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is there any chance of national award for abishek?
there are more chance for an NA for abhishek :D :D
there are lot of similarity between the roles of kamal in nayakan and abhishek in GURU :D :D
Hindhi na.
Movies,too good :D
Madhavan too was good in the small role.His confrontation scenes with ABi were :thumbsup:
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Originally Posted by great
UP govt was thinking about conferring a doctorate to AB Jr after Dhoom 2 ! If his performance is even half as good as the raving thats going on,he'll be a front runner for the award.Quote:
Originally Posted by thimuru
As an admirer of Mani Ratnam i'm sorry to say i was disappointed with Guru. Went with expectations
I went to the movie last evening and I should say I was impressed.
Bottomline: Mani Ratnam is India's best director. Period.
Entha period-la? What abt Directors like KamalHassan, Baarathi raja etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nerd
Saamy, this is NOT a thread for comparison, please. There is a thread in the archives titled MR Vs KH. Unearth that, please :)
:lol:
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Originally Posted by Ulaganayagan
Kasi, nice review...:clap:...completely agree with you...Quote:
Originally Posted by Nerd
I watched Guru on the day of the premiere in Toronto. The stars arrived quite late; Mani sir came with Suhasini and his son (i hope); then ARR passed by fast; then Madhavan and his wife came; then we all waited another 20-30mins before Aish and Abishek came together....
Maniratnam sir introduced Rajeev Mennon, ARR, Madhavan, Aishwarya Rai and finally Abishek Bachan and thanked them all. Madhavan spoke few words about the movie and the opportunity; Aish thanked everyone for coming; and Abishek said something :roll: (i was too busy screaming Madhavan's name...:P) Then the movie finally began at 9pm!! :o (when it was actually scheduled to start at 7-7:30pm)
Maniratnam sir, once again has proven himself and his unique style that I like. He uses ARR's BGM and song to move the story perfectly. Most of the songs were used well, even Mayya Mayya....I really liked that songs had some significance to the story...As in most of Mani sir's movies, this screenplay is slow paced and still well done...
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Abishek is the star of the movie - his performance is simply superb and real - he is GURU! Aish was good too - her role is significant as the wife of Gurubhai who stands by him...The chemistry between Abi and Aish is cute! Mithun and Madhavan are the antagonists and their performances were well done, though there was not much scope in their characters as I would've liked to see...
-ve:
-In the end, I felt Madhavan and Mithun's character and their story was left hanging and maybe would've liked to see a resolution (if any...); then again, it's the story of GURU so I suppose it's acceptable...
-I didn't feel/see there was any chemistry between Madhavan and Vidya in GURU - even the kiss seemed unreal...then again the movie is not about them...don't feel the kiss was necessary...
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the movie for Maniratnam sir's direction - use of ARR's music, Abishek's real acting, Madhavan's simple performance and the camera work of Rajiv Mennon...Despite my comments, the movie was well done...so it's definitely worth a watch!
And the pics of all the stars from the premiere turned out quite well..only one shot of Madhavan but it's still good...
:)
Welcome comeback after the debacle Yuva, A Sure hit! Guru - The Movie
There are 29 reviews there and you have picked the worst two :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by thinkfloyd
FYI, rottentomatoes carries 4 reviews from famous american critics and all of them have certified the movie as FRESH 8-)
Sinthiya: Why dont you upload the pics somewhere :)
Nerd,Quote:
Originally Posted by Nerd
You are right and i know that the mouthshut main link has already been posted here. However, i posted these two because i agree with certain points (not all) mentioned in these two. Plus i don't base my opinion on what other reviewers or critics have to say :)
Fair enough, floyd!
Thanks :)
According to http://www.businessofcinema.com/2007...box_office.htm, "Mani Ratnam's Guru released this Friday. The opening has been below expectations. The film is expected to do better in Mumbai, the south and overseas."
- This was about the first-day collection
http://www.mid-day.com/news/city/200...ary/150179.htm says "... an attempt to enliven the dismal box office collections of the latest Aish-Abhishek starrer Guru, which opened to less than 50 per cent collections in its first week."
sure Kasi...here they are:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nerd
Madhavan and his wife
http://i3.tinypic.com/2du9qop.jpg
not so clear as i would've liked but his smile is there :) :wink:
Aish & Abhi
http://i13.tinypic.com/48nps1j.jpg
She looked perfectly at my camera and smiled :)
Mani sir & family
http://i1.tinypic.com/48h4qyg.jpg
The GURU stars
http://i10.tinypic.com/2aevudf.jpg
stars:
http://i11.tinypic.com/309k0hc.jpg
:)
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Nice review Nerd. :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
You would have framed this as "Mani is one of the Best director of the country".
I hope this movie would do very good in Multiplexes in Overseas.
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Originally Posted by Saamy
IMHO
Kamal could be another maniratnam if he took the direction in full fledge.
Though Kamal directed very good movies like Hey Ram,Mahanathi,Dever magan and Virumandi, he is not on par with Mani.
I hope he would over take Mani in another 2 years.But definitely KH is one of very good writer/Director of Indian cinema.
