Banner  Leo Entertainments Private Limited
 
Cast  Surya, Asin, Nayanatara, Pradeep Rawat and others
 
Presentation  Allu Arvind 
Music Harris Jayaraj
Producer B. Madhu
 
Story, Screenplay & Direction AR Murugudas
 
Performance

Surya did a great performance. Gym and color tanning made him scary on the screen – as he gets ready for a chilling revenge drama. Similarly, he looks handsome in the other part of the movie, rocking all the way to entertain the audiences. He dealt stunt sequences in style.

Asin is an exact fit for Surya, considering the storyline. However, one finds that her role is similar to that of the heroine in Gharshana (Tamil hit Kaka Kaka), who becomes a victim of the villains. She is impressive in romantic sequences.

Pradeep Rawat played the villain Lakshman. After performing a grand job in “Sye” and “Badra” and “Chatrapati”, he suffers a little bit in this movie as his role gives the feel – it's half baked.

Nayanatara has put on lot of flesh and turned a flabby figure. But, she has proved her acting skills in a big way.

All other characters have carried out their roles to a perfect finish, barring little exceptions now and there.

Technical Details

Ghajini is on the whole a complete copy of an independent and low-budget American movie “Memento”, with a sporadic mix of “Fugitive” (our Telugu movie Criminal). But, stylish taking and native adaptability have become major plus points to the movie.

Screenplay is superb in the first half, while gets routine and expected in the second half. AR Murugudas, who gave a sort of ultimate boost to Vijayakanth in his “Ramana”, has provided the much-required masala to the youth in this action-drama with lot of romantic anecdotes, glamour and expectation. Certainly, he made it a gainful endeavor for its producer.

Music by Harris Jayraj has gained an important role in popularizing the film and the same is justified on the screen.

Cinematography by R.D Rajasekaran, choreography by Raju Sundaram and Editing by Antony combined has brought the control factor to Ghajini.

The stunt sequences by KanalKannan are splendid and certain camera effects have come out well.

Pluses
Good dubbing work
Excellent handling of the first half
Cinematography
Song sequences
Surya's performance
Handling of flashback scenes
Attempts of the hero to recollect the past.

Minuses
Loose Screenplay in II half
A seemingly half hearted attempt by the director how or when to end the movie
Nayantara's flabby figure
Half baked villain character
Weakening of the story in the second half, but for gripping climax.
Amnesia is an overused subject in the films.
Striking absence of the comedy in the second half.