Took these pictures while on traffic yesterday, 26 Aug 2009.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Movie Review of 'Kandasamy' - Tamil Movie.
We watched this movie last Saturday, 22 Aug 2009. It is the one of the most expensive film ever made in Tamil Film Industry. The hype and hoopla is naturally big. The producer is Kalipuli S. Dhanu known for splashing money, Susi Ganesan who has made a mark with his earlier movies and Vikram as the hero, which makes everyone anticipate whats store in Kandasamy.
Well, nothing much or nothing special is in store for you in Kandasamy. Its all the same, take money from rich and give it to the poor. The leader of the group (Vikram) dons the avtar of god Kandasamy, gets the black money from rich and distributes to the poor. He is a CBI officer during day and Kandasamy in nights. The director and his team thought they are doing it differently but the entire film falls flat. The money, hard work of the crew and the time (2 years in the making) are all have gone in vain.
The script goes no where, its just bits and pieces stitched together with no real design or style. It was boring right from the 1st scene where Kandasamy is introduced, introduction is great, makes you sit-up but the length of scene goes beyond time and you begin to think/wonder what is he going to do? With no script or no foundation the building can never stand tall! Susi Ganesan can never become Shankar. He needs to understand this and get the basics right.
I read this comment somewhere in Love Aaj Kal review. The reviewer had said there is a problem with Directors' who have directed low & medium budget films cannot take the big budget movies so easily. The transition from medium budget to taking big budget is far difficult for the directors. I am not sure about Imtiaz Ali but he had handled it satisfactorily on LAK. This comment is apt for Susi Ganesan who has only made low to medium budget movies and this was his first big budget which he makes a total mess.
All the departments including acting, music, camera, editing are all bad which makes the film a totally bad movie. You can spend your 3 hours somewhere else!!
My rating for this movie is 1 star out of 5.
Rating Details:
***** - Classic & Outstanding.
**** - Must Watch. Don't Miss!
*** - Good Movie. Watch it.
** - Watch it only if you really want to.
* - Not worth your money.
Well, nothing much or nothing special is in store for you in Kandasamy. Its all the same, take money from rich and give it to the poor. The leader of the group (Vikram) dons the avtar of god Kandasamy, gets the black money from rich and distributes to the poor. He is a CBI officer during day and Kandasamy in nights. The director and his team thought they are doing it differently but the entire film falls flat. The money, hard work of the crew and the time (2 years in the making) are all have gone in vain.
The script goes no where, its just bits and pieces stitched together with no real design or style. It was boring right from the 1st scene where Kandasamy is introduced, introduction is great, makes you sit-up but the length of scene goes beyond time and you begin to think/wonder what is he going to do? With no script or no foundation the building can never stand tall! Susi Ganesan can never become Shankar. He needs to understand this and get the basics right.
I read this comment somewhere in Love Aaj Kal review. The reviewer had said there is a problem with Directors' who have directed low & medium budget films cannot take the big budget movies so easily. The transition from medium budget to taking big budget is far difficult for the directors. I am not sure about Imtiaz Ali but he had handled it satisfactorily on LAK. This comment is apt for Susi Ganesan who has only made low to medium budget movies and this was his first big budget which he makes a total mess.
All the departments including acting, music, camera, editing are all bad which makes the film a totally bad movie. You can spend your 3 hours somewhere else!!
My rating for this movie is 1 star out of 5.
Rating Details:
***** - Classic & Outstanding.
**** - Must Watch. Don't Miss!
*** - Good Movie. Watch it.
** - Watch it only if you really want to.
* - Not worth your money.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Movie Review of 'Kaminey' - Hindi
I had to see it yesterday as it was a delay release in Mumbai partly because of the promo and the positive reviews in the past few days.
The first comment I wanted to write is Fuper movie! Shahid Kapoor in a dual role as Guddu and Charlie are excellent infact the entire cast is fuper sorry super. The credit must go to the script and the casting director. The caper genre movies seems easy on the screen but the amount of work that goes through behind the scenes are enormous. As with Kaminey the story revolves around the brothers, one a good guy and the other a race bookie/gangster. The circumstances lead both of them to the darkest underworld of Mumbai and how they fight for their survival is the plot summary.
I thought the film was slow with some predictable sequences or maybe I could see it coming. The other day I saw this movie 'Sankat City' which is also a Caper genre and the story revolves around 5-8 characters. Sankat City was also a brilliant movie but it had no big names or production house or big budget. It was noticed, had positive reviews but failed to make impact. Kaminey will leave a huge impact on the audiences as the style and scale of the movie is comparable with hollywood movies. If you have seen Pulp Fiction or Snatch similar kind of movies they are simple, no exaggerated facts but with Kaminey the presentation goes overboard. The sleek style and simplicity is missing! with no unpredictable twist.
The song 'Dhan ta ten' is simply amazing. The effects can be felt in the theatre, the song which we see daily on TV is nothing when compared to listening there. I am sure this will be superstardom for Shahid Kapoor and he deserves it. If he wants to retain it and move on he has to be selective on the future scripts.
My rating for this movie is 3 stars out of 5.
Rating Details:
***** - Classic & Outstanding.
**** - Must Watch. Don't Miss!
*** - Good Movie. Watch it.
** - Watch it only if you really want to.
* - Not worth your money.
The first comment I wanted to write is Fuper movie! Shahid Kapoor in a dual role as Guddu and Charlie are excellent infact the entire cast is fuper sorry super. The credit must go to the script and the casting director. The caper genre movies seems easy on the screen but the amount of work that goes through behind the scenes are enormous. As with Kaminey the story revolves around the brothers, one a good guy and the other a race bookie/gangster. The circumstances lead both of them to the darkest underworld of Mumbai and how they fight for their survival is the plot summary.
I thought the film was slow with some predictable sequences or maybe I could see it coming. The other day I saw this movie 'Sankat City' which is also a Caper genre and the story revolves around 5-8 characters. Sankat City was also a brilliant movie but it had no big names or production house or big budget. It was noticed, had positive reviews but failed to make impact. Kaminey will leave a huge impact on the audiences as the style and scale of the movie is comparable with hollywood movies. If you have seen Pulp Fiction or Snatch similar kind of movies they are simple, no exaggerated facts but with Kaminey the presentation goes overboard. The sleek style and simplicity is missing! with no unpredictable twist.
The song 'Dhan ta ten' is simply amazing. The effects can be felt in the theatre, the song which we see daily on TV is nothing when compared to listening there. I am sure this will be superstardom for Shahid Kapoor and he deserves it. If he wants to retain it and move on he has to be selective on the future scripts.
My rating for this movie is 3 stars out of 5.
Rating Details:
***** - Classic & Outstanding.
**** - Must Watch. Don't Miss!
*** - Good Movie. Watch it.
** - Watch it only if you really want to.
* - Not worth your money.
Monday, August 03, 2009
Movie Review of 'Love Aaj Kal' - Hindi
The most anticipated movie from Imtiaz Ali, the director of Jab We Met and the first movie produced by Saif Ali Khan. The movie has Saif and Deepika in the lead role and supported by Rishi Kapoor. People cannot stop comparing with Jab We Met due to the huge popularity of that film which was blockbuster hit bringing Kareena and Shahid Kapoor to fame. Imtiaz Ali has to live with this comparison probably for his lifetime! unless he comes up with a brilliant movie which smashes all records.
