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    watched porambokku yesterday...just ok for me..thelivana screnplay missing!!!alutham illa....ennathan sollavarangga puriyala..but good perfomence by vijay s n arya...but climax vijay loosa porathellam ovarubba..ennoru kodiya naubavan kartika nair..sonava kuda appadi ippadi iinu ora kannala parthiralam pola..but karthikava shabba...

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    Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai [2015 : Tamil : Drama (Prison, Action) : 2h45m ]
    Written & directed by S. P. Jananathan

    Does a fair trial necessarily amount to a fair outcome ?

    An intense drama on reality about 3 men having a meeting over the table of Death. Rarely a film picks up such characters and explores it. Jananathan has convincingly narrated us his tale of justice, order & realisations. The technical aspects of the film is top notch, esp. the train sequence. Rest is pure drama, depicting the agony of individuals, various individuals. The film does not grow preachy, but it has its moments over political streams, which I will not be speaking about as it does not interest me. Just the story - the touch so sacred but quite poisonous.

    The Imperator
    Festina lente (Hasten slowly).
    - Augustus


    Mecaulay is an officier who is deadly as he is a contridiction with his self and profession. Professionaly he is a courtesan of justice and delivers what is demanded, at the same time he shows courtesy to the prisoners, infact he rates his work place as an intellectual den. This operation marks him dutiful, where he prepares himself to see through it until its end. He plans, alters plans and finally plans a plan. He is cunning, he has got the power, and he goes by the rule. Not that he walks by your side that he is a friend, but he is certainly not your enemy.

    Mecaulay gets the orders to carryout the execution of a convict under his command, no excuses accepted. He secures the place holding the convict, finds the executioner, prepares the execution and waits prudently for the D-Day.

    The Anarchist
    Our masters have not heard the people's voice for generations and it is much, much louder than they care to remember.
    - Alan Moore (V for Vendetta)


    And you spot Guy Fawkes mask beside the gang hacking the prison security system. The prison holds Bala, a furious commander of the people running a parallel government. He seems to be wondering "If the supreme court has ordered to distibute the unused grains to the poor and if I execute it, a special court declares me guilty". There, he gives a real picture of his intentions. Bala is convicted for treason and held in this jail for the next 27 days before he will be hanged to death.

    Bala is fearless and fierceful. He wishes to be a martyr (It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr), but at the same time if opputunity allingns with his life-line, he will escape to extend his service to the common man.

    The Hangman
    Every guilty person is his own Hangman.
    - Lucius Annaeus Seneca


    The protocol dictates certain criterias to appoint the man who could execute the capital punishment. The Hangman has knowledge to this process which inturn abides the measures under which the convict is to be hanged which are set by the court of law. Yamalingam (the writer tries to say something here, catch it), is a sucessor to The Hangman legion, his father been an official exectioner. We could hear his mother saying that she had no clue about the profession of his father, another reference taken from Jerry Givens - "For many years, even his own family did not know the truth about his job."

    Yamalingam suffers from 'post-traumatic-whatever', after he had witnessed/carried out an execution. He is an alcoholic and just refuses to carry out the job. There are very few films that talk about the state of The Hangman. Another wonderful (Art-House) film (you can watch it if you are interested) is 'The Hangman' starring Om Puri.

    The Execution
    The fear o' hell's a hangman's whip to haud the wretch in order;
    But where ye feel your honor grip, let that aye be your border.
    - Robert Burns


    The stage is set. Three men, unknown to each other are spun together now. The dice of life have stoped rolling. The numbers will deceide their actions. Tricked, Yamalingam waits to pull the lever, knowing well that the convict will not meet death by his hands. Setter, Mecaulay waits to see the dominos fall. Convicted, Bala awaits redemption. Caught between them is Kuyil, an assosiate of Bala, who master-plans and organises the escape of Bala.

    Tik toc tik toc.

    Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai - 'Triple'-dealing
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    சென்னை பாக்ஸ் ஆபிஸ் - முதலிடத்தில் புறம்போக்கு என்னும் பொதுவுடமை



    சென்ற வாரம் வெளியான இப்படம் முதல் மூன்று தினங்களில் 69.70 லட்சங்களை வசூலித்து முதலிடத்தை பிடித்துள்ளது.

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    JAI HO A FILM ON A R RAHMAN



    isayin eega iraivan...

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    watched ok kanmani last night.

    wife and kids felt bored and walked out within 30 minutes. Depsite prakash raj's excellent acting and ARR's awesome music, I was struggling to sit and watch the full movie.

    I could easily name at least a dozen movies released in the last 12 months that were much better than this movie. highly over rated.

    as far the heroine, well... she is short, fat, has a beer tummy and has caterpillar eyebrows.... she could give tulsi nair a stiff competition for the ugliest heroine in the industry.
    இலக்கியத்தில் நான் வண்ண தமிழ் மழலைக்கு பாலூட்டும் தாய்
    சினிமாவில் விட்டெரியும் காசுக்கு வாலாட்டும் நாய்

    -Vaali

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    shes fat..yes..but shes not ugly..shes sweet looking..much better than lakshmi menon, karthika etc
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    Demonte Colony - Arulnithi's interesting choices continue. Run time of less than 2 hours and pretty engaging. No commercial compulsions. No heroine infact!!! The film did not scare me much. Technically well made and crisp film.

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    Go here for discussion on 16 Vayathinile

    http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthrea...16-Vayathinile
    Never argue with a fool or he will drag you down to his level and beat you at it through sheer experience!

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    Vai Raja Vai

    Not bad as expected but plenty of loop holes throughout. Its kinda funny to see the hero being able to predict future as if he has an on/off switch to the ESP.
    I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NOV View Post
    Go here for discussion on 16 Vayathinile

    http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthrea...16-Vayathinile
    Why you restricted "16 Vayathinile" movie discussions into songs? The reason I posted here initially wads to see how others write about 16 vayathinile as a movie comparing the opinions of Gopal. Just because someone diverted the topic to songs, the whole posts need not be hijacked to IR section. The music is the biggest asset of 16 Vayathinile. But still, there are lot of more aspects one can praise about that movie. That's the point.
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