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Veetla Vishesham

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Veetla Vishesham

Released Jun 16, 2022

2h 10m

Drama

Comedy

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Elango (RJ Balaji), a 25-year-old man, is shocked to discover that his middle-aged mother is pregnant with her third child, at a time when his impending marriage is on the cards. His struggle to come to terms with the news puts his relationship with his girlfriend, Sowmya, in jeopardy. Elango's parents, who belong to the middle-class strata, start feeling nervous about the pregnancy, as they become a talking point in their social circles. Elango and his younger brother, Anirudh, grapple to cope up with the situation.

Ashameera Aiyappan

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Veetla Vishesham is not a frame-by-frame replica of the Bollywood hit Badhaai Ho. Sure, the film retains a lot -- scenes, and even a few shots. But a lot has been changed too; even what the film has retained feels very different from Badhaai Ho.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 21, 2023

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Bhuvanesh Chandar

The Hindu

The film manages to tick all the right boxes and does justice to the source material.

Nov 21, 2023

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Without being preachy, the comedy/drama Veetla Vishesham adeptly depicts issues of ageism and sexism that happen when a 50-year-old married mother unexpectedly gets pregnant. The realistic performances from the movie's talented cast enliven this story.

Jul 8, 2022

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Haricharan Pudipeddi

Hindustan Times

The Tamil remake of Badhaai Ho is a well-made entertaining film that manages to not just be good on its own but even stands up to the National Award-winning original.

Jun 17, 2022

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M Suganth

The Times of India

...the duo manages to smoothen out these wrinkles with help from Girishh Gopalakrishnan's emotive score that elevates the emotions in the dramatic scenes...

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 17, 2022

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Film Companion Staff

Film Companion

This isn’t a futile remake in any way, but it certainly comes from a drastically different cinematic sensibility, one that could lessen the seriousness of its messaging.

Jun 17, 2022

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Joel S

Wonderful story, and great use of character arcs as this traditional family comes to terms with an unexpected pregnancy for the 50-something married couple. Well written, well cast, well directed. Only critique was that the insertion of a fully-choreographed musical number at a secondary setting of a cousin's wedding-- while obviously a nod to the long tradition of such musical selections at weddings throughout the history of Indian cinema-- felt out of place within this particular movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/18/22

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Elango (RJ Balaji), a 25-year-old man, is shocked to discover that his middle-aged mother is pregnant with her third child, at a time when his impending marriage is on the cards. His struggle to come to terms with the news puts his relationship with his girlfriend, Sowmya, in jeopardy. Elango's parents, who belong to the middle-class strata, start feeling nervous about the pregnancy, as they become a talking point in their social circles. Elango and his younger brother, Anirudh, grapple to cope up with the situation.

Director: N.J. Saravanan, RJ Balaji
Producer: Boney Kapoor
Screenwriter: Akshat Ghildial, Shantanu Srivastava
Distributor: ZEE Studios International
Production Co: Zee Studios, Bayview Projects
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Original Language: Tamil
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 16, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 2h 10m