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Mani Ratnam's Raavanan with 'Chiyaan' Vikram and ARR,Part II
| Topic started by vibinrajmani on Fri Jun 11 16:51:43 2010. |
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| From: MADDY on Fri Jun 11 21:37:00 2010. |
| From: Vivasaayi on Fri Jun 11 22:50:18 2010. |
| From: Plum on Fri Jun 11 22:50:44 2010. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Fri Jun 11 23:02:43 2010. |
| From: venkkiram on Fri Jun 11 23:15:54 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Interesting trivia:
Mani wanted Abhishek to play the role of Prithviraj in Tamil. It was literally the swapping of roles between the two male leads. But Abhi wanted Mani to wait for an year so that he can get acquainted with the language. Mani didnt have the time and entered Prithvi. Abhi will make his tamil/telugu debut within an year's time. |
| From: Scale on Sat Jun 12 0:48:37 2010. |
| From: Scale on Sat Jun 12 0:54:44 2010. |
| From: Scale on Sat Jun 12 1:21:25 2010. |
| From: Plum on Sat Jun 12 2:22:04 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: | ||
ஐயகோ! என்று தணியும் மணிக்கு இந்த அபியின் மீதுள்ள தாகம்! |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sat Jun 12 2:30:13 2010. |
| From: Plum on Sat Jun 12 2:31:42 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sat Jun 12 2:32:59 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| kolathur ganga online. AhA vignAnam romba vaLarndhidchuppA! |
I am going to boycott Sathyam from now on and start watching movies in Devi.| From: ajaybaskar on Sat Jun 12 3:34:57 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sat Jun 12 3:42:25 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sat Jun 12 3:43:41 2010. |
| From: Plum on Sat Jun 12 3:53:35 2010. |
| Quote: |
| ABHISHEK’S INFLUENCE ON VIKRAM
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| From: Pras on Sat Jun 12 3:55:24 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Sat Jun 12 7:10:06 2010. |
| From: vibinrajmani on Sat Jun 12 21:18:39 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Sat Jun 12 22:13:03 2010. |
| From: MADDY on Sat Jun 12 23:18:29 2010. |
...........way to go, guys
| Quote: |
| Four different climaxes
If only I had the capacity to shape four climaxes,I would have done many films by now! Its hard to get one climax right,leave alone four. |
Mani, the master 
| From: MADDY on Sat Jun 12 23:21:49 2010. |
| Vivasaayi wrote: |
| maddy,
option e la maniya neengale vidalama? |
| From: Appu s on Sun Jun 13 2:07:46 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Sun Jun 13 2:09:09 2010. |
| Quote: |
| I feel this is Mani's most commercial film till date. I'm happy with the way it's turned out. Mani has outdone himself. It is drastically different from his other films |
| From: Movie Cop on Sun Jun 13 2:13:21 2010. |
| From: rifath on Sun Jun 13 3:15:09 2010. |
| Movie Cop wrote: |
| May be it's just me, after seeing the 90 sec Thamizh trailer with Vikram/Ash and co. can't help wondering if "Raavanan" is a "Guna" in disguise.
Hope MR proves me wrong once the movie is out. |
| From: rifath on Sun Jun 13 3:15:10 2010. |
| Movie Cop wrote: |
| May be it's just me, after seeing the 90 sec Thamizh trailer with Vikram/Ash and co. can't help wondering if "Raavanan" is a "Guna" in disguise.
Hope MR proves me wrong once the movie is out. |
| From: Plum on Sun Jun 13 4:09:55 2010. |
| From: Plum on Sun Jun 13 4:13:38 2010. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Sun Jun 13 4:15:24 2010. |
| vibinrajmani wrote: |
| Anyone in Chennai know whether they have began to accept advanced bookings? |
| From: ajaybaskar on Sun Jun 13 4:16:14 2010. |
| vibinrajmani wrote: |
| Anyone in Chennai know whether they have began to accept advanced bookings? |
| From: Pras on Sun Jun 13 8:14:31 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sun Jun 13 8:14:49 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Sun Jun 13 8:33:08 2010. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Sun Jun 13 9:06:31 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Sun Jun 13 9:41:25 2010. |
| MADDY wrote: | ||
| first non-kalaigner family movie thats being so extensively promoted in past 3 yrs ...........way to go, guys
Short interview of Mani
Mani, the master |
| From: Thirumaran on Sun Jun 13 9:44:03 2010. |
| Movie Cop wrote: |
| May be it's just me, after seeing the 90 sec Thamizh trailer with Vikram/Ash and co. can't help wondering if "Raavanan" is a "Guna" in disguise.
Hope MR proves me wrong once the movie is out. |
| From: varunlss12 on Sun Jun 13 16:28:54 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Sun Jun 13 22:47:30 2010. |
| From: Pras on Mon Jun 14 0:41:57 2010. |
| From: Pras on Mon Jun 14 0:43:22 2010. |
| From: Pras on Mon Jun 14 1:05:33 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Mon Jun 14 1:35:43 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||
Oru mala prathesam.. ponnu kadaththal.. intha rendum irunthaalae Gunaa thanaa |
| From: Dinesh84 on Mon Jun 14 1:53:42 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: | ||||
Yeah, kadhal kondein comes to mind. Comparison to Guna could never be shaken off. It's such a great philum. Btw hearing that Raavan is his most commercial film yet. I think it's fair to bring up a program where Mani claimed Kamal walks on a tightrope (dangerously balancing between commercial aspects and creativity - edging towards the later) in his directorial films. But I feel Mani does that with a 'seamless' balance (which one senses in Kamal's subtle works - Thevar Magan, Mahanidhi, Guna, Pushpak, MMKR, Aboorva Sagodharargal, Kurudhipunal too) in his framework. But in Mani's case, it hasn't always worked at box office. Mani's best films, Iruvar and Kannathil are standing testaments. Nayagan is an exception, but that was a milestone event in annals of Indian cinema, in its narrative and technical finesse. Roja, Bombay and Guru were successful films with compromises. Based on Raavan press conference and interviews, one gets the feeling Mani will tread that route here. |
Kamal himself commented comparing 'Kathal Kondaen' and Guna..| From: kid-glove on Mon Jun 14 2:00:12 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 14 2:11:09 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: |
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Yeah, kadhal kondein comes to mind. Comparison to Guna could never be shaken off. It's such a great philum. |
| kid-glove wrote: |
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Btw hearing that Raavan is his most commercial film yet. . |
I think Agni Natchathiram is his perfect commercial film
| kid-glove wrote: |
| Roja, Bombay and Guru were successful films with compromises. Based on Raavan press conference and interviews, one gets the feeling Mani will tread that route here. |
| From: kid-glove on Mon Jun 14 2:14:03 2010. |
| From: Scale on Mon Jun 14 2:17:20 2010. |
| Dinesh84 wrote: |
| Kamal himself commented comparing 'Kathal Kondaen' and Guna.. |
| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 14 2:20:05 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: |
| I like Agni. But the comedy is dated.
Even VKR was better in lesser scenes in Mouna Raagam than in Agni.. |
| From: Dinesh84 on Mon Jun 14 2:34:45 2010. |
| Scale wrote: | ||
Really?? What did he say? |
| From: subash43 on Mon Jun 14 2:52:59 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Mon Jun 14 2:55:08 2010. |
| Dinesh84 wrote: | ||||
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| From: AudazJay on Mon Jun 14 3:27:16 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||
Entertainment is abt wide appeal. That is where Agni scores.. "En pondaatti nijamaave oorukku poitaa" will be remembered whenever such good things happens to us and may be the VKR episodes
btw.. padaththukku konjam kooda samantham illaatha comedy tracks Mani padathula irunthathu Agni la mattum thannu ninaikiraen |
| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 14 3:29:57 2010. |
| From: Bala (Karthik) on Mon Jun 14 5:01:20 2010. |
| From: Pras on Mon Jun 14 5:47:56 2010. |
| From: MADDY on Mon Jun 14 5:48:51 2010. |
| Bala (Karthik) wrote: |
| Saw some clippings. The acting looked very loud and animated for a Mani film. |
......
| Bala (Karthik) wrote: |
| Edhuva irundhaalum innum 48 hours la dhaan solla mudiyum pola irukku.... |
| From: kid-glove on Mon Jun 14 5:50:17 2010. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Mon Jun 14 8:35:49 2010. |
| From: tamizharasan on Mon Jun 14 9:33:02 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: |
| I thought it was a blasphemy to suggest KK's closure made him reassess Guna's denouement. I thought 'unification by death' was extremely powerful ! |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 14 10:02:50 2010. |
| tamizharasan wrote: | ||
I think, Kamal said that only due to the factor KK was more successful commercially than Guna. Kamal thought change could have helped success of Guna more. |
| From: jaiganes on Mon Jun 14 10:09:41 2010. |
| From: Pras on Tue Jun 15 7:14:24 2010. |
| From: Pras on Tue Jun 15 7:15:41 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Tue Jun 15 7:22:11 2010. |
| jaiganes wrote: |
| KK and Guna were common only in the use of kidnap and moving to a forest as a mise en scene. The candle lit song is a tribute to kanmani anbodu - beyond that the characters are poles apart. Guna's madness is on a psychedelic scale on divine heights while the KK protagonist keeps his desires rooted at the lower levels of human psyche. Though consummation with their female idols is the driving force in both cases, Guna's madness is 10X greater as he is truly a 'mad man' while dinesh is a normal person with a scarred alter ego. |
| From: Pras on Tue Jun 15 7:22:35 2010. |
| Quote: |
| The biggest Friday of the year thus far is here. |
| From: Pras on Tue Jun 15 7:23:10 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: | ||
vinod |
| From: Pras on Tue Jun 15 7:25:08 2010. |
| From: Pras on Tue Jun 15 7:32:27 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Tue Jun 15 7:34:02 2010. |
| From: Pras on Tue Jun 15 7:39:11 2010. |
| From: Pras on Tue Jun 15 7:43:12 2010. |
| From: Pras on Tue Jun 15 7:44:51 2010. |
| From: Anban on Tue Jun 15 7:50:13 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: |
| Me, Sathya and Naren going for Raavan for saturday evening show
Sathya |
| From: gurusaravanan on Tue Jun 15 7:56:07 2010. |
| Anban wrote: | ||
kaattu sirikki paattum kevalam thaan... this album is a total disaster.. i am almost sure that the movie will be unintentionally very funny.. vikram's "paththu thala raavanan.." punch is the only impressive thing thus far... |
| From: Mahen on Tue Jun 15 9:54:26 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Tue Jun 15 9:57:12 2010. |
| Anban wrote: | ||
kaattu sirikki paattum kevalam thaan... this album is a total disaster.. i am almost sure that the movie will be unintentionally very funny.. vikram's "paththu thala raavanan.." punch is the only impressive thing thus far... |
| From: venkkiram on Tue Jun 15 10:01:54 2010. |
| From: VJerry on Tue Jun 15 10:08:00 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: |
| ரொம்ப நாளைக்கு அப்புறம் ஒரு தமிழ்ப் படம்..
