We have seen many gangster films in Tamil Cinema. Mani Rathnam's Nayagan and Suresh Krishna's Baashha are two big pillars in this genre. You can make a classy Godfather style film or a massy larger than life don style film. A.L.Vijay's Thalaivaa adds to this list and let's see how it worked. First of all, Thalaivaa is the proper mass film tailor-made for Vijay's larger than life persona. He sports two shades in this film. He starts off as a dancer who resides in Australia. After some turns of events, he founds himself turning into a don. Vijay is irreplaceable in this film and his screen presence lifts the film. He is energetic on-screen looks stylish in every looks that he does. The white tight shirt and the blue jeans are perfect for Vijay as Vishwa Bhai. Honestly, the montage shots of Vijay in the "Thalaivaa Thalaivaa" song look powerful and it's a must say that he is perfect in this film. Except for Vijay, Thalaivaa doesn't offer us stronger characters. We have Sathyaraj appearing as Vijay's father in a very limited screen time. As the female lead, we have Amala Paul appearing in a totally unexpected role which you will be surprised by it in the interval. Abhimanyu Singh plays the main antagonist but doesn't have much to do except taking revenge on Sathyaraj and Vijay in the film. A.L.Vijay focused more on catapulting Vijay's character. He has made a film specifically for Vijay fans. He had added so many fan moments for Vijay fans to cherish. The jail scene where Vijay and the main antagonist meet after the latter's arrest is a perfect Vijay moment. Despite so much of Vijayism in Thalaivaa, A.L.Vijay lets down the pace of the film because of a lack of focus on the writing. Thalaivaa is a 3 hours film. It takes so much time before entering into the main core plot. The first half is properly packaged whereas the second half seems to be too much slow. At the same time, the first half has no focus on the main purpose of the film. We have romantic scenes, comedy scenes, and a couple of songs that honestly has nothing to do with the initial storyline. A.L.Vijay could have removed the unneeded subplots to make the film grippier and much interesting. Overall, Thalaivaa is a film made for Vijay fans.
Review of Thalaivaa
