Vezham Movie Review: A dull revenge drama with convoluted writing

Vezham Film Evaluation: When Vezham begins, we see a younger couple, Ashok (Ashok Selvan) and Leena (Iswarya Menon), using on a motorbike on a mountain, whereas a information report of a serial killer is heard off display screen. Quickly, they see a automotive deserted proper in the midst of the street, and all of a sudden, he’s being hit on the pinnacle with somebody throwing a masks round his face. The movie cuts to some years later, and we be taught that they have been victims of the serial killer. Whereas Ashok has survived, Leena was much less lucky. Now, Ashok is eager on discovering the id of the killer. All he has as a clue is his voice! Can he discover the killers?

Vezham is the sort of movie that desires to be a mood-driven thriller however its convoluted writing continuously ruins the sombre, nearly mournful temper that the filmmaking goes for. The movie has a definite aesthetic – the artwork route, costumes and make-up give that upper-class stylish really feel that we get in TV commercials. The cinematography eschews shiny colors, additional including to the ‘classiness’. As does the music. Breezy songs that appear nice to listen to with out being significantly memorable and a rating that is not insistent however understated. The offbeat-ness is one thing Director Sandeep Shyam even makes an attempt a Mani Ratnam-ish mirror scene!

Nevertheless, regardless of all these ambitions within the filmmaking, the writing is uninteresting, relying primarily on revelations that after some extent really feel like twists that appear to have been launched only for the sake of it. The magnificence within the filmmaking additionally retains the characters at a distance from us, leading to us not being really affected by their state of affairs. The actors, too, appear to be acutely aware of sticking to the understated tone that there are moments when their performances do not feel compelling. Apart from a few occasions when Ashok Selvan howls in rage, we by no means get the seething anger that’s simmering inside Ashok. Iswarya and Janani are hardly required to do something past look fairly and take a look at Ashok with star-struck eyes.

However the greatest disappointment is the ineffective antagonists. In reality, the unhealthy guys are one too many and none really feel like actual threats. In reality, they get disposed of fairly simply that we’re left feeling as unhappy as Ashok after he has gotten his revenge.