The bigger our Indian movie stars, the greater the bullshit that falls from their lips on occasion.
The latest to earn the title of BS King is none other than our Ulaganayagan (Universal Hero) Kamal Haasan, whose embarrassingly bad Dasavatharam is now running on movie screens in several continents.
Some of Kamal’s recent comical statements suggest that while he may not have done a great job with the story of Dasavatharam, he’s indeed suitable for writing dialogs for Vadivelu and Vivek (two popular Tamil comedians).
According to NDTV, here’s what Kamal had to say at the launch of the audio for the film Kodaikanal:
The day when Hollywood would yearn for awards from India rather than (us) running behind the Oscars is not far off going by the improving quality of our films.
What is Kamal smoking?
If Indian films are improving, it must indeed be a closely guarded secret because we’ve seen very little evidence of it.
Indian films, whether Hindi or Tamil, are light years behind Hollywood in story, acting, special effects, makeup and virtually every department.
For the most part, Indian films are hopelessly bad. Pathetic pieces of s*#t.
Do you really believe that in our lifetime, we’ll ever see a movie like Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or Guillermo Del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth made by an Indian director. No way.
The self-congratulatory, scratch-my-back and I’ll-scratch-yours Bollywood and Kollywood bozos deluding themselves as movie makers with their inflated egos and heightened sense of self-importance are amateurs for the most part.
Take Kamal’s recent Himalayan disaster Dasavatharam for instance. The makeup for some of the characters (Christian Fletcher and George W.Bush, in particular) was so bad that even kids participating in Vaniyambadi corporation school fancy dress competitions would have better makeup.
And as for the Dasavatharam story – an unholy mess is the best way to describe it.
To be fair to Kamal, he’s not the only famous Indian star to talk unadulterated rubbish at times or have an inflated view of the Indian movie business.
About two years back, veteran Bollywood actor and senior citizen of the Indian movie industry Amitabh Bachchan, often referred to as Big B, made this sophomoric comment in London:
Whereas we respect the Oscars and what they are, our creativity is the best.
By that single statement, Big B proved that Big B really stands for Big Buffoon.
Despite churing out a prodigious quantity of movies every year, creativity is an aberration in Bollywood or Kollywood films where plagiarism of Hollywood movies is frequent, acting talent rare and formulaic creations run rampant.
Dream On, Kamal. Dream On added by SearchIndia.com on
View all posts by SearchIndia.com →
you [trash talk] kamalhaasan is a genius you cant understand bloddy us agent. hollywood movies are bullshit. who can handle all departments like kamal. indian movies are going places. if there is no difference between dollar and rupess.then indian movie collections will over take hollywood movies.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write above: indian movies are going places
No way. Quantity is not the same as quality.
2. You write: if there is no difference between dollar and rupess.then indian movie collections will over take hollywood movies
Keep dreaming (Although the way, the $ is falling, we wouldn’t be surprised if it becomes on par with the Zimbabwean dollar one of these days).
3. You write: who can handle all departments like kamal
Yeah, who can mess up so many departments. Plato was right when he called for specialization and long training.
Sir,
Whoever you are? You are bold enough to give such unwarranted and ridiculous comments. And we certainly don’t appreciate that.
Crouching…Dragon is definitely a great movie….
I will try to give a short list of those Indian Movies which rank with the best in the world…
1) Iruvar
2) Boot Polish (kishore Kumar’s 1950;s if m not wrong)
3) Hey Ram
4) Anbe Sivam
5) Moondram Pirai
6) Nayagan (One in Worlds 100 best)
7) Varumayin Niram Sigappu
8) Roja
9) Kurudhi Punal
10)Dasavatharam
11)Vedam Pudithu
12)Kannathil muttam ittal
13)Gilli
And I can just keep adding to this list….
This specifically boasts of some great Tamil Movies and the list is sure to have other language movies as well. If you have the [trash talk] to say any one of these is bad, then you are the worst critic on this planet.
Well, as far as Dasavatharam is concerned, it is meant for intellectuals and not dumb heads like you. Do your home work and research before commenting atrociously in a public forum.
