SARAVANAN'S VANITY PROJECT IS A VIBE, NOT A FILM

At one point in The Legend, which is essentially about a world-renowned scientist discovering a cure for diabetes, a newspaper headline reads, "Yes Cure Diabetes Possible."

- AVINASH RAMACHANDRAN

Now, you could brush this as plain ignorance, but in a film that revels in its own absurdity, we are left with a big question: Were the makers of The Legend already aware of the responses the film will elicit? This headline is one of many funny gaffes in The Legend, which is a rehash of multiple plot points from blockbuster films and an extremely unique one-of-a-kind project.

The first time we see Saravanan on screen, he seems to have come out of Khader Nawaz Khan Road Fashion Week, even as he is sending goons flying into the air, with his well-gelled hair remaining curiously intact. While not much can be said of his perennial poker face, his costumes are exemplary. This attention to Saravanan's looks, styling, and wardrobe is the most focus the makers seem to show in this film, which otherwise exists to just fill in the gaps between elaborate action set-pieces and colourful song sequences. To give credit where it is due, the makers do get the basic plot right. The 'Medical Mafia' is afraid that Saravanan's discovery would put them out of business, and they use their entire might to put a stop to

it. In between all the paraphernalia, including grating intentional comedy, and hilarious unintended ones, The Legend offers us a 160-minute joyride.