Film / Documentary - Recently watched & worthy of some discussion

[NOV]

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Why smaller films are much better than the run of the mill big movies...

[HonestRaj]

RAATTINAM

first 10 mins parthaen.. nalla irukkum / parkkumpadiya irukkum'nu ninaikkiren..
vera yarum parkkanumnu ninaichirundha.. parthuttu sollunga

[interz]

Mirattal - padam paarka koodathu endradhukkaghava intha title?

A remake of a telugu movie, but not every telugu movies has to be remade into tamils, although there has been some good in between like Jeyam, M kumaran son of mahalakshmi, Something Something, Santhosh Subramaniam.

Vinay looks out of place as an action star. Heroine is looking like a clone of Sheryl Brinto. Why didnt they hire sheryl Brinto instead of going all the way to kannada for a heroine? Santhanam ...a bit dissapointing, but as per tradition Santhanam will have a beer drinking scene with hero. Prabhu has very little to doo same with "Ghajini" villain cant rem his name.

I watched the movie my self because of the "S factor", not Shankar but Santhanam. He has too many movies in his hand IMO, he should have choose less and give his team opportunity to come with good comedy dialogues. Factu factu factu factu.

[vithagan]

RAATTINAM

first 10 mins parthaen.. nalla irukkum / parkkumpadiya irukkum'nu ninaikkiren..
vera yarum parkkanumnu ninaichirundha.. parthuttu sollunga

IMO definitely you can give a try. Not bad, actually its good I watched with zero expectations.

[groucho070]

Happened to wake up at 4AM unexpectedly and settled for Indru Nee Naalai Naan, Directed by "Major", as he credits himself in the titles. Remember vividly from Doordarshan days - what I remember is some decent songs, some funny business between Sivagumar and Latchumi, and vaguely understandable adultery. Remember LOL mostly - even at that age, Sivakumar's LOL potential was well recognised and appreciated. Man's a (unintentional) LOL legend.

Watching it again, there's a decent semblance of a knot and potential in the theme and screenplay(by "Major" himself). Theme and the screenplay is quite bold. Right from the moment Sivagumaar(in an awful performance) sizes up Lakshmi, ostensibly as a prospective bride for his foster brother Jaishankar to the frustrated momens of Lakshmi neglected by husband Jai for long stretches of the movie(Jai in a subtle performance hints at impotence brilliantly, and even the screenplay-dialogues catch this aspect very very well without being explicit), and the eventual bursting of the dam of feelings between Lakshmi and Sivagumaar on a cliched rainy night post Jai's death.

The film is bold even for now wherein we would refuse to acknowledge the dynamics of the aNNi-kozhundhan relationship as dictated by the circumstances of this story.
Lakshmi, tailormade for the role, is very good and Jaishankar, in an insignificant role, does exactly what the role requires in a subtle performance that is sure to miss appreciation for the weight it adds to the story.
But Sivagumaar, central to the movie, destroys it all with a laughable performance right down to the climax, which is chillingly individualistic without bowing to the stndard issue "living for the children", which is what I expected even in this viewing, having forgotten the individualistic decision of Lakshmi, betrayed by fate all her life, takes, steadfastly refusing to embrace the noble, idealistic, "bringing up sivagumaar's children with Sulakshana" kind of climax a standard issue tamil film even of these times is expected to give.

Coupled with all these dynamics, and the dynamic of Jai being busy with all his party activities, the partymen-Jai relationship and screenplay contrivances all point to a Kerala influence.

I remember the titles said "kadhai - T A Balan". Sounds like a Malayalam original to me.

I am sure the Malayalam original with any competent Mallu lead actor would be a brilliant mine of subtext.

Lastly, the reason I sat through this till 7AM - ofcourse, Raja dispenses this unworthy vehicle with backbone-enabling songs and BGM, firmly keeping the film from collapsing right until the climax when Sivagumaar finally collapses the film after 3 hrs of single handed effort, with his "innaikkkkuuaaau neeeeeee naaaaaaalaikku naan".

The songs are situational and sit well on the movie - mottu vitta mullai chedi captures several dynamics from Sulakshana's freshly blossomed pregnancy celebration, Lakshmi fighting her feelings of happines for friend sulakshana and Sivagumaar(whom she had mistaken for her bridegroom in her pelli choopulu earlier), Jai very subtly excusing himself from the scene when Lakshmi, in the second stanza talks about her vaaliba vayasu feelings remaining unrequited.

Thaazhamboove kannurangu is a racy thaalattu(ivlo forceA paadina kozhandhai epdi thoongum) but the kozhandhai in question faces a life full of such forceful events destined to end in tragedy so perhaps it is apt.

Kaangeyam kaalaigale is suitably rumbunctious.

And then of course, the coup de grace of the movie - Pon Vaanam Panneer thoovudhu, the one reason why I kept awake till the end of the movie.

adhu sari, why this big a write up for this movie? I am just feeling generous and more importantly, speculating that there is a malayalam original. Can anyone point out? Would make a good movie with a better perfomer in place of Sivakumar, and a better director than "major" - Mammootty and Sethumadhavan perhaps?
Good post, plum. munboru samayam intha torture-A pArthEn....as you said, good subject, totally spoiled by the lead actor.

[groucho070]

Watched first hour of Venggayam (scheduled to watch something else at 10pm), looked good. The actors are all good, only the romance angle slowed things down. Some really good dialogues, like:

random guy: sAmi kumbudula?
The cop: ippOthan kumbudutten
random guy: netthiyila neeru illa.
the cop: (pissed off) un mandaiyila moola illa, ippO kEttEnA? :lol:

there are moments when dialogues like this whizz by. Wished had watched it in full.

[NOV]

I thot that the romance was a hindrance too... but in the end, all are tied up.
I have seen the cop in some other movie... :think:

[groucho070]

yeah, yeah, pArthurukEn, can't remember which one...

[groucho070]

Interesting revelation here, like who the director is:
http://www.chennaiforums.com/movies-television/787-vengayam-review.html

[NOV]

looks and feels like an amateur production... but strong message...



Interesting revelation here, like who the director is:(former assistant to Velu Prabhakaran) :shock:

[groucho070]

yeah, that explains the anti-superstition stand. But Velu Prabakaran is too amateurish.

[NOV]

:lol: you were an active participant.... http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?9640-Velu-Prabhakaran-Jayadevi-movies

[groucho070]

Poor ilekani, probably still waiting for some mega write-ups for me. Not worth it. I bought Puratchikaran for Sathyaraj. Very disappointing.

[ajaybaskar]

Unakkum Enakkum

Though I have my own reservations on PD's film making skills, this film (the telugu original to be precise) is very much watchable.

[NOV]

and I watched vengaayam in spite of satyaraj :lol:
only after someone told me he comes and goes in a split of moment.. :p

[groucho070]

Well, no longer interested in what he's doing (no, not because of the kisu kisu), also why after decades of being himself with bald head, suddenly he's wearing wig during public functions. Why man, why?

[littlemaster1982]

looks and feels like an amateur production... but strong message...


(former assistant to Velu Prabhakaran) :shock:

And almost all the actors are director's family members. The "koothu kalaignar" is his dad. There was a detailed interview of them in Ananda Vikatan last year.

[NOV]

wow... thats nice
the kooththu family story was the most emotional.... well done dad :bow:

[littlemaster1982]

Sankagiri Rajkumar's debut film ‘Vengayam', made with the help of people from his village, strikes a blow against superstition (http://www.flonnet.com/fl2909/stories/20120518290908200.htm)


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Some of the cast of “Vengayam”. Out of a total of 105 actors in the movie, 96 are the director's relatives from his native village.

OVER 100 years have rolled by since the nationalist revolutionary poet Subramanya Bharathi wrote this famous poem The Present Condition of the Indians. Bharathi expressed his anguish at the plight of his countrymen who were stuck in the quagmire of superstitious beliefs that came in the way of liberation from the colonial yoke.

But irrational beliefs are so deep-rooted in society that despite the relentless battle launched by Bharathi and several rationalists, including the doyen of the communist movement in South India, M. Singaravelu, and the Dravidar Kazhagam founder, ‘Periyar' E.V. Ramasamy, a large majority of the population in Tamil Nadu continues to be under the spell of fake godmen, black magic practitioners, deceitful soothsayers and fallacious astrologers. The multi-pronged battle against this social scourge has not died down. Right from the 1930s, when the first Tamil talkie was released, a good section of writers, artists and film personalities have used the powerful mass medium of cinema to promote rationalist and scientific ideas.

Repackaging the onion

The young debutant director Sankagiri Rajkumar's Vengayam, which lashes out at forces unleashing superstitious beliefs, reinforces the belief that Tamil cinema's fight against irrationality will not end so easily.

Though the film was originally released in September 2011, it did not do well for various reasons. However, when it was re-released on March 23 with a slightly modified title – ‘ven' Gayam – by the actor-director Cheran, it started making considerable impact. Describing the movie as one produced by common people in a village, Cheran said that if such excellent initiatives were allowed to flop, a time would come when no good movie would be made in the State.

The film, made on a shoestring budget, is unique in many ways. It depicts the collective might of the people, particularly youngsters, who take on fake godmen, astrologers, tantriks and soothsayers who play havoc with the lives of individuals.

Rajkumar's passion to enter the celluloid world as a director wielding his camera against superstitions was fired by the tragic death of his uncle, a victim of a reckless astrologer's predictions.


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S.M. MANICKAM, THE director's father, in a scene from the film.


In not relying much on professional actors, the director seems to have adopted Shyam Benegal's experiment of involving a large number of villagers in making the Hindi movie Manthan (The Churning, 1976), which is based on rural empowerment.

Rajkumar has inspired many residents of his native village, Chettipatti in Salem district, to don the roles in Vengayam. Almost all these “stars” have performed with utmost dedication, breathing life into the characters.

Vengayam (onion), the title of the film, has great significance. The term was often used by ‘Periyar' Ramasamy to emphasise that the hollowness of superstitions is a fact just like the emptiness of an onion, which gets revealed when all its layers are peeled away, and people should understand this to enable themselves to reject them. The story is absorbing not because of the techniques adopted but owing to its honesty and the realism shown in dealing with the ticklish issue. The movie opens with the note of caution: “All the events and characters depicted in the movie are not fictitious but real!”

