I went to this movie with great expectations having seen Murugadoss’s previous venture “Ramana”. (It was a rare happening since Vijayakanth ceased to act in realistic movies. His typical lengthy monologues were cut short to perfection and I strongly believe that this underplay has fetched the victory in box office). This time Murugadoss presents more gloomy but entertaining piece of work that requires acknowledgement (though the main theme is a lift from “Memento”) It’s all about a hero with short term memory loss despite which he manages to track and kill his love’s murderer who is also responsible for his current state of mind. Memory - Always available at our disposal, we almost never consider it and take it for granted. What if the utter reliable memory fails you not occasionally but for every 15 minutes? Have we ever realized our dependency on memory for day to day activities as well long term? Memory, being subjective, may not depict the truth always. A same incident could be described differently by different people. Memory tends to diminish or dilute with time but, still we depend on it so much that without which there is no meaning to our life. The theme is really though provoking. The movie opens rather interestingly with obese Nayanthara as a psychological student trying to do a project on Surya, the short term memory patient who lives in a dark apartment with tattoos all over his body. The way he manages to remember things by taking Polaroid camera and writing behind it with notes is interesting and escalates our expectations. But the movie fails drastically when developing the plots and scenes. (One should watch the original, “Memento” to be enthralled by the way it was pictured and developed) The face saving part is the flashback with Asin stealing the show with humour and charm. But Asin not attempting to know who is Surya is definitely illogical. The incidents leading to her death are pictured thrillingly. Surya fits well as the rich Sanjay Ramasamy with elegance. His introduction in the flashback is jerky and background music plays havoc with our ears. (I wonder when Tamil directors are going to wake up from fast-cut picturing introduced in “Kakkha Kakkha”. Its was very novel in that movie but degraded when frequently copied in other movies and eventually has become a pain to our eyes) Surya as a short term memory patient has expressed his anguish pretty well. But his mannerisms are not new (same as Alavandhaan when he jerks his head). Harris Jayaraj has a oscillating quality of music throughout the movie. Gajini chorus theme music is good in keeping the tempo but the background noise during the initial hours is irritating. But his songs are noteworthy; “Rangola” is my favorite for its pep and replayability. This Song is also pictured well with refreshing dance but I always feel that too many fast-cuts in songs and fights are actually preventing the viewers from fully enjoying them. There is a considerable twist to the story when the villain wipes out all evidences that Surya had with him including his body tattoos but, it’s a definite let down in developing the twist. Surya finds out the wiped out information just like that. There are numerous clichés and illogicalities throughout the film like the plot involving Riyaz Khan. I think he is the second most actor to die in all the films he appear after Chandrasekar. The climax involving twin villains add nothing more than annoyance. Their combined attack on ladies hostel resembles Telugu movies matching with their illogicality and violence. But the climax fight is a remarkable attempt in terms of Stunt and Camerawork.

Gajini would have been a great movie if plots and twists were sensibly handled.

Plot Revealed In The Review:	Somewhat revealed
Best to watch with:	Family
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