Ghilli - a Special Tribute!

I have not written a review of Ghilli on this blog and I was reading an article on Cinesouth about the 200th day celebration of this movie and this review is dedicated to this special movie.

Ghilli is a movie I could watch again and again and never get bored. There are several reasons, I love to watch a winning performance. I really like Illaya Talapathi as a person, an actor and a comedian. I enjoy watching Prakash Raaj and of course one cannot ignore the visual treat in Trisha. This movie albeit a masala entertainer has got some really good points going for it.

What's New?

Vijay and Trisha star together for the first time in a movie I have watched. They followed it up with a flop in Tirupaachi. For a change, we have a hero who cannot boast about his achievements and has to participate in the game presentation ceremonies in hiding.

Noticeable

Vijay's luck in a sports role seems to be pretty good given that Badri was a superhit and now Ghilli has even surpassed his earlier success. He is emulating Aamir Khan in this regard, the latter had great successes with Jo Jeetha Wohi Sikandar (original of Badri) and the timeless classic, Lagaan, among other movies. The action sequences are all well spaced and well played!

Trisha's role as a mami seems to be going down well with the Tamil audience given the success of Saami and Ghilli, although one must admit both of them were totally hero oriented. She has danced well to the tunes of "Appadi Podu". Her performance in the scene where she invites Aashish Vidyarthi to his own home was very fascinating. Also in an emotion "knee cap" scene, she has performed well. She has shown some signs of having a good potential in acting. But she's not going to get anywhere close if she dives deep into the telugu swimming pool with her skimpy swimsuit to find the gold underneath. But she will find the gold either way! I'm glad that she atleast turned up for this function :-)

Vijay's comic timing is amazing. He is well aided by "Otteri Nari", "Adi vaasi" and gang. Even Aashish Vidyarthi, who has grown up pretty fast in tamil cinema to the role of a father, has done quite well in the comedy sequences. Vijay's sister, Bhuvi, has done very well in this movie and proves that appearance is not even necessary to get praises from critics. Vijay is a proven champ when it comes to emotional scenes; a la Kadhalukku Mariyadhai and has shown this talent in Ghilli as well. The background music and Trisha's glycerine filled eyes help him in this effort.

Am I forgetting someone? No way. I have reserved a spot for him in this review. Prakash Raaj has done an amazing job in this movie as Muthupaandi. His is an unforgettable performance. To this day I keep imitating his "Chellam..." dialogue. He has shown great variety in his aggressive villainy aggressive scenes and the soft corner and concern he has for his Chellam. Outstanding performance and not much more needs to be said.

The songs have contributed in a major way to the success of this movie. Appadi Podu and Ghilli (title song) are even sung by several 2 year old kids in the USA! The other songs like Arjunar Villu and Shala la.. are very effective. Vijay is a natural when it comes to playing song and dance sequences. Trisha has given him good support.

Verdict

This movie has run for 200 days and has won showers of praise from the Super Star, does anything more need to be said about this? If you have not watched it yet and you love entertainers, then I don't know what you are waiting for... Go n Watch it!! Friday, June 03, 2005 at 9:59 AM