Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Tymon Sutton The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

neethu1986 Yes,I totally agree.The movie had its hits and misses.But overall it had a stylish look and for the first time,we got to see,really how bad,people(rapists,serial killers etc)are.Usually,in Indian Cinema,particularly in Bollywood,they are shown in a different light,never touching anything too scandalous.But here in this movie,they have moved a step ahead and showed things in a different perspective. And yes,the movie had tones of flaws peeking out here and there.But can we really complain about them?We as Indians have been feeding on big dosages of gooey showcase of an excuse called films(mainly from the Yash-Raj and Karan-Johar family),that,movies like these are like something fresh and something we all crave for. But they should have used a different rating on this movie.Because this movie is definitely not for small kids. My verdict is that: -this movie was stylish -had a new look and feel to it -handled some pretty tough subjects with ease -music was great -Kamal was in command of his character -but wrong rating -too many loose ends to tie up

ManuMan17 *****/10 I'm only giving it a 5 because I did enjoy almost half of the movie before it started getting too ridiculous. The movie had more style than substance. The story was going all over the place and it was turning into a really bad Akshay Kumar movie from the early 90s. I loved all the actors in the movie but it was the most unrealistic police story I've seen in a long time. It had a lot of potential in being something great. I don't know why so many indians are phrasing this movie as one of the greatest movies. What is wrong with people? I went into the movie expecting that my views would change about recent Indian cinema but it's still stayed the same. If you want to watch a good Tamil action movie watch Kaaka Kaaka.

anandplanet A brilliantly taken movie by Gautam Menon ! The story revolves around an incomparably charismatic cop - Raghavan (Kamal Hassan) who investigates the case of a serial killer.The movie has been shot in New York and India swapping frames to give a rich backdrop which is certainly a change from the regular old cop movies.The story begins with a rich introduction of cop - Raghavan who proves his muscles to the local hooligans.Raghavan gets serious into business when his colleague's (Prakash Raj) daughter Rani gets kidnapped.Based on a tip of , he flies to New York. While traveling he recalls the painful memories of his own personal life.In New York,he shockingly finds another case having the similar hallmark of villain.To ease the tension Gautam had remarkably introduced Aradhana (Jyothika) who gets closer with Raghavan. Melodious songs and active night life of New York would be a good feast to viewers. Raghavan connects up with Detective Anderson to dig deeper into the case which eventually leads to a close encounter with killer. Raghavan and the killer start playing the game to take on each other and well, you know the good wins over the evil ! Not to mention the gruesome killings & a lot of blood - so the movie is surely not for the faint hearted ! Gautam had written and directed the movie. Harris Jayaraj has composed the music.Just exclude some of the logical bloopers - I guess consciously done by Gautam to suit the taste of audience. Not to miss - Hunting game!

Mathew M Vettaiyadu Villaiyadu ("hunt and play", more approriate to say "hunting game") is Gautham Menon's second venture into a cops life. This time a widowed DCP Raghavan (Kamal Hassan) hunts for "a" serial killer who has murdered his mentor Arkoiaraj's (Prakashraj) daughter first (in India) and, then later him and his wife (in US).The story has all the qualities for a good thriller and to a certain extent engages the attention of the audience till the end. The movie contains a fair amount of violence, blood and gory scenes. So, if you do not like it, just stay away. After the first half, the story develops in a predictable style. So the key is that watch Vettaiyadu Villaiyadu, experience the thrill and, then forget about it (like any other thriller book).As expected, Kamal Hassan gives a first rate acting performance which glues the audience attention to the screen. I like Kamal's acting but on a second thought, I feel that the character Raghavan did not really needed Kamal Hassan. In other words, it could have been played by another decent actor, for instance Surya and, same effects could have been produced. Balaji does a good job as the serial killer Amudhan. At the end of the movie, you will come to hate as well as fear him. Jyotika has done well with in the given amount of screen time. I also feel that the movie could have been done without Jyotika's character. Kamalinee Mukherjee and Prakash Raj have a short screen presence but leave a good impression.Gautham's direction is crispy and good. With in a short space of time in the beginning, he creates the tough cop character Ragahavan. The script is good. Harris Jayaraj's music is OK. Songs are hummable and foot tapping. There is not much to say about the back ground score.The movie has its share of "flaws". For instance,(a) When Raghavan and his US cop partner zero onto a "suspect" Amudhan's companion, the first alert should have gone to all the ports to contain them inside US. Instead the cops go and knock on the doors of the "suspect" (psycho) without even having a backup plan.(b) In the era of fast digital communication, it is little bit difficult to digest that the news about the serial killers reach the Indian port authorities late (inspite of some US citizens being killed). Also, given that the travel time between New York to Mumbai can easily cross 15 hrs and, the existence of numerous channels through which the information could be sent and criminal being apprehended.(c) The serial killers kill US citizens including some police authorities. US does not even sends an investigating team to India.(d) Amuthan keeps claiming he is a university rank holder (a brilliant and intelligent guy) but some of the events does not fit into the character. For instance, when they come to know about the police surveillance they should have vacated their usual residence.The primary reason for these flaws is that the first half of the story is shown through the eyes of an investigating police officer and, the second half is shown through the eyes of serial killer.Eventually what happened in the second half of the movie is that the director ended up spending time creating the fearsome serial killers character (also resulting in some more violent and gory scenes) and, Kamal spending rest of the movie running around the trees with Jyotika and ending up as the usual villain bashing hero cop. Thus, second half becomes very predictable.Instead the character of the serial killers could have been developed through the investigation of cop, thus, keeping the audience more on the edge of seat and guessing. This would have meant that Raghavan doing some really good investigative cop work.Nevertheless, "Vettiyadu Villaiyadu" is worth watching once at least for Kamal.