well said thimuru..Quote:
Originally Posted by thimuru
in places like mumbai and delhi it got only 25 to 30% opening.. :lol:
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well said thimuru..Quote:
Originally Posted by thimuru
in places like mumbai and delhi it got only 25 to 30% opening.. :lol:
That's a good point thimiru.
Maddy,
For all your cribbing about TN giving Mani a raw deal, the best business for Guru is in the South. Its the South which ahs come to the rescue :)
I wantted to comment on these things a bit. But staying away :yessir:
Bala,
It is unfair to say that "Mani is overhyped" when we can find faults in his narration. Even I had a similar opinion that - Mani is not great compared to the likes of SR, Bala, SJS etc sometime back ! May be - I decided these things after watching very few movies of Mani.
Presently, he is the best among the current directors and that is pretty acceptable. Mani had done great films in the past. Much like how our young directors are doing. "We need to wait and see how our present directors give movies after 5 to 10 films and then arrive at a conclusion". I think no one will deny the fact that Mani is currently the NO.1 when it comes to *directors*.
I have not yet seen GURU. But heard that it is much better when compared to AE, Iruvar etc :) Not sure though. Guess - Mani started crippling with AE. I was :evil: when I watched the film. A bit of "Manda Kaanchu PoNa" effect and the "feel good" factor that was present in "Iruvar" was missing and the characters looked :evil:
OTOH, There are much better movies like "Agni Natchathiram", "Mouna Raagam" etc from Mani :wink: He had used the same style of narration in those movies and thus carving a unique style for himself. I don't have any problem with the "short dialogues", "partial narration" etc though ! :)
Tomorrow evening 6:40 PM @ PVR, Forum Mall, Bangalore, I am going to watch Guru in Hindi.....
Chill out Maddy, even we like Mani but doesnt mean we should not give opinion on his movies . Regarding Microscopic analysis we havent done that . sample peace "why is the south indian temple gopuram seen once in while . Northie temple doesnot have such huge Gopurams :P "Quote:
Originally Posted by MADDY
Between no one will go indepth analysis for small director or actors. Get that point first !!!
:exactly:Quote:
Originally Posted by great
We should be taking in the +ve way that Mani's movies are looked with more critical eyes. :)
Indha comment enna oru fellow hubbera solreengalaa alladhu oru Moderatora solreegalaa THiru M ? :wink: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Thirumaran
Forget it. Mani R is one of the very best of tamil cinema directors till date. Many subjects that he had touched were all well handled
say Mouna ragam ( excellent work on human behavioural science )
Roja ( kashmir issue )
Dil se ( North eastern border issue )
Mumbai ( Mumbai riots / Babri masjid )
Alai payuthe ( love before marriage and after )
Kannathil muthamitaal ( no need to mention )
Ennum vera ennayaa vendum to prove his class ? :)
Ippoathaikku fellow hubbera thaan sonnaen. :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nakeeran
Naan sonnatha yaarum appreciate pannalainaa Moderatoraa sollvaen :twisted:
JK.. :oops:
Ippoathaikku fellow hubbera thaan sonnaen. :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nakeeran
Naan sonnatha yaarum appreciate pannalainaa Moderatoraa sollvaen :twisted:
JK.. :oops:
Ghatham, Ghatham.. PEACE OUT GUYS!! My points were just to prove that he is/was not the BEST director in India as is made out to be. And I thought I should spell out the reasons why I thought so. Continue with Mani's Guru.. I will join when I have watched it.
Sadly, I have to agree. There is no question that BR has lost it long back. But it happens to even the best (Woody Allen is a shadow of his former self).Quote:
Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram
iruvar is a great movie from mani i thought.it didnt do weel in Bo though it had a very good script.except double aish,everything was good.uh oh!expalain plz why iruvar didnt interest u selva...Quote:
Originally Posted by selvakumar
you say WHAT ??Quote:
Originally Posted by MADDY
Iruvar is a tamil film and it was a lackluster film, is it?? :shock:
All his hindi movies are worse than most of his tam movies and iruvar is better than all of this hindi/bilinguals :twisted:
I read in KUMUDAM interview Mani is going to join hands with IR very soon. Is that true..?
Only When Hell Freezes..
http://www.indiafm.com/movies/boxoff...838/index.html
Guru is a hit..... 8-) .......considering only 15 crores was the expenditure.......
i stick to my arguement that still Mumbai is Mani's stronghold and not chennai..... 8-) ........this time with link...
Mumbai - 4.4 crores + 2.4 crores
Chennai - 32 lakhs+ no data available for 2nd week(which means nuthing substantial)
(P.S: this is a trend that mani is doing better in north and not any source of regional divide) :roll:
enna nakkala.hindhila padam eduthutu tamil naatu collectionoda compare pannnaa epdi?Quote:
Originally Posted by MADDY
compare regarding opening man
u mean to compare opening of :Quote:
Originally Posted by thimuru
tamil guru and Hindi guru in chennai?? or
Hindi guru in mumbai with tamil guru in chennai?? or
Hindi guru in mumbai with Hindi guru in chennai??