அதில் தேசிய விருது பெற்ற இருவர் நடிக்கிறாங்க.. கூடவே அழகு ஐஷ்வர்யா.. கார்த்திக்.. பிரமாண்டமான ஒளி ஓவியம்.. ரஹ்மானின் இசை.. வைரமுத்துவின் பாடல் வரிகள்.. எல்லாத்துக்கும் மேல.. படைப்பின் ஆதார சுருதியாய் மணி.. "ராவணன்" இப்பவே மனதில் பல பட்டாம் பூச்சிகளை பறக்கவிட்டுருக்கிறது.. |
| From: Thirumaran on Tue Jun 15 11:06:45 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: | ||||
Even if the movie is really good,im sure you will still find faults |
| From: gurusaravanan on Tue Jun 15 11:07:37 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: | ||||
Even if the movie is really good,im sure you will still find faults |
| From: HonestRaj on Tue Jun 15 11:11:07 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||||||
On behalf of Anban : Even if i say my true opinion, u people are going to say that i am lying..
anban, Tamil only. chrompet vetri .. |
| From: Nerd on Tue Jun 15 11:54:38 2010. |
| Bala (Karthik) wrote: |
| Saw some clippings. The acting looked very loud and animated for a Mani film. |
| From: Thirumaran on Tue Jun 15 12:01:50 2010. |
| HonestRaj wrote: |
| naam thamizhar Thiruma'va parthu Hindi padamnu kEtkuradha
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| HonestRaj wrote: |
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Y Maran.. this time no Mayajaal, inox etc. |
. Sridhar varalainnu Sollitaan | From: VinodKumar's on Tue Jun 15 12:07:38 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||||
athaanae.. karuppu thamizhan a paarthu kaekura kaelviyaa athu
Due to circumstances mayajaal maathiri travel time athikam edukkura theaters poaratha kurachaachchu.. ippellaam mostly Tambaram or Chrompet thaan ... Athuvum illaama Sathya namma area side.. avarukkum easy..naren kooda tambaram side.. so intha area side irukiravanga mattum plan panni poarom. . Sridhar varalainnu Sollitaan |
| From: sathya_1979 on Tue Jun 15 13:03:27 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||||
athaanae.. karuppu thamizhan a paarthu kaekura kaelviyaa athu
Due to circumstances mayajaal maathiri travel time athikam edukkura theaters poaratha kurachaachchu.. ippellaam mostly Tambaram or Chrompet thaan ... Athuvum illaama Sathya namma area side.. avarukkum easy..naren kooda tambaram side.. so intha area side irukiravanga mattum plan panni poarom. . Sridhar varalainnu Sollitaan |
Vera vazhi! Sathyam oru vaarathukku corp booking senju kadupethuvaanunga! Devi, yet to open, Abirami only Spl show opened, udane full.| From: cepark on Tue Jun 15 13:07:40 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Tue Jun 15 13:13:20 2010. |
| Nerd wrote: | ||
Ejjatly. First teaser paatha udanE apdi dhaan ninaichEn. Mani's attempt at hardcore masala looks like. I have a very bad feeling about this actually |
| From: gurusaravanan on Tue Jun 15 13:31:07 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||||
athaanae.. karuppu thamizhan a paarthu kaekura kaelviyaa athu
Due to circumstances mayajaal maathiri travel time athikam edukkura theaters poaratha kurachaachchu.. ippellaam mostly Tambaram or Chrompet thaan ... Athuvum illaama Sathya namma area side.. avarukkum easy..naren kooda tambaram side.. so intha area side irukiravanga mattum plan panni poarom. . Sridhar varalainnu Sollitaan |
| From: Plum on Tue Jun 15 14:06:58 2010. |
| From: Sanjeevi on Tue Jun 15 14:24:20 2010. |
| From: jinju on Wed Jun 16 1:34:02 2010. |
| From: m_karthik on Wed Jun 16 1:46:17 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Wed Jun 16 1:51:36 2010. |
| From: Sanjeevi on Wed Jun 16 1:52:39 2010. |
| Quote: |
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Synopsis: A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her. |
| From: Thirumaran on Wed Jun 16 2:29:22 2010. |
| Sanjeevi wrote: | ||
No problem with this story line but why the unnecessary connection with Ramayanam? |
| From: jinju on Wed Jun 16 3:03:29 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||||
kitta thatta Raavanan of Ramayan otti vara story thaanae..
but still they could have named some thing else... ivvalavu open a Raavanan janangalukku easy aa puriyara maathiri title vaikirathukku enna kaaranam? Oru vaela, padam release aanathum controversial scenes / conclusions vachchi eppadiyum sila group protest pannum.. atha vachchi innum publicity saerkalaamngra ennamaa irukalaamo |
| From: groucho070 on Wed Jun 16 3:17:51 2010. |
| From: NOV on Wed Jun 16 3:26:23 2010. |
| groucho070 wrote: |
| NOV, any info on Malaysian screenings? |
| From: groucho070 on Wed Jun 16 3:31:12 2010. |
| From: dell_gt on Wed Jun 16 5:39:45 2010. |
| Quote: |
| groucho070 wrote:
NOV, any info on Malaysian screenings? Mahen and I are planning FDFS. Hopefully it begins screening tomorrow. |
| From: PARAMASHIVAN on Wed Jun 16 5:50:50 2010. |
| From: udaykumar on Wed Jun 16 5:51:54 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Wed Jun 16 5:53:21 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Wed Jun 16 6:03:16 2010. |
not sure abt GSCs and TGVs but the indian theatres will start tomorrow...spoke to a guy at pj state, first show is 3.15 and tickets can be purchased today 4pm onwards| From: dell_gt on Wed Jun 16 6:08:20 2010. |
| Quote: |
| Ravanan is opening tomorrow not sure abt GSCs and TGVs but the indian theatres will start tomorrow...spoke to a guy at pj state, first show is 3.15 and tickets can be purchased today 4pm onwards |
| From: dell_gt on Wed Jun 16 6:15:14 2010. |
| Quote: |
| Raavanan (NA)
2 Hours 20 Minutes, Tamil Date: Thursday, 17 Jun 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIG CINEMAS LOTUS FIVE STARS - SRI INTAN KLANG, [Cinema Info] Phone Reservation: 03-33425870 12:00AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIG CINEMAS LOTUS FIVE STARS - BROADWAY JB, [Cinema Info] Phone Reservation: 07-223 8080 12:00AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIG CINEMAS LOTUS FIVE STARS - BUTTERWORTH, [Cinema Info] Phone Reservation: 04-3101081 12:15AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIG CINEMAS LOTUS FIVE STARS - KOMPLEKS BUKIT JAMBUL PENANG, [Cinema Info] Phone Reservation: 04-6401515 12:00PM 03:00PM 06:00PM 09:00PM 12:00AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIG CINEMAS LOTUS FIVE STARS - PLAZA TASIK SKUDAI JB, [Cinema Info] Phone Reservation: 07-5541881 09:15PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIG CINEMAS LOTUS FIVE STARS - BREM MALL KEPONG, [Cinema Info] Phone Reservation: 03-6259 5071 11:45PM 12:15AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIG CINEMAS LOTUS FIVE STARS - BATU PAHAT MALL, [Cinema Info] Phone Reservation: 07-4347677 12:00AM |
| From: leosimha on Wed Jun 16 6:31:43 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: |
| Got the review from my friend who watched it in four frames...
the climax is not the one we guessed.. |
is your friend from the film industry...or special preview to close persons of the film industry....| From: vithagan on Wed Jun 16 6:36:13 2010. |
| From: leosimha on Wed Jun 16 6:36:58 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Wed Jun 16 6:39:11 2010. |
| leosimha wrote: | ||
is your friend from the film industry...or special preview to close persons of the film industry.... |
| From: ajaybaskar on Wed Jun 16 6:41:21 2010. |
| From: leosimha on Wed Jun 16 6:41:34 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: | ||||
He is in media,there was a special screening in four frames theatre. |
| From: PARAMASHIVAN on Wed Jun 16 6:42:54 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: | ||||
He is in media,there was a special screening in four frames theatre. |
| From: Anban on Wed Jun 16 6:43:15 2010. |
| PARAMASHIVAN wrote: |
| They had a 'special' show about this on BBC news 24 today at 08:45am UK time, I couldn't watch it, cos of work.. but was happy to see mani sir's film on International Media
but as expected the show was about the Hindi version, when are they going to show that India is not just bolloywood ? |
| From: gurusaravanan on Wed Jun 16 6:43:37 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: |
| Got the review from my friend who watched it in four frames...
the climax is not the one we guessed.. |
| From: PARAMASHIVAN on Wed Jun 16 6:51:16 2010. |
| Anban wrote: | ||
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| From: Appu s on Wed Jun 16 6:57:20 2010. |
| PARAMASHIVAN wrote: | ||||||
apps what is a 4 frames cinema ? |
| From: Anban on Wed Jun 16 7:01:50 2010. |
| PARAMASHIVAN wrote: | ||||
Hmm I dont think it is 'just' Mani sir's mistake, |
| From: Parthyy on Wed Jun 16 7:08:10 2010. |
| Anban wrote: | ||
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| From: SoftSword on Wed Jun 16 7:10:44 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Wed Jun 16 7:15:01 2010. |
| gurusaravanan wrote: | ||
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| From: Thirumaran on Wed Jun 16 7:32:01 2010. |
| gurusaravanan wrote: | ||
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| From: cepark on Wed Jun 16 7:34:25 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||||
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| From: Thirumaran on Wed Jun 16 7:38:43 2010. |
| cepark wrote: | ||||||
so whats the climax.... |
| From: VJerry on Wed Jun 16 7:48:30 2010. |
| leosimha wrote: |
| Raavanan not releasing in Bangalore.... |
| From: raghavendran on Wed Jun 16 8:03:56 2010. |
....cant wait..| From: Mahen on Wed Jun 16 9:55:49 2010. |
| From: dell_gt on Wed Jun 16 10:01:40 2010. |
| Quote: |
| ME,Nov, Yoga watching tomorrow 9pm |
| From: Mahen on Wed Jun 16 10:06:14 2010. |
| dell_gt wrote: | ||
already get the ticket ah? |
| From: pamrang on Wed Jun 16 10:23:35 2010. |
| cepark wrote: | ||||||
so whats the climax.... |
| From: Mukzi on Wed Jun 16 10:33:12 2010. |
| From: venkkiram on Wed Jun 16 10:42:34 2010. |
| Mukzi wrote: |
| http://sify.com/movies/Vikram-From-late-bloomer-to-Killer-Kenny-imagegallery-kollywood-kgqkJ7ifdef.html?VSV=movgal
ITS A MUST check!! CANT BELIVE..HE IS ABOVE 40... |
| From: PARAMASHIVAN on Wed Jun 16 11:02:37 2010. |
| SoftSword wrote: |
| hey guys...
anybody from london planning to watch? is there a premier show? |
, hence it has to be 25th of June.
| From: PARAMASHIVAN on Wed Jun 16 11:04:10 2010. |
| Anban wrote: | ||||||
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| From: PARAMASHIVAN on Wed Jun 16 11:07:19 2010. |
| Parthyy wrote: |
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Mani should have shown both the versions......not good for tamils. being started his career from TN.......
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he could be a 'trend' setter in this
| Parthyy wrote: |
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Vikram is much more better than Abhishek........
