While there are portions that appear cinematic, the core plot is solid and therefore, one is able to relate to the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer.
Published:Sep 07, 2023
A poster of director Atlee's 'Jawan'. (X)
Jawan (Tamil)
Through Jawan , director Atlee delivers a hard-hitting film that not only entertains but also attempts to shine a light on the distressing state of affairs in the country.
It looks to highlight a series of problems in different departments — from banking to farming to public health systems to faulty equipment being provided to our jawans.
Without much delay, let’s see what the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer is all about:
A group of six women led by a man who calls himself Vikram Rathore (Shah Rukh Khan) hijacks a metro train in Mumbai and demands that the authorities transfer over ₹40,000 crore to an account number.
However, the minister of agriculture who is summoned by Rathore to the negotiation tells him that the government cannot pay such a huge ransom. To this, the latter says a businessman whose loans the government has waived off will offer to pay the whole ransom himself as his daughter, too, is one of the hostages.
As predicted by Rathore, businessman Kali (Vijay Sethupathi) offers to pay the amount. The money that Vikram Rathore gets as ransom is used to waive off the loans that small farmers across the country have borrowed.
And, this is just the beginning!
A robinhood move.
Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Jawan’. (X)
Vikram Rathore and his team of six girls embark on a series of unlawful activities with the motive of doing good to the general public.
Each time, Vikram Rathod and his girls target and strike a different department, the man at the receiving end is invariably Kali.
Kali, who has a limited education, believes in waiting for an appropriate time to hit back at Vikram Rathore.
Meanwhile, we learn that Vikram Rathore is actually Azad (Shah Rukh Khan), the jailer of a women’s prison in Mumbai.
Interestingly, Azad ends up getting married to Narmada (Nayanthara), the chief negotiator and the cop who is assigned the task of capturing Vikram Rathore.
Eventually, she manages to find out Vikram Rathore’s true identity. At the same time, Kali, too, decides that “enough is enough” and chooses to finish off Vikram Rathore.
What happens then is worth watching on the silver screen.
Crisp direction.
Director Atlee at the pre-release event of ‘Jawan’ (Atlee/ Instagram)
Atlee cleverly comes up with a plot that touches on almost all the core issues that the common man faces today.
While the first episode is about the issue of over 10,000 poor farmers committing suicide because of being unable to repay farm loans, the next is about the pathetic state of government hospitals and how politicians lie about having provided state-of-the-art infrastructure to such facilities.
The third episode is about the poor quality of arms provided to our armed forces. The fourth is about polluting factories and the final one is about the significance of voting for the right person.
While there are portions that appear cinematic, the core plot is solid and, therefore, one is able to relate to Jawan .
The film not only entertains but also seeks to create awareness about the distressing state of affairs in the country, ending by stressing the need to vote responsibly.
Performances.
Nayanthara in ‘Jawan’. (X)
The film boasts of some fantastic performances starting with Shah Rukh.
The Bollywood Badshah plays two roles in the film — as father Vikram Rathore and son Azad.
Shah Rukh scores handsomely as the Jawan Vikram Rathore. Sharp and stylish, he delivers a commanding performance even in his aged get-up.
Vijay Sethupathi as Kali impresses us. However, this isn’t Vijay Sethupathi’s best performance as his role offers him limited room to perform.
Nayanthara as Narmada comes up with another solid show. She owns her character and comes up with a realistic performance.
Jawan also has a fine performance coming from Priyamani who, after a long time, gets a meaty role to showcase her acting skills.
The movie also has neat performances from five actresses who play Shah Rukh’s team members.
On the technical front, Anirudh’s background score is fantastic and Vishnu’s visuals are breathtaking and a big plus to the film.
On the whole, Jawan is a proper commercial entertainer that works because of the important issues it touches upon.
(Views expressed here are personal.)
