Sivakarthikeyan and Pandiraj's Namma Veetu Pillai is set in a genre which will be appealing to audiences of all age groups. Produced by Sun Pictures, the film has delivered what is expected of a good commercial entertainer and more.
The film starts with the character establishment from Bharathiraja's (eldest person of the big family this film revolves around) point of view, with character traits for each of main family members, which is maintained and justified throughout the film.
Instead of taking a solid conflict throughout the film (which is the usual way in family based commercial films) the story keeps proceeding with new struggles and conflicts. A simple story line have majorly worked well, as the film packs a punch in all the other crucial elements like comedy and emotions.
The first half is engaging with back to back quick one-liner comedies which worked well and a special mention to the boy who played Soori's child 'Mundhirikotta' (yes, that's what he's called throughout the film). He scores more applause than Soori and Yogi Babu. Soori's timing comedy works good in NVP, but SK's troll dialogue on Soori's 'timing' clicks big time.
The flashback sequence which sheds more light on Sivakarthikeyan family's past, might not look completely satisfying to a few set of audiences, but Samuthirakani delivers his usual best in the short role. Actors RK Suresh, Subbu Panchu Arunachalam, Vela Ramamurthy, Archana, Aadukalam Naren and many other strong supporting roles add good values to the story.
Nirav Shah provides the necessary rich visuals to the rural drama. Imman's heavy background music during the mass fights and poignant peaks, elevates the emotions which is supplied with the support of good acting and set-up. The songs worked well in the first half, but in the second half, the song sequences are not very engaging, as the film moves slowly, making you restless for the songs to end. 'Enga Annan' and 'Unkooda Porakanum' songs worked well visually.
A core conflict or goal missing among the lead characters might reduce the interest factor for the audience eventually, but the screenplay with regular emotional scenes keep the audience engaging. Natarajan's (Natty) powerful performance shines more in the second-half of the film.
Pandiraj, once again delivers a film with the importance of families, and the significance of the bond shared between relatives are shown amazingly with ample convincing dialogues and emotional scenes in the film. The much talked about brother-sister chemistry between SK and Aishwarya is very convincing and impactful. Overall, Namma Veetu Pillai is an engaging commercial entertainer, with ample emotions and admirable drama.