All Iz Well

Coincidentally my last post was also about a very interesting movie with Jeeva as lead actor. And now after watching Nanban, even if I cannot say he is a the lead actor, he definitely has done a good job for the role he was assigned.

Yes, of course, it is the all famous Amir's 3 Idiots which was remade (is that the term for a movie made the same to the dot but for the language and actors ?) in Tamil. And of course, like the general junta, I was concerned having Vijay in the lead role (given his recent mass productions, one cannot be blamed), but really Shankar has worked magic in getting Vijay to underplay his usual act.

Am definitely glad I watched this version - finally understood many a dialog I could not follow in Hindi :D And all my worries of 3 Idiots being spoiled in Tamil, rest in peace with Shankar!! Vijay not being Vijay, Jeeva just making the appearance of Farhan Aktar and Srikanth playing the cool, yet not so cool dude - each has contributed just the needed essence to bring out the crux of the movie - a good Tamil replica of 3 Idiots. Perhaps if I had not watched and been in love with the original so much, I would have liked this movie a lot too!!

Illeana - varewah - anga hips irka illaya ? hmmmmm... :P Anyways, she had played her part to the best also - and the good masala song needs some credit. Satyaraj as usual has very good screen presence and given a very decent Virus impression.

A very filmy, yet hard to portray climax scene, was depicted with needed gravity and drama - very impressive work. Music is the only drawback, even if not as good as 3 idiots, could have been much better - Harris Jayaraj - big disappointment (but given that he has not been great with earlier Shankar movies, I would think it is a huge influence from the director).

All said and done, the core motive of the movie - do what you love most and life would be a success - did it come out and produce an effect as much as the original movie did? I would think my opinion on that would be biased without doubt, so I leave it to the readers interpretation.

On another note, I would think Mayakkam Enna also portrayed a similar concept, but at a different level. Strive to work hard with confidence and love what you do, and do it with utmost interest, and success will come chasing you.

All in all - All Iz Well :) See you all in a review of another awe-inspiring movie.

Ko - finally a good tamil movie in say - ages ?

Home with the satisfaction of having watched a really good and sensible movie in a long time !! Amidst many movies of similar genre, this one has something unique to add to the already crisp screenplay. Also the timing of the release just adds to the effect (TN elections just went by and the Anna Hazare movement to name a few). Ko- a tamil movie sans hero worship, male chauvenism, melodrama and cliched but highly misinterpreted depiction of love.

Politics is inevitable and one needs to play along regardless of being in a government office or the office that governs the country - the core concept - a practical outlook! Every character portrays what their convictions are pretty clearly but for the protagonist, which I believe, is left to the audience interpretation. The friction between the thought process of the hero with his girlfriend towards the end is worth an appreciation, esp in a movie arena where most female lead roles are portrayed as just another puppet in the hero's hands.

Amidst lack of accountable, transparent and efficient politics, Ko delineates a hypothetical and ideal political scenario with nuances bound to happen in any such pursuit. Probably inspired by the upraisal of youth driven Lok Paritran or Bharat Punarnirman Dal parties in recent times, definitely this flick would serve an eye opener(if not at least as a source of information)to the communities which failed to have an exposure to such political dimensions.

The one thing that makes me happy is that the storyline plays the hero of the movie - and no message is intended to be taken home, unless one would want to !! And any real time depictions have been minimized shifting the focus to other imminent issues which could be handled given the ideal conditions. Also glad to see the two political antagonists(literally goons) being underplayed yet their presence not being lost.

The cast have portrayed their roles with just the needed essence. Good music and exotic locations prove a visual treat(as a sidenote definitely inspired me to get an SLR :) ) Could have done much better with cutting short a few extended fight sequences and a couple of untimely songs. In all, Ko casually encapsulates the vox populi in a strong screenplay identifying itself with its audience - would give a 8/10 !!

Limitless

Here I am, on a Monday morning, tonnes of work staring at me, millions of years left to live and yet a very short day ahead !! Sometimes you know all you have to do is just get started, but that seems like impossible !! phew !!

How many of us know what it is like to be the complete form of ourselves ? - I would like to see that !! And wish it would not take the energy drink or caffeine or a medicine to bring it out !! Run as fast as I can, do math faster than the fastest supercomputer, think and process faster and with utmost logic, knowledge and intelligence all combined, learn quickly, grasp and observe every detail around me, mega memory - that lives longer than I do and yet have the best of fun possible!!

When is that day going to come when I feel complete the way I want to be and realize I have lived my life ? Should only wait and see or dream and wait !!