The Vvaan Movie Review: For more than a decade, TVF has built a strong reputation in Indian entertainment. What started with clever spoof videos and sharp takes on Bollywood formulas eventually evolved into character-focused shows that connected with audiences through their relatable storytelling. With The Vvaan, TVF makes its first move into feature films, collaborating with Balaji Telefilms and 11:11 Entertainment.
On paper, the combination of folklore, fantasy and a strong cast looks promising. But the Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia starrer often falls back on familiar storytelling techniques rather than creating something genuinely fresh.
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The Vvaan Movie Review
Sidharth Malhotra plays Rishi, an engineer who does not believe in God or religious traditions. His personal life with his wife Mamta, portrayed by Tamannaah Bhatia, is largely peaceful, although the couple is facing difficulties starting a family.
Their lives take an unexpected turn when a property-related issue takes them to Rishi’s ancestral village. There, they discover a community whose culture and beliefs are closely connected to a sacred forest.
Rishi sees the villagers’ rituals as nothing more than superstition. But as strange events begin unfolding, he discovers that his own family has a deeper connection with the forest than he initially realised. Eventually, he becomes involved in a much larger struggle and finds himself facing the responsibility of protecting the sacred land.
Cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Tamannaah Bhatia, Anup Soni, Sunil Grover, Shweta Tiwari, Maniesh Paul and Sulabha Arya
Director: Deepak Kumar Mishra
A Story That Never Fully Comes Together
The biggest weakness of The Vvaan is its screenplay. The film introduces several potentially interesting ideas, but rarely gives them enough room to develop.
Rishi’s transformation from an atheist to someone who begins accepting the spiritual world is central to the story. Unfortunately, that journey feels rushed. The audience is expected to understand his emotional shift without being given enough meaningful moments to connect with it.
Sidharth Malhotra has some difficult scenes to pull off, particularly when the character starts talking about faith, devotion and supernatural forces. His performance does not always carry the conviction these moments require.
The film also moves too quickly between important developments. Certain revelations arrive before their emotional impact can properly register, while dramatic scenes are occasionally interrupted by comedy. As a result, the narrative feels less like one continuous story and more like a collection of loosely connected sequences.
Pacing and Tonal Problems
The pacing becomes another issue as the film progresses. Songs appear frequently, sometimes feeling like they have been inserted to fill the gaps between major story developments rather than naturally advancing the narrative.
Mamta is introduced as an important figure in Rishi’s life, but Tamannaah Bhatia’s character isn’t consistently integrated into the story. Her importance seems to increase or decrease depending on what a particular scene requires.
There are also several moments that take the viewer out of the film. Product placement is noticeable, while a reference to a child’s skin tone feels unnecessary. Some of the dramatic monologues sound overly manufactured instead of emerging naturally from the characters.
The comedy doesn’t always help either. A few jokes feel forced, including one crude gag that contributes very little to the overall narrative.
Trying to Recreate Familiar Magic
The Vvaan clearly wants to combine folklore, spirituality and spectacle. At times, its scale and approach bring films such as Kantara to mind. One sequence towards the end also carries echoes of the visual grandeur associated with “Dheevara” from Baahubali.
The problem is that The Vvaan never establishes a mythology strong enough to make these comparisons work in its favour.
The visual effects aren’t particularly memorable, and the film’s mythology is sometimes explained in an overly casual way. A significant piece of the story’s history, for example, is reduced to a simple voiceover explanation about a temple being built without much elaboration.
Moments like this weaken the mystery surrounding the world the film is attempting to create. Instead of making the audience curious about the mythology, the screenplay often explains things too quickly.
The climax tries to deliver a dramatic temple-related moment, seemingly designed to leave an impact. But because the film hasn’t developed enough emotional or narrative tension beforehand, the scene doesn’t carry the weight it is aiming for.
Maniesh Paul Brings Some Energy
Maniesh Paul provides some much-needed entertainment as Ved Prakash, Rishi’s friend.
His character isn’t particularly important to the central conflict, but Paul’s comic timing gives the film a burst of energy whenever he appears. Sulabha Arya also adds charm and warmth to several scenes.
Sunil Grover gets a comparatively darker role, which initially appears interesting. However, the character isn’t developed enough for him to make the impact the role seems capable of delivering.
One serious scene involving Grover even ends up unintentionally funny, highlighting the movie’s larger tonal problem. At different points, The Vvaan seems to want to be a supernatural fantasy, a village-based comedy and a larger-than-life spiritual drama. These elements don’t always blend naturally.
Final Verdict
The Vvaan has several promising ingredients: an ancient folklore-inspired setting, a sacred forest, questions about faith and an ordinary man who finds himself caught in an extraordinary situation.
Unfortunately, the execution doesn’t match the potential of the concept. The screenplay feels scattered, the pacing is inconsistent and the film’s mythology never receives the detailed world-building needed to make its fantasy elements convincing.
For a studio known for challenging conventional storytelling and creating relatable characters, The Vvaan feels surprisingly familiar.
Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia are given an interesting premise, but the writing doesn’t provide enough depth for their characters. Maniesh Paul and Sulabha Arya offer some welcome lighter moments, yet they aren’t enough to rescue the overall experience.
In the end, The Vvaan feels like a film with an ambitious idea but an uneven execution. It has flashes of entertainment, but struggles to leave a lasting impression.
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