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Vettam

	Movie Vettam
	Director Priyadarshan
	Producer Suresh Kumar
	Music Benny Ignatious
	Cast Dileep, Bhavana Puri, Mani, Jagathy, Jagathish

By Moviebuzz

Priyadarshan’s Vettam is a feel good romp that is great fun in case you are looking for entertainment in the slapstick variety. It is a collage of French Kiss, My Best Friends Wedding, Bellboy and the desi version, Pyaar To Hona Hi Thaa and scenes from the director’s earlier films, but packaged well and is worth a laugh.

Priyan has once again proved that laughter is the best medicine. Dileep is outstanding with his one-liners and witty dialogues with perfect comedy timing. And the new girl Bhavana Puri is fresh and is promising. Dileep has repeated what Mohanlal had done about 10 years back in films like Chitram and the outcome is a welcome change.

The story is wafer-thin about a petty thief who steals a precious chain and is on the run. A police officer (Radha Ravi) is on his trail as Gopi (Dileep) meets a girl Veena (Bhavana) in the flight. Veena is on her way to break the marriage of her lover to a tycoon’s daughter and both are forced to travel together.

Gopi hides the chain in Veena’s bag but discovers that it is missing. He follows her and after a love-hate relationship become good friends. Gopi plans to make a fortune out of the chain but all his plans goes awry as the story unfolds.

The first half is fast paced and entertaining while the second half peters out to be a slapstick comedy with mistaken identities and a whole lot of new characters set in a hotel. A battalion of comedians like Jagathy Sreekumar, Cochin Haneefa, Janardhanan, Innocent, Jagadhish, Mamukoya, Bindu Panickar and others make the proceedings hilarious.

Dileep is perfect with his immense screen presence and dialogue delivery. Bhavana, the debutant actress has come out with a good performance. Benny Ignatious tunes though rehashed are melodious and suits the mood of the film.

Verdict: Entertaining

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