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Originally Posted by Nerd
Annamalai vs Padayappa.
Watched over the weekend. Annamalai on TV. And Padaiyappa on disc, as wife never finished watching it.
Theme the films share: fall of fortune, then the rise.
Themes they don't share:
Annamala - bromance, bovine love
Padaiyappa - sexism, and insecurity (always have 6-8 guys around you)
Music:
Annamalai - Okay, can't listen to most of the songs. Oru Pen Pura still nice. Never liked the Bond influenced theme.
Padaiyappa: Winner, always listenable. Moricone incfluenced theme that probably answers the question as to why many Rajini fans are also Eastwood fans. My nit-pick= no proper score for action scenes, unlike Muthu's full blast.
Direction:
Annamalai - Focused, probably the beginning of too many shots of hero walking craze.
Padaiyappa: Showy, camera zooming over the top, sideways, annoying as heck.
Comedy:
Annamalai: Snake scene still nice, "Kadavule kadavule" not funny anymore. As usual, pre-Vetri Nitchayam Rajini is hillarious.
Padaiyappa: Boring. Even Senthil not effective
Co-stars:
Annamalai - Very good, especially Radha Ravi
Padaiayppa: Ramya Krishnan still annoying as heck. The others so and so. Not enough NT/Rajini dynamics.
Dialogues:
Annamalai: Wonderful, especially the kanakku dialogues by Rajini.
Padaiyappa: as mentioned, pure sexism. En vazhi tani vazhi sound stupid. the nalla vazhthatha saritiriam illa is factually wrong. What if you turn it around?
Main character:
Annamalai: Lovable, you are with him when he falls and rises.
Padaiyappa: Sexist paranoid with ego as big as the very Himalaya the actor goes to.
Rajini's performance
Annamalai: One of the last great performances of his.
Padaiyappa: Lazy.
Annamalai >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Padaiyappa. Thanks god for Baba.
In padayappa, when lakshmi says "poi en marumagala kootittu vaa" and then rajni walks in to soundarya, the BGM was awesome. I think the same BGM repeated in some other scenes also. But in this scene, it was mindblowing.
Music is a great plus point in Padaiyappa, but sila edattula konjam muted-A irukkum. And lack of it during action scenes. In terms of ARR/RK collaboration Muthu trumps Padaiyappa just on the background score alone.
True! But I Liked Baba's BGM much more, followed by STB.Quote:
Originally Posted by groucho070
grouse... with u on this... being an active campaigner for annamalai in that poll...
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Originally Posted by SoftSword
Annamalaiya Padaiyappavannu ketta of course most of us will say Annamalai without any hesitation..:yes:. But never knew why, my wife likes Padaiyappa very much.. She is not a Rajini fan though.
ramya kissnan character remba pudichirukkum... edhukkum konjam jaakradhayaa irunga..
:rotfl: Good one SS !Quote:
Originally Posted by SoftSword
Kalyaanam aana maru nodiyila irunthe antha jaakirathai unarvu thaana vanthuduchu SS.. :| kalyaanam panni paarunga puriyum :lol2:Quote:
Originally Posted by SoftSword
Grouch :thumbsup: though I don't hate Padaiyappaa as much as you do. 2nd half (save for what-a-man) is sort of better than the 1st half. But no comparison to Annamalai. Rajini's best masala in the last 20 years. Vetri nichayam is a particular favorite of mine. Devaji in supreme form. And well shot too. Padaiyappaa (the scene Ramkumar quoted, oonjal scene etc.), Batsha (ulle po, medical college) both had quite a few good scenes but not as consistently good as Annamalai.
original gindhi pilimukkum credit kuduthudungO...Quote:
Originally Posted by Nerd
oonjal scene would not be as effective as ullaeppO or 'enakku innoru perum irukku'* without the BGM...Quote:
Originally Posted by Nerd
* that hands on the table with that unique smile while saying that dlg... :notworthy:
Already pala muRai sidhaichAchu remake paNNiQuote:
Thappi thavari intha pdathaellam remak pannidatheenga....
