Jeeva Tamil Movie Review

Jeeva:

One line story: 

The success story of an ardent cricketer who spends, breathes and lives for cricket in spite of several odd.

Actor Vishnu Vishal and Sri Divya

Success formula:

It is yet another success story for the director Suseenthiran. Sri Divya has played the same bubbly character like the one in ‘Varuthapadatha Vaalibar Sangam’. It’s a hit number for Vishal Vishnu as he steps into his glory. Another good thing is after several new directors start ruling the ‘Kollywood’, its time to change for the producers too. Actors Vishal and Arya has produced the movie and it’s a success for them.

Plot:

Vishnu, who is also a real time cricketer, lives as Jeeva in this movie. He fails in his academics, as he concentrates in cricket. He falls in love to a girl lives next door, who calls him as 'Anna' (brother) initially and later she also falls in love. When their love comes to know to her parents, they warns her and she stays away. This helps Jeeva to focus in cricket and he joins in the under-18 cricket. He then meets her lover at a college, by the time he takes into Ranji Team cricket. His friend commits suicide after the duo knocks out of the team. Then Jeeva shines in CPL (#IPL) and then plays for the Indian cricket team.

Flaws:

1. The girl Jenny brings liquor to Jeeva with side dish for a day is acceptable. The girl repeats the same daily when Jeeva accompanies with his friends on the terrace of their house. If he is alone, it is acceptable.

2. In the first scene, Jeeva introduces his father, an EB employee, and suddenly he returns home and calls actor Charlie as father makes us feel as if the director has made a mistake. However we rectifies this in the later scenes. 

3. There is a gap to be filled in the death of Jeeva’s friend. Suddenly commits suicide blaming the cricket board for not including his name and his friend’s in the Ranji team citing his family situation. There is no earlier mention about his family background.

Commendable for:

1. Jeeva’s father gives up his drinking habit after hearing about his son works in a mobile idli shop to meet his expenses

2. The chemistry between Vishnu Vishal (Jeeva) and Sri Divya (Jenny) in the movie is good

3. The lively character of the cricket control board chairperson resembling the original

4. India is the only country where several good ‘sportsmen’ are losing the battle without even contesting in any of the matches.

Fact:

It is the fact, though Vishnu Vishal shines in Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) and a real good cricketer, he fails to get an entry pass into any one of the Indian Premier League (IPL) teams as a real batsman. There are some real facts and statistics that there are limited people from outside a community gets opportunity to play for the Indian cricket team.

Marks:

Rating 6/10