"Thotti Jaya" is a bleak and brutal look at our own gang culture vastly prevailing in the remote areas in India. Built in an impressively naturalist performance, highbrow camerawork and an intelligent screenplay, the movie gives you a gripping 2 1/2 entertainment worth in return for your time and money. However, on the negative side, the movie’s second half is a mesh of fight and song sequences that can make the audience groan. But, put the flip side apart, as we are talking about wholesome entertainment
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Jaya (Simbu) is an orphan and a born rowdy working in a hotel as a helper. He gets his title name "Thottijaya" as he is born in a garbage bin. People who confront him dread even his shear presence. Zeena Tana (Pradeep Rawat), a local dada notices Jaya’s qualities as a rowdy, makes him his right hand henchman, and uses Jaya in his antisocial activities. In an incident, Jaya gets entangled in a political and police trap. To escape from police, Jaya slips to Calcutta and goes into hiding.
Meanwhile Brinda (Gopika), a college lace from Kanyakumari comes to Calcutta on a tour along with her friends. Pimps operating in the red light area of Calcutta take away Brinda and force her into brothel business.
Jaya accidentally meets Brinda who is held captive by the gang. He helps Brinda escape from the gang and takes her safely to Kanyakumari. On her way back home by train, Brinda starts admiring Jaya’s niceties and gradually falls in love with him. When she expresses her desire, Jaya reciprocates her love, and both decide to enter into wedlock.
The story takes a turn now. It is reveled that Brinda is daughter of Zeena Tana. Zeena Tana objects to their love affair, and threatens Jaya of dire consequences if does not leave Brinda. Much to the chagrin of Zeena Tana, Jaya takes away Brinda from her house and in turn, earns the wrath of Zeena Tana.
The romance part between simbhu and Gopika is qiute refreshing and very neat! Especially their train journey.Gopika has given naturalistic and compelling performance.
R.D.Rajasekhar’s cinematography is top-notch. Harris Jayaraj’s music is good.
Overall Movie is worth watching!