http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60124
Another Kamal interview.
Printable View
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60124
Another Kamal interview.
http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2004/dec/21sld1.htm
The top 10 Tamil films for the year 2004-Virumaandi was the best film says 'Rediff'.
About the Indian Express interview,
I am a little irked by the fact that Kamal refuses to give Vikram his well deserved due.
As a die hard Kamal fan, I have begun to begrudginly admit that Vikram is heir apparent. But, doesn't look like Kamal has come to terms with it.
Sivaji was magnanimous in accepting Kamal. Kamal should do the same to the likes of Vikram and Surya.
mnt ,
I don't agree with that .Vikram is a very good actor ,who gives his best ..but no way near kamal ..
1.Vikram is average when playing down to earth roles
2.Vikram's comedy is just ok ,no weher near kamal hassan
3.His mastery over tamil prononciation and dialogue deliver are agaian no where near Kamal ..
4.Kamal has multiple other skills and he excels in every aspect of it ....
5.Let us see anniyan - His capability to handle double roles ..If when there were 4 roles ,kamal excelled in Micheal madahana kama rajan .....
I absolutely second Ramki's views! :=)
Versatility and bodylanguage are Kamal's forte; former exclusively his in indian cinema and the latter trait he "inherited" from Sivaji(and added much more credibilty and nuances to it!)
And the "Unfair advantage" that Kamal enjoys - is that he is basically a creator-writer! :=)
His performances add more dimensions and brings "layered" enactment of his roles.
Not just the Pronunciation and dialogue delivery - Kamal can imply deep and subtle things - and normal looking dialogues transform into lines which have deep import. This is where Kamal the creator - elevate Kamal the actor, which just cannot be expected to be done by other 'normal' actors!
His mastery over thamizh "dialects" - that is thamizh as spoken in various areas/region both inside thamizhnadu and also the eezham one with credibility is an exclusive asset to Kamal.
Vikram is a very good actor, but i dont think Vikram is even "heir apparent" to Kamal - in the notion that we talk of - Sivaji & Kamal!
I guess We have to wait a few more years for another extraordinary one as kamal!
But, i would like t opoint out one thing - that the enormous amount of inspiration that Kamal generates would definitely mould another actor like him; atleast another one who tries as hard and who's as brilliant - would come around.. i'm damn sure about it!
And one more thing - Kamal had been doing trend-setting and defining performances as a habitual stuff!
Right from 16 vayathinilE,
avaL appadithAn,
sigappu rOjAkkaL,
kalyAnarAman,
marO charithrA,
rAja pArvai,
moonRAm piRai,
Salangai oli,
sippikkuL muthu,
nAyagan,
pEsum padam,
aboorva sagOtharargaL,
michael M.K. rajan,
guNA,
thEvar magan,
nammavar,
mahAnadhi,
suba sankalpam(telugu),
kuruthippunal,
Indian,
avvai shanmughi,
hEy rAm,
thenAli,
ALavanthAn,
anbE sivam,
virumANdi
His versatility and path-breaking performances are mind-boggling!
He has raised the bar of the pole vault! Future (and current) - if they need to be "champions" in crossing that high a mark, need to clear it by clean jumping!
Hitting the bar and going under it by an inch - wont be enough!!
;=))
I second all the thoughts of Geno and Mumbai Ramki -
take this other aspect - Kamal's innate feel of music and its importance in a movie and his indepth knowledge of world cinema - he can discuss at length about Benigni, or, Hitchcock, or a Stanley Kubrick, or a Robert Altman or an Orson Welles as easily as he can talk about SS Vasan, Papanasam Sivam and Raj Kapoor et al - that is astounding stuff!
besides, I understand that he makes it a point to update himself on all aspects of science as well !!
There are still other dimensions of people like Kamal and IR that we do not know of - but then, that is the advantage creative artistes such as these have - the advantage of not being dogmatically restricted to and inhibited by a claustrophobic formal education system!!
I agree with all of the above.
But I still feel that Kamal feels queasy mentioning Vikram's name:-)
I know he is not Kamal. But, I feel he is the closest thing we have to Kamal.
Kamal in the past has mentioned the likes of Mathavan and Ajith as promising talents. I am a fan of Mathavan too, but can't say the same about Ajith.
Why doesn't he recognize the talent in Surya and Vickram and acknowledge it for what they are. I think it will go a long way in encouraging these youngsters to break out of the mold.
Just something to rant about on a cold winter morning in Toronto:-)
Mnt
Promising talent na does n't mean they hav3e acted well ..Kamal said ajith has tried something different ,but he never said he has acted well ....
Both Raaja and kamal have this in common ..unless they like them very much they will not praise ...His opnion on Madhavan ,ajith cannot be said as praise anyway ...
However in a function kamal did say that vikram deserved the award very much ....
ha ha ....what man...why tamilians make a big issue of that MUMBAI EXPRESS title....as if its bad word ....why they always want to be in closet..........when in india i used to think everyone knows HINDI....but after coming abroad and meeting tamilians from tamilnadu....i was shocked......all the TAMIL friends I got here cannot speak even the basic hindi....like 'KYA HUA....or KAISE HO ??..
Now again some one will shout ,,,is it necessary to speak....why we shud speak HINDI blah blah blah.........if its such then a they can never be openminded...