First, this film Love Aaj Kal is not Jab We Met and does not try to be. LAK is a romantic movie set in London and ends in India. Jai and Meera (Saif & Deepika) are two jolly lovers who take love 'just like that'. After being 'together' for one year or so, they call it splits. Meera going on her way to pursue her own career in Delhi, India. Both keep in touch via the numerous communication tools like Chat, SMS, Email and phone. Both of them find new partners and Meera accepts the proposal from her new BF for marriage. Meera gets married despite the love for Jai. She understands that she cannot live without Jai in her life. She goes back and find Jai is preparing to chase his dreams in San Franciso. Intermission.
I guess you all can assume what happens to Jai in SFO. He realizes one day (after 4 years I think) that his world is doomed and knows that he loves Meera. He comes back for her to India and the lovers unite. This is the brief story of LAK but what makes it special? There is a parallel story of Rishi Kapoor set in 1965 (I think so!!) where Rishi tells Jai how he had won his lover Harleen Kaur. This story runs throughout the film based on the conversation between Jai & Rishi.
The special and dramatic effect can be seen and tell us that though the time changes, the circumstances change the 'Love' does not change. Time changes everything but Love remains same! Isn't that true!!!!!!! There are some brilliant instances where the 1965 story stops and comes to the current scene - Jai comments about that situation & asks questions to Rishi which he should ask himself for his situation. Maybe I will have another look at all the instances start & stop of 'old' story and compare with the current (Jai & Meera) story.
The weaknesses I can point out is characterization. In JVM all the characters had a purpose and the background was known. In LAK this is missing which keeps the audience guessing on what the characters will do next. Sometimes the scenes are funny. This is a serious fallout since it failed to keep me engaging.
The expectations were high, when you were looking forward to a feast but end up with a good meal only you know something is missing!
My rating for this movie is 3 stars out of 5.
Rating Details:
***** - Classic & Outstanding.
**** - Must Watch. Don't Miss!
*** - Good Movie. Watch it.
** - Watch it only if you really want to.
* - Not worth your money.
First, this film Love Aaj Kal is not Jab We Met and does not try to be. LAK is a romantic movie set in London and ends in India. Jai and Meera (Saif & Deepika) are two jolly lovers who take love 'just like that'. After being 'together' for one year or so, they call it splits. Meera going on her way to pursue her own career in Delhi, India. Both keep in touch via the numerous communication tools like Chat, SMS, Email and phone. Both of them find new partners and Meera accepts the proposal from her new BF for marriage. Meera gets married despite the love for Jai. She understands that she cannot live without Jai in her life. She goes back and find Jai is preparing to chase his dreams in San Franciso. Intermission.
I guess you all can assume what happens to Jai in SFO. He realizes one day (after 4 years I think) that his world is doomed and knows that he loves Meera. He comes back for her to India and the lovers unite. This is the brief story of LAK but what makes it special? There is a parallel story of Rishi Kapoor set in 1965 (I think so!!) where Rishi tells Jai how he had won his lover Harleen Kaur. This story runs throughout the film based on the conversation between Jai & Rishi.
The special and dramatic effect can be seen and tell us that though the time changes, the circumstances change the 'Love' does not change. Time changes everything but Love remains same! Isn't that true!!!!!!! There are some brilliant instances where the 1965 story stops and comes to the current scene - Jai comments about that situation & asks questions to Rishi which he should ask himself for his situation. Maybe I will have another look at all the instances start & stop of 'old' story and compare with the current (Jai & Meera) story.
The weaknesses I can point out is characterization. In JVM all the characters had a purpose and the background was known. In LAK this is missing which keeps the audience guessing on what the characters will do next. Sometimes the scenes are funny. This is a serious fallout since it failed to keep me engaging.
The expectations were high, when you were looking forward to a feast but end up with a good meal only you know something is missing!
My rating for this movie is 3 stars out of 5.
Rating Details:
***** - Classic & Outstanding.
**** - Must Watch. Don't Miss!
*** - Good Movie. Watch it.
** - Watch it only if you really want to.
* - Not worth your money.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Report on Times of India - 10 July 2009
I was reading this two reports on the same page of TOI, today's edition 10 July 2009. The articles were about two personnel, one is Nandan Nilekani ex co-founder and ex co-chairman of Infosys. He represented the New Face of India along with Narayan Murthy. He is retiring today from Infosys and will be heading the department which will provide Unique Identification Number to all Indians in India.
The other was Ramalinga Raju, the founder of Satyam who is in prison for corporate fraud. He and his CFO are to be subjected to lie-detector test and brain mapping.
I found it ironic to find these two articles side by side. A guy who has worked 28 years tirelessly to build one of best & admired company from India and the other is a fraudster who siphoned off public money for his own well being. I feel this is one of the fine example where both world exists! the good and bad.
I could not stop writing or commenting as soon as I read those articles.
The other was Ramalinga Raju, the founder of Satyam who is in prison for corporate fraud. He and his CFO are to be subjected to lie-detector test and brain mapping.
I found it ironic to find these two articles side by side. A guy who has worked 28 years tirelessly to build one of best & admired company from India and the other is a fraudster who siphoned off public money for his own well being. I feel this is one of the fine example where both world exists! the good and bad.
I could not stop writing or commenting as soon as I read those articles.
Monday, June 29, 2009
One of the Interesting forwarded mail....
Notepad as Diary
For people who wants to use notepad to write down any info on a day to day basis
(like diary):
1. Open a blank Notepad file
2. Write .LOG as the first line of the file, followed by a enter. Save the
file and close it.
3. Double-click the file to open it and notice that Notepad appends the
current date and time to the end of the file and places the cursor on the line after.
4. Type your notes and then save and close the file.
5. Each time you open the file, Notepad repeats the process, appending the
time and date to the end of the file and placing the cursor below it.
For people who wants to use notepad to write down any info on a day to day basis
(like diary):
1. Open a blank Notepad file
2. Write .LOG as the first line of the file, followed by a enter. Save the
file and close it.
3. Double-click the file to open it and notice that Notepad appends the
current date and time to the end of the file and places the cursor on the line after.
4. Type your notes and then save and close the file.
5. Each time you open the file, Notepad repeats the process, appending the
time and date to the end of the file and placing the cursor below it.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Review of 'Ayan' - Tamil Movie
It's been long time I wrote a review! I saw 'Firaaq', a Hindi movie by Nandita Das sometime back but didn't feel to write a review. Firaaq was more like Hindi version of 'Crash' and a documentary like movie. I just gave a pass!
I watched 'Ayan', new tamil movie starring Suriya and Tamanna last week. The movie is directed by KV Anand, a cinematographer turned Director. The first thing you notice on watching 5-10 mins into the movie is the 'fresh & green' feel. Surya is wonderful, he is young and you can feel it in this movie.
The movie has been approached to imitate Hollywood movies in terms of actions & stunts. The team has succeeded in bringing out the stunts to a new level and comparable to the best of Hollywood action. One more point, you can actually believe some of the stunts because of Surya's well toned body.
The lead lady Tamanna is fresh and cool-looking beauty who falls for Surya at first sight!!!! She will be in Tamil film industry for long I guess! The support cast includes Prabhu, Karunaas, Jegan and others have done their job according to their roles.
