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The tone and style of the Indian anti-terrorist action flick “Beast” varies wildly throughout, sometimes even within the same scene. This takes some getting used to, especially in a “ Die Hard ”-style siege thriller that’s also sometimes a musical-comedy about a handsome bachelor spy who also loves children and excels at dismembering and/or murdering terrorists.

There’s nothing unusual about this Masala-style of Bollywood pop filmmaking, where filmmakers pander to the back row with a schizoid combination of Vaudevillian quips and pop culture references, overdetermined romantic interludes, and nationalistic saber-rattling. This sort of anti-terrorist movie also sits comfortably next to a couple of other COVID-delayed Indian productions, especially from Bollywood (Hindi language) like the blockbuster “Sooryavanshi” and the superhero thriller “Attack—Part 1.”

“Beast,” a Kollywood (Tamil) star vehicle for Vijay, still feels different, if only for how vigorously its creators try to sell their lead as a 21st century renaissance man. Vijay (“Master”) can dance a little, drive a car through various glass surfaces, and also behead a terrorist and then chuck that guy’s disembodied head out of a tall window. To say nothing of the scene where Vijay puts on a set of roller blades and literally skates circles around a group of mask-wearing extremists.

Vijay’s all-things-for-everyone self-image is celebrated throughout, as in the chorus of one anthemic song that hails the chipmunk-cheeked hero as “leaner, meaner, stronger.” A concluding number also describes Vijay as a “multifaced tiger with a multifaceted avatar.” At this point in the movie, Vijay’s flying himself back from Pakistan in a borrowed military jet plane, having just independently massacred a terrorist encampment.

In “Beast,” Vijay plays Veera, a superhumanly resourceful former member of India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) intelligence agency. Veera retired from RAW eleven years before the movie’s present day: in an introductory flashback, Veera unintentionally blows up a little girl with a rocket launcher. Look, there’s no way to make this plot sound less crazed than it is, so let’s have a paragraph break.

Ok, so Veera’s now extra-sensitive about kids, which explains why he only springs back into action after he, now working for a failing security company, hears the cries of distressed children after the ISIS-style ISS terrorists take over Chennai’s East Coast Mall. These terrorists are ruthless, as we can tell by the way that one of them back-hands a lady and traumatizes a crying girl. (among other things) ISS’s terrorists are led by Saif (Ankur Ajit Vikal), who spends most of the movie wearing a Latex mask that weirdly resembles Anton LaVey, and his traitorous accomplice, the Indian government’s unnamed Home Minister (Shaji Chen), as we see in an early scene.

The cartoonishly ruthless nature of Saif’s guys is a given. Or maybe it’s just not emphasized as often as Veera’s equally brutal counter-measures. There’s also nothing apologetic or conflicted about the violence in the movie, which is effectively played for kicks in a handful of action-intensive set pieces. In an early scene, Veera also slices off one masked villain’s arm by the elbow joint. And he stabs two ISS terrorists to death in front of a captive audience of mall hostages. Between murders, Veera plays dead in order to fake out his second victim. “This is all normal,” he tells the hostages after he knifes the second guy in the head. The crowd seems to believe Veera since, in a later scene, a very nervous civilian (prolific Tamil comedian Yogi Babu , of course) is beaten up by ISS’ terrorists, but refuses to snitch on Veera.

Vijay is not as inspiring in “Beast” as he was as recently as last year’s “Master,” though neither movie is disappointing. “Beast” only feels relatively minor because it’s overstuffed with tangential showcases for comic side characters, like peevish negotiator Althaf (Hollywood director Selvaraghavan) or bumbling security company boss Dominic (VTV Ganesh). Some of these characters are barely in the movie, like Veera’s love interest Preethi ( Pooja Hegde ) and her persistent fiancé Ram (Sathish Krishnan).

In time, the movie’s routine narrative digressions also seem normal enough since, according to Yogi Babu’s sub-pot, it takes a village to support Chennai’s own John McClane. Luckily, Vijay makes up for lost time during the movie’s energetic action scenes, most of which are as polished and well-designed as they need to be. Vijay’s dancing hasn’t improved much, but he looks more comfortable making photo booth-worthy faces (mostly pouts and snarls) while firing a big gun in slow-motion.

