Thuppakki (2012)

Very well executed

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Once again decent entertainment with logic less execution by murugadoss.......Vijay's best in reason times but he doesn't suit completely to a army man's role...Highlights of the movie is the sleeper cell and dog sequence.Otherwise it is a usual movie with introduction song...idiotic climax copied from vijay's old movie ghilli....Santhosh sivan camerwork is good not as good as his previous movies. Plz avoid the songs not worth hearing except google google....You will find the movie dragging in the second movie. Some unwanted love & comedy scenes should have been avoided which decelerates movie's pace...Explanation about the sleeper cells and it's execution has not been explained well in the movie.......Villain vidyut jammal looks like a hero and he should try that in his upcoming movies.

The movie opening is OK but after that its not that good. Nearly one hour of the movie is irrelevant to the story and too boring(Romance part, Role of Jayaram). Jokes of Satyan are at best average. Many scenes were unnatural. The claim that the story is perfect is utterly false. It has many faults such as underestimating the Villains intelligence like the terrorist captured and released by Vijay directly leading to 12 other terrorists(an average person will be cautious enough of the simple fact that once a gang member is caught by police he has to alter the plan and severe his connections). Also, circling the targeted army members and leaving it for someone to find out is a dead give away. There are many more silly scenes which are camouflaged by a supposedly emotional sequence. Music and cinematography are OK. The only appreciable attempt is that the movie is dedicated for the Indian army. If you have watches some Hollywood thriller movies then this is not a thriller and definitely not worth the hype. If you are not a die hard fan of Vijay its just an average movie.

This is an exploitative movie with patriotism being the victim genre made specially for Vijay's fans. Let us start with a base score of 10.1. The casting: Vijay doesn't suit the role of an Indian Army Captain. Vijay should sport crop cut hair style, non-colored hair, clean shaved face, no-nonsense Army discipline (instead of comical 'Attention' poses which is downright degrading to a respectful institution), dress as a Intelligence operative instead and not as a college goer and have a sense of for the Army Uniform (soiled shoes really?). Kajal just struts around in outfits and plays a dumb girl who is easily convinced into anything. A man would wonder why don't all women be like this in real life. The Sub-Inspector guy is dorky and dumb enough to accompany super hero Vijay. The dumber the guy who is with you, the smarter you seem. See a pattern here? Wasted talents: Jayaram and Vidyut. Rest of the cast: Nameless and without scope. -1 = 9/102. Storyline: Not applicable. I mean where is the story? -1=8/10 3. Songs: Nothing to write home about. The so called songs are below average in music and lyrics. I suppose people who initially 'loved' Kolaveri might think 'Google Google' is amazing. -1=7/10 4. Direction & Screenplay: Full of non-sense. 10% of ideas + 90% of crap to link the 10% of ideas. The dog can sniff Vijay's sister's scent when she had been kidnapped in a closed Qualis MUV? Vijay doesn't care that he just lost his mate from the same camp to a bomb along with 100s of civilians and MUST go on duet with dumb Kajal? The first bomber apparently doesn't know the full story but has a map with all the future target locations, the date and another sleeper cell. Whoa! This is no sleeper cell - its a terror network! You see, Tamil audience have not heard much about the term 'sleeper cell'. So the director plays the term like its a new trend. There is even a scene of a CBI director on a talk show explaining about it... When the girls are being held by the terrorists, there are enough bad guys inside that room, but not one to outside to keep watch? Yes so -2=5/105. Action: All bullets from Assault Rifles miss Vijay in gun fights? Superhuman strength in fights? Army men are not super men. Army men are ordinary men doing an extraordinary duty. -1=4/10 6. Script: Since most of the bad guys are Muslims, the director saw it fit to appease the community with a single 'tearjerker' scene of a Muslim father sending off his son in the Army at the end. Exploitative to the core. -1=3/10Yes, Vijay fans love to give 10/10 for his movies. Get 50 of them to sign up on IMDb and post biased reviews and rating and you are guaranteed an Oscar. Yeah right.

Excellent work by A.R Murugadoss. Santhosh Sivam steals the show by his excellent cinematography. The encounter scenes were superb of all. The excellent scene sequels turns into a main highlight in the film. The unnamed villain performed well with his powerful look, act and physique. Vijay made a unique act and look than his any other film. His rare Hindi dialogues made audience cheer. Humor too worked well in this movie. Harris as usual scored a best BGM. "Google Google" made an early hit. Finally "Thuppaki" worth watching it. And Overall. Score - */10. Plot - 7/10. Cinematography - 9/10. Cast - 8/10. BGM - 7.8/10. Overall - 8/10.