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Guru is in fact a very well made movie out of a simple script. You hvae to appreciate the director for the movie. In fact this movie is a lesson to Kollywood
a) You lose quality directors if the market is crap. We get only directors like Simbu..... who claim they are world class.
b) Heroes like Ajith, Vijay,Visha,Simbu etc.etc. all need to learn what is acting before asking their fans to drench their cutouts in milk,beer and what not.
c)Hindi market takes bigger movies and has got appreciation for it whereas when Kamal took Hey Ram there was no great support though script was brilliant.
d)Tamil cinema if it goes this way will soon become worst than Kannada and will only get pokkiris, alwars and vallavans...
Nerd Mani is currently India's best director but compared to adoor gopalakrishnan and satyajit ray at the time and perhaps K Balachander he is still behind the race.
Hulk and others: I was just talking about contemporary directors, those who still make movies 8-)
good avatar Nerd. Dr.Strangelove :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Nerd
First let him make an honest attempt in scripting an original story.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nerd
I am of the opinion that I can write much better screenplays than Saturn .
AJith poi fansa beer ootha sonarunu neenga patheengala? Dont talk just for the sake of talking without knowing whats happening 8-)Quote:
Originally Posted by sathyaram30
Common. Do it :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by rocketboy
Scripts like mouna rAgam, bombay, rOjA, agni nakshaththiram etc.., are original 8-)
All his screenplays are original though most of them are inspirations
Only Mouna Raagam deserves appreciation . He did a commendable job in picturising the blossoming of marital love in a woman who was at loggerheads with her husband. The rest can be dismissed as jokes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nerd
Hey man give me a chance. I'll prove my worth 8-)
I think mouna ragam also inspired by Mahendiran's Nenjathai killadhey.
No. It isnt. I saw NK very recently, never did that movie remind me of mouna raagam. NK, IMHO is not one of mahendran's best works. 8-)Quote:
Originally Posted by nerdy
And rb, you are right about MR, thats his BEST movie, easily. Mani ratnam's presentation skills, technical brilliance, screenplays are unmatchable, IMHO 8-)
Guru collections pick up
Syed Firdaus Ashraf | January 16, 2007 15:19 IST
The news of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai's engagement has done well for Guru. After a slow opening, it has started picking up at the box office.
Guru saw a 50-60% opening on January 12, the first day of its release, but did increasingly better after the news broke on Sunday.
Guru is a crucial film for Abhishek Bachchan as it is being counted as his first solo success, both critically and commercially.
"Guru is on its way to become a hit," said Taran Adarsh, well known film trade analyst.
Interestingly, only 3 months ago Abhiwarya faced a disastrous flop with J P Dutta's Umrao Jaan.
The difference is in the reviews. While Dutta's film was savaged by critics, Mani Ratnam's film is garnering praise. "Guru so far has been appreciated well, and is a good film too," added Adarsh. Critics have unanimously praised Abhishek and Aishwarya's histrionics, and the word of mouth publicity is making a huge difference to the film.
A still from Guru"The film so far has done well in cities and multiplexes," declared trade analyst Komal Nahta, "and has done reasonably okay business."
Nahta feels the engagement news hasn't had an impact on the box office collections. "Not at all. Everybody knew that they were seeing each other. So, how would that help the film? It is like the story of boy crying about the wolf. Everyone knew that this news would come true. and finally when it has come true nobody is surprised about it. So it has no effect at the box office."
He further said the film's collections have started dropping again.
Unlike other Hindi films, an integral part of Guru's success comes from South India, largely because of Mani Ratnam's great fan following beyond the Vindhyas.
"The film has done well in South India," concluded Vinod Mirani. "Abhishek's performance has been appreciated and he is maturing as an actor day by day."
http://www.time.com/time/arts/articl...8636-1,00.html
by Richard Corliss.
The entire article shows how much he enjoyed and analysed MR's films.
Guru, a fine polyester :thumbsup: :notworthy:
Nerd,
1.Who is that in your avatar?
2.One blogger in his review mentioned that Abishek's performance in guru is better than kamal's in Nayagan ..what do you think ?how do you compare?
That is Peter Sellers, in and as Dr.StrangeloveQuote:
Originally Posted by joe
:lol: Sure, you can! And its so easy in FH, everyone can do that in 1 or 2 sentences verdict. Then who will direct? Whatever you script on the paper doesnt transform to film's roll robotically. Doesnt he need a commercial break?Quote:
Originally Posted by rocketboy
You go and approach SS for Rocky6 or JC for an HK film with your screenplay and presume how they reacts to it. Doesnt they need a commercial break? Thats what MR attempted with his trademark stamp.
Just including the much needed linesQuote:
Originally Posted by sathyaram30
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btw, Would really appreciate it IF you avoid ajith's name in this thread !
won't you ?
yepQuote:
Originally Posted by selvakumar
As floyd mentioned, he is Peter Sellers from a very old comedy movie, Dr. Strangelove. The best comedy movie ever :)Quote:
Originally Posted by joe
As far as the second question goes, IMHO, nAyakan is not kH's best performance. 16 vayathinilE, DM, MN are better. Abhishek's role is almost similar to that of vElu nayakar (20 - 60). For a non-actor like Abhishek its a dream role and he has done full justice to it. :thumbsup: