Adithadi
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Adisaya Piravi
Movie : Adisaya Piravi
Starring : Rajinikanth, Kanaga, Sheeba, Vinuchankravarthy, Cho Ramasamy, V.K.Ramasamy, Senthamarai, Nagesh, Chinni Jayanth
Music : Ilaiyaraja
Direction : S.P.Muthuraman
Year : 1990
Story
Rajni, is supposed to marry Sheeba, an alliance not approved of by her father. He is killed and goes to Heaven only to learn that his death was a mistake. He is offered another body to inhabit, that of a timid villager whose uncle and aunt are plotting to kill him. He takes up the offer and teaches them a lesson while romancing with Kanaga. But coming into contact with some characters from his earlier life, reminds him of his duties over there too. He solves all problems and all’s well that end well.
A movie with lots of promise but not realised to the full extent. Rajni’s time in heaven is great fun as he fights with Chitrgupta and dances around with Rambha. The part where he corrects the uncle and aunt are good fun too. But a slow first half-hour and a ridiculous climax pull down the movie. Has a nice sequence where, Rajni and Yama and Narada go through earlier roles of Rajni while looking for a body for him to move into.
ABCD
Movie : ABCD
Starring : Sham, Sneha
Direction : Saravana Subbiah
Music: Imann
Year : 2005
ABCD marks the triumphant return of veteran director Saravana Subbiah after a prolonged gap. His last flick, ‘Citizen’, was an out-and-out action movie.
In ABCD, Subbiah has shifted gears to make a romantic film. And the change has been for the better as he has managed to craft a good, watchable film on a man and his “Teen Deviyan”.
Of course, ABCD is not a flawless product. The pace is a bit slow and, at times, even dragging. But on the whole, the director has come out with a film that compels attention for its sensitive treatment. The frames brim with a life and energy that arrest audience attention.
If only the music director had risen to the occasion, ABCD would have become a top-class movie. But, alas, music director Imman has let the director down badly. And that detracts a lot from the overall appeal of ABCD.
The film affords a rich glimpse into the time-honoured theme of man-woman relationship and its intriguing nuances and vicissitudes. The other message that ABCD beams is that there is no other place like home sweet home.
Anand (Shaam) is a young man with a heart of gold. A youth on the lookout for a job, Anand believes in doing good to one and all. The even tenor of his life is disturbed when three young women breeze into it.
The first woman who enters his life is Bharathy (Nandana), a restless spirit fired by revolutionary ideas, one who believes in quick results. Anand helps her in recovering the certificates she had lost inadvertently. Bharathy is touched, and falls in love with young man, attracted by his helping nature.
Shorn off her tough exterior, Bharathy is a responsible woman who has to shoulder the family burden.
Then it is the turn of Divya Daisy (Aparna) to run into Anand. And the young man swings into action by rescuing her from a major accident. Moved by his kind-hearted nature, Daisy, who wants to live life on her terms, develops a soft corner for Anand.
Woman number 3 is Chandra (Sneha) who returns to her parents house from an unhappy marriage. Anand, who stays at the same house as a tenant, is moved by the plight of Chandra who had to go through hell in married life. The husband (Saravana Subbiah) is a drunkard who makes Chandra’s life miserable. And finally when the man dies in an accident, it comes as a big relief for Chandra.
Inevitably, Chandra opens out to Anand, who also finds himself drawn to the widow. No wonder, Chandra once again starts smiling as the sun of Anand’s affection shines on her.
The remainder of the film revolves around Anand’s dilemma on whom to marry and how he resolves it.
In the acting department, it is a keen competition between Shaam and Sneha who comes up with a compelling performance as the widow. The gradual transformation of a distraught young woman into one who wants to live a happy married life has been convincingly enacted by the actress with a million-dollar smile. Aparna and Nandana also measure up to the histrionic challenge offered by their roles.
If only Imman had risen to the occasion, ABCD would have become a much better movie. But alas, that was not to be!
At the end of the day, you are left with the feeling of having watched a soft and sensitively scripted human drama laced with emotion.
Reviewed by :www.apunkachoice.com
(Courtesy - indiavarta.com)
Starring : Sham, Sneha
Direction : Saravana Subbiah
Music: Imann
Year : 2005
ABCD marks the triumphant return of veteran director Saravana Subbiah after a prolonged gap. His last flick, ‘Citizen’, was an out-and-out action movie.
In ABCD, Subbiah has shifted gears to make a romantic film. And the change has been for the better as he has managed to craft a good, watchable film on a man and his “Teen Deviyan”.
Of course, ABCD is not a flawless product. The pace is a bit slow and, at times, even dragging. But on the whole, the director has come out with a film that compels attention for its sensitive treatment. The frames brim with a life and energy that arrest audience attention.
If only the music director had risen to the occasion, ABCD would have become a top-class movie. But, alas, music director Imman has let the director down badly. And that detracts a lot from the overall appeal of ABCD.
