Thalaiva Movie Review !

THALAIVA TAMIL MOVIE REVIEW

Hahahaahhhaaahhhhaaaa... wait . please allow me to laugh at myself for opting to watch this movie first day first show . I deserve this lol . 

Thalaiva means The Leader . How I wish they had atleast opted to remake the telugu movie Leader instead . I am not a Vijay fan nor the director Vijay has a good reputation of making good movies other than Deiva Tirumagal  but after watching Vijay in Tupakki I decided to watch it .. Somebody said it right "Assumption is the mother of all fuckups in life " .

The Film's first half belongs to and banks on Santhanam alone . Its pity to see a Vijay's film banking on a comedian . Sheer Pity :( There is just a 5 minute scene before the interval which is the only interesting part of the movie . 

Vijay is Sathyaraj's son and he grows up in sidney . Sathyaraj is a do gooder don in mumbai dharavi area . Blame it on Maniratnam for Nayagan which is based on Dharavi that every film maker making a film on Tamilians settled in Mumbai takes this Dharavi as their main place for their stories . comeon guys it's not happening anymore . This movie could have very well been placed in chennai also . Dharavi doesn't add any weight to the story . So Vijay grows up in Australia without knowing anything about what his father is .. He never came to India it seems forget Mumbai . It's very weird that he never tries coming to India . 

The Intro song of Vijay is the worst intro song ever made on any hero in Indian films . Even Power Star Srinivasan would have a better intro song compared . We don't know what he is studying in Australia but just because his father says that you should not accept defeat and you should win at any cost .. he wins the college dance competition . There is then this Amala Paul who falls in love with Vijay and they together win the dance competition . Wait ... Did I forget to mention that Amala Paul meets with an accident because of the Rival group just few days before the dance competition ? Well that's to prove that our Hero will over come all hurdles and just because his father said so he wins the competition . Wait.. Did I tell you that Vijay's dance team gets disqualified from the competition in the intial stages itself just because Vijay's father makes a phone call at sharp 12 noon to talk to his son .. I wouldn't carry my phone at all if i were dancing as one of the troup members , forget being the dance lead . Wait .. if it's 12 noon in India , it's somewhere 5 pm in sydney right ? well the director didn't even care to take care of things like this . So Vijay after getting disqualified , gets qualified again by dancing in front of the college and his video goes viral on youtube such that they whole of sydney notices him and fuck the rules , the management decides to take him in just because his video on youtube get some 3 lakh hits . 

So the dance (read drama) goes on for half of the first half and somehow the lead pair fall in love and decide to meet satyaraj who is a big don in mumbai . Periya thala of komban villiage was better (read chennai express) . Thank god Santhanam was there or else I would have walked out even before the interval . Now Santhanam takes a backseat in the second half hence the second half is very boring . I think AL Vijay must be taking cocktails for his drinks hence this cocktail of Basha , Thalapathy , Nayagan & all the movies based on Mumbai Underworld . Now Satyaraj dies . So naturally Vijay becomes the Talavali .. sorry sorry Thalaiva for the masses . There is a song where he walks on the roads , roams around in cars .. shoots people blah blah blah .. this goes on till the climax and in the climax he kills the villain and becomes the undisputed Leader of Mumbai . I hope he stays on like that forever and no other director dares to take another movie on similar lines . 

I will tell you another funny thing or rather say foolish thing in this movie . there is an another second heroine (dont know who and didnt even care to find out ) who develops a feeling or so towards Vijay  addresses Vijay as Vishnu Bhai ..  do they know what BHAI means ? Benc@#&* ... 

I think this movie is not released in Tamil Nadu as someone has got a stay over the release . I hope they don't release this movie ever and the court bans this movie . It's a publicity gimmick which might get some moolah for the producers who has actually found out that this movie is very poor in content , poor in acting , poor in screenplay , pooor in music , poor in every department hence opted for this publicity gimmick .  

Well If I have writted very weird or seem to have blabbered , then I am sorry it's not my fault . after effects of watching Thalaiva . 

