'Whistle' Review Live Updates

• IndiaGlitz, [Friday,October 25 2019]

• Whistle movie just started. Run time is 178 minutes. Watch this space for LIVE updates. [ 9:00 am ]
• The film starts with a scene involving a politician. Vijay makes an entry as CM - Coach Michael. The backdrop is a slum. [ 9:04 am ]
• Yogi Babu is seen as the hero's sidekick. 'Verekkiddam' song makes an expected entry. The settings are grand. [ 9:10 am ]
• Nayanthara enters the screen in a comedy scene. The film is presenting entertainment and nothing more in the initial segments. [ 9:19 am ]
• The women's football team has been introduced. At the time of writing this update, they are crying and going overboard in unison. [ 9:20 am ]
• The older Vijay is introduced. Football is seen as a means of social change by him. Nayanthara and Vijay have comedy scenes. [ 9:43 am ]
• Jackie Shroff is seen. The proceedings have entered the story-telling zone. [ 9:55 am ]
• Emotional scenes are on. Peppered with ation scenes, the first half establishes the film as an action drama. The second half will be more about the sport. [ 10:12 am ]
• Interval [ 10:17 am ]
• It's earnestly prayed that Vijay's character is shown to be thinking about football instead of spending a lifetime joking around with Nayanthara and beating up a dozen baddies every often! [ 10:40 am ]
• Some twist was overdue and it has been delivered. AR Rahman's background music gets louder at times. [ 10:55 am ]
• Melodrama peaks. Emotional scenes make a comeback. Most of the songs are montage ones. [ 11:10 am ]
• AR Rahman is seen in a cameo in a song. A rare on-screen appearance of the legendary music director. [ 11:25 am ]
• The football match is so sketchy that it is difficult to believe it's a sports drama. Nayanthara gets much space in the second half. [ 11:42 am ]