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.
On Short Films, Anthologies & Wild Tales
We live in a world where producers demand newbie directors to shoot a trailer or a set of scenes from the script to prove their worth. This is totally a valid case as it is the Producer’s money after all. But to gain entry to narrate a script to a producer or even to join as a Director’s assistant, short films seem to be the order of the day,In India at least! This again seems to be a justifiable expectation. What makes these grapes turn sour is the attempt to stretch these short films into laborious feature films where the short-film director lazily inserts songs, comedy sequences & fights to make the short into a passable feature. That is a strict No-No!