Happened to catch two tamil flicks this week. One was "Muran" which promised to be something different(IT WAS NOT..Grrrrrrrrrr) and the other one was a tribute to mindless cinema titled "Vedi". The reason behind watching the latter was because it had my favourite actress Sameera Reddy and the other being the hero Vishal who incidently happens to be my sis's heart throb.It is a remake of a popular telugu flick and true to its roots, it is sprinkled with an unhealthy dose of violence. It has a track for humor provided by Vivek who is back after a temporary hiatus on the big screen. A point has to be made to the Director Prabu Deva and the writer of the comedy track. Trying to inject ballons in the body and pretending to have six packs is way too amateurish for today's movie watcher. Instead the duo must be made to watch "Boss engira Bhaskaran" to grasp the nuances of tickling the funny bone . Now that ladies and gentleman was the real comedy track of cinema.
Gone are the golden days of tamil humor which comprised of giants like Goundamani, Senthil, Chinni Jayanth(the scene in Idhayam where he prepares to inject a patient-priceless facial expressions), Manivannan followed by Vadivelu and Vivek. While movies till the 90's and mid 00's had a separate track for comedy, in the present era of Tamil Cinema the comedian is a part of the main plot. Though usually restricted to playing the aide of the protagonist it is just their dialogue delivery and their spontaneity which makes up comic interlude in the movie. Santhanam seems to be the num ero-uno in the present crop and it should be hoped that he does not settle into a predictable bad mouthing(Goundamani) or preachy(Vivek) routine.
So what does Sameera reddy have to do in a flick like "Vedi" apart from looking made up in song sequences?? She has to be a damsel in distress waiting to be saved by our good hero.. No No Wait.. There is a sister role in the movie who does this part. SD is cast in a blink miss role but despite the limited screen presence she is a delight to watch. Hope she gets to mouth sensible stuff in her upcoming ventures as one can never forget her say " U look like a million Bucks " to the dazzled Surya in Vaaranam Ayiram . Tamil cinema has ventured beyond Villages and Panchayats and the ever present Nattamais. Directors Like GVM (Gautam Menon ),Vishnu Vardhan, and Shankar have raised the bars of Tamil Cinema thereby projecting their women leads as sauve and independent contrary to their naive and dumb projections in the past.
As for Vishal, he does the one thing which he is good at- keep bashing up the bad guys from start to end. After "Avan Evan " where he proved to the industry that he is a force to be reckoned with, Vedi is not an appropriate follow up. Wish he would concentrate on ventures that would put less emphasis on his muscles and more on his acting skills.
Less is better said as in the case of "Muran " which is said to be inspired by an Alfred Hitchcock movie. It claims to be a thriller and though has a concept not much seen in Tamil Cinema(killing for mutual favours - gimme a break), it is one movie which is not suitable for kids. Demeaning references to the father, extra marital affairs and justifying one's life by killing another are not required in today's world populated by the above mentioned happenings in the techno and print media.
Waiting for Surya and Vijay this Deepavali. May the best movie win!!!
Gone are the golden days of tamil humor which comprised of giants like Goundamani, Senthil, Chinni Jayanth(the scene in Idhayam where he prepares to inject a patient-priceless facial expressions), Manivannan followed by Vadivelu and Vivek. While movies till the 90's and mid 00's had a separate track for comedy, in the present era of Tamil Cinema the comedian is a part of the main plot. Though usually restricted to playing the aide of the protagonist it is just their dialogue delivery and their spontaneity which makes up comic interlude in the movie. Santhanam seems to be the num ero-uno in the present crop and it should be hoped that he does not settle into a predictable bad mouthing(Goundamani) or preachy(Vivek) routine.
So what does Sameera reddy have to do in a flick like "Vedi" apart from looking made up in song sequences?? She has to be a damsel in distress waiting to be saved by our good hero.. No No Wait.. There is a sister role in the movie who does this part. SD is cast in a blink miss role but despite the limited screen presence she is a delight to watch. Hope she gets to mouth sensible stuff in her upcoming ventures as one can never forget her say " U look like a million Bucks " to the dazzled Surya in Vaaranam Ayiram . Tamil cinema has ventured beyond Villages and Panchayats and the ever present Nattamais. Directors Like GVM (Gautam Menon ),Vishnu Vardhan, and Shankar have raised the bars of Tamil Cinema thereby projecting their women leads as sauve and independent contrary to their naive and dumb projections in the past.
As for Vishal, he does the one thing which he is good at- keep bashing up the bad guys from start to end. After "Avan Evan " where he proved to the industry that he is a force to be reckoned with, Vedi is not an appropriate follow up. Wish he would concentrate on ventures that would put less emphasis on his muscles and more on his acting skills.
Less is better said as in the case of "Muran " which is said to be inspired by an Alfred Hitchcock movie. It claims to be a thriller and though has a concept not much seen in Tamil Cinema(killing for mutual favours - gimme a break), it is one movie which is not suitable for kids. Demeaning references to the father, extra marital affairs and justifying one's life by killing another are not required in today's world populated by the above mentioned happenings in the techno and print media.
Waiting for Surya and Vijay this Deepavali. May the best movie win!!!
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