There is nothing new in the story. Surya is con-man who smuggles new film CDs to Diamonds via airport & seaport. He works for Prabhu who has connections at all levels. Then, there is a villian who wants to dethrone Prabhu's position in black market trade. There is a love angle with Tamanna who happens to be the sister of his colleague/friend. So, now you know how the story can go and end. There are portions of movie where it reminds of hollywood movies. It's like cut and paste. Then, there are times where you feel why is the movie not over yet?
I think its high time that the new set of directors avoid unnecessary songs. There are 2 songs in this movies which I feel can be removed. It's totally a waste of time, money and effort. The movie could have easily ended in one and half hours or one hour and forty five minutes. I do not know the compulsion of taking the movie to 2 hours and 15 min. I hope the viewers agree with me.
One of outstanding aspect is Cinematography. The photography is excellent, the colour is vibrant and refreshing. The scenes in Congo are really superb! Editing is sleek, music is good.
On a whole it's a good entertaining movie.
My rating for this movie is 3 stars out of 5.
Rating Details:
***** - Classic & Outstanding.
**** - Must Watch. Don't Miss!
*** - Good Movie. Watch it.
** - Watch it only if you really want to.
* - Not worth your money.
I watched 'Ayan', new tamil movie starring Suriya and Tamanna last week. The movie is directed by KV Anand, a cinematographer turned Director. The first thing you notice on watching 5-10 mins into the movie is the 'fresh & green' feel. Surya is wonderful, he is young and you can feel it in this movie.
The movie has been approached to imitate Hollywood movies in terms of actions & stunts. The team has succeeded in bringing out the stunts to a new level and comparable to the best of Hollywood action. One more point, you can actually believe some of the stunts because of Surya's well toned body.
The lead lady Tamanna is fresh and cool-looking beauty who falls for Surya at first sight!!!! She will be in Tamil film industry for long I guess! The support cast includes Prabhu, Karunaas, Jegan and others have done their job according to their roles.
There is nothing new in the story. Surya is con-man who smuggles new film CDs to Diamonds via airport & seaport. He works for Prabhu who has connections at all levels. Then, there is a villian who wants to dethrone Prabhu's position in black market trade. There is a love angle with Tamanna who happens to be the sister of his colleague/friend. So, now you know how the story can go and end. There are portions of movie where it reminds of hollywood movies. It's like cut and paste. Then, there are times where you feel why is the movie not over yet?
I think its high time that the new set of directors avoid unnecessary songs. There are 2 songs in this movies which I feel can be removed. It's totally a waste of time, money and effort. The movie could have easily ended in one and half hours or one hour and forty five minutes. I do not know the compulsion of taking the movie to 2 hours and 15 min. I hope the viewers agree with me.
One of outstanding aspect is Cinematography. The photography is excellent, the colour is vibrant and refreshing. The scenes in Congo are really superb! Editing is sleek, music is good.
On a whole it's a good entertaining movie.
My rating for this movie is 3 stars out of 5.
Rating Details:
***** - Classic & Outstanding.
**** - Must Watch. Don't Miss!
*** - Good Movie. Watch it.
** - Watch it only if you really want to.
* - Not worth your money.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Review of 'Delhi-6' - Hindi Movie.
The much awaited movie from Rakesh Omprakash Mehra was released last weekend, 19th - 20th Feb 2009. His last movie Rang De Basanti was a huge hit in India with Aamir Khan in the lead role. I have not seen his earlier film (1st film) 'Aks', hence not able to comment on it. But RDB is fantastic movie and I loved it. The screenplay, actors, music and story telling had an unique style.
The expectation was more for Delhi-6 since the music by AR Rahman is a chartbuster for about one month now. I certainly expected more from the director solely due to the past performance in RDB. I guess I am disappointed after watching this movie on last Saturday, 21 Feb 2009.
I am watching Waheeda Rehman after a long time and she is a fine actor. In this movie she returns to her homeland with her grandson when she knows her medical condition. Abhishek Bachan lands in Delhi and likes the old Delhi or Delhi-6. She reunites with the family clan and AB finds new relatives, among them is Sonam Kapoor. The story goes on where Sonam has her goal to become Indian Idol one day, AB is amazed at how people live in Delhi-6, all the rest of characters have their own work/identity and life goes on. The story revolves around the rumour based on the 'Monkey Man' thought to be sighted in Delhi. Further story can be read at
The script is too shallow, nothing heroic of sorts, just plain and I find its preaching. You don't go to a movie to be preached, everyone knows why India is in a state where it is. Its the people who need to change and change cannot happen overnight! and certainly not after watching a movie!!!!!!! We must educate our future generations to be responsible and be not like us.
The good things are few specific characters in the movie. They can be seen around us and they are natural. The power of this movie are the original characters created by the director, only AB falls flat in this entire cast or mis-cast in the movie. He doesn't look comfortable in the American character and I feel he doesn't suit the role. He does not take efforts in his looks nor his expressions to bring about the change that the character requires. I guess only Manirathnam can extract best out of him! LOL.
Music is peppy as usual but you will find that the songs are shortened as the director did in RDB. I do not know why he wants an album from AR Rahman and does not film all the songs fully! AR Rahman needs to seriously think of doing music for him again. Cinematography is good and screenplay falls in line.
A better rendition would have made the movie tick.
My rating for this movie is 2 stars out of 5.
Rating Details:
***** - Classic & Outstanding.
**** - Must Watch. Don't Miss!
*** - Good Movie. Watch it.
** - Watch it only if you really want to.
* - Not worth your money.
The expectation was more for Delhi-6 since the music by AR Rahman is a chartbuster for about one month now. I certainly expected more from the director solely due to the past performance in RDB. I guess I am disappointed after watching this movie on last Saturday, 21 Feb 2009.
I am watching Waheeda Rehman after a long time and she is a fine actor. In this movie she returns to her homeland with her grandson when she knows her medical condition. Abhishek Bachan lands in Delhi and likes the old Delhi or Delhi-6. She reunites with the family clan and AB finds new relatives, among them is Sonam Kapoor. The story goes on where Sonam has her goal to become Indian Idol one day, AB is amazed at how people live in Delhi-6, all the rest of characters have their own work/identity and life goes on. The story revolves around the rumour based on the 'Monkey Man' thought to be sighted in Delhi. Further story can be read at
The script is too shallow, nothing heroic of sorts, just plain and I find its preaching. You don't go to a movie to be preached, everyone knows why India is in a state where it is. Its the people who need to change and change cannot happen overnight! and certainly not after watching a movie!!!!!!! We must educate our future generations to be responsible and be not like us.
The good things are few specific characters in the movie. They can be seen around us and they are natural. The power of this movie are the original characters created by the director, only AB falls flat in this entire cast or mis-cast in the movie. He doesn't look comfortable in the American character and I feel he doesn't suit the role. He does not take efforts in his looks nor his expressions to bring about the change that the character requires. I guess only Manirathnam can extract best out of him! LOL.
Music is peppy as usual but you will find that the songs are shortened as the director did in RDB. I do not know why he wants an album from AR Rahman and does not film all the songs fully! AR Rahman needs to seriously think of doing music for him again. Cinematography is good and screenplay falls in line.
A better rendition would have made the movie tick.
My rating for this movie is 2 stars out of 5.