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Director: Atlee
Writers: Atlee, S. Ramanagirivasan, Sumit Arora
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, Deepika Padukone, Sanya Malhotra, Riddhi Dogra, Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, Girija Oak, Lehar Khan
Duration: 169 minutes
Available in: Theatres
A mass movie is a vessel, but it’s an empty one without the liquid to hold. Masala is hot, but it’s only ground dust without the dish. The ‘hero-entry moment’ is a legacy, but it’s only a stranger striding in slow-mo if we don’t know who he is. Atlee’s Jawan – a film I’d have watched in back-to-back morning shows if I didn’t have to write this review – celebrates the identity of this stranger. He is an overflowing vessel, but he’s also the dish of the year. When he asks “Main kaun hu? (Who am I?),” it’s a question in the shape of a reminder. The reminder is not just trapped by the big screen. It’s everywhere – it’s in his name, his narrative, his fatherhood, the interviews he’s stopped doing, the loyalty of his fans, the cheekiness of ‘Ask SRK’ Twitter sessions, the venom of his trolls, the boycott hashtags, the stoic nationalism, and a decade-long comeback in the making. If Pathaan was the first line of that reminder, Jawan is the whole punchline. And what a punchline it is.
Jawan (“soldier”) is not just any social drama. It’s a drama based in a country so embattled that the only mantra left is: When in doubt, Shah Rukh Khan . The leaders have failed, the system is corrupt, and a superstar has decided to take matters into his own hands. This intervention is disguised as one of the most enjoyable, pulpy, ditzy and progressive entertainers in recent memory. It’s Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) with swag, Rang De Basanti (2006) with zero shame, and Ghayal (1990) on steroids. It’s anti-establishment rage with pro-people hope. It’s hard to write a single line of plot without spoiling the experience. So let’s just say that Khan in Jawan signifies the sort of happy-hour vigilantism that’s immensely satisfying to see. He’s a soldier and a jailer, a patriot and a saint. And he is fed up. Every time he appears, it’s a hero-entry moment – and there are at least ten of these. (I may or may not have hooted at the coolest pre-interval scene in ages; if you listen closely, you might almost hear Khan growl: Who’s your daddy now? ). Which is to say that things are so bleak today that Khan needs to be introduced – and remembered – multiple times. He needs to be there, even when he’s not. And he needs to keep arriving, by hook or by crook, as hero and antidote, as enforcer and protector.
In other words, being fiction isn’t enough. In Jawan , the singularity of storytelling wears the plurality of life. For instance, the Robin Hood theme is timeless but also pointedly current. When a hijacking happens, the protagonist – who loves old Bollywood songs – pretends to be a baddie, and his first target is a burqa-clad passenger. Later, a woman is falsely charged and jailed for drug use; she takes the fall for government apathy. When a skirmish at the border goes wrong, soldiers become pawns in a political scam that leaves the army with faulty weapons. It’s all there: Farmer suicides, fumbling ministers, a shortage of oxygen cylinders, a billionaire who funds the government. It’s no surprise that electronic voting machines (EVMs) and an impending election play a key role in the premise, too. There’s a back-from-the-dead and memory-loss track, a nod to the fact that a (movie) soldier has had to rediscover his stature as a secular icon. There’s an all-female team of avengers – an ode to Khan’s unique image as both a feminist hero and beta-male lover – and an aspirational women’s prison that reframes the cage as a container of pent-up potential. All alleged flaws – a bandaged face, a bald head, middle age, pregnancy out of wedlock, macho cigar-smoking (which almost taunts the “cigarettes are injurious to health” disclaimer) – morph into superhero capes. When politicians are reduced to caricatures who transform at the drop of a hat, it’s not lazy writing. The rush suggests that the film perhaps has no time for figures who generally have no time for the people that vote them in.
I’m usually not a fan of film-makers being in awe of the stars they cast. But Atlee’s blinding reverence for Shah Rukh Khan and his Daddy era (as well as Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi ) works wonders for the film. The lovesick treatment (Level: Hrithik Roshan in War ) ensures that when the director fast-forwards through the romance, flashbacks, climax and reaction shots in a hurry, our excitement is rooted in the anticipation of the next punchy scene. And the next, and the next. It stops mattering that the connective tissue is a formality, or that tears are used as narrative shortcuts. Everything else is a footnote, a filler in service of bold messaging, at a time when even silence is viewed through the lens of dissent.
