Unnaipol Oruvan - Review

Language: Tamil
Movie: Unnaipol Oruvan
Director: Chakri Toleti
Producer: Kamal Hasan
Music: Sruthi Hassan
Cast: Kamal Hassan, Mohanlal, Lakshmi, Ganesh Venkatram, Anuja, Bhaskar
Released: September 18, 2009
Based on: Hindi movie A Wednesday

Rating: ****

Kamal Hasan has done a film without a character name in this movie. No heroine, no big fights, no songs, no romance. Only Kamal Hasan can give films like this!

You cannot question the performance of any artists. The screen play was amazing! Sruthi Hasan has done her job as the debutant! Her background music was excellent!

This movie is a must watch movie and no cannot miss it! Every scene was taken perfectly including the exceptionally done climax!

The movie starts Kamal Hasan buying vegetables! The only comedy scene was the Bhaskar's complaint on his wife in the police station. The movie gets speed when Kamal Hasan makes the first anonymous call to Mohanlal (Maraar). He talks about the bomb planted in Anna Salai Police Station.

Kamal asks for a negotiator--SPOC. Chief Secretary Laxmi is given power by CM, which she gives it to Mohanlal.

The key decision by Kamal and the crew was to retain the original voice of Mohanlan as his accent added great value to the movie. It was natural and Mohanlal lived as Police Commissioner.

Kamal Hassan reminds us to the Coimbatore bomb blast and Meenambakkam airport blast to give the film a local flavour. And to add his own secularist view point, one of the Muslim characters justifies his action and says it is all because of Modi and communal politics which led to the Best Bakery case.

Kamal wanted the terrorists to be freed otherwise he says that the bombs planted will go off. The argument between Mohanlal and Laxmi were fantastic! They were crisp and clear! The dialogue writter Era Murugan should be given a round of applause.

Maraar and his crack team of officers, led by a daring brooding cop Arif Khan (Ganesh Venkatram), gets ready to hand over the terrorists to the anonymous caller at an airfield.

Kamal calls Mohanlal and also informs Press reporter Anuja. The order in which Anuja says about who she is--a women, Indian, and a reporter, deserves applause.

Kamal's emotional outburst at the end, is heart rending and perhaps one of the finest piece of acting seen in Tamil cinema. The scene where he wipes his tears through the tip of the gun was an amazing piece! Which can also be understood as he is clearing his anger through pistol (action and not peace)! Kamal and Mohanlal coming together is worth your ticket money.

Kamal has given two messages in this film:

1. Jnabagha maradhi is a desiya vyadhi (Forgetting past is the national disease)
2. Theeviravadhatthai thadukka theeviravadhatthal mattume mudiyum (Terrorism can be tackled only through terrorism) and no peace talks can help!

He clarified that the second point is misunderstood as he never said terrorism needs to be tackled by terrorism. In an interview to TV channel, he said, only talks can help.

Kudos to Kamal and the entire crew for a wonderful movie! Though it is a remake of hindi movie "A Wednesday", it was wonderfully picturized and filmed!

Solla Solla Inikkum - Review

Language: Tamil
Movie: Solla Solla Inikkum
Director: Murali Abbas
Production: M Cinema
Music: Bharadwaj
Photography: Gopinath
Cast: Navdeep, Prakash Raj, Ashish Vidhyarthi, Vijayakumar, Abninay, Suja, Sura Allambra, Madhumitha, Charlie
Released: September 18, 2009

Rating: *

The director tried a romantic movie and one should say that he was successful to some extent. This is not the first romantic movie and a multi love story is always there in many numbers.

Ashish Vidhyarthi, Charlie have been wasted in this movie. They could have been used better. There is nothing that Ashish Vidhyarthi could do as a sub-inspector. His role was very minimal and except the dialoge "Youth" he couldn't do much.

Navdeep, the hero of the story, has done well. He plays the character Sathya, who falls in love with three girls and they did not love in him turn. They reject him. The director has conveyed that the love need not stop with one person and it can actually change as the time goes. He has also conveyed the message of continuing the life even after love failures.

Navdeep's friend Abhinay loves the girl that Navdeep loves. Knowing that Abhinay has proposed and they both are loving, he helps their love. Livingston, the father of Madhumitha, done his role well.

Abhinay, playing the character Guru, takes Madhumitha for a tour without the knowledge of her father. She falls pray for his tactics! Guru rejects the calls and stops visiting Madhumitha.

Madhumitha tries for sucide but gets saved. Satya promises her that he will have Guru marry her.

Prakash Raj plays a different role where he helps whoever comes and garlands him. Abhinay seeks his help and Navdeep ignores him and abducts Abhinay to get him married to Madhumitha.

After the fight, Prakash Raj's gundas takes Navdeep & his friends into their custody. Vidhyarti tries to save Navdeep through police action, but Navdeep denies his help and says he likes Prakash Raj because of his helping tendency.

Navdeep garlands Prakash Raj and ask him to do help only for good things. Navdeep, whose love broke with Mallika becuase of the chaos created by Madhumitha, finally joins.

Vijaykumar, Livingston, Madhumitha, Navdeep's friends have done well. None of the songs stayed in the mind. The music was not that great and a puts a question as to whether Bharathwaj really scored music for this film.

