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Film review : Coincidence in reel life by Karthiga Rukmanykanthan Jay Jay Cine City - Maradana From birth to death fate decides our life and the type of relatives and friends we will have to live with. In Jay Jay this decision is futilely left to the hands of fate even though there was a chance for avoiding it.The heroine Jamuna writes her address and the hero Jegan's address on a one-hundred rupee note and say if the note in anyways returns to one of their hands it is the fate's wish that they should become life partners. When an incident happens in real life it could be called coincidence or fate but when this happens in the reel life it looks meaningless and unrealistic. The director shows many possibilities for these two to meet but does not use any of those. This might be clever in one way but it irritates the audience as it is done throughout the movie. The movie also reminds of Kadhal Kottai at many instances but Jay Jay has not made itself as poignant as this movie. The costumes and the music are the only consolation for the producer of this boring and fruitless movie. The director pulls the movie without letting the audience to predict the end with a puzzle whether these two J.J. characters are destined to meet again. Jegan, played by Madhavan, is a law college student whose father works as a private secretary of a MLA. The director has not shown a single scene in which Madhavan appears like a proper law college student.
He has been portrayed like a street loafer characterwise but the expensive costumes that he appears in makes us question if he is really from a poor family. Jegan meets Jamuna, played by the debut Amoga, in a shopping complex and falls in love. The love at first sight develops. The names of the main characters starts with the letter J therefore the director had decided to title it J..J.. This is quiet logical and a new idea for a short and a memorable title but at the same time the plot should also be memorable. Too many unnoticeable minute details have been added into the scenes which do not strike our eyes until and unless somebody observes them especially the strange low-bottom pants worn by the comedian Thamu. The costumes alone would not help to explain the character hence interesting dialogues and scenes are also required to fulfil the needs of characterization. Jamuna who is afraid of her strict father makes a hasty decision to Jegan's proposal by leaving their love to destiny. The one-hundred rupee note in which she writes the address moves through several hands and later all around India. This has been picturized well and increases curiosity. But before this note returns these two to plan to meet each other being unable to bear the suffocation of love but fail several times as they don't know each other's address. the journeys they take from Calcutta-Chennai and vice versa checks the patience of the audience. In the meantime Pooja the sister of a famous underworld gang leader, another newcomer, falls in love with Jegan. Jegan's father forces him to marry Pooja for his political benefits. Jegan at the end luckily gets the hundred rupee note but faces barriers through his selfish father. After so many infuriating twists and turns the couple meet each other at the end. After having worked in some remarkable projects like Anbae Sivam and Naladamayanthi in the beginning of this year the reason for Madhavan having chosen such a boring time pass movie is still unclear. As his character has not been portrayed well by the director Charan there is a possibility for him to spoil his eminent image. The last scene where he cries after continuous disappointments is quiet touching. Amoga has shown some realistic expressions making her an admirable and a challenging actress. The beautiful multi-coloured costumes suit her well. The same goes to Pooja but she has not been given any importance in the story. The music by Bharadhwaj is enjoyable but as the scenes lack good choreography they are only worth watching for the beautiful actors and their gorgeous selection of costumes. The songs 'Kadhal Malaiyae', 'unnai ninaikavae', and 'unaku Jay Jay' are fantastic to hear. The highlight of the movie is the 'May madham 98il' song in which Reema Sen appears showing some good dance movements. The director has used this song in memory of 'o podu' which made his previous movie Gemini a huge hit. Jay Jay has no chance to hit the box-office due to its incredible story. |
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