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KOREAN STYLE ACTION FILM and…



THE STORY OF SEPERATED TWINS





Kamal god haasan tries it all in this pure classic intended to be a cult movie but unfortunately falling flat on its back as far as collections are concerned



but kamal purists consider it as one his best attempts. especially the nandu role.



even though the movie flopped, the song kadavul paadhi became a rage

nowadays its very rare to find pure comedies in tamil cinema. if at all one feels like watching a good comedy one has to get the dvd of panchathantiram and pammal k sambamdham, both god level comedies with no extra masala.

I rate indian as Shankar’s best and most powerful film till date. The characterization and A.R.RAHMAN’S bgm standout.



kamal haasan playing a double role got the national award for the fourth time (highest by any actor). I feel he definitely deserved it earlier for devar magan and some more of his movies. anyways, this startling performance definitely deserved one.



senthil- goundamani set the house on fire one more time with this brilliant entertainer

well, heres the perfect example of difference between inspiration and remake.



remakes are what rajinikanth shamelessly does from amitabh bachan movies. inspiration is what kamal has done here.



taking the basic concept from robin williams’ mrs.doubtfire, kamal gives it a totally new flavour with exceptional comedy sequences.



a wonderfull feel good screenplay by kamal god haasan

If u read through the earlier posts of this video blog, u will find that there is a lot of focus on kamal’s mastery of all kinds of dialogue delivery. here, god haasan masters the coimbatore slang and speaks it to utter perfection.



i would rate sathi leelavathi as kamal’s third best comedy after mmkr and singaravelan. that in itself means a lot.



kovai sarala had pulled off a very fine performance in this movie

Its very rare that the scriptwriter of an original movie comes out on the open and says “the remake is better than my version”



Govind nihalani spoke exactly those words about this kamal starrer. the movie, an intense action filled cop story had no songs in it.



gauthami, kamals soulmate, has rendered a brilliant performance,



p.c.sriram directed the movie

kamal the screenwriter had tried comedy,wholesome entertainment,action and everything other than tragedy. And when god wrote a tragedy, it had to be the best.



mahanadi is an extremely well written and well brought out tragedy and too shocking a movie for its time of release.



one can never forget the scene where kamal’s daughter has nightmares from her stay in the prostitute centre or the climax when kamal cuts a part of his hand.



90% of the people who watched the movie had a very sad feeling leaving the cinema halls. thats where the movie succeeds. it makes u feel really bad.



once again so kamal’s acting performance makes us forget the fact that its he who has written the movie.

ask any ilayaraja die hard fan what he/she considers, ilayarajas 10 best background scores, and dont be surprised when u find out that atleast 8 out these 10 films star kamal haasan and/or are wriiten/produced by him.



The reason for kamal + ilayaraja being the best ever combination indian cinema has ever seen is simple. Kamal himself is a student of music. HE learnt carnatic music under Balamuralikrishna, the legendary carnatic musician. So kamal has a very keen sense of music and hence is able to pour his inputs to ilayaraja and is alsoable to judge which piece suits which scene because of his unparalled knowledge of both cinema and music.



HERE is A LIST OF SOME UNFORGETTABLE ILAYARAJA BGMS IN A KAMAL FILM



1. DEVAR MAGAN - vaanam thottu ponal (this is my personal favourite. it blends so well with the calm-after-the-storm-climax of the movie and kamals mindblowing performance… truly i dont think any other musician can compose such a piece of music



2.Mahanadi- the violin bit when kamal kisses suganya… this and ilayarajas guitar in ilayanila are the two major instances when u realise why he far far better than AR RAHMAN in the use of individual intstruments.



3.GUNA- partha vizhi partha padi… by far yesudas’s best rendition till date… the song has a huge effect on the mind of the listener and the scene is equally stunningly shot.



4.Hey ram:- isayil tongudhu amma… just listening to song, we realise that its an alcohol fest thats being potrayed. IT is an extremely addictive song sung by hindustani singer Ajoy chakrabarthy. It is very difficult to compose and involves very complex ragam and talams



5.punnagai mannan - the violin running in the background when kamal and revathi dance.. believe me, 85% of my classmates still have it as their ringtone,,



6. mmkr:- the theme for kameshwaran… utterly impossible for anyone else to compose.. it is truly a masterpiece, the instruments used and the effect they create, the image they draw- beyond explanation- really



7.Rajaparvai- the finale- violin concert- in two simple words, its an AURAL TREAT



8.Vikram - the video u are watching now has the best of the best action BGMs and would rate higher than most BOND background scores.



9.saagara sangamam… relevant/point-making bgm at its best, raja brings out classical songs which literally reflect the situation in progress a real CLASS ACT



10.moondram pirai.. ilayarajas score is often not considered the highlight of this movie because there was a bigger technical brilliance of balu mahendras photography on display, but ilayaraja does steal the scene on some occations, especially the poongatru song,,,its like eating “DEATH BY CHOCOLATES” when u listen to this song , eyes closed, and its like eating “3 DEATHS BY CHOCOLATES” when u also look at its picturisation..