Pongal 2016

[NOV]

Exciting days are here again!

Four movies are expected to be released this season:

1. Rajni Murugan

2. Kathakali

3. Gethu

4. Thaara Thappattai

How many will actually release?

[NOV]

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Rajini Murugan

The comedy film stars Sivakarthikeyan and Keerthy Suresh in the lead roles, while Soori, Samuthirakani and Rajkiran play supporting roles. It is directed by Ponram and features music by D. Imman.

Language: Tamil
Classification: P13
General Release Date: 14 Jan 2016
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Running Time: 2 Hours 39 Minutes
Distributor: LOTUS FIVE STAR
Cast: Sivakarthikeyan, Keerthy Suresh, Soori, Rajkiran
Director: Ponram
Format: 2D

[NOV]

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Kathakali

This Tamil action thriller is directed by Pandiraj and stars Vishal and Catherine Tresa in lead roles. The story takes place in one day as the lead character travels between Chennai and Kadalur.

Language: Tamil
Classification: 18
General Release Date: 14 Jan 2016
Genre: Action
Running Time: 2 Hours 5 Minutes
Distributor: ANTENNA ENTERTAINMENTS
Cast: Vishal, Catherine Tresa, Nassar, Karunas, Soori
Director: Pandiraj
Format: 2D

[NOV]

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Gethu

"Gethu" is a Tamil movie starring Udhayanidhi Stalin opposite Amy Jackson. Stalin plays Sethu while Amy plays Nandhini Ramanujam. The movie`s soundtrack album and background score are composed by Harris Jayaraj.

Language: Tamil
Classification: 18
General Release Date: 16 Jan 2016
Genre: Crime / Thriller
Running Time: 2 Hours 11 Minutes
Distributor: LOTUS FIVE STAR
Cast: Udhayanidhi Stalin, Amy Jackson, Sathyaraj, Vikranth
Director: Thirukumaran
Format: 2D

[NOV]

In Malaysia, both Kathakali & Rajni Murugan opens today.
As expected, Rajni Murugan has a wide release in GSC, TGV, MBO and Indian-owned cinemas.
Kathakali is being screened in only Indian-owned cinemas.

Gethu is set to open on Sat, 16th Jan 2014, while no news about Tharai Thappattai.

[dell_gt]

In Malaysia, both Kathakali & Rajni Murugan opens today.
As expected, Rajni Murugan has a wide release in GSC, TGV, MBO and Indian-owned cinemas.
Kathakali is being screened in only Indian-owned cinemas.

Gethu is set to open on Sat, 16th Jan 2014, while no news about Tharai Thappattai.

expecting Tharai Thappattai..

[NOV]

expecting Tharai Thappattai..Although I like Bala, am not expecting a wide release or a moderate success.

[mappi]

All 4 films releasing in France today (14/01), think its the first time - Hats off Ayngaran.

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[balaajee]

Anirudh Ravichander ‏@anirudhofficial (https://twitter.com/anirudhofficial) 4h4 hours ago

(https://twitter.com/anirudhofficial/status/687568878298247169) Just watched #RajiniMurugan (https://twitter.com/hashtag/RajiniMurugan?src=hash)! Sureshot blockbuster once again from our @Siva_Kartikeyan (https://twitter.com/Siva_Kartikeyan) and team! Hard work and patience always pays :

[balaajee]

karthik subbaraj ‏@karthiksubbaraj (https://twitter.com/karthiksubbaraj) 7h7 hours ago
(https://twitter.com/karthiksubbaraj/status/687511810610614272) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f44d.pnghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f44d.pnghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f44d.png vayathillai https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f64f.pnghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f64f.pnghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f64f.png Bala sir and Ilayaraja sir's magic on screen.... Excited and waiting to watch #Tharaithappatai (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tharaithappatai?src=hash) today!!!

[balaajee]

Rajini Murugan Movie Review | Sivakarthikeyan | Keerthi Suresh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s05VyfSb_Z4


Kathakali Movie Review | Vishal | Catherine Tresa | Pandiraj

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkfCd4FQa8s

[balaajee]

Thaarai Thappattai Movie Team Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK0JLjGn2p8

[faithiu11]

Tharathapattai - bala's least work...disappointed...his movies become so predictable..surely not for the light hearted...cruel....decided should not watch bala movie anymore ...atleast climax...day has been spoiled...

