Magizh Thirumeni’s ‘Vidaamuyarchi’, with Ajith, is an okayish watch that could have used better writing

The film is a remake of ‘Breakdown’, but it adds a lot of flab to that lean-mean thriller. While it’s nice to see a hero acting his age, there’s a lost-in-translation feel throughout. The rest of this review contains spoilers.

For a top-tier leading man, the timing of Ajith’s filmography may be the coolest ever in terms of work-life balance. Let’s just take the last 10 years. In 2015, he does Yennai Arindhaal and Vedhalam. Then, he vanishes from screens for two years – to do his biking or racing or whatever fun things he does – and he returns with Vivegam, in 2017. Once again, there’s a two-year break, and Ajith returns in 2019, with Viswasam and Nerkonda Paarvai. Then, we get a three-year break, until Valimai, in 2022, and Thunivu in 2023. And now, two years later, we have Vidaamuyarchi and in a few months, Good Bad Ugly. This may seem risky in terms of a career. I mean, what if you come back after a long break and the film fails? But Ajith doesn’t seem to care. As he said in the recent viral interview, life is fleeting. He encouraged his fans to live life fully, like he does, and embrace growth. That’s so cool.

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