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Ji
Review: After a gap of almost two years, director
Lingusamy is back with Gi with Ajith playing the lead role.
Lingusamy shows that despite the gap in between his films, he
has not lost his touch or ability. Helping him
in this cause is Ajith who comes up with a bravura performance
as his role has ample scope for fun, frolic and many others.
The film in fact is a Ajith special and is
all about the mess that our political system is in and how
righteous students can really make a difference if they put
their minds to it. It is a serious message told within the
dramatic matrix of a hardy masala movie. Lingusamy known for racy stuff like Run has
just continued his good run and seems to have succeeded in his
mission to satisfy the movie buffs rendering a mass film.
The entire story happens in sensitive town of
Kumbakonam. The backdrop is as important as the story as the
director has managed to weave in some contemporary happenings. Vasu (Ajith), a final year college student is
happy go lucky. But he is forced to contest elections in the
college after being persuaded by his friends (Venkat Prabhu and
Arun). He, however, incurs the wrath of the local MLA
Varadharajan (Charanraj), whose son studying in the college,
contests the elections too. Following threats, Vasu backs out from the
polls and eventually Charanraj's son gets elected.
In the course of events, the MLAs gang
attacks Vasu and his friends. It's here that Vasu's father (Vijaykumar)
advises the students to take a plunge in politics and teach the
bad apples like Varadharajan a lesson. Taking cue from his words, Vasu does indeed
take the plunge in politics with the backing of college
students and even files nomination for the Assembly election in
Kumbakonam constituency.
Varadharajan is naturally annoyed and angry
at the presumptuousness of Vasu and tells him to back off from
the elections. But a relentless Vasu goes ahead with his plans.
The rest is a sequence of events by which Vasu wins the
admiration of masses and succeeds in getting elected as an MLA.
Unfortunately, Varadharajan, unable to digest
the defeat, plays a trick and burns a primary school and Vasu is
blamed for the death of innocent children. He gets sentenced to
seven years rigorous imprisonment. After serving the term, Vasu comes out of
prison only to take revenge on Varadharajan. It's a happy ending
with Ajith holding the hands of his lover Trisha, too. The movie has punch line dialogues and fierce
stunt sequences too. A typical Ajith film, and he is indeed
strength of the movie.
Ajith, after a string of mediocre films,
seems to have got the pulse of the audience right this time
playing the role of a angry young man. Be it a romantic lover
boy or a that of a student politician, he does get the method
and modulation perfection with ease and elan. His dance
movements too deserve a special mention. Ajith, in the first
half, has played subtle while towards the second half oozes
action. He has an undoubted screen opresence and rises above the
script and story.
Trisha looks good not just in the song
sequences, but also has acted well in the limited role she has
in the context of things. Charanraj playing the MLA has done justice to
his role. Venkat Prabhu playing Ajith's friend has played his
part well. The cast also includes Visu, Manivannan,
Ilavarasu and Rajesh. The songs by Vidyasagar add strength to
the movie.
Lingusamy should be appreciated for giving a
movie with pulsating sequences. He has infused the script with
all the right ingredients and keeps the tempo of the narration
on an even keel. Though the movie was lying in the cans for
over a year, thanks to Ajith, it's indeed worth a wait.
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