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Released on Tamil new year's day

Tamizh-Prasanth
Tamizhan-Vijay
Rajiyam-Vijayakanth
Gemini-Vikram

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• From: Citizen (@ cache86.156ce.scvmaxonline.com.sg) on: Sat Apr 13 02:52:07
  
  GEMINI
  
  
• From: MAAKAN (@ 210.187.2.104) on: Sat Apr 13 13:31:19
  
  gemini ke o podu....oooooooooo
  
  
• From: Leena (@ 61.11.78.163) on: Mon Apr 15 01:53:49
  
  Thamizh followed by Thamizhan then Gemini. Rajyam will be the biggest flop of this year. Thanks to Panni Thoppai Gandu Mirugam Kanth.
  
  
• From: Raju (@ 61.11.77.253) on: Thu Apr 18 05:35:07
  
  
  Source: Hansazone
  Rajjiyam
  
  The motive of the film is to show Vijayakanth as the darling of the masses and that he has no equals. However the director need not have gone to such absurd lengths to do this. Shamitha Shetty looks jaded and Priyanka is better looking than her. Dilip as the mute guy is the only one who shows some acting skills. Murali as the governor speaks Malayali Tamil and adds to the confusion. Keep away to maintain your sanity.
  
  Thamizhan
  
  Story Line
  
  Vijay is Surya the lawyer, who creates history and has even a stamp released in his honour. What did he do to deserve this honour? He is a fresh law graduate who wants to make a difference according to his sister's advice. He sends Rs 4000 to the PM as his contribution to clear the nation's external debt. This triggers off a series of contributions. He is honoured with a stamp! Vijay is Lawyer Nasser's brother-in-law. Nassar's wife is Revathi. In a case of estate workers retrenched by Ashish Vidhyarthi, Nassar who is the workers' lawyer gets killed by them because they are told by Ashish that Nassar sold them out for money. At his deathbed Nassar asks Vijay to use law instead of fists to get justice. Vijay starts a free legal aid cell. He gets justice for slum dwellers, bus passengers, and the various downtrodden. He is famous overnight because he has distributed a book on law simplfied for the layman. Now he uses legal methods to close down wine shops, milk plants and all that Ashish owns. Ashish with a police officer is out to get Vijay. He has Revathi killed. The cop takes Vijay in for aiding terrorism. The scene shifts to the court. Vijay asks for cleaning up the legal system. The President of India who is in Chennai hears about this case and orders a live telecast of the court proceedings. Vijay goes on a long sermon about the loop holes in the court system. In between his legal battles Vijay woos Priyanka and later she starts running after him.
  
  Review
  
  Vijay uses the pen and paper to get justice instead of his fists and insists on mouthing lengthy dialogues that are more of sermons. Looks like he is aping Vijaykanth. Beauty queen Priyanka is a disaster and her role is not well etched. Music is jarring. The film has a feel of poor man's Mudhalvan. A big let down from GV films which is known for many memorable movies. All Thamizhans are made to look like fools.
  
  Thamizh
  
  Story Line
  
  Prashanth is a soft-spoken, timid lad who lives with his mother Manorama and sister-in-law Urvashi and her two children. He is waiting for his brother Livingston who is in Kuwait, to send him a Visa. Unfortunately, he is dragged into a skirmish with the city's mafia controlled by Ashish. In one of the encounters, he injures Ashish and is taken to prison. Now, the rival gang headed by Nassar steps in to support him. To save his own skin and his family, he agrees to become the hit-man of Nassar's gang and decides to give up his lady-love Simran. When Livingston returns, he finds that his brother is a dada. He begs Nassar to release his brother from the gang and Nassar agrees (since Prasanth had once saved Nassar's daughter from the Ashish gang). Livingston then bribes cops and victims, to clear all the cases pending against Prashanth and sends him out-of-town to keep him safe until then. The Prasanth-Simran love affair resumes. When Ashish gets to know that Prashanth is soon to leave for Kuwait, he kills Manorama in order to lure Prashanth into the open. Livingston however, hides the news of the murder from Prashanth and almost succeeds in putting him on the plane, but fails at the last moment. In a gory climax, Prashanth wrecks vengeance on the Ashish gang, but at the last minute, Nassar intervenes and kills Ashish so that Prashanth does not have a case on him and is free to go to Kuwait.
  
  Review
  
  As an action-hero, Prashanth has given a good performance and the storyline is credible too. Simran, Manorama, Nassar, Ashish live up to expectation. The 'Madurai slang', effective dialogues, camerawork and music add to the film's entertainment value. In short, a good entertainer.
  
