Hitler Review: A question that both Vijay Antony and director Dana faced multiple times during the film’s promotion is why they named it “Hitler.” They explained that the film features a protagonist who acts as a Hitler to a villain who is a fascist. However, even after the film’s release, this question remains unanswered, with the title offering little justification beyond shock value.
Director Dana, known for Vaanam Kottatum, presents a stale plot in Hitler, which was delayed for over a year and would still feel dated even if released a decade ago. The film opens with a prologue of a group of labourers on a hillside village trying to cross a flooding river. It’s their only way back, and they have to risk it because their hungry children are on the other side, waiting to be fed.
We also have a pregnant woman in the group. You see it coming – the next scene. They all get washed away in the flood.
The film then moves on to the ruling political party’s office where the reigning CM warns Rathanavelu, a corrupt minister, that if he loses the upcoming election, his career will end. The desperate minister starts distributing money to people to gain votes, and a gang starts stealing all that black money and kills his henchmen. Meanwhile, we are introduced to Selva (Vijay Antony), who arrives in Chennai in search of a job.
If you have been following Tamil cinema for a while now, you would know, by now, where the film is headed. It doesn’t take much to figure out who i.