கமல் படத்துக்கு போட்டியா படத்தை விட்டு..
முதல் நாள் ரஜினி பட கலக்சன் ரெக்கார்ட உடைக்கரதெல்லாம் ~ தல ~ மட்டுமே செய்ய முடியும்..
கமல் படத்துக்கு போட்டியா படத்தை விட்டு..
முதல் நாள் ரஜினி பட கலக்சன் ரெக்கார்ட உடைக்கரதெல்லாம் ~ தல ~ மட்டுமே செய்ய முடியும்..
Ajith in a still from Vedalam.
THE GRAND OPENING OF ACTOR AJITH'S FILM VEDALAMIS BEING SEEN AS A NEW HIGH AT THE TAMIL BOX OFFICE. EXPERTS SAY IT'S THE BIGGEST EVER OPENING, BEATING EVEN SUPERSTAR RAJINIKANTH'S LINGAA THAT CLOCKED RS 13 CRORES LAST YEAR. MANY NOW LOOK AT THALA, AS HE'S FONDLY CALLED, AS THE NEXT SUPERSTAR IN THE MAKING
The grand opening of actor Ajith's film Vedalam is being seen as a new high at the Tamil box office. Industry sources reveal Ajith's Diwali release has collected close to a whopping Rs 15.5 crores on day one and around Rs 12 crores on the second day.
Experts say it's the biggest ever opening, beating even superstar Rajinikanth's Lingaa that clocked Rs 13 crores last year. Many now look at Thala, as he's fondly called, as the next superstar in the making. (Also Read: Vedalam Breaks Records to Become Tamil Cinema's Biggest Opener)
Sreedhar Pillai, journalist and entertainment industry tracker, says "It has broken all records. He has a huge fan base and he could well be the superstar in the making although there are few others in the race."
Ajith, who has made over 60 movies and is known for his grand openings, commands a huge fan base. However, he has now restricted himself to only one movie a year.
Fans are excited. Sadhana Kannan, a college student from Chennai, says "This Diwali became special for us because of Ajith's movie."
Her brother Sanjay, a hardcore Ajith fan, woke up at 2 am on Diwali day to watch the first day first show and says, "Ajith could well be the next Rajinikanth."
While many see Ajith's box office record as the beginning of a new era in Tamil cinema, all eyes will now be on Rajinikanth's next film Kabali which may or may not prove he's still the boss of the box office.
http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/with...ikanth-1242911
#TheriVedalam Munima @TrollMunima 11m11 minutes ago
அஜித் - கோலிவுட்டின் புது ரஜினி - NDTV# ஷாக்க கொற. ஷாக்க கொற.புது ரஜினி எல்லாம் வேணாம். எங்களுக்கு எப்போதும் ஒரே தல போதும் !
#Vedalam Total 3 days in tamilnadu - 36c. Karnataka - 5.4c. Kerala - 3.2c ROI - 1.4c.Total india - 46c. All time tamil cinema RECORD.
In Doha qatar Vedalam had shows till 3.45 AM...
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yesterday.. i came out with gud experience n vedalam is def hit.....but like many ajith fans.. dont want siva combination again... style film like ya, arambam...better
Albert theater Aaluma doluma song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCfaKCfSbMw
:shock: from where to where ( New castle to London) ?
I remember when Shivaji / Endhiran were released all the FDFS were fully booked in London , my cousin being a RK " Fanatic" travelled all the way from London to Milton Keynes ( only an hour) long to watch it, now he is married with kids , he says he has forgotten who RK is... Marriages changes lots of people lol
for dasavatharam.. our fan flew from gulf to india.. during vishwaroopam.. thousands went to other states and watched the film
<Digression> Not me Bro!
Innum Thalaivar padam-nna oru FDFS miss aagalai.... Now both my sons are theevira Thalaivar fans :) </Digression>
Completely impressed with the opening and the buzz created by Thala... that too with zero media interaction/self-promotion
Vedhalam - Oru "thala" raagam
Is stardom enough to make a mediocore movie hit? Even in 2015 it seem possible, because Vedhalam, didnt show me anything I havent seen in movies like Thirupachi (brother fighting baddies without sisters knowledge) Velayutham (several girls trapped by human flesh traders), Poojai (Shruthi haasan continues where she left in Poojai being the loosu heroine) how she became a lawyer is even more mysterious than Da vinci code. Lakshmi Menon did a realistic role as the sister, they always talk like waterfalls on mobile phones. Despite having many comedians, Ajith pulled off the comedy part more well esp in 2nd half. As usual Villains end up being punchbags after listening to punch dialogues.
The worst part of the movie has to be Anirudhs BGM: each time he repeated theri theri, It sounded like kaatha pudungi eri. AS always in Sivas movies the songs are spoiled with talking part in between. Anirudh also failed in songs, he wasnt adult enough for this, I expected better tunes from Anirudh, esp since he said he was an Ajith fan.
