Digression:
Gautham Menon on'Vettaiyadu.............'.Doesn't sound like 'Copland'.
http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/14kamal.htm
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Digression:
Gautham Menon on'Vettaiyadu.............'.Doesn't sound like 'Copland'.
http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/14kamal.htm
iriri123,
I'm not sure about his voice, but given his exceptionally high standards of rendering different accents, he could've done better with his Thirunelveli accent.
alwarpet_andavan
I also felt the same thing.In the teaser trailor he released in November on the eve of the start of the film,his accent was spot on. He seems to have diluted that in the movie,wonder why :?Quote:
Originally Posted by alwarpet_andavan
That was one great heck of a review by irir123.
Well Done, irir123. Keep it up. :D
http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/18kamal.htm
Part 2 of Kamal's interview to Rediff.
ME cassettes are available at all Music world outlets and planetM outlets in bangalore.You can also get it from Landmark,Forum mall.
Mumbai Express Review:
Plus Points:
Story and Screenplay:
The story is apt and the screenplay is neat, its layered properly without providing explanation (unlike typical tamil films where the smart ass director thinks the audience are dumb and explains things which sound childish). This is one of the plus points of the movie.
Actors:
The movie is a new kind as I said before with everyone acting seriously and without doing comical gestures. New concept for many the movie may seem void of acting. Many have lived up to the expectations (atleast mine). Manisha could have done better.
Minuses:
1. Cinematography - Not sure about the Digital stuff. It does not look great, with shakes, grains and digital zoom (seems like he used my camcorder for the whole movie)
2. Censor!!! - I didnt see Vande matram stretched instead some other song when I was watched here (in London). It was some devotional song recorded done in a hurry. Is it only here or is it even in India?
Also, climax could have been longer thant it is... dunno whether there were cuts there. The title song cut could have added to the narration and end bit also had some title song stuff in it. If there are cuts, Kamal should fight it out and get it into the movie. Seems like it makes logical sense. The song is something like Katha Kelu of MMKR (I guess).
3. Kamal??? - Some of the songs had interlude cuts, like all stanzas sung together without any interludes and no flow especially poo poothathu(censort cuts or kamal cut??) looked sloppy. Is it only here or is it even in India? Kamal could have done the normal way of cutting a full stanza than doing this, if he found the movie or the song was lengthy.
Neither plus or a minus:
1. Music - Some places its good but not great. Other MDs would have made it sound bad. Because of IR it sounds decent. Probably, IR played it down, because it is a different type of comedy. Still, I think IR could have done better.
2. Dialogues - There could have been some improvement in the dialogues. Kamal as a comedy writer could have done better. Given this is his first(??) attempt in writing dialogues for a comedy, its good. He did a good job not making it feel like Kaadhala Kaadhala . I think Crazy Mohan could have done a better job.
3. Direction - Handled aptly for most part. Could have done something about the minuses as these were slightly apparent?
I think these thee if it had been in pluses with very few minuses could have made this movie a classic.
Encouraging stuff is that, Kamal and IR set an example for a new level though not provided a perfect example. This movie will not be a mega hit and will be a decent hit. I hope they come together and make a movie of this type again and perfect the technique. Movie of this type (not same quality) will entertain us better than Madura and Thirupachis (which I heard were hits)
Vatsa
hi vatsa,
LOng Time no see where were you :)
Good sir. I am very much here and am a silent hubber.
Silent hubber, until u "speak" :lol:
Not any more :)
Anybody reads Webulagam? There is a reivew on MX, came out yesterday! JFYKI 8)