Bheema -- Movie Review

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If you found the 'Story' in the above paragraph, there is every chance that you would end up finding a story in this movie as well. And if you had never understood the meaning of the term "Colossal waste of resources", I would recommend you to watch this movie. Top notch performers like Vikram, Prakash Raj, Raghuvaran, the great cameraman R.D.Rajasekar and the lilting tunes of Harris Jeyaraj are grossly mishandled & what we get is a product that can be directly dumped into river Cooum.

Is this director Lingusamy the same one who gave us such racy flicks like 'Run' & 'Sandai Kozhi'? Is he the director who gave us the family entertainer 'Aanandam'? So much is the gulf between these movies and Bheema that I am planning on writing to Ripley's 'Believe it or not' to add these as facts so that the common man believes they are by the same director.

Vikram tries real hard to carry this movie on his shoulders but, like the 'N' number of people who fall prey to his bullets, he also falls pathetically short. Vikram looks aged and maybe its time for him to consider roles that suits his age instead of prancing around with young heroines. Trisha looks perfectly like a doll. Beautiful & lifeless. Acting and Trisha are like south pole & north pole; miles apart and no chance whatsoever for an overlap.

The editing, camera and background music are top notch. It seems Harris Jeyaraj spent close to 48 days for the re-recording and the effort shows in each & every frame. Except for minor aberrations here & there, he scores BIG time in this movie. The song "Mudhal Mazhai" is pleasing aurally & visually. All said & done, this is a movie that really tested my patience. My friend summed up the movie perfectly when he turned to me just before the intermission and asked me with a serious face the question, "When will the movie begin?". Enough said.

Last Cut: Avoid it at all costs.

Rating: 3.5/10