My Advice .. Spend those few hundreds on the best beer avaialable .. You will atleast enjoy those two hours ;)

Thalaiva ... Tevaya ? 

My reaction after watching Thalaiva ..

Chennai Express Movie Review !

CHENNAI EXPRESS

There is this notion among south indians that this film has made fun of them and I am still against the Lungi Dance which is supposed to be a tribute to Shri . Rajinikanth . I was an ardent fan of Shahrukh Khan but the fan in me was dying a slow death from his past few movies and like Shahrukh wanted a Blockbuster very badly , I also wanted to see him in some good entertaining movies . I did'nt say meaningful . Please note that . I booked a seat in this train knowing that it's a Rohit Shetty Film , Shahrukh in a love story yet again , south indian accent battered more than halal ..

The film starts on a very slow note making you wonder whether it's really chennai express or some other movie as you expect flares from the word go because of the combo offer . The film picks pace after 5 or so minutes and it's express screenplay after that . Shahrukh is Rahul again and deepika padukone is Meenamma . The chemistry works wonderfully and its visible on screen . The story is nothing different . It's the same love story but the film will work for you solely because of Shahrukh Khan , Deepika Padukone , Songs , Screenplay and humour sprinkled every now and then so that the interest lingers on .
The story is predictable from very far , as far as from Rameshwaram itself . Talking about Rameshwaram , this is the main point of the movie . Shahrukh's grandfather dies and his last wish is that his ashes to be immersed in ganga and rameshwaram . So that's the reason why shahrukh lands up on chennai express , but the director never explains why the grandfather wishes his ashes to be immersed both in ganga and rameshwaram .. weird .
Shahrukh seems to have sleepwalked this role as he has played the same several times .. there are places where he has underplayed also . He has made fun of his own movie dilwale dulhania lejayange which is noteworthy . Deepika Padukone plays the role to the T . She has dubbed her own voice for the tamil dialogues also which is a good effort . Now coming to the accent .. I think it's been deliberate to add more fun to the movie and it's not intended to hurt anyone . Satyaraj in a forgettable debut in hindi  . He is okay for a father role and that too a don role . He can do better roles .
The second half is also good and has a good pace . There are few twists and turns in the tract but the train doesn't derail of the course . You get the entertainment . The songs are good so is the background music . We all know that it's a rohit shetty movie so we know that we gonna get good masala mad comedy . So don't crib about logic . I am asking you not to expect logic ,then it means there are few scenes sans logic  . Yeah but this movie is better compared to his other mad crap comedies .
The humour is dialouge based so you will definitely enjoy it . What I am happy about and a plus point for those who understand tamil and hindi is that there are few dialouges in tamil also . So I understood every line in the film . You will find it funny that Satyaraj tells a dialogue in tamil and then translates the same in hindi in the climax. I found it hilarious .
There is a particular scene where deepika padukone kicks shahrukh in the sleep . What you saw in the trailer is just a tip of an iceberg . The scene is complete hilarious and brought the roof down . Deepika excels shahrukh in this particular scene .
If you have watched telugu and tamil  movies , then you will realise that two scenes are copied from south .. one scene is lifted from Muthu - the letter scene where everyone reads thinking its for them only .. the second scene is from Okkadu .. the scene where shahrukh holds the knife to deepikas neck and escapes , pushing the villain to the dirt . Whoever the writers are , they are good at lifting scenes . If you sit and think you will realise that it's actually Okkadu Telugu movie remade into Hindi keeping the main theme of hero rescuing the heroine from the hands of villain accidentally and realising his love for her at the end of the movie , fights for her ..
The movie is definitely worth watching with your family as its a complete masala entertainer . This Eid belongs to Shahrukh Khan and will not be surprised if he targets Eid for his big releases for the next couple of years ....

All I would say is ...

Ticket Khareed Ke
bhait ja seat pe
nikal na jaye kahin CHENNAI EXPRESS..