WHAT DO U THINK ABT VEL:
STARRING BY:
HANDSOME HUNK:SURYA
THANGGA ILAVARASI:ASIN
COMEDY KING:VADIVELU
MUSIC BY:YUVAN SHANKAR RAJA
VEL?
Responses:
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From: kamath on 30th November 2007 04:08 PM [Full View]
old wine in new bottle
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From: Pras on 30th November 2007 05:04 PM [Full View]
old wine in old bottle ...
Originally Posted by kamath
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From: cujoo on 30th November 2007 07:38 PM [Full View]
Even though its Old wine....... Taste better.
No matter how long it brewed , who brews better
Surya did a Marvellous Job, did excel in acting
Paisa vassool
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From: Tia on 1st December 2007 03:52 AM [Full View]
ooooooooo diizzzzz wozzzz an awesome movie
beeen long since i like a movie like that lol
songs were "hopeless" though...
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From: kidils on 1st December 2007 06:01 AM [Full View]
everyone keeps saying songs suck.... i actually really like couple of the songs.... ottraikanaaale is a really good song.
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From: NOV on 5th December 2007 06:43 PM [Full View]
Watched VEL today - less than 50 ppl in cinema.
VEL = sivakasi + alwar + perazhagan +aaru + paruthi veeran + VV + sivaji
idhunaal thaan masala padam engiraargalO?
story: seperated twin brothers exchange places to teach lessons.
Surya, stay away from these kind of formulac films if you want a special place among the audience.
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From: selvakumar on 5th December 2007 06:48 PM [Full View]
NOV - as usual your equation rocks
pori ya vittuteenga
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From: NOV on 5th December 2007 07:17 PM [Full View]
pori kadala eduththuttu pOgala. ate curry puffs instead.
did you see the film? if you had, you would understand why the references to certain films. :P
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From: selvakumar on 5th December 2007 07:24 PM [Full View]
I have seen the film Originally Posted by NOV
pori kadala eduththuttu pOgala. ate curry puffs instead.
did you see the film? if you had, you would understand why the references to certain films. :P
I dont know why AALWAAR is there. It has better screenplay than aalwaar songs of aalwaar were certainly better than this one.
I understood the sivakasi connection
perazhagan
aaru (yes.. )
PV (surya imitates karthi in one scene )
VV
sivaji
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From: NOV on 5th December 2007 07:31 PM [Full View]
alwar - vadivElu asin scene
sorry! that was pokkiri right?
pErazhagan - surya's dance steps
VV - detective
svaj - rara
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From: Kollywoodfan on 5th December 2007 07:33 PM [Full View]
It's a modified prince & the pauper story.
It is a blend of different movies
There is a lot of use a lot of other movies & songs. The Rajini song when Vadivelu enters, then Suttram Vizhi Sudare.
It's not the typical Hari movie which is usually neat, and to the point. This movie does goes off on tangents here and there and certain points Asin's character just seems like a burden as were the songs . But overall, I enjoyed it
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From: selvakumar on 5th December 2007 07:33 PM [Full View]
Originally Posted by NOV
alwar - vadivElu asin scene sorry! that was pokkiri right?
pErazhagan - surya's dance steps
VV - detective
svaj - rara
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From: NOV on 5th December 2007 07:35 PM [Full View]
Originally Posted by Kollywoodfan
thats what meant.
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From: Kollywoodfan on 5th December 2007 07:35 PM [Full View]
I don't get how Alwar fits in here either Asin is the only common thread.
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From: selvakumar on 5th December 2007 07:37 PM [Full View]
this is what I meant Originally Posted by Kollywoodfan
I don't get how Alwar fits in here either Asin is the only common thread.
btw.. I think hari must have fired the make up man of asin for this movie
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From: Kollywoodfan on 5th December 2007 08:08 PM [Full View]
I thought that she was pretty but they went overboard with costumes and all. IMO, Asin looks her best in simple, casual outfits like the ones she wore in Ghajini & in the Sutram Vizhi Sudare song.
