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To meet the tkt demand, #AbiramiMegaMall allocates #YA show(s) in all its 4 screens.. #HatTrickBlockBusterForAJITH
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Ramesh @rameshlaus 29m29 minutes ago
To meet the tkt demand, #AbiramiMegaMall allocates #YA show(s) in all its 4 screens.. #HatTrickBlockBusterForAJITH
http://www.thehindu.com/features/cin...=entertainment
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Fans of actor Ajith Kumar celebrating the realease of Yennai Arindhaal
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'Watching Yennai Arindhaal at dawn on release day wasn’t just a movie-going experience'
It’s Thursday, February 5, and my alarm rings at 3 a.m. It’s Yennai Arindhaaltime! I spring out of bed. Shortly, a few of my friends, one of who has managed tickets for a 4.30 a.m. show (I kid you not), find ourselves on our bikes heading towards Porur on empty roads, which for some strange reason remind me of the film Zombieland. Thanks to Google Maps, we find our way to a theatre named Gopalakrishnan, one I’ve never heard of in my three decades in the city. I expect to see a handful of droopy, sleep-deprived people lumbering in. The sun, after all, hasn’t even risen yet.
What I see though… a sea of people flooding into the obscure theatre with chants of ‘Thala’ ringing in the air. Bikes jostle for space, some fans seem drunk on alcohol, but most on the prospect of being among the first to watch the Ajith-Gautham Menon film.
We finally take our seats. I am surprised they are even numbered. The chairs are creaky, the cushions threadbare. More people pour in, and a random guy in the audience asks them to sit on the floor, yelling “Seat-laam kadaikaadhu!” Most people are dressed in lungis and shorts. Not the fancy shorts seen at posh theatres, but the multi-coloured ones you find on Parry's pavements.
But the noise, oh, the noise! Groups of men (of course, no women) whistle and hoot. When the ads start playing, the cheering makes you wonder if Ajith has walked in. A deafening roar erupts when the Censor certificate comes up — U, U/A, A… who cares?
Then the words Ajith Kumar appear on screen and as Sathyadev (Ajith’s character in the film) says later in the film, “All hell breaks loose”. Many people stand up on the seats, unable to control their excitement. Some like yours truly stand up on the seat too, to peer over the other heads. A few run towards the screen. In seconds, they are atop the stage up front and dancing, shirts in hand.
I’m not even looking at the screen now, only at the revellers. Some stop dancing, get phones out and begin taking selfies. I dimly realise that I can barely hear any music at all. Harris Jayaraj may as well not have bothered. The madness continues till the opening credits stop rolling.
But you know it’s a temporary lull. An Ajith intro scene is in the offing. Gautham Menon has his finger on their pulse — he teases them with a couple of scenes where only the actor’s eyes are visible. That primes them. Then, Ajith’s full face comes into view. If I thought I had heard the height of the noise, I was wrong. The din those 100-odd people raised — you had to pinch yourself to believe it was 4.35 a.m. on a weekday at an anonymous theatre.
Then, I see, in slow-motion, a sizzling cracker launched into the air. Breaths held. Thankfully, it falls at an empty spot up front and explodes, silencing the audience for barely a second, before the roar continues. In the commotion, a part of the screen is damaged. Two policemen finally walk in (did the explosion wake them up?) and try to identify the culprits. Ha, good luck!
The film is running, but nobody seems to care. It’s the opening show of an Ajith film, and everything else, even the film itself, is secondary. Having heard no dialogue for the first 15 minutes (the dreadful speakers are also to blame), I realise I’ll have to watch it again to review it.
It doesn’t matter. I couldn’t have stood on the seat at Sathyam.
Anandh_Rj: Celebration on #Kerala#Kollam :-D
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#YA Special Interview #GVM@dancersatz & @arunvijayno1 Dance for Adharu Udharu !!! tomorrow @ 3pm in Vijay TV
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Goutham dancing ...after YA release
#AjithBestMoments - Tune in on Sunday @ 3 pm..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78Gn...ature=youtu.be
The story behind the circumstances in which YA was made by GVM - written by Sudhish Kamath. Interesting read.
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/blog...cle6869054.ece
watched it at Mayajaal - no tickets at spicinemas :(.... I'll try again next week...
coming to the movie - I felt it was awesome... from the censor certificate to we can skip the coffee - I was hooked :)
I loved the various avtars of Thala... be it the son(talking to Naser), father, lover, cop,etc... he has nailed every emotion... Trisha kitta pesarappo kannil oru vetkam... I now realise what was missing in GVM's previous efforts !!!
enna oru screenplay, subtle emotions, dialogs... loved watching Ajith-Trisha romance... no words... and the kutti girl was too good
I hope Arun Vijay will get good roles after this, he's always had good movies, but somehow never made it big.. !
And the music.. I felt every song, every tune, every lyric was apt.... first half may seem a bit slow, but it was full of undercurrents and emotions.. so I loved it as much as the second half..
