Kreedom - Review

WARNING: DO NOT GET CONNED BY AJITH INTRODUCTORY SCENE - you may even end up walking out of the theatre by this first scene thinking that it will be yet another mindless flick like Anjaneya or Alwar. Patience most of the time would be rewarding. And Kreedom's first scene (Ajit's fight seq) is a classic example.

Kreedom also clearly indicates that Ajith does have the potential and charisma to make it big - the only thing is he needs to choose scripts like that of kreedom and not get into a self-indulgent mode like that of Alwar or Anjaneya.

Ajith ROCKS in kreedom and there a couple of noteworthy performance that will make you sit up and watch this man - just before interval scene and the climax where he cries out. All this man needs is to submit himself to a good director and not worry about punch dialogies (can also be read as Vijay bitching dialogues) - he can go places and can compete with the likes of Vikhram.

If Rajkiran was a reveletion in Thavamai Thavamirunthu - with kreedom he has joined the league of some of the greatest character artists in Tamil cinema - like Rangarao, Sivaji, Nagesh, Subbiah and so on. Rajkiran is the real hero of this movie and though I'm sure he would surely be a contender for a National award - I only wish that he gets it this time around. Ideally this man should have got the national award for Thavamai Thavamirunthu. What a performance!!!!

Though Trisha's role is insignificant - she is definitely watchable and she looks ravishing in Akkam Pakkam song. Watch out!

Looks like Saranya has become the ONE AND ONLY choice for doing the role of a mother. Her performance is as usual great.

Vivek's comedy is a big let down - though in my opinion in a movie like Kreedom he cannot do much. "Vairam Pancha Kattai" is a typical Vivet comedy and it was well echoed in the theatre as well. Santhaman and Sathyan are the other comedians in Kreedom - and well there is nothing much to say about their role - except that they come as tailor made Hero's friends.

I was told that the villain is a new comer - well all I can say is you can see him in similar roles in future. One more villain added to the already impressive list of Kollywood Villains. Director Vijay needs a special mention here for this character selection.

Music is by G.V Prakash. To sum it up - background music is awesome and songs could have been much better - though I liked the father-son son.

Vijay is the director and apparently Kreedom is the first movie. If my prediction goes right, he would soon become a more sought-after director in the coming days. Has a great potential - especially the way in which the Ajith introductory fight is picturised. At first it will look like there are lot of logic flaws in the introduction scene and you may also feel that you are watching a movie directed by an amateur director. But the scenes that gets unfolded after that is fantastic and more than anything else it is realistic. The only thing that Vijay should be wary of is NOT to fall in trap of star power and rely more on story and screenplay - just like what he did in Kreedom.

Over all Kreedom is a good movie - more realistic & mature - and if you have Ajith in this kind of a movie - what else do you need. I only wish that Ajith learns from this success and never ever attempt to do another crap like Alwar or Anjaneya or Jana. If that becomes true, I'm sure this Kreedom will NOT be his last crown and there will be more to follow in the future.