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| From: dell_gt on Wed Jun 16 11:28:09 2010. |
| Quote: |
| dell_gt wrote:
Quote: ME,Nov, Yoga watching tomorrow 9pm already get the ticket ah? Yup |
.. hope i can get ticket for 3.15pm show| From: Mahen on Wed Jun 16 11:32:35 2010. |
| dell_gt wrote: | ||
u guys rocking .. hope i can get ticket for 3.15pm show |
thats unfair| From: dell_gt on Wed Jun 16 11:45:24 2010. |
| Quote: |
| dell_gt wrote:
Quote: ME,Nov, Yoga watching tomorrow 9pm already get the ticket ah? Yup u guys rocking .. hope i can get ticket for 3.15pm show thats unfair |
| From: Sanjeevi on Wed Jun 16 14:16:19 2010. |
| From: NOV on Wed Jun 16 20:53:47 2010. |
| From: A.ANAND on Wed Jun 16 20:57:20 2010. |
| From: rayan36 on Wed Jun 16 21:13:11 2010. |
| PARAMASHIVAN wrote: | ||||||||
Anben I meant the whole 'bollywood' concept abroad, not just this film. |
| From: venkkiram on Wed Jun 16 21:14:50 2010. |
| From: rayan36 on Wed Jun 16 21:31:55 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: |
| But the man who steals the show is South Indian actor Chiyaan Vikram. He is fit and more perfect and this one does not look like debut film in Hindi. He is so well versed with dialogues. His introduction is not as formal as it happens with his previous Tamil films.
இதை இதைத் தான் எதிர்ப்பார்த்தேன். வாழ்த்துக்கள் Kenny! |
| From: Avadi to America on Wed Jun 16 21:34:52 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: |
| But the man who steals the show is South Indian actor Chiyaan Vikram. He is fit and more perfect and this one does not look like debut film in Hindi. He is so well versed with dialogues. His introduction is not as formal as it happens with his previous Tamil films.
இதை இதைத் தான் எதிர்ப்பார்த்தேன். வாழ்த்துக்கள் Kenny! |
| From: raghavendran on Wed Jun 16 22:36:38 2010. |
| rayan36 wrote: | ||
Hope this news will give them an idea that there is OTHER thn bollywood in India |
| From: NOV on Wed Jun 16 23:42:55 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
| Both Ravanan and Ravan are opening in Malaysia today.
Ravanan first show at 3.00 pm (India time 12.30pm) |
| From: sathya_1979 on Thu Jun 17 0:06:11 2010. |
rooting for another show's ticket over the weekend at Sathyam. Fingers Crossed.| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 17 0:37:58 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Thu Jun 17 0:55:36 2010. |
| A.ANAND wrote: |
| But the
man who steals the show is South Indian actor Chiyaan Vikram. He is fit and more perfect and this one does not look like debut film in Hindi. He is so well versed with dialogues On the whole, Raavan is a great movie at Indian standards that will be regarded as the best flicks of contemporary period. Verdict: A different and best of Manirathnam’s showpieces http://timesofindia.hotklix.com/Hotklix/content/Entertainment/Movies/Raavan-Review-Raavan-Movie-Photo-Gallery |
| From: mugil123123 on Thu Jun 17 1:02:30 2010. |
| From: rifath on Thu Jun 17 1:02:41 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Thu Jun 17 1:38:58 2010. |
Having sky high expectations Ellam perfect but only one person is missing from Ravanan..sujata 
| From: Parthyy on Thu Jun 17 1:44:15 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: |
| 6 more hours to go Having sky high expectations Ellam perfect but only one person is missing from Ravanan..sujata
will be getting one word review from dell-gt in an hour |
| From: Mahen on Thu Jun 17 1:45:28 2010. |
| Parthyy wrote: | ||
who is dell-gt? how wil u get it after 1 hr as movie releases tom |
i have the tickets for 9pm today| From: A.ANAND on Thu Jun 17 1:47:24 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: |
| 6 more hours to go Having sky high expectations Ellam perfect but only one person is missing from Ravanan..sujata
will be getting one word review from dell-gt in an hour |
| From: Parthyy on Thu Jun 17 1:48:06 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: | ||||
Malaysia-le 1st show is going on now i have the tickets for 9pm today |
put review as I too expecting this movie| From: Appu s on Thu Jun 17 2:25:59 2010. |
| From: complicateur on Thu Jun 17 2:30:26 2010. |
| From: subash43 on Thu Jun 17 2:31:14 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: |
|
First the good news, Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan has taken a mind blowing opening in advance booking, when it opened in 16 Chennai screens today (June 16) morning! Tickets for all shows in multiplexes have been sold out for the first week, while in single screens like Bharath, I Dream it has been equally good. Maayajal is the only multiplex in India who are playing all three versions of the film. They are holding a record 50 shows of the film per day- Raavanan (45 shows), Raavan (5 shows) and Villain (2 shows). Says Meenakshi Sundaram, Manager of Maayajal: “ The booking for Raavanan is phenomenal, nearly 80 percent of the shows have been sold out on the first day of booking.” |
| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 17 2:35:33 2010. |
| subash43 wrote: |
| Best opening of this year.Sathyam la open pannum bothe 3 days ticket house full. Mass opening. Thiru Anna [/tscii] |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 2:43:52 2010. |
| From: subash43 on Thu Jun 17 2:45:04 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||
Subhash.. http://forumhub.mayyam.com/hub/viewtopic.php?p=2142317&highlight=opening#2142317 see the third post there |
| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 17 2:45:29 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
| dell-gt says that the movie is just okay |
emoticon btw songs ellaam neenga kaetaachaa? eppadi irukkunnu engayaachchum sonneengalaa | From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 2:49:27 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||
athukethukku emoticon btw songs ellaam neenga kaetaachaa? eppadi irukkunnu engayaachchum sonneengalaa |
| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 17 3:27:24 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
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best to keep minimal expectations, adhukku thaan
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| NOV wrote: |
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2 songs romba prablamaa irukku TM - kaattu sirikki and usuru pOgudhu. will take a while before the songs sink in. |
| From: Pras on Thu Jun 17 3:36:42 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
| dell-gt says that the movie is just okay |
| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 17 3:40:18 2010. |
| Pras wrote: | ||
dell-gt a nambalaamaa ? |
btw dell_gt sonnathaa nov sonnatha entha alavukku nambalaam
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 3:47:32 2010. |
| Pras wrote: | ||
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| From: jinju on Thu Jun 17 3:55:28 2010. |
| NOV wrote: | ||||
thats why I do not read any reviews of movies I am going to watch. at the end of the day, what satisfies you is the most important - the rest can only be a guide. enakku maniratnam mela muzhu nambikkai irukku. I am sure my sacrifice of the argentina match today, will not go to waste. |
super matchaa irukkum since korea also doing well...padam naalikkum paakkalaam...| From: Pras on Thu Jun 17 3:57:57 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||||
Prasannaa va vida nambagamaanavar btw dell_gt sonnathaa nov sonnatha entha alavukku nambalaam
enna pras, book pannniyaachaa? how many times watching this week end? |
| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 17 4:05:24 2010. |
enjoy the movie | From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Thu Jun 17 4:06:41 2010. |
| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Thu Jun 17 4:14:44 2010. |
| From: subash43 on Thu Jun 17 4:36:54 2010. |
| From: PARAMASHIVAN on Thu Jun 17 5:11:51 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Thu Jun 17 5:16:52 2010. |
| From: Parthyy on Thu Jun 17 5:18:03 2010. |
| ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar wrote: |
| Raj TV grabs Raavanan for record price!
Raj TV has grabbed the Tamil television rights of Mani Ratnam's Raavanan from its producers Madras Talkies and Reliance Big Pictures. The grapevine has it that the rights were sold for a whopping Rs 5 crore!There was a stiff competition among all Tamil channels to buy Raavanan, as it is a Mani Ratnam film. The director's films always had a better reach through television than theatre.The Raavanan television rights is the second highest price paid for a Tamil film after Rajinikanth's SivajI. For Raj TV it is their first step to buying big budget films, which always have better reach than small films. http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14945717 |
| From: PARAMASHIVAN on Thu Jun 17 5:22:05 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: |
| people study java and become softwore engineers and settle in some foriegn countries and will take lecture to develop tamil instead of studying tamil literature and becoming tamil vaaththiyaar and work in tamilnad..... yEnaa panam venum, pozhakkanum.
if the likes of mani does similar for business reasons, they will be named as tamil drohi kood |
| From: jinju on Thu Jun 17 5:24:36 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: |
| people study java and become softwore engineers and settle in some foriegn countries and will take lecture to develop tamil instead of studying tamil literature and becoming tamil vaaththiyaar and work in tamilnad..... yEnaa panam venum, pozhakkanum.
if the likes of mani does similar for business reasons, they will be named as tamil drohi kood |
| From: Pras on Thu Jun 17 5:41:19 2010. |
| From: Pras on Thu Jun 17 5:41:41 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Thu Jun 17 5:47:19 2010. |
| ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar wrote: |
| Raj TV grabs Raavanan for record price!
Raj TV has grabbed the Tamil television rights of Mani Ratnam's Raavanan from its producers Madras Talkies and Reliance Big Pictures. The grapevine has it that the rights were sold for a whopping Rs 5 crore!There was a stiff competition among all Tamil channels to buy Raavanan, as it is a Mani Ratnam film. The director's films always had a better reach through television than theatre.The Raavanan television rights is the second highest price paid for a Tamil film after Rajinikanth's SivajI. For Raj TV it is their first step to buying big budget films, which always have better reach than small films. http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14945717 |
Athuvum Raj TV | From: jinju on Thu Jun 17 5:52:55 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
| Mani wanted to retire after 'Raavanan'
IndiaGlitz [Thursday, June 17, 2010] Mani Ratnam has revealed a secret that he actually planned to bid adieu to films after completing 'Raavanan'. He however has changed the plan now and is getting ready for his next project. "When I was getting ready to start ‘Raavanan’, I thought I would retire after this venture. I wanted to settle in Kodaikanal and play golf everyday. Having completed the movie now, I am ready to start my next project soon," the filmmaker said. At the same time, Mani is not sure about the nature of his next film. "Honestly, I have no idea about it. But I am keen about starting it soon. Let's see." The director, who is awaiting the release of 'Raavanan' this Friday, said "I am not worried about the craze and expectations. I just want to get the film right and do as good as I can." |
| From: Kambar_Kannagi on Thu Jun 17 5:56:51 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
| [tscii]Mani wanted to retire after 'Raavanan'
IndiaGlitz [Thursday, June 17, 2010] |
| From: Mahen on Thu Jun 17 5:57:09 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
nahi nahi...maybe his health is the main reason...still, keep going mani sir! |
no way..| From: Kambar_Kannagi on Thu Jun 17 5:58:22 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 17 6:01:58 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: |
| yeah...he cant retire now no way.. |
| Kambar_Kannagi wrote: |
| So, if it's Raj TV, Sun TV-la trailer, songs ellAm pOda mAttAnggalA? |
| From: Kambar_Kannagi on Thu Jun 17 6:03:39 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: |
|
athu vaera ithu vaera.. Only thing is, in Sun TV Top 10, Raavanan wont be in a right place. |
| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Thu Jun 17 6:05:19 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
| so guys, any reviews from those who watched the movie ? |
| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Thu Jun 17 6:09:58 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||
anyhow there is no chance of Tamanna acting in MR movie.. |
| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 17 6:12:55 2010. |
| Kambar_Kannagi wrote: |
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I don't understand. Sun TV-la promo irukkAthu solla varEnggalA?