The movie had weak links but again one of the greatest attempts ever in Indian Filmdom. I’m sure you disagree. That’s your job and you’re hopelessly poor at that.
Hollywood: No comparison to them, they are masters and they do entertain the world in a big way, let them be what they are while we will develop our own way of telling stories. Unfortunately those guys even conquered our languages otherwise we won’t be communicating in English today. High time we appreciate what we are and evolve to progression OUR WAY.
[trash talk]
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write above: You are bold enough to give…And we certainly don’t appreciate that.
Duh.
2. Only a doddering dickhead like you would suggest that movies like Dasavatharam, Gilli or even Moondram Pirai rank with the best in the world i.e. with movies like Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
The tree-top fight alone in Crouching Tiger..is worth more than all the movies in your list.
Are there no limits at all to your rubbish?
You seem to be stumbling upon great Indian films every time you trip but in our odyssean quest for good Indian movies, we’ve rarely hit pay-dirt.
3. You write: as far as Dasavatharam is concerned, it is meant for intellectuals
That is hogwash.
Guess if the movie fails to do well, by your logic the world is full of idiots who failed to appreciate the genius of that Manga Madaya.
4. You write: The movie had weak links
You brainless twit, on the one hand, you acknowledge Dasavatharam has weak links but at the same time you see no contradiction in claiming that it can rank with the best in the world.
You should have listened to your mother in your childhood & had all those okra (ladiesfinger) – they’d have sharpened your brain.
The movie was weak and had no links. Coming from a 35-year veteran, Dasavatharam should count as a shallow, amateurish & inept work.
If there were Asscar Award, Dasavatharam would surely win it hands down.
you wrote “The makeup for some of the characters (Christian Fletcher and George W.Bush, in particular) was so bad that even kids participating in Vaniyambadi corporation school fancy dress competitions would have better makeup.” it cant get worst than this compare to your review even a garbage or toilet is better to cope up. makeups were excellent. tell me one hollywood actor who has excelled with make ups like this. all the makeups were excellent and kamal used differnt body language for all characters.nobody on the world like alpacino,tomhanks,robertredford can even go near kamal hassan as far as acting is concerned.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write above: tell me one hollywood actor who has excelled with make ups like this. all the makeups were excellent
We are starting a fund drive to get your eyes examined.
What drivel. Do you even understand what you type?
O my Einstein’s brain child for Tamil movie reviews,
It’s very unfortunate that your Biological system lacks a functionality to discern the subtle differences across cultures and the nuance or distinction in expression & meaning of Dasavatharam. I feel sorry. Perhaps, the mutation (in your so called brain) that you are undergoing could never be reversed.
Please keep aside your anti Indian traits and watch Dasa one more time to see what it actually shows. Don’t let your ego rule you.
I’m aware that, so many responses to your downcast reviews are earning you good bucks. But do not cease to be honest.
And we do not stumble upon good Indian movies every time we trip. If you believe what you say then you simply hog “Bliss in Ignoranceâ€. Thenga Madaya…..
By the way, movies are not about “Tree top fights and Machine chasesâ€. If that only excites you then please watch “Veerachami†by your fav TR. The only way you can reverse you’re under mutation grey matter.
Because, a wash in chauchalayam is just not enough.
I’m pretty sure that you are a “CHI TAM B(a)RAM†as called by Fletcher in Dasa.
Aren’t you?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write above: I’m aware that, so many responses to your downcast reviews are earning you good bucks. But do not cease to be honest
You sanctimonious, moralizing freak, we thought Dumb was your Middle Name…but it looks like it’s your First and Last name as well.
If you’d paid any attention at all to the SearchIndia.com Blog Page for the last few days, you’d have realized that most of the time there were no Ads on the blog pages.
So the next time your itchy fingers prepare to type some of your habitual tripe, keep in mind that all of us are not blessed with your pea-size brains and atom-size morals.
2. Schmucko, that you are a blithering idiot is confirmed by your below comments:
On June 18th, 2008 at 4:51 pm – You included Dasavatharam in your short list of those Indian Movies which rank with the best in the world… .