Rating Details:
***** - Classic & Outstanding.
**** - Must Watch. Don't Miss!
*** - Good Movie. Watch it.
** - Watch it only if you really want to.
* - Not worth your money.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Review of 'Naan Kadavul' - Tamil Movie
Here is the review of latest movie by Bala - Naan Kadavul. Bala is a well established director in Tamil film industry, he has done only two films so far and he has won more hearts plus awards. The first was Sethu which won National Award for Best Feature film in that year and the next was Pithamagan for which the lead character Vikram got National Award for best actor.
His third film Naan Kadavul is in the making for 3 years now. The film got into delays right from the start which included selection of lead actors opting to drop out and lead actress was asked to leave. All sorts of things was happening for this film and when everything was settled one year was over. The film ran into trouble again when the film was completed. This time it was between the director and producer over film cost. Finally, everything was settled in Dec'08 and film was released last 6 Feb'09.
So, after 3 years you get to watch the much awaited movie. What do you get? I can say it is NOT the best movie of 2008 (since it was censored in 2008) and from Bala you expect more, I mean MORE. The movie is good, no doubt about it but could have been better.
The protoganist in this movie is who claims himself 'I am God' a literal meaning of title Naan Kadavul. I guess there are lot of 'sadhus' in Kaasi in North India where they claim themsleves as God. They are called 'aghori sadhus' and Rajinikanth has also written in his appreciation letter to Bala that he has met many aghori sadhus. The story does not revolve around him but a group of disabled persons who are asked to beg in front of a temple. The beggars money goes to one of the leader (the villian) in that sorrounding area. The villian is merciless creature (as always!) who will make people handicap so that they earn more!
I need to mention that Pooja - the lead actress has done an excellent job as blind beggar who can sing well. She is outstanding and brilliant, I am short of words. I hope she will go places after the success of this movie. She has given a mind blowing performance! She is forced to join this beggar group. The movie goes on fine with some hilarious moments and the dialogues, delivery of dialogues makes you clap with full heart. The music is outstanding as always from Ilayaraaja.
Arya, the lead character has given fine performance and I would say he has transformed into aghori sadhu. The voice modulation has worked effectively and people around him watch him like he is a maniac or is god. We have the same feeling watching in the theater, such is the power of screenplay from Bala. Finally a day comes when this god comes face to face with the villians. The intensity of the fight sequence hits you hard. You feel that they deserve it and feel that the protogonist is actually God. The supreme power, the intensity with which he hits out at the villians is powerful. I am not going to reveal the climax here but it has equal depth as that of the whole movie. You will find the answer for 'Who is God?' in the climax.
Now, the only weak link in the movie is Arya's state. How did he become Aghori Sadhu? In the last two films all the characters have purpose and we know the characters well. In Naan Kadavul the characters come as is condition. There is no background and do not know why they act like they should.
My rating for this movie is 3 stars out of 5.
Rating Details:
***** - Classic & Outstanding.
**** - Must Watch. Don't Miss!
*** - Good Movie. Watch it.
** - Watch it only if you really want to.
* - Not worth your money.
His third film Naan Kadavul is in the making for 3 years now. The film got into delays right from the start which included selection of lead actors opting to drop out and lead actress was asked to leave. All sorts of things was happening for this film and when everything was settled one year was over. The film ran into trouble again when the film was completed. This time it was between the director and producer over film cost. Finally, everything was settled in Dec'08 and film was released last 6 Feb'09.
So, after 3 years you get to watch the much awaited movie. What do you get? I can say it is NOT the best movie of 2008 (since it was censored in 2008) and from Bala you expect more, I mean MORE. The movie is good, no doubt about it but could have been better.
The protoganist in this movie is who claims himself 'I am God' a literal meaning of title Naan Kadavul. I guess there are lot of 'sadhus' in Kaasi in North India where they claim themsleves as God. They are called 'aghori sadhus' and Rajinikanth has also written in his appreciation letter to Bala that he has met many aghori sadhus. The story does not revolve around him but a group of disabled persons who are asked to beg in front of a temple. The beggars money goes to one of the leader (the villian) in that sorrounding area. The villian is merciless creature (as always!) who will make people handicap so that they earn more!
I need to mention that Pooja - the lead actress has done an excellent job as blind beggar who can sing well. She is outstanding and brilliant, I am short of words. I hope she will go places after the success of this movie. She has given a mind blowing performance! She is forced to join this beggar group. The movie goes on fine with some hilarious moments and the dialogues, delivery of dialogues makes you clap with full heart. The music is outstanding as always from Ilayaraaja.
Arya, the lead character has given fine performance and I would say he has transformed into aghori sadhu. The voice modulation has worked effectively and people around him watch him like he is a maniac or is god. We have the same feeling watching in the theater, such is the power of screenplay from Bala. Finally a day comes when this god comes face to face with the villians. The intensity of the fight sequence hits you hard. You feel that they deserve it and feel that the protogonist is actually God. The supreme power, the intensity with which he hits out at the villians is powerful. I am not going to reveal the climax here but it has equal depth as that of the whole movie. You will find the answer for 'Who is God?' in the climax.
Now, the only weak link in the movie is Arya's state. How did he become Aghori Sadhu? In the last two films all the characters have purpose and we know the characters well. In Naan Kadavul the characters come as is condition. There is no background and do not know why they act like they should.
My rating for this movie is 3 stars out of 5.
Rating Details:
***** - Classic & Outstanding.
**** - Must Watch. Don't Miss!
*** - Good Movie. Watch it.
** - Watch it only if you really want to.
* - Not worth your money.
Monday, February 09, 2009
Review of 'Dev D' - Hindi Movie.
The movie is a remake of Devdass. As far as I know this movie was released early in black and white, Devdass was the first commercial movie in Tamil regional language and there was a recent remake with Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai. The wikipedia suggest this Devdass has been remade 9 times!
What do you expect from this film where you know the story, plot, characters and behaviour? I guess you get a lot more than you expect from Dev D. You know the storyline, Dev loves Paro from childhood and they love each other even when Dev is far from her. The day comes when Dev comes back to her Paro only to hear wrong things about her. This enrages Dev and he ignores Paro. She is devastated and gets married to another guy. This time Dev cannot hide his emotions of losing Paro and gets into drinks. Break.
Chandramukhi or Chanda in this new Dev D is introduced as a school girl and the journey from there to Chandramukhi is shown brilliantly. Hats off to Anurag who does an excellent job of twining the recent known incidents which was talk of the country. Break.
The next part is Dev D falling at Chanda place. Dev D is addicted to drinks and drugs. He comes to Delhi with no intention just filled with cash to spend on drugs & drinks. During one of those nights in the streets of Delhi he is thrown to Chanda and from there he makes visits to Chanda whenever he needs to talk. Chanda too falls for him because he is not one of her 'regular' customer. This intriguing part between Chanda and Dev is well acted by both the lead actors. They both comfort each other and share their stories. Break.
The time comes when Dev goes back to usual drunken state and gets into trouble. Another recent incident is highlighted that is talk of the country still now! Dev goes all around North India, goes to Himalayas and returns back to Delhi after a while. The self-realisation hits hard on Dev and goes in search of Chanda. He realises that he loved Chanda and finally meets her.
The movie is well written, characters developed fully and it is a treat to watch such good movies. I could not find any fault on the story telling except where Dev is addicted to drinks and drugs, the movie seem to drag a bit. But otherwise it is an excellent movie.. a must watch movie.
I almost forgot to mention... it's strictly an adult movie.
My rating for this movie is 4 stars out of 5.
