HEART MELTING TALES...!!!!!

While plugging my laptop, my hard disk & heating up a hot cup of Nescafe on my table ..to arise my happy times ...movie watching would be my first and last hobby which always bring a smile in me...and proud to say that recently I had gone through some heart melting Tamil films ...so happy our South Indian Cinema still keep in making stories of family bondage...
Listing out some tales that melt your emotions and hats off unto the writer and directer in crafting such stories in the language of cinema..!!!!!

AMMA KANAKKU which was released this year had given an interesting story of  a widowed mother who struggles in getting her daughter make pass and get rid of the subject Mathematics and for that the mom takes a wide step which shuts down every eye balls .Focusing on the current emotions of a normal Indian woman ,the leading lady is also has a dream of getting her daughter to higher dreams and she has a fright that she dont want her daughter to be like her who is a house servant.Well from this neat storyline ,one might get glued to watch it on screen ...Amala Paul ,Yuvasree ,Revathy are the lady powers behind the performance department. We had seen many women oriented themes through reels but breaking all belts this movie had proved one factor in loud form MOTHER is always A MOTHER ..she dreams ..and keeps on holding her daughter in safe wings...well

Actor Dhanush more than keeping her acting career in colourful zones he has proved he will be one of the keen producers in putting Tamil ventures with much stronger plots on screen.Amala Paul who was the main lead had given a stellar performance throughout with the young Yuvasree who is having an equivalent role and also challenging. Samuthirakani who has given many notable roles..this time tickles down the hilarious head master with his much serious gestures... Ilayaraja's musical Score will make you smile and give a much refreshing mood which may adore the cinematic experience...Claps to the lady captain Ashwini Iyer for writing and directing such neat movie on screen.


THENMERKU PARAVAIKATRU (2010)

Another bonding movie that shows maternity in its core..I am late in getting the movie to watch ...well bagging all the National Awards for the venture didnt shock me for its ultimate script..well the duration of the movie is around hardly 1 hour 47 minutes...but you will be hooked with the performances of the leading actors this was Vijay Sethupathy's first ever leading role and as a newcomer he gave much maturity on his neat appearance..

Well it is a women centric movie and we wont take our eyes way from Saranya Ponvannan's character and the raw avatar she gives in showering the mother love is simply mind blowing one... Seenu Ramaswamy who had given some meaningful movies needs to be applauded in delivering such small movies with bigger messages...Those who havent noticed this film sure needs to get the prints on your screens...those who stands strong on mother love will definitely gets bowled by the feature presentation.


APPA (2016)

Well he had talked about mother love and her participation in getting her kids to higher levels in the society..well not only other even father has equal importance in raising the kids and getting them educated...Samuthirakani had not visualized just the importance of a father but also how to make their kids return the respect and love to their fathers ...The actor and directer who had delivered the path breaking Subramaniyapuram this time has given a very strong message a movie that not only point on the responsibilities a father should have but also in portraying his stand on his kids dreams in stead of pressurizing their dreams ...

Samuthirakani as an actor and directer had done a double jeopardy in keeping the movie to stronger paths ,the other actors and some fresh faces had given a very much neat parts throughout the movie J Vignesh from Kakka Muttai and Yuvasree from Amma Kanakku had given a stunning performances throughout the film ...claps to the directer in keeping justice on such young talents ...We can again hear Ilayaraja's massive BGM Scores which will give many touching emotions especially when the movie travels though the tragic end.

NEDUNCHALAI (2014)

We had also seen many love sagas from Tamil Cinema but a love story based on early ages with some jaw breaking action scenes .as for me this movie brings some magnetic moments of 80s Malayalam Cinema which shows some village emotions and the setting that keeps on the tea shops ,lorries,truck drivers ,henchmen,beautiful girls etc ..it gives a brilliant feel in setting up the period Director Krishna who had earlier given the coming up age romance Sillunu Oru kadhal ,this time had tackled the treatment on a topsy turvy way...

