venki, nice post. :thumbsup: for the Avatar.
venki, nice post. :thumbsup: for the Avatar.
Sridevi will be a good choice for his pair, but for an IPS officer ?
Sridevi in Kamal's next?
Who would not love to see Kamal Hassan and Sridevi together! If things go well both of these big personalities can come together for the malayalam remake "Dhrishyam" which originally had Mohanlal and Meena in the lead cast. Sridevi who made a comeback to Indian cinema with English Vinglish has been requested to play the role of an IPS officer for this movie, however there is no official confirmation yet. There are also talks to sign up Ramya Krishnan for the IPS role if Sridevi could not make it and Asha who played in the Mollywood movie is also a contender for the role.
Gautami leads the top contender for essaying Kamal's pair in the movie, failing which the part is expected to go to Virumandi fame Abirami or even Meena who played in the original.
Albeit with Uthama villain in its final stages Kamal is on a foray indeed!.
http://www.indiaglitz.com/Sridevi-in...il-news-110723
COURT BANS TAMIL REMAKE OF KAMAL HAASAN'S MOVIE
It seems the controversy related to the movie Drishyam will not die down anytime soon. On the heels of Bollywood producer Ekta Kapoor sending a legal notice to the makers of the movie, Malayalam writer and film director Sathish Paul has filed a petition in the Ernakulam court. He had alleged that the movie is taken from his novel, OruMazhakalathu. Sathish is the director of a Malayalam movie, Crime Thriller Finger Print, which starred Jayaram and Indrajith. Sathish has stated that he was planning to make the book into a movie in Tamil with the title, Oru Chennai Crime Story and the move by the makers of Drishyam has upset his plans and hence he preferred the petition.
Based on the petition, the Ernakulam Sessions Court has given an injunction to stop the work on the Tamil remake of the film.
Kamal and movie controversies go hand in hand! But I was thinking Drishyam is based from a Japanese based movie/novel .... and the original Malayalam was made more than a year ago. Why raise it now ? His claim doesnt look authentic .. Hindi remake is probably a different story.
Released in Kannada and Telugu also !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by bill4u
Whats happening !
Make a quick buck what else. You can maximize the return when you strike at a critical moment like just before release. Maybe he should have waited until all of the shooting is complete ... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by pushpak
That's what I am also wondering... looks like, that guy does not have a problem if it is remade in any language but he does not want the Tamil remake to be done.Quote:
Originally Posted by pushpak
Now we can expect comments across the internet - "This is all just hype created by Kamal for his next movie"
Normally these kind of things come up when the film nearing completion, this time the problems started before the shooting commences..
Would be good to see Kamal in Drishyam because it is a sure bet in box office - though personally I am not that excited about it.
UV also not very hopeful.. some MA feel...
VR2 is the only hope now...
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கமலின் விஸ்வரூபம் படம் பல தடைகள், சர்ச்சைகளை தாண்டி வெளிவந்து சூப்பர் ஹிட்டானது. அந்த படத்தை எடுத்து வந்தபோது இரண்டாம் பாகத்துக்கு தேவையான பெரும்பாலான காட்சிகளையும் அதே படப்பிடிப்பு தளங்களில் படமாக்கி விட்டார் கமல். அதனால்தான், முதல் பாகத்திலேயே இரண்டாம் பாகம் தொடரும் என்று குறிப்பிட்டிருந்தார். அதேபோல், அப்படத்தையும் உடனடியாக தொடங்கினார் கமல். முதல் பாகத்தை தானே தயாரித்தவர், இரண்டாம் பாகத்தில் ஆஸ்கர் பிலிம்சுடன் கூட்டணி வைத்துக்கொண்டார். பல மாதங்களுக்கு முன்பே படப்பிடிப்பு முடிந்து, அப்படத்தின் போஸ்ட் புரொடக்சன்ஸ் வேலைகள் சில மாதங்களாக நடந்து கொண்டிருக்கிறது.
இந்த நிலையில, அதன்பிறகு கமல் நடிக்கத் தொடங்கிய உத்தமவில்லன் படப்பிடிப்பும் தற்போது இறுதிகட்டத்தை எட்டியுள்ளது. அதனால், விஸ்வரூபம்-2 படத்திற்கு முன்பே உத்தமவில்லன் திரைக்கு வந்துவிடும் என்று செய்திகள் வந்தவண்ணம் உள்ளன. ஆனால், இதுகுறித்து தற்போது கமல் வெளியிட்டுள்ள செய்தியில், விஸ்வரூபம் படத்தை விட இரண்டாம் பாகத்துக்கு எதிர்பார்ப்பு அதிகமாக இருக்கும் என்பதால் இறுதி கட்ட பணிகளில் கூடுதலான பிரமாண்டத்தை இணைத்து வருகிறோம். அதனால் தான் இவ்வளவு காலதாமதம். ஆனபோதும், உத்தமவிலல்னுக்கு ஒரு மாதத்திற்கு முன்பே கூட விஸ்வருபம்-2 திரைக்கு வந்து விடும் என்கிறார்.