On Jun 16, 2:18 PM – Just two days earlier, you wrote: Dasavatharam is definitely below par for the kind of money spent…We definitely expected better dialogues, Music, Cinematography, screenplay, and editing….We…cannot forgive him for a very very poor execution
Dasavatharam was a below par movie to you on June 16 but inexplicably it becomes a world-class movie on June 18.
WTF happened to you in those two days? Been snorting Snow White?
3. We criticize a jackass movie like Dasavatharam and we become anti-India to you. Reminds us of Indira Gandhi’s frequent resort to the phrase foreign hand whenever things went wrong.
Crackhead, do you even know or understand what you write.
The cruel water torture of reading through your asinine, contradictory comments has few parallels in this universe or any other.
couldnt control the urge to ask the question to the Kamal Clowns, who talk about makeup in Dasavataram (k.. I’m late with the question, but valid)
Has anyone of the Clowns seen ‘The Nutty Professor, for the makeup of Eddie Murphy. The makeup is flawless, we can feel the characters and we can still see its Eddie Murphy. And seeing that its eddie murphy doesnt take away anything from the film. In Dasavataram did anyone see the old lady, walking like a man, broad shoulders and all. didnt anyone in the production have the common sense to not go by the star’s ego and deliver a good script..
and these dumb heads are going wah wah over nothing but pure Fart.. hot air. still couldnt get over how much these clowns still hype Dasavataram.
Now the bozo is making one ‘Manmadhan Ambu’ with the writing credit to his name. God help TamilNadu.
while writing this comment I got a suggestion for a comment.. that Kamal needs to be exiled for the welfare of tamil movies.
Naalu per nalla irukanumna , kamala nadu kadaturthula tappe illa!!
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: still couldnt get over how much these clowns still hype Dasavataram.
What a piece of shit that movie was.
Before we can get classy movies, we need a classy audience.
I would not be surprised if he steals some hollywood storyline. According to kamal fans he is the world’s best actor and director. The funny thing is that he has directed only 3 films. They even go to the extent of comparing his singing capabilities with a legend like spb.
Kamal Haasan’s fan base in TN is very less when compared with vijay, ajith and even vijaykanth. I saw virumandi first day first show by getting tickets standing in queue which is impossible for a rajini, vijay or ajith movie. I wonder why this guy is called ulaga nayagan.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Kamal appears ‘great’ only because the competition constitutes the likes of Ajith, Trisha, Surya, Nayantara, Namitha et al.
Naseeruddin Shah is a million times better than Kamal Haasan.
What if I say Mohan lal is million times better than Naseeruddin Shah?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Since when have the
Twitsoops Twigs held sane opinions. 😉Mohan Lal thinks frowning is acting.
Come on! Be creative. For how many times will you use the same “Twit” word on me ?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
OK, how about nitwit. 😉
The thing about Mohan Lal and other actors ( of course including Nasseruddin Shah) is that it’s very difficult to see Mohan Lal on screen when he is performing. We only see the character, character’s vulnerabilities etc. He has got no style at all.
Most of the other actors has a specific mannerism, style associated with them. Naseer uses the same emotions for very different characters . Even kamal too.
But I rate Kamal a lot because of his influence. Just like I rate AR Rahman for his influence rather than Music. (Ilayaraja all the way, for me for music).
In the hero worshipping, brain less Tamil Nadu (Just like AP of course) he was the one who tried different roles, brought a kind of quality to cinema. If you want to judge Kamal, there are better movies which I know you haven’t seen.
Watch: Mahanadi, Swatimuthyam, Kuruthi Punal, etc.
Haven’t you liked Sagarasangamam or Anbe Sivam?
by using your own logic of judging actors, I think I should say
Francis Ford Coppola as a Jackass for his movie – Jack. But I have brains to look much deeper in to his oeuvre instead of throwing random abuses on him so that I feel good.
If there is a serious discussion going on, I could argue, Why kamal is an artist of the highest order in India.
but then I also realize that is entirely pointless.