[NOV]

Happened to me for Paradesi - I was on holiday in India and watched the movie in Madurai cinema.
Totally ruined my holiday.

But that is not to take away anything from Bala.

[balaajee]

RD Raja ‏@RDRajaofficial (https://twitter.com/RDRajaofficial) 3h3 hours ago (https://twitter.com/RDRajaofficial/status/687928314045034496)
ALL CENTRES MASS OPENINGhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f60a.pnghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f44d.png@Siva_Kartikeyan (https://twitter.com/Siva_Kartikeyan)'s #RajiniMurugan (https://twitter.com/hashtag/RajiniMurugan?src=hash) FIRST BIGGEST BLOCK BUSTER OF THE YEARhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f389.pnghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f389.pngTHANK U ALLhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f44f.pnghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f44f.pnghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f44f.png
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[mexicomeat]

Tharathapattai - bala's least work...disappointed...his movies become so predictable..surely not for the light hearted...cruel....decided should not watch bala movie anymore ...atleast climax...day has been spoiled...
too much violence/gore is unnecessary - it was required in naan kadavul, wasn't necessary in avan ivan, could have toned it down in paradesi, certainly not at all required in tharai thappattai.

[mexicomeat]

tharai thappattai

good:
ilayaraja background score
villian - what a debut. amazing
varalakshmi dance and acting

bad:
everything else

ugly:
vulgar lyrics song - there is a scene where they make fun of tamil songs by changing the lyrics - including rahman's (can't believe raja did this crap)

[gane14]

Rajini Murugan - Fun and Entertainment Guaranteed.

Siva - Soori Combo worked well.

Going by the theatre response, this movie would easily end up Super Hit or Blockbuster.

[Nasc]

a film with substance is hard to come by these days...bala doesnt compromise on that..TT easily the best out of all the pongal releases.

kathakali was decent ,glad to see no mass dialogues or unwanted shoutings.

hv given a pass to the other movies ( lot of friends from india warned abt the regular salippu thatifying in the other pongal releases)

[kubrick]

Kathakali opened as a normal Vishal film and irritated at some parts especially the way the heroine's character and all was etched, so very shallow. But pre-interval the film starts picking up pace and becomes a film more than a regular one. One of the victories of the film is it keeps us, the audience, guessing. But it would've been a great film had it had a better climax. Vishal's is improving as an actor and is showing maturity in his performance, even though mildly.

[faithiu11]

Kathakali...good.... romance and comedy portions test one's patience in first half...second half is terrific...vishal at his best..pandiraj proved he can pull off decent action movie as well...

[bimmer]

Thara Thapattai...What a Waste, Never Knew Varalakshmi could act this well. Sasikumar has the same emotions throughout the Movie. Bala falls flat again this time, time to redeem himself. Overdose of unnecessary violence

[mappi]

Tharai Thappattai [2016 : Tamil : Genre - Bala/IR : 2h15m]
a film by Bala

Music : Illaiyaraja [Credited for 1000th film]
Cinematography : Chezhiyan
Editing : G. Sasikumar
Banner : B Studio

Starring : Varalakshmi, Sasikumar, R.K. Suresh, G.M. Kumar & others

Tharai Thappattai is not only an outstanding movie, is also an exceptional film.

Bala upgrades himself in multiple levels to narrate us a story about a soft Sannasi, a saint, transforming into a super Sooravali, a whirlpool. Going by the philosophy that mankind is indeed an animal race, Bala this time in his film Tharai Thappattai induces emotions to smoke out the animal inside the human and provoke humane out of the animal. It is a convoluted structure, and gets more complicated when the malevolent Karuppaiah (potrayed by R.K. Suresh) occupies the role of creation itself along the chain. To slay the ill-natured, the saint has to turn malicious. Vakram Vatham kodurama thaan irrukum => Soora Samharam.

Sooravali (played wonderfully by Varalaxmi) is a ram. She does not mind or care about anything else except her man Sannasi(enacted beautifully by Sasikumar). Without a second thought she digs out her fury by locking horns with anyone for him. That's the best way she expresses her immense love towards Sannasi. On the other hand, Sannasi is a goat. He has a lot of responsibilities - the traditional art on one shoulder and the group of families attached to him for living on the other. As the leader of the pack, he is a burdened man with thoughts of accuring the basic needs admist the opposition from his rebelion father Samipulavan(G.M Kumar).