I think Surya was the backbone of this film. He gave a truly spirited performance. Up til Vel, the only thing I felt Surya needed to learn was how to cry (emotional) because I always thought it looked forced. But sentiment seemed to come naturally to him in the family scenes.
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From: thamiz on 5th December 2007 08:51 PM [Full View]
Surya is yet learn how to cry?
Have not noticed him having that weakness.
Does not he cry good in "friends" when he explains about "losing his brother" or something?
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From: thamiz on 5th December 2007 08:52 PM [Full View]
I have not seen Vel yet!
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From: Kollywoodfan on 5th December 2007 10:10 PM [Full View]
I thought his emotional scenes seemed forced in Friends (as did Vijay's). I'm just saying that that was one weakness imo of Surya's and progressively he's been handling emotion with ease too Originally Posted by thamiz
Surya is yet learn how to cry?
Have not noticed him having that weakness.
Does not he cry good in "friends" when he explains about "losing his brother" or something? In Vel, his pain and tears came naturally.
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From: thamiz on 5th December 2007 10:44 PM [Full View]
Well, kolly, I thought the biggest plus of Surya is he scores in emotional scenes pretty highon screen, more than any young actors.
His voice is a big plus which even his dad never had.
His weakness is that he is not a good dancer.
I dont think any young actor knows how to cry, not just Surya.
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From: Freedom on 5th December 2007 10:53 PM [Full View]
I watched the movie and personally I liked it. 2nd half was jet speed IMO.
100% better than ATM
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From: Kollywoodfan on 5th December 2007 11:00 PM [Full View]
Ok, thamizh. I get it, you think Surya is very good at emotional scenes. This was just something I noticed. My only problem with his emotional scenes was when he was crying. I know that it's not easy for actors to cry on screen, but actors like Ajith are really good at it. Vijay used to horrible initially, but he slowly got better.
Many people didn't like Surya's performance in Friends, especially the emotional scenes. If you noticed I only said he was weak at emotional scenes in Friends, other movies I just had a problem with his crying. I'm just saying that with each and every film Surya got better. He was never really horrible, but I always thought that it was something that he could improve on because he was very good at everything else.
You seem like a huge fan of Surya
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From: thamiz on 5th December 2007 11:20 PM [Full View]
OK, kolly!
BTW, I just realize that I am huge fan of Surya! Thanks!
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From: Roshan on 5th December 2007 11:39 PM [Full View]
Originally Posted by thamiz
Just like you Thamiz Originally Posted by thamiz
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From: Kollywoodfan on 6th December 2007 02:14 AM [Full View]
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From: VENKIRAJA on 6th December 2007 05:27 AM [Full View]
Saw this movie with nearly 15 to 18 guys in the hostel.....as the movie progressed.....half went snoring and some messaging,night canteen and stuff the few left out started yawning after seeing asin gory,when the interchange happened,everyone lost our patience.....i was waiting for the movie to get over.....lakshmi....oh damn her she pissed me off like hell....i cudn't wait and hence shut it down,exactly two weeks ago......
anyways.....agreed to u freedom......cent percent!
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From: kamath on 6th December 2007 12:03 PM [Full View]
Nobody can beat ajith in crying scenes.
Pizhiya pizhiya azhuvaaru.
See Rasi.
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From: Pras on 6th December 2007 12:08 PM [Full View]
Originally Posted by kamath
oru naal kooda ajith pathi pesaama irukka mudiyaatha ?
p.s. naanum pesuven kamath ... but only with hard core fans who are lie for their actor (I remember september 1st, me and a friend ajith fan were at another friends marriage party, he was telling me that keeridom crossed 75 days easily ... and it released on july 20th if i am not wrong )
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From: kamath on 6th December 2007 12:18 PM [Full View]
Kireedom passed 75 days easily?
in chennai, 50 days kke antha mukku mukkithu!
