for those who have not seen Adimaipenn...
oomaiyan sathyaraj - banupriya scenes from PangaLi.. is a remake (inspired) from Adimaipenn.. SR does the role of MGR...
for those who have not seen Adimaipenn...
oomaiyan sathyaraj - banupriya scenes from PangaLi.. is a remake (inspired) from Adimaipenn.. SR does the role of MGR...
finally watched the 90's cult classic in polimer channel
THALAIVAASAL
- okay.. oru vaatti parkkalam
- thalaivasal vijay semathiya dance pannirukkaru :mrgreen: indha experience'la than kavalaipadadhe sagodhara'nu aattam potrukkaru
- sivaranjani was beautiful.. but we all know she could not control her weight.. within a couple of years she looked like a drum
- Aanand.. poor fellow.. no solid hit.. ended up being a character artiste
- Nassar had a solid role, similar to Raghuvaran plays in Uthayam..
- songs & gaana by bala barathy are good
there is a typical 90's heroing intro song... :lol:
time is running so fast.. it has been more than 20 yrs from the release... usually i think 80's are old & 90's are like just 10 yrs back.. :(
2 songs from the film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERBVJVOtZfc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8IykGa_8o0
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Lone Survivor - Just wow. Amazing movie. Great acting and great story. Mark Wahlberg 's acting is top notch in this movie, especially at the end. It's a love letter to the soldiers. They wanted to show why these people are awesome and they did beautiful. It's apologetically violent and the gory. There are some scenes that are haunting. The enemies are also done very well. They are actually smart instead of stupidly running around and getting shot they are tactical and use their brain. It's incredibly well made movie.
Damaal Dumeel [2014 : Tamil : 2hrs : Thriller (Crime, Suspense, Mystry, Drama)]
Written & Directed by Shree
Music : SS Thaman
Banner : Cameo Films India
Starring : Vaibhav, Remya, Sayaji Shinde, Kota Srinivasa Rao, a policeman & few sidekicks.
Moneykandan (you read it right; numerology adaptation), is an IT guy - who leads a lavish life, arranges his sisters marriage, has a adorable girl friend - breifly put quite an awesome life to lead. Just like bad times, good times are also short lived, when he gets layed off. With all the comitments in life, he is suddenly stranded with only his shadow beside him. Kamatchi is a "poli-doctor" wanted by the poilce and he is in hiding now. His protagé Ilavarasu agrees to send him the required money to abscond. Their deal is to leave the money in front of Kamatchi's appartment door. Moneykanda happens to be in the same appartment building and a "break-in-a-letter" event [watch the movie to know what it is ?] makes the money fall into Moneykanda's hands. Then its all about how tomato sauce hits the fan, when 2 groups of people are looking for the money while Moneykanda wants to keep it all for himself at any cost and the price he pays for it explodes "Damaal Dumeel".
I was largely reminded of Danny Boyle's first film Shallow Grave (1994). But the movie Dammal Dumeel is 'quite' original. Shree has wonderfully loaded humour and suprisingly they were funny too. Found the Mani & Money confusion hillarious. The neatness in presenting the characters and bringing them together, well, as Movie Buff had mentioned, our guys are quite skillful in it. He jumbles the scenes and presents it to us in different areas without hindering the flow, thanks to the incharge of the cutting table, thats what makes it an interesting watch. But still, I found a lot of repetions mainly when the lead character tries to do some maths over the suituation. Could have included much more to it. A special mention to 'Damaal Dumeel' colorful climax, it was awesome.
Vaibhav was good. He had the attitude and the looks to play such a character. He does emote from time to time, exp. found him funny during the photo-shoot. And what takes away his seriousness in being funny is the dubbing. He got to do something about it, as it getting annoying with all those close shots. Kota Srinivasa Rao is excellent. There is a guy who acts as Vaibhav's neighour, thought he was good, anyone know who he is, please ? Thaman's BGM was good and lifts the film to an extent. He has scored a theme (but it varies a lot according to the suituations), and when you hear it for the first time + Vaibhav's reaction would certainly put a smile on your face. Remya is pretty and should have been included in the thrilling scenes too, but she just does what TFI girls are best in doing - whinning. The side kicks try hard to be funny, but fail miserably. If not for the suituations, they would all be a duds. The decors were good, both the rich looking appartment and the Don's Den. Some 'cat & mouse' kind of events could have brought in the much needed laughter as when the movie starts drawing in seriousness, it becomes a bit dry.
On the whole, Shree is sucessful in keeping us entertained.
Damaal Dumeel - Money Money Bang Bang
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You are referring to the guy who keeps asking Vaibhav for pornographic DVDs right? (or the inspector?)