Marupadiyum pakkanum... hopefully in spicinemas.. :)
Malai murau news paper ......... #HatTrickBlockBusterForAJITH
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VAsool Mannan After Super Star Rajinikanth -- Malaimalar.
Watched it. Instant like and it will shatter thala's earlier movie records.This is seriously the best to come from Ajith. detailed review later
Another top moment from YA movie...
Sathyadev comes in as Auto Driver (reminding Kadhal Kottai) to nab the criminal.....another auto driver asking Sathyadev who is he to cross and be at the auto stand and the moment when he gives a damn look at the auto driver....the auto driver goes stubborn and salutes when Sathyadev stops him....brilliant nuances.....is GVM setting a benchmark in this movie? oh boy ho
Done with the second time. This time in Forum Value Mall Inox. 6:45 show full house with full of family audiences. Lot of kids were there too. One kid was even saying Bye Ajith when leaving the hall. :D
This time during the climax fight I too felt BGM was too loud. But in other places the same was adrenaline pumping like someone mentioned earlier.
I think, I wont get bored watching this movie few more times. Cant believe that one man played the role of contrasting cops as Vinayak Mahadev and Sathyadev... :notworthy:
While typing the above line it flashed in my mind what if Sathyadev chases Vinayak Mahadev? Wouldnt be interesting?
What I miss there is, everybody in the city (including the auto driver) knows he is a cop. And when he goes as under-cover, no villain knows who he is. Even, once Trisha mentions that she watched him on the TV. And I think nobody in the villain group watches TV.Quote:
Originally Posted by leosimha
going to watch it in 3 hours. Very excited. Waited a long time to take my sisters to a tamil movie.
@ShridharR: Saw YA with public. Damn proud. HUGE Ajith fan. All my life I whistled & clapped. Today I was moved. Nobody does it better. Thx Gautham :)
Watched it, awesome movie
+ ves
Ajith
Arun Vijay
Trisha, anoushka and the kutty papa and Vivek
2nd half especially the last 40 minutes
Songs and cinematography
Screenplay and GM way of narration. The cops were like cops and senior officials were like senior officials.
Negatives
First half seemed to be a little tad long, but not boring
Nasser and Ajith's relationship could have been established stronger
Overall one of the best Ajith movies in recent outings. Hope Ajith selects these types of scripts in future
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The answer lies in the timeline of Satya's life otherwise put in Satya's Carrier.Quote:
Originally Posted by balakumar86
When Satya's dad embraces the fate of Uncle Ben, Satya becomes an IPS as during that time of his father's murder Alex Pandiyan was playing on the TV and thankfully not Spiderman. From here, we are introduced to a dynamic Satya who could be in his late 20's. He is a Ghost, as his own colleagues aka other officials (except GVM ofcoarse - fantastic touch this is) do not know him (ref. 1st time you see Satya in uniform, unshaven). Father Mathew gang may not be his first mission, but certainly its not the last one. At this point in his carrier he is a nobody operating as an annonymous (ref. 1. Scene in the hotel Cabin room where Victor vouches for satya. Ref 2 Father Mathew is careful that he asks Satya to stay with the car). Why only this back story alone is to show us who is Victor.
Then, he is presented as a Police Officier, but he still continues going undercover, but his cover gets blown (narration in the parking garage inbetween the song sequence). This song / its lyrics are a part of the 2 Satya's you see - bearded one and the DCP. So now he is getting famous in the underworld, plus corruption is speaking volumes, he becomes a secret crime branch which handles executions. Its not yet the world know him (ref. scooter chat with his neighbour).
Now is the important part of the time line - He meets Hemanika. He is in charge of reporting, obviously seen thru the media (ref. Hemanika at the court house says she saw him on TV the next day). His task on hand now is not to inflitrate but to take down. In this suituation he is a backup (ref. the phone conversation with his team). So to mingle with the crowd he dresses up as a Auto Driver. The other Auto Driver does not recognise him, but even before his memory re-initialises, Satya's look pulls the strings of his hand to salute.
The 2nd meeting with Hemanika happens after 2 years from their 1st meeting (clue: it was quite obvious). In this spawn of 2 years, Satya has risen to a status that he is no more undercover or executioner but the brains and hands behind operations that he gets visitors to his house (read Golden Raj), plus he has his shining name on a board hung by his door - END of Satya's Curiculum Vitae with a note he is uncorruptable (ref. Nasser at his doorstep).
The time line is tracked thru the various facial hair Satya ports - unshaven, thick mustach, trimmed mustach ... you could not have missed the others. Enormous work has been done to perfect the time line through his looks. From Ajith part he does it with his voice.
So how is the title concerned in this short episode - Yennai Arindhal to the villans moment + the realisation of Satya - Power & Strenght he has - he simply is the Ruler now, that even a threat to his empire is the dust in the wind. He realises many other 'self' during the coarse of the movie, which I may cover later.
Hats off to the whole team. A job well executed.Quote:
Originally Posted by sakthii
Could anyone point out who is who from this picture please. I would like to put a name to the face I am seeing. Thanks.