Rating Details:
***** - Classic & Outstanding.
**** - Must Watch. Don't Miss!
*** - Good Movie. Watch it.
** - Watch it only if you really want to.
* - Not worth your money.
What do you expect from this film where you know the story, plot, characters and behaviour? I guess you get a lot more than you expect from Dev D. You know the storyline, Dev loves Paro from childhood and they love each other even when Dev is far from her. The day comes when Dev comes back to her Paro only to hear wrong things about her. This enrages Dev and he ignores Paro. She is devastated and gets married to another guy. This time Dev cannot hide his emotions of losing Paro and gets into drinks. Break.
Chandramukhi or Chanda in this new Dev D is introduced as a school girl and the journey from there to Chandramukhi is shown brilliantly. Hats off to Anurag who does an excellent job of twining the recent known incidents which was talk of the country. Break.
The next part is Dev D falling at Chanda place. Dev D is addicted to drinks and drugs. He comes to Delhi with no intention just filled with cash to spend on drugs & drinks. During one of those nights in the streets of Delhi he is thrown to Chanda and from there he makes visits to Chanda whenever he needs to talk. Chanda too falls for him because he is not one of her 'regular' customer. This intriguing part between Chanda and Dev is well acted by both the lead actors. They both comfort each other and share their stories. Break.
The time comes when Dev goes back to usual drunken state and gets into trouble. Another recent incident is highlighted that is talk of the country still now! Dev goes all around North India, goes to Himalayas and returns back to Delhi after a while. The self-realisation hits hard on Dev and goes in search of Chanda. He realises that he loved Chanda and finally meets her.
The movie is well written, characters developed fully and it is a treat to watch such good movies. I could not find any fault on the story telling except where Dev is addicted to drinks and drugs, the movie seem to drag a bit. But otherwise it is an excellent movie.. a must watch movie.
I almost forgot to mention... it's strictly an adult movie.
My rating for this movie is 4 stars out of 5.
Rating Details:
***** - Classic & Outstanding.
**** - Must Watch. Don't Miss!
*** - Good Movie. Watch it.
** - Watch it only if you really want to.
* - Not worth your money.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Attack on Women - Mangalore Pub incident.
I saw this clipping on a news channel when I was in for a vacation last week. The attack on women completely shocked me... I was in disbelief for a moment. How can someone do such a thing in public and when the camera was on! The attackers are defending for their acts. It is such a shame that the TV channels are giving a chance to speak in front of the camera for defending their attacks.
http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1792540
They should be beaten to death as they claim to be done in some muslim countries. The attackers claim they are guardians of hindu culture. What Hindu Culture? They absolutely do not know their history or their culture, just half baked goondas trying to get cheap publicity and I still cannot believe that they actually beat the ladies out there. What is that the ladies tried to do? just having few drinks with fellow men is nothing! In a country where women are considered gods the attackers are just madmen! they have lost their sense and identity. The attackers must be punished severely so that this kind of incident never happens again!
http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1792540
They should be beaten to death as they claim to be done in some muslim countries. The attackers claim they are guardians of hindu culture. What Hindu Culture? They absolutely do not know their history or their culture, just half baked goondas trying to get cheap publicity and I still cannot believe that they actually beat the ladies out there. What is that the ladies tried to do? just having few drinks with fellow men is nothing! In a country where women are considered gods the attackers are just madmen! they have lost their sense and identity. The attackers must be punished severely so that this kind of incident never happens again!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Review of Slumdog Millionaire - English
I saw this movie last night, 22 Jan 2009 on a Paid preview show in one of multiplexes in Mumbai, India. The hall was only 1/3rd full, I do not know why such a lukewarm welcome for a movie that has won world acclaim, won hearts worldwide and won 4 Golden Globes. Just wondering!
I guess there are lot of reviews written but I think this will be one of the first from India by an Indian.
The best things first. A.R. Rahman - he is the one who has actually lifted this movie to the next level. The background score is a masterpiece! Hats off to him. He should deservedly get an Oscar for original score. He is a true genius and am proud to be a fellow citizen. Without AR Rahman the movie will go nowhere. It would fall flat, seriously.
The next best is the acting of kids. They are just brilliant especially the kid Jamaal and Salim was good at the last stage (like the guy you see in City of Gods) of his character. Latika character is so so through out the movie. The young Jamaal who plays WWTAM is OK but his expressions are flat. Out of 3 characters, Salim's character is well etched and all the 3 stages of Salim are done well by the actors.
The next best can be Cinematography. The camera moves with the kids and their point of view. The music supports the camera work. Screenplay & Editing could have been better.
The cons for the movie are
- movie language in English
- no character development.
- no depth in characters. For example, Jamaal is extraordinary in English and keeps upto date information. He can answer any questions that is thrown to him. How?
- loop holes in the script.
- plausible storyline.
- Emotional Quotient missing between Jamaal and Latika.
- think of bollywood movie in English, that SM.
The first thing you notice about the movie is language. The movie is mostly English and when you see good actors like Irfan Khan and Saurabh Shukla (the police constable) speaking English it is ODD. Our (my wife & me) initial opinion was this movie should have been taken in Hindi. The local flavour will have increased the credibility for this film.
The lack of depth in characters and a little bit more time to develop the characters would not have done any harm. We get to know Salim's character right from the beginning but Jamaal's and Latika character (lead characters) are left to us for our own imagination.
The most certain loop hole is Salim helping Latika at the end... Why would he do that? Why does he change??? We were puzzled!
The plot is too thin and plausible. Jamaal loves Latika from when and why? The emotion between them is missing. I cannot feel it. I just can't.
This is a real slick film and a good one. I hate to say this... it does not deserve the attention it has got. There are hundreds of movies which I can rate better than SM even in Regional films of India. I quote the example movie as Satya by Ram Gopal Varma as mentioned in one instance by Danny Boyle, is far far better than SM. The Indians who have seen Satya and SM can say they are different genres but you must admit that SM is nowhere near to Satya.
I gave a 7 on IMDB rating just for AR Rahman and the kids.
Go watch it if you have to else rent a DVD.
I guess there are lot of reviews written but I think this will be one of the first from India by an Indian.
The best things first. A.R. Rahman - he is the one who has actually lifted this movie to the next level. The background score is a masterpiece! Hats off to him. He should deservedly get an Oscar for original score. He is a true genius and am proud to be a fellow citizen. Without AR Rahman the movie will go nowhere. It would fall flat, seriously.
The next best is the acting of kids. They are just brilliant especially the kid Jamaal and Salim was good at the last stage (like the guy you see in City of Gods) of his character. Latika character is so so through out the movie. The young Jamaal who plays WWTAM is OK but his expressions are flat. Out of 3 characters, Salim's character is well etched and all the 3 stages of Salim are done well by the actors.
The next best can be Cinematography. The camera moves with the kids and their point of view. The music supports the camera work. Screenplay & Editing could have been better.
The cons for the movie are
- movie language in English
- no character development.
- no depth in characters. For example, Jamaal is extraordinary in English and keeps upto date information. He can answer any questions that is thrown to him. How?
- loop holes in the script.
- plausible storyline.
- Emotional Quotient missing between Jamaal and Latika.
- think of bollywood movie in English, that SM.
The first thing you notice about the movie is language. The movie is mostly English and when you see good actors like Irfan Khan and Saurabh Shukla (the police constable) speaking English it is ODD. Our (my wife & me) initial opinion was this movie should have been taken in Hindi. The local flavour will have increased the credibility for this film.
