New Releases of Bharath

Yes, the portions with Bharath and Bhavana were fantastic. Bharath's characterization and vocation were genuine flashes of brilliance.

Nerd:
I do agree that its horrendous to return the same state you went out with. But, my bone of contention is the 20 years in between. He watched a movie during school 'cos he loves films. Gets caught, insulted, runs away. Then he luckily gets into a theater and spends the next 20 years totally enjoying himself working there. The Thangam portion is towards the fag end of those 20 years.

The point I'm making is that the director never shows that he's not happy in the theater. He doesn't voluntarily go out for an alternate job...stays put there. Reason: He may be enjoying it there!

And this is the longest part of Murugesan's life according to the movie timeline. This was his most successful part too where he loves what he's doing. So, if this major chunk is not a failure, do you take 2 events, pre and post this to judge that he was a loser?

Again, I'm saying that Veyil may be a comparatively decent film - compared to other duds we're getting...but it certainly doesn't deserve the kind of amazed adulation its getting. And the makers cannot be more wrong about the 'loser' theory 'cos they're not saying anything new here - their vision of a loser is extremely conventional - someone who has not made money for himself. Thats the normal societal view of success, whats new there? Every other medium of art is already hammering that view.

Karthik

Yes, the portions with Bharath and Bhavana were fantastic. Bharath's characterization and vocation were genuine flashes of brilliance.

Nerd:
I do agree that its horrendous to return the same state you went out with. But, my bone of contention is the 20 years in between. He watched a movie during school 'cos he loves films. Gets caught, insulted, runs away. Then he luckily gets into a theater and spends the next 20 years totally enjoying himself working there. The Thangam portion is towards the fag end of those 20 years.

The point I'm making is that the director never shows that he's not happy in the theater. He doesn't voluntarily go out for an alternate job...stays put there. Reason: He may be enjoying it there!

And this is the longest part of Murugesan's life according to the movie timeline. This was his most successful part too where he loves what he's doing. So, if this major chunk is not a failure, do you take 2 events, pre and post this to judge that he was a loser?

Again, I'm saying that Veyil may be a comparatively decent film - compared to other duds we're getting...but it certainly doesn't deserve the kind of amazed adulation its getting. And the makers cannot be more wrong about the 'loser' theory 'cos they're not saying anything new here - their vision of a loser is extremely conventional - someone who has not made money for himself. Thats the normal societal view of success, whats new there? Every other medium of art is already hammering that view.

Karthik

The whole incidents in the movie were narrated as a flashback by Murugesan himself. It is not necessary that he needs to explain his tragedy to every character which he already conveyed it to the viewers. Still he has left a clue to pandiamma and requested not to ask anything further. Moreover there was a scene where bharat knows about him working in a cinema theatre. Whether he discussed or not is not that important anymore. The director/shankar has smartly taken a backseat and let the character speaks the whole story. Be it idiotic, loser or whatever and that’s solely Murugesan's feelings atleast going by his narration on dull emotional scenes. If at all the director needs to be blamed it shud be for the final funeral scene which he has tried to convince the viewers by making his father realize that he is not a loser or a theif , a saviour to his family. And he was also lying on her mothers lap which pandiammas reckons his wishes are fulfilled. Lots of groundwork been done in the script and the screenplay is deftly handled. What irks me is the title of the movie and few commercial elements added to it in the mainstream which is unavoidable these days.

Coming back to Kadhal, Why again? This is adapted from a true story. Balaji Sakthivel is extremely specific to retain the original climax which shows the humility of the person or as per his request…. Bharath becomes mad is truth.

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Pasupathy has given a subtle, natural performance. There is not even a single scene I presume that he overacted. Watch V & V not (VV) for overacting.

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Finally happened to watch this movie today @ santham noon show.

:omg: theatre was full even on weekdays.

veyyil is one of the best movie of 2006 !!!! Hats off to vasantha balan :thumbsup:

Producer Shankar succeds again with his production work, would like to see more movies from PRODUCER SHANKAR :D as shankar is giving chances for fresh talents :thumbsup:

Music and photography were good.

Pasupathy was simply superb :notworthy: would like to see more such performance from pasupathy :thumbsup:

Picturisation was too good especially the first song "Veyyilodu "

Uruguthe and veyyiloadu songs :thumbsup:

Even Kadhal Neruppen was good :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by inetk

Nerd:

The point I'm making is that the director never shows that he's not happy in the theater. He doesn't voluntarily go out for an alternate job...stays put there. Reason: He may be enjoying it there!

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Could well be. But the point I am trying to make is, since he is FORCED to return home the same way, after 20 years, he becomes a big time loser. I mean he would have been happy if he were to spend the rest of his life in the theatre itself. For a person like him, the last thing he wants to do is to go back home again and now he has been forced to do that!

Agree completely that its not a GREAT film, but IMO this is the best film this year. And any day kaadhal is a much better film than veyyil :)

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Originally Posted by great

Finally happened to watch this movie today @ santham noon show.

:omg: theatre was full even on weekdays.

veyyil is one of the best movie of 2006 !!!! Hats off to vasantha balan :thumbsup:

Producer Shankar succeds again with his production work, would like to see more movies from PRODUCER SHANKAR :D as shankar is giving chances for fresh talents :thumbsup:

Music and photography were good.

Pasupathy was simply superb :notworthy: would like to see more such performance from pasupathy :thumbsup:

Picturisation was too good especially the first song "Veyyilodu "

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:thumbsup: Veyyil impressed me a lot and had some good amount of effect on me. If Vasantha Balan concentrates bit more on screenplay and the characters in his films, he can be one of the very good directors among the present crop of direcotrs.

This guy Bharath is terrific. He is still pretty new to the industry and already he has three terrific performances:

- Kaadhal
- Pattiyal
- Veyyil

I was told that he was good in Em magan too. He sure has a bright future :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

... and he should be careful while doing movies like Feb 14, Chennai Kaadhal :lol2: