yagan, and finally the genre got an additional sheen with RGV’s Sarkar. Then this story and format were revisited and rehashed many times making it a template for gangster flicks and used by heroes and directors to add another feather in their repertoire. In the opening credits of Thalaiva, director A L Vijay pays tribute to Mani Ratnam, RGV and others who mastered the craft. Great move sir, but you should have taken care about lot many things than paying homage to the gurus. A L Vijay tries to refine the age-old story but only manages to make just another film in this zone. The movie opens with Mumbai riots and Nazar and Sathyaraj become victims of those. A series of sacrifices lead to Sathyaraj becoming a messiah of masses and protecting the entire area. Then the film shifts gears to Australia where ‘Ilaithalapathy’ is seen as a dancer and a mineral water bottling plant owner. Then comes Amala Paul who joins their dance troupe and they fall in love. Vijay is brought to Mumbai and the transition of a dancer / businessman to a leader forms the rest of the story. It seems Vijay fell in love with the city of Mumbai. His previous outing Thuppaki was set in Mumbai and most part of Thalaiva was shot at the same place. The pace and soul of the city is very well captured in every frame. A L Vijay made the first half breezy with loads of comic punches from Santhanam and warming up the romance between Vijay and Amala Paul. After a pre-interval twist, the rest of the movie rides high on emotions and one person outsmarting other. Finally, good wins over evil. The high-fliers of the movie are the guerilla fight and chase sequ
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 14:33:36 +0000
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