The directness of this courage (especially a monologue towards the end) is moving, because it reveals the cards of a film that isn’t afraid to request its viewers to reflect rather than tell them to think. Its activism is almost chivalrous, despite the loud tone. It doesn’t hesitate to break the fourth wall and use its commercial packaging – replete with the contradictions of a weak soundtrack but a terrific score, wanton violence and pan-Indian emotions – to reason with the very concept of democracy. Add to this the colour – like a delightfully unhinged villain, a cheetah chilling at a high-scale meeting featuring a Bane-styled billionaire, a vertically challenged henchman pulling his gigantic colleague as they record a video – and Jawan becomes an irresistible cocktail of guts and mainstream glory.
Most of all, the subtext is there for everyone to savour. The thrill of watching a Shah Rukh Khan film has long been defined by his uncanny ability to make it about himself. Over the years, he’s renovated the idea of celebrity narcissism, turning it into meta-entertainment at the movies. Khan has often let his life – or at least popular perception of his life – inform the spirit of his roles. Our enjoyment is derived from the illusion that we’re watching him as much as the men he plays. Earlier, this auto-fiction was limited to excavations of his own superstar duality ( Duplicate, Om Shanti Om, Fan, Ra.One, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi ). But it’s only as an action hero that this self-reverence has gone from entertainment to art. The genre physicalises (and mythologises) Khan’s journey, pitting him against real-world demons instead of imaginary people. While it’s natural to wonder why he took so long to do all-out action cinema, the timing is perfect – his underdog swag can now afford to be personal and political at once. It can be aggressive and kind at once.
As a result, his heroes aren’t fighting against, they’re fighting for. The “bete ko haath lagane se pehle baap se baat kar (before threatening the son, deal with the father)” threat in Jawan brings the house down for a reason. The flashback of his character stars a child who resembles a young Aryan Khan in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), for a reason. A Lion King reference (Khan and his son voiced Mufasa and Simba in the Hindi version of the 2019 live-action remake) hits home, for a reason. None of it is grandstanding or self-homage anymore. Within the defiant parameters of action cinema, it acquires the grammar of self-expression. The fight is literal; the scale is fitting. It becomes more . And Jawan is that more. It understands that cinematic truth isn’t about logic but pop-cultural authenticity. It gets that mass is weightless without a sense of matter. And it proves that masala film-making isn’t about giving the audience what they want; it’s about asking them what they need.
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Jawan Tamil Public Review: Atlee's Jawan starring Bollywood Superstar Shah Rukh Khan will release worldwide today (September 7).
People who watched the Tamil version of Jawan in overseas and other states of India are sharing their excitement on social media. The first ever show for Jawan in Tamil Nadu will open by 9 AM as per government norms. Check out this space for more interesting Public reviews about the film:
Our NAMMA CHENNAI home preparation outside @RohiniSilverScr , is full on swing on #JawanDay in night Our CHENNAI ‘s special celebrations 🎊 A HUGE CUT OUT OF #JAWAN TAMIL VERSION 😎😍❤️ #JawanWithSRKCFC #JawanDay @iamsrk @RedChilliesEnt @Atlee_dir #ShahRukhKhan #SRK pic.twitter.com/fRhphWTaTw — ♡♔SRKCFC♔♡™ (@SRKCHENNAIFC) September 6, 2023
Atlee worked as an assistant to director Shankar who is widely known as a big budget director. Atlee, who made everyone to look back at him with his first film, then teamed up with Vijay. Theri, Mersal and Bigil were super hits in Vijay-Atlee collaboration.
Rohini Silver Screen theatres in Chennai is one of the prominent screening theatres that always releases the big movies. Now, the theatre has the privilege to launch Shah Rukh Khans Jawan TODAY. #Jawan will be the first non Tamil film with a FDFS at this iconic Theatre. pic.twitter.com/9WDxX0iQFa — Chennai FYI (@ChennaiFYI) September 6, 2023
As a result, Atlee, who is in Vijay's good book, has become one of Thalapathy's favorite directors. Atlee, who has shown mass in Kollywood so far, has now directed Jawan with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. Starring Shah Rukh Khan, Vijay Sethupathi, Deepika Padukone, Nayanthara, Yogi Babu, Priyamani and others, this film is releasing today (September 7).
