Kaththi Review :-
Plot:-
Kaththi a.k.a. Kathiresan escapes from Kolkata Central Jail and plans to escape to Bangkok but changes his mind when bumps into his Look-a-like Jeevanantham A Social Activist.
Performances:-
The biggest surprise I got while watching Kaththi was Vijay's performance because the last time I saw Vijay with this much strong screen presence was way back on Thirupachi . He seems to have changed a lot after several critics wrote him off as a stereotypical actor with mediocre screen presence . Vijay has dual roles in this film Kaththi & Jeevanantham . While Kathiresan's character is like a smart criminal master mind with a playboy attitude , Jeevanantham is a much older than him , he is a middle aged man with a lot of knowledge about Hydrology and he intends to use it for the sake of Farmers & Developing Agriculture. Vijay might have not done much of a getup change , as the only Physical Difference between Kaththi & Jeeva is Jeeva has some grey shaded facial hair which implies that he is a middle aged man as I mentioned earlier , But instead of a getup change , Vijay has showed major differences between the emoting of Kaththi & Jeeva which should appreciated as this is the first time in several years Vijay has done something like this , and he has also shown differences in body languages , I believe If Siddarth's Enakul Oruvan gets delayed to next year than Vijay has a lot of chances to win his first film fare award. Samantha's role is that of a regular commercial heroine , just romance with the hero and increasing the oomph factor for the film and she is okay in that role. Sathish has done a neat performance as kaththi's friend and there is not much to rave about his performance . Neil Nitin Mukesh has a given a good performance as the Villain and again there is not much to much to say about him as his screen space is limited with just a few Important scenes.
Technicalities : -
George C Williams has done a superb camera work with his different choice of shots . Editing is mediocre but the Editor Sreekar Prasad can't be blamed as the director himself has overloaded the film with a lot of boring scenes , some of them are unnecessary . Anirudh's songs have become chart busters and his BGM in the 2nd half of the film is the one of the highlights of the film. Fight Choreography is interesting and well choreographed.
Writing & Direction - AR Murugadoss:-
I have mixed feelings about Murugadoss's contribution in Kaththi , as few of them were path braking but many of them were dis-appointing . He has wrote several bold dialogues and majority worked towards the favor of the film ( The Talented director took a dig directly at several political and Corporate issue ) . While the romantic track was probably one of the most boring ones in recent films and as Murugadoss extends its unnecessarily , it does test our patience beyond the limit at several occasions. In the comedy track also he has tried add humor but only few of those scenes brought some smile among the viewers . His screenplay works in parts but he has also wrote some brilliant scenes like the one in which Kathiresan tackles his enemies with just coins technically were one of the highlights of the film , and those scenes showing medis'a selfish side are also great . He has left the characters of the Villain & Jeevantham underdeveloped , he should have avoided unnecessary scenes and used the screen time to give more importance on the Villain and Jeeva . Also the scenes that show the harsh plight of farmers these days are sometimes a little too melodramatic but he has successfully conveyed the message he tried to tell about the sad fate of agriculture .
Plus:-
Vijay's film fare worthy performance
Anirudh's BGM in 2nd half
George C Williams's Cinematography
Fight Choreography
Screenplay that works in parts
Minus:- Boring romantic scenes & 1st half
Underdeveloped character of Jeevanatham and the Villain
A few over melodramatic scenes
Minor Logic flaws
The Final Word : Kaththi might not be as powerful as Thuppakki but is sharp enough in the edges to keep you as entertained as possible , Go with less expectations , It will definitely be worthy and you will love the message it tried to convey .
Rating : 6.75/10
