Jilla || Ilayathalapathy & Mohanlal || Imman D

[GSV]

throughout the movie, Vijay's araathu body language was so cool.. loved it totally..

[CEDYBLUE]

Malathi Rangarajan she is..

Oopsy Daisy.......corrected it now

[uruzalari]

Bangalore Mirror Review


Rating: 3.5/5

http://www.bangaloremirror.com/enter...w/28648850.cms

[CEDYBLUE]

Good to see balanced reviews from experienced writers

[uruzalari]

Good to see balanced reviews from experienced writers

Am guessing Ananda Vikatan to give 42

[CEDYBLUE]

The difference between all these self-confessed online reviewers who were in a mad rush to present 'the first ever review worldwide' and the ones with experience are glaring.

I am wondering if it is right for a reviewer to write something based on his own whims/fancies or likes/dislikes. Almost everyone of these guys take one side or the other and the review shows.

Shouldnt a good review be a balance of personal opinion, audience reaction/response, market potential, etc, etc? Correct me if i am wrong.

The one thing that amused me was 'there is nothing new in the movie', 'run of the mill entertainer', 'usual commercial stuff' kinda masterpieces from the kaushiks and sekars.

I mean, what else did they expect out of Jilla when it was well documented that it was a commercial mass entertainer.

[Adox]

Review from Haricharan- He had one for veeram (in the other thread) w/ spoilers so I just skimmed through and saw the verdict.

‘Tha-Mo’ - JILLA

I am probably one of the few people from the industry who reviews Tamil films especially in English. I can probably be likened to the proverbial ‘Mathallam’. On the one side my review may inadvertently hurt quite a few in the industry and on the other hand whenever I compliment a film the viewer will possibly feel that I am being supportive and partial to X,Y, or Z owing to my proximity and attachment to a number of people in the Tamil tinsel world. Anyways, fortune favours the brave so here’s my take on ‘JILLA’

Back story: - Vijay, Mohanlal, Kajal Agarwal,Soori, Sampath, Poornima Bhagyaraj, Mahat Raghavendra, Niveda Thomas, Pradeep Rawat, Thambi Ramaiah, Vidyullekha, R.K, & Ravi Mariya among many others.

For the sake of R.B.Chowdry: - Special Appearance by Jiiva

Directed by: R.T.Neason, Camera: Ganesh Rajavelu, Music: Imman, Editon Max, Producer: R.B.Chowdry, Distributed by: Gemini Film Circuit, Studio: Super Good FilmsBudget: NA

The story, backdrop and setting (Screen play) The theme is refreshing and different for Tamil cinema, a rowdy (Vijay) who hates cops is forced to turn into one owing to his undying love for his father who happens to be the local don (Mohanlal).

The first half forms the backdrop of the entire story. Mohanlal the don is constantly under fear of death. On the way to the hospital with his ailing wife (Poornima Bhagyaraj) his driver (man Friday) among others is killed by a cop. This is watched by the driver’s son (young Vijay) and from that day on wards he despises any and every one in Khaki. Mohanlal adopts the orphan as his own and loves the kid as much his own son and daughter.

Characterization of young Vijay, requires special mention as the director has gone to great but unbelievable lengths to showcase the young Vijay’s exceptional (stone throwing) skills to set in motion the inevitable conclusion ‘The Don’s favorite’! It definitely reminds one of Rajini/Mamooty (Thalapathy). The hero then moves to the next stage ‘falling love’ (the ‘usual’ fair skinned belle from the North masquerading as a small town girl for the umpteenth time). This time it is from Madurai and it is ‘Kajal Agarwal’. The biggest surprise being that she is a (?), a role normally bestowed upon Tamil female comedians. The instant ice and fire love factor forms the major light hearted scenes in this half other than Soori’s (Vijay’s childhood friend) comedy which brings a few smiles and cuts the lag to a certain extent. Vijay going to Kajal’s house is straight out of the film ‘Shivaji’.The action scenes involving ‘Royapuram’ Guna etc are used by the director to build Vijay’s macho image. The unbelievable car crashes, glass breaking, knife wielding, punching bag fight sequences form the other part of this half. The welcome relief here is that this half is devoid of the rather mushy love interludes by the hero and heroine. The three songs help the director to close the rather protracted first half.

The second half is the changeover of Vijay from a rowdy to a cop. Here the director uses the age old father son sentiment. Vijay’s change in attitude from bad to good is melodramatic, weak and cinematic. Vijay and Mohanlal are the only quotient in this half .This half drags on and on with the wedding, more fights and songs and finally the director puts paid to the agony with a cinematic and violent climax which leads one to believe that the leading heroes of Tamil cinema only listen or read the first half of the script and somehow end up getting entangled in a totally idiotic, gory and bloody climax with no sense or meaning. I think the censor board definitely needs to rethink on granting a rather symbolic U or U/A certificate to films with excessive dose of violence and gore!

The suspense factor, Kajal Agarwal’s intro in regular clothes. The brother in law factor.

The only surprise element, a minor glitch in the theatre heralded and brought the first half to a rather abrupt end. Here I would like to compliment diligent employee Uday of SPI cinemas who made it a point to talk and pacify each and every fan and viewer alike to explain the technical problem and the efforts being taken to sort it out during the interval.

Additional points of interest I think the time has come for ‘Hollywood’ to learn to shoot action sequences from ‘Kollywood’. Jokes apart! We have taken action scenes to such unbelievable lengths that every 10th minute we have an action block! The only problem being it can be superimposed or added to any film!

