OM: Vijay Deverakonda Failed, Will Dhanush Succeed?

Dhanush's Om draws Kingdom comparisons!!

Ever since the trailer of Dhanush‘s most anticipated film Om was dropped, social media has been flooded with discussions based on it, suggesting that the plotline of Om almost resembles Vijay Deverakonda’s Kingdom and Ranveer Singh’s pan-Indian hit Dhurandhar.

Since the announcement, Om has had huge expectations among audiences, as it is director Rajkumar Periyasamy’s immediate next film after the massive success of Amaran and also because he has assembled a solid cast including star performers Mammootty and Sai Pallavi in Om.

Additionally, all the promotional materials released so far, including the recently released trailer and the songs composed by Sai Abhyankkar, have become viral hits, boosting the much-needed pre-release buzz for the film.

However, after watching the trailer, many viewers are suggesting that it is evident that the story of Om revolves around Dhanush, who is from the special task force and reports to Sai Pallavi. She is an IPS officer who plans a secret operation against red sandalwood smuggling led by Mammootty.

Dhanush enters the smuggling world as a spy, collects information and reports to the police. After atrocities committed by the cops against the innocent people involved in smuggling, at a point, Dhanush turns against the cops and joins Mammootty’s team.

By pointing to Vijay Deverakonda’s Kingdom and Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar, they claim both of these films also have the same plotline and it seems like Om is a mix of both these films, with the red sandalwood backdrop inspired by Allu Arjun’s Pushpa franchise.

They note that if Rajkumar Periyasamy fails to add some surprising elements to the storyline and the screenplay also dips, then Om might be labeled by audiences as a cheap copy and it even runs the risk of giving audiences the mindset that the film is outdated.

Therefore, they feel that revealing the whole plot in the trailer of Om was a huge mistake and the team has made a major blunder, as they note that many people have already started comparing Om with films that were released with the same plotline.

Meanwhile, since Vijay Deverakonda’s Kingdom with the same plotline has failed, it is going to be interesting to see whether Dhanush’s Om with the same plotline will succeed or whether it will also crash similarly like Kingdom.

Ultimately, it remains to be seen whether Rajkumar Periyasamy surprises audiences with a gripping screenplay and adds some surprises to the film, and whether Om will emerge as a huge blockbuster success upon its release on November 20th.