The key to enjoying “Beast” is accepting its inelegant, inconsistent, and often insane terms and conditions. There’s so much of everything—and in such haphazard portions!—that the main thing holding this thing together often seems to be the movie’s centralized location and Vijay’s abundant and well-advertised swagger. He’s almost as good as he needs to be here, and it’s hard to stay mad at a movie where bloody violence and/or corny jokes frequently break out in a mall that advertises for Basics, Pantaloons, and the Fruit Shop on Greams Road. Watching the movie’s ensemble cast members valiantly struggle to make this ungainly action-comedy seem even sort of normal is usually more engaging than the movie’s big action scenes, too. By the time Vijay breaks out his in-line skates, everything that doesn’t quite work about “Beast” only enhances the movie’s genuinely endearing too-much-ness.

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Beast Movie Review (2022)

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The first fifteen-odd minutes of Nelson's Beast show promise. The tone of Vijay's introduction scene is pleasantly low-key. (He plays a RAW field operative named Veeraraghavan.) There is a pretty decent action stretch. And we get a death that is as unexpected as the death of the little boys in Master . There, those boys died due to the hero's alcoholism. Here, the death is due to a betrayal, and it changes the Vijay character. He resigns from RAW and begins to see a therapist. A therapist ! At this point, I was genuinely surprised. Are we going to get a Vijay movie where the hero is really vulnerable, where his psyche is scarred like in Daniel Craig's Bond movies?

Five minutes later, I was slapping my forehead. for expecting all this. The therapist is making tasteless jokes. At a wedding, Pooja Hegde randomly makes a sort-of pass at Vijay and we launch into Anirudh's Arabic kuthu . And the mood established in the opening stretch is completely gone. I knew that Beast would not be a total drama. And I know that mainstream Indian cinema – especially one with our biggest star-hero – cannot do 100% justice to a genre. Here, the overall genre is action-adventure and the sub-genre is the hostage drama. So I did not go in expecting high-intensity thrills that keep you biting your nails, because they're going to keep diluting the genre with comedy and slo-mo hero worship and all that.

What I did not expect was that the rest of the movie – that is, after the opening stretch – would be so flat and so generic. I did not expect that so much of the cast – people like Yogi Babu or Redin or Pooja Hegde or poor Shine Tom Chacko – would be so underutilised. I did not expect the total lack of interest in exploring Vijay's trauma from his RAW days, something that could have given the film a real dramatic kick between the action moments. And I did not expect the other action scenes to be so underwhelming. There's a super-cool, kick-ass moment in the opening stretch that has Vijay walking on a wall while killing someone. We never get that kind of super-cool, kick-ass moment again.

But more than anything, I did not expect a Nelson film to have so little flavour. Agreed, he has made only two movies ( Kolamavu Kokila, Doctor ) – but they have such a distinct voice, such a distinct vision, and such wonderfully dark humour. And here, we actually get a line about Yogi Babu not wearing any underwear. A bulk of this so-called humour goes to VTV Ganesh and his character begins to grate on your nerves. The biggest laugh I got was in a scene where Vijay is talking to a terrorist in Hindi. Then he says: Chumma ellathayum Hindi-la translate pannitirukka mudiyadhu. Tamizh kathukko. I laughed at how sometimes, strangely, movies mirror real life. Because Beast started shooting long before the current controversy.

Also, why drag these genre films to 2 hours and 40 minutes? Why keep repeating tired old characters like the corrupt minister and the sick child and Muslim terrorists? But yes, it's a nice touch that Selvaraghavan's character is named Altaf Hussain. He is one of the good guys and he gives the film's only good performance as a government man resigned to taking orders from less-smart men. After a while, the flab in the film really begins to show, and we see Anirudh desperately trying to make things seem more exciting with his score. 

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Beast Review - Beastly performance by Vijay

Published date : 13/apr/2022.

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One man and one knife - all it takes to solve a hostage situation. This story-line with any other hero would have backfired. Director Nelson weaves a story around an incredulous plot trusting one man, Vijay, who pulls it altogether, delivering a beast of a performance.

