DSP: A Vijay Sethupathi Film, Sans The Sethupathi Charm
Vascodagama is returning to Dindigul, his hometown. After a little convincing from a fellow passenger, he regales his tale. Vascodagama was a happy-go-lucky fellow, living an idyllic life. He ran around trying to make his father's wish of acquiring a government job. When they hear that a local MLA and his cronies will arrange a job if given enough notes, Vascodagama and his dad reach their factory with the required money. But they are warned by an old friend about their scam, and father and son return home with no job prospect on the horizon. But their encounters with the MLA's goons and their head Muttai Ravi are far from over. With conveniently placed disputes in the script, Muttai Ravi and Vascodagama butt heads more often than not. When it becomes obvious that Muttai Ravi is powerful and infuriated enough to kill him, Vascodagama leaves town to protect himself and his family. But soon, for revenge and as a plan of the fates, he returns to Dindigul as the DSP. Both sides are powerful now, with Muttai Ravi sitting in the MLAs seat, and Vascodagama wearing the cop's uniform. Bending laws to execute their revenge, the DSP and Muttai Ravi, look for ways to, well kill each other. There is no doubt what a marvelous actor and performer Sethupathi is. But even his immense talent could not make this movie an enjoyable experience. With love troped woven to pass time, a theme that has been done to death, and a few forgettable songs, DSP is exasperating. Director Ponram's movie fails to make an impression on us. Sethupathi had been dynamic as a suave cop in the movie Sethupathi, but his second innings as a daring cop is sadly a dud. DSP is now streaming on Netflix! Watch this only and only if you clicked on it by mistake and then fell asleep.
By SB
