Viduthalai part one, marks the culminating artistic collaboration between Vetrimaaran and cinematographer Velraj, who has lensed all of Vetrimaaran’s films except Visaranai.
The opening shot of around 10 minutes takes us, in one sweeping, single take, through the debris of a train bombing. The sheer audacity of the scene, the lubricated ease with which the camera slides, both vertically and horizontally, sets the stage for Kumeresan (Soori), a kind-hearted police officer who has been sent to the forested hills as part of a police force that is trying to weed out an extremist group.
It invokes awe while depicting horror. The dense prologue, the unfussy heroism of Vetrimaaran are both here. The politics is just as long winded and stiff. But what marks Viduthalai apart is how it makes violence seem so routine, Vetrimaaran isn’t even interested in sharpening it. There is a blunt relentlessness to it. It is not that the director can’t show violence that whips our moral sense of the world.
Now, the latest reports suggest that Viduthalai Part 2 is gearing up for a theatrical release. Reportedly, the makers are planning to the film during Republic Day weekend on January 26th. An official confirmation regarding the same is awaited.
As the first part went on to become a solid hit at the box office, the expectations on the second part are very high among moviegoers and trade circles.