Khan Saheb Kamal Haasan's Jamaat/Jeba Koottam/Devasthaanam - Part 8

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kadasiya avar edutthadhulayae nalla padam edhu sollunga paappom...?

nAn kadasiyA pAththadhu nAdOdiththenRal

Didn't see any after that Well, that's related to my IR fanatism. adhukkAga, 16 vayadhinilE / sigappu rOjAkkaL directorai KHF's simbly thookki eRivadhai eppadi sahikka mudiyum?

Well, going by awards, he did get one in 2001 (kadal pookkaL). And there're many in the hub who hail his collab with ARR in 2004 as one of the best albums of that decade (KKS - again, I've never heard the songs...but the project supposedly introduced a NA winning actress to TF).

That way, he is in a better position than Hariharan (who did deliver a biggie after so many years)...

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App, he can take good movies, agreed. In fact i enjoyed his Bommalaattam, which was mild success. BR movies will be as good as it was but the imp.point to note is, his Trend is outdated and he cannot change that similar to the current youth directors! Same problem which IR has(and successfully overcomes )

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his Trend is outdated

Disagree.

He never had "his trend", based on my observation of him for a decade

Please compare 16V to sigappu R to OKD to MM to KK - there's not much in common IMSO.

He is adaptive and versatile.

That doesn't mean I'm endorsing kodiveeran blindly and automatically

All I'm saying is it's possible that he makes yet another movie as per the expectations of the movie going public. (Of course, there could be problems in marketing. The commerical setup that makes some good products stuggle to even get theaters can make his movie a non-starter. Remember how Myskin struggled to release NL even after having both his prior movies hits).

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Talking about trend, it's reported that 'karNan' is the biggest hit in TN in recent times

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There was a BR movie released after Kizhakku Cheemayile - 'Andhi Mandharai'. Havent seen but I heard it was good. Its about elderly parents neglected by their children. ARR dhaane?

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Bommalaattam - Yeah I too liked it. Konjam inspired by Al Pacino's Simone (which was a really bad movie). Mild Success ellaam illa Sakala, utter flop.

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There was a BR movie released after Kizhakku Cheemayile - 'Andhi Mandharai'. Havent seen but I heard it was good. Its about elderly parents neglected by their children. ARR dhaane?

yes, ARR. N.Award vaangina gyabagam.

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Another example of a veteran -78 year old Bapu - delivering a biggie recently

BR is only 71, don't write him off

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exactly ..

Sigappu rojakal is more stylish and slick than recent movies.. what editing.. what music.. what direction.. unbelievable... i dont think its a Kamal movie.. no chance..

Disagree.

He never had "his trend", based on my observation of him for a decade

Please compare 16V to sigappu R to OKD to MM to KK - there's not much in common IMSO.

He is adaptive and versatile.

That doesn't mean I'm endorsing kodiveeran blindly and automatically

All I'm saying is it's possible that he makes yet another movie as per the expectations of the movie going public. (Of course, there could be problems in marketing. The commerical setup that makes some good products stuggle to even get theaters can make his movie a non-starter. Remember how Myskin struggled to release NL even after having both his prior movies hits).

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Maniratnam :rejetted:
Shankar, best director-aa... sema comedy aayidum..
Vasantha Balan.. intha thambi paththi pesurathe paavam..
K Balachandhar .. some interesting movies .. some classics.. not versatile..

Balumahendra .. aniyaayathukku underplay pannuvaaru manusan.. but love some of his films.. innum konjam versatality kaamichurukkalaam..

Barathiraja
superb romantic movies..
can kalakkify in comedy scenes also..
super slick stylish city movie, which not even a few can make today..
gripping action movie..
king of rooted village movies..

and most importantly, pivotal contribution to technical aspects in tamil cinema..

ange inge, song picturisation comedies etc etc ..

but other than that.. the best director Tamil since the color era.. in my humble opinion..

PS: Kamal haasan intha aattathil serthukkolla padavillai..

and Mahendran-nu oruthar irukkaaraam.. ore oru padam thaan paathurukken.. Johny.. decent

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Sad to see Bharathiraja being slighted here

What if IR (or YSR) had been signed up for 'annakkodiyum kodi veeranum'? It would have been hailed as "history being rewritten etc" by IRFF's. (first F for family)

Who knows, he may still do a nice film in his own village turf. New partnerships (like GVP now) could still stir up some new ideas in him.

Anyways, it's not like we have too many "great" directors in TF today! The last product of MR was rAvaN. Of Shankar was 3 idiots' ditto. Vasanthabalan (after veyil & angAdiththeru) did aravAn. Other hot directors are not more than a couple of films old. There again, not many have fresh / original ideas - definitely not many that're rooted in local maN!

Tell me any current TF director who had done > 5 movies and can be "sure-shot-expected" to give another great movie?

There's NONE I see apprehensions in the viswaroop thread about even KH delivering goods as a director today

So, don't write this maNNin maindhan BR off!
(Didn't Hariharan, the ace Malayalam veteran who didn't deliver much for more than 15 years -90's & early 00's- come back with a pazhassi rAjA in 2009?)

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