When
we
put
‘Thala’
Ajith
and
‘Action
King’
Arjun
in
the
same
frame,
you
can
expect
fireworks
and
they
don’t
let
you
down,
notes
A
Ganesh
Nadar.
Ajith
Kumar
has
been
in
the
news
lately
for
all
the
right
reasons.
He
finished
third
at
the
Dubai
24
Race
despite
an
accident
just
days
before
the
race.
He
was
also
awarded
the
Padma
Bhushan
on
Republic
Day.
Now
he
arrives
on
the
big
screen
with
Vidamuyarchi,
which
means
perseverance.
The
theatre
was
packed
at
the
first
day’s
evening
show
and
wolf
whistles
greeted
Ajith
every
time
he
came
on
screen.
Director
Magizh
Thirumeni
has
his
own
way
of
telling
a
story.
The
entire
movie
is
shot
in
Azerbaijan,
showcasing
its
landscape
and
people
in
a
beautiful
way.
We
are
introduced
to
Ajith
and
Trisha
as
their
wedding
flashbacks
through
a
song
you
forget
the
minute
you
leave
the
theatre.
As
they
drive
through
Azerbaijan,
four
hoodlums
try
to
run
them
off
the
road.
Later,
they
try
to
pick
a
fight
at
a
petrol
station.
In
comes
Action
King
Arjun
and
his
wife
Regina
Cassandra,
who
are
also
at
the
petrol
station,
to
help.
When
Ajith
and
Trisha
leave
the
petrol
station,
their
car
breaks
down.
Arjun-Regina
arrive
to
help
again.
This
time,
they
offer
to
give
Trisha
a
lift
to
get
help
for
the
stranded
car
and
Ajith.
Trisha
vanishes.
Ajith
spends
the
rest
of
the
film
searching
for
her.
The
film
is
full
of
action.
Stunt
master
Supreme
Sundar’s
direction
is
so
fast
that
fans
who
want
to
imitate
will
have
to
watch
it
in
slow
motion.
Anirudh’s
background
score
is
so
loud
it
drowned
the
wolf
whistles
for
a
while.
The
story
is
not
very
strong
but
the
characters
carry
it
well.
When
we
put
‘Thala’
Ajith
and
‘Action
King’
Arjun
in
the
same
frame,
you
can
expect
fireworks
and
they
don’t
let
you
down.
What
I
like
about
Ajith
is
that
he
shoots
a
lot
of
people
but
always
in
the
knees.
He
seems
to
have
taken
a
vow
not
to
kill.
Trisha
looks
ageless
while
Regina
Cassandra
is
a
revelation.
Did
Action
King
Arjun
take
up
a
negative
role
because
he’s
not
getting
hero
roles
anymore?
Ajith
Kumar
puts
in
a
restrained
performance,
and
conveys
his
pain
through
his
eyes,
not
words.
Vidaamuyarchi
has
been
adapted
from
the
1997
American
movie,
Breakdown.
It
runs
for
150
minutes
but
would
have
served
us
better
had
it
been
brought
down
to
100
minutes.
The
flashbacks
and
flashbacks
within
flashbacks
really
test
your
patience.
It
is
only
Vidaamuyarchi
(perseverance)
that
makes
you
sit
through.
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