And like the latter, there are plenty of whistle-worthy moments featuring small characters who take you by a delightful surprise and score. The tone and mood of Vikram is quite tense like Kaithi. In this case, it has Kamal reprising his quasi-Bond character, Vikram. Yet, something about it continues to allure us. Movies about RAW agents and their sacrifices have rightly become a sub-genre. He faces the heat from a recent drug bust, which is a hark back to Kaithi.
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They are assigned by the Police Department to investigate a series of high-profile murders in the department that leads to one man Santhanam (Vijay Sethupathi, who is, of course, terrific). The man in-charge of this unmasking is Amar, who heads an uncounted team of Black Squads. There are lots of references to masks and unmasking of identities. We, in fact, get a Tenet-like sequence and a Bane-like voiceover in this one. A lot of scenes remind you of Nolan’s film. Lokesh must be as much a fan of Christopher Nolan as he is of Scorsese. Except for this oddly-placed song, the film gets going and there is not a single wasted moment in the long-drawn first half. It begins right with ‘Pathala Pathala’ song, which feels like an afterthought that was inserted just for the sake of it. Definitely unusual for a Kamal Haasan film. The film does leave you confused after a point and you try to wrap your head around the proceedings, given what happens in that shocking yet brave opening sequence. As a writer-director, Lokesh does a neat job in the world-building exercise and sustains the intrigue.
Throughout the leisurely-paced first half, which is densely-packed with lots of layers, it is for the search of a protagonist. As you might know, the screenplay for the film was born out of Kamal’s idea - of a protagonist. Right from the start, it is a thrill-a-minute ride with a battalion of characters. When Kamal Haasan (almost) made a Bond filmįor an action-thriller to click, it has to be a well-oiled machine. The disappointment comes from the fact that Lokesh has failed to realise the true potential of his idol - both as an actor and action star. As fans of the original film and Kamal Haasan, you feel let down. The open-ended climax hints at that possibility.
The new Vikram could have still been a standalone film where Amar (Fahadh Faasil who is absolutely terrific) carries on the legacy of Vikram, like in the James Bond movies. You could have shown Kamal as an Agent and the film still would have worked big time. But does Kamal’s original film have any relevance to the new one? Absolutely not. Of course, we get the logical reasoning behind using the brand Vikram. Why do you even need the man for this film? Why make a film with Kamal when you don’t even get to register and feel his presence? Why Vikram (1986) ? It could have been any other film. Everything about Vikram is good - except for Kamal Haasan. Storyline: Amar and his team of Black Squads take up the case of high-profile murders that lead them to two people: Santhanam, a drug kingpin and the Ghost.ĭo not get me wrong. The question has more to do with the whys. Trying to create a franchise isn’t the problem. For, the world of Vikram is an extension of Kaithi and picks up three months after the events of the latter film. But with Vikram, he plays it safe and goes by the demands of the market. Lokesh, a fan of Scorsese, would earlier take the route his masters took. Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas is a cinema experience, as is Marvel’s Avengers, as some would argue.
For, what felt organic and thrilling in Kaithi, feels weak and forced in Vikram. And if Master is what Lokesh could do to a Vijay film, one smiles at the thought of what one could expect from him for his vaathi, in Vikram.” This mouthwatering possibility, unfortunately, still remains a theory. About the Vijay-starrer, I had written in the review, “This mouthwatering possibility, to tie two different films of two different eras, is fascinating - in theory. He gave us a tease of this new Cinematic Universe in Master. He accomplished this cinema experience with ease in the terrific Kaithi, a pure-genre film that had the flavour of a wholesome Hollywood thriller. There’s a certain taste, visual flavour and a certain style to the way he writes and directs. But this filmmaker is committed to giving you an experience of a certain standard. Before Lokesh, cinematic experience meant grand ideas and needless adornments to massage a star’s male crowd. There has never been a filmmaker before Lokesh to steer the conversation around delivering a true cinematic experience in the right direction. Lokesh Kanagaraj, the four-film-old filmmaker, has opened the gates to a new Cinematic Universe that hints at wondrous possibilities with Vikram as the first big step.
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