Varisu Review: Vijay’s magical performance in the movie

Varisu is one of the best film releases. The movie also dealt with many controversies over animal welfare but in the end, make a good opening on Box office and the audience showered love on the movie. 

Varisu Synopsis:

The prodigal son of a business tycoon agrees to take over the company's reins, but will he be a worthy successor?

Varisu Review:

Director Vamshi weaves a reasonably engaging film on misunderstood sons and fathers, warring brothers, jealous rivals, worried mothers, light-hearted romance, peppy songs, and heavy-duty heroic moments against the backdrop of a cutthroat corporate world. All of this is propelled by Vijay's sparkling star turn, which elevates ordinary moments into entertaining episodes.

Rajendran (Sarath Kumar, who appears to have been directed to always look glum just because his character has a terminal illness), a business tycoon who pits his own sons against each other to ensure that he has the right successor, is the focus of the story.

While the first and second sons, Jai (Srikanth) and Ajay (Shaam), have their sights set on the chairman's chair and blindly follow their father's whims and fancies, the third son, Vijay (Vijay), disagrees with his methods and chooses to stay away. And just as Rajendran realizes he is running out of time, he sees his sons for who they indeed are and picks Vijay as his successor, which causes the other two to go on the offensive and, worse, join forces with his bitter rival Jayaprakash (Prakash Raj). Can Vijay prove himself to be a worthy varisu and reunite his now-broken family?

Varisu gets off to a shaky start, with scenes that seem cold and out of place in their setting. Even the motherly sentiment falls flat, and the scenes between Vijay and Jayasudha have the sterile feel of a TV commercial. The parallels we draw from the reported real-life feud between the film's star and his parents keep us watching these scenes.

The setup makes us feel like we've landed in a Telugu version of Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, except instead of a gangster backdrop, we get a corporate background. Some moments fall flat, such as the early film fallout scene between Vijay and Rajendran. Even the intermission could be more exciting.

The film then shifts gears in the second half and Vamshi scores sixes and fours with mass moments that are equal parts comedy and heroism. He also injects humor into the sentimental scenes to keep things from becoming too melodramatic.

He also doesn't hold back when reaching for his audience's tear ducts. This is a highly self-aware film. The plot revolves around family and relationships. The film is both woke enough to recognize that relatives can be toxic and old-fashioned sufficient to understand that sometimes we have to make the best of what we have when it comes to family.

There are blunders in the form of a relatively weak romantic track (Rashmika plays the arm candy here) and weak villains. Even an actor of Prakash Raj's caliber cannot transform the antagonist into a formidable foe to the protagonist, demonstrating how weak the characterization is. Perhaps the director felt that the conflict involving Vijay reintroducing his two brothers was enough. The overall writing in the scenes is also quite broad, which lessens the emotional impact, particularly in the first half. The pacing could be more balanced, and Vamshi includes unnecessary songs and far too many fights, resulting in an overlong film. But he makes up for it all with his leading star. Vijay performed amazingly in the movie.