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Director Nandakumar has failed in
his endeavor to make ‘Jambavan’ a good entertainer
in spite of the great pre-release hype. It is inspired by
Rajinikanth’s film ‘Baasha’. The director has also taken scenes
from other mass
films
but that failed to lift the overall spirit of the film. Hero
Prashanth plays the role of an angry young man who takes on the
anti-social elements with all his might.
Velan (Prashanth) is the son of a
village landlord (Vijayakumar).
The villagers adore him for his good work. However, he gets the
shock of his life when Vijayakumar tells him that he is his
foster son. He sets out to know his past. He goes to Chennai and
learns that a dreaded gangster Deva (Fefsi Vijayan) had killed
all the members of his family. The truth is Vijayakumar adopted
him after he loses memory following head injury. Now, he sets
out to kill Deva and his gang. He starts killing rowdies in the
society by bearing the name Jambavan. The rest of the film is on
how he does away with
the
killers
of his family.
Prashanth has tried his best to lift the film to a secure
position but in vain. Meghna Naidu and Nila had succeeded in
pumping in glamour into the film. Noted Classical vocalist T N
Seshagopalan plays Prashanth's father in the film and Vivek
plays a small role.
However, the film has failed to live up to the expectations
of the people. You can give the film a pass, as there is nothing
new in it. |