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| Kambar_Kannagi wrote: |
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Sun TV Top 10 ellAm ippO yArum serious-A eduthukurathilla. |
| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 17 6:17:24 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Thu Jun 17 6:21:14 2010. |
| ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar wrote: | ||||
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and whats even worse is avaaruku replacement-ta yaarum innum varalai| From: Plum on Thu Jun 17 6:35:22 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
| Mani wanted to retire after 'Raavanan'
IndiaGlitz [Thursday, June 17, 2010] Mani Ratnam has revealed a secret that he actually planned to bid adieu to films after completing 'Raavanan'. He however has changed the plan now and is getting ready for his next project. "When I was getting ready to start ‘Raavanan’, I thought I would retire after this venture. I wanted to settle in Kodaikanal and play golf everyday. Having completed the movie now, I am ready to start my next project soon," the filmmaker said. At the same time, Mani is not sure about the nature of his next film. "Honestly, I have no idea about it. But I am keen about starting it soon. Let's see." The director, who is awaiting the release of 'Raavanan' this Friday, said "I am not worried about the craze and expectations. I just want to get the film right and do as good as I can." |
| From: Plum on Thu Jun 17 6:37:02 2010. |
| From: leosimha on Thu Jun 17 6:39:29 2010. |
| Quote: |
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ENTERTAINMENT Raavan's release gets canned in Bangalore, thanks to KFCC! By Lavanya Srinivasan Published: June 17 2010 Audiences in Bangalore will not be able to see the movie Raavan on June 18, along with the rest of the world. Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC), is yet to okay the film's release in Bangalore. Mani Ratnam’s eagerly awaited Ravan/ Raavanan will not be releasing in any multiplex screens in Bangalore! The film will only be screened in seven single screens but might not be released on June 18. Reliance Big Pictures, who are marketing the film, have been told by Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC), that they can treat Raavan and Raavanan as one film, and not two. Suhasini Mani Ratnam, one of the producers of the film had even provided proof that both the Hindi and Tamil versions are two negatives, but KFCC remains adamant. KFCC president Basant Kumar Patil had recently made it clear that both the Tamil and Hindi versions will be treated as one film and can be released in a combined 21 screens. Just last month, Reliance Big Pictures faced trouble over the release of Hindi film ‘Kites’ for a similar reason. The distributor went back on the undertaking that it would not release the film in more than 24 screens. KFCC functionaries had then confiscated the reels of the film from theatres screening it. Sources said Reliance Big Pictures had orally agreed to screen all the three language versions (Hindi, Tamil and Telugu) in a total of 24 theatres. These include 16 in Hindi, seven in Tamil and one in Telugu. But since it has now approached the court, KFCC may come up with a counter-measure. Unofficially, the exhibitors may be told to delay the release of the film by a week. That would mean that audiences in Bangalore will not be able to see the film on June 18, along with the rest of the world. However, only exhibitors in south Karnataka may heed the KFCC diktat. The KFCC is very clear that only Kannada films can release in any number of screens and Other Language Films (OLF) can only release in a maximum of 24 screens. So in case of Raavan, Raavanan will have to be screened in 21 screens in the state. The KFCC rule says non-Kannada films cannot be released in more than 24 theatres across Karnataka (including Bangalore). Reliance Big Pictures, the distributor of the much-hyped Hindi-Tamil bilingual, has approached the Delhi High Court against the rule. The case will come up for hearing on Thursday. |
| From: leosimha on Thu Jun 17 6:40:47 2010. |
| From: venkkiram on Thu Jun 17 6:42:48 2010. |
| From: leosimha on Thu Jun 17 6:47:47 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: |
| In a interview with Mani - msn.com
------------------------------------------ Asked which version he enjoyed while filming, Ratnam said: "It isn't easier to make it in Tamil. If it is in Tamil, I hold more reins in my hand. When I make a film in Hindi, I become a little more liberated. I trust the writer a little more. I trust the actor a little more. I make them a little more responsible." |
| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Thu Jun 17 6:52:01 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Thu Jun 17 6:52:27 2010. |
| From: jinju on Thu Jun 17 6:52:38 2010. |
? or is it because big cinemas chain belong to reliance and noone can stop them if they release it in their own theaters? | From: Plum on Thu Jun 17 7:04:45 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: |
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Seetha, here i come |
| From: Pras on Thu Jun 17 8:18:37 2010. |
| From: Avadi to America on Thu Jun 17 8:44:45 2010. |
| leosimha wrote: | ||
avar hindi-la thaan enjoyed the film-making clear sollitaar-u.... |
| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Thu Jun 17 9:21:26 2010. |
| From: mugil123123 on Thu Jun 17 9:30:35 2010. |
| From: karthiknfr on Thu Jun 17 9:44:19 2010. |
| mugil123123 wrote: |
| http://f4s.in/entertainment/raavan-review-straightforward-and-worthy-premiere-full-story-first-look/
Raavan Review: Straightforward And Worthy Premiere Full Story First Look Posted by Dharshan on June 17th, 2010 A spectacular director’s comeback after long gap is enough to create ripples. A star studded crew with a sensitive story throws expectations in the air. Maniratnam is famous for modifying the Hindu epics into modern characters. Roja is a perfect example of how he did that, Satyawan Savitri story got its 2.0 avatar which fetched national awards. Thalabathy (Super Star Rajini starred Tamil film) is remake of Karnan in Mahabarata. Now he takes Ramayan and tried to deliver in this current time line. Well, that’s real hard and he succeeded, we should agree. Dev (Vikram), falls in love with Ragini (Aishwarya Rai) and they get married. Dev is a police officer and gets posted in Lal Maati, a small town. Beera (Abhishek), the protoganist is a local tribal leader controls the villages and forest. Beera’s sister gets captured and gang raped by the police and she dies after telling that to Beera. Ravaged Beera decides to take revenge and kidnaps Ragini. The next 14 days is the story. Eventually he falls in love with her and pleads to stay. Ragini gets his plan of killing the whole police team and requests him not to kill her husband, for that she agrees to stay. Hearing those words from her itself as a victory he releases her also not killing her husband. She returns with her husband on train and the twist comes as Dev suspects Ragini. Ragini gets off the train to meet Beera. She questions Beera about what he told to Dev and Beera realizes the trap. Before even he could escape, Dev kills rejecting Ragini’s plea. Cinematography is really excellent, you’ll love to watch the rainy forest. Aishwarya Rai and AR Rehman are the best part of the movie. The flick focuses too much on Abhishek which is annoying. There are many characters other than them including Vikram who are not given chance to show their skills. You might obviously feel Vikram is not having that chemistry with Rai. 14 years Ramayana got shrinking to just two weeks plot and this is the maximum you can expect from that. |
| From: PARAMASHIVAN on Thu Jun 17 9:44:48 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Thu Jun 17 9:48:46 2010. |
Anyway, I knew this ending was inevitable. | From: venkkiram on Thu Jun 17 9:50:38 2010. |
| From: PARAMASHIVAN on Thu Jun 17 9:53:29 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: |
| Guys, please put a spoiler alert Anyway, I knew this ending was inevitable. |
| From: kid-glove on Thu Jun 17 9:53:38 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Thu Jun 17 9:56:47 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Thu Jun 17 9:57:30 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Thu Jun 17 10:01:23 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: |
| விமர்சனம் செய்வோம் என்ற எண்ணத்திலோ , தகவல்களை உடனடியாக இங்கே பதிவு செய்வோம் என்ற எண்ணத்திலோ யாரும் இங்கே படத்தின் கதை எல்லாவற்றையும் பகிர்ந்து கொள்ளாமல் இருக்குமாறு கேட்டுக்கொள்கிறேன். குறைந்த பட்சம் ஒரு மாதத்திற்கு! |
I knew it,but dont want to post its here.| From: Nerd on Thu Jun 17 10:01:59 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: |
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When i asked the guy about movie in chatting, who watched the movie few days back.. sollama kollama dukkunnu climax-aa sollittan I knew it,but dont want to post its here. |
| From: Appu s on Thu Jun 17 10:07:59 2010. |
| Nerd wrote: | ||
How is the movie, in his words? |
| From: Avadi to America on Thu Jun 17 10:21:55 2010. |
| karthiknfr wrote: | ||
Then Aish ll be killed ah?[/u] |
| From: SoftSword on Thu Jun 17 10:29:27 2010. |
| PARAMASHIVAN wrote: | ||
I wanted to watch this on the 18th , but cant do for personal reasons , hence it has to be 25th of June.
London la oru 'premier' show onnum illa, so far they have never did such things, not even for super start movie. R u in london now? |
| From: tamizharasan on Thu Jun 17 10:37:09 2010. |
| From: SoftSword on Thu Jun 17 10:38:59 2010. |
| From: Pras on Thu Jun 17 10:39:47 2010. |
| From: vithagan on Thu Jun 17 10:43:51 2010. |
| Quote: |
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Can ‘Raavan’ Freshen the ‘Ramayan’? Two weeks ago, “Rajneeti,” the story of a scheming political family based on the ancient “Mahabharat” epic hit cinemas. This Friday director Mani Ratnam’s “Raavan” and “Raavanan” will come to movie screens in Hindi and Tamil. But does the “Ramayan” really lend itself as well to a contemporary adaptation as the “Mahabharat” does? The story of Ram, a reincarnation of the god Vishnu, his wife Sita and their years of exile, during which Sita is swept off by the 10-headed villain Ravan, king of Lanka, can sometimes feel like a bit of a slow affair. Courtesy of Reliance Big Pictures Tamil star Vikram plays outlaw Veeraiya in Mani Ratnam’s “Raavanan.” There’s entirely too much jungle time. There aren’t enough interesting characters. Because three of the characters are in the forest and the other spends a great deal of time in his Lanka palace, the conflict between them often takes place through less interesting proxies who have cameo appearances. And most of the characters are just so…good. “The hero is perfect, the brother is perfect, the wife of the hero is perfect, even the villain is perfect,” said Gurcharan Das, who last year published “The Difficulty of Being Good,” which examined the “Mahabharat,” a tale of warring cousins jockeying for power, for answers on how to live an ethical life. One of the more interesting threads of the epic involves Ram and Sita’s marital relations, when everyone is a little less perfect than usual. Ram is prone to paying too much attention to gossip about his wife and although he claims, in order to be the perfect king, he must satisfy all the doubts of his people regarding her time in Lanka, it’s hard not to see that as a feeble attempt to hide his own jealousy. American filmmaker Nina Paley looked at the break-up of their marriage — which comes to a final end when Sita chooses to be swallowed up by a yawning chasm in the earth — and her own in the well-received 2009 animated film “Sita Sings the Blues.” The “Mahabharat” is shot all the way through with that kind of complexity. It also has way more leading dramatis personae and they spend a lot of time together, in the same palace at times, which allows for many interesting acts of skullduggery like feeding poison to one’s cousin during a family picnic. There’s also polyandry and gambling and lots of grey areas — the villain Duryodhan, for example, is the truest of friends to the unwanted Karna. The archery tutor, who should be a model of rectitude and fairness, does something horrible in order to help his favorite pupil. And it’s got the mavericky god Krishna (Sarah Palin could learn a thing or two from him). Taken just as a work of literature, it’s hard not to think it far superior to the “Ramayan.” “The Mahabharat is very clear that human beings are imperfect and everybody is imperfect — even gods are imperfect — and that’s really the world as we know it,” said Mr. Das. “In comparison the Ramayan is boring. The ‘Mahabharat’ is full of blood and guts. It’s a dark tale in which there’s a war and everybody dies.” Still, if there’s a mainstream Indian film-maker who can do something interesting with the “Ramayan,” it’s probably Mr. Ratnam, perhaps by updating it with references to a more contemporary jungle struggle — that of India’s Maoists. The lead character Beera Munda, played by Abhishek Bachchan, is described on the film’s web site as “a tribal who has, over the years, shifted the power equation of the place from the ruling to the have-nots.” His law-abiding rival is a cop named “Dev” (God), played by Tamil star Vikram (somewhat confusingly, Vikram plays the outlaw in the Tamil version.) The action takes place in the town of “Lal Maati” or “Red Earth” and the jungle, depicted in beautifully shot fog-laden scenes that evoke a dreamy feel very different from Bollywood realism. In both versions, Mr. Bachchan’s wife, Aishwarya Rai, plays the cop’s wife. A spokeswoman for Reliance Big Pictures, which is releasing the film, said it has “nothing to do” with either the epic or with Naxalism. But in a note posted on the film website, director Mani Ratnam seems to suggest there is a connection: “Ten heads. Ten minds. A hundred voices. One man. Did such a man exist?…Is Raavan the line that divides good from evil?” http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2010/06/17/can-ratnams-raavan-freshen-the-ramayan/?mod=wsj_india_main |
| From: PARAMASHIVAN on Thu Jun 17 11:41:41 2010. |
| SoftSword wrote: |
| anybody in london pls |
| From: Nerd on Thu Jun 17 11:43:06 2010. |
| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Thu Jun 17 11:51:14 2010. |
| Nerd wrote: |
| Twitter-la padathai thittraaingaLE
http://www.google.com/search?q=raavan&hl=en&safe=off&prmd=nuivl&tbs=rltm:1&tbo=u&ei=3EAaTIipEMSqlAfnh_SKCg&sa=X&oi=realtime_result_group_more_results_link&ct=title&resnum=7&ved=0CEQQ5QUwBg |
| From: HonestRaj on Thu Jun 17 11:52:45 2010. |
| From: vithagan on Thu Jun 17 11:57:02 2010. |
| Quote: |
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"Just watched Raavan. Headache in all ten heads" |
| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Thu Jun 17 11:59:16 2010. |
| From: dell_gt on Thu Jun 17 11:59:55 2010. |
karthik, Prithviraj aishu)
| From: tamizharasan on Thu Jun 17 12:24:50 2010. |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 12:32:29 2010. |
| From: tamizharasan on Thu Jun 17 12:34:27 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
| watched Ravanan. Not bad movie.
