Vellithirai

Prithviraj, Gopika, Prakash Raj, Lakshmi Roy, M S Bhaskar, Sampath, Srikanth

Gopika, in a solid role, gives a wonderful performance. She might be a sought after actress, but still loves her husband enough to make her sacrifices. Lakshmi Rai, M S Bhaskar and Charlie -- in their brief roles -- produce much laughter and push the story along. Read More

Pritviraj has tried to underplay his character as Saravanan but in the process he gets completely overshadowed by Prakash Raj who has once again proved that he is a power house of talent. Same cannot be said about Gopika, as an actress who gets milked by her family. Read More

Sarath Babu is the right choice for the role of film producer. His gimmicks to help Prithviraj in the climax are interesting. Charlie as assistant director, M.S. Baskar as call-sheet manager Prakash Raj and Satyan as driver constitute the comedy track. Read More

The choreography and sets for the songs are tasteful, even ironic. They are at once mocking and sincere, suggesting that commercial cinema is always a compromise: something a serious filmmaker like Saravanan is forced to contend with on his road to success. Read More