brother. Being a kind of body double to his elder sibling, Guru successfully makes baddies Annachi (Ashutosh Rana) trembling in fear.

At this juncture, Tirumurthi ties the knot with Vasanthi (Sameera Reddy) and Gurumurthi falls in love with Jayanthi (Amala Paul). However, the villain discovers the truth and the situation changes drastically. The remaining part should be seen on-screen.
 

Kalakalappu

Star Cast : Vimal, Shiva, Anjali, Oviya, Santhanam, Ilavarasu, Panju Subbu, John Vijay, George, Balaji Mohan, Thalabathi Dhinesh, V S Raghavan
Banner : UTV Motion Pictures, Avni Cinemax
Music : Vijay Ebenezer
Director : C Sundar
Producer : Khushboo

Though the film starts slowly, it picks up pace as Shiva joins Vimal. Vimal’s character as a soft spoken person suits him well. Though his chemistry with Anjali is a big plus for the film, it feels as if his potential has not been used fully.

Shiva on the other hand has been utilised to his best and his role of a smart, naughty and greedy guy has been portrayed well. He scores with one-liners such as, “When old Billa can be remade into a successful one, why not remake old dishes.”

Anjali has come up with a brilliant performance. Her role as a government official fits her well. Though Oviya’s role lacks depth, she along with Anjali has smoked up the screen with their brilliant performances in the song ‘Ivalunga imsai’.

Santhanam’s entry in the second half as Muraimaman and ‘dubakur rowdy’, takes the entertainment level several notches up. Manobala is an important ingredient in contributing to the entertainment factor of the film. The chase scene involving him, Vimal and Santhanam is a scream. VS Raghavan and Ilavarasu do justice to their roles.