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From: selvakumar on 6th December 2007 01:11 PM [Full View]
Originally Posted by Pras
p.s. naanum pesuven kamath ... but only with hard core fans who are lie for their actor (I remember september 1st, me and a friend ajith fan were at another friends marriage party, he was telling me that keeridom crossed 75 days easily ... and it released on july 20th if i am not wrong ) what do u expect ajithfans to do when someone say Maja had crossed 100 days ?
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From: Pras on 6th December 2007 01:17 PM [Full View]
:P Originally Posted by selvakumar
Originally Posted by Pras
p.s. naanum pesuven kamath ... but only with hard core fans who are lie for their actor (I remember september 1st, me and a friend ajith fan were at another friends marriage party, he was telling me that keeridom crossed 75 days easily ... and it released on july 20th if i am not wrong ) what do u expect ajithfans to do when someone say Maja had crossed 100 days ?
maja did run for 100 days, i am sure about that :P
unlike kamath, i don't say that kireedom didn't cross 75 days ... but saying that when it was released only 1 month 1/2 ago is weird
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From: selvakumar on 6th December 2007 01:20 PM [Full View]
YES YES Originally Posted by Pras
:P
maja did run for 100 days, i am sure about that :P
unlike kamath, i don't say that kireedom didn't cross 75 days ... but saying that when it was released only 1 month 1/2 ago is weird
I dont know why that ajithfan lied. But kireedom ran for 100 days in a theatre in kanchipuram ( I dont take that.. But if the logic can be applied toMaja then I think we can apply the same to kireedom too)
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From: thamiz on 6th December 2007 07:12 PM [Full View]
And other well-known critics who agree with your statements are? Originally Posted by kamath
Can you list a few with quotes?!
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From: Sanjeevi on 7th December 2007 02:00 PM [Full View]
Surya shines
On hindsight, it was a smart move by Surya to do Hari's Vel which turned out to be the Diwali winner. About 10 months back, when he decided to do the film, a section in the industry said it was a foolish move as basically he is a 'Multiplex and A-class hero', and his films had not worked in B & C.
Take a look at Surya's career graph, his biggest hits Khakka Khakka and Ghajani were super hits in urban areas mainly in 3 C's- Chennai city, Coimbatore and Chengalpet (area bordering Chennai city). The overseas and Kerala audiences also took a liking for him along with the elite city based media. All these factors worked to make him a star, though the trade felt that he had no penetration in B & C.
Now Vel has rectified it, as it is a bigger hit in B & C than in his traditional city strongholds. Says a leading Madurai based distributor: " Surya's slow but steady rise has been phenomenal and the family audiences like him because he has a good boy image and married happily to Jyothika all these factors are crucial in our area. Added to that take Vel DCR (Daily collection report) for Madurai area, you will find that the collections are better on 10th day of its release than on the second only because of family audiences."
Surya will now have a tight rope walk as he has to cater to his traditional and new found audiences. It looks like next year is going to be memorable for Surya as he has Gautham Menon's Vaaranum Aayiram, a film targeted at the youth and multiplex audiences and has also AVM's, K.V Anand directed film which will appeal to all classes of audiences.
http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14572551
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From: Sanjeevi on 27th December 2007 12:00 PM [Full View]
Vel's victory march!
By Moviebuzz
Thursday, 27 December , 2007, 11:07
Last Updated: Thursday, 27 December , 2007, 11:58
Surya's Vel is all set to become his biggest hit. Today (Dec 27), the film celebrates its 50th day in 71 screens across Tamilnadu, and is the Diwali 2007 winner by a mile!
Hari has made Surya the new poster boy in B & C centers. If you see the collection pattern of the film, it is doing better in these areas than 'A' stations of Chennai city, Chengalpet and Coimbatore. Out of the 71 screens where it celebrated 50 days in Tamilnadu, 55 screens are in B & C.
Vel is rocking in Madurai, Salem, TK, NSA (North & South Arcot) and TT areas. It is the first Surya film to do well in the heartland of Tamilnadu where commercial mass masala rules. Says a leading distributor in Madurai: " What happened this Diwali was that the favourite horse Vijay sir's ATM was purely a city film and our audiences rejected it, at the same time they lapped up Surya sir's Vel targeted at them".