அது எப்போது என்று கேட்டால், எப்போது வேண்டுமானாலும் ரிலீசாகலாம். அடுத்த மாதமோ அல்லது அதற்கடுத்த மாதமோகூட இருக்கலாம். ஆனால் விஸ்வரூபம்-2 வெளியான பிறகுதான் உத்தமவில்லன் வெளிவரும் என்கிறார் கமல்.
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Kamal Hasan's Inspiring Speech at Whistling Woods
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Vijay Awards - Best Actor and Director
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இனிய ரமலான் நல்வாழ்த்துகள்..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsdH9WR0Ub0
(song from Adu Puli Attam..a nice song in SPB voice)
Pooja Kumar was applauding for UN all the way ... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ravi Ravi
Also noticed he turns to Dir. Shanker and says after Nayagan directors like him helped him give another big hit in 'Indian'. Wonder if they'll ever do a movie again ???
Very popular and a good one. Generally played on TV all the time during these festive days. There's another one in the same movie that I heard recently - although not as famous its a nice one!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ragu Raj
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZqgymiq-x8
There is a healthy(not openly told?!) competition going between Shankar and Kamal..Quote:
Originally Posted by bill4u
Shankar made Sivaji, Kamal made Dasa to beat that...
Then Shankar made Endhiran, technically the best Tamil film till then. Kamal made VR. Not sure whether VR has broken collection records of Endhiran, but in terms of Grandeur and technical aspects it emerged as a best Indian / Tamil film.
Now Shankar is making "Ai" which may be better than VR's technical standards... Kamal is making VR-2 as well.
Let us hope both these films are on par with each other and prove to be treat for fans.
If both of them join together will it be a loss or gain for the Industry?
Both are winners their own ways ... Shankar has a higher glamor quotient than UN and UN has a better screen play/story line etc. Most UN fans probably like VR better than endiran .. but Shankar may appeal to a slightly wider audience I would think. It'll provide more variety if they could come together once a while ..Quote:
Originally Posted by Cinemarasigan
If we take 'Indian' which is a UN/Shankar movie, the first half and the part with younger Kamal is mostly glamour with chart buster songs, Koundamani/Senthil comedy and so forth. The part with Kamal as 'Indian Thatha' stayed in people's minds a lot more. It had both glamour and good screen play together.
Thats probably what we can expect with Shankar and Kamal together.
Indhian is one of the many KH movies which I love to watch again and again. During its release, the impact made by the movie among all classes and masses was just amazing. I wonder if any section of the audience was dissatisfied with it - Some HCKH fans still disown it and don't consider it among Kamal's best as they feel it is more of a Shankar movie than Kamal's, but even these fans can't control themselves from cheering for Indian Thatha. I would rate it among ARR's best too. Not just the songs but the movie has some terrific BGM bits. Not to forget the other cast & technicians involved in making it so memorable - Goundamani, Manisha, Thotta Tharani, Sujatha, Jeeva, Nedumudi Venu
If the two come together again now, we have all chances of re-writing box office history again :-)
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Thanks for the info, Ravi sir
I don tthink so...I am ARR fan and Kamal admirer... I don't rate Indian as ARR / Kamal / Shankar's best.................... screenplay was very good.. agreed, theme brilliant... BGM ok...songs......yeah fine.............. (Lovebirds malargale songs beats ah akkada ku use panniruppar) telephone mani pol and pachai kiligal songs thavira other songs gels nicely only with visuals.. enakkenamo younger kamal acting natural ah illama konjam forced ah iruntha maathiriye irunthathu...therila..may be my view or kamal might not be in agreement with those portions......and indian thatha make up............... in heyram the old man get up looked more natural, here mask ah ottitu nadicha maathiri than irunthathu (thatz the case anyway).......... Indian is a many time watch film of course but not in the league of best ............... of course this is my opinionQuote:
Originally Posted by hattori_hanzo
To me, Nayakan wins over Indian. Though it is not a commercial like Indian, it still attracts me everytime it gets aired. Mindblowing performance by Velu nayakkar and supporting characters. Songs and BGM score would suck you before you realize that magic. Watching the movie is like painting a canvas of Velu nayakkar from the start to end and you become part of his life.
Indian on the other hand is in and out an entertainer with all commercial elements. Its like "oru kaithiyin diary" for me. Kamal's comparison on these two films does not make sense.
