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1/07/12 •

Could you imagine a remix of Kanne Kalaimane song or remake of Nayagan / Mullum malarum / Magadheera. Once Mahendran said, even he himself cannot remake the movie Udhiri pookkall. Those beautiful creations happened and were not made. IR once said Janani Janani song happened and it was not created.

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Songs of 2011 (2)

12/30/11 •

This is neither a top list of 2011 nor the best of 2011. These are the songs which entertained me in a big way immaterial of their genre. Let it be Sara sara from Vaagai sooda vaa or the Kalasalaa song from Osthi. Thanks to the numerous FM channels which make my day.

Silent Monk (0)

12/25/11 •

The environment of Tamil cinema is highly polluted by Mambatiyaan, Suseendhran, Vikram, Simbu, Dharani and what not. When it comes to air conditioner, there’s a saying that the shadow/chillness provided by a small tree cannot be compensated by any artificial air conditioners in the world. Such a small n simple tree is MOUNA GURU. I don’t hesitate watching a good movie twice and this movie falls in that category.

Uplifting Gift ideas (0)

12/21/11 •

This is a common question that comes to the mind after we collect the money for a reception/birthday/any occassion. Rarely people come up with proper ideas instead of using the collected money for one more round of party. I hate the idea of giving cash as a gift. I too had this obtacle and later changed my view on the same. [ Inga vaikkarom flashback-i ! ]

7am (S)arivu — Operation Red Giant (7)

10/28/11 •

Reincarnation or rebirth is an off-beaten topic in Tamil films and according to the convenience / knowledge level / budget, the movies were made in the past. To add, as per the sentimental view in Tamil cinema, rebirth stories were not successful except very few. The interesting marketing aspect of this film is Bodhidharma, a Buddhist monk [ wikied very much since the sensation started ]. With a life sized hype and top technicians, they have made this film without any basic research.

Random Access Memory — 1 (1)

7/12/11 •

Maaveeran The tamil version of Magadheera has run equally well in the context of a telugu dubbing film. This once again proves the power of a good film. The good outcome is that this film is saved from a Tamil remake. Remakes and sequels will come out good in very rare cases [ exceptionals like […]

Aaranya Gaandam (2)

6/22/11 •

ANNOUNCEMENT : PIXMONK WAS DOWN FOR A WHILE AND I WAS WRITING TEMPORARILY IN PIXMONK.WORDPRESS.COM :( . ANYWAY, I AM BACK :) .

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Avan Ivan — Avane thaan Ivan (3)

6/22/11 •

Name the film directed by Bala which has 2 jobless dirty heroes, 1 with a strange get-up and another one with lots of sense of humour (!!), 2 neat heroines, a hill town, weak police/forest dept officers, dirty comedy, filler scenes, different smuggling, thiruvizha song, aggressive dances, nerve-wracking fights and a gory climax ?

Absolute Power — Neat thriller (0)

2/26/11 •

It’s thriller time. Clint Eastwood is one of the unavoidable creators like Woody Allen, Hitchcock when selecting a film and he rarely disappoints the fan. Absolute power is a political thriller based on a novel and it came out very well on screen. The story involves a con, burglary, murder, secret service, daughter, police, businessman, […]

Nadunisi Naaigall Nobbler (5)

2/23/11 •

The reason Psycho was successful was engaging the audience in the girl’s view and keeping the serial killing act shown in last few mins time. NNN is the reverse — it shows very eloborately what happens to the main character. Again police force is depicted like comedians. If at all, GVM thinks that he has tried Pysho in his style, this is the best possible INSULT that can happen to the masterpiece.

Payanam — Modern Tirumalai Thenkumari (0)

2/14/11 •

As per the grammar of stage drama, many characters are introduced in the initial scenes [ Edhirneechal, Viyatnaam veedu, Samsaram adhu minsaram ] and we are clearly informed about the characters who are going to act, weep, try comedy, philosophy, patriotism, religion, sentiment which are nothing but distractions in a narration. Imagine a hijacked flight and a mimicry artist passenger entertaining the flight crew. The only relief is that they didn’t place any songs/dances within the flight. However, the same impact has been recreated using dialogues, every passenger talks whatever they feel like.