The lack of depth in characters and a little bit more time to develop the characters would not have done any harm. We get to know Salim's character right from the beginning but Jamaal's and Latika character (lead characters) are left to us for our own imagination.
The most certain loop hole is Salim helping Latika at the end... Why would he do that? Why does he change??? We were puzzled!
The plot is too thin and plausible. Jamaal loves Latika from when and why? The emotion between them is missing. I cannot feel it. I just can't.
This is a real slick film and a good one. I hate to say this... it does not deserve the attention it has got. There are hundreds of movies which I can rate better than SM even in Regional films of India. I quote the example movie as Satya by Ram Gopal Varma as mentioned in one instance by Danny Boyle, is far far better than SM. The Indians who have seen Satya and SM can say they are different genres but you must admit that SM is nowhere near to Satya.
I gave a 7 on IMDB rating just for AR Rahman and the kids.
Go watch it if you have to else rent a DVD.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
MBA in International Business.
I finally got my MBA certificate from Pondicherry University-Loyola College. It was difficult 2 years 2006-2008, with the support of my family I got through in first class. When I look back I do not know how the days went. Work 5 and half days, go out in the evening on Saturday and classes on Sunday. We were lucky that the classes were reduced to half day instead of full day from the 2nd Semester onwards.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tamil Ghajini Vs Hindi Ghajini.
I feel I am writing after a long time!!!!!!!!!
I saw Ghajini in Hindi last Saturday, 27 Dec 2008. Incidentally Ghajini (T) was my first movie with my would-be wife after engagement in 2005. We watched Ghajini (H) as a happily married couple... :)
I read few reviews of Ghajini (H) and all of them compared with original Ghajini (T). I suppose we cannot resist a comparison of remake with original.
The remake Ghajini (H) is same as Ghajini (T), scene by scene but a little better in terms of colour and technology. I feel Aamir Khan has portrayed a better lead character as Short Term Memory Loss patient. Surya was good but he was more kind of mechanical in finding Ghajini. I guess Surya did not emote well as Short Term Memory Loss patient whereas Aamir scores high in bringing out emotions. Aamir shows so much depth in the character which he must have improvised from the original.
Asin is bubbly and chubby. She dons the role with ease only we thought she was nervous in the intro song. But as the character progresses she was in terms with the character. AR Rahman has once again scored good music which lingers through your ears all day. It is NOT surprising to see that the Ghajini (H) songs are making waves in South India too!!!!!
In today's cinema world it is difficult to give one blockbuster hit but A.R. Murugadoss has given 2 blockbuster hits for the same movie Ghajini. It shows the power of plot and script that he has written. He thoroughly deserves kudos for his efforts! Bravo Murugadoss.
My rating for this movie is 3 stars out of 5.
Rating Details:
***** - Classic & Outstanding.
**** - Must Watch. Don't Miss!
*** - Good Movie. Watch it.
** - Watch it only if you really want to.
* - Not worth your money.
I saw Ghajini in Hindi last Saturday, 27 Dec 2008. Incidentally Ghajini (T) was my first movie with my would-be wife after engagement in 2005. We watched Ghajini (H) as a happily married couple... :)
I read few reviews of Ghajini (H) and all of them compared with original Ghajini (T). I suppose we cannot resist a comparison of remake with original.
The remake Ghajini (H) is same as Ghajini (T), scene by scene but a little better in terms of colour and technology. I feel Aamir Khan has portrayed a better lead character as Short Term Memory Loss patient. Surya was good but he was more kind of mechanical in finding Ghajini. I guess Surya did not emote well as Short Term Memory Loss patient whereas Aamir scores high in bringing out emotions. Aamir shows so much depth in the character which he must have improvised from the original.
Asin is bubbly and chubby. She dons the role with ease only we thought she was nervous in the intro song. But as the character progresses she was in terms with the character. AR Rahman has once again scored good music which lingers through your ears all day. It is NOT surprising to see that the Ghajini (H) songs are making waves in South India too!!!!!
In today's cinema world it is difficult to give one blockbuster hit but A.R. Murugadoss has given 2 blockbuster hits for the same movie Ghajini. It shows the power of plot and script that he has written. He thoroughly deserves kudos for his efforts! Bravo Murugadoss.
My rating for this movie is 3 stars out of 5.
Rating Details:
***** - Classic & Outstanding.
**** - Must Watch. Don't Miss!
*** - Good Movie. Watch it.
** - Watch it only if you really want to.
* - Not worth your money.
Friday, December 05, 2008
Indians.....
роОроХ்ро╕்роХ்ро│ுроЪிро╡்:
роЗрои்род рокродிро╡ு ропாро░ைропோ роХிрог்роЯро▓் роЪெроп்роп ро╡ேрог்роЯுроо், роироХ்роХро▓் роЪெроп்роп ро╡ேрог்роЯுроо் роОрой்ро▒ роОрог்рогрод்родிро▓் роиைропாрог்роЯி роиோроХ்роХிро▓் роОро┤ுродрок்рокроЯро╡ிро▓்ро▓ை. роироЯрок்рокродை роХрог்роЯு ро╡ро▓ிропிро▓ுроо், роХோрокрод்родிро▓ுроо் роОро┤ுродிропродு.
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 1: роиாроо рокройிро░ெрог்роЯு рокேро░ роЕройுрок்рокி, роЗро░ுроиூро▒ு роороХ்роХро│ை роХொрой்ройுро░ுроХ்роХோроо். роЖройா роЗрои்родிроп роЕро░роЪு, родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродிроХро│ுроЯройாрой рокோро░ிро▓் ро╡ெро▒்ро▒ி, роЪродி рооுро▒ிропроЯிрок்рокு рокேроЪிроХ்роХிро▒ாроЩ்роХро│ே?
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 2: роЕродாрой் роОройроХ்роХுроо் рокுро░ிропро▓. роЯிрокрой் рокாроХ்ро╕்ро▓ роХுрог்роЯு ро╡роЪ்роЪோроо். роТро░ு рооாроЪрод்родுро▓ рооро▒рои்родிроЯ்роЯாроЩ்роХ. роЪைроХ்роХிро│்ро│ роХுрог்роЯு ро╡роЪ்роЪோроо். ро░ெрог்роЯு рооாроЪрод்родுро▓ рооро▒рои்родிроЯ்роЯாроЩ்роХ. роОрой்рой рокрог்рогிройாро▓ுроо் роЕродிроХрокроЯ்роЪроо் рооூрогு рооாроЪрод்родுро▓ рооро▒рои்родிроЯுро▒ாроЩ்роХ.
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 1: роЕродройாро▓ родாрой் роЗрои்род родроЯро╡ை, роПро┤ை, роироЯுрод்родро░ роороХ்роХро│ை ро╡ிроЯ்роЯுроЯ்роЯு, роЗрои்родிроп роЕро░роЪு роЕроХ்роХро▒ை роОроЯுрод்родுроХ்роХிро▒ рооேро▓்родроЯ்роЯு роороХ்роХро│ை родாроХ்роХுройோроо்.
