There is no redemptive sparks in him when he acts immature and being a jerk. Mani's flawed depiction of Raavan comes to haunt his Officer VC. Ravi Varman, as promised, paints a wonderful background to these two characters in white snow and brown desert. It's an engrossing ride until interval and a slow, drag in the second half. Mani has broken new ground by focusing on just two characters for the entire movie. And that's like missing the penalty kick. Perhaps the biggest flaw is when he convinces his lady love on screen to forgive him but he doesn't even scratch the surface with the audience of his innocence or vulnerability. While he emotes the angry young man with ease, he loses completely when he needs to be vulnerable. Karthik has the tougher role among the two and he almost succeeds but like Olympics, it's not good. She is like a snowflake, sensitive, quiet but strong. The female protagonist on the other side is flawless, evocative and shimmers in the snow.
Even when he is a war hero, fighter pilot and becomes a prisoner of war. So, while as a film maker, you appreciate his latest character study, it fails to bring any kind of sympathy towards the protagonist. Mani's heroine's, stand on an even taller pedestal. You don't like his flaws, his demeanor, his behavior nor his antics. The journey is complete for the protagonist but as a viewer, you're still perplexed. With "Kaatru Veliyidai" (Breezy Expanse), you aren't happy when you come out of the theater. We judge them the moment the final credits roll as we make sense of what we feel. The benchmark is so high that anything short of exhilarating, full-on cinematic orgasm, it's a failure. A familiar journey that brings joy yet due to his recent inconsistency, an unpredictable one.
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