Telungula Mohanbabu-Revathy-Geetha
indhila Mithunda-????-Kolapuri chappal
idhellAm paravA illai - pOna vAram Surya TV-la Malayalam remake pArthEn. madhu chettan. "ketta paya saar kaali" scenela
Engineer: Kaali, Sorry, ennala evlo poradiyum un velaiya kappatha mudiyala
Madhu chettan: Ok saar, ippO gnAn oru chAya kudikkAm pogunnu*
*actual dialogue was "ketta paya saar kaali... rendu kaiyum kaalum..." only but Madhu chettan delivers it like I have written.
:lol:
padayappa'va thookittu Basha'va vechalum...
namma vote eppavume..
Annamalaikkuthaan........ veedu idikkira scene'la ungalai ariyama annamalai'ku varuthapaduveenga.. ange jeikkiran annamalai..
pala kOdigalukku adhipadhi aanalum.. pazhaya madhiri sirichukittu irundha annamalaiyai parkka mudiyalainu manorama varutha paduvanga.. ange jeikkiran annamalai..
action mattum illama ippadi sentiment'layum asathuna oru padam thaan Annamalai
ennaku theriyum..... Appa remake pannitanga ippa panna vendamnu sollavanthen....Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum
enna poruthavaraikum... Miuthun is much better actor than most of his counterparts in hindi
Plum :lol:
Actual fight should be Annamalai vs Baatsha. I guess most of us will settle for Annamalai.
HR, point-u.
Nerd, I warned my wife about that unintentionally hillarious "what a man" scene, that I might laugh and don't get offended. Ennakku munnAdi sirichitA...
SS, some videos not working.
I prefer annamalai over baasha...But the younger crowd likes more baasha and padayappa.....
Annamalai - more Style with subtance
Baasha - style with less substance
Padayappa - verum sathamthann....
FDFS - Annamalai - How many of you shouted "Kushboo" in the breif pause during the song Kondaiyil Thazham poo song ?
Me - yes
THILLU MULLU
CAST:
• Rajnikanth as Ayyampettai Arivudainambi Kaliyapperumal (AAK) Chandran / Indran
• Kamal Hassan as a an actor who acts as a lawyer
• Madhavi as Sarojini
• Thengai Srinivasan as Sri Ramachandramurthy
• Sowkar Janaki as Meenakshi Doraiswamy
• Nagesh as himself
• Poornam Viswanathan as a family friend and doctor
• Viji Chandrasekhar as Chandran' sister (Uma)
• Lakshmi (actress) and Prathap K. Pothan in guest appearances
CREW
Directed by K. Balachandar
Produced by J. Duraisamy
Written by Visu
STORY : Sachin Bhowmick
Music : MSV
Lyrics: Kannadasan
PLOT:
Aiyampettai Arivudainambi Kaliyaperumal Chandran (for short, A.A.K. Chandran) (Rajinikanth) is a playful young man. Upon completion of his degree, his uncle (Poornam Viswanathan) advises him to attend an interview for a job at his friend Sri Ramachandramurthy's (Thengai Srinivasan) company. The doctor advises Chandran to act in a manner most appreciated by Sri Ramachandramurthy namely wearing a Nehru kurta, telling his full name always, giving importance to his moustache, showing a lack of interest in sports and drama, giving respect to his father's words (i.e., by repeating the phrase "My Father always told me" often) and detesting the concept of recommendations.
During the job interview, Chandran followed his uncle's advice perfectly and gets the job along with a beaming smile from his boss. However, Chandran eventually gets caught when Sri Ramachandramurthy watches him at a football match, which he attends with his friends. He took leave on that day by telling his boss that his mother (who died many years ago) was in a serious medical condition. To escape from the ire of his boss and being fired, he makes his boss believe that it was his (fake) twin brother Indran (without a moustache) who was at the match and not himself. This idea was inspired by a dual-role played by his actor friend Nagesh in a fictional film where he is in two roles: one with a moustache and one without.
Sri Ramachandramurthy (although not convinced but feeling guilty due to suspecting his top employee) wants to see Chandran's brother Indran as well as his mother and wants Indran to teach music to his daughter Sarojini (Madhavi).
