Jilla

Well, to be honest, when I went to the Theatre, I had a lot of expectations for this movie. As a fan of Vijay and a bigger fan of Mohanlal, I expected this to be an excellent source of entertainment. My expectations were completely let down in 45 minutes. First of all, the movie is extremely long. It is the same old cliché story. There was absolutely no innovation. Before going to the movie, you can keep your brains at home and you will still feel this is star-studded garbage (Mohanlal + Vijay). I was waiting for a comedian to do something entertaining, but Soori cannot be called a full-fledged comedian! The jokes were terrible. Someone with an ounce of intelligence will not watch such garbage. Don't know about the general audience, but, there is no story to this movie, no good comedy no drama nor any emotions. I gave 2 stars just for Vijay, Mohanlal and Kajal Aggarwal being in the movie. I don't understand why Vijay and Mohanlal would do this kind of movie!

Jilla is .....Clever ! On the exterior, it appears a typical mass masala, yet on the interior, it talks Subtle emotions. Somewhere, It stacks drama with heavy aplomb, YET introduces a simple tear in the midst of no-where to quietly nudge. Jilla is tailor-made for South Indian Audiences who look upon the Hero as God. Yet this filmmaker Subtly steers in a rogue protagonist and changes him so swiftly and quietly that you smile ! Vijay is back from his previous disaster, and hits pay-dirt with Jilla, in the company of a charismatic legend called Mohanlal ! Its mayhem at the theaters, when the two confront each other. Background Score by D.Imman, adds that necessary spunk and Cinematography by Ganesh Rajavelu is Stylish People, Polarities, Moods, Emotions match Mass, Songs, Dances, Fights. And THIS balancing element is what makes clever filmmaking. And Dir Neason hits top-gear, translating into box-office collections

300 films get released every year in Tamilnadu. And another 300 sleep in the box. With stakes so high, its not surprising to see Vijay playing to the gallery. Ironically, it actually has a good screenplay that plays down its values and lets the stars outshine itself. But, that's precisely why it garnered a record-breaking opening. Jilla has a backbone of a screenplay, with a few backstories thrown in efficiently. However, the typical hero steals the thunder from it and the crowd pulling elements dominate the depth. Director Neason has it in him to weave in both sentiment and entertainment appropriately. However, south being south, his hero steals all the attention from the story Jilla – Earth shattering Opening.

Pleasantly surprised to see a heroine in tamil cinema , having a mind of her own ! amidst all the "loosu" heroines or "thimir" pidicha heroines, Kajal was presented with spunk, spirit, a healthy posterior and some passion. Jilla should have had more fighting between vijay and kajal. Am bored of the timid ones ! Kajal had a voice, and she questions her man upfront, although her scenes were very limited. If more scenes had been given to the women, the chemistry scale would have been higher. However,although her role gets confined to the love interest area, its nice to see a pleasant sari clad lady in both melodies. i loved all that she wore in verasa and kandangi. Pray, why doesn't tamizh cinema increase the scope for its dazzling heroines ?

Full time-pass Thamizh film starring Vijay, Mohanlal, Kajal,Sampath, "parotta" Suri, Thambi Ramaiah, Mahath, Poornima Bhagyaraj. A multi-starrer of all sorts, the film boasts of a huge budget, colorful extravaganza and maximum entertainment. Vijay is the darling of the masses and Jilla went onto become one of the biggest films with record- breaking opening collections, upon release. The film recently celebrated its 50th day amidst much pomp and fanfare. Story-wise, it's a typical father-son equation going all wrong and the film deals with emotional conflict, proving to be an effective family entertainer. Direction is by RT.Neason and credit goes to him for handling two super-stars in an extremely effective and casual way, right in his second film. Cinematography is by Ganesh Rajavelu and Imman, who is the current king of melody, has composed five foot-tapping songs. Overall, an effective entertainer

Decent Entertainer. Songs were good. Story was nice. Mohanlal acted very well. Simple acting. No over-acting. Family emotions and sentiment also well done. Scene with sister in second half also good. Sampath unexpected villain. Good twist. Seeing poornima jayaram on screen after years was also nice. No overacting by mother and son in drama scenes. Heroine portion could have been better. But melody was nice. Imaan is proving he is boss of melody. Too much fighting, although crowds like it. In fact movie has lot of fights which todays youth love ! which i felt could have been avoided. but to compensate, Parotta suri is very comical. But expected more from thambiramaiah. Overall, nice movie. Can be enjoyed with family.