Vaathi review: Dhanush impresses in this entertainer on education

Entertainment By Manigandan KR February 18, 2023 Read the article

Director Venky Atluri’s Tamil-Telugu bilingual Vaathi revolves around the significance of having free education and thereby accessible to all children.

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Set in the 1990s, it tells the tale of an ordinary assistant schoolteacher (Dhanush) who helps 46 students in a government school to graduate.

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The film has noteworthy performances coming in from its lead actors Dhanush, Samyuktha, and Samuthirakani.

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The film has a host of Telugu actors including Tanikella Bharani, Thotapalli Madhu, and Sai Kumar in it. All of them deliver neat performances.

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On the technical front, GV Prakash Kumar’s music is a big plus for the film.

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Cinematographer Yuvraj does a reasonably good job of capturing the story that is set both in the present day and also in the nineties.

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An explanation the film attempts to give for government schools losing out to private schools in the early nineties is flawed.

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However, if one chooses to disregard this minor aspect and watch it as a film, Vaathi has a noble message to offer!

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