The Magic of Munnariyippu
With the onset of a good number of path breaking cinema making its way to mainstream, Mollywood is the place to be for new and aspiring talent. The same applies to a self-proclaimed movie buff that I am who initially did not indulge into Malayalam cinema, owing to language barrier but slowly learning to overcome it with the increasing trend of subtitling for regional movies.
On Papanasam’s Tight Rope Walk
After having been mesmerized by Mohanlal last year in the same storyline, the fear that arose when Papanasam was announced as a remake to Drishyam was: “Kamal may do more than sufficient to the role so effortlessly played by Mohanlal and the core of Drishyam – its simplicity- may take a beating”
Our Picks from Q2 2015 : Tamil Films
or Kollywood, the 3 months that went by can be considered a stint of high quality offerings. There were releases from 2 of the most respected upper-echelon members of the fraternity – Kamal Haasan & Mani Ratnam. To top that, the period also came close to seeing the release of two National Award winning films. One released & became the talk of the town (Kaaka Muttai). There was also a train of blink-and-you-miss releases, which has become the k-town norm. The other highlight was the Horror/Horror-comedy genre getting even more popular with 2 such releases. The summary wouldn’t end if we were not to mention the comeback of Jyothika!
Exclusive Kamal Specific Indulgences in Uttama Villain
When any film of Kamal releases – there would be sections in the audience having conversations on varied degrees of various emotions.A section that talks about how peeved it is, with Kamal taking a dig at its principles & practices.
The Rajinikanth Connection in Uttama Villain
The word, Superstar is a pretty commonly used term world over for all big movie stars but in Tamil Nadu alone this title has hallowed status. While there have been numerous polls & debates, for the general audience (& of course me), Rajinikanth is the only Superstar. In that sense, in 2011, when he was fighting for his life owing to many ailments, unimaginable levels of adulation & reverie were evident with fans waiting with hope and prayers for every tiny weeny bit of news that came about Rajnikanth’s condition. Reports of his close mate & masterful actor Kamal Haasan incredibly pained by this development, has been well documented.