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I
have always been fond of Tamil cinema
and its stars. I try not to take sides
but sit back and enjoy the diverse genres
Kollywood throws up. Kollywood has had
its shares of superheroes that can fight
20+ men single handedly and save nations.
We have had MGR, Sivaji, Rajini, Kamal
and now Vijay and Ajith. These two seemed
set to take over the reigns from the legends.
Suriya and Vikram try daringly different
roles while carrying off realistic super
hero roles. Amidst all this, Vijay has
stood by his belief that the "common
man" needs and enjoys mass masala
hero movies that lack logic. I and scores
of other cinema lovers believe that it’s
high time he ditched this belief and changed
courses, because this "common man"
does not exist any more. The common man
has always been and is more intelligent
than ever.
Let’s
analyze. I see Vijay as being projected
by the media as to step in to the shoes
of Rajnikanth. The trouble is this. Rajnikanth
(and even the late MGR) has shown enough
diversity in his career to showcase histrionics
and diversity that have satisfied the
needs of a true fan. Even Rajini's latest
Sivaji was a revelation and the superstar
is following up with Endhiran (while he
could have safely chosen anther formula
script) which can be viewed as a huge
gamble. The trouble with Vijay is he has
given up trying to be different. Now before
taking a bashing approach, I do acknowledge
that Vijay has indeed tried out something
different (Like the negative role he played
in Priyamudan and Friends which was definitely
different). The problem is it has been
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and few in between and has been without conviction.
Look at his record after Ghilli, his last TRUE blockbuster.
Sorted by the most recent.
Sura
Vettaikaran
Villu
Kuruvi
Azhagiya Tamil Magan
Pokkiri
Aathi
Sivakasi
Sachein
Thirupaachi
Madhure
Watching Sura was an ordeal that I would not suggest
even to my most bitter enemy and that was the breaking
point that culminated in writing this article. Answer
with a true heart. With the expectation of Sachein
and may be Azhagiya Tamil Magan, you can probably
mix and match scenes from rest of the films and still
see a coherent movie. Such has been the monotony and
predictability of his movies. A crude loud mouthed
villain who seems to be in awe of the hero. A cute
north Indian girl who invariably falls for our hero
no matter what his social status is and runs around
in skimpy clothes. A sentimental mom who seems to
know her son's prowess. Each and every movie has this
unshakable framework with our Hero running towards
a mission. I mean it’s getting boring even for
the hardcore Vijay fan.
Being a senior actor, Vijay would be expected to lead
the way for the next generation and in this I believe
he has faltered so far. I personally believe that
he has become a talented actor through his work and
easily has the skills to perform much diverse roles.
Vijay can keep on quoting that he caters to his fans
and doles out meaningless movies or he can use his
experience, trust his fans and give something different.
With his charisma (superior dancing skills which usually
seem to evade south Indian superstars), he could easily
be one of the biggest superstars of Kollywood by the
time he finishes. But time is running out for him.
His closest rival in terms of fan base, Ajith Kumar
has recently shown a strong approach towards meaningful
and life-like superstar roles while Vikram and Suriya
just keep getting better.
Vijay has the promise. Now it needs to be fulfilled.
Vijay Nandakumar
vijay.nandakumar@gmail.com |
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Sura,
Vettaikaran,
Villu,
Azhagiya
Tamil Magan,
Pokkiri,
Sivakasi |
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