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Cast: Vadivelu, Shivangi, Redin Kingsley, Rao Ramesh, Anand Raj, Manobala, Muneeskanth, Lollu Saba Maran, Lollu Saba Seshu; Music: Santosh Narayanan; Directed by: Suraj.
Vadivelu, who has not acted in any film for five years, is back in the film industry with this film Nai Shekhar Returns.
Director Suraj had created good expectations by naming the film after a character played by Vadivelu Aandu in the movie Capital. But, did the film live up to this expectation?
This is the story of this movie: Dog Shekhar (Vadivelu), a smuggling kingpin who kidnaps dogs of a rich house and extorts money from their owners. One time, unknowingly, the terrible grandfather kidnaps someone’s dog and gets into trouble.
In this situation, someone kidnaps the dog belonging to Nai Shekhar’s family and sets out to rescue it after learning that it earns money from its zodiac sign. Did Nai Shekhar finally rescue his dog? What problems arose in this is the rest of the story.
The film is now getting rave reviews in the media. Various media outlets have given mixed reviews to the film.
Even though Vadivelu has given his best performance and effort, the whole film is incomplete and gives the feeling of watching only a few comedy scenes.
The criticism of the Hindu Tamil direction says that it moves without pressure anywhere, either as a story or as a screenplay.
The director who worked on Vadivelu’s re-entry
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The director has partially succeeded in giving success to Vadivelu.
On the whole, if you go without expectations, you can enjoy ‘Nai Shekhar Returns’ comedies, Dinamani newspaper’s website says.
Nai Shekhar Returns says Indian Express Tamil website that the length of the film and some comedy scenes may fool people but the comedy works out terribly at many places and it is a lively film that is enjoyed by everyone from kids to adults.
“The first half of the Suraj-directed film suffers from lack of comedy. Anandraj’s presence on screen is a consolation for the audience who are looking forward to the comedy.
Otherwise, most of the scenes intended to show Vadivelu as a dog smuggler are without salt. Anandraj – Vadivelu face to face scenes are interesting.
Even Vadivelu couldn’t save the first half as there were a lot of comedians but they couldn’t give the required comedy to the screenplay and the lackluster scenes.
Vadivelu scores as an invisible substitute in the second half. The intervening password comedy and the climax are laugh-out-loud. Apart from this, there is no place for a large amount of laughter, enjoyment or a compelling screenplay in the film, which makes you pick up your phone.” The Hindu Tamil Vektri website criticized.
Where is the old Vadivelu?
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“The comedic scenes in the climax in the final minutes of the first half are the strength of the film.
Although director Suraj has come up with a new concept of what it would be like to kidnap dogs for the first time in Tamil cinema, which is accustomed to kidnapping people, it has failed in the making and screenplay.
“With no new changes in humor and body language, the ‘old’ Vadivelu with a new style makes us think that we will never see it again,” says the Dinamani newspaper.
However, Indian Express has given a completely positive review about this film. “Vaikai Puyal has made his entry as a hero in Tamil cinema after many years. With his usual mocking, satirical comedy counters and amazing body language, he has provided laughs throughout the film.
It seems that Vaikaipuyal has truly made a “come-back” when he sees that his casual lines and casual walk make fans laugh.
Even after a gap of few years, his acting, comedy scenes and dialogues in this film have proved once again that he is a great comedian.
He is the only one who can bring laughter even in small fight scenes. Vadivelu has established himself not only as a comedy hero but also as a great singer by singing all four songs of the film,” says Indian Express.
Regarding the acting of the actors in this film, generally all the media have given positive reviews.
“Wadivelulu is back on screen after a long hiatus. He has his unique body language that has the audience watching and shaking and smiling.
The introductory scenes for him are goosbums! The intro scene is almost like a mass hero and is enjoyable. His style of walking in his body language, making people laugh with his facial expressions even in scenes without dialogue, his style of speaking English, makes him feel like a dummy and buys a bulb to make himself look like a mass. However, that vintage Vadivelu is missing something!
Actors who have acted well
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Anandraj in pakka meter for comedy scenes.
His ‘kidnapping’ with a retired rowdy and his dummy accomplices in Darbar is entertaining in many places. Rao Ramesh’s performance in the second half gets attention.
Redin Kingsley in his usual style makes you chuckle at places and laugh out loud in a few scenes. Shivangi comes as a set property.
The director who sends Prashant to finish with the first half has instead chosen Shivani for the second half.
Apart from this, Munishkanth, Lollu Saba Sheshu, KBY Ramar, KP Oi Pala, Lollu Saba Maran, Manobala are recording the necessary performances.” says Hindu Tamil Vektik. “Redin Kingsley, YouTuber Prashanth, who are playing Vadivelu’s crew, are entertaining. Especially, the scenes where the two take a beating from another rowdy, Anand Raj, are laughable to the point of stomach ache. Anand Raj, who has been threatening as a villain, has been dabbling in comedy lately.
In this film too, you can hear the sound of laughter in his scenes. Lollu Saba Seshu, who appeared in his team, ‘Ennamma’ Rama has used the few minutes they got very well,” says Dinamani newspaper. The Indian Express website praised Vadivelu’s performance in this film. “Vaikai Puyal has made an entry as a hero in Tamil cinema after many years. With his usual mimicry, satirical comedy counters and amazing body language, Wari has provided laughs throughout the film. It seems that Vaikaipuyal has really made a come-back when he sees that even his casual lines and casual walk make the fans laugh.
Even after a gap of few years, his performance, comedy sequences and dialogues in the film have once again proved that he is a great comedian. He is the only one who can bring laughter even in small fight scenes. Vadivelu has established himself not only as a comedy hero but also as a great singer by singing all four songs of the film,” says Indian Express Tamil. Indeed, the magazine says that this is a comedy return in Vadivelu’s film career. However, as far as the Hindu Tamil direction is concerned, “Vadivelu’s ‘Nai Shekhar’ will remain in the mind of the audience. “If you consider it, it has passed without much traction beyond a few comedic scenes.” Overall, looking at the reviews in the media and the comments made by fans on Twitter, it seems that while Vadivelu’s comedy has been good in many places, “Nai Shekhar Returns” as a film is not complete.
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