Was a bit confused on whether i should be wacthing Swa Le or go ahead with the plan of watching Ranjiths Kerala Cafe.The overall mood for the day was forcing me to go for a movie with a lighter subject but somehow i ended up watching Kerala Cafe.
2009 has already seen a landmark Movie in Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja well this is another landmark in the sense that it is the first attempt of the kind in malayalam cinema.Ten different stories each crafted by different directors,this makes Kerala Cafe a Directors special movie.Kerala cafe exhibits the expressions of the Man behind the .............
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Angel John -- Very Usual Stuff.....
Even despite some negative reviews from my friends who watched Angel John if i decided to watch it ,the credit goes to recession that has left me with lots of time and minimum of other activities.I was one among the fifty guyz in theater, all free from the tortures of howls ,boos,and the spirited atrocities of fans.
The movie began introducing to you Maradona,another speciment of the careless youth,with his life going nowhere.Failing to catch up to the expectations of his parents in his character and studies this guy becomes a real nuisance to his family.The tolerance degree is finally crossed when he takes a loan of ten lakhs against the security of his house and finally ends up losing the money.From the reactions that follow this guy takes up the decision to end up his life and climbs up the light house.There appears the Angel that takes him back to life.An angel who talks (rather chats)over the cell fone to ladies and loved impressing them!!!!!There after its all about how this guy is taught about the values of life.
Direction wise Jayasurya desrves some credit in having selected a theme that would convey a message to the viewers.But how much of it gets successfully conveyed remains a very valid question.The plots ,the characters ,the execution all looked so unreal or renewed from past fantasy movies.Take for eg the character of Jagathi who has returned from Gulf is shown attempting for guinness records inorder to impress his wife and hence get her back (she had left him)!!!!
The national award winners music is a big let down this time.BGM sounded good though.
Shantaanu has performed credibly enough.Others in the casts are Okay though personally I felt Mohanlaal shouldnt have done this role(Just like i reviewed that Mammooty should'nt have done the Bhootham role).Mohanlaal does nothing different or new as angel and portrayed it just like another usual role.Jayasurya has put in real effort to satisfy fans and further loses his way in the second half .
On the whole Angel John is average with very minimum to offer.Even for Someone having as much free time as myself it wont be a great miss.
The movie began introducing to you Maradona,another speciment of the careless youth,with his life going nowhere.Failing to catch up to the expectations of his parents in his character and studies this guy becomes a real nuisance to his family.The tolerance degree is finally crossed when he takes a loan of ten lakhs against the security of his house and finally ends up losing the money.From the reactions that follow this guy takes up the decision to end up his life and climbs up the light house.There appears the Angel that takes him back to life.An angel who talks (rather chats)over the cell fone to ladies and loved impressing them!!!!!There after its all about how this guy is taught about the values of life.
Direction wise Jayasurya desrves some credit in having selected a theme that would convey a message to the viewers.But how much of it gets successfully conveyed remains a very valid question.The plots ,the characters ,the execution all looked so unreal or renewed from past fantasy movies.Take for eg the character of Jagathi who has returned from Gulf is shown attempting for guinness records inorder to impress his wife and hence get her back (she had left him)!!!!
The national award winners music is a big let down this time.BGM sounded good though.
Shantaanu has performed credibly enough.Others in the casts are Okay though personally I felt Mohanlaal shouldnt have done this role(Just like i reviewed that Mammooty should'nt have done the Bhootham role).Mohanlaal does nothing different or new as angel and portrayed it just like another usual role.Jayasurya has put in real effort to satisfy fans and further loses his way in the second half .
On the whole Angel John is average with very minimum to offer.Even for Someone having as much free time as myself it wont be a great miss.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
AADHAVAN -- Unimposing...............
Saw KS Ravikumaars Aadhavan.Though i have loved watching some of the energy filled tamil mass films ,i have not at all been amused by the latest of Tamil mass films from Vijay,Vikram and even Ayan from Surya .Once I preferred watching their big releases from theater but now since most of their recent releases were duds i decided not to throw in for all and be selective.Suryas movies had always given me a minimum guarentee or i could say atleast the probability of it being nonsense was pretty low.It was this that urged me to Theatre for Aadhavan.Well ,i should say my judgement went wrong.
Surya is a highly skilled professional killer and.............
Surya is a highly skilled professional killer and.............
Friday, October 16, 2009
Pazhassi Raaja--The Movie of a Lifetime
Need more analysis on Pazhassi raaja...?Well the title says it all.It doesnt ever get bigger than this.The Supreme Trio combo delivers it yet again.Once they rocked malayali film audience with the treat of Oru vadakkan Veera gaatha....here i would say they go a step further.