Solla Solla Inikkum: Pakka Pakka .....

Rajni to head Fans Club!

Superstar has decided to head his fans club. There were rumours that Satyanarayana, the current head was fired. Later, Satyanarayana mentioned that it was due to family and other personal pressure that has come in his way. He said, he has to attend 20 highly important meetings every day and that is a pressure job!

He further said that his boss Rajnikanth has advised him a break and he has accepted his advice. Based on his advice, he has taken a break and during that time, the BOSS himself will handle the fan club.

Other sources say that his over committment during the Kuselan movie, which failed in the box office is also one of the reasons. The logistics worked out by Satyanarayana with the fan club was not up to the mark which lead the fan club members to join other actor-turned-politicians groups. In addition to these, there were complaints against him by the fan club members during the meeting with the BOSS, superstar.

Veteran and Villian Actor of Tamil Cinema, MN Nambiar Died!

The veteran and villian actor of Kollywood, MN Nambiar died at the age of 89 in Chennai on November 19, 2008. He died due to cardiac arrest at his Gopalapuram residence. He is survived by a daughter and two sons.

One of his sons is a politician in Bharathia Janata Party (BJP).

Nambiar started his career in 1935 as a villain in Bhaktha Ramadoss and acted in more than 1000 films over six decades.

He also acted in Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi cinema but he's best known for playing the villain opposite legendary Tamil actor MG Ramachandran. He has also acted against the late Tamil Actor Chevalayar Sivaji Ganesan.

Nambiar's memorable films were Aayirathil Oruvan, Ambikapathi, Thooral Ninnu Pochu, Baba, and Nenjam Marappathillai.

A Malayalee by birth, Nambiar, who later settled down in Chennai in Tamil Nadu for pursuing a career in acting, was born on March 7, 1919 at Kannur in Kerala.

He is a very spritual person and has made more than 60 pilgrimate trip to Sabarimala--the main place Lord Iyappan. Though he has acted as villian, in real life he is a gentleman and liked by everyone. He is fondly knowns as Maha Guruswamy.

Let us pray for his soul to rest in peace!

Several actors including Rajnikanth and politicians including former Chief Minister and AIADMK leader cum general secretary Dr. J Jayalalitha paid their last tribute.

Surya and Karthi Join Human Protest in Tidel IT Park

Leading actors Surya and his brother Paruthiveeran famous Karthi joined hands with software professionals and other workers working in Tidal Park, Taramani, Chennai on Monday, November 17, 2008 to show their solidarity towards the Srilankan Tamils.

The Human Chain protest was organized by Senthil a techie along with T.S. Gnanael who is a part of Agaram, a foundation started by Surya. They organized a meaningful protest.

"Tidal Park symbolizes IT industry of Tamil Nadu. To show the solidarity of the IT people in the capital city towards the Sri Lankan cause, Tidal Park was chosen by the actor," Gnanavel reports.

Karthi, Surya and all those participated in the human chain were given T-Shirts with the slogan of "Stop the War in Sri Lanka Immediately."

The message also had "Guns have no hearts! What about you?!"

Rajnikanth Asks Fans Not to Celebrate His Birthday!

Superstar of Tamil Cinema, Rajnikanth has followed the steps of his friend and competitor Kamal Hasan as far as celebrations of birthday is concerned. Kamal Hasan asked his fans not to celebrate his birthday considering the suffering of Tamil people in Sri Lanka.

Similarly, Rajnikanth has announced today about the same plan. He asked his fans not to celebrate his birthday. The war between LTTE and Sri Lankan Army is continuing and innocent Tamil people are killed and forced to leave home.

He does not want to celebrate his birthday as other Tamil section is suffering in Sri Lanka. To protest the war and the killing of Tamilians, superstar has taken this initiative.

Rajnikanth Voted as Best, but behind Vijay!

It was really surprising to note that superstar of Tamil cinema has been voted behind Vijay to capture the 4th spot. Last year, in the same poll, he topped the list with Vijayakanth taking the 2nd place.

The poll was conducted by Loyola College students and Late Chief Minister Shri M.G. Ramachandran topped the list followed by Chevaliar Sivajiganeshan. Third was Vijay with 16.4% vote followed by superstar Rajnikanth with 16.2% vote.

Maybe, his recent back stepping on Water issue and then the flop of Kuselan would have pulled him down. But, everyone knows including Vijay that he cannot be matched with Rajnikanth, the superstar. He is nowhere close to him and can never be compared. Though it has happened, it is unfortunate!

Fifth place went to Vijayakanth with little over 10% votes.

As far as female artists are concerned, Saroja Devi came first followed by AIADMK Supremo Puratchi Thalaivi Doctor J Jayalalitha and then KR Vijaya and others.

The recent chicks Trisha, Nayanthara, Shriya Charan, are even Jyothika, Simaran or Kushboo were way below compared to Saroja Devi, Jayalalitha and KR Vijaya. The new artists have a long way to go and at the moment, it is nowhere possible that they would achieve this!

Congratulations to Vijay, but be careful that it is not going to be too long before our man takes over you! All the best!