Chevalier Dr. Kamal Haasanin Mayyam - Part 9

[pushpak]

VetriVizha - 2nd day - 3rd time viewing - I forcefully took one of my friends who hardly watch Tamil movies.
This movie - dances and fights - made him a big fan of Nammavar.
Ran 28 days at my place. Watched 7 times or so from theatre. Mappilai which released along with this ran 21 days.
Those days.. Wow...

[hattori_hanzo]

Soora Samharam

- Directed by Journalist-turned-PRO-turned-Director-turned-Supporting Actor. Now known as Mongoose Mandaiyan - Chithra Lakshmanan
- Kamal is called Pandian in some scenes, AdhiVeeraPandian in some scenes, AdhiVeeraRamaPandian in one scene.
- In some scenes he appears with orginal murukku meesai. Ottumeesai in most of the 2nd half. The scene where his face is shown on the TV, he looks awesome.
- Two excellent songs - Naan Enbadhu and Neela Kuyile both sung by Arun Mozhi and one by Mano - Vedhaalam.
- Nirosha, the heroine is introduced as Mythili in the titles. Not sure if this was before or after Agni Natchathiram.
- Somehow KH's chemistry isn't all that good with Nirosha, though there are some romantic scenes, steamy enough to keep family audiences away.
- Kitty(aka Raja Krishnamurthy, Ex-Vice President, Polaris Software) who did remarkably well as a smooth-talking corrupt minister in Sathya plays a hardcore villain. Not too impressive. 10 minutes into the movie, the villain's identity is revealed.
- Madhuri as his sister doesn't suit the role and Janakaraj is wasted.
- There are some really good stunt scenes. In one such scene, KH uses the 'T' word for the 2nd time(First time was in Vikram). I think the one in the receiving end was Ponnambalam.
- The first 15-20 mins & the scene where KH is drugged, beaten and the consequences are good. Till then the movie moves quite fast with an engaging screenplay but slips badly post-interval.

[kumarsr]

Soora Samharam

- Directed by Journalist-turned-PRO-turned-Director-turned-Supporting Actor. Now known as Mongoose Mandaiyan - <B>Chithra Lakshmanan</B>

He is there in the cast of UV

- In some scenes he appears with orginal murukku meesai. Ottumeesai in most of the 2nd half.

We might be treated to the same experience in Papanasam

- Nirosha, the heroine is introduced as Mythili in the titles. Not sure if this was before or after Agni Natchathiram.

After Agni.

- Somehow KH's chemistry isn't all that good with Nirosha

Radhika's sister, can't imagine looking at her now.


Another wasted effort like Kalaignan.

[hattori_hanzo]

He is there in the cast of UV
We might be treated to the same experience in Papanasam

Hmm yeah. He did that quite often in 80s when the movie going public didn't care about it much. I hope it isn't too obvious in Papanaasam.

And about KH's cop roles, he has a pretty good success rate - OKD, Ab.Sago, VV1, VV2, Khakhi Chattai,KP, Vikram(good business in B&C). One more average grosser which comes to my mind is Andha Oru Nimidam. I thought it did not do well till I saw the director/producer/villain Major Sundarrajan's interview in Jaya TV about ten years back.

Mottai Bosskey : Andha Oru Nimidam'nu oru padam pannineengale, adhu Andha Oru Nimidam aavadhu odicha?
Major: 100 days odhichu. Sumaarana laabam vandhudhu.

OTOH for Rajini, except Moondru Mugam and Anbukku Naan Adimai(not sure about its success) none of the movies ran well.
Kodi Parakkudhu, Naattukku Oru Nallavan, Pandian and some movies in Bollywood failed. Pandian was the last movie in which he played a cop.

[Arvind Srinivasan]

And about KH's cop roles, he has a pretty good success rate - OKD, Ab.Sago, VV1, VV2, Khakhi Chattai,KP, Vikram(good business in B&C). One more average grosser which comes to my mind is Andha Oru Nimidam.

In Andha Oru Nimidam, Kamal's a lawyer not a cop.

[HonestRaj]

Soora Samharam

- Two excellent songs - Naan Enbadhu and Neela Kuyile both sung by Arun Mozhi and one by Mano - Vedhaalam.

aadum neram idhuthan idhuthan?

[Cinemarasigan]

aadum neram idhuthan idhuthan?

Yes, HH forgot to mention I think, superb song..

[irir123]

soorsamharam is the kind of self-abuse Kamal ought to have avoided.

btw, even vetri vizha et al were mediocre.

- post Nayagan, the creative bubble featuring pesum padam, chanakyan, aboorva sago, mmkr, indiran chandiran, should all have been persisted with and Hey Ram should have happened right after Indian

[hattori_hanzo]

soorsamharam is the kind of self-abuse Kamal ought to have avoided.

btw, even vetri vizha et al were mediocre.

- post Nayagan, the creative bubble featuring pesum padam, chanakyan, aboorva sago, mmkr, indiran chandiran, should all have been persisted with and Hey Ram should have happened right after Indian

Prathap Pothen's biggest hit as a director. In terms of quality it can't come close to the other movies in your list. The movie still had many interesting elements like well choreographed stunts, songs. Kamal's costumes were too good.

[Cinemarasigan]

According to me Kurudhi Punal stands out as a cop movie.. - Very intense as well

Vettaiyadu Vilaiyadu comes next - neat and suited Kamal very much.