Sooravali's horns are broken by the wicked words of Sannasi himself. She is sent to the butcher. Amoung the other fearful humans, Sooravali moves from cheerful light into the obvilion (a spectacular shot, also present in the end of the trailer depicting the state of Sooravali). She is just a meat now, the shock had taken away all the fury inside her. Sannasi faces what his father faced years ago. His art, a rural musical dance from the roots of Tamil Culture, has taken a new steep and gone to the lowest of levels. Dejected for not able to provide work and food for his band members, Sannasi slowly starts to lose control. His decesion of removing the axis, Sooravali, from the troop turns out devastating personally & profesionally. He verbally confronts his backbitting father. To make things worse, he gets slaped with the news about Sooravali. The loss of activity and other affectionate ones surrounding him, add few more heftiness. He breaks down completely turning into a emotional strom to try and save Sooravali.

The film is a parallelogram, slightly bent with the events occuring in the first half colliding into those unfolding during the second half. Suprisingly the events occur in a somewhat similar chronological order. Some exemples :

1st half - 2nd Half

The crew gets a chance to perform in Andaman - The crew is broken that they accept to perform at a death funeral.
Sooravali proves her love to Sannasi - Samipulavan proves himself to Sannasi.
Sooravali sits and laughs during most outrageous suituation - Sooravali completely stops moving even her lips.
During 1st meeting Sannasi trashes Karuppaiah - During 2nd meeting Karuppaiah tears apart Sannasi.
Karuppaiah intro followed by intermission - Karuppaiah re-entry marching towards the Climax.

[If anyone is prepared to look at it, be assured that you are going to find much more]

One of the best narrative comes in the form of a song - Aarambam Aavadhu Pennukkullae. [The original song is from Thangap Padhumai (1959) performed by Padmini & Sivaji Ganesan for the compistion by M.S. Viswanathan & T.K. Ramamurthy to the lyrics of Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram directed by A.S.A. Samy]. In Tharai Thappattai, the song looks like a moarning during an antyesti, but actually its Sannasi who is repenting and narrating his own agonized tale. Its a conversation with his subconsious talking in a female voice, symbolically Sooravali questioning him. Repenting he says :

Thavarukkum Thavaraana Thavarai Purinthu Vittu, Thanipattu Ponavan Gnana Penne
Pathari Pathari Nindru Kathari Pulambinaalum, Payanpattu Varuvaano Gnana Penne

Likewise each word and line in this song point to the actual suituation and condition of Sannasi (directly or indirectly). Yet another Bala's outstanding musical selection.

The camera works are wonderful. The semi-arc shots were completely mesmerising - it's not a full circle around the circle, but it covers only half and returns back to cover the other side. A kind of 'Kavadi Attam' with the camera. Similarly the way the songs are shot gives an impression of a 'thud' passed on by the vigourous dancers on screen to reality. The editing follows the abstract cuts called by Bala, his unique trade mark that shows maturity (not by age, but strictly film-making) & planning. Tharai Thappattai can really be funny when the best skill of Bala, which is comedy, sprinkled all over the film even during the climax. A group of people taking the ship to Andaman watching Titantic movie on board. Or miraculous songs as bits or ringtones - Kuyula Pudichi Koondil Adachi, type of suituations. Actor Sasikumar outshines as Sannasi. Rolling eyes, dropped shoulders, rejective walks, projection of emotions be it while parenting or gaurding Sooravali - all the character needs were well understood, established and enacted. His performence during the intro song with Nadaswaram and with the native drums during the funeral ceremony were high in energy. Varalakshmi blends well as Sooravali. She owns the first half, but does not have much to showcase during the second half. Bala played well by not extending the melodrama when it was already pointed out that she is a corspe somewhere in the midway of the story itself. G.M. Kumar carries forward his Highness role and passes his time drinking and cursing but gets a stunning song sequence which he engulfs. Other tiny roles are typical Bala handmade, so they come with appreication tags. As the character name goes, R.K.Suresh is a black gold. Menancing & cold he shows no remorse.