Just a glimpse to the plot the movie deals with the Raajas adventurous protest against the British rule and their policies.Raaja gets Ousted from his home land bu ends up strenthening his own army with support from the tribals.
Hariharan is back with his best when appropriate, ably backed up by the rest of the crew.His takings are awesome,thanks to the brilliant camera works ,aesthetic locations and extra smart art direction.MT Vaasudevan sir has delivered yet another set of powerful meaningful charaters that bond to you ,however small the character may be.Gokulam Gopaalan can be proud of himself as his patience and temperament to go ahead with the project pays off big time .He has made a malayalam movie that can be kept as a reference for indian cinema and indian history.
Resool Pookkutty makes you really feel the difference from some other movie and the movies with his expertise.He has trapped up each and every minute deatils of the ambience making you really feel the environment.The stunt direction from Ravi Divan is exemplary and breath taking.The songs which i had already mentioned in the preview are a treat for both eyes and ears.Ilayaraaja is back to where he really belongs.
Now moving on to the characterisation part.Each and every character has its own space defined in Pazhassi raaja.Irespective of the lengths of thier screen presence they really make you feel that with out them the movie would fel incomplete.It should be prety long after whch we see the actor in Manoj K Jayan sizzle.Padampriya really scores in the action scenes,kudos to her for performing the stunts with the skills of a real warrior.Suresh Krishna got his best character till date.Kaniha proved her acting skills with her exressions that had meanings of love,concern and braveness at different stages of the plot.And now coming to Edachena Kunakan --A power packed performance from Sarath Kumaar.You get to see a New Sarathkumar,he would feel satisfied that a he got this role to show case the actor in him.Finally coming to the Raaja...How many times have you seen MT penning characters for Mammootty that has been classified as classics.Well here again its no different.Mammootty lives the role exhibiting differents dimensions of Pazhassi.Whether it be the Subtle dialogue deliveries to his uncle(thilakan),emotional/affectionate dialogues to his wife(vaal munakal maathram thaalolicha manassu vallapozhenkilum thurakkende??) or the power packed brave dialogs infront of the pointed pistols in the cliamx he simply rocks the screen.Some of his dialogues couldnt be heard completely because of the applause from the audience.
Other cast involving Laalu Alex Devan,Thilakan, capt Raju,Mamukkoya all peformed well in their own space.
Let me repeat It has never been this big a feeling after watching a patriotic movie....It has been never this big a treat with the performances.It has never been this big with the technical richness.
Verdict :The ultimate Movie experience in Indian cinema.
Just a glimpse to the plot the movie deals with the Raajas adventurous protest against the British rule and their policies.Raaja gets Ousted from his home land bu ends up strenthening his own army with support from the tribals.
Hariharan is back with his best when appropriate, ably backed up by the rest of the crew.His takings are awesome,thanks to the brilliant camera works ,aesthetic locations and extra smart art direction.MT Vaasudevan sir has delivered yet another set of powerful meaningful charaters that bond to you ,however small the character may be.Gokulam Gopaalan can be proud of himself as his patience and temperament to go ahead with the project pays off big time .He has made a malayalam movie that can be kept as a reference for indian cinema and indian history.
Resool Pookkutty makes you really feel the difference from some other movie and the movies with his expertise.He has trapped up each and every minute deatils of the ambience making you really feel the environment.The stunt direction from Ravi Divan is exemplary and breath taking.The songs which i had already mentioned in the preview are a treat for both eyes and ears.Ilayaraaja is back to where he really belongs.
Now moving on to the characterisation part.Each and every character has its own space defined in Pazhassi raaja.Irespective of the lengths of thier screen presence they really make you feel that with out them the movie would fel incomplete.It should be prety long after whch we see the actor in Manoj K Jayan sizzle.Padampriya really scores in the action scenes,kudos to her for performing the stunts with the skills of a real warrior.Suresh Krishna got his best character till date.Kaniha proved her acting skills with her exressions that had meanings of love,concern and braveness at different stages of the plot.And now coming to Edachena Kunakan --A power packed performance from Sarath Kumaar.You get to see a New Sarathkumar,he would feel satisfied that a he got this role to show case the actor in him.Finally coming to the Raaja...How many times have you seen MT penning characters for Mammootty that has been classified as classics.Well here again its no different.Mammootty lives the role exhibiting differents dimensions of Pazhassi.Whether it be the Subtle dialogue deliveries to his uncle(thilakan),emotional/affectionate dialogues to his wife(vaal munakal maathram thaalolicha manassu vallapozhenkilum thurakkende??) or the power packed brave dialogs infront of the pointed pistols in the cliamx he simply rocks the screen.Some of his dialogues couldnt be heard completely because of the applause from the audience.