Set in a rural milieu, the film traces the travails of the illiterate and poor villagers at the hands of tricksters in the garb of godmen, astrologers and soothsayers who exploit them. Rajkumar weaves the story using certain real-life incidents and his imagination as warp and weft. As the victims are driven to despair and end their lives or succumb to the tricksters' gimmicks, the villagers' resolve to flay the evil practice gets reinforced.

Power to children

The film has not failed to mirror the agony and courage of a small group of children who in some way or the other lost their kin to superstitions. These residents of a children's home, drawing inspiration from an actor who visits them, decide to bring the tricksters in and around their village to book. With the title song invoking the local deity at a religious congregation held under the supervision of some ‘godmen' in the village, the film gives a glimpse of the social life of the local people and their beliefs and religious customs. The story makes steady headway though it shuttles between the present and trips to the recent past through flashbacks. Even the romance of the local sub-inspector and the daughter of a farmer finely fits into the main plot.

There are scenes of great emotional depth: a little boy pleading with his father to save him after a tantrik, in an attempted human sacrifice, inflicts grievous injuries on him; the father, a folk artist, running from pillar to post to collect money for buying drugs to save his son from death; fellow artists sharing his agony; a powerloom worker ending his life as all his dreams to launch a self-employment venture are shattered by a soothsayer; and his grandmother becoming insane on hearing the news.

Besides handling direction, story, screenplay and dialogue, the 28-year-old Rajkumar donned the role of the young powerloom worker. His father, S.M. Manickam, and grandmother, Vellaiammal, are also among the actors. Actor Sathyaraj played a guest role.

[NOV]

excellent LM... but I guess the film didnt do well, even during its 2nd innings? :sigh2:

[littlemaster1982]

Could have been publicised better :|

[NOV]

ha ha... it was shown in our local tv yesterday...

[littlemaster1982]

I'm downloading it now. Your local TV channel is a part of Lotus group? Lotus has also released the DVD recently.

[NOV]

not... its astro
remember malaysian indian richest man ananda krishnan :lol:

[Mahen]

Ishtam..another crap film..Vimal pls stay away from urban roles and no cool inglish pls.. get Englsih lessons from Vadivelu if you intend to speak cool english

[faithiu11]

Ishtam..another crap film..Vimal pls stay away from urban roles and no cool inglish pls.. get Englsih lessons from Vadivelu if you intend to speak cool englishvimal as IIT guy and his expressions and english:rotfl::rotfl:

[ajaybaskar]

Attakathi

[app_engine]

Jai-Anjali portions of 'engEyum eppOdhum' from youtube...nice!

[venkkiram]

Anyone watched madhupaanakkadai? HonestRAj and others from Kovai, am surprised no one of you write on how this film is. Hearing positive reviews from everyone of my cbe friends. AV gave 45 marks. Great! Congrats to director and team members.

Honest, your long review is due on this film.

[Nerd]

Attakathi
Blade? Elaborate? I did not like the trailers / songs. idhula vERa its like Woody Allen films-nu oru artikal padichEn :lol2:

[SoftSword]

pr dhanae ticket edutthaar??

[ajaybaskar]

Nerd,

The movie is very ordinary. No story as such. There were few dialogues which evoked laughter. Thassal. Crowd response was very poor too.

[HonestRaj]

Anyone watched madhupaanakkadai? HonestRAj and others from Kovai, am surprised no one of you write on how this film is. Hearing positive reviews from everyone of my cbe friends. AV gave 45 marks. Great! Congrats to director and team members.

Honest, your long review is due on this film.

"madhupaanakkadai" - online print edhuvum vandha nitchayam parthuttu solrenga..
maththapadi avlo onnum perusa odina madhiri theriyalaye

[HonestRaj]

vijay antony "Naan" padam yarum partheengala?

[HonestRaj]

Mayanginen ThayanginenStarring: Nitin Sathya, Disha Pandey

- mokkai padam
- waste of time

[selvakumar]

100% Love Telugu - Good one :clap: If you can bear the artificial scenes that are always present in telugu cinema, this one is a good film. Tamanna looked great and acted well. She is giving preference to telugu movies and is evident from her *performance*. NagaC was OK. Nowhere near his father but acted well in the climax.


@Mahen - Did you see this film?

[groucho070]

Ghandi (Richard Attenborough)

Dubbed in Tamil. Terrible voice acting. Ithula English subtitle-vera, which was equally bad. The fellers saying, "mannar" and the subtitle says, "her majesty" :hammer:

But a word on cinematography, I too have been esctatic about cinematography that involves lots of movement. But some shots in this film stunned me, brilliant. To me now, a good cinematography = any single frame that can be pulled out and still looks like awesome photograph. I forgot that its all about framing...damn me for praising cinematography in Ravanan, I take that back.

One good thing about dubbing this kinda films, it introduces Tamil audience to some greats, like John Gielgud here. The man who tutored frickin' Brando with the latter's dialogues in Julius Caesar (1953).

[kid-glove]

My favourite part of Gandhi is when Daniel day Lewis' Racist brings out 'divine violence' of Kingsley's Gandhi ('negation' of revolt that Zizek deconstructs well). And unlike simpleton reading of fostering 'respect' in the enemy, it actually hits panic buttons, inviting violence. However, Attenborough's coda has the white lady prevent this. That's the entire film in one scene.

[groucho070]

yAro oru punniyavAn upload pannirukirar...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQaYTYZc-3A

[kid-glove]

Sir Ben 'stages' Gandhi (where the holistic preferences lies is well documented), DDL 'assumes' the unknown. DDL has a belonging to this medium. To Kingsley, everything is an act, but for DDL, the transformation and coordinates mean more than the 'act', his 'being' subsumes a lot to the discerning viewer, irrational, cold, displeased, machismo, etc.. All while not letting the gaze lose interest in him..

[groucho070]

I can't place DDL's accent. Working class Irish?

[KV]

Blade? Elaborate? I did not like the trailers / songs. idhula vERa its like Woody Allen films-nu oru artikal padichEn :lol2:

:shock: nerdy, to me Attakathi's one of the best albums of the year so far. Simple and fresh sounding, especially the two melodies in it. Delectable guitars! And for a new composer and an obscure label, the recording quality is top notch.
unga kanakku engyO idikkudhu. marubadiyum modhO purOttalEndhu aarambiyinga saar!

[KV]

Anyone watched madhupaanakkadai? HonestRAj and others from Kovai, am surprised no one of you write on how this film is. Hearing positive reviews from everyone of my cbe friends. AV gave 45 marks. Great! Congrats to director and team members.

Honest, your long review is due on this film.

Got exactly the same doubt! Not a single hubber watched this one yet? The posters looked interesting; I haven't heard any songs or seen any trailers though.
Inga padam vandhu poirchu but ennaala paakka mudiyala. :(
Some more reviews:
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-05/movie-reviews/33049493_1_film-madhubaanakadai-bar-owner
http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/article583155.ece#

// :clap: @ avtar and siggy. graff... bestest everest in my books too :bow://

[kid-glove]

I can't place DDL's accent. Working class Irish?
Have always varied.

His worst is the latest one, Nine. Fake Italian-English with Irish dents all over it.

Although not working class (He comes from a high Art background.), he does the working class British accent really well. My favorite here My beautiful Laundrette.

[groucho070]

I mean in Ghandhi, what accent is that? Not cockney (Michael Caine-nA cockney, cockney-nA Michael Caine), or working class type (Craig tend to have that occasionally even in Bond), and here DDL has both the Scottish brogue and Irish lilt. And working class-ish English accent. enakku onnum puriyala, I am going back home. You don't sleep tonight, K_G.

[venkkiram]

// :clap: @ avtar and siggy. graff... bestest everest in my books too :bow:// நன்றிங்கோ! யு.எஸ் ஓபன் பெண்கள் இறுதிப் போட்டிக்கு டிக்கட் எடுத்துள்ளேன். அதனால் என்னையே நான் அதற்கு தயாராக்கிக்கொண்டிருக்கிறேன். "ராஜா திருவண்ணாமலையைப் பற்றிச் சொல்லும்போது "எத்தனை எத்தனை ஞானிகள், சித்தர்கள் வந்துபோன இடம் இது! அவர்கள் செய்த தவமெல்லாம் இங்கு இருக்கும் ஒவ்வொரு கற்களிலும் பதிந்து கிடைக்கும்" எனச் சொல்வதுண்டு! அதுபோல ஒரு மயக்கத்தில் இருக்கிறேன். ( மனசாட்சி : மகனே நீ ரொம்ப பீத்திக்கிற! யு.எஸ் ஓபன் பற்றி உனக்குத் தெரியாதா? வருணபகவான் முதலில் அனுமதி கொடுக்கணும்!"

[kid-glove]

I mean in Ghandhi, what accent is that? Not cockney (Michael Caine-nA cockney, cockney-nA Michael Caine), or working class type (Craig tend to have that occasionally even in Bond), and here DDL has both the Scottish brogue and Irish lilt. And working class-ish English accent. enakku onnum puriyala, I am going back home. You don't sleep tonight, K_G.

It sounds a bit Afrikaans English accented.

[Nerd]

:shock: nerdy, to me Attakathi's one of the best albums of the year so far. Simple and fresh sounding, especially the two melodies in it. Delectable guitars! And for a new composer and an obscure label, the recording quality is top notch.
unga kanakku engyO idikkudhu. marubadiyum modhO purOttalEndhu aarambiyinga saar!:oops: OK.. I heard aaasi oru pulveLi 2-3 times but it sort of sounded plain and could not connect to it at any level.. marudiyun try pannren..

[jaiganes]

:oops: OK.. I heard aaasi oru pulveLi 2-3 times but it sort of sounded plain and could not connect to it at any level.. marudiyun try pannren..

engayaavadhu oru USB port irukkum. connect pannikidungO

[Parthyy]

Dhool --wow Jyothika is damn beautipul in saree

[HonestRaj]

IMO definitely you can give a try. Not bad, actually its good I watched with zero expectations.

yes, vithagan.. you r right

[HonestRaj]

RAATTINAM

- almost same story like "Kaadhal".. but the ending has some very important message
- the consequences of love.. love between a 12th std girl [minor girl] & a boy [not told about his educational background]
- when i thought the director has slightly modified the ending of Kaadhal.. there was a twist..
- the ending is what mostly happens in reality & only after reading the end card texts i realised director has conveyed the message... a very important one
- i wish school students esp. girls watch this film..