For about 30 minutes into the film, Illayaraja, the music/songs composer for the film Tharai Thappattai plays mildly along. BGM for title cards, a Thavil solo, Hero Intro theme with Nadaswaram and moves to play a relaxed music, just like 'the Horses at Ganja Hills' sequence in Pithamagan, when the troop goes to Andaman, followed by an opening song and a musical-dance solo. Soon after this street performence, Sooravali falls down and demands her colleagues to do the needful. In the next few seconds the screen turns blurry. No problem at all with the theatre setup. Liquid had quoted in front of the eyes as the ears had just tasted the opening of Maanikkavaasagar Thiruvasagam 'Paaruruvaaya' that it drolled through the eyes. From here the battle between Bala vs Illayaraja begins. During the yet another windy Bala movie climax, when Sannasi is introduced as Sooravali, the battle between Bala & Illayaraja intensifies. The song "Idarinum" begins with a lot of noises. Slowly as the song sinks in, the noises fade away. Hats off & thanks to Bala.

Bala makes films on throw-away society. With his extrodinary observation skill, hardly anything goes unnoticed. His films begins & stay at the last level where the character do have a shelter and food but have to struggle to keep what they own and try hard not to be buried further. The upper hands have sophisticated lives and care a bit about anything else. Bala's movies always showcase a materialistic struggle in a consumption oriented society - a group struggling for money and another group exploting their actual state. It could be considered as the ugly part of a soceity which many don't want to see or hear. Closing the eyes shuts only the vision, not reality.

Usually 'a bala film' ends with the character running away from the screen towards a sunset or vastness. Suprisingly Tharai Thappattai sees Sannasi rushing towards the screen with an infant in his hand. Hope prevails. Bala wins.

Tharai Thappattai - Beats of the Hearts

[NOV]

Box office collection of Pongal releases this year: Siva Karthikeyan's Rajini Murugan tops the charts

There were four outings on January 14 this year: Rajini Murugan, Thara Thappattai, Gethu and Kathakali, and it was the Siva Karthikeyan-starrer Rajini Murugan that turned out to be the winner at the box office.

Rajini Murugan:
A report published in International Business Times revealed the box office collection of Rajini Murugan and claimed that the film has topped the box office charts during the Pongal week. The film has earned about Rs 19.25 crore in its first four days, according to the report.

Ponram, who has directed Siva Karthikeyan's Varuthapadatha Vaalibar Sangam, has again employed the same commercial formula to deliver another hit. Rajini Murugan, an out-and-out commercial entertainer, has pulled a lot of family audience to the theatres, and it has been the key to the commercial success of the comedy drama.
The success of the film has yet again proven the growing stardom of Siva Karthikeyan. From Manam Kothi Paravai to Rajini Murugan, the actor has been consistently successful at the box office. His last film Kaaki Sattai was among the superhits of 2015.

Kathakali:
Film trade analyst Sreedhar Pillai, in an article published in Firstpost, has claimed that Vishal-starrer Kathakali is the second best performer among the festival releases. Backed by good reviews from the critics, the whodunnit has had a decent opening day collection. The film has all the elements of a typical entertainer, but due to lack of theatres, the film wasn't able to live up to its potential.

Tharai Thappatai:
Bala's film opened to a good start, but failed to keep up the pace. The film, which deals with the dying art of Karakattam (a dance form), has failed to live up to the expectations. It is also said that the abundance of violence in the film is also another reason the film has failed at the ticket counters.

Gethu:
Udhayanidhi's Gethu has also had a decent run at the box office. A report published in Behindwoods claimed that the film has collected about Rs 63 lakhs (in Chennai alone) in its first week.

[mappi]

Rajini Murugan

Couple of weeks back I watched a Korean film "Enemies In-Law" (Part 2). Being a bit tired from my choice of films - thrillers, mystries, action, violence & gore - I wanted to watch a cool film. Thought the Korean film makers could have a film in store as they make excellent Comedies (too). "Enemies In-Law" (Part 2) does not have a detailed story but just a small portion of the daily social events cut and narrated as an hillarious tale. Similarly there are French Comedies like Intouchables, Bienvenue chez les ch'tis, Supercondriaque, Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?, etc., or even Teen Films like Babysitting, have almost the same thing in common - the narration is just a piece from daily life style.

In a similar manner, Rajini Murugan tries to elaborate an youngman's perseverance to marry his 'child-hood made for each-other' family friend. No suspense, nothing mysterious or urging to see through the scene after scene, but just an humouristic Drama that revolves around wonderful native characters.

