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[leosimha]

ok I should have added imho @ leosimha

No..no...your opinion might be okay to a certain extent taking if we have our own impressions of what a dhadha and cop thinks and look alike...

Only an actual dhadha or cop can actually relate and tell about the role being carried out successfully....hmm...

[leosimha]

Cop roles - Kamal Hassan and Surya have excelled but Kamal Hassan is far ahead.....in portraying it to the tee and the intensity....
King roles - Sivaji Ganesan.....guess nobody else can come even near to him.....the intensity which Sivaji Ganesan brings....mind-blowing...the command over the body...body language....the command over the facial expressions...tongue...language....
Mythological character roles - Sivaji Ganesan....no one again here to beat him....

[VinodKumar's]

I was only referring to the body language in the climax scene vinod, somehow antha pokkiri character suit panna alavukku, the cop character (when he puts on his uniform) suit aagatha maathiri irunthathu.......... it didn't evoke the kind of respect that the role deserved imho.......... Refer to Saami for the situation you had mentioned....... In the post-thuppakki film Jilla...... VJ suited both the dhadha role and the cop role perfectly....imho

One main problem I see in him for not suiting in officer roles is his chinna paiyan look !!!

[leosimha]

the chinna paiyan look is because he doesn't want to shed it....

[Mr.GreyShirt]

Before Thuppakki happened, I would have claimed Vijay would have never able to play any responsible officer role, a cop or a military man and would have cited the examples of Villu Saravanan or a Pokkiri Police (climax) .......... or a Madurae Collector But Thuppakki more than quashed any such illusions...........so a director can make wonders provided he values story more than star value......

I got to agree with rsubras. I did not like the way he carried the cop role in Pokkiri. It just seemed odd. It was more of the mannerism than his young look. After Thuppakki, thanks to ARM's direction I feel he learned a lot. I bought his role as a cop. Again it comes to his mannerism and the way he carried the cop role.

[leosimha]

I got to agree with rsubras. I did not like the way he carried the cop role in Pokkiri. It just seemed odd. It was more of the mannerism than his young look. After Thuppakki, thanks to ARM's direction I feel he learned a lot. I bought his role as a cop. Again it comes to his mannerism and the way he carried the cop role.

Thuppakki...a cop role!! I thought he was an Army man on a holiday...again the plot of an Army man single-handedly without even the help or knowledge of police officers (oh okay one constable enacted by Sathyan was there) or anti-terror squad has gone ahead to complete the mission on his own....again poor plot by ARM...and the intelligence officials aren't even aware that an Army man is on a mission and even if they are aware...Army chief has only ignored the Army men....ARM has a long way to go...

[Mr.GreyShirt]

Thuppakki...a cop role!! I thought he was an Army man on a holiday...again the plot of an Army man single-handedly without even the help or knowledge of police officers (oh okay one constable enacted by Sathyan was there) or anti-terror squad has gone ahead to complete the mission on his own....again poor plot by ARM...and the intelligence officials aren't even aware that an Army man is on a mission and even if they are aware...Army chief has only ignored the Army men....ARM has a long way to go...

There are couple of reasons
Number 1: There could be sleeper cells among police officers.
2, and the most important reason of all, because Jagadish is a badass!

[Adox]

Vijay fits an army officer role much better than a cop. He has that lean lanky athletic build that goes better as army person. A cop typically requires a little more bulk (muscular or otherwise). Constables within a police station are the ones who are thin typically.

[bimmer]

Thuppakki...a cop role!! I thought he was an Army man on a holiday...again the plot of an Army man single-handedly without even the help or knowledge of police officers (oh okay one constable enacted by Sathyan was there) or anti-terror squad has gone ahead to complete the mission on his own....again poor plot by ARM...and the intelligence officials aren't even aware that an Army man is on a mission and even if they are aware...Army chief has only ignored the Army men....ARM has a long way to go...

@ Leo - Have to Totally disagree with you here. Gun was one of Vijay's best movies till date. I have a weird taste and one of My Favorite VJ movies is Vaseegara, Don't know how many would agree with me here. You cannot watch any Indian Movies if you care for Logic and plot. The only thing that irritates me in ARM/ VJ movies is that no matter how serious the issues are, there is a sidetrack of the hero romancing with so much indulgence without caring about the issue. (Some Transgender type actions can be avoided by VJ since it does not suit him at all)

[Mr.GreyShirt]

@ Leo - Have to Totally disagree with you here. Gun was one of Vijay's best movies till date. I have a weird taste and one of My Favorite VJ movies is Vaseegara, Don't know how many would agree with me here. You cannot watch any Indian Movies if you care for Logic and plot. The only thing that irritates me in ARM/ VJ movies is that no matter how serious the issues are, there is a sidetrack of the hero romancing with so much indulgence without caring about the issue. (Some Transgender type actions can be avoided by VJ since it does not suit him at all)

That romance is needed to balance the movie imo. ARM movies are entertainers. Even if the matter is serious, it has to be entertaining to reach the audience otherwise it would just end up as preachy. That being said, he really needs to work on using the romance portion to move the story forward rather than putting the plot on halt while we follow the romance portion. The execution of blending romance with plot line in the likes of Ghajini, Dheena and 7th sense was missing in Thuppakki, and Kaththi.