REVIEW
 
Vijay Antony, who has had a dream run so far as an actor in the Tamil film industry, has teamed up with Pradeep Krishnamoorthy, a former associate of National Award winning filmmaker Vetrimaaran, for his latest movie Saithan, which hits the screens in India on Thursday, December 1. He has paired up with debutant Arundhati Nair from Kerala.
 
Saithan is reportedly based on Stieg Larsson's novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The film has Charuhasan, Meera Krishnan, YG Mahendra, Siddhartha Shankar, Kamal Krishna and others are in the cast.
 
The psychological thriller, which has been dubbed into Telugu as Bethaludu, has Pradeep Kalipurayath's cinematography and Veera Senthil Raj's editing. Vijay Antony himself has composed the music and a few songs, including the theme track, has drawn the attention of his fans.
 
 
STORY
 
Vijay Antony plays the role of a software professional named Dinesh. It is about a man's search of a mysterious woman named Jayalakshmi. The story revolves around his struggles between his past life and reality. Arundhati Nair plays his wife and she will be seen in multiple avatars.
 
PERFORMANCE
 
Vijay Antony as usually did extraordinary performance and Arundathi Nair gave excellent support to Vijay Antony in the film. Lead stars performance is outstanding. The film has an excellent story with a decent number of surprises. Apparently, this film is a must watch.
 
The flashback in the movie had an enough emotional quotient. Bethaludu with an engaging screenplay and Vijay Antony acting skills attracted the audience. The first half of the film is good and a little drag in second half needs some patience to watch. Overall the movie is quite interesting with an engaging screenplay. The story plot is simple but the narration makes it much more interesting to watch.
 
Crispy first half with Thrilling and Interesting first thirty minutes and Jayalaksmi mystery makes us wait for the second half.
 
PLUS
 
Vijay Antony Performance
Engaging Screenplay
Music
Story
Cinematography
 
MINUS
 
Villain character lacks power
Second Half is a Little Draggy

Verdict : Engaging Thriller!

Stars : 2.5/5