Vijay, has puts his heart and soul in this film. He has sung, danced, delivered punch dialogues, shown intensity in action scenes, shed tears, and has even made fun of himself but alas the script and screen play has wasted all his efforts and skill set.

Mohanlal I really wonder whether this film really needed him. He has literally duplicated Mamooty’s role in ‘Thalapathy’. He has been under utilized and wasted in this film. Any lesser known actor could have easily essayed this role. His dance motions in slow motion were in stark contrast to those of Vijay! Why do our directors prefer Malayalam, Hindi, or Telugu actors to do such insignificant and bland roles?

Kajal Agarwal, The fair skinned import from Mumbai (Sorry to keep repeating) is supposedly the glam quotient but fails to compliment this film in any manner whatsoever. As a (?) with painted nails and lipstick she looks like a model taking part in a fancy dress competition.

Poorinma Bhyagarj & Sampath whose presence was adequate, nothing more nothing less!

The not so convincing part Mohanlal sleeping and Vijay driving is repeat as in ‘VEERAM’ The Hindi dialogue spoken by Vijay as taught in the police academy. The flying fighting bouts which will make superman and batman blush. The box configured to hold the remains rather crass. The ‘adiyal’ chews off a part of the chair as he is bashed by the hero. Car and jeeps repeatedly keep turning over for absurd reasons. The naming of the police teams as Alpha, Delta etc. Police once again have been portrayed as the all time ‘dumbo’s’ of Tamil cinema. Sampath’s confession to the D.C. The hero shoots criminals at will. Melodramatic scene portraying Mohanlal throwing out and breaking things just to prove a point. Once again the ‘Iyer’ obsession.

Music by Imman is adequate and has played a definite role in this film. The song ‘Jingunamani’ and ‘Kandaangi’ (a way of adorning a sari) are catchy and hummable numbers. Vijay’s singing will earn him a place as a good playback singer. The back ground score was for most part adequate except for a few places totally out of place and comical. P.S. Though one seems to rehash of a song from the film ‘Devadayai Kanden’ and the other from ‘Thalapathy’

Don Max should have used his acumen more diligently to effect cuts to contain undue lag and boredom. In my opinion the film should have been 45 mins shorter.

Art director I somehow felt that this department was on its own trip and were oblivious to the needs of the script.

Choreography each song has a different back drop. As such each of them individually is colorful, what’s baffling is its relevance to the story!

Costumes bizarre! In fact in one scene Vijay wears maroon pants, black vest and a pair of blue shoes. The biggest ‘goof’ up he wears Khaki in one of songs!

Finally to sum it all up:
Left right & Centre:
On my right of right were 2 girls: ‘We do not like the film at all’.
Centre were two friends: ‘Not so nice but probably the second half would be better’.
My director friend sitting by my side: ‘Sorry! This film is not working for me’.

Bottom Line: The magic word ‘ThaMo’(Thalapathi and Mohanlal) was repeatedly used by the director but the genie never comes out of the bottle!

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...le/102155.html

[Mr.GreyShirt]

2 girls-am athulla 2 friends-am athukkulla oru director-am

I thoroughly enjoyed it. After I read some reviews regarding the fight scenes I thought it was gonna be just fight fight and fight but it was not. It was a really fun experience. The director knew what kind of movie this was and played around with it. Vijay and Mohanlal were awesome. Those two made the whole movie so much more fun to enjoy. Vijay as a cop was a pleasant surprise. I wished the director played around with "Jilla" character as the cop setup though. Would have been great but none the less it was entertaining. It had some great cinematography. Every mass and fight scenes were shown beautifully. I could definitely feel the length of the movie. Movies should never be made that long but hey, I didn't get bored at all. Neither did my family.

Movie is just fun action film from start to finish. Oh and those bgms well done Imman. Especially the climax when both of them were fighting together.

[interz]

Jilla - Pongal treat.

Jilla is a very typical "leave your brain at home movie". It has some entertaining, sentimental, thrilling moments. As a Vijay fan I am 95 % satisfied with the movie

Vijay cakewalked in the movie with ease. His dialogues dlivery reminded me of Pokkiri movie.

The movie belongs to Vijay and mohanlal. Their scenes in 1st half are very enjoyable
Kajal is becoming lucky mascot for Vijay, the way she was introduced reminded me Jyothika in Mozhi.
I feel sorry for Soori, the belltower is hurt a lot.

I have to thank the director for not using Pradeep Rawat as villain for a change, evvolu naal thaan ivar villana nadippaar. Poornima madam is a relief too (competition to Saranya madam)

I liked 3 songs: Kandangi - visual treat, Paattu Onnu - powerful treat, Eppo Mama - dance treat.
BGM is good too. D Immaan delivers perfect.

Biggest weakness of the movie is the length. A marathon on 26 miles (42 km) takes about 2h.15mins to complete. Why are they so reluctant to deliver shorter movies in India?

Director neason played the safe bet and got the reward.

[mareen]

Watched it. I like the movie... Regulars here would know from my posting that i had no hope for this movie but it proved me wrong.

I liked the second half much better than first half but these days all movies have twists for the sake of having twists and every important person having a flash back.

Loved mohan lals scree presense. Vijay pathi sollave venam... He is awesome..

What i dont like is that there was way too many fights, way too many unneccessary scenes, none of the songs stood out well in choreography.

Will discuss more later.