In Nelson's movies, comedy is typically mounted staged on a dark plot with good action sequences. In Beast , comedy for most part is predictable and falls flat a few times. What truly stands out is Vijay's style in which the fight sequence is choreographed. Vijay delivers monotoned funny one-liners as all heroes do in Nelson's movies. Credits to the director for presenting a supremely fit and suave Vijay. The entire theater goes ballistic in the recall dialogue from Pokiri , both during the interval and final scene.

VTV Ganesh is the new addition to the director's usual cast members. All the supporting actors probably didn't need any debrief as they showed up and acted exactly the same as in prior movies. Pooja Hegde's pairing with Vijay works and she does her part well in songs and opening scenes. For his first movie as an actor, Selvaraghavan does a decent enough job spouting dialogues to build up Vijay's enigma and justifying the title.

Next to Vijay, Anirudh is the man in form in Beast . The climax sequence could have been made fun for how a single man takes a fighter jet to Pakistan, and brings a terrorist back single-handedly. One could hear people saying Vijay should probably put an end to Russia-Ukraine war. That is how incredulous the rushed climax was. However, Anirudh totally saves the day with fantastic background score.

Manoj Paramahamsa's camera work is brilliant - both desaturated in the Georgia/Pakistan scenes and also contrastingly colourful in song sequences. Another technician who shines is the art director DRK Kiran, who has mounted a massive mall set with painstaking details to seamlessly match the scenes shot in real mall. The pleasing color palette of Arabic Kuthu and four seasons set in Jolly O Gymkhana are exceptional. Editing by Nirmal is crisp and ramped up and down focused on highlighting Vijay.

Beast has all the ingredients to attract the family audience in droves to the theatres. After a few minutes in to the movie, the audience will get desensitized to blood. Vijay is in exceptional form as he delivers a beastly performance. It is worth watching to admire Vijay's suave and fluent all round performance.

Rating: 3/5

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Beast movie review: Vijay shines in this mall invasion thriller that’s bogged down by flippant writing

Beast movie review: this vijay and pooja hegde film is a die hard-inspired thriller but suffers due to weak writing.

The most exciting factor about Beast when it was originally announced was the coming together of filmmaker Nelson and Vijay for the first time. After leaving a strong mark with his uniquely entertaining films such as Kolamavu Kokila and Doctor, Nelson takes a quantum leap to attempt something highly ambitious with Vijay, who is inarguably one of the biggest stars in the country. Beast, a Die Hard inspired invasion thriller, is Nelson’s attempt at going big in terms of vision and scale which is only let down by lethargic writing. Also read: Vijay opens up on entering politics: ‘If my fans want me to transform into Thalaivan, I can’t stop that change’

The film opens somewhere near Kashmir where Veeraraghavan (Vijay), a R&AW officer has been prepping for a mission for three months. At the last minute, the Indian government decides to call off the mission, but Veera decides to go ahead as per the original plan, against the orders of his own bosses. He manages to successfully execute the mission, but the outcome leaves him psychologically scarred, forcing him to quit service and return home for good. A few months later, he finds himself in the midst of a hostage situation.  He is trapped in a mall with his girlfriend as terrorists demand their leader (who was originally captured by Veera) to be released.

Nelson rose to fame with his terrific use of dark comedy in his first two films. His treatment of humour worked wonders in his movies and it even went on to define his style as a filmmaker. Unfortunately, his brand of comedy is barely present in Beast, which works more as a star vehicle aimed only to elevate Vijay’s star image. This attempt is justified with the film’s well-choreographed action sequences and exquisite visuals, but the absence of Nelson’s brand of comedy is a major dampener. Beast is still worth your time but it isn’t as wholesomely entertaining as Nelson’s earlier films. It is somewhat held together by Vijay, whose one-man show is thoroughly entertaining but isn’t enough to salvage an underwhelming film.

