Posts Tagged ‘Tamil’

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    Peranmai
    Language: Tamil Director: S.P. Jananathan Release Date: 14 August 2009 (India) Cast: Jayam Ravi Producers: Karunamoorthy, Arun Pandian Music: Vidyasagar Enter your reviews and rate the movie. Movies are opened for Guerrilla Reviews 12 hours before their release date
    by PFCdesktop at October 14th, 2009 at 04:10 pm
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    Ninaithale Inikkum
    Language: Tamil Director: Kumaravel Release Date: 4 September 2009 (India) Cast: Sakthi Vasu, Prithviraj, Priyamani Music: Vijay Antony Enter your reviews and rate the movie. Movies are opened for Guerrilla Reviews 12 hours before their release date
    by PFCdesktop at September 3rd, 2009 at 02:09 pm
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    Unnaipol Oruvan Trailer – Kamal Haasan’s “A Wednesday” remake
    Kamal Haasan’s Tamil remake of A Wednesday is ready for release. Starring Kamal (playing Naseeruddin Shah’s role) and Mohanlal (playing Anupam Kher’s role) here’s the trailer. Slick, sleek and with Kamal’s stamp on it. I didn’t understand a word of what they were saying, but damn! the heart kept beating hard throughout the preview! Tip:...
    by oz at August 30th, 2009 at 02:08 pm
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    QGM : Bulletspoof Machismo !
    Mind it I saw the Tamil English version of QGM, though intention was to see the Hindi-English version. I was hooked to QGM music for last few weeks and was really keen to identify the hilariously innovative Hindi dialogues in the movie, which were highly enjoyable, interspaced within the songs. For the record, I don’t understand Tamil, not even little little, so to speak...
    by ~uh~™ at August 30th, 2009 at 02:08 am
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    Kanthaswamy
    Language: Tamil Director: Susi Ganesan Release Date: 21 August 2009 (USA) Cast: Vikram, Shreya Saran Producers: Kalaipuli S. Dhanu Music: Devi Sri Prasad Enter your reviews and rate the movie. Movies are opened for Guerrilla Reviews 12 hours before their release date
    by PFCdesktop at August 19th, 2009 at 09:08 pm
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    Two ‘Nadodigal’, but only one makes a mark
    I spent the last two Fridays watching two films on the day of their release: ‘Muthirai’ (which loosely means ‘mark’) and ‘Nadodigal’ (nomads). Though different as chalk and cheese, both films were on the common and universal theme of friendship, and show how far one can go for a friend. And ironically, I found that both of them could...
    by venky at July 1st, 2009 at 04:07 pm
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    A new chapter in Tamil cinema? Let’s wait & see!
    I must confess, this was a first. Never have the newspaper ads of a movie bewitched me so. The day the first posters of ‘Aaranya Kaandam’ were published in the papers, I couldn’t wait to watch the movie (just my luck, looks like my wait will continue for some more time). Before I say anything more, it is only fair that everyone gets to have a dekko at...
    by venky at June 12th, 2009 at 03:06 pm
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    Where Kanchivaram falls short
    (This post has some spoilers) This is an unfair post title for a movie which has obviously been made with good intent and a significant degree of expertise. It’s definitely a movie which demands a watch as it dwells on topics which aren’t currently in vogue. Weavers and communism are not usually topics which inspire filmmakers nowadays and you probably won’t...
    by Anand Bharadwaj at June 2nd, 2009 at 06:06 am
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    Rajini’s Latest in Trouble?
    Enthiran nee Robo, the insanely budgeted sci-fi flick starring Rajnikanth, Aishwarya Rai and Danny Denzongpa has finally been indefinitely shelved, say our sources. Shankar apparently has already exhausted the budget of 3 films on whatever little he’s shot so far and the ongoing spend forecasts are said to be too steep even for the cash loaded SUN pictures, who...
    by PFCdesktop at May 12th, 2009 at 10:05 am
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    Contemporary Tamil Comedy- Guilty Pleasures
    I am currently in Chennai. There is now a new TV channel called ‘Adithya’ which screens clips of many comic scenes in contemporary Tamil movies. ‘It’s time pass’, says mum. I think it’s a huge symbolic victory for the current comic track in many Tamil movies. I remember when the trend started with Janakaraj, Senthil and Goundamani with their physical comedy...
    by Anand Bharadwaj at April 5th, 2009 at 02:04 am
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    Naan Kadavul: Exterminate All the Brutes!