- songs onnu rendu nalla irundha madhiri irundhadhu.. eppadiyum adhai ellam ketkaporadhillai
- no separate comedy track is a plus
- screenplay was interesting till the end
- hero - heroine vera yaravadhu.. innum better'ah select pannirkkalaam... heroine konjam gundaa.. poosunapla irundhadhu.. oru sayalla Bhumikha madhiri irundhadhu.. director adhai parthu select pannittarO..
- most characters show yedhartha acting.. good & not forced edhartham [idhu ennanu ketkadheenga.. vera padathula partha solren]
- story location: Tuticorin
- i found it artificial when most of the characters end their sentences with a "lE" .. i have my college mate from Tuticorin.. never seen him using "lE" & i know one more person from Thiruchendur.. i can identify their accent.. but found this "lE" usage more like vijay using "nnA"
- one more girl was shown for some 4 to 5 scenes.. i felt she was more beautiful than the heroine..
- indha padathula kanbikkira love'la ellam enakku udanpaadu illai i.e., school love, college love... but i have seen love in college successfully transforming into marriage [college classmate].. this % is very very min...
- idhukku munnadi innoru padam parthen.. andha love'ku muzhu sammadham

[HonestRaj]

LEELAI

- if Raattinam is a "town" school love story.. this one is urban - IT love story
- barring a few mokkais from Santhanam.. its a nice timepass movie
- as i said in Raattinam review.. i give full support to this love.. & i expected a +ve ending & the director provides it
- hero reminds me Raghuvaran in his early career.. tall - lean - fair
- didn't see / listen to the songs... so no comments about it

[HonestRaj]

just reading the Hindu review of Raattinam..

Raattinam is a film that succeeds in surprising you on more occasions than just one — the biggest surprise coming right at the end, in the form of the climax. To be fair to director K. S. Thangasamy, his story may appear clichéd, but the message he communicates through his film is relatively fresh and one that makes sense.

Director Thangasamy, who has all along been making the audience take the side of the young couple, in a swift move makes them see the wisdom in the argument of the other side. He ends the film on a realistic note without resorting to exaggeration of any sort.

http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3436088.ece

[SoftSword]

vengaayam...
ridiculous... indha maadhiri concepta ellaam censor'laye reject pannirukkanum...
plis to avoid watching... appodhaan indha madhiri evanum padam edukka maattaan..

[Parthyy]

^appadi ennanga kooramaana conceptu

[ajaybaskar]

Extreme reviews for Vengayam. NOV and Hamid hailed it as one of the best and Softy does the opposite. :)

[app_engine]

nAn ee :-)

Entertaining (including the Santhanam portions)!

(BTW, I read somewhere that Gnani assumed the Malayalam version will have his name - "gnAn ee" :lol: enna oru megalomania...Housefly is called "eechcha" in Malayalam and the same is shown in the LED display in the movie, ivar adhaikkooda ozhungAppAkkama oru vimarsanam pOttuttAru)

[MADDY]

Kizhakku cheemayile.......

as usual, the typical BR movie moments, napoleon standing still after his wife's death, as if waiting for a Mcegg.......poor editing, the climax scene suffers a lot from it.......still the moments like the famous "thaai maaman" dialogues, radhika's dialogues in climax, thenkizhakku chemaayile song are so incisive so that they precisely capture the motif......

[venkkiram]

"thanneer thanneer" - movie in Vijay TV

Top notching performance from Saritha.

Very good attempt from KB. He came out from his usual shell (Stage drama & Brahmin's culture dialogue) and tried something new in terms of Village plot and rural dialogues.

:notworthy:

[P_R]

Kizhakku cheemayile.........
I yam also tv-la vittu vittu pArthEn.
BGM padu sumArA irunch - forget supporting/enhancing the scenes, it was on its own course. Outsource paNNittAplayA? (like Pudhiya Mugam)
Same year as the scintillating thirudA thirudA mind you.

[P_R]

"thanneer thanneer" - He came out from his usual shell (Stage drama
He transitioned into film much much earlier than that

aboorva raagangaL
moonRu mudichchu
avargaL
nizhal nijamAkiradhu

all anything but stagey. Very good camerawork by Raghunatha Reddy.

Using location, locale - ninaithaalE inikkum, varumaiyin niRam sivappu.. heck he'd covered Hyderabad in Marocharitra and then Ek Duje ke LiyE.

So it's not like he came out of his shell for the first time in thaNNeer thaNNeer. btw, as you may know, thaNNeer thaNNeer was a play written by Komal Swaminathan.

[SoftSword]

Extreme reviews for Vengayam. NOV and Hamid hailed it as one of the best and Softy does the opposite. :)

atleast if such reviews gives one the curiosity to watch the movie..

[Anban]

no separate thread for Naan ??

decent movie.. definitely worth a watch..

[SoftSword]

watched raattinam...
was ok to good and everyone did well and the screenplay was not shoddy too...
main thing is they made us feel for everyone in this movie at some point making us think, 'avinga solradhum nalladhukku dhaan...'
music was also inline...

honest.. the lae usage... my current housemates two of them are from these surroundings... they always talk to themselves as lae... not with others..

[HonestRaj]

Anyone watched madhupaanakkadai? HonestRAj and others from Kovai, am surprised no one of you write on how this film is. Hearing positive reviews from everyone of my cbe friends. AV gave 45 marks. Great! Congrats to director and team members.

Honest, your long review is due on this film.

can someone post the AV review here?

long review ellam illeeng...

few karuththu...

- A Gentleman's film for Gentlemen.. so, ladies 10 nimisathukku mela padam parkkanumnu ungalukku thonadhu..
- it doesn't mean film is vulgar / violent..
- padam full'ah tasmac bar'lathan eduthurukkanga.. aarambam mudhal irudhi varai oru punn muruvaloda parthen...
- oru bar'la ethanai vidhamana manidhargal enna madhiri irukkumnu oru 1 hr :45 mins padam
- nalla velai ear phone potukittu padam parthen.. dialogue siladhellam veetla use pannadha words.. but friends kulla use panra words sarva saadharanama vandhadhu
- ozhunga censor pannangalaanu theriyalai.. oru lip to lip / lip lock irukku.. youtube'la irukku..
- neenga parkka parkka padathula edho nadakkapodudhunnu ninaipeenga.. aana... [neengale parthu therinjikkanga]
- 2 lady character'than.. 1 bar owner ponnu.. supplier payyana love panra.. cinema'la mattumthan ippadi patta love ellam parkka mudiyum.. innonnu.. bar kootti perukkura aaya..
- neraya character irundhalum ellorum nalla pannirukkanga.. enakku pidichirundhadhu
- dialogues ellam nalla iurkku.. comedy irukku - messag'um irukku..

oru chinna dialogue..
oru kudimagan..
'naama thaLLadura varaikkumthan goverment steady'ah irukkum.. naama steady aagiittOm.. government thaLLaada aarambichudum'

- podhuva indha kadhaina yosikkama eduthukittu maduraikku poyiduvanga.. indha vaatti namma ooru pakkam vandhurukkanga.. exact koyamuthooru kidaiyadhu.. erode-perunthurai pakkam.. idhu just dialogue slang'kagathan maththapadi kadhaikku endha advantage'um illai

- oru song enakku pidichadhu..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zdIx2na4fc

tasmac - bar set eppadi uruvaakkuranga..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48xpQk6Mqkw

following 2 snapshots.. end credits.. might interest few here..

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x273/karuppu_kudhirai/vlcsnap-2012-08-20-15h09m32s238.png


http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x273/karuppu_kudhirai/vlcsnap-2012-08-20-15h09m43s112.png

padam innum theater'la odudhunu paper parthu therinjukitten :p

padam enakku pidichirundhadhu.. en nanbargaLai parkka solluven..

kadhai kaLam pudhusu.. mudivum pudhusu..
niraiya pudhu pasanga varranga.. aana consistency illai.. oru 2 padathukku mEla enna panradhunnu theriya mattengudhu avangalukku.. udane remake - copy'nu irangiduranga illaina field out aagiduranga

[HonestRaj]

watched raattinam...
was ok to good and everyone did well and the screenplay was not shoddy too...
main thing is they made us feel for everyone in this movie at some point making us think, 'avinga solradhum nalladhukku dhaan...'
music was also inline...

honest.. the lae usage... my current housemates two of them are from these surroundings... they always talk to themselves as lae... not with others..

softu. andha innoru ponnu nalla irundhadhulla..
unga karuththu :)

[ecureuhapis]

thadaya takka.. pretty good for a dark movie. but two things put me off 1. arun practically beating every single baddies at the alley figth post interval, which took the suspense factor out for the climax fight. 2) we don't see the actual perpetrator until the end.. Mouna Guru also had the same twist which kinda killed it (with someone we didn't see earlier).

[SoftSword]

softu. andha innoru ponnu nalla irundhadhulla..
unga karuththu :)

s s... she was better than the herones intially...
i thot she would be the heroine...

[HonestRaj]

madhubaanakadai -- youtube'la full film irukku.. parthuttu sollunga..

[SoftSword]

tasmac - watched it on saturday itself...
nothing worth of writing a review... adhanaala vittutaen... pointless... 2 hours tasmac'la kattina evlo interesting conversations, sessions kaattalaam... the director/screenplay writer shd be a teetotaller...
enndhaan kudigaaranaa irundhaalum tasmac'laye full padam'um edutthadhukkaga support panna mudiyaadhu...

[HonestRaj]

tasmac - watched it on saturday itself...
nothing worth of writing a review... adhanaala vittutaen... pointless... 2 hours tasmac'la kattina evlo interesting conversations, sessions kaattalaam... the director/screenplay writer shd be a teetotaller...
enndhaan kudigaaranaa irundhaalum tasmac'laye full padam'um edutthadhukkaga support panna mudiyaadhu...

hmm .. sari vidunga.. hub'la oru wicket out'tu..

[groucho070]

Poovizhi Vasalile revisit.

I don't understand the title. Pretentious-A irukku. Is it about "witness" thingy?

Anyway, movie still works as a good sentiment-drama-thriller. Seen the original, and of course Mammooty is a class act. SR did his best. Music and songs superawesome! Can't go wrong, since its the same director.

[AravindMano]

Poovizhi Vasalile revisit.

