Avan Ivan

Loud laugther filled the entire theatre in first half, post intermission was serious and terrific. There were no much heart breaking scenes in his usual formula thanks to Bala. Vishal's acting was amazing, hopefully he gets an award for his stunning performance with squint eyes and nalinam. Movie narrates the association of Kamudhikottai zamindar with 2 brothers Valter and Kumudren sami and their family, with Kamudhi as the background, its people, their slang, lifestyle. His usual way of making fun on police, rough looking hero, beautiful and little loose type heroine, godfather for the hero, smoking woman scolding in abusing terms are not missing. As in Naan kadavul climax made me say 'Oh the movie got over??',expected something to happen in climax. Overall movie was gud in terms of comedy and had a feel of watching drama which was not bad.

Ko, way to go

A complete 2.40 hrs entertainer with a perfect blend of tragedy, romance, comedy, pleasing music. I watched it without any hint about the story and enjoyed from start till end. Each character and every scene was startling and essential for the story. The cinematography was notable and re-recording was amazing. Neglecting few logical hitches, interesting screen play, unexpected plot in the climax and beautiful ending made this movie a knockout.

My first

telugu movie in theatre happened to be 'Ye maya chesave'.
Though the same movie was released in tamil we felt it would be better to go for telugu so that tamil, kannada and telugu speaking can watch. On a week day we started by 3.20 from office for 4'o clock show in the evening. The theatre was 19 kms away from office and we reached around 4.20. Rushed to the hall, but we missed half an hour movie. The first scene I saw was 'Samantha in blue saree- such a stunning beauty and the cinematography was awesome in the following scenes shot in Kerala'. I felt there was nothing wrong for having left office early and spending a lot to watch this movie. But this thought was shattered in very few minutes. I was waiting for some interesting scenes, but nothing was there. Story was good, but direction was not. I could not find the hero's eyes speak in such a romantic movie. The hero actually says 'Ye maya chesave(What magic you have done)'. But what he might have thought 'whatever magic you do I will stand just like a statue with no expression'. Only best thing in the movie was Samantha. I felt how come 2 of our gang watched this movie for the second time ??? but it was only for Samantha :-). Anyway our target was to watch a movie together and it happened that s t.

Spirit of Adventure

Carl Fredricksen and Elizabeth Docter (Ellie) love each other and get married. They go to a new house and live a lovely life. Fredrieck sells balloon and Ellie does everything for her love. Ellie has a dream of going to paradise falls in South America inspired by Charles Muntz, hero for both of them. Charles Muntz is an explorer who lives in Paradise falls in search of a beast vowing to come back with that. From day 1 this lovely couple starts saving to reach there. Some or other reason they cannot collect enough money. They grow older and Ellie dies one day. Lonely Fredrieck always reads her 'My Adventure Book'- her dreams.

One fine day he plans to leave for Paradise falls with the help of his helium balloons. He starts floating in air with his sweet home with ellie's memories. He finds an wilderness expolrer Russell hiding inside his home. He helps him in finding out the place where they are in. They reach the jungle and there they find a bird. Russell loves it, feeds chocolate to it and calls her kevin. Dogs reside in those area and they find them as aliens, take them along with Dug, their gang member to their master. The master plans to kill Fredrieck and Russell. The master is their child hood hero Charles Muntz. Knowing this he treats them as his guest. The movie picks up fastly here when the master gets to know that his target Kevin is Russell's friend and he wants to grab it. The hero becomes villain to Fredrieck. He along with Russell escapes from there, let Kevin go. He doesnot want any one to distract his dream come true. Ferocious Charles catches Kevin with his gang of dogs. Dug helps explorer and the old man in their mission to rescue the lost bird. Did Fredrick achieved his dream of reaching the falls, did they save Kevin from the gang is the rest of the movie.

Walt disney pictures and Pixar animations' movie was directed by Pete Docter. This 1.30 hr animation movie is awesome to watch. Their love story with no dialogues and only background score, flashes on screen only for few minutes but that stays in our heart for long. The plumpy Russell was not gud to look initially later I found him to be lovely. It has a lot of love and emotions filled. Whenever Fredrieck faces hardships during adventure even my heart beats fastly. The movie has won many awards including Grammy, Golden Globe, Bafta and so on. This lovely movie is for kids and grown up kids as well.

All iz well...

