Jana Nayagan – there is just a feeling of let-down
Blast-u Blast-u… Yes, quite a blast, the Thalapathy Kacheri song. What about the film? Jana Nayagan was such a let-down. This was not the Vijay movie I wished to see and, considering that it may well be his last, was this the way to bid goodbye to fans? In the film, almost everybody you get to see on screen gets the chance to wield guns, knives, machetes, swords, even bazookas. Why on earth is there so much of violence and gunplay? Does not Vijay or the director and writer (H. Vinoth) not realise that these are the images that will be going out to millions of the actor’s fans, mostly youngsters, the world over? Are not the emotional core and key messages being reduced to almost nothing with this science-fiction kind of warfare and excessive violence? To credit the film, there are several key messages – telling women to be brave and independent and stand up against harassment, teaching children to be aware of good and bad touch, and stressing the need for citizens to ge...
