Madras Cafe - Good Political Thriller,worth a watch

Its time to get off the Chennai Express and get into Madras Cafe,I so knew it this would turn out much better than the last two Hindi movie releases of this month. A good engaging story is always more welcome than the mad tamashas(masala hindi movies) we watch in the name of entertainment. The violent history of the Sri Lankan civil war and Rajiv Gandhi's tragic assassination in 1991 are quite well etched in our memories and the movie to a large extent has captured the essence quite well. The thrill element of this movie is well maintained but yes they could have surely done it more gripping job of it. A war movie can never be a happy one so if you thinking you are going for a movie to whistle,clap and cheer at cheesy lines then this one is not for you. John Abraham looks great as always and did a reasonably ok job, well as an actor there is only that much he can do ,nonetheless not disappointing. Nargis Fakhri as the British Journalist fits the role quite well , she has done with lot of conviction and speaks English throughout the movie which was realistic but John always speaking to her in Hindi wasn't :) Prakash Belawade was fantastic as John's associate,the way he always soaking himself in alcohol to overcome his compromise is something to watch out for. It was good to see our favorite Quiz Master- Siddhartha Basu :) Sanjay Gurbaxani as the former Prime Minister is apt. Kannan Arunachalam as Shri is perfect,remember the strict trainer in 'Fauji' Rashi Khanna playing the role of John's wife comes across as a very sweet girl. The cinematography by Kamaljeet Negi is brilliant. Fact of life - the heroes in real life are always unsung, sizes smaller than life but yet their impact in our lives is huge and we would never be able to thanks them enough. The best part of this film is that the film doesn't take sides. If it is against anything it is the culture of violence. Overall a good political thriller,recommended for sure. Don't miss it, good Hindi movies rarely happen these days :)