Generally, I see a lot of positive reviews, except from you-know-who. :p
Although not the kind of movie I would enjoy, am going tonight with a big crowd.
Peer pressure. :rotfl2:
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Generally, I see a lot of positive reviews, except from you-know-who. :p
Although not the kind of movie I would enjoy, am going tonight with a big crowd.
Peer pressure. :rotfl2:
Nov, have u liked Anjaan ? I dont remember seen ur review in Hub.
Massu Engira Masilamani Pre-Release Business: - http://www.theindiantalks.com/
Tamil Nadu: Rs 35 Crore (Studio Green)
AP & Nizam: Rs 10 Crore (Medha & Other Distribution Houses)
Overseas: Rs 9 Crore (A&P)
Karnataka: Rs 4 Crore (Brunda & Tarakeswari)
Kerala: Rs 3 Crore (Sopanam Films)
Rest of India: Rs 0.5 Crore
Mass Worldwide Theatrical Business: Rs 61.5 Crore
Including the Satellite, Music and Other Rights, Massu Engira Masilamani pre-release business touches Rs 80 Crore-mark.
Satellite Rights (Tamil): Rs 15 Crore (Sun)
Satellite Rights (Telugu) & Other Rights: Rs 3 crore
Audio: Rs 0.75 Crore (Eros)
Is this a pure "horror" flick or horror based "comedy" flick ?
Its not horror.. Pucca commercial movie rides on horror and comedy..
Ok ,will give it a go, paranormal activities on big screen mostly makes me :shaking:Quote:
Originally Posted by vithagan
Pleasant surprise.... expected a masala film, but except for some masala elements, it is not a run of mill story.
Pretty entertaining until the flashbacks.
Venkat Prabhu trademarks all over the film, including sudden twists and turns.
Packed cinema here with the audience refusing to leave even when the credits were rolling.
Nice time pass movie.
Anjaan pathi yedhumae sollama poraelae :lol2: ...
Pretty Below average film.Flashbak scenes with Ponytail Sakthi part was the best part of the film.
Rest everything was childish and non-cohesive.Infused so called twist were annoying after a point.
Its a classic example of too many cook spoil the broth case.Second half clinched melodrama didnt score emotionally as well.Film gives dubmash feel never gets its serious tone right where it ought to be.
Wondering How VP added VP Sixer tag.....
Online Reviewers weight ha vangitanungala ...all gave very good reviews...athuvum sekar aboorva sagothargal kuda yellam compare pannirukan
Surya can give a hit without ARM or Shankar but sirantha aattakaararum oottakaararum aana avar thaan ;)
Bingo. That's exactly my point too. VP has tried many things and ended up doing nothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Parthyy
And the comparison to Apoorva Sahodharargal is inevitable. The flashback scene reminded me of AS flashback. But that said, the flashback was one portion of the film which was good. Also the 'Piravi' song.
Vandalur la vela paakuravar vantaar da !!!
When you feel insecure about intruders what do you do? U unleash your dog #PurinjavanPisthaQuote:
Originally Posted by VinodKumar's
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Understood, but shocking!Quote:
Originally Posted by ajaybaskar
Anyways when there are Fake Actors, I guess there are also Fake Stars. What Sayy?
[emoji12] அது சொல்லித்தான் தெரியணுமா?Quote:
Originally Posted by CEDYBLUE
Btw, calling spade a spade is getting difficult these days. Because you will be in the danger of getting branded as an actor's fan who is worried about another actor's progress. I hope people realize that criticism is on the movie alone and not on the actor.
Already the cat is slowly out of the bag after the initial hoopla. Baradwaj Rangan and Gauthaman Baskaran's reviews are examples. My only doubt - whose fans are they?
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No issues with your views on Massu.. If the majority feels the same way as yours movie is going to bomb, else it will be a HIT.. time will tell that..Quote:
Originally Posted by ajaybaskar
Just curious.. does all BR reviews matched with your views on all movies?? Here is his take on Kathhi for example..“KATHTHI”… BENEATH THE FLAB, SOME SOLID MASALA MOMENTS..
