Thalaivaa - " A Complete rip off but a failed experiment "

Sure every possible way it has its clear shades from many movies and a incomplete product from a inexperienced director. Sad that i couldn't help myself from comparing the scenes with so many movies as it just flashes infront even without any control. If RGV watching this movie would be one disappointed soul just like us. Stealing a movie can be forgivable , but stealing so many clips from many different movies and making it one huge length shabby film is just crap. Okay lets get into detail.... Lets look at the pros\cons of this film...!!

Cons:-
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1) Watched this movie in Dolby Atmos DTS theater as it was one certified and enlisted film in Atmos official home page , but yet no where in the movie we could feel the effect of surround sound and it proves there is no importance given to it at all....!!
Reference : http://www.dolby.com/in/en/consumer/content/movie/release/dolby-atmos-movies.html

2) Biggest disappointment which i felt is GV Prakash Background score...!! There was a wonderful BGM in thalaiva ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSTo_Fd38ao ) but this was only used at second half...but there was a crapy version used at first 2 hours and it was sickening....!! One of thuppakki movie mantra for its success was its BGM , but here total let down.

3) Opening Tamil pasanga Choreo was good...but not tooo good for a competition win. It was slow and it was not pacey as we used to see vijay in all other films. But may be a reason that the song itself is a slower version but it could have been more peppy more for being it a intro song...!! Still its not too bad nor too good...but what i say is  , it could have been better..!!

4) Hardly there were any crowd in the theater , may be reason it was friday or may be pirated CD's came out and destroyed it but still its just a week and i expected some more crowd not just 10 members in a 300 Seater theater. It was disappointing.

5) Amala Paul was good at first intro but she just fades off and she becomes too unbearable to watch . May be she opted no makeup , but it was a biggest nightmare for the viewers...But

6) I feel first half is totally unnecessary and it was just to show other side of vijay as a rude boy and a owner of mineral water company. But the question is isit really worth showing the australian life such extended length and making the flow of movie so disgusting...Sam Anderson inclusion was really not necessary...may be we can laugh a little but common..where is the movie going? . Santhanam one liners were okay but felt too much to take. I felt the first half could have been easily consolidated to just 15 minutes to show life of vijay in australia and how he gets introduced to amala and his dad.

7) Just because of the first half unworthy extension , the total length of the movie been dragged to 3 hrs and it was too much to take and impacting the film directly. Thanks to censor board for cutting down some more ( if they where ) ...helped it not to be a 4 hour drama. It spoiled the screenplay of the film and it directly impacted the phase at which the movie was running on.

8) Opening Scene when the actor was murdered or when vijay hides himself near boats in slum at second half or when his uncle Ponvannan requests Abhimanyu Singh to kill vijay quickly reminds me of silver mani in sarkar or it just some of it i listed but there are lot more to note and not just sarkar. almost many hollywood flicks came into my mind seeing those scenes copied so bluntly. May be we can say that yes we might have that nostalgic effect as if seen the same scene somewhere...but common..at-least we know it clearly the difference between copying or having a nostalgic effect. Its totally a spoiled rip off.

9) Not more importance or Depth to characterization was given and i felt more importance should have been given to satyaraj but it was missed. People call him as Anna reminds me of Real life varadha bhai whose life was made as film already in name Nayagan. So this was just a another version of it..fighting for tamilians in Mumbai. 

10) Repeated dialogues throughout the movie sure irritates the viewers so much...!! " Oru thadava nammo kaiku kathi vandhudichu naa..onnu adhu kakkum , illa alikum.. " Nice one but anything beyond limit becomes poison so does this dialogues. For a such a star value movie , we really expect a expert quality in movies and the making made me really felt as work of a fresher.

11) So many logic misses , So many unwanted scenes makes us feel so illogical. But yes such kind of masala movies can expect these logic skips but not beyond a accepted limit. Editing at many places were just cut down and the continuity of the scenes were disturbed example when amala paul proposes to vijay while he drops her at home. There are many more scenes as well...!! not sure if it was because of censor board cuts or it was really a poor output from editing department..

12) Dialogues in movies , songs or the scenes many indirectly shows Vijays motive or a propaganda to get into politics..yes movie could have been related to politics but the kind of movie sarkar..do we feel abhisek getting into politics which watching it ? No ..definitely not..because it was a pure gangsta flick but here , movie media was utilized for his own needs..!! may be i am wrong the way i feel but it just not happening..as most of movie dialogues proves that off now and then..cant help myself out of it.

13) Script doesn't really give that complete satisfaction to us as we feel the rush in screenplay still being a lengthy film . I really felt the second half could have been extended better cutting down first. Abhimanyu as a villan doesn't make sense for his nonsense onscreen performance. Feels shit when he meditates chanting the mantra of his enemy name. He really didn't justify his role on this movie

14) Stunts were not too good and it was not go memorable to watch. Just some normal fight sequence and it doesn't give that extra punch at all.. It def could have been more better

15) Climax was too bad , the same old orthodox formula of fight inside a old fort and the climax police cleanup...common we been seeing this from 80's..what is something new..If it was copied..better do the work properly..why not get these rip offs from better movies . i would really suggest AL vijay to watch QT movies at-least can help in his future films.


Pros :-
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1) Stunning camera work and mind blowing picturization. It was really scenic and a pleasant feel to watch. Hats off to cinematographer and art director.

2) Excellent acting by Vijay throughout the movie and his body language , onscreen performance was stunning. His transformation was damn good. No punch dialogues , unwanted showoff and he was really cool with his acting. I loved it most his performance

3) The other supporting actors as Vijays bodyguards were all stunning and they really fit their roles well giving that perfect feel of watching a gansta political flick.

4) I should admit that there were so many scenes which gave goosebumps and sure this movie had it all.

5) Ragini Nandwani addition was one good relief for the fans..she was so beautiful and mesmerizing , wish she replaced amala paul but gets to a sad ending..!! But still she trenches our thirst.

6) Second half was the best part of the movie , though there are some places wades you off..but still it is not too bad too...

Final Verdict : -
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A Controversial Flick with so much rip offs here and there ending up in a shabby end product. But if you are a thalapathi fan, this sure would be a threat to watch him ( ** not the story ) . I liked this movie for thalapathi's mind blowing acting and i am so happy that he really improved from thuppakki..No wonder i will be waiting for his upcoming flicks for he is totally changed and he is in new looks with a different body language. But as for as this movie for a normal audience , yes can be watched once as its not too bad tO skip. Just like any other masala entertainer and nothing more....!! One thing i expect from big star like this is to choose the directors wisely. " Throw stone at mud , it would only end up spoiling you ". 3 hours to spend in a AC theater  for your money..i believe its okay. A Powerful script or a plot but didnot come in a expected way...!! This could have been easily a best movie in recent times if in hands of a good experienced director.

My rating : 2.5/5