Review of the film Varisu: It has all the classic elements of a family story. The movie also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Sarath Kumar, Jayasudha, Srikanth, Shaam, and Prakash Raj in addition to Vijay.
It is hardly surprising that southern mainstream filmmakers still use every last drop of the family drama genre. Even though the same tale template has been used countless times over the years, this genre has a fairly high success rate. It makes sense that Vamshi Paidipally, who is collaborating with Vijay for the first time, plays it exceedingly carefully with Varisu. It’s your classic family drama with all the expected rhythms, but Vijay, who happens to be there, pulls all the strings and keeps things interesting, mainly saves it.
The family-related parts, particularly those involving Vijay and Jayasudha (who plays the mother), work slightly in a generally predictable movie. The struggle between the brothers should have been more intense in order for the family drama angle to work even better. Delivering exactly what the trailer promised is one thing the movie achieves well. You won’t be let down as a spectator if you came in with preconceived notions after seeing the trailer.