Totally agree with what you say in para 1. And I think that's what Ajay is trying to convey. One particular movie can be disliked by anyone. Even Kaththi was disliked by few in the hub and otherwise, but nobody tagged that persons view as a ploy to pull Vijay down, so it's unfair to think that Ajay had an agenda against Suriya when he was honest about his feelings after watching Masss. I haven't watched the movie yet but that's what I gather after reading the comments here.Quote:
Originally Posted by vithagan
At the end of the day, like you say in para 1, if a vast majority find the movie entertaining then no reviews can impact the movie's box office performance.
Cheers!!!
I didn't say Ajay had an agenda.. I don't care even if he does ;) he clearly mentioned his opinion is about movie not actor..so I'm not doubting his credibility.. Since he was quoting BR and other person reviews, just curious whether his views matched with theirs for just this movie or all the movies.. either case nothing right or wrong.. oru informationkku dhaan :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dammy R
I didn't mean you in particular but just in general since that's how this entire debate began I guess :-). As for BR and other reviews, he just quoted that there were others who perhaps didn't have a totally favorable view about the movie. I'd be highly surprised if 2 people's views match each and every time for every movie, so I am sure his views haven't matched with BR's every time; but I may be wrong. Ajay may still come and say he and BR agree all the time.. Kidding ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by vithagan
Saw the film with family. Everyone liked it. This is an arena where there is lot of scope for spoofs and VP has Underplayed. Nice masala made out of sixth sense. But it the archaic flashback and story that makes it feel lost when it comes to being a better movie compared to a normal masala. Go with an open mind and you won't be disappointed.
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Watched it-maga mookai...dont know how suriya selecting this kind of half baked scripts...even his acting is below par in this one.. surely anjaan is a better film than this....VP linguku supportku varum bothae light ha doubt irunduthu...
Not necessarily bro. Why should my all views match with Rangan's? If it's the case, I would copy paste his reviews here instead of posting mine. Wouldn't I?Quote:
Originally Posted by vithagan
The context in which I quoted his review here is to prove that it's not only me who didn't like the movie but there are a few more ppl in the world who don't actually belong to the 'You know who' group who've given a thumbs down.
Just because someone is fan of an actor, branding him as one with an agenda when he posts a 'not so good' review is what irks me. Why feel so insecure about an individual's take on a film?
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Idhu kaalankaalama irukka culture dhaana ;) Kamal padathukku rajini fans not so good review potta.. idhe kutrachattu dhaan varum.. and vice versa..Quote:
Originally Posted by ajaybaskar
Can you frankly tell this has not happened when Vijay movie got released?
I am quite sure that it has not happened. During Kaththi release, a few posts from non Vijay fans pointed out that he shud improve on his crying skills, he shud change his transgender like action in comedy scenes. People took it sportively.Quote:
Originally Posted by vithagan
//Fights do happen though during any movie release and the usual suspects are dealt with accordingly. By that's a different case. That was not for posting reviews but for unnecessary provocations like posting theatre seat count screenshots, name callings, etc //
Maasu engira maasilamani - predictable but entertaining at same time.
Its Surya show all the way, make no space for co artists, if I was a surya fan I'd love to see him appear in almost each scene in the movie. But what could be better than 1 Surya? 2 Suryas, whoa double delight for Surya fans. Great cameo appearance by Nayanthara and Pranitha btw. How Venkat Prabhu made "Maanga" Premji appear less irritating remains a mystery that sherlock holmes cant solve either. Maybe this movie has too many characters to keep track of, thats what I felt about the ghost characters. Villains seem very vague, which is not surprising in tamil masala movie, but I wish they were more equal to hero, instead of being punch bags.
Yuvans bgm is very good, but not that it should overshadow the dialogues, sound technicians ought to take care of this detail. Songs not that impressive, but cadeau for the thriller tribute song "poochandi".
This movie is meant to be a family entertainer, they want to make kids watch the movie, but I think they forgot that with the intro song where the dancers appear half naked and with the overdose of violence. Dont make sexy appearance and violence as a selling factor to a "family oriented "movie cinema industry.