Other cast involving Laalu Alex Devan,Thilakan, capt Raju,Mamukkoya all peformed well in their own space.
Let me repeat It has never been this big a feeling after watching a patriotic movie....It has been never this big a treat with the performances.It has never been this big with the technical richness.
Verdict :The ultimate Movie experience in Indian cinema.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Pazhassi Raaja -- Exuberance of Grandeur -- A Preview.
Finally it has been confirmed that Pazhassi Raaja will arrive on Oct 16th.Having written only the reviews so far ,the Hype with the movie Pazhassi urged me into writing this preview .It has never been this big in Malayalam cinema,whether it be the cost,the grandeur or the the cast and crew.Other than the mainfaces over 2000 of Junior artists , support crew,technicians has toiled for over 2 years for the completion of this huge project .Hariharan-MT-Mammootty Combo has once gifted indian cinema the classic of "Oru Vadakkan Veera Gaatha" and this time too the expectations doesnt fall anywhere short of that.
The main Characterisation and crew of the movie goes like this
Mammootty as Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja
Kaniha : Kaitheri Maakkam
Sarath Kumar :Eda chenaKunkan
Manoj K Jayan:Thalakkal Chanthu
Padamapriya:Neeli
Suman:Pazhayam Veedan Chanthu
Thilakan:Kurumbanaad Raaja Veera Varma
Devan:Kanavathu nambiar
Jagathi:Kanara Menon
Jagdeesh:Bhandaari
Mamukkoya :Athan Gurukkal
Nedumudi Venu :Mooppan
Captain Raju:Kunjunni Mootha
Suresh Krishna:Kaitheri Ambu
Music : Ilayaraja
Lyrics:ONV,Gireesh Puthenchery,
Sound Mixing:Rasool Pookutty
Fight(warfare):Ravi Divan (Jodha Akbar Fame)
Script - MT Vasudevan Nair
Direction -Hariharan
Produced and Distributed By Gokulam Films ,Gopalan
Having Litsened to the Songs ,these are one of the best from the recent compositions of Ilayaraja:
My picks are .......
Aadhiyusha Sandhya poothathivide : Superb Lyrics cushioned by excellent rendering from Yesudas n team.
Kunnathe Konnakkum:Chitras Magical voice is sure to mesmerize you.
Ambum Kombum:Its typically an Aadivaasi Song rendered by Ilayaraja himself.Might sound odd at the first hearing ,but you will like it on repeated hearing.
Other songs like Odathandil thaalam kottum kaattil ,The Ismlamic Kessu Paatu Aalamadankalamythava alle ,Mathangana etc will also impress on repeated hearing.
Having seen the trailers, the song visuals,the stills and the trio of the Giants in malayalam cinema Pazhasi Raja Promises a Lot.Just 2 More days remain to reveal on how much it would live upto the created Hype.
The main Characterisation and crew of the movie goes like this
Mammootty as Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja
Kaniha : Kaitheri Maakkam
Sarath Kumar :Eda chenaKunkan
Manoj K Jayan:Thalakkal Chanthu
Padamapriya:Neeli
Suman:Pazhayam Veedan Chanthu
Thilakan:Kurumbanaad Raaja Veera Varma
Devan:Kanavathu nambiar
Jagathi:Kanara Menon
Jagdeesh:Bhandaari
Mamukkoya :Athan Gurukkal
Nedumudi Venu :Mooppan
Captain Raju:Kunjunni Mootha
Suresh Krishna:Kaitheri Ambu
Music : Ilayaraja
Lyrics:ONV,Gireesh Puthenchery,
Sound Mixing:Rasool Pookutty
Fight(warfare):Ravi Divan (Jodha Akbar Fame)
Script - MT Vasudevan Nair
Direction -Hariharan
Produced and Distributed By Gokulam Films ,Gopalan
Having Litsened to the Songs ,these are one of the best from the recent compositions of Ilayaraja:
My picks are .......
Aadhiyusha Sandhya poothathivide : Superb Lyrics cushioned by excellent rendering from Yesudas n team.
Kunnathe Konnakkum:Chitras Magical voice is sure to mesmerize you.
Ambum Kombum:Its typically an Aadivaasi Song rendered by Ilayaraja himself.Might sound odd at the first hearing ,but you will like it on repeated hearing.
Other songs like Odathandil thaalam kottum kaattil ,The Ismlamic Kessu Paatu Aalamadankalamythava alle ,Mathangana etc will also impress on repeated hearing.
Having seen the trailers, the song visuals,the stills and the trio of the Giants in malayalam cinema Pazhasi Raja Promises a Lot.Just 2 More days remain to reveal on how much it would live upto the created Hype.
