![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lokesh, a fan of Scorsese, would earlier take the route his masters took. Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas is a cinema experience, as is Marvel’s Avengers, as some would argue. For, what felt organic and thrilling in Kaithi, feels weak and forced in Vikram. And if Master is what Lokesh could do to a Vijay film, one smiles at the thought of what one could expect from him for his vaathi, in Vikram.” This mouthwatering possibility, unfortunately, still remains a theory. About the Vijay-starrer, I had written in the review, “This mouthwatering possibility, to tie two different films of two different eras, is fascinating - in theory. He gave us a tease of this new Cinematic Universe in Master. He accomplished this cinema experience with ease in the terrific Kaithi, a pure-genre film that had the flavour of a wholesome Hollywood thriller. There’s a certain taste, visual flavour and a certain style to the way he writes and directs. But this filmmaker is committed to giving you an experience of a certain standard. Before Lokesh, cinematic experience meant grand ideas and needless adornments to massage a star’s male crowd. There has never been a filmmaker before Lokesh to steer the conversation around delivering a true cinematic experience in the right direction. Lokesh Kanagaraj, the four-film-old filmmaker, has opened the gates to a new Cinematic Universe that hints at wondrous possibilities with Vikram as the first big step. ![]()
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