Not the inspector, the other one with decorated forehead pestering Vaibhav for Cds and giving a thourough analysis on river Kovum ... funny guy. He finds the exact moment to meet him and the irritation of Vaibhav is worth ... LoL
Mudhalvan - Shankar's best till date. Arjun did very well. Just wondering what would have happened if Superstar had done this role :smokesmirk:
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Goli Soda (Bottle of Soda) - if there is only one movie you are going to watch this year, make it Goli Soda.....! If you are a Malaysian, watch it on Astro Box Office now. Story about 4 errand boys in Koyambedu market (the largest market in Asia) who are without identities. A god mother shows them the way to get individual identities and when their hard earned identity is snatched away from them, the boys unexpectedly explode - like a bottle of soda!
While it is indeed a little cinematic, the charm of the teenagers and their blissful innocence comes through beautifully. Apparently, the shooting was made with the boys acting in the market with four hidden cameras surrounding them, so that no one knew that there was shooting going on!
Only Blockbuster of the year so far ... well deserved.
Maan Karate - Watta Waste Maama !!! I think a thread must be started with title '' Film recently watched and not worthy of any discussion ''
This film deserves every reason to fit into the top spot of the thread !!! Made a hell of a mockery of a thumping sport ! So sad....
Good thing about the film Goli soda is also that it shows that none of the teen agers are einticed to the so called sarakku vishayam. In fact in the whole film none of the youngsters try to have an experience with alcohol or smoking. Kudos to Pandiraj.
Same with the new film of Vishal. Naan sigappu manithan. No scenes with alcohol which normally accompanies now a days with young people. In fact they drink tea. Really liked the new trend. By the way, I really liked the film. Great job by Vishal and Lakshmi Menon. Sad that no thread was opened for this
Nimirndhu Nil
- first 45 mins OK... adhukkapuram Gnanasammandham comedy nalla irukku... adhu thavira padam mokkai... weak screenplay & unintentional fun
- sithappu... sirippu
- soori'yum... sirippu
- wasted oppurtunity by both Samuthirakani & Jeyam Ravi
Vaayai Moodi Pesavum - Loved it. Refreshingly original and super fun. Second half might test your patience at times depending on your taste. But a daringly different movie by any means.
Nee Enge En Anbe - so different from the original..... tough to even call it a remake
Sounds interesting. Is it good? Is it possible to tell what are the differences without revealing spoilers?Quote:
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Was decent. Supporting cast was not as good as the original. The scenes themselves are different. The characters are the same but not the scenes. There are loose ends that are left. Without revealing spoiler it is tough to explain. But as the climax closes in you will realize that the story itself is different.
Climax, Nawazuddin Siddique and the contract killer were some of the best aspects of Kahaani. But its good that they have tried out something different, instead of a scene by scene remake.Quote:
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rombha rombhave porumaiyai sodhichuttanga... eppadaa padam mudiyumnu aagiduchuQuote:
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Naan Sigappu Manithan
Thiru does it again. Think of an interesting plot, make a very good first half and then fail to carry it to the end. Vishal was apt. Lakshmi Menon's makeover was horrible. Could've opted for a heroine with a city look. GVP's bgm was surprisingly good. Songs were not though.
Sivan Anna,
NSM does have a drinking scene, in the flashback.
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Surprisingly Nee Enge En Anbe is quite original, more original than its original Kahani. While Kahani is lauded (by myself too) to be one of the finest Indian movies, but still its goes awry towards the end, an idea already churned out in one of Madame Jolie's movie. That does not prove anything, as Kahani neatly led us there and bet us flat, thanks to the extrodinary performences of the cast and an incredible suspense.Quote:
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Nee Enge En Anbe follows the same route of a middle age women coming from US of A to find her missing husband. First few instances shows her innosence and helplessness when she is surrounded by the walls of deception. Slowly, but steadly she holds her breathe, letting all hell loose during the grande finale. What works wonderfully is the climax portions where Annamika, essayed by Nayanthara, is captured under the lens with some gripping lighting effects. The movie on the whole works fine, and its sure to take a shot at it.
Comparing it to the original, the most intruding part is the effective movement of the story. Nee Enge En Anbe lags a lot, with lot of repetions and 'don't know what to do' moments. The back story is what made Kahani wise, in the tamil version its just taken for granted. Also, how the suspense knots were put and how they were revealed was top notch in Hindi version. Our version just focuses on the simple tale in a straight forward naration. But still, I prefer Nee Enge En Anbe finale over Kahani's. Last but not least, post climax was amaturish in 'Where Are You My Love'.
