The Vvaan Movie Review
Imagine this: there’s a dense jungle. Inside this jungle sits a temple dedicated to a Goddess that the local villagers worship. It sounds like a very simple, classic folklore setup, right?
But this is Bollywood. More specifically, this is an Ekta Kapoor and TVF collaboration. So, how do they look at this simple premise? They turn it into a bloated, logic-defying daily soap that somehow made its way to the big screen.
Here is our unfiltered FilmeeKeeda review of The Vvaan.
The Premise: A Jungle, A Goddess, and a Road
The core rule of the village is simple: entering the jungle at night is strictly forbidden. If you go, things will end very badly for you. Enter the classic greedy antagonist—a guy who wants to destroy the jungle and build a road right through the middle of it just to make a quick buck.
Meanwhile, our hero (Sidharth Malhotra) is an architect dealing with financial issues. Out of nowhere, he sees an opportunity to sell his ancestral land in this very village, drops his plans, and heads there with his wife.
What the Film is Really About
On paper, The Vvaan is billed as a collaboration between TVF and Ekta Kapoor. In reality? It’s just a story of sheer conveniences. The entire movie feels like Ekta Kapoor heard a half-baked, word-of-mouth story about villagers worshipping a Devi in a jungle, got overly excited, and decided to inject her trademark daily soap writing into it.
Direction and Screenplay
The writing is, for lack of a better word, ghatia. The screenplay forgets its own plot points faster than the characters do.
For instance, Sidharth’s character is supposed to be broke. He doesn’t have money for his wife’s IVF treatment, and they desperately need to buy a new house. But does he look stressed? Not at all. He’s completely carefree, casually planning a Goa trip with his friends. And the moment it’s time for a romantic song with his wife, the makers completely forget that this guy is supposedly broke.
Even when they reach the village during Chhath Puja, the tone is all over the place. The villagers supposedly want “progress” on paper, but in reality, they just seem perfectly happy watching the lead couple perform an item number.
Performances
Let’s talk about the casting, which feels like a random assembly of actors who just happened to be free.
Sidharth Malhotra: Ever since Shershaah, he has been delivering back-to-back flops, and it genuinely feels like he has forgotten how to act. He plays the “chosen one” for some unexplained reason, but brings zero emotional weight to his financial struggles or the village’s peril.
Tamannaah Bhatia: She plays Sidharth’s wife who is overly excited about Chhath Puja. Honestly, looking at her role here, her only achievements seem to be doing item numbers and dating (and breaking up with) Vijay Varma. She gets another random item song in the village because, why not?
Sunil Grover: He plays the villain, presumably because he wasn’t busy shooting for The Great Indian Kapil Show.
The Supporting Cast: Anup Soni is here because he got replaced in Crime Patrol. Shweta Tiwari is here just because. And Maniesh Paul is the sidekick because nobody throws punches better than him in a supporting role.
What Works
The Regional Connect: The only silver lining is that the film heavily features Chhath Puja. Because of this cultural element, it might find some traction and do decent business in the Bihar circuit.
What Doesn’t Work
The Logic: The climax reveals that Sidharth has to kill Sunil Grover for being a “bad boy” so everything can go back to normal. And the big mysterious reason you can’t go into the jungle at night? Because the Devi Maa apparently cannot control the ghosts after dark. Yes, really.
The Authenticity: I strongly disagree with the film’s portrayal of Chhath Puja. Every single woman in the background is wearing heavy, flawless makeup while performing the holy rituals, which is completely disconnected from reality.
The Zero Acting: Nobody in the cast seems interested in delivering a memorable performance.
Technical Aspects: Third-Class VFX
Whether you are sitting through the first half or enduring the second half, the VFX constantly reminds you of what you are actually watching. Between the black smoke clouds representing ghosts and the heavily color-graded red Devi Maa, the third-class visual effects absolutely confirm that you are just watching a big-budget Ekta Kapoor TV serial on a cinema screen.
Spoiler-Free Verdict
The Vvaan is a massive misfire. It takes a decent, spooky folklore premise and ruins it with soap-opera direction, misplaced item songs, and a cast that is just going through the motions. Unless you have a high tolerance for bad CGI and plot holes, you can easily skip this trip to the jungle.
My Rating: ⭐⭐ (2 Stars)
FAQs
1. Who is the villain in The Vvaan? Sunil Grover plays the main villain in the movie, a man who wants to build a road through the sacred jungle to make money.
2. Is The Vvaan a horror movie? It tries to be a supernatural thriller featuring a jungle, a Goddess, and ghosts (depicted as black smoke), but the execution feels more like a daily soap.
3. How is Sidharth Malhotra’s acting in the movie? Unfortunately, his performance falls flat. He plays a broke architect, but his carefree attitude and lack of emotional depth make it feel like he has forgotten how to act post-Shershaah.
4. Are the VFX in The Vvaan good? No, the VFX are very poor. The visual effects for the ghosts and the Devi are “third class” and make the movie look like a television serial.
5. Is the depiction of Chhath Puja realistic? Not exactly. While the festival is central to the village’s storyline, the movie shows all the women doing the puja in heavy, glamorous makeup, which misses the authentic, grounded reality of the festival.
