Acto
Vishal
has
completed
22
yea s
i
ci ema,
a d
the
milesto e
has
a ived
at
a
impo ta t
poi t
i
his
ca ee .
As
he
looks
back
at
mo e
tha
two
decades
o
sc ee ,
the
acto
is
also
steppi g
i to
a
ew
ole
with
Magudam,
which
ma ks
his
di ecto ial
debut.
The
film’s
elease
has
give
the
occasio
added
sig ifica ce,
b i gi g
togethe
Vishal’s
lo g
jou ey
as
a
acto
a d
his
fi st
attempt
at
filmmaki g.
‘Magudam’
elease
adds
a
ew
chapte
to
Vishal’s
ci ema
jou ey
Taki g
to
social
media,
Vishal
sha ed
a
sho t
but
mea i gful
ote
about
completi g
22
yea s
i
the
i dust y.
“22
YEARS
IN
CINEMA.
The
jou ey
co ti ues
—
with
the
same
discipli e,
dedicatio
a d
passio
fo
the
c aft,”
he
w ote.
The
stateme t
eflects
the
mi dset
with
which
he
has
app oached
his
ca ee
si ce
his
debut.
F om
comme cial
e te tai e s
a d
actio
films
to
cha acte -d ive
oles,
Vishal
has
emai ed
a
familia
face
i
Tamil
ci ema.
Now,
Magudam
has
allowed
him
to
take
o
espo sibility
beyo d
acti g.
Vishal’s
‘Magudam’
gets
mixed
espo se
f om
fa s
Magudam
has
bee
eceivi g
va ied
eactio s
f om
audie ces
followi g
its
theat ical
elease.
While
some
fa s
liked
Vishal’s
sc ee
p ese ce
a d
the
film’s
actio
po tio s,
othe s
we e
disappoi ted
with
the
sc ee play
a d
executio .
GV
P akash
Kuma ‘s
backg ou d
sco e
has
eme ged
as
o e
of
the
most
app eciated
eleme ts,
with
ma y
social
media
use s
citi g
his
music
as
a
big
plus
of
the
film.
Vishal’s
double
ole
has
also
become
a
talki g
poi t,
with
fa s
discussi g
the
co t ast
betwee
the
two
cha acte s.
Despite
the
mixed
espo se,
the
film
emai s
a
sig ifica t
milesto e
because
of
Vishal’s
decisio
to
take
cha ge
behi d
the
came a.
‘Magudam’
ma ks
Vishal’s
t a sitio
f om
sta
acto
to
di ecto
Magudam
featu es
Vishal
i
dual
oles
a d
combi es
actio ,
d ama
a d
comme cial
eleme ts.
The
film
is
pa ticula ly
impo ta t
to
him
as
it
fulfils
a
lo g-held
ambitio
to
di ect.
His
22-yea
milesto e
the efo e
a ives
with
a
diffe e t
mea i g
this
time.
Afte
spe di g
two
decades
buildi g
himself
as
a
acto ,
Vishal
has
ow
begu
explo i g
a othe
side
of
ci ema.
Whateve
the
espo se
to
Magudam,
the
acto -di ecto ‘s
latest
step
shows
that
his
jou ey
is
still
evolvi g,
d ive
by
the
same
discipli e,
dedicatio
a d
passio
he
says
have
ca ied
him
th ough
22
yea s
i
the
i dust y.