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 2: роЕродுроХ்роХுроо் роОрои்род ро╡ிродрооாрой рокிро░ропோроЬройроо் роЗро░ுроХ்роХுро▒ рооாродிро░ி роЗро▓்ро▓. роиாроо роироЯрод்родிрой родாроХ்роХுродро▓ ро╡роЪ்роЪி роЕро░роЪிропро▓்ро╡ாродிроЩ்роХ роЗрок்рокро╡ே роЕро╡ройுроЩ்роХро│ுроХ்роХாроХ роТроЯ்роЯு рокொро▒ுроХ்роХ роЖро░роо்рокிроЪ்роЪிроЯ்роЯாроЩ்роХ.
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 1: роОройроХ்роХெрой்ройрооோ, роТро░ு роиро▓்ро▓ ро╡ிро╖ропроо் роироЯроХ்роХுро▒ рооாродிро░ி роЗро░ுроХ்роХுродு.
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 2: роОрой்рой?
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 1: роПродோ, родроХро╡ро▓் рокро░ிрооாро▒ிроХ்роХрогுроо்'рой்ройு роироо்роо рокாроХிро╕்родாрой் роР.роОро╕்.роР. родро▓ைро╡ро░ роХூрок்рокிроЯ்роЯு роЗро░ுроХ்роХாроЩ்роХ. рокோропிроЯ்роЯு ро╡рои்родродுроо், роЕро╡ро░்роХிроЯ்роЯ роОрой்рой роПродுрой்ройு роЯ்роЯுроЯ்роЯு роЕроЯுрод்род рооுро▒ை роЕродுроХ்роХு роПрод்род рооாродிро░ி рокிро│ாрой் рокрог்рогройுроо். рооாроЯ்роЯிроХ்роХ роХூроЯாродு.
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 2: рооாроЯ்роЯிройாро▓ுроо் рокிро░роЪ்роЪройை роЗро▓்ро▓ை. роПрой்ройு роЪொро▓்ро▓ு?
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 1 (ропோроЪிрод்родுро╡ிроЯ்роЯு): роХро░ுрогை рооройு рокோроЯ்роЯுроЯ்роЯு ро╡ெро│ிроп ро╡рои்родிроЯро▓ாроо். роЕродாройே? роЪро░ிропா?
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 2: роЖрооாроо். роЖрооாроо். роЕродே рооாродிро░ி, роЕроЯுрод்род рооுро▒ை роЗрои்родிропாро╡ுро▓ роХொроЮ்роЪроо் роЖро│ுроЩ்роХро│ роироороХ்роХாроХ роПро▒்рокாроЯு рокрог்рогிройா рокோродுроо்.
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 1: роПрой்?
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 2: роироороХ்роХாроХ ро╡ேро▓ рокாро░்роХ்роХ, роиிро▒ைроп роЯிро╡ி роЪாройро▓்роХро│் роЗро░ுроХ்роХாроЩ்роХ. роироо்рооро│ோроЯ роЪாроЯ்роЯிро▓ைроЯ் рокோрой் рооூро▓рооா, рокேроЪ роороЯ்роЯுроо்родாрой் рооுроЯிропுродு. роЖройா, роЕро╡ுроЩ்роХ роироороХ்роХாроХ ро▓ைро╡் роЯெро▓ிроХாро╕்роЯ்'ропே рокрог்ро▒ாроЩ்роХ. роЕродு роороЯ்роЯுроо் роЗро▓்ро▓ாроо, роХрооாрог்роЯро░்ро╕் роХிроЯ்роЯ рокேроЪி роОрой்рой рокிро│ாрой்ройு роХேроЯ்роЯுроо் роЪொро▓்ро▒ாроЩ்роХ. ро░ொроо்рок ропூро╕்рокுро▓்ро▓ா роЗро░ுроХ்роХு.
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 1: роХро░ெроХ்роЯ். роЕроЯுрод்родு роОроЩ்роХ роЯாро░்роХெроЯ் рокрог்рогро▓ாроо்? роЪро╡ுрод் роЗрои்родிропாро╡ுро▓ рокрог்рогிро░ро▓ாрооா? роЪெрой்ройை роОрок்рокроЯி?
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 2: роЕроЩ்роХ ро╡ேрог்роЯாроо்.
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 1: роПрой்?
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 2: роиாроо роХро╖்роЯрок்рокроЯ்роЯு роХுрог்роЯு ро╡ைрок்рокோроо். роЖройா роЕроЩ்роХ роЗро░ுроХ்роХுро▒ роЕро░роЪிропро▓்ро╡ாродிроХро│் роХுрог்роЯு ро╡роЪ்роЪродு ропாро░ுрой்ройு роЕро╡ுроЩ்роХро│ுроХ்роХுро│்ро│ роЕроЯிроЪ்роЪிроХ்роХுро╡ாроЩ்роХ. роЖро│ுроЩ்роХроЯ்роЪி, роОродிро░்роХроЯ்роЪிропை роЪொро▓்ро▓ுро╡ாроЩ்роХ. роОродிро░்роХ்роХроЯ்роЪி, роЖро│ுроЩ்роХроЯ்роЪிропை роЪொро▓்ро▓ுро╡ாроЩ்роХ. роХроЯைроЪிро▓ роироо்рооро│ рооро▒рои்родிроЯுро╡ாроЩ்роХ.
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 1: роТ!
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 2: роЕродுроороЯ்роЯுроо் роЗро▓்ро▓. роЯிро╡ிроХ்роХாро░роЩ்роХро│ுроо், роЗрои்род роЕро│ро╡ுроХ்роХு роЙродро╡ுро╡ாроЩ்роХрой்ройு роЪொро▓்ро▓ рооுроЯிропாродு. роЕро╡ுроЩ்роХро╡ுроЩ்роХ роХроЯ்роЪிроХாро░роЩ்роХро│ைропுроо், роЪிройிрооாроХாро░роЩ்роХро│ைропுроо் рокேроЯ்роЯி роХрог்роЯுроЯ்роЯு роЗро░ுрок்рокாроЩ்роХ.
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 1: роЗрок்рокродாрой் роТро░ு родாроХ்роХுродро▓் рокрог்рогிро░ுроХ்роХோроо். роЕродுроХ்роХுро│்ро│ே роЗрой்ройொрой்ройு рокрог்рог рооுроЯிропுрооா? рооுрой்ройெроЪ்роЪро░ிроХ்роХை роироЯро╡роЯிроХ்роХைроХро│் рокро▓ роОроЯுрод்родிро░ுрок்рокாроЩ்роХро│ே?
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 2: роХроЯро▓் ро╡ро┤ிропா ро╡рои்родோроо்ройு роОро▓்ро▓ா родுро▒ைрооுроХрод்родிро▓ைропுроо் рокாродுроХாрок்рокு роЕродிроХро░ிроЪ்роЪிро░ுроХ்роХாроЩ்роХро│ாроо். ро╣ோроЯ்роЯро▓்'ро▓ родாроХ்роХுродро▓் рокрог்рогிро░ுроХ்роХோроо்ройு роОро▓்ро▓ா ро╣ோроЯ்роЯро▓்'ро▓ைропுроо் рокாродுроХாрок்рок роЕродிроХро░ிроХ்роХ роЪொро▓்ро▓ி роЗро░ுроХ்роХாроЩ்роХро│ாроо். роЗро╡ройுроЩ்роХ роОрок்рокро╡ுроо் роЗрок்рокроЯிрод்родாрой். роХோро╡ிро▓ роЕроЯிроЪ்роЪா роХோро╡ிро▓ுроХ்роХு рокாродுроХாрок்рокு. рооாро░்роХ்роХெроЯ்роЯ роЕроЯிроЪ்роЪா рооாро░்роХ்роХெроЯ்роЯுроХ்роХு рокாродுроХாрок்рокு. родிропேроЯ்роЯро░ роЕроЯிроЪ்роЪா родிропேроЯ்роЯро░்роХро│ுроХ்роХு рокாродுроХாрок்рокு. роиாроо роОрой்рой роЕроЯிроЪ்роЪ роОроЯрод்родைропா роЗро░ுрок்рокி роЕроЯிрок்рокோроо்?
