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Cast: Jai, Andrea Jeremiah, Bala Saravanan
Director:     M. Saravanan
Producer:   K. Sampath
Music: D. Imman

Amidst much hype and promos Jai's Valiyavan has finally hit the screens without much of a competition, is this commercial flick worth the hype? Read our review to know. Valiyavan

Story:

Jai works in a private company and like millions of Tamil heroes in the past, falls hopelessly in love with Andrea because of her captivating looks, only to be shooed away by her.

He then gets caught in a situation and uses it to somehow impress his lady love and becomes a boxer out of nowhere which is catalyzed by an emotional flashback.

Will Jai succeed in winning over Andrea? Will he survive against his opponents forms the rest of the story. Sounds cliched? Well that's Valiyavan for you.

Performances:

Jai and Andrea are the only saving grace not only in this department but throughout the movie. It is also refreshing to see Andrea in a prominent role with more screen space which is a rarity in Kollywood.

Plus Points:

Music is good, especially background music and fight sequences in the climax gives the movie a facelift.

Minus Points:

Screenplay is not up to the mark. Editing is bad. Songs are not as melodious as they ought to be.

Technicalities:

From the narration and screenplay point of view, Valiyavan is an absolute disaster from a director who was hailed for his intriguing screenplay in his very first movie, Engaeyum Eppothum.

M Saravanan has baffled everyone with his poor execution and weak writing. For a movie which is just over 2 hours, most of the sequences will make you yawn thanks to the not so impressive editing by Subarak. Imman's songs are nowhere close to his usual best but he scores with an imposing background music which elevates the overall experience in a good way.

Cinematographer Dinesh Krishnan plays the second redeemer after Imman for Valiyavan, which otherwise is not a technically good film.

Verdict:

With cliched comedy tracks, unwanted romantic duets and a over dramatized flashback, Valiyavan is saved by its climax without which it would've turned into a 70 mm sleeping pill.