Conclusion: Director Siva dissapoints, whereas Ajith shines as usual, you can watch it for his charisma, body language, dialogue delivery and action.
little one in family eats only after hiranyan nadagam from uv is played.. ha ha...i feel she likes cinematografy n thalaivar getup
Ok folks, will be watching the movie tomorrow , will post "constructive " thoughts on the movie
interz :thumbsup:
That is one thing I donot understand. Ajith- GVM < Ajith- Siva. I don't know how to equate this, I liked YA Much Much better than Vedalam but Public think Other wise. I was Hoping Vedalam will be an Above Average movie for Ajith but this is turning out to be his biggest BB. Confused :)
Vedalam”… A decent-enough star-dispensing machine
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Spoilers ahead…
Among the mass heroes, Ajith may be the most interesting. It’s the grey shades – not just in the hair, but also in the characterisations he gets away with. There’s something about watching a hero who isn’t virtue incarnate, whose image allows him to do things other heroes can’t, and Vedalam makes pretty good use of this aspect of the actor. The film, directed by Siva, isn’t so much a movie as a vending machine for dispensing star-isms. Consider the star’s first shot. (He plays a cabbie named Ganesh.) A glimpse of wavy grey hair. A glimpse of the eyes. A glimpse of a smile. All this in a scene that involves a… kathi. (Remind you of anyone else’s movie?) Or consider the scene where someone asks him, “Unakku car otta theriyuma?” These aren’t dialogues between the characters. They’re conversations between the film and fans, who go berserk. (They know the line is for them.) This blatant demolition of the fourth wall is why these “mass” films can’t be analysed like other films, on grounds of logic. Or even sense.
The last time Ajith was in a Siva film (Veeram), he played a character with four brothers. This time, he’s got a reason for a flashback sister, Thamizh (Lakshmi Menon), who thinks he’s as innocent as he looks, with that streak of ash on his forehead, with that tendency to also pray in church, with that impulse to help the blind across the street. But guess what? To the surprise of nobody who’s seen the trailer, there’s a side to Ganesh that makes him smile and snarl and deliver aphrodisiacal punch lines. (I am as important as your parents. They were instrumental in your birth. I’m going to be instrumental in your death.) Forget dirty magazines – these clips are all Ajith fans will need if they decide to become sperm donors. The actor plays the two sides as if outfitted with an on/off switch. Good guy/bad guy. Meek guy/Superman. And he doesn’t even have to duck into a phone booth. Is it great acting? No. But it’s something.
That something keeps us watching, and the anticipation of that something tides us over the lulls. A catalogue of the latter would begin with the supremely un-comedic comedy track by Soori & Co. He pretends to be faithful to his wife, then he slips into a nightclub, then his wife lands up there with her mother… This sort of thing could function as a litmus test for a couple considering marriage. If he or she laughs… The film’s biggest laugh, for me, came from a doctor who says things like, “His survival rate is just seven per cent,” as though the patient were a battery. There’s a heroine around somewhere (Shruti Haasan), who gets an awful song that goes, Don’t mess with me. Not that Ganesh plans to. I haven’t seen a hero look less interested in the heroine. Shruti Haasan gets more footage in the Fanta ad during intermission. Then there are the villains, an ill-defined lot. Their scenes are edited with chopper blades, on which the camera is mounted. Maybe there’s a way to look at this. Maybe the hyper-cutting is a manifestation of the evil that churns in these men… Nah! It’s just lousy filmmaking.
And yet, the film makes good on its mission. Fans are left delirious. Others are left… fitfully entertained. Some scenes – the scene where the villains zone in on the hero’s whereabouts, or the one where the hero discovers his kidnapped sister’s whereabouts – are charged with the enjoyably trashy energy AR Murugadoss brings to his films. The pre-interval block is particularly impressive – at least, for this sort of film. It’s a sustained stretch of action, plus a revelation that sets up the second half. Now we get to the “family sentiment” zone, and I must say these parts aren’t as bad as they sound. I walked out of the film wishing these filmmakers would apply themselves a little more. All mental resources seem directed towards the hero-oriented scenes, and they work. Why not redirect some of those street smarts to the comedy track, the romance, the scenes with the villains? It’s like taking up swimming just to keep afloat.
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let us avoid comparison with Kamal directly or indirectly. It will go nowhere.
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Actually I heard a few people say they disappointed with Siva and all that... To me it wasn't that disappointing on siva's side... Yes over the top and unwanted screenplay at times..to me the I felt anirudh was a big let down(thalavali vandhiruchu)! Nothing else was that bad or anything! Ajith andha innocent character pannathu was really refreshing!adhaye fulla vachi oru simple sweet film pannalam! Nalla refreshing ah irukkum!
