Vaayai Moodi Pesavum (2014)

Thanks for the memories!

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

It's many days since I completely enjoyed a Tamil movie for having a simple concept. The movie is so different and yet what they show here is one of the oldest ideas in movies, and that is movies with no dialog. We can all still watch a Charlie Chaplin movie and laugh heartily at it because of the quality of the acting, quick wittedness and a real good imagination to convey a message without saying it. That is what they have achieved here.From the start till the end there was no moment I got bored. This is exactly what I would expect from a good movie, absolute entertainment for the entire 2 hours and a great message. To top it all, you will feel good as hell after watching it. I have two words for the people who made this movie and that is Thank you!

New movie Reviews and lots more Hot news .... LIKE THIS PAGE : English Hindi TAMIL TELUGU Facebook : Movie Review by Yunus Irshad https://www.facebook.com/YunusIrshadsMovieReviewVaayai Moodi Pesavum (U) TAMIL -------- my Rating: ★★★½ TIME PASSSTRENGTHS :- * Story Screenplay Dialogue Direction: well written new concept to tamil cinema.. * Casting and Performances :were really good. * Robo shankar comedy scenes were hilarious. * BGM: takes completely in second half.WEAKNESSES :- * Songs were not impressive. * Lengthy first halfFINAL VERDICT :- * Overall... it is a great time pass movie you will enjoy. There is a complete surprise in second half ... watch it What if an entire town stopped speaking?Director: Balaji Mohan Writers: Balaji Mohan, Balaji Mohan Stars: Dulquer Salmaan, Nazriya Nazim, Madhoo | See full cast and crew »

So every other reviewer is raving about this film... maybe I'm too critical or maybe I missed the point. Who knows? I struggled through this film wondering if it was supposed to be a 'comedy', 'romance' or 'kids movie' or even all of the above. The concept is interesting; a town where no-one can be speak (for reasons I won't go into - watch the film if you want to know why) and a second act (i.e. post interval) that is taking its queue from silent films and/or The Artist. It's novel, decently executed but grates after a while; I almost wanted someone to speak and relieve us from all the hand gestures. Now I'm a fan of Dulquer Salmaan and despite his pin up looks, he is a good actor and believable in almost every role I've seen him in and the same goes here. Despite this, it's not enough to rescue the film from being nothing more than a "good attempt" at something different. The newsreader (Balaji Mohan, who I believe is also the writer and director of the film) is fairly entertaining as the obligatory South Indian comedy element to the film. If this had been a DVD, I would've switched it off 30 minutes in; but as I watched it in a cinema, I sat through the whole thing. It was pleasant but that's about it.

In his second directorial "Vaayai Moodi Pesavum", Balaji Mohan tells us that if you know when to speak and when not to, then most of our problems are easily resolved. He has a brilliant premise to convince us with exactly what he wants to deliver through the film, which undeniably is a smart romantic-comedy (much better than several films in the same genre in the recent past), with spurts of humour and satire at regular intervals to keep us entertained. It's an almost brilliant film that contradicts itself at several junctures for reasons that are never explained and left to be figured out by the viewer. When an imaginary disease called 'Dumb Flu' plagues the inhabitants of Panimalai, forcing everybody to stop speaking because it aggravates when you do, the fate of a few characters that have issues with communication is tested. The first half of the film, which I think was brilliantly executed, harps on the importance of speaking at the right place, at the right time and at every given opportunity. The course of the events during this half has the spotlight on characters that either struggle to express what they want to or on those who won't stop speaking. It focuses on a writer-turned-housewife who struggles to tell her husband that she wants to write again, a young doctor who can't tell her possessive boyfriend that she doesn't like to be controlled and a school boy who fears telling his parents that he's more passionate about drawing than studies. Interestingly, all the aforementioned characters belong to the same family. Throughout the first half, efforts are made by the director to push these characters to open up and express what they want to. You appreciate this effort because you connect with these characters that are so real that you might find them in your own life. It is in the second half that you feel the film contradicts itself. Contrary to the first half, the characters are made to stop talking because of 'Dumb Flu'. There are absolutely no dialogues (but for some voiceovers) and the narrative style is akin to Charlie Chaplin's "Modern Times". The director, who urges us to speak throughout the first half, suddenly asks us to shut up. The director, who said most of our problems are resolved when we sit and discuss, wants us to shut up. Doesn't that contradict the very essence of the film that was built intelligently in the first half? Nevertheless, you don't complain about the film because it dares to address several sensitive issues with a pinch of salt. From how Tamil cinema is being constantly attacked by fringe groups to dirty politicians and politics, Balaji slaps everybody in the face and makes them shut up. Of course, all this is done by striking a perfect balance between humour and satire. Heavily inspired by Woody Allen's style of storytelling, Balaji presents a kind of narrative that Tamil audiences are not used to. Still, they cheer for it because it's creative. He keeps making brief appearances throughout the film in a very funny role of a news reporter, eventually proving how crooked and TRP-oriented the media is in this country. On the acting front, debutant Dulquer Salmaan is a treat to watch. He earns extra brownie points for dubbing in his own voice and speaking flawless Tamil. Nazriya comfortably slips into the shoes of a character so contrary to the ones she has played in the past. The supporting cast featuring Arjun, Abhinav, Vinu, John and others played their respective roles to perfection. Sean Roldan keeps the film alive with his music and knows how to use it as a narrative, especially in the second half that hardly has any dialogues. Tighter editing was required in the second half which becomes a little tedious to sit through due to the slow narrative. To enjoy "Vaayai Moodi Pesavum", just shut up and watch it!