Leo
FDFS
Review:
As
millions
of
fans
all
around
the
world
waited
with
bated
breaths,
the
much-hyped
action-thriller
of
the
year,
Leo,
finally
hit
the
screens
at
the
strike
of
October
19.
Thalapathy
Vijay
and
director
Lokesh
Kanagaraj
have
set
off
another
firecracker
that
is
going
to
rewrite
the
history
of
Tamil
cinema
and
impact
Indian
cinema
on
a
global
level.
Leo,
which
features
the
epic
combination
of
Vijay
and
Trisha
for
the
fifth
time
after
14
years,
has
a
plethora
of
highly-talented
actors
like
Sanjay
Dutt
and
Arjun
Sarja,
in
addition
to
Gautham
Menon,
Mysskin,
Mansoor
Ali
Khan,
Priya
Anand
among
others.
Made
on
a
budget
of
about
Rs
300
Crore,
Leo's
advance
bookings
itself
made
somewhere
around
Rs
35
Crore,
even
before
the
film
hit
the
screens.
LEO
Premise
A
cafe
owner
becomes
a
local
hero
but
his
actions
bring
forth
unimaginable
consequences
from
a
dangerous
underworld
that
can
shake
his
entire
life
from
its
roots.
Leo
Story
Parthiban
aka
Parthi
is
a
chocolatier
who
is
attacked
by
ruthless
gangsters
Antony
and
Harold
Das,
who
assume
Parthiban
as
their
estranged
younger
brother
Leo
Das.
What
happens
next?
How
did
Parthi
handle
the
mayhem?
What
is
the
connection
between
Parthiban
and
Leo
Das?
forms
the
crux
of
the
film.
Is
Leo
Thalapathy
Vijay's
Career
Best?
Ever
since
the
movie
was
released
a
couple
of
hours
ago,
fans
of
the
actor
and
director,
and
regular
film
buffs
are
raving
positive
reviews
for
the
film
calling
it
a
phenomenon.
The
majority
vouched
for
the
action-packed
first
half,
which
assured
them
another
blockbuster
on
the
lines
of
Vikram
but
only
bigger
than
that.
Several
tweets
surfaced
on
the
internet
stating
Leo
is
Thalapathy
Vijay's
career's
best.
Check
them
out
here.
Leo
stars
Vijay,
Trisha,
Sanjay
Dutt,
Arjun,
Gautham
Vasudev
Menon,
Arjun,
Mysskin,
Mansoor
Ali
Khan,
Mathew
Thomas,
Priya
Anand,
Kiran
Rathore,
Sandy
Master,
Babu
Antony,
George
Maryan,
and
Abhirami
Venkatachalam
among
others
in
prominent
roles.
Leo
is
produced
by
SS
Lalit
Kumar
and
Jagadish
Palanisamy
under
the
Seven
Screen
Studio
banner
on
a
budget
of
about
Rs
300
Crore.
Philomin
Raj
and
Manoj
Paramahamsa
are
working
as
the
film's
editor
and
cinematographer.