An engaging love saga with a revenge that takes by the good v/s bad..We have seen such performance from Subrahmaniyam times but when it comes unto the new talents , the way the actors enact their scripted characters has crossed new branches of acting levels rather than performing extreme melodramas on screen ..Aari and Sshivada ,the pair who blossoms their romance on screen at first you will find locking horns each other but when it comes to the second half we find the real love showers from the situations the directer writes ...From the usual duet and dance numbers it is the inner thoughts that take the viewer fall in love with the movie..Sathya who had given some one time wonder songs in Tamil...this time hits the clock with some dashing songs and some well shot scenes .
from the supporting acting department we can see Prasanth Narayan from Bollywood and Salim Kumar from Mollywood with some raw performances were eye catchy ones which should be appreciated rather than watching with the usual cast...
anways applauds and whistles to the film makers in making such innovative thoughts from thoughts towards silver screenzz...

MOHENJO DARO SWALLOWED...!!!!!

With so many multiple decisions and coin tosses...went for the epic venture Mohenjo Daro...actually I was half interested coz of the impression which was created by its trailer was not up to the mark..but when we have trust on the film maker who had gifted Lagaan,Swades & Joddha Akbar ,we just ignore the trailer treatment.... finally booked my ticket and had a expectation like the dialogue where Salimkumar says "Chilappol Biriyani Koduthaalo"

coming towards the review notes...I am totally disappointed with the film...heard that the makers of the film had spent 3 years on the paper works ... the pre production and production stages were time swallowed due to the PERFECTION..!!!! from the beginning the team had mentioned that film is absolutely part of fiction work and its nothing related to the real incidents..well in that case why such a title and the background setting...explaining a tale of the greed created by the King and the people who survived during the destruction that took on the time of Indus Valley Civilization and blah blah blah...sad to say even the back benchers of the early history class and the guys who yawn at the history text book might have much more clarity with the idea of a tale that painted history...

Selling a film project with the attached bankable names like Hrithik Roshan  A.R. Rahman   wont create magic in front of the viewers I would say the film misleads false info to the viewers..those who are not aware of the subject might find different but those who are aware...might keep get shocked with your mouths wide open..performance wise Hrithik Roshan took his hard times in carrying the film's soul on his shoulders..but will get tensed on the celebrations that take place in Mohenjo Daro which might think that such richness were there during 2016 BC and also on Rosshan's energetic dance moves sometimes look awkward while peeping towards history... Pooja Hegde has nothing to do so far just to look pretty ....there are some sequences scratched from Hollywood but coming into the cinema we just dont bother as there are few moments that atleast hook the viewers...Muraleedharan CK 's cinematography shud be praised in creating an impression on the movie's total visual impact A.R. Rahman 's background and original score was well made which take you to international standards...but on the whole when we come to know the first movie that tells the tale on the unknown facts which took on the Mohenjo Daro ...expectations will be built on high...and when it fails from the director of great films..depression occurs ...well hope the film maker will erase the shade by spelling magical light with his next film....

LE KABALI FEVER..!!!!!!!!

Just days...hours..minutes...seconds left for tick tacking the clock bells ....Yes..the grand arrival of Kabaleeshwaran....who ?what? how?...c'mon guys everyone knows who exactly is Kabaleeshwaran ..in other words...KABALI....well the walk...the look...the style..the killing smile...who else can on earth can be called the king of styles....the one and only Style Mannan...SUPERSTAR RAJINIKANTH

Well the release date gets near more and more crazy things occurs ...taking from the teaser release itself which created a wave in huge forms in online streams.The official online teaser had created a crazy mania worldwide,when the undisputed king Rajinikanth returns on screen as Kabali. The teaser clocked over 4 millions in one day and still it is being viewed which has resulted the highest viewed teaser of all times .More than 26 million views for just a minute 6 seconds visuals....
Kabali which is the actor's 161st film where he plays a menacing gangster which is reportedly inspired from a real life don
The shot where Rajini Sir himself introduces the mass liner KABALI DA!!!!! with the clubbed regal arrogance demurs the entire world to craziness.