But dont know whether womenfolk will accept it as errrrr.... seetha.... errr.... oh well.. one comment on way out: husband: padam nallaa irukkula wife: chee! |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 12:35:03 2010. |
| From: 19thmay on Thu Jun 17 12:35:23 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
| watched Ravanan. Not bad movie.
But dont know whether womenfolk will accept it as errrrr.... seetha.... errr.... oh well.. one comment on way out: husband: padam nallaa irukkula wife: chee! |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 12:38:58 2010. |
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| From: tamizharasan on Thu Jun 17 12:40:57 2010. |
| From: rifath on Thu Jun 17 12:41:27 2010. |
| From: great on Thu Jun 17 12:42:44 2010. |
| From: dell_gt on Thu Jun 17 12:43:11 2010. |
| Quote: |
| Before the movie started, they screened the chemmozhiyaana thamizh mozhiyaam
audience clapped at the end of the song. vaazhga malaysia thamizh makkal |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 12:43:14 2010. |
won't say anything more - watch the film to believe it.
| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Thu Jun 17 12:43:31 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
| watched Ravanan.
one comment on way out: Husband: padam nallaa irukkula Wife: chee! |
for ur presence of mind . Just one clarification. ''Heard that climax is very tragic. Heroine will die.'' Is it true??| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 17 12:44:19 2010. |
| tamizharasan wrote: |
| oru nalla feeling-E varala. |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 12:45:04 2010. |
| tamizharasan wrote: |
| oru nalla feeling-E varala. |
| From: great on Thu Jun 17 12:45:37 2010. |
| ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar wrote: | ||
. Just one clarification. ''Heard that climax is very tragic. Heroine will die.'' Is it true?? |
if you want to know the climax pm him and ask for it. why you posting spoiler | From: great on Thu Jun 17 12:46:31 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||
yeah.. |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 12:46:40 2010. |
| rifath wrote: |
| i think this movie has a controversial ending |
| From: Nerd on Thu Jun 17 12:48:35 2010. |
| NOV wrote: | ||
balaji, dont worry, I wont reveal any spoilers. |
| From: great on Thu Jun 17 12:48:47 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 17 12:49:44 2010. |
| great wrote: | ||||
vadivelu: oora da ithu; avan pondatiya ivan vechurukengara ..... |
| From: rifath on Thu Jun 17 12:49:50 2010. |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 12:49:58 2010. |
tho. - eththana thadava thaan indha ponnunga karppukkaaga uyir kodukkaratha kaatta pOreenga.
| From: sathya_1979 on Thu Jun 17 12:50:07 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 17 12:50:19 2010. |
| Nerd wrote: | ||||
idhukku mEla endha spoiler-um post pannavE mudiyaadhu. |
| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Thu Jun 17 12:50:35 2010. |
| great wrote: | ||||
if you want to know the climax pm him and ask for it. why you posting spoiler |
| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 17 12:51:19 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
| Got ticket for 3:30 PM Show at Sathyam tomorrow - TM, sorry, unga kooda paakka povadhu 2nd time |
| From: tamizharasan on Thu Jun 17 12:51:45 2010. |
| NOV wrote: | ||
but sad to say, angaadi theru is still movie of the year for me. |
| From: Mukzi on Thu Jun 17 12:51:53 2010. |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 12:52:07 2010. |
| Nerd wrote: | ||||
idhukku mEla endha spoiler-um post pannavE mudiyaadhu. |
| From: rifath on Thu Jun 17 12:52:19 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
| maniratnam proves once again that he is THE director of India.
one small tho. - eththana thadava thaan indha ponnunga karppukkaaga uyir kodukkaratha kaatta pOreenga.
santhosh sivan is as usual, great. fantastic cinematography. songs: again only usuru pOguthu and kaattu sirikki impresses. none of the other songs leave an impression. veeraa veeraa is the title song. songs are used sparingly and does not slow down the pace. BGM is adequate. first half was racy; 2nd half slows down considerably. |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 12:54:39 2010. |
| tamizharasan wrote: |
| According to you How will it perform at box office? |
| From: sathya_1979 on Thu Jun 17 12:55:31 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||
ekkaedo kettu po |
Keeping fingers crossed. BTW, I don't like rape / gore scenes. NOV potta posts paaththaa | From: Sanjeevi on Thu Jun 17 12:55:36 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
| Performances:
Vikram - excellent choice - did role to perfection, but traces of Pithamagan. Prithviraj - see a new hero in this film
Aiswariya Rai - weakest link. she has such a strong role, but is quite useless in execution. doesnt get audience sympathy Karthik - of mouna raagam Prabhu - pulikku pirandhadhu
(theres a tribute to NT too) Priyamani - short appearance but very effective. You see paruthi veeran again. Vyapuri - won't say anything more - watch the film to believe it.
Ranjitha - audience were rollicking when she appeared in the movie. comes as Prabu's wife. nothing much to do. |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 12:56:31 2010. |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 12:58:15 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
| BTW, I don't like rape / gore scenes. NOV potta posts paaththaa |
| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 17 12:58:17 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: | ||||
Kovichukkaadheenga, friend oruthan Complimentary ticket koduthaan, venaamnu solla mudiyumaa? Keeping fingers crossed. BTW, I don't like rape / gore scenes. NOV potta posts paaththaa |
| From: viraajan on Thu Jun 17 12:59:10 2010. |
| NOV wrote: | ||
But I want this film to do well, so that MR doesnt leave Tamil films for good. |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 12:59:14 2010. |
| From: rifath on Thu Jun 17 13:01:31 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 17 13:02:14 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
| if anyone deserves best acting award, its Vikram. |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 13:02:35 2010. |
| rifath wrote: |
| padam romba violenta? |
| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 17 13:03:09 2010. |
| rifath wrote: |
| padam romba violenta? |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 13:03:22 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Thu Jun 17 13:04:18 2010. |
Ravanan is one of Mani's commercial movies and definitely not in the same league as his other masterpieces..Lot of direct references to Ramayana Theres definitely gona be a debate on the climax and lady audience may not like it..Technically the movie was excellent and brilliant performances by Vikram/Prabhu/Karthik..btw, songs come in the background only...only kodu potta was fully picturized...ARR's bgm was quirky and i cant remember anything now This was not the same case when i watched vtv..Maybe because of the genre?
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 13:04:40 2010. |
| From: rifath on Thu Jun 17 13:06:07 2010. |
| NOV wrote: | ||
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| From: rifath on Thu Jun 17 13:07:20 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
| I may ago again this weekend with my children |
| From: dell_gt on Thu Jun 17 13:07:27 2010. |
| Quote: |
| Liked it Ravanan is one of Mani's commercial movies and definitely not in the same league as his other masterpieces..Lot of direct references to Ramayana Theres definitely gona be a debate on the climax and lady audience may not like it..Technically the movie was excellent and brilliant performances by Vikram/Prabhu/Karthik..btw, songs come in the background only...only kodu potta was fully picturized...ARR's bgm was quirky and i cant remember anything now This was not the same case when i watched vtv..Maybe because of the genre?
Pluses -vikram/karthik/prabhu/vyapuri(as eunuch) -screenplay -technical brilliance..the bridge fight is of international standards Minuses -Aish looks old and jaded..Rohini's dubbing didnt suit her too..i could not sympathize with her character...Vidya balan would have been perfect..(yes not tammu) Dont think this movie will do well |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 13:11:31 2010. |
| rifath wrote: | ||
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| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Thu Jun 17 13:16:02 2010. |
| rifath wrote: | ||
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i can't understand??| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 17 13:17:57 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: |
| Ravanan is one of Mani's commercial movies
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| Mahen wrote: |
|
Dont think this movie will do well |
| From: Mahen on Thu Jun 17 13:18:54 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||||
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| From: Appu s on Thu Jun 17 13:23:06 2010. |
another 15 minutes. one family while entering the hall.singatha vida koottam konjam jaasthila innoruthar atha vida eppadiyum nalla irukkumnnu ninaikiren. dukkunnu thirumbi oru look vutten.avangalukku purincha theriyala.| From: Mahen on Thu Jun 17 13:28:42 2010. |
| From: udaykumar on Thu Jun 17 13:37:42 2010. |
| From: tamizharasan on Thu Jun 17 13:37:56 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: |
| Crowd went wild when Ranjitha appeared |
| From: VinodKumar's on Thu Jun 17 13:56:20 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: |
| Crowd went wild when Ranjitha appeared |
| From: Appu s on Thu Jun 17 16:45:43 2010. |
and there is another one version of kaattu sirikki in different tempo,that sounds better than the one in album for me Kodu potta picturisation was nice, other songs did not find the right place in the movie, especially Usurey poguthey..
Only you possible mani and santhosh sir.
however not convinced with his characterisation, i dont know something is missing in the narration,
| From: Pras on Thu Jun 17 16:58:14 2010. |
| From: Nerd on Thu Jun 17 17:15:10 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: |
| Cinematography,locations are top notch,Dialogues,the slang justified by the cast,they got it the south down slang right this time,kudos to Vikram and actor munna captured the slang with perfection, Thalaivar did decent job in BGM, naan pogiren song and there is another one version of kaattu sirikki in different tempo,that sounds better than the one in album for me Kodu potta picturisation was nice, other songs did not find the right place in the movie, especially Usurey poguthey..
The bridge fight scene Only you possible mani and santhosh sir.