@shiva84: “how by getting tickets standing in queue which is impossible for a rajini, vijay or ajith movie”
— See? This is how Tamil Nadu is.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. We liked Anbe Sivam before hearing reports of it being inspired by a certain Hollywood film. One of these days, we’ll have the definitive word on that.
2. When frowning gets to be generally considered as acting, we’ll accept Mohan Lal as a stellar actor. Until then, we beg to differ.
3. If by influence, you mean significant impact upon a genre of films, generation of film-makers et al the current state of Tamil and Telugu films would attest to Kamal Haasan’s minimal influence. As Perry Mason may have said, we rest our case.
4. You write: But I have brains to look much deeper in to his oeuvre instead of throwing random abuses on him so that I feel good.
We’re growing old and forgot exactly what Voltaire said. 😉
But it goes something along the lines of He who thinks himself wise, O Heavens! is a great fool.
“We liked Anbe Sivam before hearing reports of it being inspired by a certain Hollywood film. One of these days, we’ll have the definitive word on that.”
–Bull ! . Kamal is accused for copying movies like Mrs. Doubtfire. Oh yes, that’s completely plagiarism though Kamal has different story to say why he did that.
How on earth, Anbe Sivam is a plagiarised version of Planes, Trains and Automobiles ? can somebody explain me?
Next, some people say Virmumandi is also a copy of Roshomon. Amazing cranial content indeed.
“When frowning is generally considered to be acting, we’ll consider Mohan Lal to be a stellar actor”
–Excuse me my dear! How many movies of Mohan Lal have you seen for that generalized statement other than that Tamil versioin of A Wednesday?
Have you seen Bharatam? Have you seen Vana prastham? Iruvar (Tamilzh) ? atleast Kalapani?
what about Company(Hindi)?
Fallacy of Hasty Generalization ? (look wiki please)
“We’re growing old and forgot exactly what Voltaire said”
–Of course, I’m not wise. I’m arguing with you 😉
—
SearchIndia.com Responds:
If Mohan Lal can be so bad in the Tamil version of A Wednesday, which came in the afternoon of his career, it’s best to let the morning dogs lie.
@Twig, i agree Kamal has done some different roles in his career like Anbe Sivam, Kurudhi Punal, Thevar Magan, Salangai Oli, Mahanadhi etc but he is also responsible for giving lousy movies like Aalavandhan, Maharasan, Shankarlal, Pagadai Panirendu, Enakkul Oruvan, Naanum Oru Thozhilali.
People who make fun of rajini or vijaykanth’s stunts should see kamal’s stunts in movies like enakkul oruvan and naanum oru thozhilali.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
It’s weird to see people giving credit to Kamal, tacit or otherwise, for doing different roles. Hell, he’s not on the stage (as in theatre) doing the same role day after day.
“When frowning gets to be generally considered as acting, we’ll accept Mohan Lal as a stellar actor. Until then, we beg to differ.”
Now aren’t u contradicting yourself here?
This is what you said about Mohan Lal’s acting in Aran :
“Mohanlal dazzles as Major Mahadevan, head of an elite commando unit. A remarkable actor, Mohanlal’s performance is a treat to avid moviegoers tired of bozo “heroes” who can’t act even to save their lives.”
And now you say “Mohan Lal thinks frowning is acting”!!!?!?
Let me tell you, Mohan Lal is a wonderful actor. He isn’t a superstar like Rajini or Ulaga Nayagan like Kamal, in fact , he doesn’t have any such titles, as far as my knowledge goes. The people of Kerala love him for his acting. To judge that, you’ll have to watch his Malayalam movies. There is a film “Udayanaanu thaaram” (Udhayan is the star) with Lal and Sreenivasan in the lead, which was remade in tamil as Vellithirai(with Prithivi Raj and Prakash Raj). Now you may find the cast for the Tamil remake appealing but I can tell you that the tamil remake sucked. Both Prithivi and Prakash Raj were caricatures of themselves. This doesn’t imply that the original was a good one either. It was the performances by Lal and Sreeni that made the original work. While he is a good actor, I do admit that he has done some really crappy films like Sagar alias Jacky. Even Marlon Brando couldn’t ve made it better. So poor was the script.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Our remarks about Mohanlal are primarily in the context of Unnaipol Oruvan and comparing him to Anupam Kher who essayed the same role in the Hindi version. We didn’t realize that we’d seen Aran. Can barely remember the film.
