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
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Evano Oruvan - The review
The best movie I have seen in a long time.
Evano Oruvan - The review
Looks like my stint with good movies keeps continuing with this one after Polladhavan. Evano Oruvan is a class apart. Its in a totally different league altogether. It does not make you think, it does not propose a solution, its definitely not a trend setter. What it does is , slap reality right on your face. Its so strong that there was a deafening silence when people walked out of the movie hall.
The movie is a remake of the Marathi Film Dombivli Fast directed by Nishikant Kamat (who dons the role in Tamil as well). Its about a common man's upsurgence against the society in a rather dynamic manner. Madhavan as Sridhar Vasudevan is a banker who abides by his ethics that everyone is being taught only in school. This earns him the disrespect among his co-workers, his wife and the society. Angered and cornered, he turns against them with violence as his weapon. The moment with the shop keeper is so well made and written that you feel happy for Maddy once he has shattered the shop left, right and center.
Sangeetha as the housewife is brilliant and has ideally underplayed with her emotions in the second half of the film. Its never too melodramatic.
Seeman as the corrupt police officer full of heart, wins your sympathy. His portrayal is top notch. He has the potential to become a commendable character artist.
This is an attempt to take Tamil Cinema to the next level. Do appreciate it. The Tamil audience once did a terrible mistake by staying out of the movie halls of 'Anbe Sivam'. Hope they would not repeat the same mistake again. Please do go and watch it.
Evano Oruvan - A film about you and me. Its a must watch.
Rating - 8/10.
Cheers.
Evano Oruvan - The review
Looks like my stint with good movies keeps continuing with this one after Polladhavan. Evano Oruvan is a class apart. Its in a totally different league altogether. It does not make you think, it does not propose a solution, its definitely not a trend setter. What it does is , slap reality right on your face. Its so strong that there was a deafening silence when people walked out of the movie hall.
The movie is a remake of the Marathi Film Dombivli Fast directed by Nishikant Kamat (who dons the role in Tamil as well). Its about a common man's upsurgence against the society in a rather dynamic manner. Madhavan as Sridhar Vasudevan is a banker who abides by his ethics that everyone is being taught only in school. This earns him the disrespect among his co-workers, his wife and the society. Angered and cornered, he turns against them with violence as his weapon. The moment with the shop keeper is so well made and written that you feel happy for Maddy once he has shattered the shop left, right and center.
Sangeetha as the housewife is brilliant and has ideally underplayed with her emotions in the second half of the film. Its never too melodramatic.
Seeman as the corrupt police officer full of heart, wins your sympathy. His portrayal is top notch. He has the potential to become a commendable character artist.
This is an attempt to take Tamil Cinema to the next level. Do appreciate it. The Tamil audience once did a terrible mistake by staying out of the movie halls of 'Anbe Sivam'. Hope they would not repeat the same mistake again. Please do go and watch it.
Evano Oruvan - A film about you and me. Its a must watch.
Rating - 8/10.
Cheers.
Polladhavan - The review
Now its time for Polladhavan
Polladhavan - The review
I initially had my apprehensions about watching a Dhanush movie. But Voila, how bloody wrong I was. Polladhavan was clearly a surprise package. It was neatly done with finesse. Here's the storyline.
Dhanush is a happy-go-lucky guy who along with his friends Karunas (in a commendable role) and Santhanam (again..a neat portrayal) are pretty much jobless and spend their time on the streets of North Madras. Things go smooth until Dhanush's Dad (Murali) questions him about some money that has been stolen. This creates some tension among the two resulting in Dhanush questioning him about his responsibilities as Dad. Dhanush points to Murali that he has not done anything financially to help him obtain a job. Angered and Humiliated, Murali returns with 70k and asks Dhanush to take it and do whatever he wants with it. The guy he is, he goes and buys a brand new Pulsar. As luck would have it, he manages to get a job and win his girl. Dhanush thinks the bike is certainly his good luck. This bike gets stolen during a murder night and then the story revolves as to how Dhanush tries to find the lost bike. This lands him in trouble with the local duds and how he manages to reign supreme forms the rest of the story.
Its a superlative effort one should say. The director had certainly done his homework w.r.t to drug trafficking, smuggling, Bike Robbery, Pudhupettai mechanics et al. The cinematography is top notch and travels through the muddy and ugly streets of North Madras.
Daniel Balaji has done a neat job but his portrayals are getting stereo-typed. The Don Kishore gives an amazing performance and is full of class. He is not the usual Tamil film Dada that you come across. "Out" as his right hand, has also done a neat job. Though the plot is lifted from "Bicycle Thieves", the screenplay is brilliantly adapted to North Madras.