:? ...........kova padama badhil sollunga... :D
But I feel Guru is an average movie....going to watch Guru today evening....
Prejudging will spoil ur opinion...... :D .......anyways just see and write ur view here......Quote:
Originally Posted by leosimha
i wanted a commercially successful movie for mani....he has got it atlast..... 8-)
will see and surely post my views.....yes if it is a commercial movie...then mani shouldn't have gone for the dubbed version in tamil...he should have gone for remaking it in tamil with tamil style...anyways...all for good...Quote:
Originally Posted by MADDY
MADDY,
endha mozhiya irundhalum abishek is a non tamil actor and the film got good response here due to respect for mani
might be...but people would love to hear ARR songs also...and when ASH is there...thats also one more plus apart from ARR...Quote:
Originally Posted by thimuru
appadi irundha romba sandhosham dhaan.... :D ......north or south Mani is the best-unnu peru vaanguna adhu enakku sandhosham dhaan..... 8-)Quote:
Originally Posted by thimuru
:omg: :shaking:Quote:
Originally Posted by NOV
Did you know that....
Maniratnam's real name is G. Subramaniam ?
He was born on June 2, 1956 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu,
Family consists of father: "Venus" Gopalratnam, brothers: G. Venkateswaran, G. Srinivasan
Married to actress Suhashini daughter of Charuhasan and has a son, Nanda
Studied in Vidya Mandir School, Chennai and obtained a degree in commerce from Madras University and an MBA from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.
Has worked as a Management consultant?
How others see him...
Suhashini : Mani is the best thing to have happened to me
Madhavan: To act in Mani's film is a demanding job
Abhishek bachan: I do not have enough words to explain the experience of working with someone like Mani.
Simran: Mani Ratnam is so organized.
Aishwarya: Mani Sir is an institution.
Balu Mahendra: His enthusiasm is infectious.
Rajiv menon: Mani Ratnam is a perfectionist.
Some amazing facts....
* Nayagan, listed in of the 100 movies of TIME magazine
* Kannathil Muthmital bagged 5 national awards
* Dil Se, first Hindi movie released in London
* Has no previous experience in the film industry before becoming a director
* His wife Suhasini is the niece of actor Kamalahasan
* He has never shot a single frame in a foreign locale for his all film
* Has worked with best cinematographers like P.C.Sriram, SantoshSivan, RajivMenon, and Balu Mahendra.
* Most of his films have been seen in both North and South India.
Awards and Recognition
* Pallavi Anupallavi: Karnataka State Award- Best Screenplay
* Mouna Ragam: National Award for Best Regional Film.
* Gitanjali: Best Picture Providing Wholesome Entertainment - Andhra Pradesh State "Nandi" Award
* Anjali: National Award- Best Regional Film
* Roja: National Award - Best Film on National Integration
* Bombay: Best Film on National Integration
Best Director - Filmfare Awards,1996:
Best Director - Cinema Express - 16th Annual Awards - 1995
* Kannathil Muthamittal : Best Director - Cinema Express Award,
Best Director - Film Fare Awards and
Best Director - Swarna Kamal Award
* Received the Padma Shri award from the President of India in 2002
:shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by NOV
Kannathil Muthamittal didn't shoot in Srilanka?
Nope that was set !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by joe
Guru was shot in Turkey.
You mean the Budtha statue and huge falls are sets? :shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by great
:o ..really? it can't be....there were very few shots that i could recognize.... :roll: ....Quote:
Originally Posted by great
NOV...thanks for all this information! :clap:
not even a single scene shot in SL ? :shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by great
I remember, Sabhu cyril once mentioned that buddha statue they have created.
yea that falls and the statue were sets... :)
aana matha scenes :?
I think they meant it as foreign localities for song sequences....
:? they would have put sets near the sea shore . But for Mani, they say Guru is the first movie to shot in foreign location :?Quote:
Originally Posted by villan007
http://charuonline.com/kp233.html
:clap: :notworthy:
Friends, I have watched GURU already :wink: ! It is one of the "Feel Good" movies from Mani ! :clap: Didn't find time to post the review. But I thought of posting the same after watching it couple of more times :wink:
Finally, Mani had convinced one of the harsh reviewers. ( Charu )
selva...charu is one funny guy
agni natchathiramnu oru padam vandhadhe theriyadham?
nayagan padame paakalayam...
ennangada deii....
Vikki, I agree he is a "different" person with strange policies and personal values.
But this is the first time I see him appreciating him, I believe :wink: