Originally Posted by
CEDYBLUE
Prajith,
Thanks for asking.
Vijay was outstanding in Nanban.
Agree completely with you. Vijay did complete justice to his role as Panchavan Parivendhan.
Here also Shankar stayed true to the original, but Vijay was Vijay in Nanban throughout and it was a delight to see him do things that we have all enjoyed in his early years. He looked young and charming, he had a casual demeanour, he was back to his graceful best in dancing (Askka Laska brought back memories of his melodies of old) and more importantly, he underplayed his role beautifully. All the while throughout, he remained just Vijay.
Some people so easily say/write underestimating this man's acting skills. The more I see and watch him, the more I am convinced that he is one of the best performers around. Everything comes naturally to him and he excels.
Nanban was one such movie where he excels in everything.
Don't get me wrong here folks. It is not about remake movies in general, it is only about imitation that I wrote about.
Badri was signature Vijay. It was a blast.
Friends and Priyamanavalle, though early days, still had all of Vijay's trademarks.
Vijay rocked in Ghilli.
It was only in Pokkiri that I felt, he could have mellowed down a bit.