Expectations for this gangster drama had already peaked rock steady in most parts .The high octane action sequences where one can see their favourite Super Star of all time ...no words just topsy turvy..due to the heavy arrival happening on the release day JULY 22 many of the cities had declared public holiday...There is no need to keep everyone's eye wide open ..anything can be applicable for the arrival of Thalaivar

Maybe nothing else in the world had witnessed such an arrival in Indian Cinema in recent times.... we all love his style and his one liners but if it is excelled in great charisma which everyone like from the Super Star then no need to go for a seconday thoughts you can just woo and scream for the Style Manaan with all prides....There are still ways opened for booking tickets to meet the arrival of the king of styles...!!!!! NERUPPU DA....

MOVIE BOX_SU...SU...SUDHI VATHMEEKAM

SU..SU..SUDHI VATHMEEKAM ..A SMILE ON EVERYONE'S FACE WITH ITS INSPIRING TALE.

When you point out the dark shades in an individual's character ,everything ends up in a total mess,well Su..Su..Sudhi Vathmeekam is the movie that will take you away to brush upon the different colours of LIFE..!!!! Sudhi Vathmeekam who is a unlucky person finds himself that he is having a speech impairment in word stabbing problem from his childhood.During his adulthood times ,the issue gets worsen and had to face the inability on the paths of his different parts of his life through love,friendship,marriage and career until the arrival of a speech therapist Kalyani takes into the tracks.

PERFORMANCES

Talented actor Jayasurya and materialized film maker Ranjith Shankar's second collaboration after the hit Punyalan Agarbathees have joined hands for movie with magnetic effects in which they had also done the production works on the banner Dreams Beyond.Mukesh,Aju Varghese,Sunil Sughadha,Muthumani,Irshad and the female leads Swathy Narayanan & Shivadha Nair had given their notable performances in unforgettable scales but the real performer and the shows stealer is none other than Jayasurya with his challenging and auratic acting charisma by playing the shades of Sudhi Vathmeekam and the surprising elements you see in his acting is when you see the differences in his word stabbing variations on the ages from 20s to 40s,it turns out to be the amazing avatar he played so far.In short the best character role he played throughout in his acting career.

DIRECTION

Right from his debut movie Passenger,Ranjith Shankar had managed to keep his directer graph steady with some decent outings.Last year with his first cooperation with the Mega Star has given the ability in treating the feel good movie with the well crafted narration. Ranjith Shankar had once again proved that films are not made for just entertainment but to teach,tell and motivate you.

MUSIC AND CINEMATOGRAPHY

The energizing musical score from Bijipal is another factor which glues you to the movie ,especially the Kayampoo song when it starts with the changes on the character is one soothing effect you see in frames.Coming to the pleasing cinematography done by Vinod Illampili had delivered his cool works with great light effect and the simple shots he toned was another eye catchy element.

CRITICAL VERDICT

So gearing onto the conclusions what I feel to tell is get into the movie of reality where you overcome the difficulties by giving time on yourself by trying it again and again .another beautiful movie of 2015 to capture your hearts so get your tickets to watch Sudhi from your nearest cine screens..!!!!!

MOVIE BOX_THOONGAVANAM

THOONGAVANAM ..THE SILENT PARK WITH  PRETTY,STYLISH ENGAGING ELEMENTS

Thoongavanam packed with the National Award Winners Kamalhaasan and Prakash Raj energizing the pulp with the shades of Face to Face bonding .Kamalhaasan had always amazed with the characters he had played and he is back with the cop roles after the celebrated police officers from Vettayad Vilayadu,Kuruthi Punal & Kakki Chattai .CK Diwakar who had shades at first stealing the drugs from the mafia for a whooping sum of money and later getting dragged to the night club for lending the drug bag in exchange with his kidnapped son.A simple plot but made in international standards with all bangs and gun shots placed in the appropriate terms.