Happened to watch a wonderful movie recently- 3 Idiots starring Amir Khan, Madhavan,Sharman Joshi,Boman Irani,Omi vaidhya. The movie starts with Madhavan(farhan) and Joshi's(Raju)journey in search of their lost college friend Amir khan(Rancho). Farhan narrates their 4 years of engineering life in Imperial College of Engineering the most reputed Institution. Their first day starts with the usual ragging by seniors. Farhan and Raju are ragged by them whereas Rancho escapes from that. He applies the physics we study in school and give the senior back nicely. All 3 become friends and Farhan is inspired by Rancho's every actions- he applies his engineering knowledge, very friendly to all, takes everything very easily, insists a small boy working there to join a school. He is not bookish and advices his professors also to teach by giving practical knowledge rather than theoritical. He wants students to study with interest not for the sake of getting a degree. Farhan who wants to become a wild life photographer sacrifices his dream and studies engineering. Raju whose family is very poor always have the dream of studying, becoming engineer and safeguard his family. These 3 always have so much of fun and get caught by the dean Boman Irani(Virus) everytime. Initially the dean excuses and there comes a situation where Raju gets caught and dean wants to dismiss him. When Raju wanted him to forgive, dean says then rancho should get dismissed- who is the target for him always. We all move to the front corner of the seat to watch what happens then. Amidst this there is a love story between Rancho and Pia- kareena Kapoor who is dean's daughter. What happens next for all the 3 -did they achieve what they wanted to, what happened to missing Amir is the rest of the movie.

The movie directed by Rajkumar Hirani is very much realistic where there is no show off, heroism, extras. How the students speak funily, that has been made as comedy track. There are so many emotional scenes where I couldnot control my tears. But immediately the mood of audience is changed by a comical scene.The students short names the dean- ViruSahastraBudhe as Virus. The movie has made changes in me and so many thoughts running in my mind. It insists that why should we study only for the sake of parents or for getting a degree without trying to achieve what we dream. What they show in the movie actually happened in my life too. Being an Electrical Engineer I had only theoritical knowledge. If a circuit does not work at home now I may feel it very difficult to repair(?!). What did I do in 4 years. Just got a job at the end where I work with with no much satisfaction. I think a lot if I have to continue my job to get only salary and respect in society or try to increase my talent in my areas of interest.

There are few scenes which are not practical like - college students trying to make Pia's sister deliver a baby by giving pressure. But there are so many to get to know. Movie full of positive vibrations, always say 'All is well'. All will be well . These 3 words have become mantra for everyone who have watched it. The character names sound good like Ranchoddas Shamaldas Chanchad / Rancho / Phunsukh Wangdu. The 3 heroes have scope and performed well equally. I was stunned to see 44 yr old Amir looking exactly like a college student. So much he had worked out. Omi Vaidhya (Chathur) is the comedian and the way he speaks hindi and english is so prominent whenever he appears on screen we cannot resist laughing particularly saying 'Balaathkar' instead of 'chamatkar'. As a whole, movie is awesome and it is a must watch. It is better not to remake the movie in tamil casting masala heroes. Directors should be very careful in selecting heroes without spoiling the beauty of the movie.

Paa

The title implicitly means that the movie is about the relationship between a father and kid.
This time real life father n son Amitabh n Abishek play the roles but Amitabh plays the role of son for father Abishek. Abishek n vidhya balan have affair during their studies in Oxford University. Due to Abishek’s involvement in politics he could not marry her. They depart and she gives birth to Auro who is affected by progeria- aging at young age. At the age of 12 he looks like 60yr old. He wins award in school from Amol Arte (Abhishek). Amol is inspired by Auro(Amitabh) and their relationship continues. Later Vidhya reveals that Amol is his father and what happens when Vidhya meets Amol is the rest of the movie.
Director Balki has narrated the story very carefully for the challenging character of Auro। So many scenes touch our hearts when Vidhya replies to a lady who enquires about her son ‘this is a rare disorder and I am so lucky to have him’. His school mates are fond of him and they care about him without actually showing the melodrama of hardships- a very positive approach. This is such a simple movie and director has trusted only the story and he visualizes through extra ordinary performing actors including the school children. The expressions of Abishek are so natural especially when he comes to know that Auro is his own son. Vidhya is cute looking and her love n care for her son adds extra beauty to her character.
Actors come around with simple costumes, more over a white pajama for Abishek. Isai gnani Illayaraja has taken his old composition to hindi. It is awesome too to listen to the hindi version that sounds like latest songs. He has scored the background music that soothes us. PC.Sriram’s cinematography shows the movie so fresh and kudos to him and for Amitabh ’s incredible make up. I felt that the length of scenes involving politics could have been reduced. Otherwise this wonderful movie can be watched with maa, paa, kaa, naa...

