Honestly, I had huge regards for Simbudhevan after watching his 23rd Pulikesi. I loved every frame of it. That one was fresh and unbelieavable funny. Historic comedy?? I had never even heard of that before. And to pull it off with such finesse...it was just amazing.
But...but...what about his second venture?? It is a personal records of sorts for me. Never in my 15 yr movie going experince have I walked out of a movie hall before the end of the movie. Unbelievable? Believe It. But I had to break my record this one time. I was out before the last 20 mins.
I cudn't find a trace of creativity that was overflowing in 23rd pulikesi. Actually I'm confused as to what genre this movie belongs. Its definitely not comedy...ofcourse..the serious matters make us laugh..but thats unintended comedy. Is it a kids movie?? Maybe...coz..u have some graphic stuff happening here and there. And there's that crappy thing called Galaxy Box...or Power of galaxy or G-Box or some shit. But..there is that one scene between Rajesh and Prakash Raj...where they debate about the existence of God...and that is serious evidence that this is no kids movie...One of the kids in the movie hall actually started crying at the end of the scene. We were all looking at each other with the same expression.."Why blood...Same Blood".
I do not wish to explain what this movie is about because its inexplicable. It sure is wasted talent. Simbudhevan....better luck next time. On second thoughts...it wud be better off if we include this in the "Moral Instructions" lessons that the poor kids have to deal with in school.
Arai En - Stay as far away as possible.
Rating - 3/10.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Yaaradi Nee Mohini - The Review
Ohhh Yessss...I wanted to watch this one after some stupid movie review site called it "a treat for rom-com lovers". To say the least , romanace and dhanush are like...miles away from each other. To begin with, this was a remake of a telugu movie that I cant spell, but it was made by Selvaraghavan. How on earth could selva make such a movie. Or maybe it was better in Telugu? Honestly, I do not have the courage to watch the Telugu version after I've watched this one.
Dhanush + Software Engineer -> Does this make any sense to you? It doesn't to me. But actually thats what he becomes. A software engineer who works for a s/w company whose entire system crashes becuase Dhanush plays with his keyboard. A company whose HR executive is also the Project Manager for the techie project.A company who delivers a 'CD' as a deliverable to their client. Forget it...Dhanush just does "something" for "some" company.
Story - yes..actually a story does exist. Dhanush falls for Nayan and joins her company in a bid to woo her. Things go crazy between both of them eventually resulting in the death of Dhanush's Dad (Raguvaran in a very decent portrayal). Dhanush is left without anyone. His friend Karthik (our modern Alva Raja) who is about to get married invites Dhanush along to his so called "orthodox" home in some place in TN. There is no prize for guessing that Nayan is the same girl that Karthik is engaged to. What follows is total crap. The way they have portrayed a Brahmin household is trash. All characters seem straight out of "1980 Cinemas". Plot is entirely predictable. There is no chemistry between the lead pair. The songs are poor. The humor is pathetic. You reach a point where you cannot bear all this any further, and at that point, thank God, the movie ends.
There's nothing much to talk about this one.Just save your money for a rough day.
Yaaradi Nee Mohini - Damp Squib
Rating - 4/10.
Dhanush + Software Engineer -> Does this make any sense to you? It doesn't to me. But actually thats what he becomes. A software engineer who works for a s/w company whose entire system crashes becuase Dhanush plays with his keyboard. A company whose HR executive is also the Project Manager for the techie project.A company who delivers a 'CD' as a deliverable to their client. Forget it...Dhanush just does "something" for "some" company.
Story - yes..actually a story does exist. Dhanush falls for Nayan and joins her company in a bid to woo her. Things go crazy between both of them eventually resulting in the death of Dhanush's Dad (Raguvaran in a very decent portrayal). Dhanush is left without anyone. His friend Karthik (our modern Alva Raja) who is about to get married invites Dhanush along to his so called "orthodox" home in some place in TN. There is no prize for guessing that Nayan is the same girl that Karthik is engaged to. What follows is total crap. The way they have portrayed a Brahmin household is trash. All characters seem straight out of "1980 Cinemas". Plot is entirely predictable. There is no chemistry between the lead pair. The songs are poor. The humor is pathetic. You reach a point where you cannot bear all this any further, and at that point, thank God, the movie ends.