In bits and pieces, Beast lives up to all the pre-release hype. The action sequences, which were highly talked about much before release, stand out and Vijay kills it with his charisma in these scenes. This is Vijay’s most stylish film but it’s also one where the style supersedes substance so much that you can’t enjoy it after a point. If only the stylish treatment was strongly complemented by good writing, especially a stronger antagonist, the film wouldn’t have disappointed at places. As much as Nelson tries to stick to his storytelling template by introducing characters who aid the hero in the rescue mission just like in his last film Doctor; these aren’t as funny and memorable as they were in that film.

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Beast movie review and release LIVE UPDATES: Vijay-starrer set to face tough competition from KGF 2

Thalapathy vijay, pooja hegde starrer beast movie review, movie launch today live updates: written and directed by nelson dilipkumar, beast stars vijay, pooja hegde, selvaraghavan, yogi babu, redin kingsley, shine tom chacko and vtv ganesh among others..

Beast Movie Launch Live News: Vijay starrer Beast is out in theatres. Written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, Beast also stars Pooja Hegde in the lead role. The film’s trailer revealed that the action thriller is set inside a mall where terrorists have taken the customers as hostage. Unbeknownst to them, Vijay’s character Veera Raghavan is inside the mall and takes it upon himself to fight the terrorists. He is introduced as the “best and the most notorious spy” who is “meaner, leaner and stronger.”

In Vijay’s first televised interview in a decade with Sun TV, the actor was asked why he doesn’t give interviews. The Sarkar actor revealed that during his last interview, he was misinterpreted a bit, which discouraged him from giving further interviews.

“I think about 10 years ago, I had given an interview. And I felt my words were misinterpreted in that interview. I was not happy. Even my family members asked why I had spoken so arrogantly. I then had to call up the person concerned and explained to him that I didn’t mean it like that. And I can’t keep doing it to everyone all the time right. So, I keep away from interviews,” he said.

A few days ago, Vijay warned his fans to maintain decorum as Beast gets released in theatres. Bussy Anand, the General Secretary of Thalapathy Vijay Makkal Iyakkam (TVMI), said the members of the Iyakkam should not ridicule people holding positions in government, political leaders and others through posters, memes or social media. “We had already issued this advisory based on the instruction of our Thalapathy Vijay. We had initiated action against those who had violated this by removing them from the Iyakkam,” Anand said in a statement.

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Actor Sivakarthikeyan tweeted, "Enjoyed watching #Beast and @actorvijay sir Vazthukkal @Nelsondilpkumar na @anirudhofficial sir @hegdepooja @manojdft sir and the entire team."

Nelson Dilipkumar could have used this plot set-up to turn in a nail-biting thriller. Instead, he gives us an unapologetic crowd-pleaser. Read Indianexpress.com's Manoj Kumar's two-and-a-half-star review here .

???????? #Beast pic.twitter.com/fu1GTU68Z7 — Pradeep. (@Pradeep_JN01) April 13, 2022

Vijay is one of the three superstars in Tamil cinema, besides Rajinikanth and Ajith Kumar, who rarely promotes his films. These stars have developed such a strong fan base across the world that people show up at the theatres without much persuasion. 

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Finally #Arabikuthu ?????? Thalapathy and Pooja Crazeful Moves..Theri..??? #Beast #BeastMovie pic.twitter.com/K1FUACQSD1 — Priya ? (@priya_liyaa) April 13, 2022

Fans went gaga seeig Vijay and Pooja Hegde onscreen

Film exhibitor Akshaye Rathi told indianexpress.com that Beast is likely to attract cinegoers across India. He said, “Up in the North, it can start a new trend and push the envelope in terms of earning the loyalty of a whole new audience. Also, good PR has been done with Varun Dhawan releasing the Hindi trailer, and Shah Rukh Khan praising and congratulating the film’s director Nelson Dilipkumar and actor Vijay. The trailer and the soundtrack have been outstanding. It’s only a matter of time until the movie is viewed widely.”

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As per film trade experts, Beast is likely to collect over Rs 40 crore in Tamil Nadu on opening day.

Film producer and distributor G. Dhananjayan said, “We all agree that Beast is going to make a record-breaking collection in Tamil cinema. It’s because of Vijay’s star image. Recently, a few producers and I estimated the film’s opening day collection. This film will collect a minimum of Rs 40 crore in just Tamil Nadu on day one. This collection is going to beat the previous records of Vijay. His movie Sarkar so far held the record for highest opening day collection and it was released during Deepavali holiday. But, this is not a holiday release."

