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Romance and rivalry - Vambuchandai
ACTION-PACKED: Vambuchandai
Genre: Action
Director: Raajkapoor
Cast: Sathyaraj, Udaykiran, Riyazh Khan, Raajkapoor, `Fefsi' Vijayan, RameshKanna, Manobala, Diya, Livinston, and Sukumari.
Storyline: The rivalry between an IAS officer and apolitician is carried on to the next generation.
Bottomline: Two-in-one film.
Starting the film with the
romantic pursuit of young
pair Prabhakaran (Udaykiran)
and Swetha (Diya),
Vambuchandai moves to a
different terrain - the feud
between a politician and an
IAS officer told with all the
attendant action and thrill.
Prabhakaran is a happy go
lucky guy who happens to
meet Swetha for a couple of
times and helps her. Soon
the two are in love much to
the chagrin of the girl's
brother, Ravichandran
(Raajkapoor) a police officer,
who threatens Prabhakaran's
parents Nehru
(Livingston) and his mother
Lakshmi (Sabitha Anand).
An adamant Prabhakaran
refuses to give up his love
and in the argument with his
parents is revealed the fact
that he is their adopted son.
The boy discovers his father
to be Jeevanantham (Sathyaraj),
a strict IAS officer.
Deputed to oversee the
State election proceedings,
he manages to rub the leader
of the ruling party, also a
Minister, on the wrong side.
The quarrel leaves both
mentally deranged. Their
sons meet, become friends
but quickly turn enemies on
learning the background.
Neat performance
Sathyaraj as the strict IAS
officer does the role with
elegance and moves the audience
with his performance
as mentally ill.
Udaykiran shows promise.
Diya is beautiful, emotes
well and dances gracefully.
It is a pity that she left the
field after her marriage.
Ramesh Kanna shines as
the solo comedian. Fefsi Vijayan
and Riyazh Khan, both
villains, have come out with
good performances. Livingston
and Raajkapoor are adequate.
Shakila, Manobala, Sabitha
Anand and Sukumari
play their role with perfection.
The camera work by Suresh
Devan is noteworthy.
Music by D. Iman is not up
to the mark, particularly his
background score is at times
jarring and loud.
Among the five songs two
are worthy for humming -
`Thazh Thiravai Thamaraiye'
is the one. Editor V.T.Vijayan
should have been
merciless with the scissors
in the second half. Dialogue
passes muster. Director
Raajkapoor could have
worked more on the screenplay
to make it gripping.
S.R.ASHOK KUMAR
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