Rajini Murugan must make a living. For that he needs money. With that he can prove to Karthika's father his capabilities and in return gain Karthika as his life partner. His grandpa comes to his aid by willing to sell their hereditary & pretigious house. But trouble comes in the form of a local goon who is interested in money. No one gets wounded but goes back to their formal lives with what they profited from each others meeting. The End.

Rajini Murugan is a colorful film in rural set up. The purity is quite intact inside the movie and drives as an huge motivational factor to enjoy the happening with the awesome characters that tickle. Hats off Ponram. Watching Siva Karthikeyan has become more of a fun now. He is cool and very spontaneous. The timid actor from 'Manam Kothi Paravai' gaining confidence and sparkiling just in his 8th film shows his understanding towards the art and the growth he has scheduled to himself. Quite a cultivated hero. The scene where he stops the Kalai was quite well made, well, I liked it a lot. D Imman should visit theatres before the energy fades down. During "Enna Ma Ippadi Panringaley Ma" song sequence, the reaction from the crowd is the best award he could ever get. Samuthirakani & Raj Kiran were hillarious too. All the villagers / Poojaries / Relatives / Talkers, etc., wonderful casting and amazing performences. I liked the most is their accents.

Rajini Murugan works all its way well until the end and a movie that can be watched under any weather condition with anyone around, a film that will put the same smile on the face each time, everytime.

Rajini Murugan - A Comedy Company

[vidyasakaran]

Mappi, thanks for the write up on TT. 👍

[NOV]

After having watched all Pongal releases here, my conclusion is as follows:

1. Kathakali
A slow start but once the suspense sets in, it becomes very intriguing. Last 10 mins has about as many twists and you end up a little disappointed.

2. Rajni Murugan
Typical Sivakarthieyan fare, nothing more nothing less.

3. Gethu
Was expecting a comedy like his earlier movies. Ended up a bore. I liked Vikranth the most. Haha.

[mexicomeat]

kathakali - the last 10 minutes is more a "why done it" (why did you do end the movie like this :cry: :cry:) instead of a "who done it".

watched kathakali, tharai thappatai and rajni murugan - gethu parkarathukku thembu ille.

[NOV]

Tharai Thappattai did not release here. 😡

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[A.ANAND]

Rajini murugan - timepass movie, athey V.P.V.S effect-tu

+ Samutrakani and d.imman

[balaajee]

ரஜினிமுருகன் வசூலைக் குவிப்பது எதனால்? லிங்குசாமி விளக்கம் - VIKATAN

ரஜினி ரசிகர்களின் சார்பில் 'மலரட்டும் மனித நேயம்' என்கிற பெயரில் நலத்திட்ட உதவிகள் வழங்கும் விழா வேலூர் மாவட்டம் சோளிங்கரில் நடைபெற்றது.இதற்கான ஏற்பாடுகளை வேலூர் மாவட்ட ரஜினி ரசிகர்கள் நற்பணி மன்றம் செய்திருந்தது.

பகல் முழுதும் தமிழ் நாட்டின் பல்வேறு மாவட்டங்களிலிருந்தும் ரசிகர்கள் வந்தவண்ணம் இருந்தனர். மாலையில் விழாவில் சங்கமித்துக் கூடினர். அரசியல் கட்சி மாநாடு போல பிரமாண்ட கட்அவுட் , மாபெரும் மேடை ,பேனர்கள் , ஆயிரக்கணக்கான ரசிகர்கள் என சோளிங்கரே குலுங்கியது.


http://img.vikatan.com/cinema/2016/01/25/images/Rajini%20murugan.jpgமாலையில் விழா தொடங்கியதும் விழாமேடையில் குத்து விளக்கேற்றப்பட்டது. ரஜினி மன்றத்தின் கொடியேற்றப் பட்டது. விழா மேடையில் இயக்குநர் சிகரம் கே. பாலசந்தரின் திருவுருவப் படம் ரஜினியின் நண்பர் ராஜ்பகதூர் மற்றும் தமிழ்த் திரைப்படத் தயாரிப்பாளர்கள் சங்கத்தலைவரும் 'கபாலி' தயாரிப்பாளருமான கலைப்புலி எஸ். தாணு ஆகியோரால் திறந்து வைக்கப் பட்டது.