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A Twitter user named @saii_music wrote, "#Beast - a Nelson brand action film. What does that mean? Lighter-hearted, less thrilling, but maintains high entertainment value through situational comedy and high voltage action sequences. You’ll either love it or hate it, there’s no in-between."

Telugu audience #beast review ? Happy to see other state people also accept our movie and enjoys it in theaters ?? Brand @actorvijay ? pic.twitter.com/7t845CVCI9 — Ungal Nanban? (@beastuumode) April 13, 2022

A Twitter user named @Qass95 wrote, "#ThalapathyVijay new film #Beast is Outdated, boring and a Terrible film, #Vijay tried his level best but poor script, horrible execution, slow narration. What have you done man?"

Prashanth Rangaswamy called Beast 'Bundle of Blunders'. A Twitter user named @Reez_wincityx reiterated Prashanth's review. He tweeted, "Most genuine reviewer. We are expecting good commercial movies from Tamil industry not like #valimai, #beast, #Annaatthe. Other industries is making larger than life movies with great plot like RRR, KGF but Tamil cinema is still stuck with old outdated stories."

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Most genuine reviewer . We are expecting good commercial movies from Tamil industry not like #valimai , #beast , #Annaatthe . Other industries is making larger than life movies with great plot like RRR , KGF but Tamil cinema is still stuck with old outdated stories. https://t.co/jSu5UvtrJZ — REEZ JAMES KFEE (@Reez_wincityx) April 13, 2022

Twitter user @Raana_official predictted Beast's collection in Tamil Nadu. He ttweeted, "#Beast TN gross Expected around 16 crores."

Twitter user @ashwindevv wrote, "#Beast - watchable if watched with zero expectations... there were too many bad sequences ... anirudh bgm saved many scenes... watch it only for vijay."

Twitter user @ClasslessCULE gave a mixed review. The tweet read, "#Beast Fairly Engaging! Mass BGM From Anirudh! Nelson's Weak Narration. Enjoyed In Parts! Avoid Logics! Watchable, 7/10"

Wishing @actorvijay anna @Nelsondilpkumar brother and the entire of #beast a block buster hit ?????? @anirudhofficial @hegdepooja @selvaraghavan @manojdft @Nirmalcuts @KiranDrk @anbariv @Jagadishbliss #BeastModeON #BeastMovie #Beast pic.twitter.com/5qSEVJgZBF — Arya (@arya_offl) April 12, 2022

Actor Arya sent his wishes to Vijay and the team of Beast.

Indianexpress.com's Manoj Kumar writes, "Just minutes before the much-awaited hero’s entry, the movie will start firing on all cylinders, providing the right cues for fans to get ready to welcome their favourite star with deafening rounds of applause, whistles and screams."

Read full review here

A Twitter user named @CricCrazyJohns posted, "Screen presence of Vijay is the highlight of #Beast - second half could have been even better but overall an entertainer for everyone."

#Beast crew share their FDFS experience ? @actorvijay @Nelsondilpkumar @anirudhofficial @hegdepooja @selvaraghavan @manojdft @Nirmalcuts @KiranDrk @anbariv #BeastModeON #BeastFDFS #BeastDay pic.twitter.com/TDDuYvhcGt — Sun Pictures (@sunpictures) April 13, 2022

A fan named @DVJJain shared on Twitter, "#Beast The Dance In #HalamathiHabibo is just to another level???? Thalapathy has danced like never before @hegdepooja is also too good? Same with #JollyOGymkhana song that is also cool n breezy with outstanding dance steps???@AlwaysJani???."

Thirai thee pidikka.. Vera maari celebrations everywhere ? #BeastFDFS ? @actorvijay @Nelsondilpkumar @anirudhofficial @hegdepooja @selvaraghavan @manojdft @Nirmalcuts @KiranDrk @anbariv #BeastModeON #BeastMovie #Beast #BeastDay pic.twitter.com/IQNDKVjEVG — Sun Pictures (@sunpictures) April 13, 2022

Archana Kalpathi tweeted, "Thalapthy on #BeastMode in #Beast Loved every moment ?? Definitely on repeat mode this weekend ?."

