Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!

EssenceStory Well Deserved Praise

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

ranivinodkanna One of the best movie I've come across. Full marks to the script writer, direction and music. Actors Str and Trisha have completely justified their role in the movie. GVM, Director of the movie have brought the right emotions in each of the frames. He was able to rightly put things which makes a sadly ending though a very good love story. This movie is all about a boy who pursuits his love and does the best for their healthy relationship; being opposed from girls parents, they somehow part ways. However, boy successfully followed his ambition of becoming a film director and makes a movie based on his own love story which did not succeed but he puts a happy ending under his direction, is a twist during the climax of VTV. Experience- refreshing love story, movie has complete blend of love, romance, madness, craze, heartbreak, emotions, music and background music. A nice and a perfect blend of love story entertainer by GVM. Thank you Sir!

upnworld.com What commenced the catamaran towards the Tamil picture for me, was 'Omanna Penne' - one of the greatest video songs in the history of Indian cinema. And ten minutes into watching 'Vinaithandi Varuvaya' , not to mention witnessing the simple yet splendid arc of the camera in the opening credits , was enough to hint that Gautam Vasudev Menon had a special project going on here. Manoj Paramahamsa's world-class cinematography tells us the story , with stellar esthestics in the camera's framing , glides and arcs. The plot line is great enough to stretch from the beginning of mankind to its end but, Dear Reader , I'll cut it medium short just for you. Hindu Boy meets Christian Girl, goes nuts over her ,hops over a gate ,sings a snazzy song and obsessively woos her in the grand tradition of Tamil cinema's young male bravehearts who are the finest antithesis of pyrrhic victors. Girl actually is interested, even manages a smooch but Boy wants much more but Girl's Daddy is a baddie due to orthodox reasons. Well-educated Girl is all set to tie the knot with San Francisco-based vice-president-of-something while Boy is sneered at because he is doomed to start off electively as an assistant film director (more understandable in India wherein thousands of trashy films domestically made, have disillusioned so many). But Girl then says yes then says no, then says no then says yes ..and repeats cycle on oscillating loop till frenetically persevering Boy is so confused that he seeks deliverance of a different kind...Unexpected pleasant surprises stud the film. Alleppey district of Kerala is introduced by a smartly telescoping succession of brilliantly cut scenes compendiating the milieu's beauty and details, both municipal and pastoral. Editor Anthony superbly executes the brief given to him. In another scene notable for a different kind of cinematic narration, it is early morning with light barely coming through and we see the hero on the bike with a girl on the backseat - when he hears depressing tidings, the screen darkens progressively as a reflection of the sun within him setting before it has even arisen, and then a red light is seen emblazoned against the white bands of his shirt when he stops the bike at a traffic signal, as though his heart is as redly inflamed as it could ever get.No study of the select examples of Indian films that seamlessly splice songs into the narrative, would be complete without an inclusion of VV. The film's initial such examples - of boy and girl meeting for the first time (Hosanna), of boy and girl scheming a joint journey and then canoodling in an Indian first-class blue- cushioned train compartment (Omana Penne) - reveal an auteuristic finesse in making the sings effortlessly flow into the story.Trisha is deceptively good at portraying the torn-between-two-worlds Jessie. What shows on Jessie's face and behaviour does not quite indicate what decisions she will eventually take. Menon pushes her close to the level of the maniacally oscillating dame of 'Jules et Jim', to which crux she might have well descended to, had this story been a fully reciprocative love triangle. Silambarasan does not reveal great nuance of acting in this picture but his keen delivery of all the broad emotions amply redeems his act. Some his outbursts are indubitably terrific - I clapped without stopping like a shamelessly stoked vulgarian, when in response to Jesse saying that their prospects of being together are further weakened by her dislike of movie-watching, he snarls "What the f***ing kind of logic is that?!" (the Censor Board bleeps out the adjective - apparently it is alright for the nation to f*** its way past China to become the world' most populous country but it's not alright to utter the dirty word). Besides, Silambarasan can physically fight like a mean professional , and dance with slick grace - you don't need much else to be a hero in India, or for that matter in many other parts of the world. The way the ending reamed around , repeatedly, with the true nature of what transpires, had me exasperatedly whispering slangs while watching the fag end. But Menon ultimately needs to be commended for daring to toy around that much with his audience. Still, the denouement is too frothy - a potion like what this movie promised, drunk to the lees, ought to have an aftertaste that is less forgiving. But this gripe should not detract from what has been achieved both technically and thematically overall. Menon inserts a line at the end that clearly conveys the autobiographical nature of this work. It must be a unique feeling to lay bare your heart in front of a cinema mass audience ...and fortune favours the brave. His luck was that he made the original film in Tamil Nadu and it succeeded on all fronts . I concede that even if it was a flop he might still have derived some satisfaction, but it remains a pity that re-making the film in Mumbai confounded him so much that giving the film two different endings (to purportedly appease an infantile nation-wide audience) still wasn't enough to have the Hindi version slammed by both critics and audience alike.

