UlagaNayagan KAMALHAASAN in ||"UthamaVillan"|| Directed by Ramesh Aravind

[radiochandra1977]

Kamal is probably the only hero in the world who would have done multiple role movies of all 4 possible categories
1) multiple roles being related by blood ., and their similar appearance is the key to the movie storyline ...eg ...Apoorva sago, MMKR, thoongathey thambi thoongathey, sattam en kaiyil, iru nilavugal, kalyanaraman

[radiochandra1977]

2) multiple roles relaated by blood , but their similarity is not the core of the movie ..... eg ....Indian, kadal meengal , mangamma sapatham, punnagai mannan except maamavukku song.

[radiochandra1977]

3) multiple roles not related by blood .... but the similarity in appearance is the key concept of the movie ...... eg ... Indiran Chandiran.

[radiochandra1977]

4) multiple roles not related by blood and their similarity in physical appearance has no key part in the movie ...... eg .... Dasavatharam

[kumarsr]

Why only Kamal?

I think some might feel that Kamal is acting too smart and feel happy even when there is minor setback. Others end up constantly comparing him with Rajini and Rajini's brand of uni-dimensional movies. Plus, KH would alternate different kinds of movies...for a stretch of several years, he used to do a quick comedy followed by another longer project.

[kumarsr]

Kamal has 4 options ....... option 1 ) classic plus superhit potential like Thevar magan or Nayagan ...... 2) classic with flop potential ..... Like Anbe sivam or Hey Ram 3) Masala with superhit elements where Kamal can excel in a way only he can ..... eg .. Dasa , VV, VR 1 etc. Option 4 ) masala with no wow element where there is nothing great for Kamal as a performer or screenplay wright ...... classic eg ... Manmadhan Ambu.
I feel option 1 is ideal .... option 2 he can do once in 3 or 4 films to satisfy himself and every 2nd movie has to be option 3 for him to continue as a superstar. Option 4 is a waste of time of the 60 year old legend who has few years left and of his fans.

The thing is ...it is not so easy differentiating like this when you are about to begin a new movie. With Hindsight, it may be easier to classify movies in this fashion. How do you classify movies like PMK, Panchatantiram, Thenali, Kadhala(2), Mumbai Express etc? They all were similar types of movies lacking the so called WOW factor. Yet, some of the movies mentioned were super hits while others not so much.

Movies like MMKR, Apporva.. Nayagan, Thevar Magan, with the right mix of everything come once in a while and is difficult to recreate at will. That's why KH has worked on so many different films. Collaborating with different sets of people may also be useful. Again, he is doing just that...with 3 very different movies lined up.

[kumarsr]

I liked MMA...still do. It had a good sense of non-slapstick humor and a non-frenetic pace. More like English movies like Sideways, 4 weddings & a funeral etc. I did not like the Ramesh Arvind bit and also the last several minutes...Those were typical Crazy Mohan. So one has to be careful. Remember, that movie did not take much time at all to make. It was done in less than 50 days.

[radiochandra1977]

Today .... all the 5 movies u mentione including thenali and panchathanthitam is a waste of his time in my opinion ..... Mumbai express ... pks .... Kathala kathala .... would be a criminal waste of time.

[radiochandra1977]

Thats why i have said potential hits and flops. It could turn otherwise. But the likelihood of Anbe sivam and Hey ram ..... i am sure he would have sensed the BO response even before release.

[kumarsr]

Based on box office results, one can say that it is waste of time. He should continue to do variety of movies. Agreed, some movies may not make sense any more. But, in the last 8-9 years, there have only been 4 movies...Talk about waste of time. My wish is that he should focus on starting a new movie soon (January 2015) with a defined start and end date.