‘Veera Dheera Sooran: Part 2’ movie review: Vikram’s explosive, heady and largely gripping gangster drama

A meat dealer’s wife steals fried chicken for her hungry daughter from a family gathering of their business rival, a big-shot gangster, after which both the woman and her child disappear. Chiyaan Vikram-starrer Veera Dheera Sooran: Part 2 is a dramatic dance-off between all these characters, tensed and annoyed. ‘Veera Dheera Sooran: Part 2’ Director: SU Arunkumar Cast: Vikram, S. J. Suryah, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Dushara Vijayan and Prudhvi Raj Runtime: 162 minutes Storyline: A provision store owner and a family man from Madurai gets involved in a dangerous crime network, and his mysterious mission forms the rest of the story The conflict at the core of this story is nothing new; it’s almost done-to-dust in Hollywood — a yesteryear brute, now retired into the quiet family life, is forced to take one last job when his ex-boss comes knocking on his doors, an endeavour that pulls him back to the world he so desperately wished to stay away from. Veera Dheera Sooran more or less falls under this broad storyline — Kaali and his peaceful life as a grocery store owner is interrupted when Ravi a.k.a Periyavar begs him to help finish off a ruthless Superintendent of Police, Arunagiri, to save his and his son Kannan’s lives. Veera Dheera Sooran is what fans of Vikram have longed for, but it isn’t just for them.