The theatres that are screening 'Gemini' wear the festivities look these days.

Outside the hall, we've got people with more than their share of 'O Podu's. Don't even ask the atmosphere inside the hall. During the climax, the audience sends out 'O's along with Vikram. It has been ages since a frenzy of this level was seen. Bharadwaj, who had mesmerized the audience to flock to the theatres, can now proceed to the next step.

This too is a story based on rowdies. But a good screenplay & Music sets this apart from the junk. Hey, we forget. 'Kalabhavan' Mani's villainous act was perfect. He draws huge applause by mimicing one animal or the other throughout the film. 'Kalabhavan Mani's 'Teja' is one of the best handled character in Tamil Cinema.

Story? Vikram & 'Kalabhavan Mani' are rowdies. As usual, Vikram nose dives in love with Kiran at the very first sight, thanks to her great looks. He even goes to Evening college for her. On the advice of the DGP, he yearns to reform, but due to the harassments of the villains, he fails. Then, with his sharp brains, he finally outsmarts & overpowers them and ends it with a big 'O'.

Just when the movie was running at the speed of the Jet crafts without a moment of boredom, we have the speed breakers in the guise of Charlie, Dhamu & Co. When you have the Villain 'Kalabhavan Mani', tickling your ribs, who asked for these people?

For Vikram, this film is a 'zero strain', fun-filled film. The worshipper of innovation & novelty that Vikram is, his stunts are pretty ordinary. More ordinary than Pandiyarajan's stunt sequences. But, the background sounds shatter the eardrums!

Kiran's selection suits the character. She had hidden every trace of acting skills and had relied solely on her glamour. There is a huge exhibition cum display of it. The 'Marwadi' family portrays realism. 'O Podu' Rani is like a tender coconut water on a hot summer day.

Other than Ilayaraja, nobody else strains much with rerecording processes. Here, bits of the songs themselves are used in the background. Ashokraja's 'O Podu' dance choreography is mind blowing.

In the scene when both these rowdies run into each other at the market place, the camera almost fly in all directions to capture the effect. This effort of cinematographer Venkatesh had gone down well with the audience.

Director Charan's screenplay demonstrates a mixture of the styles of some of the greatest screenplay giants. The depth that has gone into the creation of characters like 'Kai', 'Annamma' & the DGP really elevates the film. Dialogues are good too. But, just when his friend sacrifices his life for him, it would have been more appropriate & Vikram had added something more to his dialogue to Kiran, "people are always born to belong to somebody else". Maybe something like, "But, people don't normally die for somebody else", and then go ahead with her vengeance mission.

Vikram, studying in Evening college - the other rowdy kalabhavan with a touch of comedy - beautiful sentiments woven into a film about 'rowdyism' - the love scenes that poetically portray the yearnings the film.. is a series of such interesting incidents and characters. All these being enough satisfaction to the audience that the audience leaves the hall extremely sated. And just before the audience leaves the hall, there is Vikram again with a last and final 'O Podu'… that's just when the audience makes its final collective 'O' and dispenses happily.