Who is the reviewer ? I pity that fellow who watches films like Kuruvi and Pokkiri and he might say those are best movies. Bull shit. Read what i am going to say.
[Repeat of blah, blah blah on Chaos Theory & Butterfly Effect posted by others on Dasavatharam Review post]
You dick head reviewer Kamal is genius and he may have slipped in this movie but the concept he has handled is extremely complex and nobody else can do better than him.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write above: Kamal is genius and he may have slipped in this movie
Kamal just didn’t slip…he fell flat on his face in Dasavatharam.
2. Did we say we like Kuruvi…Read (if you can) our Kuruvi review.
[trash talk]
Certain thinks butterfly effect and choatic theory are some of the terms used.
It might not be entertaining movie but a great movie.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Great movie? What dictionary do you use? Great seems to have a different meaning for you.
very true comments..
tamil movies are light years behind hollywood / world movies..
all these movies are junk only… guys who talk here
should see world cinema like
1. children of heaven – best of screenplay and sentiment, emotion, love and compation
2. Rashomon – excellent screenplay, story telly, suspense
3. The seven samurai – excellent action, stunts and screen play
4. Oan Bak – Fantastic Action
or hollywood movies like
1. God Father – Acting, story screenplay, dialogue, style
2. Usual Suspects – Suspence, screenplay
3. Open Range – excellent action, story telling, style
4. Where eagle dares, guns of navoron – excellent action, screen play
5. blood diamond – action, story, love, sentiment
I can keep on listing.. you should see these movies and then read the above reivew .. you will feel the reviwer has made it very soft..
also you beleive kamal is the best actor you have ever seen.. pity on you.. you havent seen al pacino, marlon brando, kevin costner, gene hackman, robert de nero..
kamal will look like a kid in front of these giants..
kamal used to steel stories, style, tricks from world
cinema and portrait it ameturely.. if the original
creators see them they will smile through their ass..
for e.g. in Nayagan .. u claim kamals best…
have you seen Marlon brando in godfather in 70s
first see that.. then you will spit on kamals face
not being able to even imitate him properly…
this guy lacks creativity, originality and not even able to imitate… you call him genious..?
this shows how much you are ‘kinattru thavalai’
(a frog in the well).. you seen all garbage and kamal movies and it looks great…
I have seen all great movies and his movies look garbage to me…
SearchIndia.com Responds:
We recently watched a fine Brazilian film Central Station (Portuguese)…nice movie with offbeat story and good acting. (Available in the U.S. on Netflix via DVD as well as the Play Instantly feature through the new Roku box).
With very few exceptions, Tamil filmmakers and actors are a bunch of bumbling buffoons.
Children of Heaven.
hi jeoantony u comedian have u seen both the movies godfather and nayagan they are totally different.kamal is a legendary actor some of the classival movies like salangaioli,sirpikulmuthu,indian,thevarmagan,guna,mahandhi is enough to demonstrate the acting capabilities of this genius.have u atleast seen one of these movies.he has got 4 national awards and 18 filmfare awards and many other state awards.he is definitely far ahead of actors like alpacino,eddiemurphy,tomhanks,marlon brando,and rusell crowe.he has done versatile ,varied and different range of roles which actors like alpacino,eddiemurphy,tomhanks,marlon brando,and rusell crowe can only dream of.if kamal gets oscar it is honour to oscar not to kamal.bcz he has got more prestigious awards than that.national award is more prestigious award than any award bcz it is given by president.his movie virumandi was shown in international filmfestival and has got an award.
reviewer can quit this job and start a new job that is writting dialogues to vadivelu and vivek.list of comedies made by reviewer in the past are pokiri is fine movie but dasavatharam is a boring movie.