You cannot compare the performences as it happens in 2 different social enviornment. Both were sincere to it, even though Vidhya's pregnant act did tickle the heart which Nayan's wooden face failed too. Nayan was pretty but she choose some of her favorite scenes and performed there. The rest she just seem to be standing. A special mention to her voice, whoever should take the credit. Vaibahv seems to be scoring well with me. Just that he still has to fine tune, he seems to go on&off, but still he had that attitude. Great. He should choose another line of good director to mold him and I am sure he will make it big. Pasupathi over played his role. For an artist like Pasupathy, you should make him understand the role, then just film him performing. Any indulgence would be just what we see in Nee Enge En Anbe. He was awesome as usual with his expressions, and could have stayed on the floor which he didn't. Music/BGM was great too.
Nee Enge En Anbe : Catch me if you can
Vaayai moodi pesavum :clap: for different attempt. Very good for one time watching.
Balaji Mohan is still not out of short film hangover.
Yaamirukka Bayamey - Enjoyed it. Was super fun except for the 1st 20 to 30 mins.
Vaayai moodi pesavum, nee engae en anbey, yaamirukka bayamaen all getting rave reviews which is good and healthy...but do these movies turn profitable for the producers / directors?
Maan Karate
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sivakarthikeyan ...... what a wonderful performance... kaattu mokkaiyan... manasula rajini'nu nenappu... u can see rajini's copy in dhanush comedy scenes & this guy imitates dhanush.. now i'm happy.. very very happy for his fans
oru kanniyum 3 kalavaanigalum
- much better than few recent films
- well thought scenes & i was interested till the end
- before watching this film, i read it was in the lines of "run lola run".. so i watched this too before OKMK
- Chimbu Devan's dialogues & mild humour.. all good.. its not a :rotfl: humour.. but it will make you smile (if u r not a fan of recent comedies)... siruvar malar scene was :lol:
- Arul nidhi seems to be better than sivakarthikeyan, udhayanidhi etc.
- eveyone did their part well.. Bindu madhavi, NKPK Bagavathy perumal, Manobala.. its a neat entertainer
- no songs.. is a major +ve
There are many movies with alternate & parallel Timeline theme. Timeline itself is a vast theme, where not much has been explored (mainly in TFI), but everywhere it is just a travel or creating an alternate universe from the vision of the film maker. Their concept is basically the events going back and forth in time, the suspense element being - one's fate divided by time. Here the importance is on the choice one make or how the events take place when one moment is already passed to the other before the actual (and/or) alternate interventions.
Here are few TimeLine based movies that I liked : (Ordered according to my likeness)
Timecrimes (Spanish) : Altering the events in a Timeline with the actions of the persent sees an impact over the past & alters the consequences in the future.
Triangle (Spanish) : The present alters wrt to the future irrespective to the past. Thats a bit complicated, I undesrstand, but thats what I can come up with, without giving away anything about this wonderful "sick & sorrowed" movie. There is a particualr scene, the revelation, that disturbed me for a while.
12 Moneys (English) : Known future, ways to alter it from the present by stirring up the past. Quite complicated, but you will not relalise that while watching the movie, thanks to the fluid naration.
Primer (English) : Play with timeline is fun, but it comes with a huge price where you can even forget what one should have done ! The most complex Time Travel movie I have come across, needs a lot of attention to be rewarded with an awesome ending.
Timecop (English) : An action movie based on Timeline where messing up the past can be a nightmare in the future if you wish to be the one who changed it & the same one who reaps the change.
Butterfly Effect (English) : The question is not whether you have the power to alter the past, its whether you actually have the power to face the consequences after the alteration.
11:14 : This is an out of scope from TimeTravel film but sticks to a moment where the actions of few people intevene with each other at exactly 11:14 (that's the movie name too) and not to be missed - based on Chaos Theory.
The beauty of OKMK is its simplicity. Its just an assemby of well thought short events that happens in 3 sequences seperated by 3 minutes. It explains your fate & its concequences. For ex: the fate says you have to talk to someone on the way out and actually you do with 3 different people whose life has moved in the span of 3 minutes which are either in alignment with yours or yours gets aligned with theirs. Similar encounters are in the church too. Thats a wonderful idea. Similarly, the melon-vendor outside the church and her activity spanned over 3 minutes is a very nice touch. The Tea shop / Church characters shift places or chances or go absent during this span of 3 minutes were brilliant.
Nee enge en anbe
Loved the movie, suspense was well maintained throughout. Nayantara was excellent and probably a best actress of the year performance.
Neat thriller. Definitely worth watching.