மேடையில் தமிழ் நாட்டின் 33 மாவட்ட ரஜினி ரசிகர்கள் நற்பணி மன்றத்தலைவர்களும் பங்கேற்றனர். விழாவில் நடிகர்கள் பாபிசிம்ஹா, கருணாஸ், கருணாகரன், இயக்குநர் லிங்குசாமி, தயாரிப்பாளர் தாணு உட்பட பலர் கலந்துகொண்டடனர்.

இயக்குநர் லிங்குசாமி பேசும் போது " நான் சின்ன வயதிலிருந்து ரஜினி ரசிகன். அவரைப்போல பேசுவேன்,ஆடுவேன்,பாடுவேன் அப்படிப்பட்ட ஒரு வெறித்தனமான ரஜினி ரசிகன். நினைத்துப் பார்க்கிறேன் இப்போது கூட அவர் மனசு முழுக்க இங்குதான் இருக்கும். எல்லாரும் விழா முடிந்து பாதுகாப்பாக வீடு போய்ச் சேரவேண்டுமே என்றுஅவர் மனசு முழுக்க இங்குதான் இருக்கும். அவர் அரசியலுக்கு வர வேண்டும் என்று சிலர் பேசினார்கள். இதை நாம் சொல்லக் கூடாது. எல்லாம் அவருக்குத் தெரியும்.

நான் 'முரட்டுக்காளை' படத்தை 15 முறை பார்த்தவன். நான் இயக்கும் படத்தில் எந்த கதாநாயகன் நடித்தாலும் அதில் ரஜினிசார் பேசினால் எப்படி இருக்கும் என்று நினைத்துதான் வசனம் எழுதுவேன். 'ரஜினி முருகன்' படத்துக்கு தலைப்புக்கு அனுமதி கேட்ட போது உடனே விட்டுக்கொடுத்தார். 'ரஜினி முருகன்' என்கிற பெயர் மேஜிக்கால் அது இன்று வசூலைக் குவித்து வருகிறது. " என்றார்.

ரஜினி ரசிகர்களின் சார்பில் 'மலரட்டும் மனித நேயம்' என்கிற பெயரில் நலத்திட்ட உதவிகள் வழங்கும் விழா வேலூர் மாவட்டம் சோளிங்கரில் நடைபெற்றது.இதற்கான ஏற்பாடுகளை வேலூர் மாவட்ட ரஜினி ரசிகர்கள் நற்பணி மன்றம் செய்திருந்தது.

பகல் முழுதும் தமிழ் நாட்டின் பல்வேறு மாவட்டங்களிலிருந்தும் ரசிகர்கள் வந்தவண்ணம் இருந்தனர். மாலையில் விழாவில் சங்கமித்துக் கூடினர். அரசியல் கட்சி மாநாடு போல பிரமாண்ட கட்அவுட் , மாபெரும் மேடை ,பேனர்கள் , ஆயிரக்கணக்கான ரசிகர்கள் என சோளிங்கரே குலுங்கியது.

http://img.vikatan.com/cinema/2016/01/25/images/Rajini%20murugan.jpgமாலையில் விழா தொடங்கியதும் விழாமேடையில் குத்து விளக்கேற்றப்பட்டது. ரஜினி மன்றத்தின் கொடியேற்றப் பட்டது. விழா மேடையில் இயக்குநர் சிகரம் கே. பாலசந்தரின் திருவுருவப் படம் ரஜினியின் நண்பர் ராஜ்பகதூர் மற்றும் தமிழ்த் திரைப்படத் தயாரிப்பாளர்கள் சங்கத்தலைவரும் 'கபாலி' தயாரிப்பாளருமான கலைப்புலி எஸ். தாணு ஆகியோரால் திறந்து வைக்கப் பட்டது.

மேடையில் தமிழ் நாட்டின் 33 மாவட்ட ரஜினி ரசிகர்கள் நற்பணி மன்றத்தலைவர்களும் பங்கேற்றனர். விழாவில் நடிகர்கள் பாபிசிம்ஹா, கருணாஸ், கருணாகரன், இயக்குநர் லிங்குசாமி, தயாரிப்பாளர் தாணு உட்பட பலர் கலந்துகொண்டடனர்.