Prabhu,Karthik did their part well. Prithivi too,he looks so smart in cop dress. Vikram however not convinced with his characterisation, i dont know something is missing in the narration,
Editing is big let down... Overall Disappointed, will watch it again for Camera,location,and Music. |
| From: printhan on Thu Jun 17 18:39:55 2010. |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 20:21:26 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Thu Jun 17 20:27:40 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Thu Jun 17 20:35:40 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
| guys, its not a bad film.
people are comparing it with other maniratnam movies. on its own, its a remarkable film. one more thing: mani gives a new twist to agni parikshai in ramayana. btw, the climax was predictable |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 20:43:37 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: |
| my prediction was different.. |
| From: groucho070 on Thu Jun 17 21:15:29 2010. |
| From: Nerd on Thu Jun 17 21:21:59 2010. |
)| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 21:29:07 2010. |
| groucho070 wrote: |
| What are Prabhu and Karthik's roles? Screentime? |
| From: groucho070 on Thu Jun 17 21:49:27 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
| Given your dislike for Vikram, I dont think I'd recommend this movie for you. |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 21:53:10 2010. |
thats the perception I get from your posts. sorry, if I was wrong.
| From: groucho070 on Thu Jun 17 21:57:00 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
| thats the perception I get from your posts. sorry, if I was wrong. |
| NOV wrote: |
| vikram performs tough guy role in tamil. prithviraj's role is done by vikram in hindi - not so much screen time. tough guy role but not as tough as the bandit role. |
| From: tamilan99 on Thu Jun 17 21:57:26 2010. |
| From: NOV on Thu Jun 17 22:00:22 2010. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Jun 17 23:48:10 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Thu Jun 17 23:49:34 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Thu Jun 17 23:51:37 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: |
| enne pa..negative a post panringe..che it shouldn dissapoint..mani pavam.. |
| From: raghavendran on Thu Jun 17 23:53:16 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: | ||
Rotten tomatoes posted negative (with one of the comments about sub-plots and sentiments). Not sure, if the reviews are overwhelmingly negative. Whatever it is, I expect this movie to be a hit. Fingers crossed. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Thu Jun 17 23:59:28 2010. |
| From: jaiganes on Fri Jun 18 0:00:19 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: | ||||
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| From: raghavendran on Fri Jun 18 0:00:26 2010. |
| m_23_bayarea wrote: |
| Another great review, this one from Rediff!
http://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/jun/18/aseem-chhabra-reviews-raavan.htm |
| From: NOV on Fri Jun 18 0:01:29 2010. |
| jaiganes wrote: |
| ppl should give time to let the movie sink in. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Fri Jun 18 0:04:58 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: | ||
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| From: m_23_bayarea on Fri Jun 18 0:07:24 2010. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Fri Jun 18 0:17:02 2010. |
| From: tamizharasan on Fri Jun 18 0:35:08 2010. |
| From: tamizharasan on Fri Jun 18 1:01:33 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Fri Jun 18 1:02:13 2010. |
| m_23_bayarea wrote: | ||||
Hub rarely gives a positive review for new movies, unless it's from the most commonly perceived great actor or from a star who's got a huge hubber fan base! |
| From: Mahen on Fri Jun 18 1:04:07 2010. |
| Quote: |
| m_23_bayarea"]More great reviews!
http://live.iencyclopedia.org/2010/06/raavana-movie-review-raavan-movie.html |
Rohini dubbed for her and it didnt suit her| From: Mahen on Fri Jun 18 1:07:35 2010. |
| From: cepark on Fri Jun 18 1:12:49 2010. |
| From: sakthii on Fri Jun 18 1:16:37 2010. |
| From: Kambar_Kannagi on Fri Jun 18 1:22:57 2010. |
| sakthii wrote: |
| Positive Review :
http://eppoodi.blogspot.com/2010/06/blog-post_17.html |
| From: Plum on Fri Jun 18 1:24:04 2010. |
| tamizharasan wrote: |
| not be taken seriously but fun read.
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14148/index.html |
- part of that review is the official preview release from Reliance
| From: Plum on Fri Jun 18 1:26:47 2010. |
| cepark wrote: |
| இனி கொடைக்கானலில் கோல்ப் விளையாடி காலத்தைக் கழிக்க ஆசை! - மணிரத்னம்
வெள்ளிக்கிழமை, ஜூன் 18, 2010 சென்னை: "ராவணன் படமே எனது கடைசி படமாக இருக்க வேண்டும் என்று விரும்பினேன். மிச்சமிருக்கும் நாட்களில் கொடைக்கானலில் தங்கி கோல்ப் விளையாட ஆசைப்படுகிறேன்.." என்று கூறியுள்ளார் இயக்குநர் மணிரத்னம். இதுதொடர்பாக சமீபத்தில் அவர் அளித்துள்ள பேட்டி: ராவணன் படத்தை ஆரம்பிக்கும் போதே, இதுதான் எனது கடைசி படம் என முடிவு செய்து கொண்டேன். இந்தப் படத்துக்குப் பிறகு சினிமாவிலிருந்து விலகி, கொடைக்கானலில் செட்டிலாகும் எண்ணம் இருக்கிறது. அங்கே தினமும் கோல்ப் விளையாட ஆசை எனக்கு. இப்போது அடுத்த படம் என்ன என்ன என்று எல்லோரும் என்னைக் கேட்கிறார்கள். எனக்கும் இன்னுமொரு படம் மட்டும் பண்ணலாம் என்றுதான் தோன்றுகிறது. பார்க்கலாம். ஆனால் அடுத்த படத்துக்கான ஐடியா எதுவும் என்னிடம் இல்லை. ராவணன் படத்துக்கு பெரிய எதிர்ப்பார்ப்பு உள்ளது. ஆனால் அது படத்தைப் பாதிக்காது என்றுதான் நம்புகிறேன்" என்றார். இன்று ரிலீஸ்... இதற்கிடையே ராவணன் படம் உலகம் முழுவதும் இன்று ரிலீஸாகிறது. தமிழகத்தில் மட்டும் 250க்கும் மேற்பட்ட திரையரங்குகளில் தமிழ் ராவணன் வெளியாகிறது. இந்தி ராவண், தெலுங்கு வில்லன் படத்தையும் சேர்த்து 1300 தியேட்டர்களில் வெளியாகிறது. முதல் மூன்று நாட்களுக்கான முன்பதிவு திருப்தியாக உள்ளதென பிக் பிக்சர்ஸ் தெரிவித்துள்ளது. திங்கள் கிழமைக்குப் பிறகு படம் தாக்குப் பிடிப்பது ரசிகர்கள் கையில் உள்ளது. http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/movies/interview/2010/06/mani-rathnam-wants-retire-after-raavanan.html |
| From: jaiganes on Fri Jun 18 1:32:07 2010. |
| Plum wrote: | ||
kamalOda oru padam paNNittu retire aagalAmE Note: For Kamal fans who believe that Kamal doesnt need Mani: KS Ravikumar kuda pathu padam pandradhukku ManiyOda oru padam paNNA thappillai - adhukku oru varusham aanAlum paravA illai - epdiyum function attend paNNikittu kadaisila KSR padam paNNa pORAr. adhukku idhu thEvala |
| From: Mahen on Fri Jun 18 1:41:49 2010. |
he has not commented on ravanan| From: Plum on Fri Jun 18 1:46:22 2010. |
| From: Plum on Fri Jun 18 1:47:30 2010. |
| jaiganes wrote: | ||||
appadiyE raasa combinationlayum onnunnu poatukkalam. |
| From: Pras on Fri Jun 18 1:51:15 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Fri Jun 18 2:01:12 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Fri Jun 18 2:14:17 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
| good review from behindwoods :
http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/raavanan-movie-review.html |
| From: Cinefan on Fri Jun 18 2:23:43 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Fri Jun 18 2:29:31 2010. |
| From: Plum on Fri Jun 18 2:31:17 2010. |
| From: Cinefan on Fri Jun 18 2:37:42 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Fri Jun 18 4:07:26 2010. |
| Nerd wrote: | ||
Disappointed-aa
aayitha ezhuthu maadhiri irukkumaa? How does it compare with AE? |
As NOV said its not bad movie at all,but its not upto my expectation. Will watch the hindi version and Tamil again. looking at the reviews i need to watch it again for me while watching it,the intelligent mani was missing. The raamyanam reference were thee in the few scenes,looks like he given more concentrate towards climax to give different ending on sita myth.
