Enthiran - the north south divide

Why is there such a north south thing going on with the comment boxes w.r.t. enthiran on any forum? what does this movie have anything to do with Dabaang or Anjaani?

It is a Rajni movie. It is not trying to prove anything to Bollywood. It is a good movie. Just enjoy it and let it be. They are not the same genre. There seems to be no connection between the two movies other than they were released same day. Now that is silly, no?

on a side note to the Maarans and the "nidhis" karunai or otherwise : What goes around comes around folks. this is what you get for alienating other languages for no good reason. Tamizh as a language is not going to die anytime soon. Hindi speakers are not aliens!

Some idiot goes and posts a comparison of Robot with Anjaani and then the entire message board goes to dogs. Same theme everywhere in every news article I have read in the last couple of days.

In a world where Rajni = Mob = paal abishegam = frenzy ------> hysteria, it is not a good idea to keep doing this.

It is a question of time before this rage jumps over from the message boards to bill boards and before you know it people are hitting each other with boards!

The other weird thing is that there are media reports which go out of their way to say the movie did extremely well outside the four southern states and some that go the extreme opposite and say "this movie did not do well at all.." and the frame of comparison is always Anjaana Anjaani.

Guess two big production houses are going at it big time in showing they are doing good and a lot of simpleton fans might have consequences for this!

One has to be happy with the fact that Ranbir Kapoor doesn't have fans who are as fanatical as Rajni fans.

Thank god for small favors.

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Enthiran - The festival

That was just one of the many videos of the crowd and celebration at a small Theater in San Jose. There are only 200 or so seats in the theater where we watched the movie tonight. (we= me, MIL, San's aunt). San watched the preview show because she could not wait for the 24 hours and I was still sick last night.

Rajni movies are a treat, especially because the audience is so alive! This movie was by far the best Tamizh movie I have seen in a long long time.

Everything about this movie was a notch above my expectations! This team went all out and made a fantastic effort to make a Sci-fi Tamizh movie.

Recently there was a Tamizh Western (comedy). That trailer alone made me squirm. Apparently the movie got okay reviews. Was wondering what a Tamizh Sci-fi would be like. Very happy to realize that this Tamizh Sci-fi absolutely rocked!

All of us got a free poster at the ticket counter. That one goes into the souvenir box for sure. Tonight was a very memorable night.

Thank you Superstar!

If only they had released it on one of the local AMC theaters on the biggest screens with louder sound....

Who knows, maybe they will see how good this movie is and do that ?!

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Vinnai thaandi Varuvaayaa - விண்ணைத்தாண்டி வருவாயா

Watched this movie over the weekend in spite of everyone telling us that it is a long and slow movie with two characters talking to each other for the most part of the movie.

The middle aged folks said "should be a great movie for twenty somethings and teens". The teen's we know who saw the movie said "who has this kind of notion of romance these days?". The romantics said "only hopeless romantics will like this movie" and the hopeless romantic in me initially said "maybe this is not my type of movie".

True, the movie was long and drawn out and the last twenty minutes was brilliant and made up for the first two plus hours of slow buildup, but it kind of grows on you. You come home and the imagery stays in your head for a long time.

The "first love is unforgettable" theme is a universal one and will touch a chord with almost anyone, especially if your first love is not your last love. That said, the concept of "getting over a lost love and move on" is equally universal. All those cliches of "better to have loved and lost than never to have loved" and "love happens, you cannot go searching for it" etc. etc. are all rolled into one single movie.

A couple of things were plain revelations in this movie.

First is the acting, especially by Silambarasan and Trisha. Really do not understand all the negativity that surrounds Silambarasan with the blog reviews and comments. If anyone is going to take Kamalahasan's place in the Tamizh film industry another decade from now, it will be Simbu.

He can emote really well, sing, write lyrics, dance hip hop and jazz like nobody's business and definitely has screen presence. He is able to do subdued, as well as he does "over the top".

The dance choreography and the cinematography were simply amazing. Very nicely done. ARR was fantastic, not just with the songs but with the background score as well.

Do not know the exact demographic that will come out and like the movie, but count me in.

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Tamizh Padam(தமிழ் படம்) - Simply Hilarious

Have been out of blogger for a few days, thanks to a sinus infection that has kept me in bed for the most part of Wednesday to Friday. After spending most of the day today in bed as well, San recommended (and graciously agreed) to send me first to watch "Tamizh Padam", a new release Tamizh movie which is getting rave reviews and word of mouth publicity. It is a spoof of Tamizh movies.

It is a must watch in a Theater for a few reasons.

1. The crowd just gets wild and makes the whole experience worth it.

2. you actually get to laugh out loud (which you may not be able to do if you watch it at home after the kids go to bed)!

This movie works because of its attention to detail. It might end up a big blockbuster, inspite of not having any big name actors and being a spoof, simply because it doesn't spoof some leading actors in a "in the face" kind of way. The spoof is rather on the "over the top" antics, weak story lines, special effects, the whole concept of the indestructible hero and how things work for the hero simply because he is one!

The songs are a laugh riot.

It has been a long long time since I stood up and clapped at the end of a Tamizh movie!

Tamizh Padam, definitely worth watching!

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