I don't understand the title. Pretentious-A irukku. Is it about "witness" thingy?

Anyway, movie still works as a good sentiment-drama-thriller. Seen the original, and of course Mammooty is a class act. SR did his best. Music and songs superawesome! Can't go wrong, since its the same director.

Of course. I mean, I don't know. But adhu dhAn. illayA?

[groucho070]

Appo verum "Vizhi" or "kankal"nu vekkalAmE. I have issues with Fazil's film titles, konjam over-A irukkum.

[AravindMano]

oru kaviththuvam, azhagiyal etc etc.,

Poovizhi vAsalil... is opening line of some old song.

But yeah, Fazil has always been like that. பூவே பூச்சூடவா. நல்ல மூட்ல இருக்கிறப்போ it is nice. Otherwise, the image is horrendous.

I liked கண்ணுக்குள் நிலவு. Poetic and all okay. But I think they are talking about Shalini's eyes. Which is very very true.

[jaiganes]

oru kaviththuvam, azhagiyal etc etc.,

Poovizhi vAsalil... is opening line of some old song.

But yeah, Fazil has always been like that. பூவே பூச்சூடவா. நல்ல மூட்ல இருக்கிறப்போ it is nice. Otherwise, the image is horrendous.

I liked கண்ணுக்குள் நிலவு. Poetic and all okay. But I think they are talking about Shalini's eyes. Which is very very true.

what saalini's eyes - ??? nalla typhoid vandhu ezundhavanukku malaria vandhu paduthaanna andha maadhiri dhaan kannu irukkum.. adhapp poayee...

[Mahen]

:Lol: agree with jai..I always wonder how Ajit fell in love in Shalini.. :roll:

Back to title of Fazils films, Oru naal oru kanavu is another samantham illatha title..

[ajaybaskar]

Shalini made a good pair with Vijay. Color wise and height wise. Ajith konjam over than.

[selvakumar]

what saalini's eyes - ??? nalla typhoid vandhu ezundhavanukku malaria vandhu paduthaanna andha maadhiri dhaan kannu irukkum.. adhapp poayee...
Seems you have no clue about typhoid as well as malaria. Ennathayavathu ezuthanumnu ezutha vendiyathu. :lol2:

[groucho070]

:Lol: agree with jai..I always wonder how Ajit fell in love in Shalini.. :roll:

I am sure of one thing: he has not watched any of those Baby Shalini Horror Shows....:shaking:

[hamid]

vengaayam...
ridiculous... indha maadhiri concepta ellaam censor'laye reject pannirukkanum...
plis to avoid watching... appodhaan indha madhiri evanum padam edukka maattaan..

Ippathaan itha paarkuren.. completely disagree and unga postaiyellam censor pannithaan podanum.... Venkaayam is better than all the movies discussed in this page...The situations and the impact of that are good, though the plot connecting all is not that good... but neverthless very good performances from many .. Also remember no one is a professional actor in that movie as the budget was very very low and the director casted those around him to act and rented a camera to film it.... have to encourage these types.. or at least softu maathiri thanni adichittu ippadi pesa kuudathu :evil:

[Bala (Karthik)]

Hamid
I think Soft mentioned that he made that post in an R.Parthiban mode

[kid-glove]

Softie is always in that mode. He screws around with half-serious posts. Can't say he has mastered the technique, sorry Softie.

[hamid]

Hamid
I think Soft mentioned that he made that post in an R.Parthiban mode

I am not sure what is R.Parthiben mode Bala :oops: kirukkalkaL?

[kid-glove]

Ajith racing thavira micha ellathyum compromise pannipaar.

[Bala (Karthik)]

I am not sure what is R.Parthiben mode Bala :oops: kirukkalkaL?
aahaa.. :notthatway:




Extreme reviews for Vengayam. NOV and Hamid hailed it as one of the best and Softy does the opposite.
atleast if such reviews gives one the curiosity to watch the movie..

Thappa interpret pannirundha manniththarulanum

[hamid]

Thanks Bala.. gaadit now :(
But Softy's initial words doesnt match his [said/interpreted] intentions.

[abhi_d]

:Lol: agree with jai..I always wonder how Ajit fell in love in Shalini.. :roll:


Shalini made a good pair with Vijay. Color wise and height wise. Ajith konjam over than.


Ajith racing thavira micha ellathyum compromise pannipaar.

The above comments are not fair when they are happy and leading a successful marriage life. As long as Ajith is happy nobody has any rights to comment his wife.

[kid-glove]

Sorry my post is with cheek-locked tongue

[SoftSword]

yov... 'nalla padam... moodanambikkaila moozhgirukka namma samudhayathukku migavum thevayaana padam... ellarum paatthu unaravendiya padam'nu sonnaa apdiyae patthu patthu peraa pOi theatrela paakka poreengalaa... irukradhula mukkaavaasippaya josiyam/jaadhagattha namburavangadhaan... naan eludhunadhaa paatthudhan inga ellam padam paakkama irukkanga.. illaina paatthiruppanga'nra rangeku...
adap pOngayya...

bala :notworthy:
kid, technique ellam illa... sila naerangalil sila unarvugal...

[NOV]

pandi oli perukki nilayam :roll:
sunaina is very pretty :mrgreen:
kEttukkOdi urumi mElam is remixed and shot along the streets of KL :sigh2:

[ajaybaskar]

This film released huh? Edho staynu sonnaanga?

[NOV]

stay anga maybe... inga Odittu thaan irukku... and audience Odittu thaan irukkaanga :lol:

[Nerd]

naan eludhunadhaa paatthudhan inga ellam padam paakkama irukkanga.. illaina paatthiruppanga'nra rangeku...
adap pOngayya...

enna ipdi sollipotteenga? This is the only place where I get to see recommendation for movies. inga neengallaam post pannradha paaththu dhaan naan padamE paakkuradhu. I even attempted Leelai, which I had no intentions of watching before reading your/HR(?)'s posts. That I can't go past 20 mins is a different issue, but certainly there are people who look forward to what the 'hub' says.

[SoftSword]

there u go.. u got the reason why we shd not take hub reviews seriously...
leelay actually i finished in third attempt.. first two times left it in < 30 min...
adhukkappuram it really picked up... eppovachum 2 yrs kalichu tvla by chance paatthaa sollunga...

w.r.to onion,
if we start discussing the movie, the posts would all endup moved to the atheism-rationalist thread...
maybe we can start a thread for the movie, if nov is ok..

[NOV]

maybe we can start a thread for the movie, if nov is ok..you dont even have to ask this :p

[Mahen]

nov, why are you watching mokkai films in theaters.. :roll:

[NOV]

nov, why are you watching mokkai films in theaters.. :roll:time pass
but sometimes they turn out to be gems :lol:

watched Paranorman 3D y'day and The 3 Stooges the day before.
had to return to roots today :lol:

[ecureuhapis]

Naan E - pretty good. villain actor is just awesome. I have never seen any appeal in Nani, but after Pilla Zamindar and this, we can safely say the guy is heading to big things.

[HonestRaj]

there u go.. u got the reason why we shd not take hub reviews seriously...
leelay actually i finished in third attempt.. first two times left it in < 30 min...
adhukkappuram it really picked up... eppovachum 2 yrs kalichu tvla by chance paatthaa sollunga...


one of my friend gave this film "Leelai".. i thought its some kanchipuram poosari kind of film
after your post.. i thought of watching &
like Nerd said.. it was so so till they complete their college life.. once the film moves to HCL chennai it was good

[Plum]

Appo verum "Vizhi" or "kankal"nu vekkalAmE. I have issues with Fazil's film titles, konjam over-A irukkum.



Poove Poochoodava hit. 75 varusha Tamizh cinema sendiment...

[app_engine]

sigappu rOjAkkaL

:thumbsup:

[groucho070]

Poove Poochoodava hit. 75 varusha Tamizh cinema sendiment...Arrrr...so Fazil is the crinumule!!!!!

[app_engine]

groucho sir,
pAvam Fazil...sevittu oomaikkuzhandhai crime witness'ngRadhunAla 'poovizhi vAsalilE'nnu nalla Thamizhil peyar vaiththAr, adhu kooda kuRRamA? :-)

Even before mukA ordered 'tax break for only Thamizh titles', he did some sEvai to Thamizh (though himself from foreign mAnilam).

poovE poochchooda vA, poovizhi vAsalilE, arangERRa vELai, kiLippEchchu kEtka vA, kAdhalukku mariyAdhai, kaNNukkuL nilavu are all sweet ones IMO. Of these, only the poovizhi vAsal was taken from a prior movie song while others are pretty much originals!

vERa eppadi senjirukkaNum?

Could he have taken some old Gemini / MGR / Sivaji movies' vadamozhi titles and "creatively" reused them? (e.g. Arabic fonts? :wink:)

[Plum]

Could he have taken some old Gemini / MGR / Sivaji movies' vadamozhi titles and "creatively" reused them? (e.g. Arabic fonts
yov sakala - ivarai romba puN paduththi irukkayyA! oru understandgku vndhukkongappA

[HonestRaj]

watching parts of "Mayandi kudumbathar" in sun tv..

acting of Tharun Gopi & seeman
epic :rotfl: :rotfl3:

[Senareb]

Watching Ullathai alli tha in KTV rit nw..

Ethanai thadavai paarthalum alukkatha padam..:-D

[interz]

Couples Retreat

This movie didnt catch my attention till I heard the BGM... kind of indian...how on earth could I not know ARR did score bgm for this.

Movie is ok timepass movie, but not for every one.

[Bala (Karthik)]

Welcome back Rockstar/VTV

[AravindMano]

groucho sir,
poovE poochchooda vA, poovizhi vAsalilE, arangERRa vELai, kiLippEchchu kEtka vA, kAdhalukku mariyAdhai, kaNNukkuL nilavu are all sweet ones IMO. Of these, only the poovizhi vAsal was taken from a prior movie song while others are pretty much originals!


first one is from the film itself no

and the second is kaNNukkuL nooru nilavA idhu oru kanavA

oru nAL oru kanavu is from kaNNukkuL nilavu song

kiLipEchu kEkka vA kooda edhO lyric nu nyAbagam

[P_R]

watching parts of "Mayandi kudumbathar" in sun tv..

acting of Tharun Gopi & seeman
epic :rotfl: :rotfl3:

oru mAdhiri indha padam pudikkudhu :oops:
I manage to watch it every time it's on tv. yEn-nE theriyalai.
samsaram adhu minsaram maadhiri aayirumO. I need help.

