Thalaivii Tamil Movie Review
Cast-;
Kangana Ranaut ,Arvind Swami ,Nassar ,Bhagyashree ,Samuthirakani ,Raj Arjun ,Madhu Bala ,Jisshu Seng upta ,Thambi Ramaiah as Madhavan nair,Poorna ,Flora Jacob ,Bharath Reddy ,Vidya Pradeep ,Reporter Actor Senthil ,Shanmugarajan ,Radha Ravi etc.
Crew-;
Directer – A. L. Vijay ,Written – K. V. Vijayendra Prasad ,Madhan Karky ,Producer – Vishnu Vardhan Induri Shai lesh R Singh ,Brinda Prasad ,Cinematography -Vishal Vittal ,Editer – Anthony ,Ballu Saluja ,Music – G. V. Prakash Kumar ,Production companies – Zee Studios ,Vibri Motion Pictures ,Karma Media And Entertainment Gothic Ent ertainment ,Sprint Films ,Distributer – Zee Studios , Country -India ,Languages – Tamil ,P R O – Suresh Chandra ,R ekhaD’One.
Story-;
Thalaivi is the chronology of the life of late J. Jayalalithaa, whose life story is the most sensational among all the actors, politicians, and actor-politicians in India. Directed by AL Vijay of Nanna fame, Thalaivi hit the screens to day. Let us see the review here.Thalaivi starts with the infamous incident of insulting Jayalalitha in Assembly wh en she was in the opposition. The story goes back to the past to show us many interesting incidents from her life and finally concludes with her sitting on the Chief Minister’s seat.Thalaivi cannot be completely a biopic of Jaya, as the makers chose to show only ‘Actor-Politician-Chief Minister’ in short.Director Vijay attempts to unravel her icy cold persona and look at her as a woman passionately driven by love. Make no mistake, a woman’s fight for self respect and battle against patriarchy are integral to the story. However, what lies at the heart of the tale is her unconditional love for MGR, despite the societal contempt of her. She faced the wrath of his loyal follo we rs, who deemed their extra marital relationship as illicit and a disgrace to his noble reputation. As days turned in to decades, they became each other’s strength and weakness. Bound by the heart,
the purity of their love stayed intact even as murky politics, power struggle and people got hellbent on parting the two.The scenes where they indulge in phone conversations without uttering a single word but letting their silence do the talking are heartbreaking. The film essentially works for its poignant love story.The total life of Jayalalithaa has a lot of hard work, emotion, stubbornness, and guts that made her what she was. Thalaivi shows almost all that.Jayalalithaa (Kangana Ranaut) enters films at a very young age. MGR (Aravind Swamy) likes her innocence and attitude. Jaya’s stardom rises along with the intimacy with MGR after many films together. She starts admiring him, but MGR’s ambition is to serve people. MGR distances himself from Jaya for the political party he launches after walking out of friend turned foe Karunanidhi’s (Nasser) party. Jayalalithaa enters MGR’s political party but later gets evicted from the same. Her political journey with challenges, hurdles, and insults, and how she becomes the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu form the story.
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Movie Review-;
The actress-politician was a devout protector of Tamil Nadu, yet managed to have dramatically cinematic mom ents in all her pursuits. Director AL Vijay took on the challenge of bringing the life of a woman who was not only a superstar and an influential figure but an indomitable Amma that everybody loved. Thalaivii promised us to br ing a wholesome package fully exploring aspects of her life, making Jaya wholly sympathetic — but Kangana Ra naut (as J Jayalalithaa) and Arvind Swami’s (as MG Ramachandran) biopic made it hard to swallow. While the national award-winning actress masterfully managed to bring the first two aspects of J Jayalalithaa’s life on scr een, the makers of Thalaivii surprisingly missed to show her as the beloved Amma. The story depicts the journey of J. Jayalalithaa (played by Kangana Ranaut), from making a mark as a no-nonsense actress to the most import ant person for millions in her entire state. Makers hint they’re taking a controversial route when they start the film with the scene of Jayalalithaa (fondly known as Amma to many) getting manhandled in the parliament, but it’s all ‘ruko zara, sabar karo’ moment since then.
