Posts Tagged ‘Kamal Hassan’

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    Iqbal ya Golmaal? Physically Challenged in Hindi Cinema
    The best it can get It was just another day at work, but as I have a diploma in kicking my own behind, I end the day by attending a show put together by an acquaintance and his group, where the talents of the physically challenged children were to be showcased. The organizers were a bunch of 20-odd people who I realized were on the mission to redeem their sorry lives by...
    by Magik at November 13th, 2009 at 07:11 am
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    Rishi Kapoor : Mein ab bachcha nahin hoon!
    First part of Mera Naam Joker was heavily dependent on the acting skills of a young boy Rishi Kapoor, who had made his debut with this film. There is a scene in MNJ and any teenager actor has yet to supersede or even match the performance given by Rishi Kapoor in that particular scene. Raju, a young boy is confessing before the statue of Jesus in a church and his teacher,...
    by Rk at October 21st, 2009 at 07:10 pm
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    ..yaar Sivam..Nee naan Sivam..Anbe Sivam
    This, is the title track of the Tamil movie Anbe Sivam. Playing along a few times during the film, it seems like this song is just lain there and the characters, their experiences are gently and fittingly sprinkled all over the stanzas. The words blend with the narrative and beautifully encapsulate its theme.(The complete lyrics are here…) Yaar yaar Sivam…Nee naan...
    by Arthi V at July 16th, 2009 at 09:07 am
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    People of honour
    கெட்டாலும் மேன்மக்கள் மேன்மக்களே !சங்கு சுட்டாலும் வெண்மை தரும் ! Loosely translated, these words of Thamizh poetess Avvaiyaar (அவ்வையார்) means Even in their fall people of honour remain high A conch even if smelted by fire never darkens! If...
    by V.P. Jaiganesh at June 8th, 2009 at 01:06 pm
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    Dasavathaaram (தசாவதாரம்) – Beneath the latex waves
    I had earlier recorded my outburst after seeing Kamal’s dasavatharam last year thus ->  http://passionforcinema.com/dasavatharam-insult-to-intelligence/ Two weeks back I had gotten hold of dasavatharam DVD (rented from neighbourhood grocer) and decided to do a relaxed second viewing – mostly for lack of options to see movies in the place I live. I must...
    by V.P. Jaiganesh at April 17th, 2009 at 09:04 pm
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    Swati Muthyam and purity of the Soul
    Swati  Mutyam-  The  white  pearl  that comes out from the oyster, totally untainted  and  pure of  any  impurities. The  Swati  Mutyam  that  director  K.Viswanath  refers to here is  Sivayya( Kamal  Hassan),  a  kid  trapped  in a man’s body.   Viswanath  and Kamal  had  earlier  collaborated  in  Sagara  Sangamam(  Salaingai  Oli), ...
    by Ratnakar Sadasyula at March 26th, 2009 at 09:03 am
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    A unique actor boards the bus – Good bye Nagesh sir
    What would you call an actor who can make you laugh with your gutts in one second and in the next micro second make you reach out for the hand kerchief to wipe your tears? What would you call an actor whose presence simply overshadows even the superstars and super actors like Kamal Hassan and Shivaji Ganesan? What would you call an actor who worked 20 of the 24 hours in...
    by V.P. Jaiganesh at January 31st, 2009 at 12:01 am
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    Kamal Hassan & Mohanlal together!!!
    No damn not in that manner (sorry bad joke)… they are making history by coming together to work in a film for the first time… The movie will also star Rishi Kapoor… Being directed by Gemini Films Circuit, the movie is titled Thalaivan Irukkiraan (tamil readers please translate)… The movie will be shot in US and Switzerland.
    by oz at November 10th, 2008 at 10:11 am
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    A diamond falls from a tree – last tribute to Director Sridhar
    A shocking news to read this morning – Director Shridhar – most successful classy director in thamizh cinema whose movies did well uniformly well in all languages passed away at the age of 80 yesterday. He was the first director to introduce feminism in thamizh cinema. He was the first director to bring modernist visions of movie making as far as thamizh cinema...
    by V.P. Jaiganesh at October 20th, 2008 at 11:10 am
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    The Rise and Fall and Fall of Kamal Hassan
    1987. After reading the article of a new Kamal Hasan movie that was making waves in the media, I had locked myself in the room and went through all the movie’s images that were printed in the article. There was an old Kamal Hasan in a never before seen getup and makeup that really made him look, “realistically” old. The young Kamal Hasan about to fold...
    by oz at June 16th, 2008 at 09:06 am
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    Dasavatharam: An Open Letter to Kamal Sir
    Kamal Sir, This from a humble fan, who happens to be in the same fraternity as you, though much lower, pretty much to the point of non-existence on the rungs of the acting ladder. I sincerely hope this text finds you in the best of health and spirits. That’ll make one of us. Sir, I’m a huge, unabashed fan of yours, and with the best of intentions I write...
    by striker at June 15th, 2008 at 12:06 am
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    Dasavatharam – Insult to Intelligence
    Taste of good cinema is a cultivated one. One sees good cinema and when a bad cinema is shown the choice is easily made. I have seen bad cinema and my exposure to some gems have cultivated my taste for good cinema. I am not talking about No Country for Old men or some other foreign language movies. I am talking about Padhinaaru vayadhinile – the movie where characters...
    by V.P. Jaiganesh at June 14th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
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