Sadly Over-hyped

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

The film was very good. Bobby Simha acted very well in the movie. Even other actors also acted very well in the movie. Songs and BGM were also good in the movie. But some scenes are so violent.

Jigarthanda is a brilliant film directed by Karthik subburaj. Siddharth is the hero but it is the Vila Boby Simha who walks away with the honours.Sidhharth has gone the aamir khan way by giving space to Simha to outshine him. Kudos for that.The film is definitely different from the usual run of the mill stuff that we see, but in the end, some disturbing questions are asked which have no answers.The Villain is a murderer but goes scot free in the end. Worse, he earns the sympathy of the audience. Does it absolve him of ll the innocent people he has killed.I was in fact very disturbed, specially in the introductory scene, where the villain torches an innocent journalist & the audience clapped.Also, the hero Siddharth is shown as becoming a "rowdy" at the end.Directors & heroes should realize the impact films have on people, specially youngsters & be more responsible while making films.

Jigarthanda is the hottest Tamil movie of this season. This is my review of the film after watching it with my family. And when I say family it is rather a mix of almost all age groups – a toddler, a small kid, a teen, a twenty something, a thirty something (me) and an almost 60 year old. In all honesty, this blog post is more about the experience of watching this film with them and is rather heavily influenced by their own opinions as well.Plot: What happens when a young, aspiring director, who is desperate to get a strong first film, decides to push his luck trying to pursue a dangerous story? What will be the consequences for trying to infiltrate into the life of a real life gangster whose first line of thought is to kill anyone who crosses his path? Jigarthanda delves not just into this uncanny story line, but also manages to provide a rather unexpected twist in the end.Effects: The film is more about the plot and performances of characters. Even the action sequences seemed more about the characters asserting their screen presence. There were a few nice shots when a flashback sequence rolled on screen; you get to see the gangster at various stages of his life, with changing colors, dressing style, movie posters (of corresponding era), but with same attitude. I felt this particular scene was nicely done. Overall I did find the audio and visual effects to be quite good.Cast: Simhaa… This is the guy who leaves an inedible mark in your mind when you leave the theatre. But, this is to be expected, given the fact that this is a movie about a movie which is all about him and his character. He has definitely settled into his character. I felt Siddharth and Lakshmi Menon have given solid performances as well. Karunakaran comes with his simple sense of humor and nice timing that is fast becoming a trade mark for him. I felt the subordinates of Simhaa could have been more animated, but it becomes clear that they were really not supposed to be so, when a film trainer comes into the picture at a later point in the movie. Santhosh Narayanan's music becomes one with the movie.Direction: To state the obvious – Karthik Subbaraj has cooked two good scripts in his first two movies. Whether it is about getting his cast to act or make them appear like they are acting, he has achieved it with ease. He has definitely stamped his authority on the entire story. But there is a thing about the way he has expected his audience (of all ages) to get comfortable with his style of storytelling that is riddled with 'not so subtle' lewd scenes (I'll cover this later); I guess the story line demanded this and even this can be digested, but surely there could have been much lesser drinking or smoking sequences. At a point it felt like picking a cigarette was the only way a character could assert his command on the scene or boozing from the same bottle was the only way to show camaraderie.Read the rest of the review at http://blog.nrajesh.com/review-jigarthanda/

Although overall it is an good entertaining movie. I cannot agree this is a novel script. I feel like watching an old movie in different language. Since everyone seems to say this is original / novel script, but I feel it is a remake of the movie released earlier in 2005 in Malayalam named Udhayanu Tharam which was well received the same way because of the unusual story.Similarities, Apart from the core concept, even the scenes are similar Arguments over artistic movie vs entertaining movie. Bring acting teacher and his teaching comedy with navarasam Turning the original script without the knowledge of the hero that he was being joked...