Rajinikanth’s Vettaiyan flopped at the box office
Rajinikanth’s 2024 action thriller film Vettaiyan has emerged as a box office bomb. This was unexpected and came as a huge shock because Rajinikanth’s last 2023 film ‘Jailer’ was a blockbuster.
Vettaiyan is an investigation action thriller film written and directed by T. J. Gnanavel. Vettaiyan had one of the greatest stars cast any film could have. The film starred Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Manju Warrier, Ritika Singh, Kishore, and Dushara Vijayan. These are an exceptional bunch of actors. Imagine having someone like Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, and Rana Daggubati in a movie and still the movie failing to work.
Vettaiyan Movie Review
Vettaiyan is great but could have been extraordinary and a winner at the box office. Vettaiyan tells the story of a cop who executes an innocent in the murder case of a teacher. As the story progresses, the cops learn about a profound education startup scam that is cheating millions of underprivileged students in India.
The story of Vettaiyan is fresh and thoughtful but seems unimpressive. The screenplay looked a bit jumbled and the climax was underwhelming. The movie didn’t have any incredible songs.
The movie failed to present Rajinikanth as a gigantic protagonist. Rajinikanth seemed like a usual cop. He had no sight of a superstar. His intro scene and song were quite ordinary. The climax was mediocre. Rajinikanth’s 2023 film Jailer worked only because of the heroism shown by the character and the amazing background music and song for him. He looked like a superstar in the film.
Fahadh Faasil is regarded as one of the greatest actors in India. Look at Fahadh Faasil’s character in the Telugu film ‘Pushpa’ and compare it with his character in Vettaiyan. Fahadh Faasil was in Vettaiyan for the comic relief. Fahadh Faasil may have signed this film to work with Rajinikanth and Amitabh Bachchan, otherwise, there is no point in him doing such characters. He is a leading superstar. The makers of Vettaiyan should have signed any other actor for this character.
Rana Daggubati looked weak and uninterested in his character. He should have given more screen time and his character should have given more fearlessness. Rana Daggubati looked very ordinary in the film. Bobby Deol had just a 30 minutes presence in ‘Animal’ but he left a great impact. The same was required from Rana Daggubati in Vettaiyan.
Only Amitabh Bachchan did justice to his role. Amitabh Bachchan looked convincing and excessive in his character.
Vettaiyan is more of an investigative thriller than an action film. The film failed to present Rajinikanth to his essential potential. As a result, Vettaiyan received mixed to positive reviews but underperformed at the box office. According to the reports, the producers of the film have suffered a great loss and they have requested Rajnikanth to do another film with them and reduce his acting fees.
Rajnikanth will be seen next in the 2025 film ‘Coolie’. Coolie is the film that will present Rajnikanth as a true big superstar. Rajnikanth’s character in Coolie is the one to watch out. The film is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj who is known for directing films like Leo, Vikram, Master, and Kaithi. Coolie is going to be a gamechanger Tamil film in 2025.