Chandran was startled at the request but agreed to it. He seeks his friend Nagesh for help. Nagesh advises Chandran to remove his moustache and go ahead acting as Indran. Chandran was reluctant to remove his moustache but goes ahead with it as there is no other way to continue the drama. The now moustache-less Indran was the anti-thesis of the Chandran as seen by Sri Ramachandramurthy. Indran takes music classes for Sri Ramachandramurthy's daughter Sarojini and the two fall in love.
For most of the rest of the film Chandran was leading a dual life: a sincere hardworking employee to his boss and a typical cool young guy (Indran) while teaching music to his boss' daughter.
How Come Indiran manages to save his job & love form the rest of the story
TRIVA
Director KB advised Thalaivar to do comical roles for a change to avoid being stereotyped as he was doing mostly anti hero, action roles like Billa, Dharmayuddam hence this movie was accepted by Rajini
It was during this shooting at Sowcar Janaki’s house Rajini met Latha as a college student who came to interview him
Acutually this is not the first movie in which Rajini acted without a moustache the first one was Murattukaalai Climax song
After this stupendous success of this movie Rajini ‘s movies first half was interlaced with humour
Madhavi played heroine role with Rajini for first time.
It was official remake of GOlmal Hindi moive
It was last movie of Rajini which was directed by KB
Sowcar Janaki , for a change did not shed tears in the movie as she appeared in tear jerker roles mainly
Kamal sir, appears in climax with his brother’s name Chandrahasan
It is considered as cult classic and often played in TV channels
Visu dubbed for an candidate in interview just before Rajini was interviewed in the movie
The boy who blackmails Rajini in this movie acted as Junior Rajini in Thee another Rajini movie
All the songs were hit
PERFORMANCE:
Thalaivar ‘s comedy timing was impeccable in this movie that too being first time no style deliberately made no fights but still enjoyable
Thengai Srinivasan: Superb Performance . His on screen chemistry with Thalaivar is extraordinary in every scene
Madhavi is also apt
Others do a decent job
Final Word:
A Evergreen comedy of Tamil Cinema Your tiredness will vanish if you see this movie after a hectic day
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MURATTUKAALAI
CAST:
RAJINIKANTH
Rathi
Jaishankar
SA Asokan
YG Mahenran
Rajappa
G Srinivasan
Surali Rajan
Sumalatha
Thengai Srinivasan
CREW:
Story, Screenplay, dialogues : Panchu Arunachalam
Music : Ilayaraja
Dances; Puliyur Saroja
Fights: Judo Rathnam
Cinematography : Babu
Direction: S P Muthuraman
Producers: AVM Productions
PLOT:
Kaalaiyan (Rajini) is a simple person and the best Jallikattu (Bullfight) player in his village. His world revolves around his four younger brothers. The antagonist is Sundaravelu (Jaishankar), a Zamindar from the neighbouring village who lives an extravagant lifestyle. His close aide is a (Surali Rajan) Samipillai.
Sundaravelu 's sister, Soundaryam (Sumalatha) falls for the macho Kaalaiyan when he wins a Jallikattu. Sundaravelu decides to marry his sister to Kaalaiyan with an eye on his land and also Kaalayain develops a liking towards Soundaryam when Kaalaiyan comes to know that the bride wants to split the bond between the brothers, he calls off the marriage.
In the meantime, Kannamma (Rathi), on the run, after Sundaravelu falls for her charm and tries to molest her, kills her father takes refuge in Kaalaiyan's house.
