« on: December 16, 2012, 04:50:08 PM »
THUPPAKI - REVIEW
Thuppakki marks the joining together of AR Murugadoss, Ilayathalapathy Vijay and world class cinematographer Santhosh Sivan. Does the film increase up to the expectation?
Jagadish is an military man who comes on a vacation to his hometown in Mumbai. His parents’ efforts to get him married did not succeed. However, he develops an attraction towards the proposed girl at a later stage only to be denied by her. Do they join or not make for the romantic part of the film.
On the other hand, the hero happens to come across a bus blast and gets to keep his hands on the perpetrator of the crime. However, he was sure that the criminal is not the head man and that he is only a sleeper cell. He wants to catch hold of the lead man. How intelligently he moves ahead and makes Mumbai free of terrorists’ sleeper cells forms the crux of the story.
Vijay is a pleasure to watch.And as usual pleasures the audience with his dancing skills, though at times you feel that the director has gone for an overkill of the same. Vijay’s outfits have also gone for a makeover like his character in the film for the good. Vidyut Jamwal as the bad guy has scope for performance and he has given a effective overall performance.
Like any other AR Murugadoss movie, the love angle in the film has a fresh attraction. Kajal Aggarwal has done rights to her role. Sathyan as the sub-inspector has nothing major to do but is good and adds some lighter moments to the other wise action based script. Jayaram as the armed forces officer too has done a good job.
Santhosh Sivan’s camera does not need any introduction. The film has been extensively shot in Mumbai and the city unfolds before you in all its busy charm. Harris Jayaraj’s songs are good and the songs have been picturized in the most beautiful manner. However, the placement and number of songs do not go well for the film’s pace and length. One feels it should have been a respite if at least two songs had been removed from the film. Though good, the BGM gives out a heard-before feel. Sreekar Prasad’s editing is good and excels in action scenes.
The film is engaging and racy and has a mention-worthy climax. As mentioned in the end card, the director has made the film as an ode to the Indian Army.
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