Finding Nemo

Happened to watch a wonderful movie showing a father’s journey in search of his lost son nemo. They both live peacefully in an ocean and the father pampers his son with so much care and affection. Anxious nemo wanted to swim independently and father dint even want him to go a litttle far from him. Fate plays its role in their beautiful life when a diver finds this cute looking fish and takes away with him. Caring father shouts and cries not wanting someone to kidnap his kid. Now nemo is no more with him he s gone. Brilliant father now finds the address of the diver in the water mask he left while leaving the ocean. He along with his friend starts for Sydney searching nemo। The kidnapped son now lives in an aquarium in a dental clinic. He is scared of new place. But his neighbours are friendly with him ,introduces themselves to new member. They get astonished when they come to know nemo is from ocean and they want to know about the ocean how it would be. They help him in escaping from there. The remaining scenes tell the story of how the worried father finds his son.
Movie is so colourful and different beautiful colours fill the screen. Nemo and his father are so beautiful even I want to see them alive. The movie relaxes our mind when the director shows the emotions and love between a father and son. This Walt Disneys' oscar winning movie released in 2003 altogether is a feast for eyes, ears and mind.

Kandasamy

Kanadasamy- a movie with lot of expectations. Happened to watch in theatre spending 300. The movie started with a trick of super natural power helping a poor family and the consequent scenes confused me if it was Anniyan part2.
The introduction scene for kanadasamy was a biggggggggggg stunt which gave me feel of climax.

We could guess the movie is all about a super hero doing social reformation. The movie goes like this:
People write their problem in a piece of paper and stick to the tree in kandasamy temple. Our super hero in the name of Kandasamy along with his team reads and resolves the problem. They do this by looting the black money from big shots and distributing them to the poor. Police dept with an Intelligent team (?!) starts the hunting in search of the mind behind the super heroism. The highlight is Shreya, daughter of big shot whose black money was looted in the opertion could find who kandasamy is but not the police. What is behind the operation, why hero does this, the romance for vikram with shreya, disturbing noise behind the music fills the remaining movie.

The mexican scenes, gangster, Shreya-Vikram’s cheating love story are quite interesting. When i felt kokaraako to be magic scene and they try to put flower on ear, director’s presence is shown when he explains how the opearation is carried out. Good some logic ... Other than this same masalas in other tamil movies and Vadivel’s comedy irritates. Vikram is so handsome and he looks very trim n slim. Purposefully film roles are used for showing his arms only.... Shreya’s costumes give feel of watching bollywood movie. I think glamour was not this bad in any previous tamil movies and the credit goes to her for this beginning. I have read some where Vikram saying this to be a children’s movie ... oh god this cant be watched with family. Finally a feel of wasting money and time in watching this 3.5 hr movie and nothing special to say.

Children of heaven

Once I have read the review of an Iranian movie ‘Children of heaven’. Since then I wanted to watch and that recently happened. The movie is all about the affection between two kids Ali and his sister Zahra from a poor family. Ali loses Zahra’s shoes. Knowing the family situation she doesn’t let her parents know about this rather they plan to share Ali’s shoes. She wears the shoes to the school and after her classes are over she runs faster to give it to Ali who is waiting on the way to his school.

When she comes to know that some other girl in her school wears her own shoes she follows her to find out her home. The touching scene is when both brother and sister knows that the other girl is poor they leave the place without asking her about the shoe.

Ali’s school announces a pair of shoes as third prize in a running race and he promises his sister that he would win the shoes. In the race he runs, runs thinking of the hardships Zahra faced with the tattered shoes. This made him run faster and faster. Ali is declared as the winner of the race.

What happens next? What did he tell her sister about the race? In the final scenes of the movie both the kids don’t even utter a word, they have given their wonderful performance with their facial expressions. The movie ends with a final shot showing the blisters on Ali’s feet.

The director has narrated the story with no much dialogue. All characters as very simple and honest, one such scene the little girl gives back the pen to Zahra when she left it on the road, portraying that she dint steal her shoes. This is a perfect movie for children. Mild background music, narrow Iranian streets, the poor family situation in the kids’ eyes and much more are there, everyone should watch this once.