Veerasami is a letdown

Being a one man show is beginning to tell on filmmaker Vijaya T Rajendar. Veerasami, from this Tamil movie director, actor, singer, music director, story writer, music composer, dialogues writer and editor, has nothing new to offer. Maybe if he had left the other aspects of filmmaking to specialists, he would have made a better work of the film.

We have an affectionate sister (Sheela), a lover (Mumtaz) dying for a passing glance from MLA and lawyer (Rajendar), a rich, glamorous vamp (Meghna Naidu) and a few corrupt politicians and cops.

Veerasami (Rajendar) knows everything, be it his neighbourhood, or the commissioner's office or a minister's bedroom. How he does it is not explained in the movie. His sister's love for the son of a villain sets the ball rolling. We have the usual opposition and then capitulation by the hero and the inevitable triumph of good guys over bad guy.

Amongst the cast, Mumtaz -- playing Veerasami's heartthrob Sarasu -- is the only one doing a good job. The characters and their picturisation are nothing less than comical.

The story breaks into a song every few minutes and watching Rajendar romancing in his rainbow coloured costumes and clumsy dancing is sure to tickle your funny bone. The action sequences, however, are well choreographed.

The movie has a number of monologues of varying durations from Rajendar -- he launches into a soliloquy at the drop of a hat. Making no secret of his political inclinations, Rajendar makes liberal references to his son Simbu, which is totally unrelated to the story.

The movie doesn't seem to do any good to his political career, if gaining some mileage was the idea behind making the movie.

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