It clearly means that Surya has put a foot into Vijay country, and he has the making of a mass hero. No wonder K.V Anand is going to make Surya's next film for AVM, targeting this particular segment of the audiences.
What made Vel, such a big hit in rural Tamilnadu? Surya in a dynamic double role, Hari's racy narration and packaging that will be understood by the B & C audiences, Vadivel's comedy track and Asin's mass appeal with family audiences; all this was in the right proportion.
http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14581079
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From: steveaustin on 28th December 2007 08:18 PM [Full View]
For me, it is just an average movie. Nothing special about it.
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From: Kollywoodfan on 28th December 2007 08:21 PM [Full View]
It's very average. Definitely nowhere near Hari's previous masala entertainers. Surya was good. But since ATM was a disappointment & with Surya's pull over Dhanush's pull I guess, it won.
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From: cujoo on 29th December 2007 01:58 AM [Full View]
Excellent mass acting by surya, thats the only reason its running well
this is the only film still running from diwali releases in toronto.
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From: selvakumar on 2nd January 2008 12:29 PM [Full View]
I would rate ATM above VEL content wise and as a movie. Originally Posted by Kollywoodfan
It's very average. Definitely nowhere near Hari's previous masala entertainers. Surya was good. But since ATM was a disappointment & with Surya's pull over Dhanush's pull I guess, it won.
VEL was a disappointment for me except surya.
The first & last 30 mins of th emovie. Asin's makeup
Loads of characters that have no purpose.
It was crude in its own way. The dialogues reminded TR and perarasu esp
"Nallannai nalla eriyum
mannannai masa masannu eriyum
etc etc "
VEL is nowhere near saamy or even thaamirabharani. (Take prabu and nadhiya into account)
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From: Devar Magan on 2nd January 2008 04:11 PM [Full View]
thaamirabarani is a very decent movie IMHO..i havent seen VEL yet.. saw a few scenes in TV.. padatha mulusaa paakka mudiyumnu enakku confidence illai.. i thought that this is gonna be a big flop for surya, but he escaped somehow..
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From: VENKIRAJA on 2nd January 2008 04:24 PM [Full View]
ithai naan vazhimozhikiren...... Originally Posted by selvakumar
I would rate ATM above VEL content wise and as a movie. Originally Posted by Kollywoodfan
It's very average. Definitely nowhere near Hari's previous masala entertainers. Surya was good. But since ATM was a disappointment & with Surya's pull over Dhanush's pull I guess, it won.
VEL was a disappointment for me except surya.
The first & last 30 mins of th emovie. Asin's makeup
Loads of characters that have no purpose.
It was crude in its own way. The dialogues reminded TR and perarasu esp
"Nallannai nalla eriyum
mannannai masa masannu eriyum
etc etc "
VEL is nowhere near saamy or even thaamirabharani. (Take prabu and nadhiya into account)
hari paatu ezuthalainnu yaar azhutha?
felt like watching a cocktail of all dual-role movies!
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From: Kollywoodfan on 2nd January 2008 08:14 PM [Full View]
Yes, content wise ATM did offer something different, but it just failed to develop that something different and the characterization of the Prasad character was just horrible imo. Originally Posted by selvakumar
I would rate ATM above VEL content wise and as a movie. Originally Posted by Kollywoodfan
It's very average. Definitely nowhere near Hari's previous masala entertainers. Surya was good. But since ATM was a disappointment & with Surya's pull over Dhanush's pull I guess, it won.
VEL was a disappointment for me except surya.
The first & last 30 mins of th emovie. Asin's makeup
Loads of characters that have no purpose.
It was crude in its own way. The dialogues reminded TR and perarasu esp
"Nallannai nalla eriyum
mannannai masa masannu eriyum
etc etc "
VEL is nowhere near saamy or even thaamirabharani. (Take prabu and nadhiya into account)
Vel was a rehash of so many films, but at least it made some sense, albeit predictable. Its screenplay was all over the place though. Surya was the backbone of it. Maybe it would have been nice if there were more Surya-Vadivelu comedy segments. Asin was annoying and her role too was
Thamarabarani was ok. I think Vel mostly resembled that. Vel was nowhere near awesome films like Saamy, Thamizh, & Ayya.
