Vedigundu Murugesan, directed by Moorthi, tries to entertain you with a light hearted comedy fare and it succeeds up to some extent in making us laugh.

The movie is set in the village of Kizhrajakularaman in Rajapalayam district. Vedigundu Murugesan (Pasupathi), a water-seller, is street smart guy who speaks cleverly about everything from love, money-lenders and regularly visits court. Murugesan, a serious reader (he reads serious literary magazine Kalachuvadu) takes care of a mentally ill girl Ponni (Deepa), deserted by her family.

Check Out : Gallery | Trailer | PressMeet

Vedigundu Murugesan bumps into Nachiyar (Jyothirmayi), a police constable who breaks into tears at every opportunity. She develops love towards Murugesan after realizing his golden heart.

Kodanchan (Ranish), brother of local (comical) dada Low Sugar Ganesan (Veera), rapes Ponni and gets beaten by Murigesan. He accidentally gets killed and the blame falls on Murugesan. Now Ganesan wants to avenge for his brother’s death. Meanwhile, Ponni is carrying a child as the result of Kodanchan’s act.

The rest of the movie deals with what happens to Ponni and how Murugesan saves her without getting bogged down by Ganesan and his henchmen.

Director Moorthy has done well in presenting the film with humour through out the fare. He hasn’t chosen any different story but given a different treatment, which is appealing. But he could have made it a better film, had he reduced the clichéd scenes involving rape and its aftermath.

Pasupathy’s character lacks credibility. He speaks lot of intelligent stuff about everything under the sun. Then he changes track to humour. Sometimes he looks like a powerful action hero. The next scene you witness him as an ordinary man, who wants to run away from the villain.

Despite these anomalies, Pasupathy has got his body language and dialogue delivery right. He has shown his flair for comedy but his stiff and serious facial expressions do not cooperate to his efforts to make us laugh.

Vadivel as Alert Arumugam (Vadivel) who cleverly cheats the people makes us burst into laughter in many scenes. Jyothirmayi portrays an average lady police constable with ease.

Deepa as the mentally-challenged girl is perfect. Her portrayal of a mentally ill girl evokes genuine sympathy.

Dhina’s music and background are loud and jarring. But he has come out with a couple of melodies sung by K.J. Yesudass and Bombay Jayashree.

The story and the script of Vedigundu Murugesan are not new. But the treatment laced with unmistakable humour works in favor of the movie.

Verdict: Enjoyable!