However, Kaalaiyan takes a liking for Kannamma and romance blossoms, while Sundaravelu is unsuccessful in his attempts to make kaalayan marry his sister and tortures his brother Kaalaiyan decides to marry Kannama , Kaalaiyan is charged of murder of Panniyar’s henchman
How does Kaalaiyan settle scores must be watched
PERFORMANCE:
Thalaivar is superb in this movie with his impeccable energy , style doing a rural role for the first time of his carrier carries on the movie with ease on his shoulders
Jaishanker plays the villan and gives a memorable performance he is just like a second hero
Rathi is the heroine is glamourous and also acts
Sumalatha is the second heroine and one side lover of Kaalaiyan
SA Asokan, Tengai Srinivasan makes a cameo performance
Surali Rajan is the surprise package in this movie
ANALYSIS:
The movie begins with a lot of promise and as a family entertainer ends with a bang on interval and gains momentum after that you feel it has ended so soon the fights are a definite value addition for this movie superbly choreographed , watch out for train and climax fight
TRIVA:
AVM initially decided to produce a remake film Bhai Bhai with Rajini & Kamal combo . Kamal & Rajini decided not to work together and Kamal suggested to go ahead with Rajini and hence Murattu Kaalai happened But unfortunate Demise of Meiyappa Chettair during the project left Rajini unhappy as it was he who insisted to do a movie with Rajini after watching Mullum Mallarum .
All the songs were hit , particularly poduvaga En Manasu Thangam was a rage those days
Initally Rajini was aginst that song as he found it self glorification but Panchu sir & SPM convinced him
Many actors were offered Villan role but SPM requested Jai sir who readily agreed . Jai acted as a villan for first time in other’s hero movie
Rajini sir was happy that he asked to develop great scope for Jai & requested producers and director to give him equal amount of importance in publicity
It was a comeback movie for AVM which had stopped productions in 1970
The train fight was superbly choreographed and was finished in 3 days before allotted period of 5 days
The rekla fight was helped by Pollachi Vanavaraiyar
The bull fight was shot in all places where such bull fight was held and the crew chipped in and edited it cohesively .
Rajini wore a wig, it was not a haircut as said by others
Rajini appeared without a moustache in climax
A getup of Rajini in form of Krishna was also taken but not used
The train fight was performed by Rajini without a dupe.
FINAL VERDICT:
It is a good entertaining movie remains as a cult classic . It established Rajini’s supremacy as a actor and graduated him into a star
GO For IT
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"நான் ஒரு தடவை சொன்னா நூறு தடவை சொன்ன மாதிரி".
* "பன்னிங்க தான் கூட்டமா வரும், சிங்கம் எப்பவுமே சிங்கிளா தான் வரும்"
"அளவுக்கு அதிகமா ஆசைப்படுற ஆம்பளையும், அளவுக்கு அதிகமா கோபப்படுற பொம்பளையும் வாழ்க்கையில நல்லா வாழ்ந்ததா சரித்திரமே இல்ல".
"எப்பவும் பொன், பெண், புகழ் பின்னாடி ஆம்பளை போகக் கூடாது. ஆம்பளைங்க பின்னாடி தான் இதெல்லாம் வரணும்."
* "நான் எப்ப வருவேன் எப்படி வருவேன்னு யாருக்கும் தெரியாது, ஆனா வரவேண்டிய நேரத்துல கரெக்டா வருவேன்."
* "நம்ம வாழ்க்கை நம்ம கையில தான் இருக்கு."
* "நல்லவங்களை ஆண்டவன் நிறைய சோதிப்பான், ஆனா கைவிட மாட்டான். கெட்டவங்களை சோதிக்க மாட்டான், ஆனா கைவிட்டுருவான்."
* "கிடைக்கிறது கிடைக்காம இருக்காது, கிடைக்காம இருக்குறது கிடைக்காது."
* "வாழ்க்கையில பயம் இருக்கலாம். ஆனால் பயமே வாழ்க்கையாகிடக் கூடாது."
* "கஷ்டப்படாம எதுவும் கிடைக்காது, கஷ்டப்படாம கிடைக்குறது எதுவும் நிலைக்காது
போக்கிரி ராஜா
CAST:
RAJINIKANTH as Ramesh & Raja
Sridevi
Radhika
VR Tilakam
Muthuraman
Manorama
YG Mahendran
CREW:
Story: Balayaa
Screenplay Dialouges: Panchu Arunachalam
Camera: Babu
Fights: Judo Rathinam
Dances: Puliyur Saroja
Producers: AVM
Music: MSV
Songs: Kannadasan
Direction: SPM
PLOT:
Ramesh (Rajinikanth) starts managing the office of an industrialist who strongly suspects his relatives to be looting him. Ramesh finds the culprit and keeps a tight leash on everything happening in the office, thereby earning the wrath of the industrialist's relatives.( Muthuraman & YGM)
Ramesh and Sridevi (the industrialist's daughter) initially find themselves at loggerheads, but eventually fall in love with each other. The industrialist is happy about this development until he sees Ramesh cheating on his daughter. He fires Ramesh the very same day.
