After their successful collaboration in Veeram & Vedalam, Ajith and Siva are uniting for the third time in Vivegam. This spy action thriller sounds like a much bigger film and looks really like a quality film too. Siva has made it a notch higher from his previous works by making this film abroad. He went on to make it a visual treat for the audience but unfortunately, Vivegam doesn't seem to be a strong film. The storyline seems to be inspired by Hollywood films but honestly, it doesn't matter at all. The main writing which is the screenplay really lacks depth and doesn't follow coherently the initial story. Whenever the film goes intensely it suddenly cuts to a short flashback or an unnecessary song which slows down the pace of the film. The racy action sequences seem to be really intense but it ends up with a sentiment scene that doesn't even work in it. Unlike the brother and sister sentiments in Veeram and Vedalam, Siva brings us the husband and wife sentiment in Vivegam. Placing sentiment in a spy thriller doesn't seem to be a good idea and it feels too much like a soap opera. Vivegam lacks logic in many instances and it severely affects the overall film even though it's an Ajith film at the end. Anirudh's songs are really refreshing but I feel it lacks necessity in this film. This visually high-tech film is depending mainly on Ajith's larger than life persona. He is the one who is making us watch this film patiently. Ajith's hard work and dedication is an extraordinary factor in Vivegam. Even though the film doesn't use it in its favor, Ajith is brilliant with his fit appearance. He is able to make it a watchable film. As the female lead, we have Kajal Aggarwal who has for the first time a much valuable role. Her character seems to have shades of the typical soap-opera female characters but her performance seems to be a decent one to watch. On the other hand, Vivek Oberoi plays the main antagonist Honestly, I don't feel him as a strong antagonist because he doesn't seem menacing at all. He is always encouraging and elevating Ajith with countless friendly dialogues. He forgets what he needs to do and doesn't add the much-needed effect to the film. Siva has made Vivegam strictly for Ajith fans forgetting the main engagement factor. We have a couple of fan moments to celebrate the star but we have very lower factors to stick with the film. After the interval, the film becomes not so interesting and it's only carried by Ajith's screen presence. Overall, Vivegam depends only on Ajith's mass screen presence.
