Mynaa - Unconventional

I think, director Prabhu Solomon was very clear about 2 things.

1. Keep the characters as natural as possible
2. Show the hill villages and Munnar as beautiful as possible.

He has accomplished both the tasks successfully. Congratulations for that!

Why did I call this movie 'Unconventional'? The travel of story is something very different from whatever is shown so far. But how good was that difference is a big question.

We have seen movies where the story approaches tragedy but end up on a happy note and vice versa. TR movies, Sethu  etc.were great successes because of that total shift post interval. But this movie was frequently cycling between tragedy and happiness. Audience at some point of stage were tired of the twists. "Hey epdi dhan ya padatha mudikka pora?" was the reaction.

There were brilliant comedy scenes (esp the one after bus accident). But they were scattered and not placed properly. I was not clear, what kind of screenplay Prabhu Solomon was trying to deliver!

Songs could have been better. I felt Selvaganesh (Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu fame) would have been a better choice.

Amidst all those complaints from my side, this movie definitely deserves a good appreciation (which many reviews have given and the theatres are running with good crowd!). Climax was awesome! The complete crew gave a wonderful performance. The small boy (who comes in lungi and calls 'Ai Suruli') deserves a special mention. He was too good!

Amala Paul also deserves a special mention ;) She was very good, both in appearance and acting!

If the director had streamlined the travel of movie even better, this movie would have been listed in 'Best Tamil cinemas'. Now it just deserves a pat on the back!

Uthamaputhiran - A decent entertainer

Mithran Jawahar-Dhanush combination worked out  once again in Uthamaputhiran (as usual to some reasonable extent). I would rate this movie 2nd after 'Yaaradi Nee Mohini' in their combo.

Dhanush... We have to appreciate Dhanush for having realised quickly (after Sullan) that heroism and image driven movies are not his cup of tea. He is consistent in delivering casual acting. In Uthamaputhiran also he has maintained his consistency. But Dhanush, we are expecting Pudupettai kind of performance also at times from you.

Genelia.. I have always considered Jenelia's cuteness as over dosage. But she has kept things within limits in this movie. Surprisingly (may not be surprising for her fans), she looks gorgeous in this movie. Be it the wedding Saree in the initial scenes or the jeans-Tshirt during their travel to pudukottai or half-saree in Dhanush house, wow! Beauty!!! But it is sad that we could not see her much in 2nd half.

Vivek.. This can be called a 'kind of come back' movie for Vivek. I was able to see people continuously laughing throughout the second half (because of Emotional Ekambaram). This is a response which Vivek didn't get for quite some years because of Vadivelu's replacement. But definitely, I wont call this is a great comedy work by Vivek. Though there couple of quality humour scenes, others were only for people who tend to laugh even for the simplest of comedies.

Star cast is huge in this movie with K.Bahgyaraj, Karunas, Ashish Vidyarthi, Sundarraj, Rekha, Ambika and the list is huge. One person whom I would wish to mention is that telugu actor (Jayaprakash Reddy). Over acting! This Jayaprakash, Brahmanandam etc might be great comedians in Andhra, but that too much of reaction is not what we at Tamilnadu are looking for.

Songs of Vijay Antony doesn't show signs of becoming big hit as his songs usually are.

Mithran Jawahar. He has successfully managed to give another decent remake. But I have a question (for both him and Raaja). Whatever movies they have remade so far are not very different or trend setting movies from other languages. All these are very casual entertainers. We have the potential in TN to give better entertainers. Of course, remaking is not something wrong but when it is believed that tamil film industry has pool of creative people, why do so much of remakes?

Uthamaputhiran is like a happy and easy drive in highway without bothering about route (here I relate to logic). It can be a nice feel to see this movie together with family in theatre (or at home with a decent print of DVD. Sorry for promoting piracy).

Enthiran - Give standing ovation!