The #Beast is out for hunting! #VeeraRaghavan is all set to rule the box office! ? @actorvijay @Nelsondilpkumar @anirudhofficial @hegdepooja @selvaraghavan @manojdft @Nirmalcuts @KiranDrk @anbariv #BeastModeON #BeastMovie pic.twitter.com/exJWbPiVB7 — Sun Pictures (@sunpictures) April 13, 2022

Sun Pictures shared a promo video of the film, and wrote, "The #Beast is out for hunting!  #VeeraRaghavan is all set to rule the box office! ?."

#beast day..!! Wishing the entire team all the very best @actorvijay sir @Nelsondilpkumar sure it’s gonna rock.. #thalapathy is an emotion..so requesting all the reviewers to plz allow us fans to be excited n don’t give opinions so soon good or bad ? just enjoy the #beast mania pic.twitter.com/GYw6KSHqQJ — ????????? ??????????? (@varusarath5) April 13, 2022

Actor Varalaxmi Sarathkumar shared on her Twitter account, '#beast day..!! Wishing the entire team all the very best @actorvijay sir @Nelsondilpkumar sure it’s gonna rock.. #thalapathy is an emotion..so requesting all the reviewers to plz allow us fans to be excited n don’t give opinions so soon good or bad ?just enjoy the #beast mania.'

"Dir @Nelsondilpkumar never fails to amaze the audience and this time he did the same by showing Thalapathy @actorvijay in #Beast mode ?? @dancersatz. Anna your combo with #VTVGanesh  sir was semme fun ? @hegdepooja screen presence was superb ?@anirudhofficial sir's BGM ??," wrote a Twitter user named @Rakesh_Raj29.

A Twitter user @ItzDhara_ posted, "Don't expect him to give a hit/BB always, don't expect him to work with same director repeatedly ?? ups and down are usual what we can do is appreciate his works and efforts he puts even if it's a small one .! respect his decision after all as his fan @actorvijay ♥? #Beast."

Twitter user @ItsVillainVj posted, "Everyone sharing their opinion about "Fan boy sambavam". Literally speaking #Beast is the real fan boy Sambavam, in My Point of View. Do you know why? #Beast is not like Vijay sir's usual film. It has a unique style like #Master. His characterisation in the film is brand new."

A post on andhraboxoffice.com's Twitter page read, "#Beast Fantastic Opening in Tamil and Decent in Telugu. But the WoM Reports (including from TN) are pretty Below-par!"

BEAST has arrived at Carnival Cinemas and we can't keep calm! #beastmovie #beast #vijaythebeast #beastmodeon #beastatcarnival #Carnival #carnivalcinemas #comecelebrate pic.twitter.com/48qJgVQouV — Carnival Cinemas India (@CarnivalCin) April 13, 2022

Malavika Mohanan wrote on Twitter, "All the best to my favourite people! ♥? kill ittt! ??? Today is beast day! ?? #thalapathyvijay @Jagadishbliss @anirudhofficial."

#Beast : Have heard all top actors praising @selvaraghavan as a good actor even while he was directing films! So it was no big surprise to see that he has done a brilliant job in #BeastMovie Simply outstanding with his subtlety and body language ??? pic.twitter.com/wwiBJSey7q — sridevi sreedhar (@sridevisreedhar) April 13, 2022

Sridevi Sreedhar tweeted, "#Beast: Have heard all top actors praising @selvaraghavan as a good actor even while he was directing films! So it was no big surprise to see that he has done a brilliant job in #BeastMovie Simply outstanding with his subtlety and body language ???."

#Beast Celebration started in Tamil Nadu ? Fans assembled at theatres during midnight itself to witness #ThalapathyVijay 's #BeastMovie First show starts at 4am ? #BeastFDFS @actorvijay pic.twitter.com/piK9bS6Cn7 — BA Raju's Team (@baraju_SuperHit) April 12, 2022

Actor Sibi Sathyaraj posted on Twitter, "Wishing dearest @actorvijay anna and the entire team of #Beast all the best for a mammoth success????? @Nelsondilpkumar."