Director Lokesh Kanagarj wished Jawan film crew and Shah Rukh Khan for a blockbuster success. King Khan who replied to Lokesh Kanagaraj's tweet said, "Thank u so much. Please try and see the film if and when you get some time. See it in Tamil and tell me if we got it right sir. And all my love for Leo!!!!"
Thank u so much. Please try and see the film if and when you get some time. See it in Tamil and tell me if we got it right sir. And all my love for Leo!!!! https://t.co/p3L1HfCv8j — Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) September 6, 2023
#Jawan - SRK intro - Ready ah ? 😎😎😎 Goosebumps 😎 — North America Tamil Cinema (@tamilcinez) September 6, 2023
அவன் வந்தானா யாரு அதான் படத்துக்கே போகாம அட்லீ ட காபி டானு கூவுவனுங்களே அவங்க தான்.. #Jawan #Leo pic.twitter.com/NAnB8GBPfU — 💥Thalaivaa Tamil 🇸🇻 (@ThalaivaaTamill) September 7, 2023
Jawan is expected to give Atlee a good entry in Bollywood. In this case, it is not yet known which hero Atlee is going to direct after Jawan. Atlee, who spoke at Jawan Promotional event, opened up about his next project. Confirming that Vijay is not acting in Jawan, Atlee said that he will soon direct both Vijay and Shah Rukh Khan in the same film.
#Jawan - brace yourselves for the interval block.. You will not sit in your seats 😎😎😎😎 #SRK #Atlee — North America Tamil Cinema (@tamilcinez) September 6, 2023
#Jawan the best booking is in south India, due to presence of #ShahRukhKhan and galaxy of South Indian stars in the film. In #TN & #Kerala combined #Jawan (Hindi +Tamil) is hitting in almost 1000 screens, due to wide release of Tamil version.Never before has a #Hindi film… pic.twitter.com/2EkEaA4G2L — Sreedhar Pillai (@sri50) September 6, 2023
#JawanReviews 0 1 sta Just finish watch #Jawan #Tamil Director Is tamal heroine Please save your money dont Watch this movie Ram gopal barmaki #Aag Better than 1000 time. pic.twitter.com/3uwyZaddSK — FAROOQFYS (@FarooqFys) September 7, 2023
He also expressed hope that he will definitely try to direct a film in Hollywood. Yogi Babu had earlier said, "Atlee should go to Hollywood soon" at the audio launch event of Jawan. While many have trolled it as a comedy, Atlee himself has spoken about going to Hollywood. Similarly, Atlee is also open about teaming up with Ajith. Atlee said that if I get a chance to work with Ajith sir, I will definitely direct him. Ajith fans who are disappointed with the delay of Vidamuyarchi are getting hyped after knowing this information.
The chemistry between SRK and 5 girls is mind blowing and emotional 🥺🥺 #Jawan pic.twitter.com/IO76IiD1FD — North America Tamil Cinema (@tamilcinez) September 6, 2023
#Jawan celebration in Chennai never seen this before for any Bollywood actor in Tamil Nadu #SRK is pure magic ✨🙌😍 pic.twitter.com/2X0NfWaNOk — GuSuVa (@GuSuVa) September 7, 2023
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Shah Rukh Khan starrer Jawan which is also a production venture of his home banner Red Chillies Entertainment, released in theaters worldwide today i.e. September 7, 2023 in Hindi, Tamil (dubbed) and Telugu (dubbed) languages.The movie comes with a runtime of 2 hours 46 minutes and early reviews from critics and the general public have been mostly as per expectations.
Jawan review: A hard-hitting commercial entertainer that reflects the sorry state of affairs in the country. While there are portions that appear cinematic, the core plot is solid and therefore, one is able to relate to the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer. By Manigandan KR. Published:Sep 07, 2023. A poster of director Atlee's 'Jawan'.
Just watched Jawan with my dad and had a pretty good experience. The movie has several expected highs and a few expected lows as well. It is another action packed spectacle where one has to slightly suspend belief and logical thinking a bit to truly enjoy it. What I liked a lot in the movie:
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