| From: Pras on Fri Jun 18 4:23:39 2010. |
| From: mnaren555 on Fri Jun 18 4:37:08 2010. |
| From: rifath on Fri Jun 18 5:21:57 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Fri Jun 18 5:38:15 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: |
| Maddy engey? he has not commented on ravanan |
| From: Parthyy on Fri Jun 18 6:50:35 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Fri Jun 18 6:52:19 2010. |
| From: Cinefan on Fri Jun 18 7:51:51 2010. |
| From: Pras on Fri Jun 18 7:53:34 2010. |
| From: Cinefan on Fri Jun 18 7:54:01 2010. |
| From: Sanjeevi on Fri Jun 18 7:55:18 2010. |
| From: krsenthilkumaran on Fri Jun 18 8:10:09 2010. |
| Sanjeevi wrote: |
| Spoiler review with full story
http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/movies/review/2010/06/18-raavanan-tamil-movie-review.html thiruda thiruda gnabagam varuthu |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Fri Jun 18 9:04:31 2010. |
| From: Yuvi on Fri Jun 18 9:19:45 2010. |
| From: Nerd on Fri Jun 18 9:21:10 2010. |
| Yuvi wrote: |
|
Agreed to the view that there is nothing appreciable in the first half. The grip begins only in the second half. I must admit there aint no moments of boring or scratching your head or chatting with your friends in the theatre. |
| From: Nerd on Fri Jun 18 9:23:11 2010. |
| Cinefan wrote: |
| For the last 4/5 years,the only time I go to a theatre is either for a Kamal film or taking my son to a Pixar movie. |
| From: Yuvi on Fri Jun 18 9:27:34 2010. |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Fri Jun 18 9:32:21 2010. |
| Yuvi wrote: |
| BTW, I didnt hear the drums beat (or the base instrument) in any of the songs here.. Did you guys face the same issue in Chennai or its just a new tactics not to allow the drums take over the song and consequently the mood of the movie ? |
| From: Yuvi on Fri Jun 18 9:36:53 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: | ||
I felt the same. I thought the sound system was bad. Ungalukkum appadithana |
(VAM style) . Usure Pogudhey worked out well for this tactic. But for the other length song, Kata Kata, it didnt work I thought. with more bass speakers in the theatre, you require some sort of treble to balance the bass. But I felt, with every bit there is a doinnnnnn feeling left in your ears
| From: littlemaster1982 on Fri Jun 18 9:37:08 2010. |
| From: Nerd on Fri Jun 18 9:42:41 2010. |
| From: Ramakrishna on Fri Jun 18 9:47:15 2010. |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Fri Jun 18 9:48:21 2010. |
| Nerd wrote: |
| Very very baed remark on Rahman's music here
http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/raavan/4870 |
| From: PARAMASHIVAN on Fri Jun 18 9:49:56 2010. |
was expecting a much better review 
| From: Sanjeevi on Fri Jun 18 9:52:38 2010. |
| Nerd wrote: |
| Very very baed remark on Rahman's music here
http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/raavan/4870 |
| From: Sanjeevi on Fri Jun 18 9:54:43 2010. |
| From: Nerd on Fri Jun 18 9:56:03 2010. |
| Sanjeevi wrote: | ||
??? |
| From: PARAMASHIVAN on Fri Jun 18 9:58:12 2010. |
| Sanjeevi wrote: |
| Maniratnam never tasted success in bi-lingual film. Uyire, AE and now this? |
| From: Sanjeevi on Fri Jun 18 9:58:12 2010. |
but it is true i am not a big fan of Rahman's BGM works unlike songs| From: great on Fri Jun 18 10:00:03 2010. |
| Sanjeevi wrote: |
| Maniratnam never tasted success in bi-lingual film. Uyire, AE and now this? |
| From: Plum on Fri Jun 18 10:03:53 2010. |
| Quote: |
| The reason for the fight to come out well is becoz of its CG |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Fri Jun 18 10:05:58 2010. |
| Sanjeevi wrote: |
| ada neenga vera but it is true i am not a big fan of Rahman's BGM works unlike songs |
| From: Plum on Fri Jun 18 10:07:46 2010. |
| Nerd wrote: |
| Very very baed remark on Rahman's music here
http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/raavan/4870 |
| Quote: |
| Sexy time as (partly) seen in Mani Ratnam's Raavan. |
| From: Yuvi on Fri Jun 18 10:12:33 2010. |
| From: Plum on Fri Jun 18 10:14:25 2010. |
| Quote: |
| There is not even a single physical touch between Vikram and Ash in Tamil version and |
| From: Parthyy on Fri Jun 18 10:16:42 2010. |
| Plum wrote: | ||
Aan, pinnE Tamizh kalAchAratha pAdhukAkka vENAvA? |
| From: tamizharasan on Fri Jun 18 10:21:10 2010. |
| Parthyy wrote: | ||||
Illa Husband enra urimailla shooting podhu thool sanjiruppa........ |
| From: SoftSword on Fri Jun 18 10:22:34 2010. |
| tamizharasan wrote: | ||||||
I think so too. They always seem to be artificially close, even in public events. Honestly they don't have any chemistry whatsoever. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Fri Jun 18 10:25:49 2010. |
| tamizharasan wrote: |
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I think so too. They always seem to be artificially close, even in public events. Honestly they don't have any chemistry whatsoever. |
| From: NOV on Fri Jun 18 10:30:11 2010. |
| Plum wrote: | ||
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| From: Mahen on Fri Jun 18 10:44:48 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Fri Jun 18 10:45:33 2010. |
| NOV wrote: | ||||
This is very clearly shown by Mani. |
| From: VinodKumar's on Fri Jun 18 10:46:00 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: |
| Little master hero mathiri irukan
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/m/Events/raavanan_show180610/732461.html |
| From: Mahen on Fri Jun 18 10:48:01 2010. |
| VinodKumar's wrote: | ||
Neenga yentha Little Master ah solla varinga |
| From: Plum on Fri Jun 18 11:04:47 2010. |
| NOV wrote: | ||||
This is very clearly shown by Mani. |
| From: irir123 on Fri Jun 18 11:07:25 2010. |
| From: Yuvi on Fri Jun 18 11:07:51 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: | ||||
Mani's son |
| From: Plum on Fri Jun 18 11:07:57 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Fri Jun 18 11:12:02 2010. |
| Plum wrote: | ||||||
appO indikAra Ravan Seetha-va thottAplayA? |
| From: Mahen on Fri Jun 18 11:13:42 2010. |
| Yuvi wrote: | ||||||
Isnt he a communist ? |
no idea en intha sudden kelvi?| From: PARAMASHIVAN on Fri Jun 18 11:21:59 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: | ||||||
What i have heard is :- As per Vaazhmeeki's raamaayana : Raavana keeps Sita on his lap and carries seetha to lanka. As per Kambar's raamaayana : Raavana carries the whole tent(in which seetha resides) to lanka and he never touches seetha. well known persons can throw more lights. |
| From: ramdas2005 on Fri Jun 18 11:24:22 2010. |
| From: PARAMASHIVAN on Fri Jun 18 12:00:26 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Fri Jun 18 12:16:26 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: |
| I don't know if I like the film or not. Couldn't connect with the characters and didn't feel the tension. Part of the blame should go to highly disjointed first hour. Things got better later, and the film was mildly engaging after that.
Either Mani has lost it or I didn't get the film. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: |
| Editing and Dialogues are the biggest let downs. I felt the operator cut a lot of scenes, that's how the transitions between the scenes are.
Aishwarya's role was written well, but she messed up with her execution. Didn't like Vikram's OTT acting, OTOH Prithviraj was good. |
| From: Vivasaayi on Fri Jun 18 12:56:24 2010. |
| From: sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar on Fri Jun 18 13:10:43 2010. |
| From: gurusaravanan on Fri Jun 18 13:11:06 2010. |
| From: cm123 on Fri Jun 18 13:11:56 2010. |
| From: Pras on Fri Jun 18 13:15:09 2010. |
| From: cm123 on Fri Jun 18 13:19:30 2010. |
| From: cm123 on Fri Jun 18 13:21:56 2010. |
| From: Pras on Fri Jun 18 13:22:57 2010. |
| cm123 wrote: |
| Review1:
first half so so .. second half is engaging and good . Its Vikram's show all the way Where is Mani & AR? |
| From: sathya_1979 on Fri Jun 18 13:26:23 2010. |
)?
| From: venkkiram on Fri Jun 18 13:40:48 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
| Raavanan – My first ever feedback on any form of artwork.Pardon me if this is not in the league of review by pandithars |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
| A must-watch for both the Pan India and Tawa Tamilnadu Audience!
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| From: kid-glove on Fri Jun 18 13:41:25 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Fri Jun 18 13:43:33 2010. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Fri Jun 18 13:48:29 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
| Thanks for the encouragement Venki and Thilak! People may see this differently. I just mentioned my thoughts. That's why used the word feedback instead of review. Thanks once again. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Fri Jun 18 13:52:33 2010. |
Planning to watch this one more time 2 weeks later!| From: Dilbert on Fri Jun 18 14:33:13 2010. |
| cm123 wrote: |
| Review 2:
It is a typical shankar film. from first scene onwards police look for hero hero is robinhood kind of person he has a flashback stunning climax to cover everything . |
EKMI seriously bad news for vikram than anyone. Sad.| From: Movie Cop on Fri Jun 18 14:52:37 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Fri Jun 18 14:59:04 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: | ||||
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| From: Movie Cop on Fri Jun 18 15:06:00 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: |
| Sreekar Prasad's editing usually is top notch. OTOH, dialogues by Suhasini is always frightening. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Fri Jun 18 15:08:56 2010. |
| Movie Cop wrote: |
| Excellent write-up/review, Sathya!
Keep 'em coming! |
| From: cepark on Fri Jun 18 15:28:24 2010. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Fri Jun 18 15:32:41 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Fri Jun 18 15:34:39 2010. |
Must be fun!| From: cepark on Fri Jun 18 15:36:49 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
| Am waiting for tomorrow to see adversaries run riot quoting negative reviews Must be fun! |
| From: sathya_1979 on Fri Jun 18 15:40:58 2010. |
| cepark wrote: | ||
y tomm bro look thats tamil....full storiyaum post pannitaanugaa..... |
| From: cepark on Fri Jun 18 15:47:25 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: | ||||
Before watching any movie, I do not read reviews. I go with free mind to learn few things and unlearn few things. What I meant was, there were some negative reviews which I found on websites. I expect the hate brigade to put down the movie quoting those. |
| From: hamid on Fri Jun 18 15:49:44 2010. |
especiallly after the climax)| From: sathya_1979 on Fri Jun 18 15:51:08 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Fri Jun 18 15:52:00 2010. |
| hamid wrote: |
| Saw the movie.. liked the second half.. and the climax..
all the other three guys who came with me didnt like the movie especiallly after the climax) |
| From: hamid on Fri Jun 18 15:55:57 2010. |
actually one of the guy
| From: sathya_1979 on Fri Jun 18 15:59:16 2010. |
| hamid wrote: |
| actually one of the guy
before the movie F1: how can Maniratnam movie be a flop.. it will definitely be good.. Me : reviews are not so good.. so dont have high expectations.. F1: No No.. it will definitely be good. after interval F1: Movie is good.. after climax F1: not so good.. he shd be careful when touching these topics.. |
| From: hamid on Fri Jun 18 15:59:30 2010. |
, which is so bad ..
| From: hamid on Fri Jun 18 16:01:13 2010. |
onnum panna mudiyaathu | From: m_23_bayarea on Fri Jun 18 16:17:15 2010. |
| From: vithagan on Fri Jun 18 16:31:09 2010. |
| cepark wrote: | ||||||
i too....but dont say i dont read reviews... yest many guys has post their reviews(in hub) website laa padicha enna ,illai ingaa padicha enna ellam onnu thaan bro.
but intha media pasanga over raa thaan poranugaa.... |
| From: cepark on Fri Jun 18 16:32:00 2010. |
| From: tamizharasan on Fri Jun 18 16:34:30 2010. |
| m_23_bayarea wrote: |
| Not-to-be-missed film - Review!
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/winner-all-way-491 |
| From: cepark on Fri Jun 18 16:44:50 2010. |
| vithagan wrote: | ||||||||
Hub'la padikardhu Views, Website'la padikardhu reviews
Reviews'ngra perla full kadhaiaya podravan evana irundhaalum vettanum
When the movie will be available Online |
| From: Dilbert on Fri Jun 18 16:47:17 2010. |
| tamizharasan wrote: | ||
YOu let us know your thoughts after watching the movie. I can't watch this movie now and will have to wait for a week. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Fri Jun 18 16:50:21 2010. |
| tamizharasan wrote: | ||
YOu let us know your thoughts after watching the movie. I can't watch this movie now and will have to wait for a week. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Fri Jun 18 16:51:41 2010. |
| vithagan wrote: |
| When the movie will be available Online |
| From: Nerd on Fri Jun 18 16:55:55 2010. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Fri Jun 18 16:59:31 2010. |
| Nerd wrote: |
| Only the Hindi version has released in a 100 mile radius. Might watch it in the weekend. And I believe both the songs and the film are made for 'Hindi'. |
| From: Nerd on Fri Jun 18 17:13:51 2010. |
| From: tamizharasan on Fri Jun 18 17:18:42 2010. |
| Dilbert wrote: | ||||
why why why why ! |
| From: Pras on Fri Jun 18 19:46:54 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Fri Jun 18 20:54:26 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: | ||
Thank you! |
| From: ramannni on Fri Jun 18 22:57:52 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Fri Jun 18 23:27:01 2010. |
| hamid wrote: |
| watched in PVR.. almost 50-60% seats free...
also they put subtitles , which is so bad ..
and it distracted viewers so much |
| From: raghavendran on Fri Jun 18 23:29:04 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Fri Jun 18 23:34:50 2010. |
| From: venkkiram on Fri Jun 18 23:57:39 2010. |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Sat Jun 19 0:21:22 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: |
| Interesting thoughts, LM.
Sreekar Prasad's editing usually is top notch. OTOH, dialogues by Suhasini is always frightening. |
| From: hamid on Sat Jun 19 0:46:32 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: | ||
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| From: Wibha on Sat Jun 19 0:53:41 2010. |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Sat Jun 19 0:55:53 2010. |
| Wibha wrote: |
| why would mani ratam cast vikram as the main hero when he doesn't know hindi? Dialogues were just SO HORRIBLE.