The film affords a rich glimpse into the time-honoured theme of man-woman relationship and its intriguing nuances and vicissitudes. The other message that ABCD beams is that there is no other place like home sweet home.
Anand (Shaam) is a young man with a heart of gold. A youth on the lookout for a job, Anand believes in doing good to one and all. The even tenor of his life is disturbed when three young women breeze into it.
The first woman who enters his life is Bharathy (Nandana), a restless spirit fired by revolutionary ideas, one who believes in quick results. Anand helps her in recovering the certificates she had lost inadvertently. Bharathy is touched, and falls in love with young man, attracted by his helping nature.
Shorn off her tough exterior, Bharathy is a responsible woman who has to shoulder the family burden.
Then it is the turn of Divya Daisy (Aparna) to run into Anand. And the young man swings into action by rescuing her from a major accident. Moved by his kind-hearted nature, Daisy, who wants to live life on her terms, develops a soft corner for Anand.
Woman number 3 is Chandra (Sneha) who returns to her parents house from an unhappy marriage. Anand, who stays at the same house as a tenant, is moved by the plight of Chandra who had to go through hell in married life. The husband (Saravana Subbiah) is a drunkard who makes Chandra’s life miserable. And finally when the man dies in an accident, it comes as a big relief for Chandra.
Inevitably, Chandra opens out to Anand, who also finds himself drawn to the widow. No wonder, Chandra once again starts smiling as the sun of Anand’s affection shines on her.
The remainder of the film revolves around Anand’s dilemma on whom to marry and how he resolves it.
In the acting department, it is a keen competition between Shaam and Sneha who comes up with a compelling performance as the widow. The gradual transformation of a distraught young woman into one who wants to live a happy married life has been convincingly enacted by the actress with a million-dollar smile. Aparna and Nandana also measure up to the histrionic challenge offered by their roles.
If only Imman had risen to the occasion, ABCD would have become a much better movie. But alas, that was not to be!
At the end of the day, you are left with the feeling of having watched a soft and sensitively scripted human drama laced with emotion.
Reviewed by :www.apunkachoice.com
(Courtesy - indiavarta.com)
Aaathi
Movie :
Aathi
Starring : Vijay,Trisha,Prakashraj, Vivek, Manivanna, Vijayakumar, Nasser, Devan and Sita
Direction : Ramana
Music: Vidyasagar
Year : 2006
Story
The opening scene of shows Anjali (Trisha Krishnan) in white like an angel sitting on a white bench feeding a white pigeon by a calm ocean and a police officer (Devan) coming and sitting by her side and exchanging pleasantries and suddenly she whips out a knife and kills him saying that she has been waiting for this moment for many years!
After that the movie moves to Aadhi (Vijay) who lives with his foster parents (Manivannan & Seetha) in New Delhi. He takes up a course in a Chennai college against his parents wishes, as he has a mission in life to eliminate the killers of his family.
Similarly Anjali studying in the same college has her own agenda to seek revenge on her parents killers, and she is assisted by her uncle (Nassar). Soon Aathi falls in love with Anjali, as she brings back memories of his childhood sweetheart and cousin who loved to dance in the rain.
In a shocking climax, it is revealed that Anjali and Aadhi were from the same family. Aathi's father (Prakash Raj) arrested one of the henchmen of a local rowdy, RDX (Sai Kumar). To strike back at Aathi's father who refuses to release his henchmen, he pays them a visit with some of his henchmen and the police officer Anjali murdered earlier in the film and murders their whole family. Only Anjali, her uncle and Aadhi survived the blast that annihilated their family.
Together, the combine forces to take down the person who destroyed their family
Aasai
Aasai (Tamil: ஆசை) is a Tamil film starring Ajith Kumar and Suvalakshmi. It was an immense hit and launched the careers of Ajith and Suvalakshmi. It won the Filmfare Best Movie Award South in the year of its release.
The story goes around Suvalakshmi, who is one of the two daughters of an orthodox family. The elder sister being married to Prakash Raj, who plays the role of a military officer, dies due to "heart attack", precipitated by Prakash Raj himself!! Ajith, who dons the role of a charming juvenile falls in love with Suvalakshmi. Prakash Raj tricks the family into believing that Ajith is a drunkard and cheat (in a series of events), which results into a break-up between Ajith and Suvalakshmi. Later Ajith is put behind bars for smuggling, where Prakash Raj narrates the whole story to Ajith. Prakash Raj had killed his wife owing to his lust on Suvalakshmi. After overhearing the conversation accidentally, she flees home to tell it to her father. The movie ends with the death of Prakash Raj, who is caught up in the room with his father-in-law. The prowess of the villainous actor, who with no extravagant action sequences had shown one of the best performances in negative role, on-screen was evident.
Vasanth carefully wrapped the essentials of a commercial cinema around a carefully knit story that had loads of opportunities for all participants.
