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Thotta – a bullet sans target! |
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Cast:
Jeevan, Priyamani, Raghuvaran, Livingston, Mayilusamy,
Santana Bharathi, Mallika, Sabitha Anand, Vagai Chandrasekar,
Vishnupriyan
Direction: Selvah
Music: Srikanth Deva
Production: Ram New Light Productions Ltd. |
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It
is obvious that Jeevan is in the path of shedding his earlier
image of crookedness on screen with this blend of action and
sentiment. However, director Selva’s Thotta offers nothing
new and is a hodgepodge of all commercial ingredients that
includes a past-its-sell-by date plot and other inevitable
elements such as songs, stunts, love, sentiment, and sacrifice.
Priyamani, and a sub plot involving her desire to become a
cop, is what makes the movie a little interesting. |
Jeevan’s mother is beaten to death by his father,Rajkapoor,
and Jeevan is driven away from home. The kid finds
shelter in a shady cop’s arms, Sampathraj, who
eventually trains him under the auspices of another
thug to raise him up as a ferocious hoodlum. Jeevan
grows to become a terrifying gangster. However, when
he is given orders to throw acid on Priyamani to disfigure
her, he falls in love with her instead.
Priyamani aspires to become a cop and Jeevan helps
her fulfill her wish. In the process, Jeevan brings
her to Sampathraj who demands that she sleep with
him to help her get the job. Jeevan comes to blows
with his mentor and takes a vow to get Priyamani the
job without his help. In an unprecedented climax,
he helps Priyamani prove her mettle in the shooting
test eventually gaining her the job and fulfilling
her ambition.
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Jeevan
is at ease playing the thug and proves that he can
emote well- watch the scene when he takes revenge
on his father for his mother’s death. The script
has scope for nothing more than a typical action hero’s
antics and Jeevan pulls it off successfully. Priyamani
has all it that takes to be the next bombshell. She
scorches alongside Jeevan with skimpy outfits in songs
and plays her part to perfection in other scenes where
she’s required to act.
Other performances worth mentioning are Sampathraj,
Livingston, Saranraj, Rajkapoor, and Chandrasekhar.
Mayilsamy’s comedy doesn’t blend with
the flow and is tiresome in places.
Balamurugan’s camera flips from frame to frame
to provide the scenes with the necessary action-flick
effect. T. Ramesh’s dialogue strikes the right
chord in a few places. Srikanth Deva’s music
is deafening, typical of an action-masala flick.
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All
said and done, Thotta seems to be director Selva’s attempt
at reviving the 80s mindless action adventure flicks with
an overdose of mother sentiment and sacrifice.
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Verdict: Mindless action flick saved by Priyamani
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