இயக்குநர் லிங்குசாமி பேசும் போது " நான் சின்ன வயதிலிருந்து ரஜினி ரசிகன். அவரைப்போல பேசுவேன்,ஆடுவேன்,பாடுவேன் அப்படிப்பட்ட ஒரு வெறித்தனமான ரஜினி ரசிகன். நினைத்துப் பார்க்கிறேன் இப்போது கூட அவர் மனசு முழுக்க இங்குதான் இருக்கும். எல்லாரும் விழா முடிந்து பாதுகாப்பாக வீடு போய்ச் சேரவேண்டுமே என்றுஅவர் மனசு முழுக்க இங்குதான் இருக்கும். அவர் அரசியலுக்கு வர வேண்டும் என்று சிலர் பேசினார்கள். இதை நாம் சொல்லக் கூடாது. எல்லாம் அவருக்குத் தெரியும்.

நான் 'முரட்டுக்காளை' படத்தை 15 முறை பார்த்தவன். நான் இயக்கும் படத்தில் எந்த கதாநாயகன் நடித்தாலும் அதில் ரஜினிசார் பேசினால் எப்படி இருக்கும் என்று நினைத்துதான் வசனம் எழுதுவேன். 'ரஜினி முருகன்' படத்துக்கு தலைப்புக்கு அனுமதி கேட்ட போது உடனே விட்டுக்கொடுத்தார். 'ரஜினி முருகன்' என்கிற பெயர் மேஜிக்கால் அது இன்று வசூலைக் குவித்து வருகிறது. " என்றார்.

[NOV]

The verdict for the four big films (Rajini Murugan, Kathakali, Thaarai Thappattai and Gethu) that released for Pongal is out.
The clear winner among the four is Sivakarthikeyan’s Rajini Murugan.

The film is said to have grossed approximately Rs. 18 crores in its four-day opening weekend. The distributor share would be anywhere between Rs. 10 to 12 crore, as the film had an entertainment tax exemption. In his career spanning 9 years, this is Sivakarthikeyan’s highest-ever opening. Today, he is considered by the trade to be among the top five saleable stars in Tamil commercial cinema.

In all film territories across Tamil Nadu, Rajini Murugan was number one.

Sivakarthikeyan’s film, which was said to be a “time pass fun ride”, garnered positive reviews (mostly word-of-mouth) by all classes of the audience. Rakesh Gowthaman of Vettri in Chromepet said, “By Thursday evening, the trend was clear that Rajini Murugan will be the sole Pongal winner. People, especially in Chromepet and the surrounding flood-hit areas, decided that they would only spend their money on a family film like Rajini Murugan. Too many releases spoiled the Pongal market.”

[NOV]

Pandiraj’s Kathakali got a lot of critical acclaim, but ended up with limited shows and smaller screens, but it managed to collect around Rs. 5 crore in the opening weekend. These numbers would have been better if it was released during a non-festival weekend.

Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Gethu carried mixed reports.

Both these films were also certified as U by the censors, but could not get the all-important tax exemption. In fact, Udhayanidhi and his Red Giant Movies have filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court against the state government for not giving Gethu (a Tamil title) entertainment tax exemption.

Bala’s Thaarai Thappattai, which had an A certificate, was considered to be too violent for the mass audiences. The film did best in Chennai where it was distributed by the market leader Sathyam Cinemas, who showcased it in all their properties, which helped in the opening weekend. A veteran distributor remarked, “It was not a good decision to release Thaarai Thappattai, which carried an A certificate, during festival time. The family audiences are the core of any festival release; and theatres, too, in small towns shied away from the film. It would have done better if it got a solo non-festival release date.”

[mexicomeat]

Record dance from tharai thappattai - more vulgar than the beep song , ir

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pxhXxYEt7Y

[mappi]

"You are responsible for your rose." - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry [French author of Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince)]

Mexicomeat,

Everything points out to responsibility. As a fan of Bala & IR, I try to convince you about the Record Dance from the film Tharai Thappattai.

Firstly, the movie is certified for adults. Secondly, the song is not present in the audio CD, nor till date used as promotional material. Bala is very clear about the audience who should have access to this song or more precisely, the potrayal of this song. IR is a composer who gets paid to deliver the demande. Ofcoarse, IR should have found the explanation from Bala apt and accepted the fact that this song will not be publicised, rather viewed only in a closed room, the cinema hall. IR is a responsible man, and does not need such gimmicks or necessity to shoot to fame overight when he had composed (more than) 1000 songs. A Related Responsibility put into act.