Despite the flaws, you can still enjoy the movie as a Surya fan or Yuvan fan, but not as VP fan, he could have made the movie look a lot better IMO. Venkat Prabhu hits a 3'er
Saw it. Strictly ok but there is no concrete screenplay and VP has let loose in many places. This is probably his weakest till date and nowhere near Chennai 28 - Saroja level. I liked his last, Biriyani more than this. Premgi is mixed with his comedies but continues to irritate regardless. Some time pass here and there but overall depiction is confusing and half baked.
For Suriya's he's ok. Mathvanga waste. I know it's running below avg in US and Sat collections did not increase. Ingey kaathu vaangathu. Guess horror comedy doesn't sell well. Maybe it will run better than Anjaan, but I doubt Singam 2 level collection.
அஜீத்துக்கு காமெடியன், விஜய்க்கு ஹீரோவா? - மாசு படத்தால் கொந்தளிக்கும் அஜீத், விஜய் ரசிகர்கள் - webulagan
மாசு படத்தில் வழக்கம்போல தனது நகாசு மற்றும் ஜிகினா வேலைகளை கொஞ்சம் தாராளமாகவே காட்டியிருக்கிறார் வெங்கட்பிரபு. அஜீத், விஜய் இருவரின் நண்பராகிவிட்டதால் அவர்கள் படங்களின் பின்னணி இசையையும் படத்தில் பயன்படுத்தியுள்ளார்.
முக்கியமாக, சூர்யா கத்தியை எடுக்கும் காட்சியில், கத்தி படத்தின் பின்னணி இசை வருகிறது. அதேபோல் நான் கடவுள் ராஜேந்திரன் அறிமுகக் காட்சியில் வீரம் படத்தின் பின்னணி இசை.
சூர்யாவும், பிரேம்ஜியும் கப்பல் படை அதிகாரிகளாக வரும் காட்சியில் சூர்யாவின் பெயரை ஜெகதீஷ் என்றும், பிரேம்ஜியின் பெயரை விநாயக் மகாதேவ் என்றும் வைத்திருப்பார். ஜெகதீஷ் கத்தியில் விஜய்யின் பெயர். விநாயக் மகாதேவ் மங்காத்தாவில் அஜீத்தின் பெயர்.
இந்த பின்னணி இசை, பெயர் இரண்டிலும் ஹீரோ சூர்யாவுக்கு விஜய்யின் பெயர், பின்னணி இசை என்றால், காமெடியன்களுக்கு அஜீத்தின் கதாபாத்திரப் பெயர் மற்றும் பின்னணி இசை. எப்படி எங்க தலயின் பெயரை ஒரு காமெடியனுக்கு பயன்படுத்தலாம் என்று அஜீத் ரசிகர்கள் இணையத்தில் குமுற, சபாஷ் இதுதான் சரி என்று விஜய் ரசிகர்கள் ஆர்ப்பரிக்கிறார்கள்.
first half was a drag, but thoroughly entertaining .. Graphics looked tacky, BGM was excellent .. 12 A certificate is not right, should have been 15 at least... have seen many kids screaming at some scenes !!
A Venkat Prabhu Sixer [2015 : Tamil : Comedy-Drama (Mystery, Fantasy) : 2h30m]
With Surya, Nayanthara, Parthiban, Premji and Plenty of Others
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Dial M for Masilamani - a helpline for ghosts. Being a money-grabber (Ada Kaasu Kedacha ... Eh kattu kattaga pudhu note-u kedacha), Masilamani uses the spirits as frighteners, and becomes the most wanted ghostbuster in the town. Investigating a paranormal activity and sure that its a setup too, Masilamani encounters a spectre, Sakthi. The roulette is spun, the question is at whose 'death-number' it will halt at, giving not much time for Masilamani to get rid of Sakthi and his evil plans, but wait, what if Shakthi is not a malevolent ghost who feeds Masilamani with greed ? - that's Masilamani's job to find out !
I thoroughly enjoyed the film. I am always fasinated with VP's works, including his Goa & Biriyani, which had some funniest moments. VP is a very good observer. In his latest film with Surya, there are tons of references & spoofs which are laudable and has some finest knots in the screenplay. He draws amazing parallels with the flash-back & realtime events, not only in the script but also in executive production - all the flash-backs are neat and the turns the movie takes are interesting. The movie takes a candid peek at itself, like Surya playing a gentleman with Nayan and then suddenly taking a local slang or critising Sakthi's entry as 'Build-up' or Surya Power vs Parthiban Power, etc - such potrayals make the film enjoyable. And not only the dialogues are witty, but who utters them makes it more funny : Manobala's wish to save Mother India (LoL). And the best scene comes during the climax fight where Premgi 'torturing' a side kick to perform his 'hand-design' - that one was hillarious.
Convincing sub-plots trigger interesting events. What if there are multiple-storylines sharing the same sub-plot ? This is where VP brings in the whole difference by making the events not only interesting but visually a different experience. When the story tries to reach somewhere - destination not yet known - following Masilamani and his con jobs, we suddenly are put to find that the 'M for Masilamani' converting into 'M for Medium'. When we start to think that we got a destination, all of a sudden the Medium is not the case anymore, but its 'Measure for Measure'. The film easily shifts itself without any hiccups (but it lacks a tight Act 3), providing a satisfying experience rather than just an entertainment. VP effortlessly moves through the hamster maze, taking different routes to enhance his naration. At a point of time there will be more than a dozen people on screen doing several different things at the same moment. Organising such a scene, shooting it, taking much care with the appearence, position, make-up etc., of artists between takes & re-takes - VP and the whole team have put efficient efforts. Its not just simple, its simply complex.
Not at a single point VP lets-go-off Surya. He cleverly spins the other characters to revolve around Surya. Surya is at his best, as always. Again, VP puts in use his hero's eyes, nose bridge and torso (lovely T-shirts) to the best in all the ongoing events. The very first encounter with the ghost, where Surya turns to see the zombies behind him and then the escape, is a humour-bomb explosion. The bike sequence and the stone quarry stunt were well made. Alas, if Sakthi had much more moments like that, he being a soft guy, would have pumped in much more. The various get-ups Surya sports are amazing and stunning. He looks handsome. And we see him as the count with a pony tail for the first time, which is fasinating.
YSR BGM is good matching the fast paced events. Poochandi song is my favourite (MJ, Chiranjeevi ... Thanks Bosski). And Piravi was excellent. Jettu, played by Premji, thought he did a good job. Recently saw this B-Film 'MGR, Sivaji, Rajini, Kamal' and was scared how his film with his brother would be. Suprising, the Jettu character is simple, funny and emotionally moving (to an extent - I like friendship dramas). Others in the huge cast are more of a cameo but they do get some catchy oneliners or a brief scene to emote. Parthiban casually unmasks his gimmicks, this time he's got a lady partner- Back, Back, Back. Rajendran was too good asusual. Nayan, the wooden doll, looked more waxed-up and the rest including Pirinatha gets suck into 'footage problem'. Editing gets a special mention, hard to miss it.
'There is so much to tell, but less time' or 'How much you can tell in a given time' - whichever it is, thats what stops the movie from being great. Compromising on few 'lag-thargic' moments in the initial part of the film, would have given much scope to elaborate various other essential elements. But still the movie is plugged with high charges and its effects are noticeable (only) in the cinema hall.
Masilamani - Agency of Ghosts
+1..Surya wasting his golden period age between 35-45..Quote:
Originally Posted by ajaybaskar
He has perfect looks,physique and producers-distributors who were their relations and hot in tamilnadu right now who can sale his movies in big way..All he need to do is select good scripts and deliver..
For me Masss is as bad as Anjaan..We didnt expect classic movie but clean entertainer,atleast 50%..
One by one the directors are fading out after promising start and delivering few hits..VP is next..
I thought Anjaan was an okay movie and Mass is only slightly better. I liked Sakthi. His dress and mannerism was stylish to watch. Premji still annoys the hell out of me. The movie dragged on for way too long. Needed a better screenplay. Also, Tamil Cinema really needs to up its CGI.