In the first half, she is a cumbersome newcomer smitten by the charming MGR. It’s a hide-reveal sort of plot. Jaya does not elude her feelings in the dressing rooms but when asked about it publically she has a simple reply, “Who doesn’t love MGR?” The film steers clear from commenting on their relationship and the result is bleak with no force. In the second half, the giggly superstar is an aged heroine paving way for Ranaut to turn into the assertive future state chief minister. Not so subtly, the actress goes to adopting the persona of a pompous feminist crusader.It all proceeds with the transformation of turning Jayalalithaa into Amma. Despite the stance of ‘I hate politics’ Jaya gets into it solely to support her reel-life hero M. G. Ramachandran aka MGR (Arvind Swami). The remaining story is all about her rise and shine to be Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister. How does all of this reflect her relationship with MGR? Will she be able to manage together & much more such questions are answered in the second half.If considered as an ode to the bond MGR and Jayalalithaa shared,
Thalaivii does score a point. But in terms of humanising the grandiose figure we all have seen and heard about, it’s a chance limited to trying a prosthetic face and act ‘edgy’. Kangana is not bad per se. We all know how versatile she can be (Queen, Tanu Weds Manu, Manikarnika are only a few examples). Here too she shows the audience what she’s capable of. As we see the actress hopping on the train to cover the enormous life of Jaya, she seamlessly transforms herself and exudes into her ageing persona but the plot limits her. Her dialogues get too preachy and melodramatic to leave an impact. Songs don’t help either. They’re easily forgetful.Even in its current version, Thalaivii is a compilation of few heroic sequences but they aren’t enough to hold your intrigue. Vishal Vittal’s camerawork does boost the already designed grandiose by K. V. Vijayendra Prasad‘s screenplay. Did this film even require Rajat Arora’s soul-deafening dialogues? I thought Anthony & Ballu Saluja’s editing would get the majority of the blame for the mess but Arora’s dialogues took me back to ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai’, the sequel and trust me it’s not a good place to be at.
Why we miss the empathetic nerve for Thalaivii’s Jaya can be because it lacks a feminine vision. The film seems better when it comes to exploring the thought behind the whispers that go around when a female superstar steps inside a male dominated political zone. However, putting a spotlight on Jayalalithaa’s ordeals is only verbal.The first half is dedicated to the actress in Jayalalithaa, second is for the politician in her but none of them justifies the 150-minute runtime. I had no problem with the length (that’s what she said) being a ‘journey’ story, the problem starts when you start expecting it not to follow the same B-town biopics’ route.In this drab biopic of the former TN Chief Minister, the plot aches to explore her psychoanalytical oddities. They are underplayed in pounds of makeup and prosthetic that bury Jaya’s adoration and ambition. There was more — much more — to the indomitable J Jayalalithaa than being a pretty face of showbiz and ‘Propaganda Secretary’ to MGR, but you wouldn’t know it from watching Vijay’s diluted portrait of Jaya as a woman driven by MGR. Of course, he had influenced her life, but by many accounts.
Jaya was a fierce, powerful identity, the kind of woman who was loved and followed by millions. Here, Jaya is just swayed by fortune, fate and circumstances. Without her will, she first became a superstar and later a stringent leader. But we never know her thoughts and turmoil.It shows why Kangana Ranaut was an ultimate choice for this one when certain scenes force you to believe it’s her biopic. She’s so natural on-screen, you won’t believe it if she’s playing some other character. Through a commendable change in accents, looks, and physical attributes of a single character, this is a one Kan(gana) show.Written by KV Vijayendra Prasad, Madhan Karky (Tamil), and Rajat Arora (Hindi) and directed by Vijay, it feels right to say that the film could have been different with the addition of female members.Arvind Swami as MGR gets the most difficult job of bottling in the charm, aura of yet another legendary artist in front of a person on whom the film is based. Though dependent a lot on Jayalalithaa’s character, Arvind helps MGR’s character to find his own ground. Nassar as Karunanidhi is a spot-on casting decision but wasted materially.
Bhagyashree looks stunning as Jayalalithaa’s mother nailing her ‘tell me you’re an actress without telling me you’re an actress’ role. Raj Arjun, the surprise package of Secret Superstar still holds the secret to how to stand out amid brilliant performances. He shines bright as MGR’s ‘cold-hearted lieutenant’ R. M. Veerappan. Poorna as Sasikala gets no scope due to her limited screen presence.However, Thalaivii finds its strength in its supporting cast. Nassar as M Karunanidhi and Raj Arjun as R M Veerappan shine brighter in balancing the plot. Also, director Vijay made sure some postcard moments from Jayalalithaa’s life found space on the screen. Famous pictures of Jayalalitha like the car moment, the one where she is seen standing beside MGR’s mortal remains and another one where an injured Jaya is seen with Rajeev Gandhi are remarkably brought to life. They seem like a replica of real life.
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Written By- T.H.PRASAD -B4U-Ratting – 4 /5