The industrialist is murdered and Sridevi also sees Ramesh in her house that same night. Ramesh is dragged to court and is shortly framed for murder. Sridevi is upset, and the ill-intentioned relatives start closing their net around her, forcing her to marry Y. G. Mahendran (the son of two of the industrialist's relatives).
In the meantime, the grief-stricken Ramesh meets another person named Raja (also Rajinikanth) in jail who looks exactly like him. Raja , was the person who went to Sridevi’s house the night when Industrailist was murdered.
Ramesh & Raja exchange places. Ramesh marry Sridevi & comes back,
Raja loves Radhika and plans to marry her . For want of money he goes to Ramesh’s village
Raja goes to Ramesh’s house . Circumstances force Raja to act as husband for Sridevi.
Together Sridevi, Radhika Ramesh and Raja plan to punish the culprits and starts to look out for evidences.
PERFORMANCE:
Thalivar is the main back bone of the movie as Pokiri Raja he is superb ( Watchout for scene in which Engineer goes back to jail superb style)
Sridevi is gorgeous and mature thinking women who share his husband problems and helps him
Radhika is perfect match for Pokiri raja as Pokiri rani
Muthuraman is the villan good
Songs
• Songs: Kadavul Padachan - S.P. Balasubramaniam
• Pokkirikku Pokkiri Raja - Malaysia Vasudevan
• Vaada En Machikala - S.P. Balasubramaniam, S. Janaki
• Vidiya Vidiya Solli - S.P. Balasubramaniam, P. Susheela
Was super hit
TRIVA:
It was a second time double role for Thalaivar first one BILLA
It was second movie for AVM
The movie is a Telugu remake starring Superstar Krishna
Initially Rajini was not convinced with the movie but when producers and director suggested Rajini agreed
Rajini came by scooter at night to watch this movie(Telugu) . AVM car followed him to his residence to make sure he reached safely
The song Pokkirikku Pokkiri Raja was picturised in kundrathur with sharp boulders . Rajini acted without slippers carrying Radhika on his back.
He made fun showing his back to radhika indicating that he suffered a lot to carry her , thereby making fun of her
Outdoor shooting was suddenly arranged , Rajini was in another shooting when SPM said this he immediately joined them when SPM asked to go to his home he refused saying
Sir “ You will give me Lungi to wear in hotel, in shoot I will wear costumes, lets go to shooting spot” Amazing level of simplicity
Muthuraman acted as a villan for first time in his carrier
This was the last film for
Muthuraman died in ooty when he was on his morning walk.
Kannadasan also wrote Kadavul Padachan zong & went to America but sad to say only his dead body arrived
The movie collected more than MurattuKaalai in some areas( Ananda Picture Suresh)
FINAL VERDICT:
It is a good entertaining movie .
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Friends,
If you like this pl encourage, If you don;t like it say it so that I won;t disturb this thread by writing
Ragul, keep it going. I will add something if I can. I don't remember pOkkiri raaja. Seen it long back..
ragul, why do u even think like that...
pls write... :notworthy:
Thanks Nerd , Sword fish I thought no one is reading so only I wrote this , I will surely update atleast 3 movies write ups per week covering almost all Thalaivar movies, Iam a die hard fan of Thalaivar
Ragulram
Keep up the good work :thumbsup:
IIRC , this the "Only" movie in which Muthuraman plays a villain?? Such a versatile actor, but for some reason, -tive roles don't suit him!
I love one song by SPB in this film, called "Kadavul padaithaan" really hilarious!