Yes it was such a mokkai in this film !Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.GreyShirt
Watched Saturday mitnit at odeon kl.
Ennata solla..'nadi narambellam pei padam paatu ooripona oruthanalatan ippadi oru Marana
Mokka padam edukka mudiyum..'
Surya romba alerta irukka vendiya neram ithu..varisaiya ore sarukkal nowadays.
Agree with the period , suriya needs to be alert and pick up some good scripts, this is the time to score...he has the channel(distributors/producers) on his sideQuote:
Originally Posted by USV
Masss is not a VPs sixer it is surya's run out.... Pathetic movie.... Anjaan is far better....:banghead:
Ithila periya comedy..satyraj dialogue solla mathiri 'antha kolanthaye neengathan sir'than nyabagam varuthu..haha
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Whenever there is a biggie in town, all eyes would be on its box office performance. Likewise with Massu, the latest Suriya - Venkat Prabhu 'Sixer', fans are very eager to know how the movie has fared around Tamil Nadu.
While from Chennai city, the film is estimated to have grossed around 1.84 crores from 381 packed weekend shows, the gross from around TN is reported to be close to 18 crores. This year, the other big opening weekend performers have been I, Yennai Arindhaal and Kanchana 2, while films like Anegan and Kaaki Sattai have also done very well.
We have to see how Massu sustains in the weekdays. The word of mouth is pretty positive, and we also hear that the team is planning to ramp up on the promotions to bring in more family audiences to theaters.
http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-mov...g-weekend.html
'Masss' Movie Review Round-up: Critics Give Thumbs up to 'Massu Engira Masilamani'
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/masss-movie...ilamani-634157
Suriya's "Masss" aka "'Massu Engira Masilamani" has opened to positive reviews from audience and critics.
The Tamil movie has won rich laurels for the thrilling elements in "Masss". And, critics have pointed out director Venkat Prabhu's ability to aptly mix all the commercial elements to make it a pure entertainer.
"Masss", which features Nayanthara and Pranitha in the female lead roles, has been appreciated for its technical values too. The story of the movie is about a petty thief, Massu, getting supernatural powers and befriending ghosts. What happens when a spirit called Shakthi, played by Suriya, starts using him forms the crux of the story. Below, we bring you the critics' reviews:
Times of India Reviews: The film lacks the raciness of "Biriyani" or "Mankatha", but there is enough inventivesness and joie de vivre to the scenes to keep us entertained.
The Hindu Reviews: "Massu" could have been a visionary "mass" movie.. You have to watch the scene that references Engeyum Eppodhum. It's a madly inventive bit, and it made me imagine what it would be like if characters from a particular film kept drifting into other films, like ghosts.
IBTIMES Reviews: When you watch the film, one thing obvious throughout the film is the effort taken by the director to make his movie a watchable one for audience of all age groups. It has romance, some spooky elements, comedy, witty one-liners, action, songs and dance. The director has also given a serious attempt to make his characters look real and maintain their identity till the end.
Behindwood Reviews: Suriya carries the movie on his strong shoulders and the kind of energy and youthful charm that he exudes is incredible. Masss is definitely an addition to his list of engaging films as he performs, emotes, dances, fights and romances with the ease of the pro, that he is. Venkat Prabhu seems to have gelled well with Suriya, and it shows on screen. To experience more on what Suriya has done in the film, just head to a theater nearby. We aren't writing anything more about his role!
Indiaglitz Reviews: Suriya's characterization as Masss the hero and as a Srilankan Tamilian is commendable, as with all of VP's movies, he brings out the best out of his heroes. Suriya's dialogue delivery and screen presence catapults the movie forward.
Sify Reviews: "Massu Engira Maasilamani" is a no-holds barred entertainer with all essential ingredients. There are twists and turns galore. Suriya sporting a ponytail as the Sri Lankan Tamil living in Canada, is the highlight of the film. He comes in at the interval point and steals the show. Nayanthara has a brief romantic track with Maasilamani while Pranitha is Sakthi's pair in the flashback.