Sethupathi Movie Review
Review Overview
Performances
Narration
Stunts & Music
Realistically relishing romp!
Sethupathi is a tough cop, an emotional character and a nightmare for criminals, all gelled into one. With neat performances and good music, this is a Friday watch which you won’t regret.
Cast: Vijay Sethupathi, Remya Nambeesan, Vela Ramamoorthy & others
Cinematography: Dinesh Krishnan B
Music: Nivas K Prasanna
Editing: Sreekar Prasad
PRO: Nikkil
Written & Directed by: SU Arun Kumar
Produced by: Shan Sutharsan
Banner: Vansan Movies
Distribution: Orange Creations
Right from the emotional title cards, Sethupathi impresses with its in depth details on what a policeman is to the society. We normally would have come across such personalities, but on the big screen, it brings out more meanings. Director Arun Kumar has stood strong from the very first knot and has made a tribute to the policemen with his script. Vijay Sethupathi who is famous for choosing his different scripts, has yet again pulled it off alone, with his new style and body language being something cool to the story.
Vijay Sethupathi who resides as a family man with his wife Remya Nambeesan and two children is a complete man at home and a tough-to-deal cop in the external world. Each frame which has the actor is embedded with some kind of a mass element, which helps it fit into a complete commercial film. A simple incident leads to a tough interrogation, which later transcends into an interesting turn of events. Vijay Sethupathi, who has to face the consequences, stands a tall man against villain Vela Ramamoorthy, who plays the negative lead. A mismatched murder case which falls on him leads to his suspension, and the return to form of the lead character forms the crux of Sethupathi. With stunts, romance, family emotions and the story of one man, Sethupathi is candy for commercial seekers.
Vijay Sethupathi wholly owns the first half, until Vela Ramamoorthy comes in to snatch some attention away from him. Arun has been smart enough to extract real hard core performances from both his leads. Remya Nambeesan goes a step ahead to justify her role, behaving according to the script without overdoing her portions. Realistic stunts and expressions which are beautifully infused into the film are to be credited in total, for the director has been strict with his logics. These kind of small big things make Sethupathi a standout cop film.
On the technical front, the art director is first in the list, for setting up a superb milieu for a commercial film. Music by Nivas Prasanna is apt for the mass moments, with the BGM scores pepping up the proceedings and the songs being soft melodies. Editing by Sreekar Prasad is fluent, with cinematographer Dinesh Krishnan B’s camera impressing on the whole runtime.
Overall, Sethupathi is a tough cop, an emotional character and a nightmare for criminals, all gelled into one. With neat performances and good music, this is a Friday watch which you won’t regret.
Sethupathi Movie Review Rating: 3.25/5
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Written by MG Vijayan