Archana is the soul of Johnny, and Sridevi gives life to Archana. She expresses her emotional trauma convincingly, not by creating a ruckus but merely by holding back tears. Yet, how she scores! Sridevi speaks more with her unsaid words. In the entire film she has only three-four pages of dialogue, none cinematic. It is easily one of her lifetime best roles. Johnny is also a film that tells us why Sridevi is well, Sridevi. The lines are direct, and from the heart. thank you very much!’ There is no melodrama, there is no build up. The scene where Archana proposes but Johnny remains helpless, the scene where Vidhyasagar reveals his true identity to Archana and apologises… He concludes, ‘.I am barber by profession, murderer by accident, and now, because of you. Every line uttered during the anchor scenes sounds natural and simple, but brings to the fore the core of the characters.įor instance, when Johnny and Archana have a chance meeting on the beach, the dialogues casually sum up their lives. The story moves forward with minimal but impactful interactions of the characters. The film features writing that builds on the intelligence of the audience. The second: a flawed lady a man with blemishes but with a golden heart. The first: a genuine man albeit with blemishes an innocent lady. While normal screenplays struggle hard to achieve the desired character arc and yet languish, Johnny effortlessly presents it. Only a master like Mahendran, who had total clarity on what he was doing, could have pulled off such a feat. With a highly restrained yet powerful performance by the lead actors, the story unfolds gracefully and concludes beautifully. Archana cries silently and is confused, but her love for Johnny is unchanged. Soon, he comes to Archana’s home and starts living as Johnny, who is on the run now. Meanwhile, love blossoms in the life of a miserly barber Vidhyasagar, again played by Rajinikanth.
But his dark life does not allow him to take the relationship forward. He admires and adores Archana, a lonely singer with a magical voice played extraordinarily by Sridevi. And till the end, the love for music guides him. Right in the first scene, Johnny is recording the folk songs of the hills.
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