Casting : Silambarasan, Siddhi Idnani, Raadhika Sarathkumar, Siddique, Neeraj Madhav, Delhi Ganesh, Appukutty
Directed By : Gautham Vasudev Menon
Music By : A. R. Rahman
Produced By : Ishari K. Ganesh
Living in a poor village, Simbu moves to Mumbai for survival. There he joins a job in a restaurant run by a Tamil. Like Simbu, many young people from Tamil Nadu who came here for livelihood work in that restaurant. There is a business going on in the place that goes beyond the restaurant. The story is about what happened to Simbu’s life as he got involved in that business against his will.
Simbu’s hard work to become a 20-year-old is evident in all the scenes. Simbu, who is amazing in acting and diction as a youth from South District, shows his gradual growth in body and acting very elegantly. The love affair with the heroine and Simbu’s performance in it is unbelievably delicious.
Siddhi Itnani, who plays the heroine, looks beautiful without makeup. He also acts to suit the role.
Radhika Sarathkumar, Neeraj Madhav, Siddique playing the villains, Appukutty, all the actors in the film have added strength to the film.
Although AR Rahman’s music is not what fans expected, it suits the story. All the songs have an old song influence which is a bit weak.
Siddhartha Nooney’s cinematography has brought the dark world of Mumbai to light. The hand-held camera is enjoyable and natural for the action scenes to look natural.
Jayamohan’s story is written and directed by Gautham Menon. The juxtaposition of director Gautham Menon’s style and Jayamohan’s realism is a strange one, but it ends up going awry at some points.
Director Gautham Menon, who has told the gangster story in his own style without telling the usual style, has brought to light the dark world of Mumbai and the Tamils living in that world.
Beyond director Gautham Menon’s direction and writer Jayamohan’s story, only Simbu’s performance carries the entire film. Simbu’s every move adds tremendous strength to the film as he acts to hold the audience’s attention for nearly three hours.
All in all, Simbu’s performance in ‘Vendhu Thanithanu Kadu’ has proved to be brilliant.
