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.
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.
