In 2020, Three young blokes, Jil, Jung & Juck with nothing in common between them are assigned the task of transporting an Ambassador car coated with Cocaine-paint by the dreaded drug-lord, Dheivanayagam. Along the way they encounter Narasimhan with an almost identical car makes small talk & tries to gel with the trio. After a night of drinking the trio escape the pub without his knowledge. But only later do they realize that in a drunken stupor they have taken Narasimhan’s car & not their own.
Language:
Tamil
Running Time:
133 min
Rating:
U/A
Release date:
12 February 2016
Directed by:
Deeraj Vaidy
Produced by:
Siddharth
Written by:
Deeraj Vaidy
Mohan Ramakrishnan
Starring:
Siddharth
Avinash Raghudevan
Sananth Reddy
Nassar
Radharavi
RJ Balaji
Music by:
Vishal Chandrashekhar
Shot by:
Shreyaas Krishna
Editing by:
Kurtz Schneider

What’s Hot

  • The first thing that impresses about this film is the casting. Each & every person fits their respective roles to a T. Siddharth’s blue hair, the pink cocaine-car, the dark ‘Attack’ & so many more out-of-the-box additions have been made to ensure novelty. Similarly, in spite of the comparatively lesser screen time, the usage of Nasser & Radharavi have added much-needed value to the film due to Deeraj & Co smartly using the ‘baddie’ baggage that these veterans carry.
  • Siddharth who plays the all-important role of Jil, in addition to being the daring Producer, surprises by the amount of space he magnanimously allows for the relatively unknown Avinash & Sananth who play the other titular characters of Jung & Juck. In fact the duo even overshadow Siddharth with their fresh characterization.
  • Perhaps the biggest cheers in the film were reserved for the character named ‘Pai’ who speaks in the soft porn voice of a famous Whatsapp sensation. Similarly the Uganda sequence, the Rolex pun & Nasser’s gambling scenes show the writing & execution potential within Deeraj & his team.
  • There has some fabulous VFX work done throughout the film. The titles & the hand-drawn animation sequences have been used in splendid fashion to convey an idea in a minimal time period. Of course, the entire technical team comprising the editor & cinematographer need to be given credit for paying attention to each frame. The art direction is convincing enough to make us believe that the story is happening in 2020.
  • Vishal Chandrasekar proves to be the film’s savior using his background score to good effect. His usage of the counterpoint technique to glorify the action/blast sequences is noteworthy. His songs have already been chartbusters with only the well-shot ‘Red Roadu’ making an appearance in the film.

What’s Not

  • The fact that Jil is always one step ahead of the 3 prime antagonists takes the spice out of the proceedings. Even though there are many conflicts they don’t have much impact as the knowledge of Jil coming up with something to save the day always hangs above the head.
  • Other than the ones uttered by ‘Pai’ & the exchange during the ‘Uganda’ sequence not much of the dialogues have impact. This leads to the engagement progressively decreasing after the intermission with the climactic twist becoming thoroughly predictable.

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Verdict

Verdict Stamp

‘Jil Jung Juck’ attempts to offer a racy ride fueled by drugs, gangsters and some stellar technical work on a low-budget. However, apart from the quirks & some well-placed adult comedy, the film fails to make a sustained impact tiring us as the credits roll.