As for director Siva! It's not his totally mistake cos he just doing what worked for him in the past! But clearly he rushed!
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Watched vedalam today evening, it's a complete mass entertainer for Diwali . Good for everyone to watch with family, Congrats team.
I liked the flashback more. He pulled off that character very well in my opinion.
More than anything what spooled the transformation scene was that you knew it was coming. More unpredictability and a little less going overboard during transformation would have made it awesome.
VEDALAM - :smokesmirk:Marana Mass movie.
- pre-interval therikka vidalama Scene
- interval
- Hospital Scene
- Unakku car oda theriyumaa? :smokesmile:
- Climax - Nee adichathu kuda ennakku valikala da...anaa.....
- Ajith emotions Scene
- Aaluma Dolumaa
- Motta Rajendran Comedy
and and and....complete Entertainer. Ippadi padangal kaviyam endru yevan sonnan...2.5 hours fulla claps adichu enjoy pannrathuku semma padam.
For all haters onne onnu sindichu pakanum. Average director/normal Story odeya Indian valarthuleye best opening vasool (even with no Trailer) endral...thala shankar/ar murugadass oda padam pannina enna nilamaa. awsum awsum..
Thala - best wished to speedy healthy recovery!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AZkl...ature=youtu.be
Pillai says Tamilnadu first two day Gross is 27C....
So Day1 15.5 and day2 11.5......So in addition to all Time record opening we had Top 3 per day collection
V 15.5C day1
11.5 day2
And Yennai arindhaaal day1 11.2C
So now everyone understands Festive advantage inspire of competition who were whinning on SOLO releases post Mankatha
4day collection
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sat sun holidays and houseful shows :)
Watched again at ags- omr... Screen 4 is tooooo loud..
Shruthi seemed prettier today and Thala was omnipresent... There was a running commentary from back seat- most of us were repeat viewers anyway..... Loved the movie and atmosphere.. !!!
Right now Jaya max is doing an Ajith spl... My longest Thala deepavali ever :)
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Link - http://www.thehindu.com/features/cin...cle7877428.eceQuote:
November 14, 2015
Updated: November 14, 2015 15:57 IST
A cracker of an opening
A still from Vedalam
A still from Vedalam
With Vedalam collecting the highest-ever figure of Rs. 15.5 crore on opening day, Ajith has proved his box-office mettle, yet again
Ajith is on a roll. His Deepavali release, Vedalam, has taken the biggest-ever opening for a Tamil film. It had grossed approximately Rs. 15.5 crore from Tamil Nadu on Deepavali day. As per trade sources, it has beaten the record created earlier by Lingaa and Kaththi on day one.
Today, Ajith (44) is riding a wave of popularity, especially among the youth (15 to 25 years group). In the last few years, this phenomenon has projected him as the heir apparent to Rajinikanth. It has been a fierce no-holds-barred battle for supremacy with arch-rival Vijay, for the Kollywood throne.
Though Ajith is not on any social media platform, his fans have tried to make social media their own. The rivalry between Ajith and Vijay helps to garner huge openings for both stars, and has only worked towards their advantage. In a way, the bitterness has created a halo around them, similar to the MGR-Sivaji, Rajini-Kamal rivalry of yesteryears.
Ajith, in his early days, was a romantic hero in films like Amaravathi, Aasai, Kadhal Kottai, andMugavaree. It was A. R. Murgadoss’s debut Dheena (2001) followed by Citizen (2001), which made him an action hero. After Dheena, his fans started calling him Thala, a moniker that has added to his aura. During this period, Ajith also portrayed characters with shades of grey with films such as Vaali, Villainand Billa. The actor’s strong negative characterisation in Mankatha (2011), Arrambam (2013) and nowVedalam (2015), has further expanded his fan base.
The conventional commercial mass hero of the 1980s and 1990s was a good family man, who took on the role of a crusader. Ajith, however, reworked the traditional hero concept, which had a direct connect with the youth audiences. Ajith came to be called the ‘King of Openings’, as his films took very good openings, thanks to youth audiences, who make up 90 per cent of the first weekend’s footfalls. It had its pitfalls, of course, as collections of such films fade after a terrific initial, as family audiences avoided his films.
In fact, Vijay films collect more in Tamil Nadu’s B and C centres, as they are made keeping family audiences and kids in mind. In a way, Vedalam is an answer to his critics, who said he cannot influence the large family audiences—the backbone of the success of a superstar like Rajinikanth. Vedalam had a U censor certificate (most of Ajith’s recent films have been certified UA, with Billa 2 getting an A certificate for its violent theme), making it eligible for entertainment tax exemption. Lakshmi Menon played the pivotal sister in a story that revolves around the sister sentiment. In the first half, Ajith plays Ganesh—a calm, friendly taxi driver who is an embodiment of goodness—while in the flashback portion, he plays Vedalam, a don. Director Siva got the commercial formula right, which not only made Ajith fans happy, but also brought in the family audiences.