Yes it is a little late review. But for a Rajini movie, review after 4 days of release is a very late one. Already lakhs and lakhs of people must have seen the movie and thousands of people might have seen it more than once by now (Probably my numbers are low). When I have reviewed even the worst movies Tamizh cinema had ever seen, it will be injustice if I don't write about one of the best movies of Tamizh cinema, Endhiran!

People are calling this a movie of its kind. Even I am calling it the same but not just for reasons told by all like technicality, location, cinematography etc etc. For a movie like this with so much of investment and an urge to make huge profit, lot of expectations should be created. Movie should be screened in many theatres and they should run house-full shows for the initial days (despite sky rocketing ticket fair), have a decent crowd for many days and most importantly audience should feel that the movie is beyond expectations. Endhiran satisfies all the criterion and so it is definitely a movie of its kind!

Rajinikanth... Thalaivaaaaaaa (Remember I am a Kamal fan!).. What a performance! After Netrikan, I enjoyed your performance inch by inch! I don't know what you meant when that small cute girl ( She comes in most of the ads. I don't know her name) turns back and you laugh at her in the last scene. This is how I interpret it. "You will also grow up some day and become a heroine and even then I will act as a hero pairing you". You are the real hero! Unakku azhivillai! :)

Aishwarya... Beauties may come and beauties may go. But there is only one who always stays in our hearts and it is Aish. Sabba! Kannulaye nikkara pa! Sorry Abishek Bachan! ;)

Santhanam, Karunas & Danny Denzongpa - Not much of work for them since Rajini was present throughout the movie!

Crystal clear cinematograpghy by Rathnavelu and it was pleasing to see all those beautiful places in screen.

Action scenes are worth mentioning. Every frame (I literally mean frame; remember there ll be min 25 frames per sec) in action sequence was taken with utmost perfection and style! Sheer hard work!

Music by ARR is apt for this movie. Kadhal anukkal and Kilimanjaaro which are supposed to slow down the pace of movie were loved by audience for the location. While those jathis in 'Chitti Dance showcase' was showing the brilliance of ARR, Irumbile and Arima Arima were enjoyed by audience with roar!

Finally, Shankar! Man, you made us feel proud! Every Tamilian should be proud for having him in Tamizh film industry. He is nothing less than James Cameroon or Spielberg, really no exaggeration!

See Enthiran in large screens lot of times and every time you see, give standing ovation to the entire team!

Boss Engira Bhaskaran - Just Pass

Though I saw some good reviews for Boss Engira Baskaran, I personally felt that the movie was not as entertaining as told in many reviews.

Definitely there are good amount of laugh bursts and some interesting scenes, but overall, the movie was not a complete entertainer.

Aarya..... Casual acting. Jolly character and Aarya has done a decent job. But definitely there was room for improvement. In some scenes, he was trying hard to get the humor out.

Nayanthara....Polivu poiduchu ma.. Not now, if I remember correctly, even since Aegan.. We all know how badly Ajith was looking when he became so slim.. Edho patient maadhiri irundhudhu.. Nayanthara is also looking like a patient..Konjam poshakka gundaagu ma, thappu illa..

Music: Yuvan.... Songs were good..The usage of old songs in background was good but definitely no credit to Yuvan for that. Credit should be given to Ilayaraaja :)

Director: Rajesh... He thinks differently, especially I liked the climax scene where he speaks with Jeeva over phone.. First of all, we have to appreciate his intention to take jolly type movies and he has some what succeeded... He is in the right direction. but definitely he is very far from taking a perfect entertainer.

I missed some one right? :) Yes, it is Santhanam, the real hero of movie.. Super super super! Sema timing! Kalakitta pa... We got some one in place of Goundamani!

Boss Engira Bhaskaran - Santhanam = Fail

Irandu Mugam - Original mokka

I thought it will be a 'original arasiyal alwa' as told by Satyaraj in advertisement and went for the movie.


