Official Thread ═» Dharmadurai «═ Vijay Sethupathi - Tamannaah - Seenu Ramasamy - HIT

DHARMADURAI CAST & CREW
1 of 2
Production: Studio 9 Production
Cast: Aishwarya Rajesh, Srushti Dange, Tamannaah Bhatia, Vijay Sethupathi
Direction: Seenu Ramasamy
Screenplay: Seenu Ramasamy
Story: Seenu Ramasamy
Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Background score: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Cinematography: M Sukumar
Editing: Kasi Vishwanath
Director Seenu Ramasamy is quite skilled at providing a raw flavour of reality with his ventures. Does Dharmadurai fall under the same hood? Does it sketch up well enough to be considered another memorable film from the combo of Vijay Sethupathi-Seenu Ramasamy? Read on to find out …



Dharmadurai is a story about a village doctor and the various episodes of his life. What is the impact of these episodes? How does Dharmadurai deal with these episodes is what forms the rest of the story.



The film moves forth with a screenplay that spreads a lot of positivity. The director has sprinkled many moments that make us smile unconsciously. The execution of these instances deserves special mention. They don’t look forced and are pleasantly natural.

The cast is perfect. Vijay Sethupathi excels as Dharmadurai and his performance is natural. Radhika Sarathkumar proves the fact that you give her any role with enough substance and she will light up the screen with her fine performance. Her scenes gather claps on many occasions. Tamannaah is sincere in her portrayal of her role. The supporting cast of Aishwarya Rajesh, Srushti Dange, Ganja Karuppu, Rajesh and MS Bhaskar deliver it right.

The visuals paint a beautiful picture of the rural life. If you are someone who misses the lush green scenery and serenity of a village, Sukumar’s work will surely make you feel nostalgic. The aerial shots of Vaigai Dam stand out and are smartly used in a rural backdrop. Yuvan’s music is apt and a few songs are hum-worthy, especially rhinocerouspatti.



Although the editing lacks crispiness at places, it does not seem like a crying issue. The plot loses its strong grip here and there but in no way does it lose its way. The movie unfurls itself at a slow pace but it is steady and justified. Barring a few scratches, like the few out of place lip-synchronisation issues, the director delivers a neat work. He has ensured enough attention is paid to the requisites of film making and has delivered a product that is bittersweet, just like our very own life.

Verdict: A decent rural flick which is pleasant to watch

( 2.75 / 5.0 )
By Behindwoods Review Board

( 3.25 / 5.0 )

 

Dharmadurai – An unevenly played out drama!!!

Bharath Vijayakumar

Plot: The life of a doctor who loves his job comes to a standstill after a personal tragedy.



Cast:

Vijay Sethupathy gets to play someone who goes through various transitions in the film. He is at home as the alcoholic and knocks it out of the park. It is when he plays a medical student and later a doctor that we miss a connection with the character. It is not that he plays them with indifference. He is actually quite neat in these portions as well. But everything including the supporting characters and the scenes in these portions just do not bring out the desired impact. Radhika does a role that she has mastered several times. Among the 3 leading ladies Aishwarya Rajesh manages to stand out despite a limited screen time. Tamana and Shrusti Dange are not bad but with them you get a sense that they are acting and not a performance which you get from the former.





The initial 30 minutes of Dharmadurai is quite superb. We are literally transported to the household where the events unfold. The tension is simmering and we are not talking about sickle wielding men running around. The drop in graph when the flashback begins is quite anticipated. But what really goes against the film is that everything from this point onwards merely plays out on the surface. This problem continues even after the story returns to the present. It is only the portions involving Aishwarya Rajesh that Seenu Ramasamy gets back the sort of hold he had on us during the initial portions of the film. And it is not that there is not enough meat in the proceedings. In fact a lot of things happen in the film. But only very few really impact us the way they ought to. The rest work like headlines. We get the news but not anything that is associated with it. It is definitely commendable that that the maker never resorts to melodrama. But he does lose out on scoring brownie points at crucial junctures. The closing portions again are crudely contrived. It was refreshing to see Vijay Sethupathy and a married Tamannah living under a roof as friends. But suddenly we are told that Tamanna’s husband is an evil guy so that we can buy into their divorce. These portions play out in haste and we really start moving away from the characters. All said and done, Dharmadurai keeps you adequately invested throughout. It does not play out like crests and troughs but what we have are crests and then plains in between.



Bottomline:

Dharmadurai starts off superbly and goes through phases of moderate interest. It shows glimpses of the captivating drama it could have been but falls short and ends up as an interesting story that is often narrated rather being played out on screen.



Rating: 2.75/5

 

CHENNAI BOX OFFICE

1. DHARMADURAI

Ranking based on Chennai Box Office Collections from Aug 15th 2016 to Aug 21st 2016

Week : 1

Total collections in Chennai : Rs. 1,09,33,272

Chennai city verdict: Very Good Opening

No. Shows in Chennai (Weekend): 243

Collection in Chennai (Weekend): Rs. 1,09,33,272

Dharmadurai takes a Very Good opening at the box office.

 

4th hit of VJS in 2016

 

ka ka po hit ayirunno?

 

Athu better perf than iraivi aayirunnu clean hit aayi sethupathy ullu mattethu rendum flop alla

Ithu opening kidukki reviews also good SH aakum ennu pratheekshikunnu

 

OPENING WISE BEST OF VIJAY SETHUPATHY... WOM IS GOOD..MAY BECOME BEST OF VJ AT BO IN FINAL RUN AHEAD OF NAANUM ROWDY THAAN