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 1: роЕродாройே? роЖройாро▓ுроо் роОройроХ்роХு ро╡ро░ ро╡ро░ ро╡рой்рооுро▒ை рооேро▓ роироо்рокிроХ்роХைропே рокோропிроЯுроЪ்роЪி.
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 2: роПрой்?
родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродி 1: роОро╡்ро│ோ роЕроЯிроЪ்роЪாро▓ுроо் родாроЩ்роХுро▒ாроЩ்роХ.роЗрои்родிропா ро░ொроо்роо்роо்рокрокрокрок роиро▓்ро▓ роиாроЯுрок்рокா...
роЕро╡ройுроЩ்роХро│ே ро╡ெро▒ுрод்родு роЪோро░்рои்родு родீро╡ிро░ро╡ாродрод்родை ро╡ிроЯ்роЯாродாрой் роЙрог்роЯு. _._
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Top Ten Movies - My favourites
I wanted to list out the my top ten commercial movies of all time..... I tried to order in particular number position but it's tough... they are all my favourites.
The Shawshank Redemption
The Godfather I & II
Pulp Fiction
Black Hawk Down
Memento
Goodfellas
Scarface
The Good, Bad and Ugly
A Few Good Men.
The Italian Job.
The Shawshank Redemption
The Godfather I & II
Pulp Fiction
Black Hawk Down
Memento
Goodfellas
Scarface
The Good, Bad and Ugly
A Few Good Men.
The Italian Job.
Monday, December 01, 2008
Review of 'Vaaranam Aayiram' - Tamil Movie.
We watched the movie last Saturday, 28 Nov 2008 at PVR. The first and foremost before writing a full review will be... Surya is phenomenal... he is brilliant, outstanding on the two characters as father and son. Surya is one gem of an actor who I hope will follow the foot steps of the great Kamal Hassan.
The film shows the 4 phases of Surya's life and there is a portion of Surya' as father. If you put altogether imagine the length of the movie.... it is well over 2 and half hours. It is a well crafted movie and it is one of the best for Gautam Menon and Surya. For Surya this movie will be an icon in his career.
We (myself n my wife) loved the character of young Surya, the adolescent Surya. He had completely transformed to look like a school boy studying in +2. The hair style and the facial expressions are brilliant. The next phase of his life is after his college life he meets his love Sameera Reddy and my god... she is gorgeous. She has an addictive smile... an inquisitive smile on her face which makes her attractive. The young Surya woos her finally after a struggle but fate his own things written over their love.
The next phase of Surya's life is onto drugs after he loses Sameera in a bomb blast. The look is considerably changed from a lovable Surya to rowdy look Surya. He gets out of drugs after an ordeal with gangsters, saving a child. The next phase which is shown as the current phase, as a major in Indian Army. In this character Surya is stout and portrays as army man. The characterisation and the look are perfect.
As you can see there are 4-5 dimension for Surya or 6 looks for Surya, you seem to think the movie runs fast and due to this I feel the depth is lacking. The movie is suppose to be a relationship between a father and son instead the movie goes where the son Surya goes. It's basically son Surya's life. Surya says he draws inspiration from his father at every point of time but that bonding, inspiration is not seen in the movie. The father Surya is very subtle all along the movie, one would expect as a responsible father his son studies well and settle well in life but in this movie he encourages his son to do things which most fathers' will resist. I guess it's the style of urban or metropolitan culture.
The music is peppy and all the songs are a hit. In order to match the music on screenplay the background, sets and location needs to be taken care of, I mean it will be additional work effort for the Director and the cameraman involved to bring the hit song in the movie. The cameraman work is also doubled due to Surya's double role.. one as old age father and a young son. In an interview Gautam Menon told he wanted this movie to be a musical treat. So, there is lot of things happening for one movie and in this essential plot is missed, the relationship between a father and son. If you see the movie 'Thavamai Thavmirundhu' you can feel the emotion from the characters of that movie the bonding between father and his sons - which I feel the emotion quotient is missing in Vaaranam Aayiram.
We also discussed that it is an epic movie and if the Director had used 4 or 5 different cameraman for each phase the visual treat would have been different. Ratnavelu, the cameraman has tried his best for this movie to take it to the next level whenever son Surya goes to next level but falls flat.
On a final note I would give 2.5 stars out of 5. Go watch it for Surya!!!!!
The film shows the 4 phases of Surya's life and there is a portion of Surya' as father. If you put altogether imagine the length of the movie.... it is well over 2 and half hours. It is a well crafted movie and it is one of the best for Gautam Menon and Surya. For Surya this movie will be an icon in his career.
We (myself n my wife) loved the character of young Surya, the adolescent Surya. He had completely transformed to look like a school boy studying in +2. The hair style and the facial expressions are brilliant. The next phase of his life is after his college life he meets his love Sameera Reddy and my god... she is gorgeous. She has an addictive smile... an inquisitive smile on her face which makes her attractive. The young Surya woos her finally after a struggle but fate his own things written over their love.
The next phase of Surya's life is onto drugs after he loses Sameera in a bomb blast. The look is considerably changed from a lovable Surya to rowdy look Surya. He gets out of drugs after an ordeal with gangsters, saving a child. The next phase which is shown as the current phase, as a major in Indian Army. In this character Surya is stout and portrays as army man. The characterisation and the look are perfect.
As you can see there are 4-5 dimension for Surya or 6 looks for Surya, you seem to think the movie runs fast and due to this I feel the depth is lacking. The movie is suppose to be a relationship between a father and son instead the movie goes where the son Surya goes. It's basically son Surya's life. Surya says he draws inspiration from his father at every point of time but that bonding, inspiration is not seen in the movie. The father Surya is very subtle all along the movie, one would expect as a responsible father his son studies well and settle well in life but in this movie he encourages his son to do things which most fathers' will resist. I guess it's the style of urban or metropolitan culture.
The music is peppy and all the songs are a hit. In order to match the music on screenplay the background, sets and location needs to be taken care of, I mean it will be additional work effort for the Director and the cameraman involved to bring the hit song in the movie. The cameraman work is also doubled due to Surya's double role.. one as old age father and a young son. In an interview Gautam Menon told he wanted this movie to be a musical treat. So, there is lot of things happening for one movie and in this essential plot is missed, the relationship between a father and son. If you see the movie 'Thavamai Thavmirundhu' you can feel the emotion from the characters of that movie the bonding between father and his sons - which I feel the emotion quotient is missing in Vaaranam Aayiram.
We also discussed that it is an epic movie and if the Director had used 4 or 5 different cameraman for each phase the visual treat would have been different. Ratnavelu, the cameraman has tried his best for this movie to take it to the next level whenever son Surya goes to next level but falls flat.
On a final note I would give 2.5 stars out of 5. Go watch it for Surya!!!!!
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