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sick movie = best movie :huh: :confused2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ladee Shiika
Adaikkalam has got rave reviews from most of the critics :o
Seemingly inspired by director Cheran's school of film-making, debutant Shivashanmugham has dished out a movie which dwells on a youth's passion for his native village and his heroics in saving his people caught in an alien land.
The director has got his basics right. He has succeeded in getting the right environment and the nativity in the movie is good. Also he has opted for a good star cast. All the characters fit the bill.
Prashanth has got a film in which he can make his presence felt. He has enough scope to prove his acting skills. As an angry young-man fighting for his land, Prashanth excels.
It is a different film for Pooja. Playing a rural belle, Pooja appears in half-saree all through and emotes well too.
Namitha, on the other hand, appears in just a couple of scenes and fades away.
The film begins with Kadhirvel (Prashanth), a do-gooder going all out to get water for his village. With monsoon repeatedly failing, his village reels under drought and Prashanth runs from pillar to post to get a well dug in the village. He manages to bring Shanmugham (Mahadevan), a water-divining expert to dig a well in the village.
Shanmugham along with his wife and daughter Marikozhundhu (Pooja) come to the village. Unfortunately a freak mishap kills Shanmugham and the villagers' search for water continues.
To eke out their livelihood, all the villagers led by Prashanth decide to leave the village with a heavy heart to take up employment in a farm house in Rajasthan. Upon reaching the place they come to know that they have been taken as bonded labourers and there is no way out but to work there tirelessly for the next three years. They undergo physical and mental torture from the greedy landlord Thakur Dass (Vincent Asokan). A silver lining in the cloud is Swapna (Namitha), Thakur's sister. She gets fascinated by Kadhirvel's heroics.
The rest is how Kadhirvel fights for his men and helps them reach their village back without any danger and eventually marry Marikozhundhu.
Srikanth Deva's music is okay. The scene- stealer has been Sridhar, whose camera has captured the camel race in Rajasthan well.
The movie begins on an optimistic note and the opening scenes remind one of K Balachander's Thaneer Thaneer. Unfortunately it takes a clichéd path towards the second half with Vincent Asokan playing a regular Tamil villain.
Had the director concentrated more on the second half and trimmed a few scenes, it would have been a different film.
On the whole, the film is different and surely is worth watching
surely any one of the two movies will fetch award for prashanth
http://www.webulagam.com/cinema/revi...61230005_1.htm
all the reviews says it's fine
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/12/29/stories/2006122902580300.htm
The hero is humane, not superhuman, the heroine is much more than a glam doll, crowd puller Namita goes beyond provocative outfits to make an impressive cameo and most part of the cast has lived their roles, with Prashanth topping the list. The story is king in Tirumalai Creations' `Thagappansami' (U). And its realistic treatment makes quite an impact on the viewer — a satisfying debut effort from Shiva Shanmughan, who helms the project with his story, screenplay, dialogue, lyrics and direction.
Dealing with the theme of bonded labour that has hardly been touched upon in Tamil cinema, in a sensitive and sensible manner, this erstwhile assistant to filmmaker Hari, springs a welcome surprise. It is one of the worthiest roles that have come Prashanth's way and the actor has put it to good use. A solid performance! Even makers of great calibre whom Prashanth has worked with, haven't been able to bring out such a brilliant show of underplayed emotions from the actor. His voice modulation lifts the portrayal further. `Thagappansami' should find pride of place in Prashanth's repertoire.
The people of drought-hit Paarapatti look up to Kadhirvel (Prashanth) for succour. Though he is in dire straits himself he does whatever possible to alleviate their hunger. The starving, gullible souls fall into the trap of an agent who sells them to a landlord up north and with that their fate is sealed. The agony seems insurmountable but Kadhirvel is not going to give up easily.
Clichés and caricatures
The film does have its share of clichés. The ruthless landlord (Vincent Asokan) is one and his righteous sister Swapna (Namita) is another. The caricatures that irritate include the lummox (the gluttonous boy) and the hellcat (the policewoman). Duets are an aberration in `Thagappansami' — Srikanth Deva must stop his formula of inserting old tunes in between loud beats. They are getting to be an unbearable assault on your aural senses. There's Namita but there are no provocative jigs with the hero. Pooja's is an effective down-to-earth presentation. And rising above the comedy is Karunas, who puts up an appealing show. The villagers, as a whole, look absolutely natural.
Editing (V. T. Vijayan) warrants mention and so does Sridhar's camera that unobtrusively cans the beautiful hills and the parched village side. Kadhir's art enhances the lustre. Hitherto you've known Mt. Abu as a tourist spot — Shanmughan projects a contrasting dimension to its verdant hills. Initially the stunt choreography (Anal Arasu; Dalapathi Dinesh) is realistic and believable. The cinematic slant comes later in the final showdown.
Shiva Shanmughan has shown that a strong story base combined with a smooth-flowing script is bound to touch the viewer. `Thagappansami' does.
its just slang...sik means like amazing!
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Originally Posted by Saamy
so wht shall we do for that? :roll:
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Originally Posted by Nerd
yah sammy sorry bout that. sick means like .... what gaayini saidd amazing!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tia
Lets watch the movie :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tia