    Before I descend into the maddening chaos of Naan Kadavul and try to put into so many words the twisted, discordant scapes it evoked in my head, and lest I lose myself again somewhere between the nightmare and the ecstasy, I would like to declare the enigmatic Bala’s latest opus to be not just an instance of powerful even revolutionary cinema but of cinema itself...
    by Siddharth Pillai at March 6th, 2009 at 06:03 pm
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    Naan Kadavul : Review
    ‘Naan Kadavul’ (’Aham brahmasmi’ or ‘I am god’). Nope, but Bala is ‘Kadavul’ (god). For me, at least. One of the many gods in my pantheon of filmmakers. And even though I am Hindu, I have only a few comprising Bala, and not the many crores of gods as available in my religion. Trust Bala to come up with a tour de force. ‘Naan...
    by venky at February 6th, 2009 at 05:02 pm
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    Bala’s Next Naan Kadavul
    VPJ points us to Tamil film director Bala’s [IMDB] next venture – Naan Kadavul, most of which was shot in Varanasi. The trailer hints at quite a unique storyline, except for some over the top eye-balling that may just make Chucky wet his pants.
    by oz at January 4th, 2009 at 03:01 pm
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    Vaaranam Aayiram : A Thousand Things More…
    iView Author: R. Gayathridevi (Chennai, India) Email: gaya3ram83 [at] gmail [dot] com Being a die hard movie buff has its own set of highs and lows. I went thru all of it watching Gautham Vasudev Menon’s much hyped Vaaranam Aayiram on Sunday the 16th of November at Kasi Theatre. This is the first time I am catching a movie so early after its release – in...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at November 21st, 2008 at 04:11 am
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    Vaaranam Aayiram – and they lived happily ever after…
    Vaaranam Aayiram Movie Review There is a sequence in Gautham Vasudev Menon’s mostly autobiographical Vaaranam Aayiram, where Krishnan(Suriya) goes to meet his son, Surya(Suriya) in the engineering college hostel. The son looks up to the father, ‘my dad, my hero’ are the almost recurring emotions through the film. In this particular scene, Krishnan comforts...
    by Tushar at November 14th, 2008 at 09:11 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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    Dasavathaaram – 10 Kamals but where is my Kamal
    Chaos theory…butterfly effect…..existence of God…….an unstable biochemical substance which may destroy the world….Tsunami…..Now these words blabbered by the voice-over and that too in an Indian Movie can make anyone excited …..but wait there is more…we have a George Kamal Bush who does a rajni to get up from his seat……we...
    by Anand Kadam at June 13th, 2008 at 02:06 am
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    FULMARXX- Short films’ festival- 2nd Day, 2nd Session
    FULMARXX-Short films’ festival- 2nd day, 2nd session. I thought somebody would cover this event. I waited but nothing happened. So here i am giving some details on fulmarxx. Friends, I am not a journalist so I have no experience of covering events. I am giving some details and my random thoughts on Fulmarxx- short films festival organized by MICA-EDC on 26-27th...
    by Shailesh Limbachiya at May 1st, 2008 at 12:05 am
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    Prabhu Deva – Renaissance Man
    Yes. I said it. I called Prabhudeva a renaissance man. This is not going to be an objective post. A glowing hagiography is more like it. He may be the most talented person working in Indian movies today (hyperbole never hurt anyone). But he is wonly a dancer you say. No. Item Dancer, Choreographer, Actor, Star, Director, Writer. Writer/Director? Yes. That too of hit movies. He...
    by dabba at March 30th, 2008 at 04:03 pm
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    Anjaadhe – Great effort and it shows
    In Anjaadhe Mysskin has proven what film makers, story writers, screenplay writers, creative people in general can DO, if given the liberty by the people with money who think they have figured out what audience want. In spite of so many masters who have made so many masterpieces, thamizh cinema is still a local fiefdom where the produers and distributors decide what is...
    by V.P. Jaiganesh at March 30th, 2008 at 02:03 am
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    POLLADHAVAN a “vetri” in NARRATION!!!
    Narration: A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program. I see movies like “thirupachi” “thimiru” “madurai” etc and wonder … did the director even have a story to tell … if not what did he tell the producer? Lets club such movies in a separate...
    by Medium at March 14th, 2008 at 04:03 am
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    Jab We Left – Movies and Memories
    Jab We Left – Movies and Memories Warning – Random personal rambling post …. Jab We Left…. left forever… Reminds me of the last scene of Sadma where Kamal hassan with a painful expression on his face does all the monkeying around in the hope that Sridevi will recognise him… But she’s lost all memory .. she won’t …...
    by kartik krishnan at March 10th, 2008 at 01:03 am
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    Farewell to Sujatha – a sad loss for all writers
    Can’t write much, can’t talk much. Just heard (or rather read) the news here Tamil Writer Sujatha is dead The key person behind the development of the Electronic Voting Machine and an eminent writer, S Rangarajan alias Sujatha, has died. To be very honest, I have never read a single sujatha’s story (I cant read/write Tamil unfortunately). Although...
    by kartik krishnan at February 28th, 2008 at 03:02 am
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    Music alias Ilaiyaraja
    I am borrowing the phrase that the renowned film maker R.Partheban used to introduce Ilaiyaraja in a function. To an average Thamizh film music lover, Ilaiyaraja is one name that is synonymous with music. His name is taken with awe and great respect by singers, peers, critics and film makers. He redefined film music in very many ways, ways that are hard to explain, even...
    by V.P. Jaiganesh at February 18th, 2008 at 01:02 pm
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    AMOL GUPTE – THE CHILD SPEAKS …. AT BAISCOPE EVENT
    AMOL GUPTE THE CHILD SPEAKS …. AT BAISCOPE EVENT “BAISCOPE ENTERTAINMENT Presents In Association with PVR CINEMAS Children in Cinema – Innocence & its Essence A workshop with Amol Gupte & Deepa Bhatia ( Creative Director, Taare Zameen Per & Editor, Taare Zameen Per ) And NO…… This is NOT about the TZP controversies !! An afternoon exploring...
    by kartik krishnan at February 10th, 2008 at 03:02 am
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    Prototyping – As it applies to cinema
    This is not much of a detailed post.  Just a brainstorm on how some small amount of experimentation is carried out before done on a full blown scale in cinema. Prototyping : Wikipedia explains it thus: “Prototyping is the process of quickly putting together a working model (a prototype) in order to test various aspects of a design, illustrate ideas or features and...
    by V.P. Jaiganesh at January 18th, 2008 at 11:01 am
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    Coming this year: Sultan the Warrior – (online trailor)
    The good news first: Sultan the Warrior is being readied for a release by the year-end. And the bad news: we will still have to wait for a lot many months before we get to watch the boss in action, though in an animated version. The release of the second trailor of the film was held at a press conference in Chennai on Sunday, and the atmosphere at the Inox theatre was...
    by venky at January 14th, 2008 at 06:01 am
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    Dehumanizing cinema
    There was a time when as a child I could imagine myself to be anything. I could be a pilot flying a plane. but not too high. just high enough to see my mother drying clothes on the open roof of my house. I could be a fish swimming in the pond with gold skin and transparent fins. I could be a rickshaw puller who can pull a rickshaw with 3 fat men with ease. I could become...
    by V.P. Jaiganesh at January 8th, 2008 at 06:01 am
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    Katrathu Tamizh – An Anti-thesis of Escapist Cinema
    iView Author: VASU (Chennai, India) Email : vasuanish85 [at] gmail [dot] com Katrathu Tamizh – An Anti-thesis of Escapist Cinema Indian Cinema, for ages, has always revolved around escapist cinema and Tamil Cinema has been no exception. What MGR did decades ago is done by Rajini today. People spend their money to see their hero fight against all (’all’...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at January 6th, 2008 at 12:01 am
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    Anjali & MockingBird
    iView Author: DEEP BLUE LOTUS (Chicago, US) Email: deepbluelotus [at] gmail [do] com Anjali & “MockingBird” I was memorizing a monologue from the academy award winning screenplay by Horton Foote for the film version of the modern American classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. And, it struck me. “Anjali”, one of the finest...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at January 4th, 2008 at 07:01 am
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