Mani Ratnam and Gautham Menon Veppam – The Heated Labyrinth
they make films of betrayal, mafia, the underworld, etc. while their predecessors made saccharine films of laughing babies and adults. They had gone no further. Women directors try to break the mould but if dark gritty themes are the only way to show masculinity – one has to rethink. 
Veppam is directed by Anjana Ali Khan featuring Karthik (Vishnu), Nani (Karthik), Nithya Menon (Revathy) and Bindu Madhavi (Viji). Despite the simple story, the whodunit angle forms a confusing labyrinth. Veppam is about three friends – Karthik, Nani and Nithya Menon. Two of them (Karthik and Nani) try to smuggle narcotics for Nani’s pimp father. Karthik wants Bindu Madhavi bailed from the clutches of Nani’s pimp father. He can avail this favor only if the drugs are sold. Nani helps Karthik get Bindu Madhavi.
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