Plot
This is another gangster movie based on the theme "The survival of the fittest". A bag of cocaine is the bone of contention among 2 groups of gangsters headed by Singaperumal and Gajendran. The cocaine belongs to Gajendran's gang while Pasupathy of Singaperumal's gang sniffs it and wants to sell it off and settle in life.
Singaperumal is impotent and he has Subbu as his keep. Sappa is a small time guy with an addiction for video games who is with Singa for small time jobs including matters regarding Subbu. Sappa falls for Subbu and she also reciprocates his feelings or that's what we believe till the very end.
Kalaiyan and Kodukkupuli a father-son duo are in the city to recover some money to pay off their debts. Their rooster is their only source of income. They lose their rooster to Singa's sickle and the cocaine bag ends up with this duo incidentally and what follows is a series of kidnappings, lots of bloodshed and murders and finally it is the smartest and the fittest that survive. The brawny macho gangsters are all eliminated and in the end a new gang-leader is born and there is also a major boost to womanhood in the climax.
Hits
This is another gangster movie based on the theme "The survival of the fittest". A bag of cocaine is the bone of contention among 2 groups of gangsters headed by Singaperumal and Gajendran. The cocaine belongs to Gajendran's gang while Pasupathy of Singaperumal's gang sniffs it and wants to sell it off and settle in life.
Singaperumal is impotent and he has Subbu as his keep. Sappa is a small time guy with an addiction for video games who is with Singa for small time jobs including matters regarding Subbu. Sappa falls for Subbu and she also reciprocates his feelings or that's what we believe till the very end.
Kalaiyan and Kodukkupuli a father-son duo are in the city to recover some money to pay off their debts. Their rooster is their only source of income. They lose their rooster to Singa's sickle and the cocaine bag ends up with this duo incidentally and what follows is a series of kidnappings, lots of bloodshed and murders and finally it is the smartest and the fittest that survive. The brawny macho gangsters are all eliminated and in the end a new gang-leader is born and there is also a major boost to womanhood in the climax.
Hits
- Yuvan boosts the movie in unimaginable ways. His use of violins, strings, piano leave us with goose bumps on many occasions. The jazzy style music heard in Guy Ritchie and Tarantino movies is also heard here. Yuvan continues to dazzle.
- The fight choreography is a straight tribute to Tarantino's style. Blood literally sprays all over the place like in Kill Bill. Marvelous to see and a sight to behold.
- The cinematography is innovative to say the least. The picture clarity, the angles, the slow motions etc. are all top notch
- The slick editing also adds to the style quotient. This is in fact one of the most stylishly made Indian films
- The dialogues are all spot on and earn claps at many places. Liberal use of expletives add to the rustic effect. The Rajini, Kamal, Vijaykanth, aunty jokes are all spot on.
- Some brilliant acting by the guy who comes as Kalaiyan. Very spontaneous. The kid Kodukkupuli also has a major role and his part is another applause worthy show. His dialogs almost always earned the applause of the crowd.
- Sampath can give any hero a run for his money. Very suave and debonair as the gangster. Jackie Shroff is imposing and his lazy style suits the character perfectly. The way he grins his teeth bare is superb. Ravikrishna is again aptly cast as the useless Sappa who trusts everyone. Yasmin pulls off a shocker in the end as Subbu. Initially very naive, her's is among the most weighty characters in the movie.
- All the other small characters like the money minded police, the Gaja brothers, the guy who cracks aunty jokes make a mark easily
VERDICT
Near perfect ... in fact perfect. How humans are also part of the food chain where humans consume other humans is what this movie tells. A brilliant debut by Thiagarjan Kumararaja. He is one for the future.
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