Periya arasial naiyaandi lam onnum illa... Love, politics nu director kozhappathula edhayume ozhunga kaamikkala...

Amaichargal lam edho ward member maadhiri irukkanga... CM theru kodi tea kadai vachirukkavar maadhiri irukkar..

Nalladhu nu indha padathula sollikara maadhiri edhuvume illa...

Makkale indha padathukku poidadheenga...

Sema mokka...

Bale Pandiya - Deserves one 'Bale'

If we want to appreciate something very much, we tell 'Bale Bale'. This movie is not worth two 'Bale' but it definitely deserves one 'Bale' especially for its creativity.

I would like to mention one wonderful thing in this movie. It is the way transition of frame from one scene to another happens. It was a treat to watch them and I have not seen such a nice work before in any movie.

Even the concept of the movie is fresh and presentation was also good. But the movie was not very interesting. Most of the scenes were predictable and some times really boring.

Vishnu.. Actually this guy was one of the drawing factors for me to watch this movie. He did a wonderful job as a simple village boy in 'Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'. In this movie, he acted as a simple city guy. Another nice effort by him. He has justified the role. Good man! Looking for many more good movies from you.

Piaa... Nallukku naal merugerikitta irukkiriye ma ;) Pia is a 'F5' button. Whenever she comes in screen, it refreshes the audience. If some one needs a heroine with modern look, I think, Piya should be the first choice.

Vivek... He is the main reason for this movie not deserving 'Bale Bale'... Sema mokka.. Clear signs of being out of form.. Whenever he comes in screen, audience keep their hand on forehead and say 'iyyo vandhuttanda'.



Villains.. There are many villains in this movie, fortunately none of them were irritating. While acting of comedy villains in 'Irumbu kottai murattu singam' was overdose, in this movie, things were under control. The motta villain was very good in action scenes.

Music: Devan.... Songs were pleasing for ears. 'Happy' song with many singers coming in screen was a nice thinking. The bit songs were very good, especially the traffic signal bit song. But there were no clear tunes which are hummable. I doubt if Devan can become a successful music director.

Brilliant cinematography by Sounderrajan.

Director: Siddarth Chandrashekar.... Man, you have lot of creativity. Though this is his first direction venture, he has been in film industry for good time involving in promos of movies. If he had concentrated more on the screenplay part also, this move would have been a great success. Anyways, good work Siddarth!

As it is told in their film promo in Television channels, please see this movie in theatre and not in thiruttu DVD :)

Baana Kaathadi - Not interesting

I went to theatre with the expectation that movie will be below average. To my relief, the movie was not irritating. But definitely, not an interesting movie. With lot of fresh actors, Prasanna and Yuvan the director could have given a better one.

Adharva.. A decent show in debut movie. Natural acting. Think, he is not a good dancer. Even the 1 or 2 steps he put were not coming with flow. We can comment more only after seeing few more movies from him. But the good thing is he expressed his love unlike his father Murali...But unna mudha padathulaye saavadichaattangale thambi!

The scene when Murali comes and tells that he is a medical college final student was funny... "Ivar innuma college padikkarar?" question and Adharvaa's reaction was enjoyable.

Samantha... Except for few scenes where she appeared very matured, she is a treat to watch. In those few scenes, Adharva-Samantha were like 'Ek Choti Si Love story' couples :P  One can go for this movie just to see Samantha (But I didn't go just for that ;) )

Karunas was ok ok.. Some scenes were mokkai.

Prasanna.... Man, you proved once again that you give the best.. Impressive performance.. I have always regretted that our Tamil heroes got stuck up into some image and that stops them from doing character roles (be it even a smaller role).. But Prasanna is en exception.... He takes all the good things that comes in his way..

This movie is technically sound. Cinematograoghy, Editing and especially music. Yuvan has given some good numbers and most of the songs were picturised well.

Considering that this is director Badri Venkatesh's first movie, we can give him a pat and ask him for better ones in future.