Vaazha: Biopic of a Billion Boys (2024)

Vaazha: Biopic of a Billion Boys (2024). 2h 5m

“This was an entertaining watch – one you can watch with friends and even family – but with friends you might enjoy the first half tremendously. ( Especially if you older than say 27-28 ).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFirst les talk about what works : -u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e1. Casting was spot on – the story happens across different time periods and all actors, especially the child actors of various ages played convincingly and the pair of fatheru0026#39;s and their son were casted really well as well. Especially the pair of Noby and his son ( all actors including child actors resembled him )u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e2. Period settings were on point ( the dress may be less so, but attention to detail was really commendable)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e3. Cinematography and screenplay was organic and done with passion and finesse ( there is a fight scene near the middle which was brilliantly shot, similarly the stunning shots towards the end, inside the house, hospital – all were excellent.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e4. Perfomance were pretty good – especially Aziz and Kottayam Naseer.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNow things that could be better -u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e1. Editing / direction could have been more crisp – the pace in the second half felt a bit too slow and few scenes seemed a bit of repetition and few elements felt could be elaborated or explained with more depth ( the story line around the u0026#39;sucessfulu0026#39; guy and his troubles and issues could either have been excluded or explained a bit more in detail – now it looks like a caricature and you donu0026#39;t u0026#39;feelu0026#39; much for his plight due to this )u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e2. Ending was good and bad – wonu0026#39;t go into details since it might spoil – but more depth could have given on what happens to the boys a bit moreu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e3. Music and score was just ok – not really giving any lasting impression ( I cannot even recollect any song from the movie after leaving the theatre)”