[hamid]

watching parts of "Mayandi kudumbathar" in sun tv..

acting of Tharun Gopi & seeman
epic :rotfl: :rotfl3:

watched it for the first time today.. kind of liked it.. especially the first half.. sokame oru sukamnu solvaangale.. athu maathiri the senti scenes were quite moving though nothing special in it..

[P_R]

watched it for the first time today.. kind of liked it.. especially the first half.. sokame oru sukamnu solvaangale.. athu maathiri the senti scenes were quite moving though nothing special in it..
neenga namma settu.

Akka veettu visesham, moi vaikkira scene ellAm pachchaiyA emotional manipulation-nu theriyAdhu...irundhaalum oru maadhiri absorbingAvE irundhuchu.
pArkkalaam, thappillai.

[19thmay]

vijay antony "Naan" padam yarum partheengala?

Yes, first half super :clap: second half konjam mokka..oru kattathuku mela nee innum evvlo naal ippdi panna pora-nu feeling..but padatha kandippa paakalaam. Vijay Antony is good :clap: ..first padam maadhriye therila. But ennadhaan criminal-la irundhaalum namma police enna ivvlo teeblight-ava irupaainga? :???:

[hamid]

neenga namma settu.

Akka veettu visesham, moi vaikkira scene ellAm pachchaiyA emotional manipulation-nu theriyAdhu...irundhaalum oru maadhiri absorbingAvE irundhuchu.
pArkkalaam, thappillai.

:D exactly..

Have you watched Solla maRantha kathai? a better executed emotional drama...

[Senareb]

:D exactly..

Have you watched Solla maRantha kathai? a better executed emotional drama...

Ena irunthalum Vikraman padam maathiri varuma... :roll:

[Parthyy]

favourite dumdumdum-watched many times again arumai Maddy-Jo super match unperaisonnalae song itukaakavae palamurai padam paarkalaam jothika azhukarathey thani azhagu

[HonestRaj]

oru mAdhiri indha padam pudikkudhu :oops:
I manage to watch it every time it's on tv. yEn-nE theriyalai.
samsaram adhu minsaram maadhiri aayirumO. I need help.

padamum - kaatchi amaipugalum nan sollalai.. ivanga rendu per acting than sonnen...

[app_engine]

parottaganist udaiya manaivi thayAriththa 'nAn'...

Acting is tolerable...but film is definitely boring :-(

Music is horrible - Vijay Antony can continue acting and say good bye to ear-torture!

[Anban]

saw Naan for the second time today.. summa bore adichutheynu ponen.. seems like it is picking up at the BO ..

[venkkiram]

parottaganist udaiya manaivi thayAriththa 'nAn'...

Acting is tolerable...but film is definitely boring :-(

Music is horrible - Vijay Antony can continue acting and say good bye to ear-torture! Makkayala Makkayala is a good party song. I like it and listening daily. Dhinam Dhinam is OK.

[Senareb]

Sat :

1.Mathubana kadai :

It s a gud effort of director to direct such a gud movie... Really its director's courage.. Only 10 to 15 people r part of the movie...
Taasmaac'la ena nadakkutho, apdi ye kaamichirukkanga..

2. Mirattal :

Average only.. Boring movie.. Liked Vinay charming..Title'kkum padathoda story'kkum enapa sambantham...

Sun:

Ferrari ki sawaari :

Wow..Hw i missed tis movie after the release of 2 months.. Indeed very gud movie.. All the characters did their job perfectly.. Liked sharma joshi character..
kadaisi varaikkum sachin'ai kaamikkave ila...:mrgreen:
The car (Ferrari) showing in the movie is indeed sachin's car (showing in the title end card)... :)

[hattori_hanzo]

vijay antony "Naan" padam yarum partheengala?


Watched the first half of 'Naan'. Movie is quite interesting. BGM & Makayela OK.
Debutant director Jeeva Sankar :clap: has been successful in maintaining the suspense(at least, till Intermission). Vijay Antony is apt as the weird Karthik, but there are too many close-up shots of his non-emoting face, very similar to Arulnidhi in Mouna Guru. There is something distinctly feminine about Sidharth (Anandha Thandavam). Mugha Bhavangal :roll:

[Anban]

Hindu movies oliga .. Bollywood down down

[ajithfederer]

That's Hind(i) anban.

[Senareb]

Hindi mela ean intha kolaveri ?

[app_engine]

saw Naan for the second time today..


:shock: How is it even thinkable for a discerning KHF to revisit a kuppai like nAn?



summa bore adichutheynu ponen..


:shock:



seems like it is picking up at the BO ..

:shock:

Thamizh movies and their rasigarkaL ozhi...vENam, nallA irunga!

[hattori_hanzo]

Watched the first half of 'Naan'. Movie is quite interesting. BGM & Makayela OK.
Debutant director Jeeva Sankar :clap: has been successful in maintaining the suspense(at least, till Intermission). Vijay Antony is apt as the weird Karthik, but there are too many close-up shots of his non-emoting face, very similar to Arulnidhi in Mouna Guru. There is something distinctly feminine about Sidharth (Anandha Thandavam). Mugha Bhavangal :roll:

2nd half is blade. Poga poga thaan therinjidhu - 'The Talented Mr.Ripley' ripped :-(

[ajaybaskar]

Ek Tha Tiger

One of the worst Bollywood movies in recent times. I was literally scratching the head throughout. Let god save the people who plan to remake this film. I was reminded of another bore fest - Knight & Day - every now and then.

[19thmay]

Watched the first half of 'Naan'. Movie is quite interesting. BGM & Makayela OK.
Debutant director Jeeva Sankar :clap: has been successful in maintaining the suspense(at least, till Intermission). Vijay Antony is apt as the weird Karthik, but there are too many close-up shots of his non-emoting face, very similar to Arulnidhi in Mouna Guru. There is something distinctly feminine about Sidharth (Anandha Thandavam). Mugha Bhavangal :roll:

Yes even I felt the same..good movie, second half-a konjam maathi irukaalam, bore adichudhu. But first half super.

I loved that bar scene with his "father"...naasthi! :thumbsup:

[Senareb]

Teri meri kahaani :

Worst movie... Enathal solla varanga... meet pandraagna..luv pandranga..break-up aaguthu.. again couple aaranga..
Intha pulitha kathai , differnet'a pandren'nu 3 different time'la kaamikkiranga... worst movie of the year..

Tezz :

Gud movie..Gud attempt.. English padam remake maathiri irunthutchu.. entha padam'nu gnapagam vara maattenguthu...
Worth to watch..

[SoftSword]

pr, honest, hamid...
half support to mayandi family... supporting for these kinda family dramas are very rare nowadays in tamil... the tensions in the family are all realistic... but reduced my support to half so that support panromaenu over senti'yaa ilutthuda koodaadhu... (which the director did with another such movie... 'kondaan kodutthaan' which was also not so bad) disliked tharungopi's casting...

solla marandha kadhai - rejet.

[venkkiram]

solla marandha kadhai - rejet. ஒண்ணும் சொல்றதுக்கில்ல!

[SoftSword]

ஒண்ணும் சொல்றதுக்கில்ல!

adhadhaan naan english'la sonen..

[ajaybaskar]

Kondaan koduthaan is not a Rasu Madhuravan movie I believe

[SoftSword]

my mishtaik ajay... its mutthukku mutthaaga...

[P_R]

adhulayin reNdumooNu sekons nallA irukkum

thavamAi thavamirundhu takeoffs

[SoftSword]

adhulayin reNdumooNu sekons nallA irukkum

thavamAi thavamirundhu takeoffs

TT ellaam underrated epic... all areas covered..
mm was like innumkooda kizhiyum kaadhu thadukkum... vikranth did a decent cameo i remember...

[P_R]

Oh I really like TT

I meant to say, these films are taking off from it.

[SoftSword]

i agree.. cheran lifetime achievement done with it... which justifies his non-existance now...

[P_R]

In MM, there is a scene where, one of the DILs gives the child to her parents when Saranya (her MIL) comes because, Saranya is asthmatic (or TB or something) and she doesn't want the child to be with her.

The son hits her for it and his wife's parents also reprimand her for using them to keep the child away from her MIL!

This is pretty new, isn't it?
The 'kodumakkaara marumagaL' merged with the 'protective mother'.
The husband actually says: 'even if my kid dies because of some infection contracted by being close to my mother, so be it'.

indha mAdhiri clash of values ellAm assault-A koNdu vandhiruppApla.

I think I mentioned about the final fight in this thread earlier when I saw the movie on TV. An example of the 'natural' fights that we see more often now.

[SoftSword]

final fight...? marandhuruchu :oops:

ya i remember that sequence...
andha maadhiri sequence ellaam paakra mental strength namakku nemba kammi :(

and the kodummakaara marumagal also comes under a sterotype..
i am waiting for a character which fights hard with the family members one day and being so affectionate with the same people the next day... thats how i have seen the family characters around me...

koodalum oodalum kaadhalil maatthiram alla..

[venkkiram]

adhadhaan naan english'la sonen..
:) why u rejecting it? One of the family plots (based on naanjil naadan's naaval) executed well by Thangar.

[GSV]

Muthukku mutthaga and Mayandi Kudumbathar.. rendu padathaliyum neraya nalla scenes ellam iruku.. Sila pala scenes'ala rendume padamume reach aagala romba..

Thavamaai Thavamirundu ellam All time best'nga... Rajkiran :clap: cheran for direction :clap:

[Nerd]

Solla Marantha Kathai mega bore and very *trying*. Perhaps the only good thing about SMK is, it was ShreyaG's first with Raaja :-) :-) (though her singing/diction was way below average) I also like edhO onnu song and cheran's summing in the sand :lol2:

[SoftSword]

:) why u rejecting it? One of the family plots (based on naanjil naadan's naaval) executed well by Thangar.

venki...
novel ellaam adhigam padichadhillai...
andha plot enakku avlovaa pudikkalai... whereas MK/MM involves complete joint families with their unions & intersections, which is too close to what i have seen... the maamanaar (pyramid?) is made to be a villain in it when compared to the paavamaana marumagan... and radhi was a miscast...
rejet is my personal rejet...

namma edhirpaakkuradhu.... indha side irukkavanga pakkamum nyaayam irukkanum... andha side'um nyaayam irukkanum... irundhaalum sandapOttukkanum... adutthadhuttha scenela naama pachOndhi maadhiri ovvoru character pakkamum thaavanum...

