Vadhandhi Web Series Review: With the series Vadhandhi – The Fable of Velonie, one of the best actors in Indian cinema, S.J. Suryah, made his maiden foray into the OTT space. The series teaser caught notice, and with Suryah featured, it comes with high expectations. Let’s get into the review and see if the series meets up to the expectations since it debuted today, December 2, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video.
Story
A diligent police officer named Vivek (SJ. Suryah) takes charge of the investigation into Velonie’s murder. After she passes away, rumours about her start to circulate, posing a risk to Velonie’s reputation that cannot be undone. Vivek must sort through a web of lies and unclear leads in order to solve the case.
Cast & Crew
S.J. Suryah, Sanjana, Laila, Nasser, Vivek Prasanna, Hareesh Peradi, Smruthi Venkat, Kumaran Thangarajan, and others, with Andrew Louis serving as the series director. Saravanan Ramasamy handled the series’ cinematography, Simon K. King handled the music composition, and Pushkar & Gayatri produced it under the Wallwatcher Films banner.
| Movie Name | Vadhandhi |
|---|---|
| Director | Andrew Louis |
| Music Director | Simon K King |
| Producer | Pushkar & Gayatri |
| Genre | Crime, Thriller |
| Cast | S.J. Suryah, Sanjana, Laila, Nasser, Vivek Prasanna, Hareesh Peradi, Smruthi Venkat, Kumaran Thangarajan & others |
| Cinematography | Saravanan Ramasamy |
Movie Verdict
However, once Vivek takes the lead to investigate the case of a young girl named Velonie from then on the series gets interesting and makes you part of it; the first three episodes have nothing makes you thrill with the investigation as Vivek struggles to find a single clue. The series begins with dead slow pace narration as it takes a lot of time to get into the actual story, but still, the premise prepared your brain to travel with the series.
Though the series ebbs and flows in the few episodes with the narrative, even though the meticulous investigation process holds our attention, the biggest flaw of the series is the killer motive. Starting with the fourth episode, the racy screenplay makes it even more interesting and keeps you glued to the screen until the very last episode.
Speaking of the performance, S.J. Suryah consistently outperformed Laila as Vivek, and Nasser, who has limited screen time but appears in the majority of the episodes, gave it his all. The rest of the cast, including Vivek Prasanna, Hareesh Peradi, Smruthi Venkat, and Kumaran Thangarajan, also gave it their all.
Andrew Louis only partially succeeded with the series because he came up with a predictable plot, but the screenplay is excellent. In addition, he presented a novel thriller with predictable scenes; at the very least, the series would have been much better if the scenes had been written from scratch.
Technically, Vadhandhi is excellent. Simon K. King’s background soundtrack is excellent, and Saravanan Ramasamy’s photography draws you into the story and makes you feel like you’re there. He piqued interest in numerous scenes with his background soundtrack, and the rest of the cast also performed admirably.
Overall, Vadhandhi is a typical thriller because it doesn’t revolutionise the genre but adds its own special touch to it. If you like thrillers, you might want to see it, but other audiences might want to pass it by.
Plus Points:
- Screenplay
- Premise
- Cinematography
- Few Twists
Minus Points:
- Regular Story
- Predictable Scenes
Rating: 3/5
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