jaiganes - most interestingly, GUNA (telugu version) - i was in hyderabad then - ran for exactly 2 days!!
telugu makkals for some strange reason cudnt digest kamal with that kind of a face!
but it remains an evergreen classic (for me)!
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jaiganes - most interestingly, GUNA (telugu version) - i was in hyderabad then - ran for exactly 2 days!!
telugu makkals for some strange reason cudnt digest kamal with that kind of a face!
but it remains an evergreen classic (for me)!
And 'kaali Raaja 'pinnaniyila' mirattura mirattal irukke... (though some of it has been reused from AS)
I can't see this link. Can you please paste the contents.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)
It is a tough between alomost all the movies in the poll :lol: will vote soon :)
TA,
Guna padatha youtube la part part a potrukkaanga. the link was for the first part
Agree. In my real life, I've seen/met mentally retarded people(pardon me if the term is politically/socially incorrect). In fact, enga relatives side-liye oruthar irrukar :( Anaal oru mentally disturbed person-uhh en life-le paarthadhille.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)
Mentally disturbed person-aaga oruthar irundha, eppadi irrukum enbadhai en kann munnal kondu vandhu niruthiya Kamal-in abaara nadippukku oru salute, bow! :notworthy:
Even putting it rather mildy, Kamal's acting was simply brilliant . :clap:
I thought it was an article. If it is movie then no worries as I have watched this movie several times(lost the count). It is pathetic that many people ignored this movie calling it difficult to understand. IMO it is easily oscar worthy performance for an american actor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)
I haven't seen schizophrenia captured on screen like this before (forget the Hitchcockian MPD nonsense which has a cult following and is omnipresent in the film world, unfortunately).Quote:
Originally Posted by Movie Cop
I know a schizophrenia patient. There are many types of schizophrenia with varying symptoms and this person did not usually exhibit the delusional symptoms that Guna perpetually seems to have. However, from time to time, this person becomes dull and withdrawn as a result of hallucinations caused due to the disease itself and also if the medication or the dosage goes wrong and the way he speaks, the way his eyes look at that time, can be related to Guna. I am convinced that this is one performance like no other. IMO, its not just a question of observing someone and merely mimicking the actions. Even that in itself is no mean task!
In my opinion, the 'look', the 'face' Jaiganes refers to (the "Kalyanam" song in the post-shaving scene, in the laddu distribution scene) is extremely difficult to get (its also aided by nature, some people can get that look, some can't) because it can easily turn into a crowd-pleasing clown act.
You can see the sadder version of this achieved by Appu (Aboorva Sagodharargal) also. Idhellam make-up, getup, ku appaarpattadhu
Guna is someone who does not have a grip on reality. Even mentally challenged (congenitally) have an idea of what 'reality' is. For guna reality is the shame he is suffering through and the only way out is 'the celestial bliss' offered by communion with Abhirami as suggested by another inmate who doesnt understand the veiled symbolisms of Abhirami Andhadhi.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)
The result is a Guna who is neither a psycopath in search of transformation to escape his complex like a Francis Dollarhyde in 'Red Dragon' (awesome novel by Thomas Harris) nor is he a benevolent and harmless creature with a vivid imagination. He is technically in netherland, hating his current 'reality' while oblivious to the 'fantastic' nature of his reality and in comes a set of weird coincidences leading to his 'Abhirami' and the eternal freedom from his reality which was too cruel. The interesting aspect is again 'symmetry' . There is city and civil society where guna is a patient slipped from reality and then there is the forest where someone absolutely normal (Roshini) finds that Guna is the only normal person while everyone else is absolutely ma, including the police inspector who has little patience for anything. Though appearing as a movie an actor made for showcasing himself, it is in reality a narrative loaded with more than enough subtexts and allegories that can fill easily a PhD. thesis. I used to sit and wonder even about the presence of moustache for Guna while he is in the forest to a clean shaven, 'puppet' Guna. Is there an implied longing for absolute masculinity and independence in Guna written but not shown explicitly? That and many more such ponderings are to be explored while meditating on Guna....