[venkkiram]

namma edhirpaakkuradhu.... indha side irukkavanga pakkamum nyaayam irukkanum... andha side'um nyaayam irukkanum... irundhaalum sandapOttukkanum... adutthadhuttha scenela naama pachOndhi maadhiri ovvoru character pakkamum thaavanum... Well. That's interesting. But I still like the plots that are dealing with straight forward Black-White moves too.

[SoftSword]

i like black-white movies too, but not in family dramas...
have u really seen so many black characters in families around u?

[ajaybaskar]

Nerd,

Was it not 'Enakku piditha paadal' the first?

[ajaybaskar]

Softy,

MN and MM are my guilty pleasures. Edho onnu vachurukkanya andhaalu..

[Anban]

:shock: How is it even thinkable for a discerning KHF to revisit a kuppai like nAn?



:shock:



:shock:

Thamizh movies and their rasigarkaL ozhi...vENam, nallA irunga!
app sir,

Naan is much much much better to present day craps.. the movie is fairly interesting and gripping to me ..

the movie lacks artistic value.. but, it understands its limitations and capabilities ..

[app_engine]

nerd,

was it not 'enakku piditha paadal' the first?

smk -2002
jg -2004

[Nerd]

App small correction. IIRC SMK - 2002 deewali, Julie - early 2003. March I think.

[app_engine]

app sir,

Naan is much much much better to present day craps.. the movie is fairly interesting and gripping to me ..

tastes differ...irundhAlum theattarukkup pOi reNdu thadava pAkkuRadhu...jeeraNikka mudiyalai :-)

[app_engine]

App small correction. IIRC SMK - 2002 deewali, Julie - early 2003. March I think.

appO thiraippAdal incorrect :-)

[SoftSword]

Softy,

MN and MM are my guilty pleasures. Edho onnu vachurukkanya andhaalu..

the onnu which reminds us of our yearning for joint families which are fast extinct now...

[Plum]

Actually, maya kaNNadi kooda sumAra parallAma oru mAdhiri pAkkuRa mAdhir dhAnE irundhudhu? :oops:

(nAn enna solla varrEnnA.....ulagile azhagi-strikethrough isai nee-strikethrough idhu dhaan idhu dhaan. sei kanesu idhukku mEla neeyE pAdupA)

[hamid]

SMK bore- a? Onniyum solrathukku illa :|

[SoftSword]

Actually, maya kaNNadi kooda sumAra parallAma oru mAdhiri pAkkuRa mAdhir dhAnE irundhudhu? :oops:

(nAn enna solla varrEnnA.....ulagile azhagi-strikethrough isai nee-strikethrough idhu dhaan idhu dhaan. sei kanesu idhukku mEla neeyE pAdupA)
mk, i could get through it only becos of my autograph/TT hangover... maybe if it was a different hero it would hav worked in a different level... cheran and his airstyle... :guts:

[Plum]

Softie - nAn oru podi vechEnE. namakku oru weakness - BGM, Rajaraagam, aduppadi, varadhukutty...

[kid-glove]

SMK is crap. MK is dipshit crap.

[Plum]

Ha! I'll speak to Red K_G, eh?

[jaiganes]

Actually, maya kaNNadi kooda sumAra parallAma oru mAdhiri pAkkuRa mAdhir dhAnE irundhudhu? :oops:

(nAn enna solla varrEnnA.....ulagile azhagi-strikethrough isai nee-strikethrough idhu dhaan idhu dhaan. sei kanesu idhukku mEla neeyE pAdupA)
yedho thoani naan ingittu vandhen..
Musically MK is nice - with neat recording compared to IR albums from the same time frame.
Ulagile Azhagi needhaan has the mix of nice rhythms, WCM , carnatic violins, sitthaar and synth - junior jesappa doing a neat job..
Konji konji - is breezy with karthik sounding really nice..
my pick is "Kaasu kaiyil illaatta" = pure raaja magic..

[NOV]

SMK is crap. MK is dipshit crap.
+1

its only Gen Y that is going gaga over all these melodrama movies of cheran and the likes.
Gen X and Baby boomers have seen tonnes of better stuff

VV, yes, I have personally seen such black families.... more than just a few.

[selvakumar]

Julayi - :oops: Except few comedy scenes and the love track, nothing was great. It was predictable. Allu Arjunukku ellam therinjidum pola. Intha Character software la irunthiruntha ella company future ayum predict panni iruppaar. Avvalavu Smart :lol2:

[NOV]

since there are no thamizh movies to watch... I would like to recommend...

http://www.celebs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/premium-rush-malaysian-poster.jpg


I guarantee you a RIDE of your life!!!!

[ajaybaskar]

It hasn't released in India. Waiting for it.

[NOV]

dont miss it ajay... before they remake it in tamil...

jeeva as hero, pranita as his gf, santhanam as his buddy, satyan as sirippu police, prakash raj as bully police, nandhita as refugee mum :frightened:

[ajithfederer]

Did u watch sudigaadu?. Planning to watch but cannot meet the times. BTW, Where are u??

Julayi - :oops: Except few comedy scenes and the love track, nothing was great. It was predictable. Allu Arjunukku ellam therinjidum pola. Intha Character software la irunthiruntha ella company future ayum predict panni iruppaar. Avvalavu Smart :lol2:

[MADDY]

neenga namma settu.

Akka veettu visesham, moi vaikkira scene ellAm pachchaiyA emotional manipulation-nu theriyAdhu...irundhaalum oru maadhiri absorbingAvE irundhuchu.
pArkkalaam, thappillai.

+1

it is emotional manipulation throughout but not far off from reality........except for couple of chest thumping crying scenes which were cringeworthy, it did not go too overboard with emotions.....i kinda welcome it......also, the flow and sequences were natural, nothing banal - namma kudumbathalayum nadakkradhu dhaane......esp the scene where tarun gopi talks to GM Kumar on manivannan died - it was so natural, the same way, one explains death of family members......

visu padam ellam classic dhaane - oru madhiri creates a world of his own caricatures......after a point, ellame jolly dhaan....dont worry u have kambeni :-) except for didi tera dada deewana movie :lol2:

[P_R]

all language-la family padam pudikkin :mrgreen:

tharunKobi - kuduththa vElaiya kachchidhamA senjadhaa dhaan thONichu.
Seeman as the paasam-kObam pongum brother - also works well.

When Singampuli asks TG in the end of the movie, if he can lift him - how to they anticipate if such moments will work or not?
I wouldn't be surprised if some people found that funny and overdone.

[equanimus]

ellArum solRIngaLEnnu muththukku muththAga-lErndhu kAlaila sila scenes kettEn/pAththEn. Felt the same way as mAyANdi kudumbaththAr (which I've seen in bits and pieces earlier, saw some scenes this past weekend too). Almost entirely templatized. For instance, the same 'logic' of Tarun Gopi doing something 'extra' to a relative and the relative repenting is repeated multiple times (in mAyaNdi kudumbaththAr). Exceptions of Ilavarasu, Saranya et al. aside, the performances don't add any value either.

[SoftSword]

singampuli's best performance till date...
and seeman, i thought it was a matured performance...
as pr says, tg did his part well... aana vera yarayachum pOtrukkalaam...

[equanimus]

My vote in this terrain goes to Thangar Bachan who can be very effective. Better than Cheran in my books.

[SoftSword]

My vote in this terrain goes to Thangar Bachan who can be very effective. Better than Cheran in my books.

and ur take on SMK...?

[venkkiram]

and ur take on SMK...? I seen Equa mentioned/appreciated somewhere here on SMK. You are asking to the right person :)

[SoftSword]

I seen Equa mentioned/appreciated somewhere here on SMK. You are asking to the right person :)

ellaarudaya karutthayum kekradhu dhaan... idhula enna irukku...
edhunaa link irundhaa kudunga...

neenga/hamid kooda edhulaam impact pannichunu puttu puttu vechinganaa purinjukka vasadhiyaa irukkum...

[raghavendran]

Naan
very good thriller :clap:,kept me hooked completely..Jeeva shankar and Vijay Antony :thumbsup:..

[SoftSword]

naan...
well written movie... unexpectedly brilliant to the current standards.

[SoftSword]

Hindu movies oliga .. Bollywood down down
yov... kamal muslim padatthula nadikkiraar'nradhukkaaga ipdiyaa...

[yoyisohuni]

naan ee. Lot of techniclaities gone in. hindi version sure hit .

[Cinemarasigan]

naan...
well written movie... unexpectedly brilliant to the current standards.

Indha padam-laam unga oorla release Agudhaa.. inga bengalur-la release Agina maadhiri therlayE...

[SoftSword]

cr, thiruttu vcd'la paatthaen...
(lotus five star)

[mexicomeat]

saw madhupanakadai on youtube

padam super duper ille - adhe neram waste um ille
movie has no message or twist turns etc - especailly it doesn't have nenjai nakkara scenes that you might expect from similar movies
it just shows the various characters who visit the bar over two days. interesting.
oru sirukadhai padicha madiri irundudu - the movie was based on naanjil nadan's story

worth watching once.

[mappi]

18 Vayasu : The climax Bull Fight is worth discussing.
Highlight : well Choreographed sans Special Effects.
Immediate comparison : STR's Kalai climax - you will see the difference.

[app_engine]

moonRam piRai - revisit.

Initially planned to only watch certain scenes but ended up watching every second of it once again (including the YGM / silk scenes, only exclusion was ponmEni songu)!

:thumbsup: to the whole team, splendid job!

[venkkiram]

including the YGM / silk scenes, only exclusion was ponmEni songu)! Ha ha! The sensuality tone is actually lesser in ponmeni song ( because of enriched aesthetical dance movements) when compared to Silk dialogue Scenes! Surprised you were able to sit and watch Silk scenes and skipped ponmEni songu!

[SoftSword]

Ha ha! The sensuality tone is actually lesser in ponmeni song ( because of enriched aesthetical dance movements) when compared to Silk dialogue Scenes! Surprised you were able to sit and watch Silk scenes and skipped ponmEni songu!

enriched aesthetical movements - indha gujaal dance'ku ipdi oru botonical name irukka...

