Namma Veettu Pillai isn’t a great film, but Pandiraj gets many things right. Nothing is quite new—it’s pretty much everything you have seen—the brother-sister sentiment, the mother-son sentiment, the cliched romance, ego clashes, melodrama, conflict between in-laws and how the ‘hero’ triumphs over adversities.
Arumpon (Sivakarthikeyan) is extremely protective of his sister Thulasi (Aishwarya Rajesh). No, they aren’t blood relatives. You get their backstories later. Thulasi shares an uneasy relationship with her extended family. What happens when she decides to marry Ayyanar (Natty) forms rest of the story.
Pandiraj doesn’t bank entirely on Sivakarthikeyan’s ‘saleability’, and that’s the best thing about Namma Veettu Pillai. It’s more a Pandiraj film than Sivakarthikeyan’s—which wasn’t the case with Mr Local and Seema Raja.
Namma Veetu Pillai is as much about the vulnerabilities in the hero as it is about him being wronged by Ayyanar. The film comes together when the story builds on the bond that Arumpon shares with his mother (played by Archana) and Thulasi. Though Namma Veettu Pillai revolves around Sivakarthikeyan’s character, he doesn’t get glorified. That’s why the film works. Arumpon is a self-made man and respects women. Sivakarthikeyan breezes very likably through every scene.
Arumpon (Sivakarthikeyan) is extremely protective of his sister Thulasi (Aishwarya Rajesh). No, they aren’t blood relatives. You get their backstories later. Thulasi shares an uneasy relationship with her extended family. What happens when she decides to marry Ayyanar (Natty) forms rest of the story.
Pandiraj doesn’t bank entirely on Sivakarthikeyan’s ‘saleability’, and that’s the best thing about Namma Veettu Pillai. It’s more a Pandiraj film than Sivakarthikeyan’s—which wasn’t the case with Mr Local and Seema Raja.
Namma Veetu Pillai is as much about the vulnerabilities in the hero as it is about him being wronged by Ayyanar. The film comes together when the story builds on the bond that Arumpon shares with his mother (played by Archana) and Thulasi. Though Namma Veettu Pillai revolves around Sivakarthikeyan’s character, he doesn’t get glorified. That’s why the film works. Arumpon is a self-made man and respects women. Sivakarthikeyan breezes very likably through every scene.
The portions involving Sivakarthikeyan and Aishwarya Rajesh are moving and make you root for their characters. Thankfully, Namma Veetu Pillai doesn’t have the usual silly comedy tracks between Sivakarthikeyan and Soori, like Seema Raja. Pandiraj keeps the writing simple, free-flowing and clean.
The list of characters in the film is long, but each has a memorable role to play—be it Archana, director Bharathiraja, Vela Ramamoorthy or Samuthirakani.
Namma Veettu Pillai movie rating: 3 stars
One Liner: Good plot but very old one,watchable family entertainment
Nice movie good family entertainment
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