"Thalapathy kills it with his screen presence. Anirudh keeps proving himself in every movie. I love how us thalapathy fans are honest about what we like and what we dislike unlike some other fan bases, we’ll be back stronger ? #Beast #BeastReview," tweeted user @Moneyy_12.

Twitter user @NanduChowdary21 posted, "Interesting first half followed by bored and dragged second half. After a long gap rod story selection form Vijay. Only he can decide the result of the movie. Vijay mannerism and music are plus. Dark humour works throughout the film. Action sequences were good too. 2.75*/5 #Beast."

Filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj tweeted, "All the best @actorvijay sir, @Nelsondilpkumar, @anirudhofficial, @sunpictures for grand box office success of #Beast ???."

A Twitter user @Sridev_l posted, "Just watched #Beast from Mall of Lisbon Portugal with @port_ia. Didn't live upto expectations. Nelson did try to work things out with his humour, but second half totally did the movie in. To say I'm disappointed would be an understatement. #BeastMovie ??/5."

Thalaivar's nadanam ?? #BeastFDFS #BeastMovie #HalaMathiHabibo #BeastModeON pic.twitter.com/I5Qm3Ul4VO — D Λ S S (@stdass_) April 13, 2022

Producer SR Prabhu tweeted, "Best wishes to #Beast team!! Let the box office break all the records. Looking forward to catch up soon!!!"

Let us also not make the mistake of comparing Yash’s KGF: Chapter 2 box office performance with the Hindi version of Beast. Beast and KGF 2 belong to two different categories and comparing them is not only unfair to either one of them but also disregards basic ground facts. READ MORE.

Beast FDFS ?? #Beast #Beastmovie #ThalapathyVijay #BeastFDFS pic.twitter.com/hPBXonz2Bw — D Λ S S (@stdass_) April 13, 2022

Sai Dharam Tej shared via Twitter, "Loving your work from your first film @Nelsondilpkumar and am sure #Beast would be on the same lines. Awaiting a beasty performance @actorvijay sir ?. The Album @anirudhofficial ???. All the best to the whole team."

Manobala Vijayabalan tweeted, "#Beast: ??WASTE. Actor #Vijay tried his best to save the film with his fine performance but he has also failed in that attempt. Neither the script nor the execution clicked. Nelson goofed up everything. Anirudh music is the only positive. A BIG disappointment."

Pooja Hegde and Aparna Das shared photos as they enjoyed the first day, first show of Beast. 

Sreedhar Pillai tweeted, "#Beast An out & out #ThalapathyVijay action thriller laced with comedy. As one-man army #Vijay is fab and holds this uneven mass film together & is terrific in action. @selvaraghavan is the other bright spot, music of @anirudhofficial & picturisation of #JollyOGymkhana splendid."

Film trade experts are confident that Beast and KGF 2 will set new box office records. READ WHAT TRADE EXPERTS HAVE TO SAY.

Sridevi Sreedhar shared on Twitter, "#Beast This mall Invasion Thriller is an all out action entertainer, as the trailer promised. #HalamithiHabibo song is ?? @hegdepooja looks ?  @anirudhofficial rocks with songs n BGM. #ThalapathyVijay is effortless be it action, dance or comedy."

Vijay and Pooja Hegde-starrer Beast's writer and director Nelson Dilipkumar tweeted, "#beast is all urs from today ?? #Thalapathy."

Get ready to relish this feast of Entertianment! #Beast an Ubercool stylish #ThalapathyVijay? sir burning the screen in a super cool director’s film @Nelsondilpkumar Wit amazin music frm @anirudhofficial great visuals frm @manojdft @KiranDrk Kudos @hegdepooja ? @dancersatz https://t.co/YnWelQXdeQ — Vignesh Shivan (@VigneshShivN) April 12, 2022

Ahead of Beast's release, Vijay gave a rare television interview on Sunday, where he talked about his father, religious beliefs. The star had steered away from media interactions for over a decade.