How I look this song/lyrics/picturisation is as a tragedy. The pungency is that, it is enacted by 2 characters who are siblings. How much deep they are pushed to perform such an act in public on one hand, and the crowd thoroughly enjoying it on the other hand, should eventually seperate anyone from clapping for such a 'Kuthu Number'. The hall was quite silent during this song, I suppose the audience had been captured inside Bala's play.

Even "Arambham avathum penukulae" was not marketed, again for the same reason as it is intended for a matured audience. The pain of embracing solitude and self-sufferance by wounding oneself with guilt as potrayed in this song should need some basic understanding of relationship and not just weighing life only with Sucess and failure indicators. This song particularly sumerrises everything, and the final lines Sanyasi talks about his own father, that with the same rage he goes back to his colony and abuses his father.

When IR & Bala have disguised such elements in the OST and made sure the reach is limited, the person who had uploaded this video on Youtube should have atleast marked the video as "parental advisory explicit lyrics" and Youtube in return would have asked for age verification. Responsibilty seeking audience fail to suituate their own responsibilty in the process.

Finally, everything points out to responsibility - You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed.

[mexicomeat]

...where i disagree with you mappi is the dialogue that amudhavanan utters after the record dance.. he says that he does this because he does not know/cannot do any other job. seriously? he can do x number of jobs easily. not to put down any jobs but jobs like cleaning toilet, begging etc come to mind. he could do any of those instead of these cheap record dance. he is healthy, energetic and not disabled. they even showed the troup doing labour job in andaman. what's wrong with doing that in tamilnadu for a living - instead of this cheap record dance?

i had a similar reaction when rajni said the dialogue "cinemale nadikaradunna evlo kastham theriyuma. kalailerundu sayandaram variakkum makeup pottuttu nikkanom" in kuselan. it may be tiring but i can name 1 million jobs that are more tiring than cinema acting. and cinema pays you back in millions of dollars for a comparatively tiny effort (in my opinion).

to me - this is what made the whole record dance scene unconvincing (for me atleast) and looks forced upon.

[mexicomeat]

to sum it up mappi...

i felt sorry for sethu, i felt sorry for nandha, i felt sorry for sithan, i felt sorry for the beggars in naan kadavul, i felt sorry for raasa(paradesi)

but i did not feel sorry for amudavanan or sannasi.

[mappi]

Mexicomeat,

I urged to convince you over the 'vulgarity' reported in the Record Dance.

Amudhavanan's confession is another topic :

Experiencing a filmwork is completely within an idividual, and every single result is correct. Myself, I pitied for the characters, even for the English man who gets insulted by Samipulavan - I was like "O lord, this guy does not merit such a nasty treatment" ... LoL.

Ofcoarse you have a point there. Amudhavanan's portion looks more melodramatic. But what Bala focuses is about a group living in colony, a kind of tribals sharing a collective resource, here its their Musical Dance. During the Andaman episode, the group was already popular. They take up the trip to make more (easy) money. And their leader is aware that their selling point is Sooravali.

In Andaman itself, the group is shown to take up anything to do for a living, but finally it's their dance which made them the money that they needed. Their principle nature (a collective subconscious mind) commands them to follow the art, the one culture they had mastered.

When the troupe goes out of buisness, the youngsters revolt while the elderly try to explain and resolve the suituation. Hot blooded, the youngman, Amudhavanan, walks out with his sister, taking a contract to perform a Record Dance which is identically opposite to the art they worshiped. He found it to be another way of making easy money by just altering few steps, until he finds a livelihood for his sister. Plus they both are trained. He finds it as an oppurtunity to be exploited for the time being, rather than trying to adapt to some job alien to him. But he had seeded that idea in his head, which could sprout out after he settles his sister.

Amudhavanan repents over his decision but assures that they both know how they are related with each other and not bothered about the public who is just there for amusement. But Sanyasi's worry is much bigger as he very well knows why the organisers booked the siblings for the show. He walks out not wanting to digest the aftermaths of the youngman's decision.

So, the roads were open, but the character chooses to take a route that he thinks he deserves.