Films of Mani Ratnam

[thilak4life]

Kb's heroines are incredibly masochistic, and handling of such characters is devoid of sensitivity. We have exceptions. But if you watched most of 'em in his oeuvre, you get the feeling the he is subverting "mores" and normality at expense of their characters.

[P_R]

Reading between the lines,

dancing in the night was all unbelievably thrilling to watch. It was extremely make-believe, where was there that kind of 'independence' in the real world.

This reminds me of Revathy in Mouna Raagam, except that she's not a kid.

Yeah, instead she was this young lady whose heart torn apart due to a personal tragedy :P

[thilak4life]

Reading between the lines,

dancing in the night was all unbelievably thrilling to watch. It was extremely make-believe, where was there that kind of 'independence' in the real world.

This reminds me of Revathy in Mouna Raagam, except that she's not a kid.

Yeah, instead she was this young lady whose heart torn apart due to a personal tragedy :P

[MADDY]

Yeah, instead she was this young lady whose heart torn apart due to a personal tragedy :P

my dad always raises this point to criticise this movie........i mean, she could have just moved on in other aspects in life.....

[P_R]

Maddy, the whole movie was about her not being able to move on.
"ukkArdA sOmbEri" and all sit oddly. I like that film too, but it i will have to say MR was still cutting his teeth.

Regarding Nayagan v Iruvar debate.....I would pick Nayagan twice over.

[thilak4life]

PR, Nayagan is a great film. But personally speaking, Iruvar is seminal work in Tamil cinema to-date.

I don't know if I could do justice to the film. But once again, Mr.Rangan's review is simply stunning. You should have read it by now.

[Anban]

Maddy,

Mani is very much worth discussing .. My problem with him is, he repeats his own stuff again and again.. Hence i got bored..

infact, i like Thiruda THiruda very much.. its a cool movie ..

[A_Ajith]

He wrote Story and SCREENPLAY for CAPTIAN's SATHIRYAN. It was one of the best movies of Captain till date

[Vivasaayi]

For Mani, on how to exploit kids appropriately make a sequel on KP, Father & Mother smooching live in front of their childrens. Why MTV, FTV. Great concept for Mani Sir! Kalaachara seerkedu. I can quote many.... <Move to sticky topics>

as u have deliberately brought kamalhaasan(kurudhipunal) into this thread.here are the similar roles which are sketched by kamalhaasan.

kids in kamal movies:

mahanadhi - shobana and the boy (before going to jail and after released from jail.)

avvai shanmugi - the girl charecter

sathileelavathi - 3 kid charecters are there.

kurudhipunal - the kid charecterization(u dint watch only the smooch right?)

aalavandhan twins - flashback

ask mani to watch these movies to know how kids really are in earth!...not as his kids who are from venus.

I think u r so obsessed with that kiss that u have mentioned only that particular scene among kamals movies!

[sarna_blr]

ask mani to watch these movies to know how kids really are in earth!...not as his kids who are from venus.

r u from venus , if no, hw r u able to know abt venus kids