JANANAYAGAN Tamil Movie Review
Cast-:
Thalapathy Vijay, Pooja Hegde, Bobby Deol, Mamitha Baiju, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Prakash Raj, Priyamani, Narain ,Nazar & others.
Crew-:
Produced by: Venkat K Narayana, Co Produced By: Jagadish Palanisamy, Lohith.N.K, Directed by: H Vinoth, Director Of Photography: Sathyan, Sooryan Isc, Editing: Pradeep E Ragav, Production Designer: V Selvakumar, Action: Anl Arasu, Choreography: Sekhar Vj, Sudhan, Costume Designer: Pallavi Singh, Sound design: Synccinema, Sound Mix: Kannan Ganpat, Publicity Designer: Gopi Prasannaa, PRO: Riaz K Ahmed, Vfx Supervisor: Monesh H, DI: Knack Studios, Colourist: Prasath Somasekar, Stills: D Maneksha, Costumer: Muthul Hafeez, Makeup: P Nagarajan Production, Executives: P.Viswanathan, M Manjunathan, M Balamurugan, P Marimuthu, Sureshdev , K Sivakumar, Chief Production Executive: R Udayakumar, Production Controller: Veera Sankar, Executive Producer: Ramkumar, Balasubramanian, Digital Promotions: The Tabs, Music Label: T-Series, Music Credits: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Keba Jeremiah, Bass Guitar – Sajith Satya, Solo
Violin – Ananthakrrishnan Woodwinds – Nikhil Ram, Trumpets & Trombone – Rakesh MS, Backing Vocals – Yogi Sekar, Velu, Sridhar Sena, Shibi Srinivasan, Shenbagaraj, Narayanan Ravishankar. Piano, Keyboard, Synth, Rhythm & Orchestral, Programmed by Anirudh Ravichander, Additional Music Programmed by Dan Kristen, IC, Advait Mahesh, Arish, Nivin Rapheal, Narendar S, Ashwin Krishna, Jishnu Vijayan, Cinematic Hybrid Percussions & Additional Rhythm Programmed by Shashank Vijay, Ethnic Percussions by Kalyan , Music Advisor: Ananthakrrishnan, Creative Consultant: Sajith Satya, Session Assistant: Shivakiran S Recorded at Albuquerque Records, Chennai, Engineered by Shivakiran S, Plural, Jishnu VIjayan, Neo Sound, Mumbai. Engineered by Pranjal, Dilip Nair, Recorded at Vibe_N, Studios Engineered by Lokesh Vijayakumar Music Co Ordinator – Velavan B, and Others.
Story-:
The story’s protagonist, Thalapathy Vetrikkondan (Vijay), is a prisoner. Thanks to a favor granted by police officer Srikanth (Gautham Vasudev Menon), Vijay gets to visit his dying mother; however, Srikanth faces suspension for this act. When Srikanth unexpectedly dies in an accident, Thalapathy Vetrikkondan takes in Srikanth’s daughter, Viji (Mamitha Baiju), and raises her as his own.
Vijay strives to fulfill Srikanth’s dream of seeing Viji become an army officer. Meanwhile, an international criminal named John Himmler (Bobby Deol) manipulates Tamil Nadu’s politicians and plots to destroy the state.
How did Thalapathy Vetrikkondan thwart this massive conspiracy? Did he succeed in getting his foster daughter into the army?
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Movie Review-:
The film’s greatest strength is undoubtedly our Thalapathy Vijay! Director H. Vinoth, fully aware that this is his final film, has packed it with everything fans love.
The theatre erupts with excitement during Vijay’s introduction scene, which features a photograph of the legendary M.G.R.!
The sequences where Vijay wields a whip—reminiscent of the iconic “Naan Aanaiyittal” style—and the interval block are top-notch mass moments.
He dazzles with his dance moves, truly delivering a “one last dance” performance. The film showcases Vijay’s complete mass avatar, featuring his signature cute reactions, impeccable comic timing, and punchy dialogues. Commercial cinema will sorely miss Vijay from now on!
As for the other characters…
Mamitha Baiju, playing Vijay’s daughter, commands attention—initially as a mischievous young woman and later through her performance in the action sequences.
Bobby Deol, appearing as an international villain, is menacing with his rugged performance.
However, it is disappointing that Pooja Hegde has very few significant scenes in the film.
Prakash Raj, Gautham Menon, Narain, and Priyamani have all executed their roles perfectly.
A crucial point to note is that H. Vinoth has lifted the storyline and several scenes directly from the Telugu film *Bhagavanth Kesari* (starring Balakrishna) and infused them with political undertones.
The scene where Pooja Hegde is teased as “Aunty,” the military training sequences for Mamitha, and the dialogues condemning sexual violence against young girls—all these elements give the film the distinct feel of a *Bhagavanth Kesari* remake. Similarly, the attempt to address a multitude of topics—such as robotic technology, illicit liquor, the plundering of mineral resources, and references to Africa and Pakistan—within a single film causes the narrative to lose focus.
In particular, the three-hour runtime and the prolonged fight sequences towards the end make general audiences—aside from Vijay’s die-hard fans—wonder, “When will this finally end?”
Anirudh’s songs and background score have breathed life into many scenes. The film is praiseworthy for its technical quality and its underlying message advocating for women’s empowerment and religious harmony.
Although the convoluted storytelling and the three-hour duration test one’s patience, the film is definitely worth watching in theaters at if only for the sake of Vijay, the aspiring political leader, and to witness his final ‘mass’ cinematic avatar.
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Written By CNN Online Media Admin Rating CNN Online Media Admin 5 / 5