Bala Iyer This movie is very close to people's heart the reason being many could relate themselves to the characters of the movie and it could happen the same way with you if anytime in your life you had loved someone.The story is about a Hindu guy Kartik(Simbu)falling in love with a Christian girl named Jessie(Trisha)and shows the ups and downs and the hardships which the characters go through in their relation.The feeling of watching this movie is so subtle and so heart-warming that Director Gautham Menon has taken care of each and every detail shown in the movie which makes you to feel the movie rather than just watch it..The BGM of the movie is so beautiful and feels so apt that one will instantly fall in love with the music, A.R Rahman's music feels like heaven and multiplies the feel good factor of watching the movie.My fondness for this movie increases each time I watch it.The cinematography is beautiful and the movie has been shot at one of the best locales like Alleppey,Kerela and it just mesmerizes the attention of the audience and thus intensifying the romantic feel inside each one of us.In short one can live each and every moment while watching this movie and the experience is just splendid.I can say this is one of the best work of Actor Simbu,Trisha and the talented Director Mr.Gautham Menon.

prasad2505 With many expectations like Gautam Menon and AR Rehman's new combination and the knack for romance which Gautam has and delivers in each of his flicks, I went to see this. Result: Certainly i am way too satisfied with the movie. It exceeded all my expectations and apparently it lived up to its hype.Story: Karthick(simbhu) falls on love with Jessy (Trisha) when he sees her for the first time. ( A typical GM's love start)Jessy is from an orthodox Christian family while Karthick hails from a hindu family who aspires to be a director. As a golden rule in Tamil cinema's love, religion, father and every possible thing which comes to your mind put their love in disguise. And the story unfolds showing whether they have joined hands or left apart with an interesting climax.Performances: Simbhu has done a very nice underplay here and he shines. I always believe there is no such thing called a "good actor". Its all the director who pulls the talent out of an actor. And Gautam shows he is an expert in this in the form of Karthick's role.Trisha though looks pretty aged, blows us with her performance. She portrays a girl's emotions and the challenges which she undergoes with all finesse. Ganesh who comes as a friend of Karthick gets more applause than anyone when he utters those quirky remarks.Music: The world knows why Rahman is a genius. But at certain times, the music which has the upper hand sometimes suppresses the beautiful, poetic lyrics by Thamarai. Other than that Rahman tries fusing traditional Indian vocals with an awesome guitar play in Aaromale which is nothing short of a classic. Omana Penne, Manippaya gets better while watching on screen. Hosana is this year's Adiye Kolludhe! Its refreshingly new.Cinematography and Art: This guy simply blows away. Gautam shows his life he wanted to put on the screen through the lens' of this guy. A cinematographer or art director shouldn't be praised for his individual elements and tricks he employs in the movie. What matters is, even if its simple, how it gels with the flick really matters to me. in that sense Manoj and Raajevan win hands down. The choice of colors they used makes it simple but elegant in the screen.Editing: Antony should have been generously cut some 15 minutes of scenes in the second half as it spoils the flow of the flick.On the down side, songs were not in sync with the movie. Only when Aaromale and Mannipaya you feel a certain connectivity with the movie. Other songs though they feel good to hear, however doesn't go with the story. Being a little dragged during second half and songs every 10-15 minutes certainly spoils the movie's flow to an extent.But of late I didn't witness any honest story straight from the director like this. How frequent we come across a dialogue or a BGM playing in the movie make us getting goosebumps? The climax scene while trisha shaking hands with Simbhu and the Mannipaya playing in the background did bring me goosebumps. And this is why i like movies. When you feel for the character or you think yourself as a certain character, the director wins. And so Gautam Menon. Period.Forget the minor flaws(which could have been corrected by crisp editing) and whining about it.Watch a great, simple and honest love story with hurdles which they overcome being the ones you watched umpteen times in other movies but with a soul to it in VTV and with a different treatment.