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AR Murugadoss’ Thuppakki starring Vijay, Kajal and Vidyut is a smartly packaged action entertainer which is surprisingly riveting all the way till the climax before ending on an underwhelming note.
A R Murugadoss is back with a bang. His
latest film Thuppakki starring Vijay, Kajal and Vidyut is a gripping
action entertainer where an army officer has to stop a terrorist
organisation from wrecking havoc in Mumbai. Such films have been made in
the past as well, but this one is a notch above the rest, thanks to
Murugadoss’ smart writing, good casting and a strong technical team.
Vijay plays Jagadish, an army officer
who’s on a long vacation. He comes to Mumbai to visit his family and
pretty soon he’s introduced to Nisha-Kajal Aggarwal. Meanwhile, Vijay
finds out that someone is planning a series of bomb blasts in Mumbai and
he goes on a manhunt to stop the crisis. Eventually, this leads him to
the gang’s leader (Vidyut). The rest of the story is about the mind
games which Jagadish and the terrorist gang’s leader play in their
attempts to outdo each other.
Vijay is fabulous as an army officer.
Right from the moment he nabs a terrorist who plants a bomb in the bus,
till the point where he comes face to face with the gang’s leader, Vijay
is quite frankly the backbone of the film. Kajal is gorgeous in the
film and her scenes with Vijay are some of the most endearing ones in
the film. Vidyut is menacing as the chief of the terrorist group and
it’s a pity that he didn’t get a bigger role to play in the film. The
confrontation scenes between Vijay and Vidyut are a major highlight of
the film.
After a point, one would tend to think
that AR Murugadoss would definitely hit a home run, but there comes the
problem. The film’s climax completely falls flat and doesn’t do justice
to the incredible hype which is built around the final confrontation
between Vijay and Vidyut.
Moreover, the placement of songs and
romantic sequences right in the middle of a tense drama is a major
distraction, but then one can’t complain much about such cinematic
liberties.
Harris Jayaraj makes up for uninspiring
tunes with a phenomenal background score and Santosh Sivan’s
cinematography is top notch. His vision of Mumbai and his eye for detail
is amazing throughout the film. After 7aam Arivu, AR Murugadoss makes a
strong comeback with Thuppakki. It’s an engaging film, despite a
runtime of 170 minutes, and completely catches you by surprise at times.
Thumbs up for Thuppaki. It’s won’t blow your brains away, but it’s
definitely worth watching.
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