Shankar is a 100% commercial director and his movies have an abundance of hit songs, great visuals, and comedy elements .. His movies definitely have a higher box office hit rate than most others - which is a producer's delight! And right, we cant compare of UN movies of various directors. As HH pointed out, Indian may not entertain some KH fans but it certainly had a very much wider appeal. Nayagan - agree its a notch higher with its lingering theme music but again not sure if everybody feels that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by venkkiram
But KH fans themselves are very diversified as a community. Some like Thevar Magan more than Nayagan and I personally liked Mahanadhi the most for its wonderful portrayal uninterrupted of what a society can do to an ordinary someone who was trying to lead a simple but contended life. Not many would watch Mahanadhi more than once. But for me it was a realization of what the society can be made of. HeyRam, although a great movie, I felt there were portions that impeded the flow. Again, many UN fans may like it the most. Yet there're other UN fans who relish his regular commercial movies with dance, songs, fight etc. and dont care for his other genre movies.
I guess its a mixed bag.
'Indian Thatha' had a lot of appeal despite not looking so natural! Even among the hindi audience ... Younger Kamal, mostly glamour.Quote:
Originally Posted by rsubras
SPB's Maya-machindra song was dynamic and entertaining with UN morphing to a lion/lizard etc. Fully commercial :)
Pachai-Kiligal was superb .. no doubt.
Other songs atleast in top 10 ...
Thank you Ravi Sir.Quote:
Originally Posted by RavikiranSurya
So nice of you to post the statistics here. I have few questions on this business. Please throw some light.
1) Who owns the rights of these old movies & from whom do the theatre owners buy prints? Even for re-release do they have middlemen like distributors or is it just a deal between seller & theatre owners?
2) How is the Price determined? Is it based on past performance of the re-release OR Box office result of its Initial release OR just the clout of the actor/producer?
Nayagan actually re-defined commercial cinema. It was the right mix of class & mass elements. It was a trendsetter in many many ways - storywise, technical aspects like camera/editing, acting, music, dialogues - what not? And so we had at least a dozen follow-ups in late 80s and early 90s.Quote:
Originally Posted by venkkiram
நான் அப்படி நினைக்கவில்லை. நாயகன் ஒரு கலைப்படைப்பே. அதன் கதை நகர்வு வணிகப் படைப்பைக் காட்டிலும் முற்றிலும் வேறுபட்டது. அப்படத்தின் சாதனை ஒரு வரலாற்று நிகழ்வு. அதற்கு பெரிதும் உதவியாக இருந்தது கமல் என்ற நட்சத்திர அந்தஸ்து. நாயகன் ஈட்டிய புகழை மணிரத்னத்தால் அபிஷேக் பச்சன் "குரு"-வினால் ஈட்ட முடியவில்லை.Quote:
Originally Posted by hattori_hanzo
வணிகம் என்றால் அதிலேயே பல உட்பிரிவுகள் இருக்கின்றன. சிங்காரவேலனுக்கும் காக்கிச் சட்டைக்கும் . பாட்ஷாவுக்கும், எந்திரனுக்கும், சாமிக்கும், இந்தியனுக்கும், காக்கக் காக்கவிற்கும் வித்யாசம் இருக்கு. சொல்லிக் கொண்டெ போகலாம்.
மாறாக, நாயகன் -தேவர் மகன் - பேசும்படம் - குருதிப்புனல் - குணா - மகாநதி - ஹேராம் - அன்பேசிவம் போன்றவை அடிப்படையில் கலையம்சங்கள் மிகுந்து காணப்படுபவை. அதுவே கமலையும் ஏனைய மற்ற நட்சத்திர நடிகர்களையும் வேறுபடுத்திக் காட்டுகிறது.
இத்தனையாவது ரீலில் ஹீரோவின் அறிமுகம் இருக்கணும், இடைவேளைக்கு முன்பு இதெல்லாம் நடக்கணும், இடைவேளைக்கு பிறகு இந்த இடத்தில் பாட்டு இருக்கணும், க்ளைமாக்ஸ் இப்படியெல்லாம் அமையனும் என்ற ஏகப்பட்ட சட்டகவிதிகளொடு வணிகப் படைப்பு பயணிக்கும். இதையெல்லாம் கொஞ்சம் கொஞ்சமாக உடைத்தெறிந்தவர் கமல்.
ஷங்கர் ஒரு முழுக்க முழுக்க வணிகம் சார்ந்த படைப்புக்களை இயக்குபவர். எந்திரன் மட்டுமே அவரது மற்ற எல்லாப் படைப்புகளைக் காட்டிலும் சில விஷயங்களில் சொல்லிக் கொள்ளும்படியான விதத்தில் வேறுபட்டு பொலிவாக இருக்கிறது.
Yes, it was made differently and it did break many rules which were followed by 80's commercial movies, eventually becoming a trendsetter in several aspects of film making. It is tough to even list the number of styles the movie changed, which is why I said it 're-defined' the term commercial cinema.