A theatre owner from Madurai, said, “Director Siva, through Veeram and now with Vedalam, has made Ajith acceptable to the family audiences. We have never seen such a large number of women in our theatre for a Thala film. It is a clear sign that Vedalam is a super hit.”
Another major factor that worked in favour of Vedalam was its huge release across Tamil Nadu in the best screens with large capacity. For example, in Salem (which has the maximum B and C stations in Tamil Nadu), it released in a record 77 screens. The film has also taken a good opening in Kerala, Karnataka and international markets. As per trade sources, by the end of the first week, the film would be profitable from theatricals alone.
Meanwhile, two days after the release of Vedalam, Ajith underwent a knee surgery at a Chennai hospital. As of now, his next film will likely be with the same director, Siva, and is expected to release by the end of 2016 or early 2017. Till then, the legend of Ajith will continue to rise.
Bit of a very late entry into the party here. Had very low expectations for the film and was completely pleasantly surprised. Liked the movie and enjoyed the movie more than the recent Yennai Arindhaal but it is not a better film than YA. No rocket science there.
What worked (Lot of things) vs what didn't work very few.
The 1st half was a breeze. Comedy clicked (The whole white skin + baby face + innocent smile though very racist but was quite funny) better than Veeram for me/. Hell,i didnt think even sruthi could pull off some comedy.
Too many maaaassssss scenes and they all did tastefully. This will be a rip roaring hit among his masses.
The transformation scene,i expected it as i have seen similar stuff in Vaali and Villain. Keeps getting better. Must say he looked like a big bull in that fight.
Not many songs, duets especially. Siva has learnt from his mistakes in Veeram.
Aaluma doluma song. Too good. When i first heard anirudhs voice in it i mistook it as a call for prayer from your nearby darga... But in the movie looked very good.
Even sentiment scenes weren't overdone.
Avoiding louu - romance scenes between AJ/Sruthi and keeping it discreet.
What didnt work:
Dummy villains
Ajith bashing everyone in the pre interval fite. And in general being on top of everyone. This is where YA did it better.
Anirudh BGM except in 1 or 2 scenes in the 1st half could have been much better.
This is the first time i saw an ajith film with a lot of female audience and they all seemed to enjoy the film. Good family audience as well and they all laughed at the right places. Will watch it again or 2 more times.
WHY SIVAJI GANESAN WOULD BE IMPRESSED WITH AJITH'S VEDALAM?
Developed by : D Meera Chithirappaavai;
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Talked with my folks at my hometown which is a C center. VDLM is appreciated there to my surprise. They say it is a "hit" already!
Thala :-D :smokesmile:
chumma therikka vitrukkaru :smokesmirk:
enna expressions. vilayadirukkaru.
theatrela enna response. sema sema
long time such an amazing joyful experience...:victory:
Watched it 3rd time @ Nataraj Theatre ....theatre full of visil and claps...i could see more repeat audience and family crowd.
1st time - Anjan
2nd time - Cinepolis ETA mall
3rd Time - Nataraj
Tomorrow again planning to GO for other theater ...repeat mode for Thala smile , transformation scene and Aaalma doluma song...
:smokesmirk:
On Nataraj theatre for Soori comedy people are laughing :)....i don't know why comedy now working with family crowd and not with fans & critic for first day ..:banghead:
Soori solra aasham = awesome nu nethu thaan enakku purinjadhu..
Ennamo.. Some people do like this kind of comedy
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Watched it finally. Lots of positives, but I guess Siva is trying to project Ajith more like Rajinikanth. Not sure how well this will go on the longer run, but it clearly seems to have worked from box office perspective.
Boat scene and pre-interval build up standout and ofcourse Thala stands out with his wild expressions and maniacal behavior.
I liked 2nd half better than first half. Scene where Ajith comes to pick up laxmi menon was awesome and gave me goose bumps.
Anirudh's Theri BGM was one of best buildup BGMs I have heard in a while, but otherwise very loud.
Siva clearly missed Santhanam comedy. santhanam would have worked wonders in this movie. Soori's comedy was very average. Infct mokkai
Overall I thought it was little bit of let down compared to Ajith's earlier movies YA and Veeram. May be the I expected too much based on online reviews and hype. The movie didn't have underlining current for beating up the villians to pulp. Ajith's reason for revenge kind of lacked the genuinity.
If you are Thala fan, this movie will be a cracker
Neutral - Ok for one time watch
Ajith Hater - You cannot put up with this.