The movie which is being co produced and written by Kamal himself was the official remake of the 2011 French Action thriller Sleepless Nights .The speedy thriller consists of other leading casts  Thrisha,Kishore,Sampath,Madhu Shalini and Asha Sharath ,all of them had given their performances in a very fair manner.Although there are repeatitve moments in the movie the jaw breaking action sequences makes the viewer deviate from the loose feels on the movie. Sanu John Varghese who had earlier show cased his visual magic through Kamalhaasan's Viswaroopam ,had given another quick movements in his cinematography and also by the cuts given by Shan Mohammed  and the thrilling factors takes place when the OST track by Gibran gets played in the thrilling moments .it is shocking to see the 61 year old Kamalji doing the breath taking actions at ease manner at his age limits and the cool entry in the climax brings goose bumps all over

Empty your minds be formless,shapeless like water .If you put water into the cup it becomes the cup.Everyone loves the qute and if there is anyone likethe quote without doubts you can bisect your perpendicular lines on none other than the ULAGANAYAKAN  and another meaty role that is being played with him was his son Vasu with some wits and some strong emotions on the spaces.

On the whole Thoongavanam looks to be a long night, is  a happening one in one's life.

MOVIE BOX_LOHAM

LOHAM..... MASS OR CLASS ?????

Well the movie is a key opener with all intentions to showcase the inner world of the gold smuggling to the audience,but the cheesy things took place by the story-line which went too simple and highly predictable one except for the interval punch. Loham fails to be the Onam Winner,it neither gives anything special about the new plot nor explores the commercial flavors which we expect in a Ranjith movie that has the typical mass appeal.

As I siad,the gold smuggling oriented flick was quite a news in  a few months back and it is still believed we hear stories of some elements even today.When one deals with one such operation where a group of people are conducting the secret operation to smuggle gold with the help of some people in the authorities for many political and non-political purposes.But some other gang gets into the business which causes total destruction to the whole plan.How it causes problems and what closing factor takes place under the gold chase is what Ranjith's Loham talks about.

The sort of Mohanlal in his simplistic act keeps things moving in the first halfbut the second half of movie turned predictable & some portions dull..With all respect and love towards the living legend,I feel like saying that this movie doesn't give that much space to the Complete Actor to explore his mass avatar as he has given many movies with all goosebumps in the typical mass avatars..Even after the epic mustache twirling look also,the sort of fun one can expect in such kind of movie doesn't hit the bull's eye.
Loham in its tagline ,the Yellow Metal is by no means a rank disappointment but it wasn't taken to the expectation level with the colossal and it might prove its stand in the box office ringers .Loham is not among the best works of Ranjith,it will be a comfortable one time watch for those who say 'Watching Mohanlal is enough for me'

MOVIE BOX_NEE-NA

NEENA....... A TALE OF TWO WOMEN ....A REAL ATTITUDE OF TODAY'S WOMANHOOD....

A complex tale of emotional interplays ,that is Neena. Neena is actually tagged as a female oriented film with a message to convey in promotions .It is a film that starts up with a crafted manner and ends up in the tip of an iceberg.It does convey a message ,albeit in a bit of didactic manner but the female oriented one was surely termed as a hogwash state ,since the perception is absolutely male.Nee-Na is a detour from the kind of films that we see around and Lal Jose had succeeded in telling a triangular tale of 3 persons in showcasing a way of live,not much explored in Malayalam Cinema.Through this flick,we find human mind as unfathomably deep and emotions have more to it than meets the eye.

Lal Jose had made films from different backgrounds ,most of the Malayalis had take a follow up through all his films ...and what we find the execution of his film is different from the another.

Neena is totally a Lal Jose Urban tale,

CAST

Talking about the casting of the characters ...Deepthi Sathi who made her debut through this film is a sure shot winner and I think I am shocked by seeing a loud applause of an intro of the female protagonist than any other actor that too in her first film .. Deepthi had found her place safe to stay in the industry. Lal Jose had introduced many faces to Mollywood right from Kavya Madhavan,Samvritha Sunil,Meera Mandhan,Archana Kavi,Ann Augustine,Reenu Mathews,Anusree,...to Deepthi Sathi who had broke all perceptions of a normal heroine and it is proud moment for the film maker like to hold his collar red in this moment.Playing into the shoes of an unconventional woman ,a chronic alcoholic and smoker was the challenging part for the evil act performed by Deepthi

