Venky Atluri

Review Of Vaathi: Tiptoes Over The Stereotypes Successfully

Vaathi (Netflix) Rating: *** It’s been a while since Dhanush has done anything predictable. He is at it now, full-on and not the least embarrassed by the maelstrom of mawkishness and sentimentality that floods into the narrative as Dhanush transforms into a highschool teacher in a village run by corrupt politicians and administrators. It really can’t get any more trite and turgid than this. Director Venky Atluri’s Vaathi in Tamil(Sir in Telugu) is like a visit to an old grandmom who gives us the same gyan about the importance of education that you have heard infin | Click Here...