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Yaamirukka Bayamey [2014 : Tamil : 2hrs : Horror (Spoof, Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Humour)]
Written & Directed by DK
Music : Prasad
Banner : RS Infotainement
Starring : Krishna, Oviya, Karunakaran, Rupa & Mayilsami
Kiran lives with his girlfriend Smitha, but he is not happy, as his buisness ventures are going for a toss, esp. when the area don is really angry with him. The couple try means to escape the horror of their debts, when an invitation falls on their laps. Following the invitation they reach a deserted bunglow which was left behind by Kiran's father. With the help of Sharath, a localer, and his sister Sharanya, they renovate the buiding and convert it to a motel. This is when bizzare things start to happen, the begining being the customers dying accidental deaths. Its all about how Kiran & Co., hide all these deaths and face the horror magnified much more than the horrors they tried to run away from, the truth behind the bungalow will beat them to death and this time, escape is just not yet an option.
Wonderful film, thoroughly enjoyed it. The beauty is that the humour was terrifying. Its like a tangy sauce. The movie moves more towards the spoof side, but still the horror is kept intact with few scary laughter moments. Esp. I enjoyed a lot the sofa scene which comes towards the end. The films tickles you and keeps you guessing about existence of the ghost or who it would be. But only when you have confirmed that there are no ghosts in the movie, the film actually turns around and gives you the creeps and jumps. To find out whether there is a ghost or not, watch Yaamirukka Bayamey in theatres near you.
The characters are awesome, more awesome is how the new screen writers/directors are revolving the story around the characters and not the other way round. The suspense was good, the film was unpredictable, you are been scared just like taking an haunted house tour where the scream is followed by laughter, jokes are great (a bit adult, and we also need some, don't we), last but far from least, the make-up was extrodinary. What else does an audience want, if the 120 minutes runtime is providing you an awesome entertainment.
Krishna was perfect. Humour comes to him quite cooly and with the support of Karunakaran, they just spray laughter gas. Its quite hard to play such roles where you are serious but on the look its hillarious. They should promote the movie with some behind the scenes footage, as the shooting would have been more hillarious than the film. Rupa walks around with some dashing skirts, and she looked lovely. Oviya takes the traditional train and is a beauty too. The major element is the big eyed expressions of all the 4, and they just have the eyes to make it more big. A wonderful casting indeed. Dialogues are a strength where the timing and delivery are its muscles. You start to wonder how one could think about uttering funny lines in the most life threatening suituation. BGM is a big plus where the MD has briliantly used different instruments to produce ample sound to freek you out. There is a humming which is really haunting. Liked a lot the "Adaikalam - Breathe in, Breathe out" song, a setup like Moulin Rouge and Mayilsami dancing for it was differently funny.
The idea behind one of the sub-plot story was hillarious, the one involving the mirror. Its here I started to laugh a lot and was doing so till the end. Not to mention few deaths, esp. the one in the toilet (LoL). And they sing Junoon Soundtrack, awesome. I re watched the trailer and found the trailer to be one of the well made ones in recent times. It does not give out much but stays quite true to the film and teases you a lot.
The film does leave many things behind, or rather gives way to talk about some holes, but just don't mind it, they are useless. Going by few unexplained events and the climax, I sincerely wish there is a sequel to it.
Yaamirukka Bayamey : Spoofy Scooby-Doo
Damaal Dumeel
- its high time the directors stop extending the short films into 2 hr mainstream films...
- summa oru room'la tholaavuradhai 10 nimisam kaaturanga.. more like a tv serial..
I don't know who sets the framework or grammar for a movie, that it should have min of 2 hrs running time and songs etc., if we have a film running less than 1.5 hrs with no songs in it, will the cinema theatres refuse to screen it?
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Why? Aren't people paying the same amount and watch Hollywood movies which run 90 minutes?
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Yaamirukka Bayame
Apart from a few dull moments, the movie is watchable. Horror comedy is something which is not seen often these days and its good to see new directors open for such experiments.
Karunakaran may soon topple Santhanam from the top. This guy's presence itself is enough to tickle you.
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Illa Honest ippolam people are ok with small length movies because the frequency of going to theater has increased.
90's and early 2000 was Diwali,Pongal and Tamil New year ...ippolam every Friday so perusa yaarum kandukka maataanga .. neenga 11/2 padatha oti oti paathurupinga :P.
sari, will you choose between a badam milk presented in a pure form but say in a small cup and a badam milk that is prepared from some essence and watered milk and given in a big glass just because you are paying more? Quantity matters............but Quality beats everything else...... when quality dips, then there is a compromise made