Irandam Ulagam-Arya-Anushka-Selvaragava-Harris jayaraj

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Originally Posted by Thala_rasigan

Dilbert,

u hav rights to comment on anybody..bt giv sum respect on their talents... dont cal them as 'Spielberg selva', cooking rice,etc., ... its irritating to read.. hope u understand wt i said.. after all, u jus saw a trailer only.. nt a whole film...

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for heavens sake did u watch the interview Thala_Rasigan. there wasnt a bit of respect he showed for ppl. whats said here isnt half of how he blabbered - ans .irrelevant to the question bringing his personal vendetta.

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Originally Posted by Nasc

for heavens sake did u watch the interview Thala_Rasigan. there wasnt a bit of respect he showed for ppl.

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He was praising Prabhu Solomon from bottom of the heart for Kumki's story and success. He has valid reasons to criticize other people.

another ambitious movie.. hopefully it shudnt have unwanted stuff in it..

btw, the BGM is one of the most horrible ones I have ever heard .. it puts you off instantly..

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Originally Posted by Arvind Srinivasan

The film looks very similar to 'The Fountain', a film that had a lot of religious and philosophical subtexts surrounding it and a film that was fun to explore. I for one hope the same from Irandam Ulagam. Seriously I still cant get to understand people's thinking about a movie's originality. No movie is completely original. It is is like asking if one's opinion or thought is original.

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I have high regards for your posts, which is why I'm going to say it blows my mind that an intelligent poster like yourself don't know/pretend to not know that originality varies with its framework. If you apply the word in the context of cinema, an original idea would be the one that gives the viewers an experience they haven't gotten before. Tell me, hands over your heart, is that what you got from the trailer?

I'm not saying he isn't talented, but avar pesra pechuku ithai Vida niraya talent irukanumnuthan solren. He is clearly delusional if he thinks he is above his contemporaries, the one among the chosen, the one, blah blah blah for the enhancement and enlightment of Tamil audience when he can't even provide us with a trailer that has borrowed from the school of hollywood written all over it.

^ Firstly my post over there wasn't directed towards anyone and definitely not towards you, Stardust. Coming back to the issue, I saw Selvaraghavan's interview and I dont think its gonna affect as to how I rate the movie. I would like to judge the movie on its merits and not on my personal dislikes and likes. It is quite apparent from the trailer to see where Selvaraghavan's inspirations come from. I am not gonny deny it. For me this is one of the very reasons I will be stepping in to the theatre to watch the movie. Just imagine a film like ' The Fountain' or 'The Avatar' in an Indian set up and try making a film. That's original enough for me and since its been directed by a Selvaraghavan who already made me sit up with Aayirathil Oruvan (again not completely original at all ).

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Originally Posted by Arvind Srinivasan

^ Firstly my post over there wasn't directed towards anyone and definitely not towards you, Stardust. Coming back to the issue, I saw Selvaraghavan's interview and I dont think its gonna affect as to how I rate the movie. I would like to judge the movie on its merits and not on my personal dislikes and likes. It is quite apparent from the trailer to see where Selvaraghavan's inspirations come from. I am not gonny deny it. For me this is one of the very reasons I will be stepping in to the theatre to watch the movie. Just imagine a film like ' The Fountain' or 'The Avatar' in an Indian set up and try making a film. That's original enough for me and since its been directed by a Selvaraghavan who already made me sit up with Aayirathil Oruvan (again not completely original at all ).

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I agree with you on one thing, his effort in introducing new genre to tamil cinema is laudable. I liked AO to an extent, heck I could even end up liking IU, Selva-the person isn't going to put me off from watching it. If you read my first comment again, you'll realise I was judging him and not the movie.

My hunch is that the movie will do well...but he seems to have taken a very long time.

Audio and Trailer Launch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QXjZdtapK8

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Originally Posted by Stardust

I agree with you on one thing, his effort in introducing new genre to tamil cinema is laudable. I liked AO to an extent, heck I could even end up liking IU, Selva-the person isn't going to put me off from watching it. If you read my first comment again, you'll realise I was judging him and not the movie.

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AO had talked about the Pandyan-Chozhar rivalry, a topic that has been rarely unearthed in TFI. We have literary classics such as Ponniyin Selvan and we haven't seen any of these adapted into films. So for me AO was a step in the right direction and it had a fairly intelligent mix of history,fantasy and adventure. Hopefully we get to see a filmy version of Ponniyin selvan soon (a novel that I particularly enjoyed reading and which I believe should have been made as a film long ago). We had a film version of Parthiban Kanavu featuring Gemini Ganesan in 1960 though, but to make it palatable with current trends of cinema, it requires some effort.

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Originally Posted by Stardust

I'm not saying he isn't talented, but avar pesra pechuku ithai Vida niraya talent irukanumnuthan solren. He is clearly delusional if he thinks he is above his contemporaries, the one among the chosen, the one, blah blah blah for the enhancement and enlightment of Tamil audience when he can't even provide us with a trailer that has borrowed from the school of hollywood written all over it.

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Well Put. Most of the posts here are echoing this view only.