The characterizations are odd and thin - if all it takes for a no-nonsense rowdy who specializes in the manufacture of crude bombs to turn into a saviour of sorts is an emotional backstory told in a 15-minute flashback, it can never be convincing enough. It never feels as fulfilling as watching a Petta because the ambitions are higher but the execution isn't. The second half takes up the immigrant issues faced by Sri Lankan Tamil refugees, adopting a more serious tone to proceedings. Subbaraj, like most of his predecessors who have attempted gangster actioners, tries to bite off more than he can chew. The butt-numbing length (2h 38m) only adds to viewer woes. But the journey of getting to said climax is such a chore. On paper, this is a splendidly creative thought. Jagame Thandhiram seems to have been made with the sole intention of Karthik Subbaraj wanting to stage those Tarantino-inspired action-heavy scenes during the climax - featuring dhoti-clad Madurai-bred gangster Suruli (Dhanush) gun-battling white supremacist Peter (James Cosmo). Whether it be the peppy Rakita Rakita or the badass Naan Dhaan Da Mass, or the scintillating score with absolute bangers like Suruli & Barotta Master, the soundtrack is superb. The real star of Jagame Thandhiram is Santhosh Narayanan. Reviewed by arungeorge13 5 / 10 A thoroughly uneven gangster thriller with fun action sequences Г la Guy Ritchie & Tarantino! Overall, it's a strictly average for Dhanush fans, others can skip it. A gangster film deserves to be looked from that one perspective only but with Jagame Thandhiram all the additional things like immigrants, love story and generosity fails to match up with the basic elements. It's just the same repetitive stuff with new characters and new locations. There is no creativity or new sense of storytelling in anything. But, he has really done a great job for some scenes, that credit he deserves along with smacking. His ordinary vision to present things can be noticed easily in many scenes. So, It does not hurt much to see him doing mistakes. Karthik Subbaraj isn't an extraordinary director to be honest, he lacks consistently in his filmography. Dialogues are really good though, while cinematography and technical aspects are simply unnoticeable. Jagame has got misfired explosion and even action scenes doesn't add anything useful. James Cosmo looks somewhat convincing as deadly villain, Joju George is brilliant as Sivadoss and other supporting cast members are okay. Aishwarya Lekshmi looks pretty, nothing great as an actor though. We have seen him doing much much better in couple of Classic Gangster flicks of his. He didn't look like a dangerous gangster at all, don't ask why. By the time you arrive at intermission point, you can easily guess the climax and its premises.Дhanush plays Surili very funnily actually. On additional bash, all those twists are outdated and predictable. These extra 30-35 minutes are the real culprits who kills the engagement of the film. Jagame Thandhiram has a decent storyline to keep you engaged for 2 hours out of 2 hours and 38 minutes runtime. Interestingly, his target is from the same soil and same caste. Suruli, a local goon is hired by big foreign gangster to do a job for him. So, the basic storyline is, A nomadic gangster finds himself caught between good and evil in a fight for a place to call home. If that's enough for you as something creative then you can be happy because there is nothing much left after that. So, Jagame Thadhiram uses all the old methods from multiple genres such as Gangster, Refugee Drama, Love Story and Crime Thriller and exports a regional local gunda to foreign land. So what was left for Jagame Thandhiram? Nothing, as far as mainstream filmmaking was concerned but for creative filmmaking there are always new ideas coming from genius filmmakers. Gangster film isn't anything new for Indian audience, we have seen almost all kinds of varities in it. Well, it has helped to enjoy this average flick as Dhanush was coming after a high end Classic like 'Karnan'. Jagame Thandhiram gave all ideas about its lack of creativity from the trailer itself so expectations were not high. Reviewed by SAMTHEBESTEST 5 / 10 A strictly average gangster comedy overly melted into foreign refugee drama.

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