Vedaa Review: Promising concept let down by unnecessary actions and sluggish pace
Vedaa Movie Rating: 2.5 Stars
Watched Vedaa movie in Cinema. Let’s focus on the complete details, story, positive/negatives and at last my personal view on this movie.
Cast: John Abraham, Sharvari, Abhishek Banerjee, Tamannaah Bhatia and Ashish Vidyarthi
Director: Nikkhil Advani
Release Date: 15th August 2024 in cinema
Story: Set in Barmer, Rajasthan movie revolves around Vedaa (Sharvari) who lives with her father Mr Berwa (Rajendra Chawla), sister Gehna (Tanvi Malhara) and brother Vinod (Anurag Thakur). She belongs to a lower caste and has accepted the discrimination in the society. She is studying law and wants to learn boxing, hoping it will make her life better.
On the other hand, Abhimanyu (John Abraham) is an ex-soldier from the Gorkha Regiment who was court-martialed for beheaded a terrorist leader as revenge for killing his wife Rashi (Tamannaah Bhatia) in a mission in Pakistan occupied Kashmir. He moved to Bermer where is father-in-law in principle in a school and become an assistant boxing coach.
Jitendar Pratap Singh (Abhishek Banerjee) resides in the same village and is the chief of 150 villages. His brother Suyog (Kshitij Chauhan) organizes a boxing club at Vedaa’s college. She is not allowed to enroll in boxing classes due to her caste and gender. Abhimanyu sees a spark in her and trains her secretly.
Meanwhile, Vedaa brother Vinod catches red-handed by Suyog with an upper-class girl. Jitendar kills them and her sister as well but somehow Vedaa manages to escape and seeks Abhimanyu’s help. Abhimanyu decides to go all out to save Vedaa’s life. What happens next forms the rest of the film.
Positives
1. Performances
2. Screenplay
3. Cinematography
4. Story
Negatives
1. Direction
2. Music
3. Climax
4. Length
Durgesh Tiwary’s View: When I watched the trailer of this film planned to watch this movie in cinemas as liked the trailer and big fan of desi action movies.
When a Dalit girl with aspirations of becoming a boxer faces obstacles and oppression of her family members, she resolves to fight for her rights. And in the process, forges a bond with an unlikely ally, who joins her in her crusade.
Vedaa shows the bitter truth of the Dalit community on the big screen in a very brilliant way. The film shows how even after 78 years of India’s independence, the caste system and discrimination have strengthened their roots. The subject of the caste system is no small feat to tackle in India and full points to the makers for attempting it. The hope that the film raises in the first half of being a great film is maintained in the second half as well. The film sheds light on how people from lower castes must drink water from separate vessels, can be killed for marrying into an upper caste, and seek permission for every little thing from self-appointed pradhans. However, none of these moments are impactful or leave you shuddering, which emerges as a significant flaw in the screenplay. The background music works better than the screenplay, igniting emotions in the film. The film’s gritty texture and tension are well-etched out and so are some of the evocative scenes. Many portions are predictable, and follow the formulaic route, but the hardcore action sequences, especially in the second half, keep the adrenaline rush going.. Sharvari Wagh has won the hearts of the audience with her performance in the role of Veda. John Abraham stole the show with his action and acting.
On the flipside, the subject of the film is sensitive, but amidst the brutal action and fighting, the sentiments are lost somewhere. In the second half, it seems as if the makers have deviated from the real issue of caste discrimination. Songs could not find their place in the film properly along with the storyline. The run-time could have been little, shorter. There are many aspects in the film which land up challenging the sense and sensibilities of the audiences. The film’s narrative is extremely half baked. It brings absolutely no novelty in any aspect, despite the director’s intentions being right. The excessive violence in the film eventually overshadows the issue of casteism in the film. Since the caste system and its ills are all too well-known, the slow pace of the drama does get boring for the masses among the audience, who prefer watching fast-paced action thrillers. he finale is too far-fetched. To see goons attacking a high court and cops don’t come to the rescue is just too much.
Overall, movie presents a promising concept but disappoints due to a weak script and sluggish pacing. It demonstrates admirable effort and intent; it falters by relegating its central message to the periphery. We think the film might show Vedaa taking the wrong doers to court and thus paving the way for others to follow but the gory climax lessens the impact. The film works great as a hardcore action flick, but its social message gets submerged beneath all the noise. My view on this movie Time Pass for John Abraham fans and action movie lovers
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