  
  Gemini
  
  Story Line
  
  Actor Vikram plays the character of Gemini, a street dada. He lives in a housing board colony with his cronies. One of his friends is killed by a bigger dada Teja (Kalabhavan Mani). In retaliation Vikram and his gang kill a member of Teja's gang, which leads to enmity between the two factions. Vikram visits a Seth's house to settle a dispute, meets his daughter Kiran, and falls in love with her. He joins evening college, just to be with her and even decides to begin life afresh. But, a new DGP called Murali steps in and launches a massive crackdown on rowdy gangs. Both Vikram and Teja are caught. However, Vikram strikes a deal with the DGP, promising that Teja and he will turn over a new leaf, if released. Vikram keeps his word, but Teja does not. Kiran then discovers Vikram's true identity and leaves him. However, the DGP steps in and patches thing up. Meanwhile, Manorama, who joins Vikram's gang as a cook, turns out to be the mother of the slain member of Teja's gang, who's out to poison Vikram's entire gang. However, she ultimately does not have the heart to commit the crime. Teja seeks Vikram's help in finalizing a drug deal, but Vikram tells Murali about it and the DGP arrests Teja. In a sudden development Murali is transferred and Vinu Chakravarthy (Teja's man) becomes the DGP. Naturally Teja and the police now begin to hunt Vikram. In the final confrontation, Vikram outwits both parties, and Teja is mistakenly killed by Vinu Chakravarthy.
  
  Review
  
  The film does not live up to the hype that it generated before release. The story is nothing new. Feels like a new version of the Hindi film 'Mere Apne'. Both Vikram and the heroine do justice to their roles. However, the pace of the film is rather slow and the director seems to be confused about how to combine action with romance. Kalabhavan Mani's performance as Teja the gangster, is classic. His mimicry talents and his physique is well put to use. The 'by-now-famous' "O Podu" song is nothing much to rave about. Music is average. The film is a mediocre entertainer revolving around gang war. OK.
  
  
• From: s (@ bkj-cache81.jaring.my) on: Thu Apr 18 07:14:13
  
  Thamizhan vs Thamizh...who's the winner?
  
  
• From: Raghu (@ 212.2.14.241) on: Thu Apr 18 08:38:06
  
  Baba will be the super dooper hit,
  
  idhu eppadi irruku
  
  vatta
  
  Baba baba
  
  
• From: Pathima (@ 213.86.122.5) on: Thu Apr 18 12:11:59
  
  Raju
  Thank you for being our film critic and providing I hope unbiased views on the our films. I am still keen to see Gemini becos I slightly biased towards Vikram. The Prasnath film sounds promising but I will go Vijay/vijaykanth a miss
  
  
• From: sran (@ 61.11.83.203) on: Fri Apr 19 01:36:08
  
  Nice review given by raju
  
  
• From: ELANCHE (@ ) on: Tue May 7 06:52:43
  
  TAMIZH ----- BEST MOVIE
  GEMINI ----- ONCE CAN SEE
  TAMIZHZN --- ONLY FOR HIS FANS THAT TOO FOR ONCE
  RAJIYAM ---- NOT FOR ANYBODY
  
  
• From: Raghu (@ 212.2.14.241) on: Tue May 7 07:22:04
  
  Out of the list my voting;
  
  1) Thamiz - good performance by Prashanth, Simran as usual, Mano ramma, as usual, good story, good direction, I liked it very much!!
  
  For - Prashanth & Simran
  Against - none
  
  2) Gemini _ after Kasi & Sethu, I had high hopes for Vikram, but this movie is really a disappointment!, Kiran is awesome, is she a Telugu heroine??, the villain was funny imitating animals, the police commissioner was cool (What's his name), did not he act with Super * in the film viduthalai??, brhama oh brhama song by SPB is the best, rest are OK. Vikram even copied Rajni's style of "Engilsu", !!!
  
  for - Vikram & Beauty Kiran, funny villain
  against - poor direction, pathetic story line
  
  3) Thamizan- the film had good story & plot, but the PATHETIC so called acting by VJ, His dialogue delivery was like super*'s punch line, what does he think he is next super*, yah right, in his dreams, Priyanka was too beautiful for Vijay, why did she act with him, in the first place, they do any thing 4 money, I guess :((
  
  for - Priyank Chopra
  against _Vijay, poor direction,
  
  4) Rajyam- ha ha , well what can I say, he he
  
  My cousin, who is a 6 year old little girl , who was watching the film , with me as soon as VJ kanth appeared on the TV, she started to cry loud & show temper tantrums, she said "aiyo antha poochandi paaka ennaku payamairuthu", this is true, no kidding.
  
  but BABA will be the mega super dhooper hit of the year!!!
  
  
• From: Raji (@ cache0.syd.ops.aspac.uu.net) on: Tue May 7 10:43:54
  
  Raghu when I read the first three reviews I thought you must be a good analyser. Whey you started yous cousin story I thought he has got some problem. Never say anything about anyones personal appearances.Thanks.
  
  
• From: Raghu (@ 212.2.14.241) on: Tue May 7 11:28:56
  
  RAJI;
  
  Sorry did not mena to offend any one, but it was true, anyway, thanks the appreciation.
  
  
• From: RAJNI FAN (@ 210.195.128.49) on: Tue May 14 22:05:40
  
  
  BABA--- RAJNIKANTH
  
  
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• From: Raghu (@ 212.2.14.241) on: Wed May 15 05:15:09
  
  BABA, of course
  
  

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