Ghazini / Ghajini - Movie Review

Surya has matured as an actor, versatility is his forte and is setting standards that one can expect safely from him movie after movie....Technical gloss and Surya are the main armoury for this Ghajini...:-)

Being a die-hard Shankar fan, I was pretty sure, that Tamil Cinema or for that matter Indian cinema will take its own sweet time to reach or match the technical brilliance on display in any Shankar film...and u know what, I had to eat my words..for the better of Tamil Cinema, for once I was proud...because here is a movie which is very good advertisement for Tamil Cinema. It was out and out technical extravaganza on display for close to 60 minutes, split over 2 halves in the start and the end of the movie.

Yeah...and according to me that was it.....nothing more extravagant about the movie...Believe me....the excitement that is setup with the introduction of the indisposed surya....had it been matched in entirety or at half of it....the movie would have gone far beyond diwali date, coz the movie will have to pay the casualty for the delayed release...as it has already eaten too much into the diwali deadline...and the producers of the movie..will have to pay for it...dearly...because the movie does not have the killer punch of Ramanaa..or the purpose of Kaaka Kaaka....

The main drab part of the movie...is the flashback of the Hero...that extends beyond the bar, a tad too far...spilling over three separate narrations which is quite irritating for the eye and the mind..because there is nothing special in the flash back....except for Surya's looks..
--which are stunning...he is getting smarter by the day....and is getting there for the tag that his father once held as his forte...young and sweet at heart--
Asin is looking the damsel she needs to be...nayantara..disappoints with her emoting....unwanted skin show is not expected out of this movie...which is devoid of any serious comedy...so the song sequences are just fillers for such a strong storyline...and the movie could as well go without atleast 3 of the five songs...If you ask me....

and yes..coming to the other credits holders...the music..Harris Jeyaraj..I am seriously at dismay with the kind of re-recording he has been dishing out movie..after movie....too loud...and unnecessary for the scenes..I felt exactly the same with Thotti Jaya, as well. So I felt a sense of distaste here. Songs..one felt a sense of belonging only for the melodies...just two in number..:-)

The video-editing is absolutely great...and visually grand...good work...the climax fight sequence is one very good example for this..plus the song sequences., Locations are equally grand to fit Sanjay Ramaswami's attitude....mood..and costume in the songs.

The other characters in the movie..not many in number...though played their part..Riyaz Khan did well in whatever he got...a raw deal in the meaty role I would say...Pradeep Rawat..the usual Villain..the only difference being double the villainy...hahaha....

The biggest credit to the movie..inspite of all these snides...is that the story line, though quite complex has been dealt with aplomb in the screenplay and reality never taking a beating. Surya..I would say has done his role exceedingly well...full marks to him....but one felt he was under utilized if we take Nanda and Kakka Kakka as standards....

Overall, happy with the movie...but...not satisfied..rest assured that this movie will surely treat the audiences until Diwali...thats for sure...