[app_engine]

Surprised you were able to sit and watch Silk scenes and skipped ponmEni songu!

It's an adult movie (A certified) and those scenes are tastefully done IMO, with extra-special BGM. Though I hated them when watched in theater during college days, at my current age, they seem ok (i.e. when watching alone).

Actually, silk is good when NOT dancing...perfect pick for this role :-)

It's those song / dance moments of her that are absolutely intolerable (despite the fact that many such songs are IR classics).

[Plum]

Though I hated them when watched in theater during college days, at my current age, they seem ok (i.e. when watching alone).


agekku thagundhA mAdhiri appOvum nadandhukkalai ippovum nadandhukkalai :)

P.S: Not a fan of silukku. Find her so-called grace non-existent. Especially when dancing.

[SoftSword]

yes... silk is overrated for what she is famous for. imo.

[NOV]

watched NAAN after all the recommendations here.... 10 of us in the whole cinema :oops:

:thumbsup: very slick movie... predicatable and cliched, but nonetheless very satisfying

Vijay Anthony is the new kattai... meaning wood. Hell, the aanandha thandavam guy acted so well, that he appeared brilliant beside VA.

VA, pls stick to music.... BGM was too good (esp after watching Mugamoodi)

A much better watch than mugamoodi....

[NOV]

saw Naan for the second time today.. summa bore adichutheynu ponen.. seems like it is picking up at the BO ..:clap:
our tastes meet again....

[NOV]

btw, was the kissing scene between VA and Siddharth shown in India?
of course siddharth dies, seeing VA naked :rotfl2:

[Anban]

:clap:
our tastes meet again.... happy about that sir..
i think we are two movies goers who watch any movie with a clean empty mind ..

btw, i am seeing Mugamoodi tomorrow.. lets see, if my review matches yours again !!

[Anban]

btw, was the kissing scene between VA and Siddharth shown in India?
of course siddharth dies, seeing VA naked :rotfl2:

:rotfl: saami, kurumbukkaaraa aasaami neenga..

[SoftSword]

btw, was the kissing scene between VA and Siddharth shown in India?
of course siddharth dies, seeing VA naked :rotfl2:

lol... puriya konjam time aachu.. avan peru siddharthaa...

[Arvind Srinivasan]

btw, was the kissing scene between VA and Siddharth shown in India?
of course siddharth dies, seeing VA naked :rotfl2:

:rotfl:...Liked the movie as well. But thought a better actor would have elevated the movie. Vijay Antony was just too wooden. Siddharth ( a bad actor himself considering his Aanandha Thaandavam) looked much better.

[NOV]

i think we are two movies goers who watch any movie with a clean empty mind .. I am sure you mean open mind ;)


But thought a better actor would have elevated the movie. Vijay Antony was just too wooden. Siddharth ( a bad actor himself considering his Aanandha Thaandavam) looked much better.100% my thoughts.
here is the funny part: I needed to go to the washroom, but held on... :lol: no songs for relief too :)

[Arvind Srinivasan]

VA, pls stick to music.... BGM was too good (esp after watching Mugamoodi)

A much better watch than mugamoodi....

Watched Mugamoodi?...How was it....

[NOV]

Watched Mugamoodi?...How was it....yes, FDFS :p

see here: http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?9366-Myshkin-s-MUGAMUDI/page6

[hattori_hanzo]

Naan - number of shows increased in several theatres across Chennai.
Kamala Complex - from 2 to 4 from today, Mayajaal - 9 shows from tomorrow. In Sathyam & Escape, weekend tickets (online) are almost full now.

[Senareb]

Naan- Excellent movie...

Unpredicted screenplay for last half hour..Interval-thaan konjam javva irunthutchu..

But rendu kolai pannittu, VA-ai nallavana kaamikkirathu'thaan konjam idikkuthu...

VA-nalla nadikka varuthu..Keep it up..

[ecureuhapis]

Naan - very good.. but when they're making crime thrillers the perpetrators should at-least have an equal opponent (arulnithi and aanthai kan police in mounaguru), that was missing here. VA stays alone in the house, keeps his mobile, his fingerprints are everywhere and the police don't suspect him??

[SoftSword]

finger prints... i think he can easily get away from it as he stays in the house too... if u mean the mobile phone of his friend, then ya there could be suspicion... but even that we are not sure if he threw that fone with/without erasing the finger prints...
one thing, while movie was running, not at any point of time i felt a logic lag... imo, thats enuf for an engrossin movie... veettukku vandhadhukkappuram flaw kandupudikradhellaam prachinai ila..

as u say, i was feeling that he does not hav any opposing force... whoever confronts him, he treats them in his way...

[NOV]

every scene I predicted came exactly...
after the salim home scene, I asked my friend to get up and go, and sure enough the cinema lights came on. :lol:

nevertheless enjoyed the movie very much

[SoftSword]

nov, i did not predict that i should get up and go after that scene... and rightly so the cinema lights did not come on for me.. :)

[equanimus]

and ur take on SMK...?SoftSword, late reply. I'm not sure if I have seen the film fully (TV-la vittu vittu pArththadhu dhAn), but no, didn't find it good. But I think there are moments in Thangar's films where he displays the right instinct/sensitivity to portray rather delicate (or let's just say hitherto unseen) surprisingly life-like moments, some of which are a far cry from what Cheran's single-minded message buses are made of. I'm being vague because I have watched his films only on TV, in parts/with distractions etc. (thenRal alone, I saw in one sitting on cable). For instance, in paLLikkUdam, there is this nice moment where the childhood friend is more than happy to take the unused clothes of his now-rich filmmaker friend but the latter isn't able to deal with the situation. In solla maRandha kadhai too, towards the end, there's a moment where a drunk Kumarimuthu advises Cheran in all sincerity, gets all philosophical as someone who's lived a whole life, there's a momentary pause and Cheran takes some money out of his pocket and gives it to him. (Btw, I revisited just this moment the other day after I saw this discussion.) In such moments, he doesn't feel compelled at all to brush his characters in single strokes. But my problem with his films is the overall tone/framework of the film is mawkish melodrama. So, even when he ventures into unseen milieus etc., you can see that he's basically thinking of old melodrama archetypes. For instance, in azhagi, he has a musical chair sequence which directly harks back to iru kOdugaL!

[SoftSword]

For instance, in paLLikkUdam, there is this nice moment where the childhood friend is more than happy to take the unused clothes of his now-rich filmmaker friend but the latter isn't able to deal with the situation.[/quote]

i liked this movie... the friendship and the sensibilities were all brought out really well...

In solla maRandha kadhai too, towards the end, there's a moment where a drunk Kumarimuthu advises Cheran in all sincerity, gets all philosophical as someone who's lived a whole life, there's a momentary pause and Cheran takes some money out of his pocket and gives it to him. (Btw, I revisited just this moment the other day after I saw this discussion.) In such moments, he doesn't feel compelled at all to brush his characters in single strokes. But my problem with his films is the overall tone/framework of the film is mawkish melodrama. So, even when he ventures into unseen milieus etc., you can see that he's basically thinking of old melodrama archetypes. For instance, in azhagi, he has a musical chair sequence which directly harks back to iru kOdugaL!

i remember watching the movie completely and i recall there were some well done scenes... but apart from the that, as a package, it did not work for me becos of the bolded lines u mentioned...

and azhagi, i am a fan of the first half.. would hav watched it like 20 times (repeated viewings by friends in my hostel pc), but second half strictly once.. it was made well but did not vibrate in sync with my inner sensibilities...

nanaum appasamy, thendral ellaam paatthaen... found them a bit above the regular movies... but adhukku mela edhum nyabagam illai...


w.r.to cheran,
autograph is my personal fav and a hardcore fan of TT i yam...

btw, did anyone discuss abt karu pazhaniyappans pirivom sandhippom?? i liked it too...

[NOV]

btw, did anyone discuss abt karu pazhaniyappans pirivom sandhippom?? i liked it too...another pointless film....

[Mahen]

PS nice title but boring film..

[Nerd]

btw, did anyone discuss abt karu pazhaniyappans pirivom sandhippom?? i liked it too...
First half interesting, promising. 2nd half the first few minutes was good but laborious beyond a point. But I liked the subject and how the *conflict* so to speak was established. Very promising till the last 1 hour or so. Took an easy way out too. But naan ticket eduppEn.

W.r.to this middle class problems / conflict of interests etc., Pandiraj did a very good job in pasanga. I hated the pasanga story but the daddies subplot was interesting and well handled.

[SoftSword]

s s...
kadaseela rembave ilutthiruppaainga... but the movie made us understand the tranformation in snehas phase by phase... adha konjam time edutthu dhaan panna mudiyumnu nenakkiraen... sneha all the way with cheran being a dummy.

concur with ur view on pasanga... 5 stars to the dads conflict/teacher character.. 4 for the pasanga plot... 2 for the lous (was irriatating at times)...

[Parthyy]

J Anbazhagan @JAnbazhagan 6h My special gift 2 @Raja_Yuvan on his birthday,AadhiBagavan Audio Launch will
be at Canada on 29th Sep 2012, @actor_jayamravi @Neetu_Chandra


Adibagwan thread irukkara maari therla

[app_engine]

amaithippadai (Manivannan / Sathyaraj)

I don't know why & how I finished this in one sitting :shock: (must be the -OH effect otherwise it has to be watched in installments only. 2 hours 40 minutes long)

It could have easily been split into two masAlA movies :-)

Though the movie cannot be termed good (too many masAlA moments that are yawn worthy), there are some terrific scenes with the politician Sathyaraj & some interesting dialogs that kept it going :clap:

BGM good as usual. Songs FF-ed (so-so numbers).

[app_engine]

sathi leelAvathi (BM - Kamal)

I've seen it once before but don't remember much...so, a detailed revisit :-)

Kamal & his konguththamizh :clap: :thumbsup:

What a lively & fluent performance (could have avoided the car ride javvu in the end, the only scene where he is not like-able; one can't imagine the movie without his terrific comedy). Kovai SaraLa's 'sOkku' exclamations are hilarious!

For a change, actor Raja gets his girl :lol:

Ramesh, Kalpana, Heera , Bagavathar - all apt for the respective roles...(Ramesh sonthakkuralA illai pinnaNi by Crazy'yA?)