But all these were done within the commercial framework. There was a raunchy item number and a club dance which were entirely different from the cabarets which were were accustomed to watching in early 80s. The hero had a mass opening scene, followed by a stunt sequence, followed by a song, a romantic track, another stunt and it continued. BUT the blood, gore and wounds were almost real, never seen before in TFI. There was a truck load of punch lines, not one of them conventional. The only commercial element it lacked was a comedy track, but no one complained. However, Janakaraj as Selva was a treat to watch.
After Nayagan, villains got out of their den and no longer sported bizarre wigs, suits and henchmen with names like Raabat, Peter. Every hero wanted to be the larger than life don with grey shades. Violence in Tamil cinema doubled, tripled and quadrupled, thanks to the success of Mani's follow-up, Thalapathy.
None of these were, in any manner arty. It was definitely a கலைப்படைப்பு, I agree, probably made with an intention to grab awards but it was loved by the audience unanimously and led TFI to a new path.
+1...Exactly my thoughts.Quote:
Originally Posted by hattori_hanzo
I really dont think you could bracket this under the art film category. It's more artistic than any other movie released at that time for sure, but under the conventions of mainstream cinema like how h_h pointed out. Just curious Venki, what are all the other KH movies that you would put under the art category?Quote:
Originally Posted by venkkiram
மேற்சொன்ன படைப்புக்கள் அவை வெளிவந்த காலக் கட்டத்தில் மட்டுமல்ல..இப்போது வந்தாலும் தனித்து நிற்கும்.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arvind Srinivasan
ஆர்ட் பிலிம்-ற்கு எனத் தனியான சட்டகங்கள் இருப்பதாகத் தெரியவில்லை. வணிக படைப்புகளுக்கான சட்டகங்களை பற்றி கவலைப் படாமல் தனித்துவமாக, சுதந்திரமாக ஒரு திரைக்கதை நகர்ந்தாலே அது கலைப் படைப்பில் வந்துவிடும் என நினைக்கிறென். எளிமையாக ஒரு காரணியைக் கொண்டு விளக்கனும் என்றால், பாடல்கள் தேவையில்லை. அப்படியே பாடல்கள் இடம்பெற்றிருந்தாலும் அவைகளை அகற்றிவிட்டுப் பார்த்தால் கதை நகர்வில் பள்ளம் ஏற்பட்டுவிடும். ஒரு சீரான கதையோட்டம் தடைபட்டுள்ளது போல உணரலாம்.
Nayagan is a crossover film.
A movie emerges to be a crossover film if and only if its comerically sucessful, keeping intact the rest of the genres, else it rests with one specific genre or becomes just a blockbuster or wins an accolode just for the sake of it.
A crossover film is a filmwork which appeals to the normal audience, captures anyone inside genre preferences, makes money and last but not least catches the attention of non-regional and international audience too. Its a peculiar genre, but what Nayagan did was unique. Usually a crossover film tries to appeal to each and everyone, and the theme or plot they take is more on scales known to everyone - like historical war or myths or a famous book/novel, etc., - but Nayagan took a story of a character least known to the world and made heads turn. Moreover each scene was discussed & rehersed - a rare item in filmwork - and what we saw/see as the output was/is just fabulous.
A commercial film is often produced by big banners, sometimes in assosiation with international production houses or even funded by annonymous investers. Its main goal is to mint money. Nayagan is a commercial film.
An art film is often an indie-film, with limited theatrical releases and wins home as much accolodes as possible - the main reason for its making. Nayagan is an Art Film. (Some art films try to deviate and teach few aspects in film work, but they are becoming rarer and rarer these days.)
A realistic film is the one which is similar to art film (for exemple no lavish cost spent over makeup) but has all the elements to mint money. Nayagan is a Realistic film.
The word "Artistic" can be coined to any film, omitting all the blockbusters churning out today. So having all these words in the same sentence defies the meaning that one wishes to convey. Nayagan did bring few changes, any film can do that/have done that, if only its sucessful. Imagine if Nayagan was a dud, we would not be having this discussion on how influential the film is. HeyRam is a hit, then, most movies will be moving there scenes with musical variations even depicting the raagas of sunset and sunrise from a musical piece. Did it happen or have we had anyother movie that quenched our thirst.
In conclusion - Each period (a given range of time) has a filmwork which redefines the circuit a bit once in a while. Nayagan is one such CULT film which will not AGE atall.
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பத்மபூஷன் விருது பெற்ற கலைஞானி கமல்ஹாசனுக்கு பாராட்டு விழா நடைபெற்றது.
விழாவில் ஆளுநர் ரோசையா நடிகர் கமலுக்கு பாராட்டு பட்டயம் வழங்கிய காட்சி..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0bO7ytnUDg
Kamal Haasan honoured with life time achievement award by TN Governor Rosaiah.
Kamal receives Lifetime Achievement Award
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YESJ45XuYbM