Dhanush is back to his brilliant self with a terrific performance. The face-off at the hospital between Dhanush and the gang stands out. He has certainly worked on his physique as well. South Indian "Bruce Lee" might actually suit him now.
Divya as the heroine does not have much to do. But she does not hinder the film's pace as many heroines these days do. Songs could have been much better or the director could have done away with them. The re-mix of course is bound to be a hit.
But a lot of violence and gore especially in the second half could have been avoided or underplayed. This is bound to keep the family and women crowd away.
Vettri Maran seems to be a class act. We hope this effort will not go unnoticed and he gets back to film-making and delivers some commendable performances such as this.
Polladhavan - Quality.
Rating - 7/10.
Cheers.
Polladhavan - The review
I initially had my apprehensions about watching a Dhanush movie. But Voila, how bloody wrong I was. Polladhavan was clearly a surprise package. It was neatly done with finesse. Here's the storyline.
Dhanush is a happy-go-lucky guy who along with his friends Karunas (in a commendable role) and Santhanam (again..a neat portrayal) are pretty much jobless and spend their time on the streets of North Madras. Things go smooth until Dhanush's Dad (Murali) questions him about some money that has been stolen. This creates some tension among the two resulting in Dhanush questioning him about his responsibilities as Dad. Dhanush points to Murali that he has not done anything financially to help him obtain a job. Angered and Humiliated, Murali returns with 70k and asks Dhanush to take it and do whatever he wants with it. The guy he is, he goes and buys a brand new Pulsar. As luck would have it, he manages to get a job and win his girl. Dhanush thinks the bike is certainly his good luck. This bike gets stolen during a murder night and then the story revolves as to how Dhanush tries to find the lost bike. This lands him in trouble with the local duds and how he manages to reign supreme forms the rest of the story.
Its a superlative effort one should say. The director had certainly done his homework w.r.t to drug trafficking, smuggling, Bike Robbery, Pudhupettai mechanics et al. The cinematography is top notch and travels through the muddy and ugly streets of North Madras.
Daniel Balaji has done a neat job but his portrayals are getting stereo-typed. The Don Kishore gives an amazing performance and is full of class. He is not the usual Tamil film Dada that you come across. "Out" as his right hand, has also done a neat job. Though the plot is lifted from "Bicycle Thieves", the screenplay is brilliantly adapted to North Madras.
Dhanush is back to his brilliant self with a terrific performance. The face-off at the hospital between Dhanush and the gang stands out. He has certainly worked on his physique as well. South Indian "Bruce Lee" might actually suit him now.
Divya as the heroine does not have much to do. But she does not hinder the film's pace as many heroines these days do. Songs could have been much better or the director could have done away with them. The re-mix of course is bound to be a hit.
But a lot of violence and gore especially in the second half could have been avoided or underplayed. This is bound to keep the family and women crowd away.
Vettri Maran seems to be a class act. We hope this effort will not go unnoticed and he gets back to film-making and delivers some commendable performances such as this.
Polladhavan - Quality.
Rating - 7/10.
Cheers.
Vel - The review
After a short break, here goes Vel.
Vel - The Review
I got so fed up with this movie that it took me nearly a month to think about writing the review. Vel is totally full of formula, that leaves you thinking about directing your own movie. I am not going into the details of what its all about. When I did read some reviews about this movie, I thought it was a decent attempt with an intelligent and racy screenplay. This was no where near to intelligent.
The whole film is made in such high decibel that you tend to walk away from the screening fed up with those "Yeeeeeiiiiiiiii"s and "DDDDeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiii"s. GOd knows why Surya would choose a film such as this after a stint with the likes of Gautam Menon and Bala.
Asin in a hopeless role. Saranya, the stereotype mother. Lakshmi, the filmy grandmother.Kalabavan Mani, the good-for-nothing villain. You name it...you got it. This film is full of cliches and formula that you can almost predict the whole movie since the first reel.
Phew...What a waste of time. Stay as far away from this as you can.
On the other hand, if you do like this movie (as they did in many B & C centres), kindly stop reading my blog. Its not meant for you.
Rating : 2/10
Vel - The Review
I got so fed up with this movie that it took me nearly a month to think about writing the review. Vel is totally full of formula, that leaves you thinking about directing your own movie. I am not going into the details of what its all about. When I did read some reviews about this movie, I thought it was a decent attempt with an intelligent and racy screenplay. This was no where near to intelligent.