Another Lal Jose discovery towards Mollywood ...the veteran actor Late Augustine's daughter ,State Award Winner and now Cinematographer Jomon T Johns wife Ann Augustine well we  have never seen Ann in such a beautiful way as the frames have been handled by her loving husband the lights and shades the outfits she wore were made picture perfect. Ann's Nalini is one character which all married girls should look out for today as there were many egos and quarrels made through their lives by making a big sound in family courts. Nalini shows the power of a normal orthodox woman who took the situation faced in her life in a very sensible way so it is a moral page for any girl who takes her step in deciding things and making solutions and also by showering her power by giving love and care to the surroundings will reflect one day by understanding what she is and how it should be kept as nowadays in real life everything changes nothing stays concrete 

When landing on the hero part ...Vijay Babu took the character Vinay Panikker in such a realistic way that the subtle and claps for Vijay for keeping the character as intensity and intrigue one especially in theinterval part which we saw Vijay giving a stunning performance as we see him not buckled on a film location but he lives up with Vinay Panikker.

Well the rest casting has given their parts well if it is Lena,Vinu Mohan,Chemban Vinod Jose or the surprise cameo of directer Martin Prakkat in an interesting role was happy to watch out ..

A family drama with all relationships essence painted in true colors make the normal viewer to hit back to watch out the film.

SCRIPT AND DIRECTION 

This is lyricist Venugopal Nair's first movie as scenarist and to the edge he had really digged gold for portraying the actual happenings that takes place between a normal family and that too without adding more taboos was the brilliant movement in execution such  a film in  a very decent way.Nowadays rarely films make u sit back and makes impact and makes us asking questions or discussing on each scenes why,how and which made happen and totally it is Lal Jose's bravest films he had ever made.When he produced many village filmed backgrounds and some films settled in other backgrounds many maniacs had sticked the maker thought that he would break the shell one day and today when taking a rewind on his films...from where he began  and where he is now standing by giving a stylish movie of love and thrills on ur seats..A film maker should taste all his films through different genres but it is rare to see such directer as we count we can find Mani Ratnam,Vidhu Vinod Chopra,Padmarajan, etc..but now it is time to announce LJ's name as he had not only directed this flick but had also produced this motion picture with sincere manner without giving any disappointments to his followers.

TECHNICAL PARTS

Setting the locations St Petersberg to Kochi  does not shake your eyebrows but when it comes from Jomon T John's frames there are certain to watch out with the lights,night colors,city lights,exotic landscapes or the frame ideas innovated in adding the beauty towards the over all materialization.Ranjan Abraham's Cuts are very fine and accurate ones that didn't spoil the flow of narration.Relationships are the movies essence and that has been highlighted by the characters bgm scores and Bijibal had given a very decent score which takes us to some other levels.The debutant Nikhil J Menon's music department had proved the language has no barriers whether we hear the English song or Malayalam Song this had reflected the city trends and mix of languages reflecting a flux and intermingling of cultures .

Neena on the whole is all about human relationships and the portrayal of relationships felt honest to the core.So many scenes seems to be looked as it is been ripped from the real life incidents. Lal Jose and the scribe Venugopal has looked at certain man -woman relationships that defies definitions and the story unravels trying to slot and the mess and given them a defined boundary while stressing that passion is a complicated thing .Viewers can feel divided about the kind of impact such a movie may bring upon many may find the second half the kind of dull with the addictions of Neena being focused on. Neena leaves a lot of questions unanswered,but then it tries to take a slice out of life shorn of gloss.

Neena is not the kind of film that you would come across everyday.It has the stamp of the directer who is in charge.The Laljose movie takes its own time to unfold and there are some avoidable digressions and characters.But it is an ode to emotions,it denies nothing and takes no sides and is not preachy.Neena drives home the fact that human emotions are complicated and man woman relationships can't easily be given definitions.A fall from the summit and an ascent from the nadir are equal possibilities in an individual's life.Concluding my words by noting that Neena might not be everyone's cup of tea but it slightly takes hold of the discerning viewer ends up leaving a lump in the throat.