Read full interview here

Vijay, whose films had run into controversy in the past due to his alleged political statements and actions, has been cautious this time and has advised his fans not to indulge in any activity that will bring a bad reputation to his Iyakkam. Read full story

Best wishes to entire #Beast team for a grand success ?? @actorvijay sir @Nelsondilpkumar @anirudhofficial @hegdepooja @selvaraghavan sir @manojdft @sunpictures @anbariv ???? — Sivakarthikeyan (@Siva_Kartikeyan) April 12, 2022

BEAST DJ MUSIC RAGAM THEATRE FULL ON FULL POWER ???? WAITING... 4 AM ?FDFS #BeastFDFS #BeastModeON #Beast pic.twitter.com/DEJ1XQWX6l — Ji Sh Nu Chandran (@Thalapathyvfcj) April 12, 2022

We've reached a landmark milestone! #ThalapathyVijay hits the magical $500k (?3.8cr) mark with #Beast USA ?? #BeastModeON & all set for premieres! ? Book your tickets ? https://t.co/KYkytsIx6l USA release by @Hamsinient & #AhimsaEntertainment ?? #BeastMovie #BeastFDFS pic.twitter.com/Nemc0cHVIr — Ahimsa Entertainment (@ahimsafilms) April 12, 2022

#Beast #BeastFromTomorrow Get ready for the action feast of Thalapathy @actorvijay ??? @Nelsondilpkumar #BeastModeON https://t.co/qHOqBTThC5 — Anirudh Ravichander (@anirudhofficial) April 12, 2022

#BeastFDFS Festival Tomorrow ? #BeastCarnivalBegins @actorvijay #BeastMovie #VeeraRaghavan pic.twitter.com/Mgr3AhElPP — Meena Vijay ♠? (@MeenaVijay22) April 12, 2022

Q: #Askpoojahegde can you reveal your birthday celebration moments in #Beast set ..& how was the experience to act with @actorvijay #Beast - @pradeepvjvk A: pic.twitter.com/VrvUYK3tFb — Pooja Hegde (@hegdepooja) April 11, 2022

#Beast Celebration Begins with blast already ??? @AlankarCinemas #BeastModeON @actorvijay pic.twitter.com/3nOEAsfC7a — Thalapathy Rasigan (@fan_of_vj) April 12, 2022

MONSTROUS START AT BO for #Beast ... the early screenings feedback is FANTASTIC too !!! Setting the BO on fire ????????????? #BeastMovie #BeastModeON @sunpictures @actorvijay @Nelsondilpkumar @anirudhofficial @hegdepooja @selvaraghavan @manojdft @KiranDrk @anbariv pic.twitter.com/HDuETrkSvK — Girish Johar (@girishjohar) April 12, 2022

#Beast celebration in @thangam_cinemas ?? #BeastFromTomorrow ? pic.twitter.com/Q3VEZjN2o7 — Musthafa (@MusthafaSS) April 12, 2022

There is a growing clamour about how the makers of  Beast  didn’t promote the Vijay-starrer in the Hindi belt. However, what many fail to comprehend is that it’s totally okay if not all stars want to jump in on the pan-India wagon. Vijay is clearly in this category. Read full story

Beast marks Vijay’s 65th film. The film went on floors last year. However, the shoot was halted after the second wave of Covid-19. Later, in April 2021, Vijay and Nelson left for Georgia, where the shooting resumed. Kalanithi Maran has bankrolled the film through his production company Sun Pictures.

Beast releases a day before KGF 2. Starring Yash, the sequel to the 2018 film is said to be the big release of the week as it is releasing across the country in multiple languages.

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Beast Tamil Movie

Beast is a 2022 Indian movie directed by Nelson starring Vijay, Pooja Hegde, Yogi Babu and Redin Kingsley. Music for the Movie is composed by Anirudh Ravichander.

Director: Nelson Production Company: Sun Pictures Music Director: Anirudh Ravichander Cinematographer: Manoj Paramahamsa Editor: R Nirmal Art Designer: DRK Kiran Original Story Writer: Nelson Action Choregrapher: Anbariv Song Choregrapher: Jani Master

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