Why so much hype?

Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

The movie is about the relationship between Don - Sivan(MohanLal) and his foster son - Shakthi (Vijay). Shakthi hates policeman and Khaki(police uniform) but Sivan decides to get him into police force in order to carry out his illegal activities without any problem. Things take turn when after an unfortunate incident Shakthi turns into an honest and sincere policeman confronting his father Sivan and his illlegal activities. Rest of the story tells us whether the rift between father-son was genuine or was it a conspiracy by their enemies , or did they plan it themselves , Do they re unite , Does Sivan gives up his illegal business or not ?Its a masala entertainer with dosage of comedy , action , family bonding which entertains effectively but there is a big weak point in my opinion - the transition of Shakthi . The event that led to his transformation should have been nothing new to shakthi, with him being a right hand to underworld don. Yes , we are not supposed to think a lot in masala entertainers but this thing was very blatant and hard to fathom. If the reason which initiates the confrontation and leads you to the main story is weak it somehow stays with you and questions you. Mohanlal is excellent as ruthless dominating don who doesn't want his rule to slip away and as a doting father and family man. Vijay is good in comedy and action scenes but at places fumble during emotional scenes. Kajal Aggarwal looks good but she doesn't have much to do apart from providing romantic and comedy relief . Remaining characters doesn't have much to do but were good in whatever part they had to play ..All in All its decent masala entertainer and you wont be disappointed if you are looking for some entertainment Tamil cinema style :)

Full time-pass Thamizh film starring Vijay, Mohanlal, Kajal,Sampath, "parotta" Suri, Thambi Ramaiah, Mahath, Poornima Bhagyaraj. A multi-starrer of all sorts, the film boasts of a huge budget, colorful extravaganza and maximum entertainment. Vijay is the darling of the masses and Jilla went onto become one of the biggest films with record- breaking opening collections, upon release. The film recently celebrated its 50th day amidst much pomp and fanfare. Story-wise, it's a typical father-son equation going all wrong and the film deals with emotional conflict, proving to be an effective family entertainer. Direction is by RT.Neason and credit goes to him for handling two super-stars in an extremely effective and casual way, right in his second film. Cinematography is by Ganesh Rajavelu and Imman, who is the current king of melody, has composed five foot-tapping songs. Overall, an effective entertainer

Decent Entertainer. Songs were good. Story was nice. Mohanlal acted very well. Simple acting. No over-acting. Family emotions and sentiment also well done. Scene with sister in second half also good. Sampath unexpected villain. Good twist. Seeing poornima jayaram on screen after years was also nice. No overacting by mother and son in drama scenes. Heroine portion could have been better. But melody was nice. Imaan is proving he is boss of melody. Too much fighting, although crowds like it. In fact movie has lot of fights which todays youth love ! which i felt could have been avoided. but to compensate, Parotta suri is very comical. But expected more from thambiramaiah. Overall, nice movie. Can be enjoyed with family.

movie is excellent.. even American president watched this movie in English subtitles and congratulated the whole crew and certified it as awesome entertaining movie and has made a deep request to the whole Hollywood technicians to make movie like this.. everyone likes it.. best start of the year.. loved the movie a lot.. the lead actors are those who made this movie a hit.. music director also did his part very well and loved his background score a lot.. movie is a complete package of sentiment, action, comedy ..totally very well made movie and worth the money.. must watch movie of this year.. all would love it.. even foreigners would love it a lot