The whole film is made in such high decibel that you tend to walk away from the screening fed up with those "Yeeeeeiiiiiiiii"s and "DDDDeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiii"s. GOd knows why Surya would choose a film such as this after a stint with the likes of Gautam Menon and Bala.
Asin in a hopeless role. Saranya, the stereotype mother. Lakshmi, the filmy grandmother.Kalabavan Mani, the good-for-nothing villain. You name it...you got it. This film is full of cliches and formula that you can almost predict the whole movie since the first reel.
Phew...What a waste of time. Stay as far away from this as you can.
On the other hand, if you do like this movie (as they did in many B & C centres), kindly stop reading my blog. Its not meant for you.
Rating : 2/10
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Kannamoochi Yenada - The Review
Here goes Kannamoochi
Kannamoochi - Vijay Natarajan's Review
Ten minutes into the movie, something makes you feel that this movie is not of the same league as Kanda Nal Mudhal. May be because the handling is on similar lines as Kanda Nal Mudhal or may be , you were expecting too much? The movie starts with Prithviraj(Harish), a young software professional who runs his Uncle's(Radha Ravi) company in Kuala Lampur, and Sandhya (Deva), a Psychiatry student in KL , having an unpleasant introduction.
Harish falls in love with Deva, and soon Deva reciprocates in typical filmy style. Harish , earns the enemity of his Uncle because of this, as Deva belongs to a different caste. Soon, his Uncle chucks him out of his company and Harish is jobless. In the meantime, Deva plans to bring Harish to Chennai to meet her family and earn their acceptance. Harish, does not disclose about his current situation to Deva (for reasons known only to the Director) and decides to travel to Chennai to meet Deva's family (Sathyaraj and Radhika). Sathyaraj, who is totally against his daughter's wish, wants to prove that Harish is not a suitable match for her. What follows then is being told in a rather subdued manner when you expect something close to a laugh riot. How Harish finally manages to win Sathyaraj's heart and in turn redeems his relationship with Sandhya forms the rest of the story.
Sathyaraj, wins the race hands down with his timing and dialogue delivery. His lines such as "Nalla paruppu sambhar vasana adikkudhu" and "Yen, Aunty'nu koopudalaamay" bring the house down. The first half travels with ease and is easy on the eyes and mind.
The second half, stumbles, gets slower , takes an altogether different (& unnecessary) path. The screenplay especially loses its track with the introduction of Sri Priya.
The whole movie appears to be some kind of an expensive theatre act.
If only the director had the guts to give more use to the scissors , the screenplay would have been crisp and taut. But , nevertheless, you need to give credit to the director for giving a decent , funny family entertainer with healthy comedy.
Kannamoochi - Play the game Once.
I would rate it 4/10.
Cheers.
Kannamoochi - Vijay Natarajan's Review
Ten minutes into the movie, something makes you feel that this movie is not of the same league as Kanda Nal Mudhal. May be because the handling is on similar lines as Kanda Nal Mudhal or may be , you were expecting too much? The movie starts with Prithviraj(Harish), a young software professional who runs his Uncle's(Radha Ravi) company in Kuala Lampur, and Sandhya (Deva), a Psychiatry student in KL , having an unpleasant introduction.
Harish falls in love with Deva, and soon Deva reciprocates in typical filmy style. Harish , earns the enemity of his Uncle because of this, as Deva belongs to a different caste. Soon, his Uncle chucks him out of his company and Harish is jobless. In the meantime, Deva plans to bring Harish to Chennai to meet her family and earn their acceptance. Harish, does not disclose about his current situation to Deva (for reasons known only to the Director) and decides to travel to Chennai to meet Deva's family (Sathyaraj and Radhika). Sathyaraj, who is totally against his daughter's wish, wants to prove that Harish is not a suitable match for her. What follows then is being told in a rather subdued manner when you expect something close to a laugh riot. How Harish finally manages to win Sathyaraj's heart and in turn redeems his relationship with Sandhya forms the rest of the story.
Sathyaraj, wins the race hands down with his timing and dialogue delivery. His lines such as "Nalla paruppu sambhar vasana adikkudhu" and "Yen, Aunty'nu koopudalaamay" bring the house down. The first half travels with ease and is easy on the eyes and mind.
The second half, stumbles, gets slower , takes an altogether different (& unnecessary) path. The screenplay especially loses its track with the introduction of Sri Priya.
The whole movie appears to be some kind of an expensive theatre act.
If only the director had the guts to give more use to the scissors , the screenplay would have been crisp and taut. But , nevertheless, you need to give credit to the director for giving a decent , funny family entertainer with healthy comedy.
Kannamoochi - Play the game Once.
I would rate it 4/10.
Cheers.
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