ASAL Review

Saw this movie in my laptop today(14/6/2010).

Let me first point out the plus points(Very few) in this film.

Technically, the movie was good. The camera work was sleek and stylish.(I heard the camera man is an assistant of Nirav Shah. Not sure about it) Stunt sequences were good.

Saran tried to give a movie like Billa but failed to deliver it successfully. Its an ordinary revenge story.

Performances by everyone were absolutely pathetic. Especially, the Villain was damn funny. Yogi Sethu as don Samosa failed to evoke laughter. Bhavana was wasted and Sameera's role was also not interesting.

Ajith's screen presence might be a sigh of relief for his hardcore fans but even he didn't look convincing like how he was in movies like Billa. Barathwaj's songs were pathetic to say the least. Overall, even if one watches this movie without any expectations, he will end up getting disappointed.

ASAL - Padam partha Rasigargalin uyir USAL

Rating : 1.5/5

I hope Ajith's 50th film will be good. All the best. [:)]

Ghilli - revisit in Sathyam Cinemas

First of all, i thank the owners of Sathyam Cinemas for screening a movie like Gilli in such a prestigious multiplex.

Each and every hero has a special movie in his career. For instance, our Superstar Rajnikanth has Basha. It is a movie that can be watched 'n' number of times. Similar to that, our Ilayathalapathy Vijay has Gilli, which without any doubt, is his career best film.

The atmosphere was terrific in Sathyam Cinemas. It was a 240 seater theater(Seasons) and almost 90% of the seats were full @ morning 8 30. The movie has been played umpteen times in Television but still it is able to attract repeat audience. This itself is a great achievement for the cast and crew of Gilli.

When the Kabadi Kabadi song was played, people threw paper and even started dancing like anything. But since the theater people entered the hall, those dancing crowd were asked to be seated in their respective places. The whistles and cheers were extraordinary for each and every catchy dialog. Not only Vijay, even Trisha and Prakash Raj received lot of applause for their rocking performance.

Vijay might have danced for many folk songs, but still, Appadi Podu stands unique and exciting even now. The chemistry between Vijay and Trisha is really good.

Over all , it was like a festival season in 'seasons' for Vijay fans.

Vinnai Thandi Varuvaya - Review

VTV: Very Average

Saw the movie in Bala Abhirami theater today.(Ofcourse, Houseful)

The first half of the movie was quite good. It was really nice to see Simbu playing such a simple character. No unwanted heroism, no one liners etc etc. He was quite apt for the role.

Trisha was looking really nice in the film. Her Chemistry with Simbu, especially in songs were really good. She did her role quite well, though it was not quite convincingly sketched by the director.

ARR BGM and songs were splendid. This is one of the major plus point of the film. Cinematography was also good.

Talking about the drawbacks of the film, the second half of the movie was not good. It was really slow. The twist in the climax was really shocking and it was quite unwanted. The director could've handled the second half quite well. If the second half had been on par with the first half, then it would've been a nice romantic entertainer.

Overall my rating is 2.5/5.

Can been seen once in theaters if you go and watch it without any expectations.

Vettaikaran - Review

This is a typical Vijay film. This film has all the commercial ingredients which you expect from a Vijay movie.

The first half of the film is quite entertaining with nice comedy scenes and the scenes involving Vijay-Anushka were quite good laced with humor. The fight sequence in the first half was really nice and the fans of Ilayathalapathy will definitely enjoy it to the core.

The second half starts quite well and until the Puli Urumudhu song, the movie is really good. After that , the movie travels with a normal pace and thrill until the En Unchi Mandaila song. But the portion after the last folk song could've been better. It will be better if Sun pictures trims the final segment of the film.

Talking about the star cast, Vijay has once again proved that he is capable of carrying the entire burden of the film on his shoulders single handedly. He is the heart and soul of the film.

Anushkha provides ample glamour in songs and she also shares a good screen presence with Vijay in the first half. However, in the second, she just appears here and there before songs.

The other casts too have done justice to their role. Vijay antony's foot tapping songs and a decent BGM are another big asserts to the film

Overall, the movie is above average and with the backing of Sun pictures, one can definitely expect a Super hit status @ Box office.

My Rating : 2.85/5

If the finishing segment is trimmed , then the rating will be 3/5.

Kanden kadhalai - review

The movie was quite decent though it's not on par with Hindi version.

The main plus point of this film is none other than Santhanam's comedy. Though he reminds and even repeats some Koundamani dialogs, his antics were really enjoyable, especially his dialog delivery was simply superb.

Barath's performance is very ordinary and one can't compare Shahid Kapoor's performance with him. But when compared to his so called acting in some crass Masala entertainers, its quite OK. Perhaps with a better director, he could've done even better. Who knows. I hope Barath selects such well made entertainers in future rather than giving call sheet to some crap mass masalas.

Tamanna was not so bad, her humor was enjoyable to an extend but in emotional scenes, she needs to improve her acting. She was not as convincing as kareena in JAB we met.

Songs were pretty decent from Vidhyasagar. Three songs were hummable and they have also been choreographed quite well.

Over all, the movie is quite decent and is definitely a nice time pass entertainer. Those who haven't seen the Hindi version will enjoy the film even more.

Verdict - A Feel good entertainer.
My Rating - 3/5 [:)]

Aadhavan - Review

Saw this movie in my friend's house yesterday.(23 - 11 - 2009)

To be frank, i expected a very average film as the review in and out online forums were not so encouraging. But i was terribly disappointed watching this film.

The story of the film is nothing new. At least the screen play could have been better. But there was nothing interesting in the screenplay except Vadivel's comedy.

The first half of the film purely traveled on the shoulders of Vadivel. He provided enough laughter to the audience. But excluding that, the movie had nothing to cheer about.

Nayanthara just comes in and before songs. Surya's performance was quite OK but there were many self praising dialogs in the film.

The second half and the flashback scenes were a big yawn and one wonders why the director had morphed the face of Surya to a small boy to portray Surya in ten year old getup.

Some stunts in first half were inspired from Casino Royale but except for those replicated stunts, others were damn funny. The hero was flying over buildings like a triple jump athlete. One wonders what was the stunt master thinking in his mind while choreographing such stunts.

The climax stunt was totally atrocious. Two songs are hummable from Harris but his music sounds too monotonous now a days.

Overall, the movie is a big time disappointment from KSR-Surya combo.

Verdict - Aadhavan : Aagadhavan (Stay Away)
My rating - 2/5

This two marks is for Vadivel. But you can watch his comedy scenes in Aadhitya or Siripoli.

Peranmai Review

The movie had a very simple but a nice and an innovative concept. It is pleasing to see such plots in Tamil Cinema. But one feels that the National award director could've made the film in a much better way though he has satisfied the audience by giving an decent flicker.

Jeyam Ravi's performance has been good in this film. He has underplayed his character. Though it was an action film, he never had any over the top punch liners. His physique was good and it was definitely justifying his role of forest officer in this film.

The five girls were neither too good nor too bad. They were quite OK. But one feels that the director could've avoided the filthy language and other such gimmicks of those girls in the first half.

The CG is very very average. Camera work was quite sleek. Foreign actors were quite OK though they could've been portrayed better. Roland alone stands unique among the other foreign actors.The songs were very much average.

On the downside of the film, the director got confused in many aspects. He tried to show that SC/ST people should not be underestimated. But he concentrated too much dialogs betraying them and in the second half, the director never showed a sign of what happened to those forest people who has been ill treated by Ponvannan.

Overall , the movie is a decent entertainer which doesn't bore you at any part due to a new plot(In Tamil cinema) and some decent action sequence.

My Rating - 3.5/5