There's nothing much to talk about this one.Just save your money for a rough day.
Yaaradi Nee Mohini - Damp Squib
Rating - 4/10.
Anjathey - The Review
My review for 2008. And what a way to start it...Anjathey according to me is the movie of the year so far. I was expecting a lot out of Mysskin especially after watching his debut movie "Chithiram Pesudhadi". Its a shame that this movie did not get released in the US. I had to wait a long while before I could catch a glimpse of this movie online. The opening scene where the director has done amazing camera work gives u more than a clue of whats in store. Top Notch.
The story is simple. Two friends. One (Ajmal) with a vison to join the police force, and one(Narain) without any. Obviously things do not end up the way they want to be. Narain ends up joining the Police force in the most crooked way possible. Honest and Eligible Ajmal ends up with nothing. Actually this part of the movie is the weakest link, because you can pretty much figure out whats going to happen. Come On...after all, it is a Tam movie. Everytime Ajmal starts like "Dei...Nan SI ayiduven da"..rest assured that he wont become one. Ajmal's helplessness and jealousy lands their friendship in trouble.
Then the actual story kicks off...Prasanna and Pandiarajan head a gang in North Madras...pretty new to Tamil cinema....yup...they are kidnappers. Young girls being kidnapped and raped for ransom is nothing new..but it is being portrayed in a way you call "non-cinemathanam". Narain, along with Ponvannan (Keerthi Vasan) head the team that needs to nab this gang and end their tryst. I guess this team is called AGW...but I'm more than a 100% certain..there was no explanation given as to what AGW is. Much of the story line is predictable. Ajmal has to join the bad guys, good guys face off against bad guys, and alls well that ends well.
Narain has done a neat portrayal. His character looks much similar to the one he portrayed in "Chithiram Pesudhadi". Ajmal is a surprise Package. A sweet surprise. Prasanna, has done a brave attempt. And how well has it paid off...He carries the character with ease. Vijayalakshmi as the girl next door fits the bill. But a little make up wouldn't have done any bad.
The film stretches a bit towards the end. A couple of unnecessary songs could have been done away with. But looking through all these negatives, Anajathey is a taut edge-of-the-seat thriller. Mysskin is sure to stay.
Anjathey - Dont Miss It.
Rating - 7.5/10
The story is simple. Two friends. One (Ajmal) with a vison to join the police force, and one(Narain) without any. Obviously things do not end up the way they want to be. Narain ends up joining the Police force in the most crooked way possible. Honest and Eligible Ajmal ends up with nothing. Actually this part of the movie is the weakest link, because you can pretty much figure out whats going to happen. Come On...after all, it is a Tam movie. Everytime Ajmal starts like "Dei...Nan SI ayiduven da"..rest assured that he wont become one. Ajmal's helplessness and jealousy lands their friendship in trouble.
Then the actual story kicks off...Prasanna and Pandiarajan head a gang in North Madras...pretty new to Tamil cinema....yup...they are kidnappers. Young girls being kidnapped and raped for ransom is nothing new..but it is being portrayed in a way you call "non-cinemathanam". Narain, along with Ponvannan (Keerthi Vasan) head the team that needs to nab this gang and end their tryst. I guess this team is called AGW...but I'm more than a 100% certain..there was no explanation given as to what AGW is. Much of the story line is predictable. Ajmal has to join the bad guys, good guys face off against bad guys, and alls well that ends well.
Narain has done a neat portrayal. His character looks much similar to the one he portrayed in "Chithiram Pesudhadi". Ajmal is a surprise Package. A sweet surprise. Prasanna, has done a brave attempt. And how well has it paid off...He carries the character with ease. Vijayalakshmi as the girl next door fits the bill. But a little make up wouldn't have done any bad.
The film stretches a bit towards the end. A couple of unnecessary songs could have been done away with. But looking through all these negatives, Anajathey is a taut edge-of-the-seat thriller. Mysskin is sure to stay.
Anjathey - Dont Miss It.
Rating - 7.5/10
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