‘Naai Sekar Returns’ movie review: For what joy, Vadivelu?

A nonetheless from Vadivelu-starrer ‘Naai Sekar Returns’
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Isn’t it excessive time we introduce a particular award for Finest Constant Director on the Nationwide Movie Awards? There are such a lot of contenders for this 12 months particularly. The award can go to SS Rajamouli — for his mind-boggling epic bromance RRR —  for constantly leaving the viewers in a state of awe in theatres. Mani Ratnam fanboys can have an issue with that although. They might argue that the grasp filmmaker needs to be bestowed upon the honour for being constant. They’re proper in a approach. Mani Ratnam has constantly stayed away from making the identical form of motion pictures.

Lokesh Kanagaraj may be a possible contender. Proper from his debut in Maanagaram, he has been constant in stunning us with pulpy motion pictures, whether or not it’s Kaithi or his 500 crore-grossing Vikram. Movie critics would choose M Manikandan for the award for his quiet and philosophical Kadaisi Vivasayi.

However I’d argue that Suraj needs to be given this award. Give it some thought. Isn’t he essentially the most  constant of all of them? Positively. At what? Assaulting our senses. The person deserves it greater than anyone. How does Suraj get a finances; how does he get away by making the identical terrible motion pictures? That is one in every of Tamil cinema’s best-kept mysteries.

Naai Sekar Returns is billed as ‘Vaigai Puyal’ Vadivelu’s “comeback”. The same such declare was made by the identical director in 2016 for Kaththi Sandai. As a movie reviewer, you aren’t supposed to go away the corridor halfway by means of the film, regardless of how harrowing the expertise may be. However I broke this legislation after I was with a unique publication after I went to evaluation Kaththi Sandai. This time for Naai Sekar Returns I stayed again, as a mark of respect for Vadivelu. I’m a loyalist. Though I actually wished to go away.

Suraj thinks he can write comedy. He can not. Although there are few parts that get scattered laughs — from me in addition to the 30 folks within the corridor. Naai Sekar Returns will not be a film by any stretch of creativeness. It’s an amalgamation of fashionable Vadivelu memes from the time when he was at his peak. Let’s say the meme creators have performed a greater job preserving the person’s legacy and his excellent contribution to Tamil cinema. Vadivelu owes lots to meme creators. 

Naai Sekar Returns rides totally on Vadivelu’s physique language; his attractive facial expressions and the occasional punchlines he delivers. All of this makes you miss the person extra. Is it sufficient to maintain a whole film? No. That too a film by Suraj? Hell, no. 

There are such a lot of potentialities one can consider with Vadivelu because the lead. A reliable filmmaker could make our very personal Johnny English collection with Vadivelu. Let’s admit it, the comic by no means was out of shape. The director has all the time been the issue. Suraj will not be that filmmaker sadly.

At first, the film pays a hat-tip to the varied comedy clips of Vadivelu which have all develop into a part of our on a regular basis meme recreation. If solely they’d performed all these clips for 2 hours as an alternative of Naai Sekar Returns. 

I might relate to what the lady from the statutory warning for tobacco says: “ En vazhkai ippadi aagum nu naan nenaikala [I never imagined my life would turn topsy-turvy].”

Naai Sekar Returns is operating in theatres