Movie review: Vennila Kabbadi Kulu (Tamil, Nov 2009)

Movie review: Vennila Kabbadi Kulu (Tamil, Nov 2009)

I know that I am a bit lagging time here when I write my thoughts and review of VKK. The movie was presented to the audience 8 months back or so and I got an opportunity to experience it only today. After experiencing it, The “something” that I felt was that I had missed an opportunity to experience something really wonderful 6-8 months back. There was a lag of that much time for me to experience it…An experience by name Vennila Kabbadi Kulu…

The script is awesome…Real homework and research have gone into the making f the movie. It is a great revelation that such talents exist in Tamil cinema. Undoubtedly, Tamil cinema is going through one of its best phases both commercially and aesthetically. In my whole life till now, this was the first time that I saw Kabbadi being presented in the real spirit of a sport. I never knew that Kabbadi was such a glamour sport until I saw the on screen presentation of VKK

All the performers are new faces but don’t see so in any frame. I wonder how such talented people can be ignored by the industry. The mileu of rustic, rural, traditional underdeveloped India is well illustrated. I think the key to the success of this one is the sincerity that has gone into the making of the movie, The makers had a sincere intention behind he movie and that is what got reflected in the final product.

The sporting scenes are picturised very stylishly and crisply that it does not even have the slightest rustic feel of one of the oldest sports of India. The romantic feel is very fresh and captured with sincere passion. It breaks the conventional concepts of romance being equated to like…love and make love with some cloth shedding as many of our film makers interpret it to be. The emotions ma it be love, revenge, passion, sorrow and regret and are communicated very effectively through unconventional means and it opens new dimensions to cinematic perceptions. This needs to be appreciated and acknowledged much.

A feel of experiencing cinema is what prevailed in me after watching this movie. I am definitely looking forward to the next venture by this team even though I do not know anyone by name. The casting was apt for teacher roles and all the performers did more than expected justice to their roles. It couldn’t have been better. My rating for VK is *****


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