Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Prashast Singh Movie: Jilla Rating: 4.5/5Vijay sir and his movies both are entertaining as usual. This time he comes up with Jilla, which is a cool, action packed, dramatic, emotional mass entertainer.If its about the story, then it is up to the mark. Vijay sir's performance is great as always. This time I got to see Mohanlal sir as well. He is simply fantastic. The action scenes are good and the background music is crisp. The film has a very good emotional quotient and will go down well with family audiences. After a very long, a film like Jilla has come.On the whole, Jilla is a cool entertainer that has entertainment dissolved in every frame of it. Watch it, then you would realize why I am saying so!

ethical_egoist Occasionally, we come across a movie that defies logic, comprehension, sanity and intestinal digestion. Jilla is one of those films. My brain cells ended up writing down the following in a piece of paper to pass on to the future generations before committing a mass ritualistic seppukku : 1) Jilla makes it possible to rig the civil services examinations and enlist individuals with a criminal record and no education whatsoever. Local MLA and lead goon acting together can dictate who makes it to the IPS grade. There is no interview required after clearing the exam (or if there was, they were all bribed). There is no training requirement to become an assistant commissioner after passing the exam 2) An assistant commissioner immediately gets control over the entire city including all of its police force and can dictate random arrests without a warrant. 3) Promotions are based on publicity and it is possible to move from ACP to DCP in 2 months. 4) Unable to save child falling from a burning building cliché 5) Love interest works in the profession religiously hated by the hero cliché 6) Hero becomes randomly good after a one off freak incident cliché 7) Sister marries the enemy who attempts at revenge cliché 8) Hero saves kids and sick people in a hospital after police incompetence clichéYes it's a stereotype Vijay film, yes its awful beyond reason, yes its filled with clichés and Tamil sentiments but look at the positive side....at least it did not have Vijay acting in a double role (sorry can't think of any other positives to take away from this film). I've historically sat through the full running time of some ludicrous movies (including ...and mostly a lot of Vijay's own) but even I couldn't bear watching the last 30 mins.Having watched this in a day long inter continental travel - I wanted to complain to Lufthansa about this movie ... but they were all already zombies with dead brain cells...

gopi-24-132637 The movie begins with Sivan (Mohanlal) who is a Madurai-based don, being cornered by a gang while taking his pregnant wife (Poornima Jayaram) to the hospital. He manages to thwart the gang, following which he adopts his slain driver's son Shakthi. Shakthi witnessed his father being killed by a police officer during the fight, which induces a hatred for the police in him to such an extent that he does not tolerate others wearing a khaki shirt or even dreaming of becoming a police officer, including his friend Gopal (Soori), who aspires to join the police when he grows up.Several years later, Shakthi, now a young man (Vijay), has become Sivan's most trusted aide, assisting him in his criminal activities and also twinning as his bodyguard and driver. His aversion for the police has not waned, even rejecting a woman named Shanthi (Kajal Aggarwal), for whom he had an infatuation after witnessing her admonishing two female police constables (Jangiri Madhumitha and Vidyullekha Raman) taking a bribe until he found out that she is a police inspector herself. Life goes smoothly for Sivan and Shakthi until the new police commissioner for Madurai (Pradeep Rawat) takes charge. The commissioner takes Sivan to the outskirts of Madurai, threatens him to quit his nefarious activities or else face arrest, following which he leaves him there. This incident leaves Sivan humiliated, prompting him to force Shakthi to join the police to save his crime syndicate and prove the commissioner's word's wrong (A policeman can think like a criminal, but a criminal can never think like a policeman). Shakthi, due to his hatred for the police, deliberately fails the exam and physical tests required to become a police officer, but still ends up becoming a police officer due to Sivan's "backroom dealing". Shakthi reluctantly takes up the job as Assistant Commissioner, giving Sivan and his henchmen a free rein to perform their criminal activities. However, after witnessing a mass scale destruction caused by Sivan and his gang, which led to the death of several innocent people, including children and mothers, being admonished by Shanthi for showing disrespect for the police profession, and witnessing the assault of a woman (Meenal) (who had come to the police station to lodge a complaint against Sivan for being responsible for the death of her husband due to the destruction) at the hands of Sivan's gang, he changes gears and decides to become an honest and upright police officer. He lodges Sivan's henchmen in prison, and tries to convince Sivan to give up his criminal activities, which does not go well with him, forcing them to part ways.Additional reviewSeveral years later, Shakthi, now a young man (Vijay), has become Sivan's most trusted aide, assisting him in his criminal activities and also twinning as his bodyguard and driver. His aversion for the police has not waned, even rejecting a woman named Shanthi (Kajal Aggarwal), for whom he had an infatuation after witnessing her admonishing two female police constables (Jangiri Madhumitha and Vidyullekha Raman) taking a bribe until he found out that she is a police inspector herself. Life goes smoothly for Sivan and Shakthi until the new police commissioner for Madurai (Pradeep Rawat) takes charge. The commissioner takes Sivan to the outskirts of Madurai, threatens him to quit his nefarious activities or else face arrest, following which he leaves him there. This incident leaves Sivan humiliated, prompting him to force Shakthi to join the police to save his crime syndicate and prove the commissioner's word's wrong (A policeman can think like a criminal, but a criminal can never think like a policeman). Shakthi, due to his hatred for the police, deliberately fails the exam and physical tests required to become a police officer, but still ends up becoming a police officer due to Sivan's "backroom dealing". Shakthi reluctantly takes up the job as Assistant Commissioner, giving Sivan and his henchmen a free rein to perform their criminal activities. However, after witnessing a mass scale destruction caused by Sivan and his gang, which led to the death of several innocent people, including children and mothers, being admonished by Shanthi for showing disrespect for the police profession, and witnessing the assault of a woman (Meenal) (who had come to the police station to lodge a complaint against Sivan for being responsible for the death of her husband due to the destruction) at the hands of Sivan's gang, he changes gears and decides to become an honest and upright police officer. He lodges Sivan's henchmen in prison, and tries to convince Sivan to give up his criminal activities, which does not go well with him, forcing them to part ways.Additional review

Anuja Iyer Full time-pass Thamizh film starring Vijay, Mohanlal, Kajal,Sampath, "parotta" Suri, Thambi Ramaiah, Mahath, Poornima Bhagyaraj. A multi-starrer of all sorts, the film boasts of a huge budget, colorful extravaganza and maximum entertainment. Vijay is the darling of the masses and Jilla went onto become one of the biggest films with record- breaking opening collections, upon release. The film recently celebrated its 50th day amidst much pomp and fanfare. Story-wise, it's a typical father-son equation going all wrong and the film deals with emotional conflict, proving to be an effective family entertainer. Direction is by RT.Neason and credit goes to him for handling two super-stars in an extremely effective and casual way, right in his second film. Cinematography is by Ganesh Rajavelu and Imman, who is the current king of melody, has composed five foot-tapping songs. Overall, an effective entertainer