Vishal
has
take
a
majo
step
i
his
ca ee
by
tu i g
di ecto
with
‘Magudam,’
which
hit
theat es
today
(August
14).
The
film
has
bee
closely
watched
as
he
ot
o ly
di ects
the
p oject
but
also
appea s
i
a
double
ole.
Ea ly
eactio s
f om
fa s
o
X
a e
ow
eme gi g,
a d
they
pai t
a
mixed
pictu e
of
the
film.
Some
sectio s
of
audie ces
have
liked
the
actio
po tio s
a d
GV
P akash
Kuma ‘s
music
but
some
have
slammed
the
sc ee play
a d
executio .
GV
P akash’s
BGM
gets
p aise
Seve al
ea ly
eactio s
suggest
that
‘Magudam’
takes
time
to
build
mome tum
i
the
fi st
half.
O e
fa
w ote,
“Picks
up
o ly
befo e
15
Mi s
towa ds
the
I te val”,
while
also
calli g
GV
P akash’s
BGM
the
film’s
biggest
adva tage.
A othe
viewe
was
mo e
c itical,
sayi g,
“1st
half
Waste
of
time!
Vishal
Double
Actio
Not
wo ks.
GV
P akash
is
the
o ly
saviou .”
The
film
epo tedly
focuses
mai ly
o
o e
of
Vishal’s
cha acte s
i
the
ope i g
po tio s,
with
the
seco d
cha acte
getti g
mo e
atte tio
close
to
the
i te val.
The
i te val
fight
a d
backg ou d
sco e
have
eme ged
as
some
of
the
highlights
i
the
ea ly
eactio s.
Fa s
divided
ove
Vishal’s
pe fo ma ce
a d
di ectio
The
espo se
has
ot
bee
completely
egative,
as
some
fa s
have
e joyed
seei g
“vi tage
Vishal”
back
o
sc ee .
O e
eactio
said,
“vi tage
vishal
is
Back”,
while
a othe
p aised
GV
P akash’s
wo k
a d
the
i te val
seque ce.
Howeve ,
othe
viewe s
have
bee
much
ha she
about
the
ove all
film.
O e
post
called
it
“A
headache
movie”
a d
c iticised
the
sto y,
sc ee play,
dialogue
a d
di ectio .
A othe
eactio
desc ibed
GV
P akash
as
the
“sole
saviou ”
while
calli g
the
climax
disappoi ti g.
With
such
sha ply
diffe e t
opi io s,
the
seco d
half
could
play
a
key
ole
i
decidi g
the
ove all
audie ce
ve dict.
About
‘Magudam’
‘Magudam’
ma ks
Vishal’s
fi st
film
as
a
di ecto ,
while
he
also
plays
two
cha acte s
i
the
movie.
GV
P akash
Kuma
has
composed
the
music,
with
his
backg ou d
sco e
eceivi g
co side able
app eciatio
f om
ea ly
viewe s.
Vishal
had
ea lie
evealed
that
the
film
was
a
d eam
he
had
ca ied
fo
a ou d
35
yea s
a d
that
the
team
wo ked
o
it
fo
about
14
mo ths.
With
th ee
majo
actio
seque ces
epo tedly
desig ed
fo
the
big
sc ee ,
the
film
ow
faces
the
c ucial
test
of
whethe
its
seco d
half
ca
tu
the
mixed
ope i g
eactio s
i to
a
mo e
favou able
fi al
ve dict.