Billa 2 - Is it worth the watch ??

Yes, despite many mixed or negative reviews, it is definitely worth the watch. If you ask whether the movie is enthralling enough to keep you dumbstruck and weighs beyond the expectation - no it fails in the end, particularly the last half an hour, but it is not just the last half an hour which decides how good the movie is. It definitely lies somewhere between an average and above average movie.

What makes the movie special ? Prequel movies are new to tamil cinema, first prequel movie ever made and it will stand out among other movies for that. We might not see another prequel movie, especially in tamil cinema. Movies without songs, romance, duet, comedy and flamboyant stunts are hard to come and this is one among them. There are few more things to ponder about why it gets beyond average.

Plot:
We have all seen Billa and there is nothing new to say about the plot. Its all about the dark past behind the Don - David Billa. A refugee from srilanka comes to tamil nadu and takes over a drug cartel and becomes the don. The overall plot is the adaptation of Alpacino’s 1983 classic Scarface - a slow paced drama.

Characters:
Ajith - ruthless, silent, stylish performance, handling the guns and girls with ease. Without him, the movie would be a complete toss. Vidyut Jamwal, having earned a filmfare award for best male debut last year, had done a good job as Dimitri. Yog Jappee (Ranjith) - played his part well. Bruna Abdulla and Parvathi Omanakuttan - Both the roles lacked clarity and importance.

Screenplay:
The entire first half has been neatly adapted - from character portrayal to sequence of events - in ajith’s style. The second half also goes on well till unakullae mirugam song. Only after that the screenplay gets all ittery jittery. Ajith goes on a killing spree, more violence gets involved, very loosely connected scenes till the end without any suspense or twists and turns, the scenes seem to be mercilessly chopped and attached. The scene where Parvathy omanakuttan gets killed becomes yet another killing in the movie - it has no impact. At the end the audience lose their patience and Chakri Toleti proves himself to be a rookie.

Cinematography plays an important role in the movie. Brown tint - dark past of the Don - Unakulle mirugam’s graphic style picturisation - pure innovativeness - R D Rajasekhar has done a brilliant job. Yuvan’s BGM and songs were good, but could have been done better by the director. Stephen Ritcher’s simple hand combat stunt sequences are new and nice to watch. Ee Raa Murugan’s dialogues are philosophical and impactful one liners.

Verdict: 7/10