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Directed by
Jeeva
Produced by
Vikram Singh
Written by Jeeva
Sujatha
Starring Shaam,
Jyothika,
Simran
Music by
Harris Jeyaraj
Cinematography Jeeva
Editing by
B. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Studio Film Works
Release date(s)
September 28,
2001
Running time 150 min
Country India
Language Tamil
The film begins with a young man named
Shakthi (Shaam) leaving his house one morning for a job interview, when he spots a beautiful girl
Jothika aka Jo (Jyothika)
walking down the street. He's both attracted to and distracted by her. He begins to follow her and in the process, accidentally misses his bus and is mugged. The film
then pauses at this
point as a voice over begins to tell the viewer that we are about to examine how Shakthi's life will be impacted, by missing the bus or by catching
the bus.The Shakthi who makes the bus, gets to the job interview on time and gets the job of a bank manager and a beautiful young colleague
Priya (Simran) falls in
love with him. The catch there is that this Shakthi is still in love with the same woman who his alternate self (who missed the bus) loves, but try as he may,
something keeps preventing him from getting to her. That thing turns out to be his alternate self (that is the him who missed the bus). He is well off in life but
miserable because he can't get the girl he loves.
The Shakthi who missed the bus, arrives late at the interview and is thrown out. On his way home, he passes by a junkyard where he spots an old friend (
Vivek) who
gives him a job as a mechanic and life goes on. The next day, while crossing the street, he spots the girl from the day before and begins to follow her again until he
is able to get her attention and they begin a relationship. One day, Jo's uncle (
Sunil Shetty) comes to visit and it is revealed that he too is in love with her and wants to marry her.Due to some misconceptions Jo and Shakthi (who missed the bus) separate. On the other end, Priya expresses her love for Shakthi (who made it to the bus). The climax scene is cliched and Shakthi (who makes the bus) while reciprocating his love for Priya meets with an accident. At the same moment Shakthi (who missed the bus) is also grievously hurt in the same freak accident while he tries to patch up with Jo. Shakthi and his alternate self are admitted in the hospital.
The film ends with Priya wailing over the death of Shakthi (who makes to the bus) catching a glimpse of Shakthi (who missed the bus) patching up with Jo at the
hospital.
12B opened to above average reviews, although the critic from The
Hindu mentioned that the film is like "moving through a maze, because for many it could be confusion
confounded, at least for the most part of the first half". About performances, the critic added that "
Shyam in the hero's garb is an apt choice and looks more like a
Madhavan clone and for a newcomer, Shyam is absolutely at ease in dance and fights", while
Jyotika is "her ebullient self" and that "Simran does a commendable job in
the climax".[9] Rediff.com concluded "full marks to the intention - considerably less for the execution" and went on to praise the performances and the technical
aspect of the film, while mentioning that a "drawback would be the languid pace -- there is not enough tension built into the film and, for large chunks of time, the
story remains static, with the result that you do not empathise with the characters
- published: 10 Aug 2012
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