Vezham

<p>Vezham begins with a series of murders in the Nilgiri Hills. The killing pattern points towards a serial killer on the loose. From there, we randomly move to a romantic song featuring the lead pair, Ashok ( ) and Leena ( ), who share lovely moments in the misty hills. On their way back through the woods, they are attacked. Five years after this horrific incident, Ashok is still reeling in trauma of being the only survivor of the attack. His only purpose in life is to find the killer.<br /> Ashok visits Ooty and stumbles upon killer brothers. Before killing them both, Ashok learns about a contract killer Kaasi, but Kaasi also turns out dead. Ashok persists and finds out that Francis was involved somehow. Ashok confronts Francis and comes to know that Leena kills the rapist of her maid in fit of rage. He turns out to be the minister’s son, who arrange for the contract killing of Leena as a revenge. Ashok goes on a murder spree and kills all of them. Finally Ashok gets to know that all these were orchestrated by Francis to usurp Leena’s wealth and that Leena is in fact alive, married and has a kid. Francis in order to claim ancestral home, he planted a scenario that Leena has died during accident and switched her with a look alike dead body. Ashok finally murders Francis too. In 2019, the production team announced the principal cast of the film included , and . reunited with which marks their second collaboration after the critically acclaimed movie . The team later roped in veteran actors , , Marathi actor Padmashree and producer . Shyam sundhar, a newcomer who had earlier been part of the director’s short film, was also announced as a part of the cast. The movie’s original score is done by . The film’s soundtrack has four songs in varied genres. track is written and sung by . has sung an enigmatic number written by Shivam. Debutant Deepika Karthik Kumar has written and sung a romantic number . Pradeep has also sung a sad version of “Dhooram”. The film was released in theatres on 24 June 2022 with the production associating with SP Cinemas for worldwide release. The film was released in theatres on 24 June 2022.M Suganth, the critic from gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote that “But the biggest disappointment is the ineffective antagonists. In fact, the bad guys are one too many and none feel like real threats.”. Vignesh Madhu critic from stated that ” also suffers from writing inconsistencies. In the second half, the film has an array of twists” S Subhakeerthana Critic from noted that ” What good is a thriller if it doesn’t take you to the edge of the seat and hold you there?” However, G Gowtham, a critic from India Herald, gave a mixed review. Firstpost critic wrote that “Ashok Selvan has essayed the role of Ashok well on screen and has in fact, carried the film on his shoulders”</p>