[Mahen]

Thadaiyara Thaaka again on tv..never got bored watching this film..the hero buying undies for the heroine was censored... Malaysian censors :clap:

[groucho070]

App, amaithi padai ellam classic cult status. HR did a short series of dialogues in our now-neglected SR thread. A revisitable movie anytime.

[Bala (Karthik)]

Varavu Nalla Uravu just started on Vannathirai channel - Epic, epic! Full-a paakka mudiyuma therila

[P_R]

Varavu Nalla Uravu just started on Vannathirai channel - Epic, epic! Full-a paakka mudiyuma therila

These Visu temblade titles are :lol:

இந்த அவினாசி ஒரு விசுவாசி

[joe]

Maayandi Kudumpathar - Except last 20 mins , movie is good barring few over sentiments scenes .. Tharun Gopi is not bad ..Many other small characters ..wow ..exceptional performances in few scenes .. This guy Ilavarasu (not only in this movie) is one hell of an actor ..so natural . Overall movie is better than what i expected .

[P_R]

This guy Ilavarasu (not only in this movie) is one hell of an actor ..so natural .
Very good actor.
Apparently he was a cinematographer. You can spot him doing a small role in Vedham Pudhidhu.
He was there at Mohanraman's lecture about Sivaji last weekend.

[HonestRaj]

saw madhupanakadai on youtube

padam super duper ille - adhe neram waste um ille
movie has no message or twist turns etc - especailly it doesn't have nenjai nakkara scenes that you might expect from similar movies
it just shows the various characters who visit the bar over two days. interesting.
oru sirukadhai padicha madiri irundudu - the movie was based on naanjil nadan's story

worth watching once.

word by word :exactly:

[HonestRaj]

amaithippadai (Manivannan / Sathyaraj)

I don't know why & how I finished this in one sitting :shock: (must be the -OH effect otherwise it has to be watched in installments only. 2 hours 40 minutes long)

It could have easily been split into two masAlA movies :-)

Though the movie cannot be termed good (too many masAlA moments that are yawn worthy), there are some terrific scenes with the politician Sathyaraj & some interesting dialogs that kept it going :clap:

BGM good as usual. Songs FF-ed (so-so numbers).

vanmayana kandanam...
film is still not outdated.. anytime we can expect the news of its remake.. thought Karthi would be a good choice before Saguni.. now rejetted all.. no present day director can redo it..
it was not a well planned film.. story - scenes & dialogues were developed while shoot is going on [I remember seeman (asst. dir to Manivannan) saying about this]


App, amaithi padai ellam classic cult status. HR did a short series of dialogues in our now-neglected SR thread. A revisitable movie anytime.

& personally I like films directed by Manivannan, atleast till Pudhumanidhan... he had his own style in screenplay.. & even today i don't feel it is outdated.. his packaging style is much better for 80's standards... & no match for the remake trend at present..
MV films list panna niraiya nalla padangal varum..

Jallikattu
100th day
vidinja kalyanam
vazhkkai chakkaran
Chinna thambi periyathambi

& a very good actor too

[selvakumar]

Varavu Nalla Uravu just started on Vannathirai channel - Epic, epic! Full-a paakka mudiyuma therila
Vishu movies bore adikkama pogum. But I don't like the VNU :oops: Matha padam kooda OK. But ithu overah sentiment athuvum forced ah irukkum. My favorite vishu film will be always the one he acted with Pratab. Sema jollya irukkum :lol: Also, In all his movies he balances everything. Oru bad MIL, oru bad DIL.. appadiyae maintain pannuvaaru

[joe]

Visu padathula enakku romba pidichathu MaNal kayiRu

[HonestRaj]

Maaveeran (Magadheera) in sun tv.. going on..
- padam evvalavu murai parthalum bore adikkiradhillai.. :bow: for Rajamouli's screenplay
- initial few scenes, Kajal'i rombha cute'ah kanbichurukkanga..

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another telugu dub i liked is "Arundhathee"
kalaignar tv telecasts later in the evening

- Anuskha will look majestic as a queen.. when i saw this film earlier i'm very much impressed by Anuskha's acting... i liked her in DheivathirumagaL too.. nadigaigaL kavarchiya varuvadhai vida kanniyamaga varumpodhum cute'ah varumpodhuthan adhigam pidikkudhu

[ajaybaskar]

Anushka is one of those rare actresses who can look good both in glamour roles and performance oriented ones.

[joe]

Billa 2

Not at all bad , Thanks to low expectation .
Ajith - Dashing and Stylish .Lots of improvement in some aspects he was weak .Hats off!
Chakri - Movie visuals show that you learned professionally .Technically good ,but you have a long way to go as a script writer and readmore (http://www.mayyam.com/talk/#) on what you deal with .


First 15 mins , I thought "Nalla thaane irukku" ..then slowly lost its tempo .They shown as if Billa and family is from Srilanka (though nothing mentioned directly)and few scenes from that camp .people from the camp , Billa , his sister , sisters daughter ..none resembles srilankan tamil in their accent(even occasionally) or any other way.


I am not keen listener of BGM just to make a view on that ,But I felt same sound keep coming over and over . Heroines -kku enna oru 2 naal callsheet irunthirukkuma ?


I am impressed with only 'AJITH'

[NOV]

I am impressed with only 'AJITH':clap: :clap:


Watched Manam Kothi Paravai... quite a difficult watch. Sivakarthikeyan, I am sorry... pls remain a supporting actor :roll:


pO pO pO is very nice :swinghead:

[Parthyy]

Poovellaam un Vaasam in Ktv
Mesmerising whenever Ajith-Jyothika comes together be this, Vaali,Mugavari

[HonestRaj]

Poovellaam un Vaasam in Ktv
Mesmerising whenever Ajith-Jyothika comes together be this, Vaali,Mugavari

Raja..

[SoftSword]

ajith was so adorable those days..

[MADDY]

he still is....

[inazerowmo]

:clap: :clap:Watched Manam Kothi Paravai... quite a difficult watch. Sivakarthikeyan, I am sorry... pls remain a supporting actor :roll:
Felt the same. A couple of days ago, attempted to watch a movie with much excitement due to insomnia & all. It was a Kalabavanmani & Namitha starrer. An hour later, decided my room ceiling was nicer to stare at. Promptly went to bed!

[selvakumar]

Darling

DDLJ meets Varusham 16. Prabhas has acted well. But the story is predictable after first half. First half was good & second half was so-so with sentiment. But Prabhu holds the whole film well and at critical moments :clap: Really impressed with his acting. Songs waste.

[Nerd]

Couple of films from Sun TV's 2 hero vaaram on demand. I love the idea of these 11 PM films with zero ads :clap:

Anbe Sivam - Thevaiyaana aLavukku ellaarum alasiyaachch. 70% of the film operates on a different level but the other 30% bring the film down a little bit. The never-ending God-bashing dialogues are tiring beyond a point. I am not for/against that ideology but severe thirumba thirumba pEsra nee effect. A little convenient / dramatic at places. Solid writing anyway. Maddy was outstanding. Unbelievable.

Aan Paavam - What a brilliant film. Right from the first scene to the last brilliance all over. I could see some nuanced writing too. The way he uses his characters to move the story and how he connects them is superb. Seetha's would-be mappiLLai - Radio Mechanic - Pandiarajan breaks Revathy's radio - Goes to him. In Revathy's first scene she plays 'dumb' charades. And the scene which creates the conflict between meesai and Pandian is very imaginative. And the climax, stunning to say the least. So many things going on he solves all the issues in what? < 120 seconds. Lots of long shots, terrific control over the medium. Many scenes are without any dialogues and does Raaja deliver or what? One of the best love themes ever. So lovely to listen to. And the criminally underrated aNNan VKR and his nonchalance. Pandiarajan sir :bow:

[Senareb]

Gabbar singh - Above average..

The total script is changed frm original movie.. nd Pawan kalyan mass is very well established..

Shruthi- wowwww... superb in songs... The only irritated part is Bhramanantha portion...

IMO, Osthi < Gabbar singh < Dabangg..

[selvakumar]

Aata - "Siddhu nayagan" and Olliyana. Recycled material and is evident everywhere. Krishna'nnu oru padam ravi teja nadichathoda kathaiya appadiyae eduthirukaanunga. Olliyanavoda kavarchi mazhai bayangaram. Time pass - if you don't have absolutely anything to do.

[selvakumar]

Shruthi- wowwww... superb in songs... The only irritated part is Bhramanantha portion.....
Shruthi eppo Bhramanantha kooda nadichaanga... Do you mean "Premanantha" by any chance

[Senareb]

Brahmanandam... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmanandam

[app_engine]

My 19 yr old wanted to watch a movie and I was adamant that it could not be englees.

So, we agreed that it will be a Rajini movie. (He likes to watch him).

We've recently grabbed a few DVD's from a 'OdAtha Indian store' and it had Mahendran's retirement movie :oops:

kashtamE :oops:

Though I kind-of knew the story and wasn't very enthusiastic about watching it, went ahead anyways, always ready to FF...and we finished the movie in < 1 hour :shock:

ennayyA padam idhu - Rajinikanth / Revathy / Mahendran / Ilayaraja sErndhu ippadi oru kuppai uNdAkki irukkAnga :-(
('thAzhampoovE' / 'kaNNukkuLLE yArO' notwithstanding, it's a horror)...

Disclaimer - by kuppai, I don't mean the adulty-story-line; it's the 'making' that is worse than Rama.Narayanan movies :shock:

[app_engine]

Sinni-Jayanth possibly debuted in that KKK as a boy-crook (sidekick for villain)...

[SoftSword]

avlo satthamaavaa kaekkudhu...??

[aceqoxim]

WAtched Raatinam. I'm like watching the movie and thinking 'okay boy meets girl, boy girl clash, boy girl fall in love, folks at home start the music- what's the point you're trying to make b&@#h??' and then bang- the climax and then I'm like ' oh it makes sense now, but next time just make a short film, kthxbye'.

[groucho070]

app, even Mahendran hated it. But compared to garbage juice like Payum Puli, this is very watchable. Mahendran must be in for money and told Rajini to switch of the actor and on the star.

[mappi]

Shruthi eppo Bhramanantha kooda nadichaanga...

Your comment reminds me of "nuvula konjam paakatha khanom" : Sivaji ARR musicla nadichara !

[ajaybaskar]

Sivajithaan ARR musicla nadichaare..

[SoftSword]

MGR too did.