Some movie may look very good in writing but when it comes to execution it may lack a punch .Sadly "Valmiki" suffers exactly here . Direction of the movie is wavering & at many places lacks conviction which mars some excellent acting from most of the cast . First half moves without any purpose with some unwanted cinematic cliched dance numbers & sea-shore duet & like in many movie a well educated girl with almost angelic qualities falling for a pickpocket thug ....!
Some purpose does comes into the proceedings in the second half with some truly touchy moments here & there like the Kanaga's coversation with Pandi on her first night , Pandi's encounter with the prostitute as well the final moments of the movie involving the nabbed robber Tyson . They sure does moist one's eyes but they are few & far in between some ordinary moments .
A movie can't become a cult classic only by filming it in real locations with some real life characters in the cast .There must be a flawless script & lucid direction which is in lacking here. Also one can't understand why directors of today think that if the movie has to be realistic either hero or the heroine must die in the end. ....Yawn...!
The redeeming feature of the movie is only natural portrayal of the cast .Everyone from Akhil to Meera Nandan , Devika , Badava Gopi as well as numerous unknown faces have done an excellent job . The young girl who becomes a prostitute , brother of Kanaga , young boy adopted by Vandana are a few who stay in out mind long after the movie gets over .
N.Alagappan has worked very hard shooting in some real locations , often in a candid manner .His toils are vividly seen all over the movie .
Ilayaraja's songs are hummable but have an already heard feeling attached to them. Also re-recording is some what routine .
Anantha Narayanan , who makes his debut with this movie shows glimpses of mastery over the medium but sadly they stay only glimpses.
On the whole , a good message said in a very unconvincing manner.
Bottomline: Unconvincing.
2.5/5
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