LoL - awesome scene it was.Quote:
Originally Posted by Siv.S
That guy in red t-shirt was funny - Yennada openinge seri illa, then he leaves saying 'antha allu vera bag-a mattikittu nikiran' ... LoL
This is another amazing scene where GVM visually potrays the 'Line' Factor. Satya shows his 'nallavan' part and deceides just to talk, thus the other half of his face is dark. Dan ji, hats off.
Why not ? The best part is where the affection reflects beyond the screen and hits you in an emotional 3D effect, when he sees the 'mothers day' card. The bonding works big time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dilbert
same to same feeling ya ! A man who lost everything looks for an inspiration from his past to take this new found relationship forward, brilliant narration GVM saab :notworthy:Quote:
Originally Posted by mappi
Spoon feeding always helps kids growth ! Sir Mappi you are taking this thing to whole new level .... good sliver spoon reading ya I cherished it too YA YA! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by mappi
Watched it again second time...didn't feel the first half lengthy and felt the movie was awesome(thanks to theatre effect)..
Night show was fully filled with youths.. surprisingly chairs had to be put to accommodate the overwhelming crowd..
Amazing theatre response ..I felt like watching fdfs again..
I wish someone exploits other talents of ajith without trying to get him back to Mugavari kind of roles often. I expect different genre/type of action movie from gautham if they join again in future.
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To me, this movie excels in showing ajith as a father. It captures lot of human emotions. Few really good mass scenes.
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But I wish he Avoids too much of salt and pepper. The crew cut look in coffee shop was good in salt and pepper but in other places, it was over done
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done watching. It worked out for me big time. I will write a few more lines later but I must say Thala is earning the respect of the people with self respect and common sense, in another words, sane people, from the way he leads his life and does characters.
Lol :thumbsup:Quote:
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Mappi, nice explanation. Now I know what I really missed. The timeline.Quote:
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Yes, spoon feeding helps kids' growth. And insults like this hinder growth. I'd be better off without such insults. Actually that was a genuine question I had.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dilbert
generally top cops don't come in media too often...except for IG or DGP...but here Sathyadev is a DCP and that too he is not encounter specialist...not shown like that...also Trisha comes to know about only next day when she sees the TV....since the operation was carried out by DCP Sathyadev...Quote:
Originally Posted by balakumar86
actually if you watch....even the auto driver didn't know who Sathyadev was....but Sathyadev's action and command in his speech made the auto driver realise that Sathyadev has come as an auto driver for an operation....and he starts saluting when Sathyadev stop him...brilliant scene...
it actually provided a lighter moment during that time because the audience would be thinking what would be the next step of Victor and the counters from Sathyadev....but when the black scorpio comes and the sentry asks Sathyadev to be alert...all the audience would have been at the edge of the seat expecting an action sequence immediately but GVM chose to keep the moment lighter...another brilliant one...Quote:
Originally Posted by mappi
yes...you don't feel the first half lengthy after subsequent watches...actually the length or the screenplay justifies to buildup the character of Ajith and Trisha and portray their relationship to the next level...very well done by GVM....and he hasn't overdone and left the audience to imagination....Quote:
Originally Posted by George Thomas
as per the movie...Sathayadev sees Hemanika (at this point he doesn't even know who she is and her name) after two years with the child Eesha at the court (family court, this one I don't understand, can criminal court and family court be at one place...am confused)...and when Sathyadev drives over the Adyar bridge and see the hoarding Maya Bazaar he comes to know about Hemanika and then starts to develop a relationship with her...they show that they are in a relationship for 3-4 years until Eesha is about 5-6 years and then Sathyadev proposes...the ensuing scenes when Sathyadev proposes to Hemanika has been done beautifully and very maturedly without any vulagarity....good one...
It is not the problem of the DIRECTORS :)...actually it is the problem of AJITH....Quote:
Originally Posted by selvakumar
Ajith has created such a image that many directors see him in various aspects...
Ajith is one handsome actor who can do romance maturedly...
Ajith is one actor who can do stunts, actions...
Ajith has that MASS appeal who can do MASS masala type of roles...
Ajith is one emotional actor who can do roles like Mugavari, Poovellam Un Vaasam, Kireedom types of roles...he can go for improvisation on these roles each and every time...Yennai Arindhaal is one improvisation...
Ajith is one actor who can do Negative characters...
Ajith is one actor who can do Gangster roles....
actually GVM wanted to mash-up various acts of Ajith in YA thinking he won't get another chance to direct Ajith :) :lol:
bala...take it light cool yaa....Dilbu is just saying it for fun....but to be honest....interacting with mappi makes me feel that I am a just born kid.... :) :lol: mappi brings in lot of nuances and experiences...Quote:
Originally Posted by balakumar86
cool cool !!that post was not for you !Quote:
Originally Posted by balakumar86
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#YennaiArindhaal bcoms highest grossing #Thala film in USA by Satday, $415K,more scrns to rept. prev best Arrambam $380K. Target $500K now!