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From: Jehan on 3rd January 2008 12:13 AM [Full View]
machi, it is a rehash of all the masala films and it is too predictable, but which film is not? I don't understand why people single out VEL and complain. All diwali releases were predictable.. almost all movies of the year were predictable. If Vel is the winner of Diwali, it is because Surya was capable of carrying the given film. Originally Posted by Devar Magan
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From: ajithfederer on 3rd January 2008 12:17 AM [Full View]
Knowing what to expect from a hari direction, I found vel as a decent timepass.
Surya as usual was very good
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From: Devar Magan on 3rd January 2008 12:20 AM [Full View]
dint we complain against movies like sivakasi, atm etc.. i feel VEL too has all the same OLD stuff only.. Originally Posted by Jehan
machi, it is a rehash of all the masala films and it is too predictable, but which film is not? I don't understand why people single out VEL and complain. All diwali releases were predictable.. almost all movies of the year were predictable. If Vel is the winner of Diwali, it is because Surya was capable of carrying the given film. Originally Posted by Devar Magan
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From: Kollywoodfan on 3rd January 2008 01:17 AM [Full View]
It's not the predictability factor that made it very average, it's more the screenplay imo.
I mean Saamy, Ayya, & Thamizh were not daringly different films. They also pretty much contained concepts that have been explored for numerous times, however they were very smartly packaged and were racy entertainers. I feel like Thamizh is overlooked when we talk about Hari's film. Truly was an excellent film with one of Prasanth's and Simran's finest performances. Each and every character stood out ex) Vadivelu, Orvasi, Nasser. I feel that the whole Asin role here was a take on Simran's. Vel was a so-so film definitely carried by Surya.
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From: Thirumaran on 3rd January 2008 08:47 AM [Full View]
Originally Posted by ajithfederer
Knowing what to expect from a hari direction, I found vel as a decent timepass. I too saw the movie with the same mind and it appeals.
Nowadays a new trend among hubbers, what to expect from whom, i learnt that, no worries no complaints. All the movies will be good. I know what to expect from Perarasu too and i am sure his movie with Bharath would be a treat to watch.
If all follow the same irrespective of the stars they like or not there wont be any bad movies
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From: littlemaster1982 on 3rd January 2008 08:53 AM [Full View]
Irunthaalum idhu konjam over Originally Posted by Thirumaran
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From: RajaRam on 3rd January 2008 06:17 PM [Full View]
I would rate ATM above VEL content wise and as a movie.
AV gave 41 marks to VEL which is higher than ATM(40),ajith's excellent movies Kireedom(40) and Citizen(39)
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From: villan007 on 3rd January 2008 06:20 PM [Full View]
Originally Posted by RajaRam
AV gave 41 marks to VEL which is higher than ATM(40),ajith's excellent movies Kireedom(40) and Citizen(39)
we all know how gud AV ratings are
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From: selvakumar on 3rd January 2008 08:27 PM [Full View]
and why RajaRam anne takes it seriously Originally Posted by villan007
Originally Posted by RajaRam
AV gave 41 marks to VEL which is higher than ATM(40),ajith's excellent movies Kireedom(40) and Citizen(39)
we all know how gud AV ratings are
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From: villan007 on 3rd January 2008 09:07 PM [Full View]
shows how good he is Originally Posted by selvakumar
and why RajaRam anne takes it seriously Originally Posted by villan007
Originally Posted by RajaRam
AV gave 41 marks to VEL which is higher than ATM(40),ajith's excellent movies Kireedom(40) and Citizen(39)
we all know how gud AV ratings are
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From: Devar Magan on 18th January 2008 01:32 AM [Full View]
saw VEL recently..
PUCCA B and C movie... very good dialogue delivery by surya... hari's dialogues