Produced by Mani Rathnam, this low-budget film grossed Rs.50 million at the box office playing for 210 days successfully. Thus it became the first blockbuster in Ajith's illustrious career who was quickly labelled as Aasai Nayagan by the tabloid. Ajith's salary was just under Rs.50,000. This was the debutant film for Suvaluxmi in Tamil, and she won the audiences hearts by her beauty and stunning performance.
The story goes around Suvalakshmi, who is one of the two daughters of an orthodox family. The elder sister being married to Prakash Raj, who plays the role of a military officer, dies due to "heart attack", precipitated by Prakash Raj himself!! Ajith, who dons the role of a charming juvenile falls in love with Suvalakshmi. Prakash Raj tricks the family into believing that Ajith is a drunkard and cheat (in a series of events), which results into a break-up between Ajith and Suvalakshmi. Later Ajith is put behind bars for smuggling, where Prakash Raj narrates the whole story to Ajith. Prakash Raj had killed his wife owing to his lust on Suvalakshmi. After overhearing the conversation accidentally, she flees home to tell it to her father. The movie ends with the death of Prakash Raj, who is caught up in the room with his father-in-law. The prowess of the villainous actor, who with no extravagant action sequences had shown one of the best performances in negative role, on-screen was evident.
Vasanth carefully wrapped the essentials of a commercial cinema around a carefully knit story that had loads of opportunities for all participants.
Produced by Mani Rathnam, this low-budget film grossed Rs.50 million at the box office playing for 210 days successfully. Thus it became the first blockbuster in Ajith's illustrious career who was quickly labelled as Aasai Nayagan by the tabloid. Ajith's salary was just under Rs.50,000. This was the debutant film for Suvaluxmi in Tamil, and she won the audiences hearts by her beauty and stunning performance.
Aalwaar
Aalwar (2007) , film directed by Chella. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Asin Thottumkal in the lead roles. This will be the second project that the pair will be in after the blockbuster Varalaru directed by K.S. Ravikumar. The film was released for Pongal in January 2007, where Ajith faces competition from Vijay. Shooting had taken place in India and Europe. The film's score and soundtrack by Srikanth Deva was released on 15 December 2006. Upon release, the film received mixed reviews but opened successfully in the UK Box-office.
Story
The story is the metamorphosis of a simple, straight as rod, Aalwar into an avenging machine named Shiva. Why does Aalwar end up as Shiva? Well, Aalwar is a traditional priest. He is devoted to his mother and sister. But the villainous elements Lal, Vincent Asokan, take out the sister and mother. If this is not reason enough for Aalwar’s blood to boil, then what is? Aalwar, with revenge ringing in his mind, ends up as Shiva the killer, even while working as a ward boy in a hospital. Shiva is out to make a statement against the venal forces. He sees himself as some kind of avatar — in fact, he bumps off the baddies under the guise of Godly elements. At denouement, Shiva turns up as Narasimha. Shiva says that he is indeed the God. Woven into this simple masala story is the love angle with Asin. Then there is also the comedy of Vivek, nicely done by vivek after a break. Ajith should take care on his story selection, he should not accept characters blindly. Ajith is considerably a handsome hero ever produced by Tamil industry, he should take care of his good looks in his movies. It is a watchable movie.
Story
The story is the metamorphosis of a simple, straight as rod, Aalwar into an avenging machine named Shiva. Why does Aalwar end up as Shiva? Well, Aalwar is a traditional priest. He is devoted to his mother and sister. But the villainous elements Lal, Vincent Asokan, take out the sister and mother. If this is not reason enough for Aalwar’s blood to boil, then what is? Aalwar, with revenge ringing in his mind, ends up as Shiva the killer, even while working as a ward boy in a hospital. Shiva is out to make a statement against the venal forces. He sees himself as some kind of avatar — in fact, he bumps off the baddies under the guise of Godly elements. At denouement, Shiva turns up as Narasimha. Shiva says that he is indeed the God. Woven into this simple masala story is the love angle with Asin. Then there is also the comedy of Vivek, nicely done by vivek after a break. Ajith should take care on his story selection, he should not accept characters blindly. Ajith is considerably a handsome hero ever produced by Tamil industry, he should take care of his good looks in his movies. It is a watchable movie.
7G Rainbow Colony
Directed by Selvaraghavan
Produced by A. M. Rathnam
Written by :-Selvaraghavan
Starring :-Ravi Krishna,Sonia Agarwal,Suman Shetty
Music :-Yuvan Shankar Raja
Release date(s) :-15 October 2005
Language :-Tamil
Saturday, November 17, 2007
16 Vayathinile
16 Vayathinile
Movie : 16 Vayathinile
Stars : Kamal Hassan, Sri Devi, Rajinikanth
Music : Ilaiyaraja
Direction : Bharathi Raja
Year : 1977
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