Film / Documentary - Recently watched & worthy of some discussion

[Arvind Srinivasan]

VA, pls stick to music.... BGM was too good (esp after watching Mugamoodi)

A much better watch than mugamoodi....

Watched Mugamoodi?...How was it....

[NOV]

Watched Mugamoodi?...How was it....

yes, FDFS

see here: http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthrea...MUGAMUDI/page6

[hattori_hanzo]

Naan - number of shows increased in several theatres across Chennai.
Kamala Complex - from 2 to 4 from today, Mayajaal - 9 shows from tomorrow. In Sathyam & Escape, weekend tickets (online) are almost full now.

[Senareb]

Naan- Excellent movie...

Unpredicted screenplay for last half hour..Interval-thaan konjam javva irunthutchu..

But rendu kolai pannittu, VA-ai nallavana kaamikkirathu'thaan konjam idikkuthu...

VA-nalla nadikka varuthu..Keep it up..

[ecureuhapis]

Naan - very good.. but when they're making crime thrillers the perpetrators should at-least have an equal opponent (arulnithi and aanthai kan police in mounaguru), that was missing here. VA stays alone in the house, keeps his mobile, his fingerprints are everywhere and the police don't suspect him??

[SoftSword]

finger prints... i think he can easily get away from it as he stays in the house too... if u mean the mobile phone of his friend, then ya there could be suspicion... but even that we are not sure if he threw that fone with/without erasing the finger prints...
one thing, while movie was running, not at any point of time i felt a logic lag... imo, thats enuf for an engrossin movie... veettukku vandhadhukkappuram flaw kandupudikradhellaam prachinai ila..

as u say, i was feeling that he does not hav any opposing force... whoever confronts him, he treats them in his way...

[NOV]

every scene I predicted came exactly...
after the salim home scene, I asked my friend to get up and go, and sure enough the cinema lights came on.

nevertheless enjoyed the movie very much

[SoftSword]

nov, i did not predict that i should get up and go after that scene... and rightly so the cinema lights did not come on for me..

[equanimus]

and ur take on SMK...?

SoftSword, late reply. I'm not sure if I have seen the film fully (TV-la vittu vittu pArththadhu dhAn), but no, didn't find it good. But I think there are moments in Thangar's films where he displays the right instinct/sensitivity to portray rather delicate (or let's just say hitherto unseen) surprisingly life-like moments, some of which are a far cry from what Cheran's single-minded message buses are made of. I'm being vague because I have watched his films only on TV, in parts/with distractions etc. (thenRal alone, I saw in one sitting on cable). For instance, in paLLikkUdam, there is this nice moment where the childhood friend is more than happy to take the unused clothes of his now-rich filmmaker friend but the latter isn't able to deal with the situation. In solla maRandha kadhai too, towards the end, there's a moment where a drunk Kumarimuthu advises Cheran in all sincerity, gets all philosophical as someone who's lived a whole life, there's a momentary pause and Cheran takes some money out of his pocket and gives it to him. (Btw, I revisited just this moment the other day after I saw this discussion.) In such moments, he doesn't feel compelled at all to brush his characters in single strokes. But my problem with his films is the overall tone/framework of the film is mawkish melodrama. So, even when he ventures into unseen milieus etc., you can see that he's basically thinking of old melodrama archetypes. For instance, in azhagi, he has a musical chair sequence which directly harks back to iru kOdugaL!

[SoftSword]

For instance, in paLLikkUdam, there is this nice moment where the childhood friend is more than happy to take the unused clothes of his now-rich filmmaker friend but the latter isn't able to deal with the situation.[/quote]

i liked this movie... the friendship and the sensibilities were all brought out really well...

In solla maRandha kadhai too, towards the end, there's a moment where a drunk Kumarimuthu advises Cheran in all sincerity, gets all philosophical as someone who's lived a whole life, there's a momentary pause and Cheran takes some money out of his pocket and gives it to him. (Btw, I revisited just this moment the other day after I saw this discussion.) In such moments, he doesn't feel compelled at all to brush his characters in single strokes. But my problem with his films is the overall tone/framework of the film is mawkish melodrama. So, even when he ventures into unseen milieus etc., you can see that he's basically thinking of old melodrama archetypes. For instance, in azhagi, he has a musical chair sequence which directly harks back to iru kOdugaL!

i remember watching the movie completely and i recall there were some well done scenes... but apart from the that, as a package, it did not work for me becos of the bolded lines u mentioned...

and azhagi, i am a fan of the first half.. would hav watched it like 20 times (repeated viewings by friends in my hostel pc), but second half strictly once.. it was made well but did not vibrate in sync with my inner sensibilities...

nanaum appasamy, thendral ellaam paatthaen... found them a bit above the regular movies... but adhukku mela edhum nyabagam illai...


w.r.to cheran,
autograph is my personal fav and a hardcore fan of TT i yam...

btw, did anyone discuss abt karu pazhaniyappans pirivom sandhippom?? i liked it too...