jayam ravi(who has done only remake movies in his carrear and just copies the acting of sidharth)can act but ajit who has got 4 filmfare awards is stranger to art of acting.biggest among the list of comedies is pasupathy is a million times better actor than kamal if this is known to pasupathy even he will not be able to control the laugh.pasupathy was an belowaverage actor at the begining of his carrear only after virumandi he became a good actor nad even he has said that he has learned the art of acting only from kamalhhasan.in future lot of comedies may be injected.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write above: if kamal gets oscar it is honour to oscar not to kamal
We haven’t stopped laughing.
definitely hollywood movies are light years ahead of indian movies.after watching some of glorious hollywood movies like usual suspects,gofather1 and 2,cast away,sleepless in seatlle,american beauty,beautiful mind,gladiator i found it hard to watch usual tamil movies.that is bcz of fentastic script and great cinemotography and great way of presentation , but if you take acting department alone kamal is best in the world because the efforts he take ,hard work he puts in is amazing.take alpacino,marlon brando,tomhanks,robert dineo,russel crowe,kevin spacey, nobody can match kamlhaasan in terms of hardwork, effort, acting. kamalhaasan is best in the world.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write above: nobody can match kamlhaasan in terms of hardwork, effort, acting. kamalhaasan is best in the world
Baloney.
This is in response to jeoantony who is totally retarded who wrote”also you beleive kamal is the best actor you have ever seen.. pity on you.. you havent seen al pacino, marlon brando, kevin costner, gene hackman, robert de nero..
kamal will look like a kid in front of these giants”.
Can these actors deliver the kind of performance kamal deliverd in movies like salangaioli, sigapurojakkal, moondrampirai, indian, mahanadhi, anbesivam,hey ram,thevarmagan. Then this actors will look like kids in front of giant actor kamal haasan. you say this actor lacks originality. What a comedy.
Have you ever seen his movies yaar.Nayagan and godfather are no way related.he tried to mimic him in only one scene. But if you take rest of the movie he has given a amazing performnace.
You wrote “then you will spit on kamals face”. if you say this in india people will not only spit on your face throw the shit on your face. See kamalhaasans classics like guna or mahanadhi or virumandi then you will spit on face of the actor you mentioned as giants.
Undoubtedly kamlhaasan is the best actor and more versatile than any other actor in the world.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Sure, Kamal Haasan is better than Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Forrest Whitaker, Russell Crowe. We think Kamal Haasan is also better than Isaac Newton, Thomas Alva Edison, Albert Einstein, CV Raman, Madam Curie.
Kamal Haasan is better than anything that walks, swims or flies.
The fact is Kamal Haasan ‘acts’ and the hollywood performers seem natural! no glamour shit, only substance!
SearchIndia.com Responds:
For the most part, in major Hollywood productions there is a certain minimum acting quality that is completely missing in Indian productions, be it Bollywood or Kollywood.
I agree with SearchIndia.
The satisfaction that is given by Hollywood movies are simply unmatchable.
Hey! did not all you notice one major plagiarism/copy/lift over…or whatever is staring at you day and night????? “Bollywood” “Kollywood” ” Tollywood”… doesn’t it sounds like a copy of HOLLYWOOD??
Why can’t they find another name instead? Like Tolly-Palagai (Wood), or Bolly – Lakadi (Wood)???? Why is it always have to sound much similar rhyme to HOLLYWOOD.
So, the plagiarism starts from there itself.
The fantastic movies I’ve seen and which cannot be matched with any Indian movie to their standards at least in minimum level is very very regrettable.
Such as: (my favourites)
Sound Of Music, Guns Of Navarone, Operation Daybreak, Omar Mukhtar, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, God Father, Ben Hur, To Sir With Love, Saving Private Ryan, Mystic River, The English Patient, Million Dollar Baby, Crouching Tiger, Toy Story, Chicken Run, Rat-A-Touille, Stewart Little, The Cars, and there are many more…I can’t put them all here.
The emotion Ralph Fiennes gives with full make-up as a burned disfigured face, is enormous. I didn’t see one in any Indian movie.
