2 New Reviews, 3 New Releases
Reviews for February 14 and Chinnaa are online at bbreviews.
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3 interesting movies are getting released today...
Ponniyin Selvan - I'm looking forward to this solely because of its director Radha Mohan. He was the man behind Azhagiya Theeye, one of the most down-to-earth and subtly funny Tamil movies in recent times. The movie stars Ravikrishna and Gopika.
Mangal Pandey: The Rising - Aamir Khan's return to the big screen after a long break(his last movie was Dil Chahta Hai). A historical dealing with the mutiny of 1857, it's getting some good reviews.
Athadu - A Telugu movie with Mahesh Babu and a very cute Trisha. She's playing a village belle. Idhuvum hit aana Trishavai pudikka mudiyaadhu!
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9 Comments:
I watched Chinna purely because the first half was shot in Rameswaram.. Some good locations apart, it was quite boring..
I wish PS was not the title of the movie, which has nothing to do with what Kalki wrote. When I was reading PS, I was imagining how it would be to have a movie based on Kalki's magnum opus.. the key is, Story, Screenplay and Dialogues all can be taken from the novel, but of course lots of editing from the original had to be done..
hrd mangal pandey is simply awesome
and amir engaaaaaayo poitaaaaar!!!
dying 2 c it...PS is i guess worth watching only for revathi as hero's mom!!!
Mangal Pandey is definitely worth a watch..watch it for Amir's spellbinding performance and ARR's genius...Jai Amir...Jai Rehman..Jai Hind!!
Why are you playing odi-pudichu with Trisha.!! LOL :) Just kidding.
Please review Ponniyin Selvan...( Did they pay royalty to Kalki foundation for using the name?)
Mangal Pandey - Let's see..if can beat Lagan.
Athadu - Trisha cute ok. Mahesh Babhu? Is he Shoban Babu's son?
gp, periodically there is some news of someone talking kalki's PS. but hasn't happened yet. i havent read it but from what i've heard, enuf justice can't be done to the novel in 3 hrs. so maybe a mini series??
bladehawk, lucky u. after a very long time i really wanna see a hindi film on the big screen. lets see if my wish comes true :)
narayanan, hoping to see PS tomorrow. if i do, then review will be up next week :)
mahesh babu is telugu actor krishna's son.
am looking fwd to Ponniyin Selvan because it *s Gopika, one of my current favorites and, yes bb, coz i too loved Azhagiye Theeye...here;s what i wrote about the movie in my end-of-the-year recap for '04:
First-time director Radha Mohan could give a lesson or two, to the veterans who faltered this year. In terms of classical moviemaking, “Azhagiye Theeye” was almost a throwback to the glorious 60’s and 70’s where the script, and the script alone, was the reason to check out some of the movies (of course, the performers mattered too but…). But I’d take this any day over movies that seem to place style over soul. “Azhagiye Theeye” is a simple story of the travails of four youngsters aspiring to make it big in the movies (if you think this sounds like “Pudhu Vasantham,” well you’re right—it “sounds” like the Vikraman movie but the presentation here is totally fresh). The characters seem real, the friendships seem genuine, the twists seem plausible…and more than anything else, the movie raises several laughs out of the simplest, most natural of situations. Prasanna and Navya Nair are very good but the movie’s real scene stealers are its secondary performers- Prakashraj, M.S. Bhasker and Kumaravel (debut). All three of them demonstrate the fact that the real magic is not in the lines, but in the music.
the real magic is not in the line s, but in the music.
sir ebert fanaa?? :)
defly watching PS tomorrow. movie got '2 enthusiastic thumbs up' from my manaivi and my mamiyaar :-)
sir ebert fanaa?? :)
--> aamam go! romba bayangara fanungo...yaenungo? avaru mattum thaan adhai sollirkaaraango?? thought it was a famous adage?? that the magic is not in the notes but in the music...?
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