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:lol: Good one bala.
What is that scene in question? I haven't lasted that film.
Oh that *pat* :rotfl:
Was watching the final 45 mins of Iruvar the other day. Have to watch it fully when time permits in future but matter inna'nna this is Mani sir's best-nga. Chanceae illa, Beautiful film-nga. Mohan Lal :clap:. One still wonders how Kamal would have done as Kalaignar there. Mouth watering.
"Namma aatchi oru mooni nera padathukku bayapadra madhiri aagiduchu"
:thumbsup:
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pre- climax scene. "Election nerathula rendu perum sirichu pesikitu irukka koodathu" :clap:
விகடன் பொக்கிஷம்!
மணிரத்னம் அளித்த பேட்டியில் இருந்து!
''படமெடுக்கணும்கற எண்ணம் எப்படி வந்தது? வீனஸ் ஸ்டூடியோ ரத்னமய்யர் உங்க அப்பா என்பதாலா?''
''நிச்சயமா அந்தக் காரணத்தினால் இல்லே. எல்லா வீடுகளைப் போலவும், 'என் துறை உனக்கு வேண்டாம்'கற டைப் தான் எங்க அப்பாவும். அவர் இஷ்டப்படியே என்னை ஒரு எம்.பி.ஏ. பட்டதாரியா ஆக்கி னார். என்னைப் பொறுத்தவரை ஒரு கம்பெனிக்கு டைரக்டரா இருக்கறதைவிடவும் ஒரு சினிமாவுக்கு டைரக்டரா இருக்கறது சுலபம்னு தெரிஞ்சுது! அதனால படமெடுக்க வந்தேன்'' என்றார்.
தான் அமெரிக்கா சென்று ஃபிலிம் டெக்னாலஜி பற்றிப் படித்ததாகக் கூறப்படுவதை 'வதந்தி' என்று மறுத்தார்.
''முதல் படம் 'பகல் நிலவு' தானே?''
''அது தமிழில் முதல் படம். நான் எடுத்த முதல் படம், கன்னடத்துல 'பல்லவி, அனுபல்லவி'ன்னு. அதுல லட்சுமி, அனில்கபூர், விஷ்ணுவர்த்தன் லாம் நடிச்சாங்க. அது 'ஏ அண்ட் பி சென்ட்டர்'ல நல்லா ஓடிச்சு. இரண்டாவது 'உணரு'னு ஒரு மலையாளப் படம். அது கொஞ்சம் பொலிடிகலா, தொழிற்சங்கம் சம்பந்தப்பட்ட படம். சுமாரா ஓடிச்சு. அதுக்கப்புறம்தான் 'பகல் நிலவு', 'இதயக் கோயில்', 'மௌன ராகம்'னு தமிழ்ல மூணு படங்கள் செய்திருக்கேன்!''
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Conversations with Mani Ratnam -BARADWAJ RANGAN
http://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/...1/coming-soon/
one of the comments in the page caught my eye
.......chain snatching thieves have people doing directorate on their films, hmmm :-) .......its still not released yet, i believe......Quote:
Originally Posted by shahina
Aish in a MR film again
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1938ம் ஆண்டு கால நாவலான ரெபக்காவை படமாக்கும் முயற்சியில் இறங்குகிறார் மணிரத்னம். இப்படத்தில் ஐஸ்வர்யா ராய் நடிக்க ஒப்பந்தமாக உள்ளதாக செய்திகள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன
app...it s rumour... cleared by suhashini..:)
May be both (news and immediate maRuppu) could have come from the same office :lol:
Possibly for free publicity to kadal (using the Aish name)...
We stumbled a lot while making this film. But Mani just got up and dusted himself off and went on to the next thing. He kept his cool. He was tethered throughout the shoot. He withstood storms. And he was not afraid to surround himself with strong contributors like the writer Balakumaran, whose ease with the local syntax and dialect helped to compensate for Mani’s urbanity. There were no egos on the set. Mani would shoot down ideas. He would also accept ideas. When Velu is taken to a brothel in a song sequence, I expressed my exasperation by rolling my eyes. Mani told me that this was a very Western thing, and asked if I could give a more Indian expression. That was a very happy day for me. Suddenly I had someone who noticed these small things that make up a performance. - Kamal
http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/...=true#comments
Kamal :clap:
Goosebump inducing article,this man likes Mani too much I guess.
Made me want to watch the movie NOW
liking Mani too much ellaam illai.. rejected .. look at how he has given a lot of inputs.. he like Mani's desire to do a honest movie.. avvalavu thaan ..