I don’t say that I didn’t like Indian movies, what I’m saying is that acting is a special skill which is very much absent in Indian movies. And talking about OSCAR as a lesser degree of an award to Indian is simply RUBBISH. The fans are emotional, and in the process they’ve been blinded by some attractions of their film idol. Actually, it’s a distraction and it is the same thing which is killing their sense to identify creativity.
Plagiarism is rampant. We can test the real creativity in another way too. Can anyone guess or propose another name for BOLLYWOOD, KOLLYWOOD, TOLLYWOOD…etc., without sounding similar to HOLLYWOOD. Something original we need…..can anyone?????
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: The emotion Ralph Fiennes gives with full make-up as a burned disfigured face, is enormous.
We liked Ralph Fiennes in The Constant Gardner too.
One more thing I forgot to mention is that once I saw an interview in a western media of some Indian actor who goes on saying that the Indian actors are talented as they can do many sequences in acting like dancing, fights, stunts etc…
About dancing – What I see in most Indian cinema is just crude form of dance mixed with many chutnies and saambars. You cannot pin-point and say this dance is this or that.
Like what we see in “SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE”. Infact, I myself came to know about many modes of dance styles by just watching this program alone.
I don’t think the Indian Movie actors could even get selected, at least, for audition in one of those events like “So you think you can dance”. The title itself will scare them away. This is the irony.
Dance, but don’t say, you are the best talented. You have to compete in the best arena and come out winning.
It’s somewhat watchable, but not authentic, skillful or the best.
The reason is, we movie lovers forgive for their mistakes and accept all their garbage along with it’s operational manual and it’s negative points with positive illusions such as “ILAYA THALABATHY” “PURATCHI THALABATHY” ” KADHAL MANNAN ” “LITTLE SUPER STAR”….etc.
Finally, for our acceptance with all their faults and handicaps, we are taken for granted and in return THEY NEVER GROW UP.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Please see Tamil Movie Stars & their Crazy Titles.
About plagiarism:
I have noticed even some western movie titles are copied in Tamil movies. Like “Chocolat” became Chocolate in tamil (Prashanth’s movie). Although, it doesn’t have any connection with the story.
God Father – Later changed to Varalaaru (But, still popularly known to tamil viewers as God Father. I would propose “Goat Farhter” instead)
Where else could they take the original ideas but from Oscar Award Shows. If anybody following the trend in Oscars one could observe few rogue copying of ideas in later years in Tamil movies.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Varalaru was so bad we had a hard time sitting through that crap-show.
@ dilip,
Mahanadi, Devar Magan and Kuruthipunal were completely mind-blowing films.Three of the best films that Kamal has ever acted!!In fact,he should be proud of being associated with such amazing films at the middle of his long and illustrious career!! Usually my father has a very bad opinion of Tamil films.But the three films that he liked so much were these films!!The beauty of these films were not only the fact they were realistic,but also the screenplay of these films were very slick and completely engaging!!
Congrats to Kamal for acting in such amazing films!!
Kamal is definitely one of greatest Indian actors after Sivaji Ganesan,Mohanlal and Mamooty!!
Cheers,
Arun
Cheers,
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write above: Usually my father has a very bad opinion of Tamil films
You father is a wise man. Really.
2. We’ll try to review Mahanadi, Devar Magan and Kuruthipunal.
3. You write: The beauty of these films were not only the fact they were realistic
Realism is not a necessary condition for movies to be entertaining.
Look at films like Kick Ass, Karate Kid, Avatar et al. These movies hardly fall in the realistic category yet they proved to be entertaining.
Kuruthipunal is Drohkaal remade, Devar magan is Godfather in south indian village Setting. Don’t know about Mahanadi, haven’t seen it.
Kuruthipunal is superb, I’ve not seen Drohkaal, but with Naseer Shah and Om Puri, its got to be better in acting department, there is Mita Vashist too, a far far better actress than Gautami. Shah and Puri can also out run Kamal and Arjun anyday. but have to accept, I dont expect the slick production of Kuruthipunal in Drohkaal.