Veeram Jilla

adi thadi.. dishum dishum

Usually I write about one movie at a time, but this time and not just because I watched them both back to back, I am trying to move away from that norm and review two movies at the same time.

If Jilla can be classified as an adi thadi movie, then Veeram is dishum dishum. Both lack logic, not that we are expected to. These are commercial masala flicks.

Jilla sent me back to the times when we used to eagerly await a Rajinikanth movie release. Just for style and action, not much for substance. This is Jilla. Mohanlal does the role that would have typically be done by Prabu. And excels, as is usual. Vijay excels in the fight and dance sequence. Not much of emoting for both. Crisp quick climax. Must watch for Vijay fans and action lovers. No one else in the movie need mention.

As a much respected friend of mine recently emapthised, where will these fellows go for new stories to suit mass heroes. So, let us not bother about the story too much. It is all straight forward. Man kills man, watched by the son of the killed. Man dies for man, watched by the son of the dead. Both grow up for the man that is common in both the above. One with respect and other with vengance. The movie is about the growth of the boy with respect, his planned entry in to the police force to dance to his "fathers" tunes, his change of heart and attempts to set right the father while the other with vengeance in his heart trying to wipe out the whole family. Sampath as the man with vengeance filled in his heart is adequate. Mohanlal and Vijay fill their shoes well. Kaajal Agarwal as the heroine does well in the song sequences. Come to think of it, she does nothing else in the movie. The others in the movie either come in and disappear or come in and get beat by Viajy/Mohanlal.

As for Veeram. This is a more complex story, supposedly. 5 brothers. The eldest having raised them from their childhood has sacrificed everything for them. They are an unruly pack and all having immense respect for their eldest brother, who does not like the idea of marriage since it might break the bond they share. Eventually most of the other brothers fall in love and try to somehow kindle an affair between Ajith, the eldest and Tammanah. Ajith tries to dance and fight. During these action sequences, I seriously had a thought that this movie was written with Chiyan Vikram in mind and not Ajith. Without digressing, Ajith makes a few enemies and when he goes to Tamannah's house to ask her hand in marriage the enemies follow him. He trashes everyone, saves the family, job done, only to understand that Tamannah's father has his own flashback and set of enemies who want to eliminate the whole family. In the end, all is well. All the bad boys are beaten and the hero wins the heroine's family's heart.

Both time pass movies makkale. Watch for entertainment value alone.