New York, Oct. 26 -- Vijay, Nayanthara, Jackie Shroff; Direction: Atlee; Rating: * * * (three stars)

Bigil, which means 'whistle' in Tamil, lives up to its title. There were wolf whistlers and banshee shrieks of orgasmic exhilaration in the theatre every time Vijay came on screen. I couldn't hear the dialogues. I suspect we are not meant to. Considering he has two roles, Vijay is on screen almost the entire running-time of three hours. He plays an angry football coach, not unlike Shah Rukh Khan in "Chak De! India", except that Khan never danced, sang and fought goons (in the one fight sequence in "Chak De!" he let his hockey team to beat up the goons).

Vijay never stops. The career dilemma for a superstar who must deliver what his fans ...