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http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/...cle4008896.ece
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The way Kelkar’s death was filmed (and later, the death of Velu Nayakan’s son), I knew Mani was making a really good movie. And also the kind of movie that we all dreamt of making. During the Holi sequence, I told Mani that Velu Nayakan should not dance. And Mani agreed. No director at that time would have agreed to this. Earlier in my career, I told Bharathiraja that the psychopathic killer in Sigappu Rojakkal should not be singing and dancing. But he deflected my objections saying that the song (Ninaivo oru paravai) was a dream song, shot from the heroine’s point of view. At least that made sense. But other times, people simply wouldn’t listen to me, and here Mani simply said, “Of course Velu Nayakan doesn’t dance.”
goosebumps stuff......esp the second para, so much like the amarkant varma of Dil se, asking a Don daring questions :lol:......a good insight into Mani's thinking process, which is pretty much linear, clear on what he is doing and how he manages to make movies that are less banal......and great writing by kamal in this articleQuote:
When we were in Bombay, we spoke to Varada Bhai (Varadaraja Mudaliar on whose life the film is based), and Mani had the audacity to ask him, “How do you foresee your death?” He said he would either die peacefully in a hospital (which is what happened) but left to the police, who couldn’t prove anything against him, they would bring him out of court and someone would slap him. This would cause a riot and they would then shoot him. This sparked the climax in Mani’s head.
Ithaiyum post panni veppom, since he is wishing for Kadal :)
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brilliant article :bow:...kind of lived the journey...
just now realised the people who have worked in this film after reading this...Kamal Haasan,Maniratnam,Ilaiyaraaja,P.C.Sreeram,Thotta Tharani,Balakumaran etc....once in a life time combination...
thalaivar maniratnam vaalga...vaalga...vaalga...[theeyira smel innum sila vinadigalil ungga mukkuku]
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Nayagan is Mani's peak in his career.
Kamal went on to reach greater heights :thumbsup:
but.. Maniratnam deserves credit for this movie.. its not completely his movie though.. it is the least "maniratnam-movie" of all his movies..
Super! MeySilirppu, Pullarippu, Goosebumps ellaam. Velu Nayakkare :clap:
ennathu Nayagan peak ah? Appo iruvar ellam enanga? :evil: For me iruvar was still his best..
saw Neerparavai trailer in theatres..
Mani saar.. ungal Kadal padamum ithuvum orey kathaikkalam-nu oorukkulla seekiram pesuvaangannu nenaikkiren..
Watched some parts of Roja...
One scene where Roja was crying and requesting the minister for the release of Arvind in Tamil and Nasser translating that. At one point minister stops Nasser signalling him that he can understand through the emotions itself ... Superb Direction!!
Book review of Conversation with Maniratnam.
http://hawkeyeview.blogspot.in/2012/...aniratnam.html
excellent analysis.....talks very well abt Brangan's over-enthusiasm looking for things that are not there :lol: ......and his comparison of 2 movies based on some common thread is irritating as said by the author.......i mean, mausam and rockstar - get life man......
but still the book is really worth buying....
"In those moments you realize that Mani is a sharp thinker and a remarkably balanced person"
"I just wanted to read Mani's remarkable clarity of thought, whatever is the question"
mouth watering
A balance within frames
Southern Stars on CNN-IBN features director Mani Ratnam on November 3 at noon and 8 p.m.
Southern Stars on CNN-IBN has been featuring actors, filmmakers, musicians and singers from the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada film industries.
This week, the programme features director Mani Ratnam who speaks about filmmaking. Actors such as Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Madhavan and Madhoo talk about working with one of India’s most popular filmmakers.
An MBA with no formal education in filmmaking, Mani Ratnam began his cinema experiment with Kannada film Pallavi Anu Pallavi (1983). The story was an exploration of a relationship between a younger man and an older woman.
It would star as its male lead an unknown face then, but one that would dominate Indian cinema a few years later — Anil Kapoor.
Later, he was to stun viewers with Mouna Ragam. Films such as the trend-setting Nayagan (in Time magazine’s All Time 100 Best Films List in 2005), Agni Nakshatram, Anjali and Thalapathy sealed his place as a sought-after director.
With Roja, he took that spot a notch up, making the entire country sit up and take notice. Since that film, a lot of his movies have acquired a political tone — such as in Bombay.
But, in between there always have been films such as Alaipayuthey, Kannathil Muthamittaal, Ayutha Ezhuthu, Guru and Raavan treading different territories.
As for now, the viewers are waiting for the release of his Kadal.
Mani Ratnam speaks
To be a director, you don’t have to know everything; you don’t have to know even cinematography, editing, or music, but you should be able to ask for them. So, not knowing liberates you into asking anything. For instance, if I’m told ‘you can’t shoot here, the exposure is four time more’, to me it pushes my knowledge further.
ACTORS ON MANI RATNAM
Shah Rukh Khan
I think every actor worth his or her salt should get an opportunity to learn from Mani Ratnam.
Ajay Devgn
He is much in love with his work. He has a kind of passion that a lot of people don’t. He is so much into his work that he falls ill. I think he is obsessed with his work, which is the best part about him.
Madhavan
When Mani sir defines a character and says he believes in you, you know you can’t go wrong. The beauty is that he doesn’t let his actors go wrong; you seldom come across an actor who has performed badly in a Mani Ratnam film.
Madhoo
He kept studying me — the way I sat, slept… — when I was in a shot. So, I got to be myself in Roja — you know, even driving the tractor, blowing bubbles, playing cricket with the boys… That was all me. Basically, that girl in Roja was me.
(Catch this week’s programme at noon and 8 p.m. on November 3 and at 1.30 p.m. and 10 p.m. the next day)
http://www.thehindu.com/arts/radio-a...cle4054241.ece
Mani Ratnam, the man behind unique cinema, stars
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/303708/...ema-stars.html
Guess who is this....
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