Beast Movie Review

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Director Nelson Dilipkumar's Beast starring Vijay, Pooja Hegde and Selvaraghavan is an action thriller with several applause-worthy moments.

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Veera Raghavan (Vijay) is a RAW agent, who has quit work after a young civilian died when he was carrying out his mission.

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Incidentally, he, along with Preethi (Pooja Hegde), visits a mall in Chennai, which gets hijacked by a terrorist organisation.

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The terrorists demand the government to release the head, Umar Farook, and are in negotiation with government officer Althaf Hussain (Selvaraghavan) for the same.

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How Veera Raghavan saves the hostages in the mall and destroys the terrorists form the story of Beast.

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Beast's story isn't anything new, so everything lies in the treatment of the screenplay.

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Nelson Dilipkumar has catered to Vijay's fans by including several applause-worthy moments, which will make fans jump with joy.

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