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How was Abhishek?| From: Wibha on Sat Jun 19 0:59:38 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: | ||
Hindi-la Vikram-dhan villain How was Abhishek? |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Sat Jun 19 1:02:17 2010. |
| From: Wibha on Sat Jun 19 1:13:09 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: |
| Title role-naale Herodhan. Don't change the conventions |
| From: Sid_316 on Sat Jun 19 1:16:25 2010. |
Cinematography alone cant make a movie good. Idha vera master piece dash nu vera solranga sila peru..| From: Cinefan on Sat Jun 19 1:29:00 2010. |
| Nerd wrote: | ||
ID-ya maaththunga sir |
| From: Cinefan on Sat Jun 19 1:45:49 2010. |
| From: Ramakrishna on Sat Jun 19 1:46:25 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Sat Jun 19 1:52:12 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: |
| தமிழ் ராவணனை பார்த்தாகிவிட்டது! எந்த விமர்சனத்தையும் வைராக்கியத்தோடு படிக்காமல் சென்றதால், நிறைய காட்சிகளை புத்தம் புதுசாக உள்வாங்கி ரசிக்க முடிந்தது.
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| From: Vivasaayi on Sat Jun 19 2:12:05 2010. |
| From: Vivasaayi on Sat Jun 19 2:18:17 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: |
| இதிகாசப் பாத்திரத்தைப் போலவே இந்த திரைப்படமும். பிடிக்கும் என்றால் ரொம்ப பிடிக்கும். பிடிக்காது என்றால் அறவே பிடிக்காது. நான் முந்தையப் பிரிவைச் சார்ந்தவன்.
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| From: arjun885 on Sat Jun 19 2:28:54 2010. |
| From: Rocky89 on Sat Jun 19 2:47:38 2010. |
Only cinematography and music noteworthy.| From: ajaybaskar on Sat Jun 19 2:56:08 2010. |
| From: vithagan on Sat Jun 19 2:56:33 2010. |
Suhasini
| From: m_23_bayarea on Sat Jun 19 2:59:24 2010. |
| From: Bala (Karthik) on Sat Jun 19 3:03:20 2010. |
| From: sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar on Sat Jun 19 3:05:19 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Sat Jun 19 3:35:42 2010. |
| Rocky89 wrote: |
| Suttha waste Only cinematography and music noteworthy. |
Mani padathuku intha mathiri emoticons/words use panna mudiyathu...You could have just said it didnt work for you/you didnt like the film esp when reviews are at two extreme levels| From: Mahen on Sat Jun 19 4:07:06 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: |
| guys i saw headlines today yesterday night...thr they caught up with mani and vikram for their feedbakc onthe response of raavanan
vikram said"feel over the top as people in many theatres have given standing ovation",mani said wen u have an actor like vikram the going gets easier,somethin like that..i m not sure of the exact words. they r happy at the response was clear on their faces |
| From: Kalyasi on Sat Jun 19 4:14:00 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sat Jun 19 4:16:57 2010. |
| From: Kalyasi on Sat Jun 19 4:24:52 2010. |
| Bala (Karthik) wrote: |
| Suhasini dialogues-a? |
| From: Pras on Sat Jun 19 4:33:32 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sat Jun 19 4:35:33 2010. |
| Kalyasi wrote: |
| Padam thaaru maaru... Enakku romba pidichu irunthuchu... Chanceless film making.... |
adichukittaalum ... THIS WILL BE THE FINAL VERDICT !
| From: Mahen on Sat Jun 19 4:45:31 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Sat Jun 19 4:50:20 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Sat Jun 19 4:52:28 2010. |
| Quote: |
| American media praises Raavan to heavens
Saturday, June 19, 2010, 12:42 [IST] By Raymond Ronamai The taste of the Indians and the West is certainly different. While many Indian critics chose to take a dig at yesterday's release Raavan and dubbed it as 'boring', their counterparts in America observed it differently. Leading publication houses in the US like New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Variety and Hollywood Reporter praised it to heavens. Buzz up! “Director Mani Ratnam and his colleagues give Bollywood fans full value. Ratnam’s pace is steadfastly brisk, and his film is replete with dizzying camerawork, myriad complications, violent mayhem, broad humor, usual musical interludes, a cliffhanging climactic confrontation and a finish that strikes a note of poignancy,” reported The New York Times. “Raavan is overlong and drawn out by Hollywood standards, but is of typical running time for Bollywood. In any event, its cast and crew are to be congratulated for their unflagging stamina and energy,” it added. The Los Angeles Times described Raavan as an entertainer. “Raavan has Bollywood glamour aplenty, with the lovely if occasionally dramatically challenged Aishwarya Bachchan, Mr. Bachchan’s wife, playing the Sita stand-in. The real star, though, is Mr. Ratnam, a talented visual storyteller who directs action crisply and fills the screen with striking images,” it reported. The praises don't end there. Praising the film and its maker Mani Ratnam, Variety reported, “A cop and self-styled Robin Hood face off in a wild and brawny contest in Mani Ratnam's bullets-and-dance spectacle Raavan,” adding, “ Fabulous locales and lush surroundings provide a great backdrop, with Ratnam carefully matching the work of two cinematographers, Santosh Sivan and V. Manikandan. Hollywood Reporter also described Raavan as a Pan-Indian saga with epic sweep, intense emotion and gorgeous images. Well, it will interesting to see how Raavan fairs at the box office , after having received mixed response from Indian media and rave reviews from American media. Watch out for this film featuring Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Bachchan and Vikram! |
| From: Vivasaayi on Sat Jun 19 5:01:39 2010. |
| Bala (Karthik) wrote: |
| Suhasini dialogues-a? |
| From: Appu s on Sat Jun 19 6:05:31 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: | ||
Mani padathuku intha mathiri emoticons/words use panna mudiyathu...You could have just said it didnt work for you/you didnt like the film esp when reviews are at two extreme levels |
| From: Plum on Sat Jun 19 6:30:33 2010. |
| From: venkkiram on Sat Jun 19 6:33:14 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: |
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btw ungalukku padathula negatives nnu oru amsam kooda therilayaa |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sat Jun 19 7:11:57 2010. |
| Kalyasi wrote: |
| Padam thaaru maaru... Enakku romba pidichu irunthuchu... Chanceless film making.... |
Kandippaa vaaippillaamai| From: sathya_1979 on Sat Jun 19 7:13:11 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: |
| தமிழ் ராவணனை பார்த்தாகிவிட்டது! எந்த விமர்சனத்தையும் வைராக்கியத்தோடு படிக்காமல் சென்றதால், நிறைய காட்சிகளை புத்தம் புதுசாக உள்வாங்கி ரசிக்க முடிந்தது.
மணியின் படங்களில் மற்றுமொரு வைரக்கல் ராவணன். இயக்கத்தில் பின்னி பெடல் எடுத்திருக்கிறார். மணியிடம் நான் என்ன நினைத்து சென்றேனோ அதைவிட அதிகமாகவே மகிழ்வித்திருக்கிறார். பாராட்டுக்கள் மணி! வழக்கமான கதை என்றாலும் உங்களால் மட்டுமே அழகியலோடு எடுக்க முடியும். ஒவ்வொரு விஷுவல்களும் கண்களுக்கு விருந்து. பிரமாண்டத்தின் உச்சம். பல ஆண்டுகளுக்கு படத்தின் இறுதிக்கட்ட சண்டைக் காட்சி கண்களிலேயே நிழலாடும்! ஹாலிவுட் படம் பார்த்தது போல இருக்கு! தரத்திலும் நேர்த்தியிலும் பல மடங்கு முயன்று வெற்றி கண்டிருக்கிறார் மணி! பிண்ணனி இசை மெய்சிலிர்க்க வைக்கிறது பல இடங்களில். வித்யாசமான ஒலிகள்.. காட்டு சிறுக்கியின் இன்னொரு வடிவம், அந்தப் பாடலைவிட நன்றாக சூழலுக்கு பொருந்தி வருகிறது. இறுதிக்காட்சிகளில் புல்லாங்குழல் வந்துபோகும் இடம் அழகு! ரஹ்மான்
விக்ரம்.. மணியை ரொம்ப பாராட்டணும். இப்படிப்பட்ட கலைஞனுக்கு வாய்ப்பு கொடுத்ததற்கு. நடிகனுக்கு நடிப்பு மட்டுமே போதாது... உடல் மற்றும் குரல் மொழி ரொம்ப அவசியம். அவை எல்லாமே விக்ரமிற்கு இயல்பாக வருகிறது. கார்த்திக் சமரசம் செய்துகொள்ளும்படி வலியுறுத்தும் காட்சியில் தொடர்ச்சியாக நடந்துகொண்டே, அதுவும் ஒரு இடத்தில் வேட்டியை சரியாக இன்னொரு முறை பிரித்து கட்டிவிட்டு பேசிக்கொண்டே இருப்பார் பாருங்கள்! Master of Excellence ! நிறைய சொல்லலாம்.. ஆற அமர பிறகு பேசலாம். ஐஷ்வர்யா.. இனி நானும் சிறந்த நடிகை என சொல்லிக்கொள்ள அவருக்கு ராவணன் ஒன்று போதும்.. என்ன ஒரு நளினம்! என்ன ஒரு பெண்மை! நவரசங்களையும் வெளிப்படுத்தக் கூடிய ஒரு பாத்திரம் கிடைப்பதே அரிது. அதில் வெற்றிபெற்றிருக்கிறார்! ப்ருத்வி, பிரபு, கார்த்திக், பிரியாமணி, வையாபுரி எல்லாருமே பாத்திரத்தை உணர்ந்து நடித்திருக்கிறார்கள். குறிப்பாக பிரபு கலக்கியிருக்கிறார். பாராட்டுக்கள் பிரபு! ராவணன்... இதிகாசப் பாத்திரத்தைப் போலவே இந்த திரைப்படமும். பிடிக்கும் என்றால் ரொம்ப பிடிக்கும். பிடிக்காது என்றால் அறவே பிடிக்காது. நான் முந்தையப் பிரிவைச் சார்ந்தவன். மணி |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sat Jun 19 7:14:04 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: | ||||
Very good review sathya |
| From: Thirumaran on Sat Jun 19 7:19:43 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: | ||
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| From: tvsankar on Sat Jun 19 7:27:49 2010. |
| From: venkkiram on Sat Jun 19 7:28:35 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: |
| naan kaetathukku ithu bathil illayae.. |
| Thirumaran wrote: |
| Sari atha vidunga.. What is the place of mani in the Top directors list according to u |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sat Jun 19 7:32:18 2010. |
| tvsankar wrote: |
| India vai represent panra Mani Rathnam ....
THAVARUGAL NYAYA PADUTHA KUDADHU. tats all... Innoru Charu NIvethitha????????? |
| From: Pras on Sat Jun 19 7:37:31 2010. |
| tvsankar wrote: |
| India vai represent panra Mani Rathnam ....
THAVARUGAL NYAYA PADUTHA KUDADHU. tats all... Innoru Charu NIvethitha????????? |
| From: Appu s on Sat Jun 19 7:48:31 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: | ||
ye kyaa hai? |
| From: Pras on Sat Jun 19 7:52:40 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: | ||||
yeah enna sollaranga? |
| From: Appu s on Sat Jun 19 8:10:21 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: |
| ]தரத்திலும் நேர்த்தியிலும் பல மடங்கு முயன்று வெற்றி கண்டிருக்கிறார் மணி!
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| From: Appu s on Sat Jun 19 8:11:17 2010. |
| Pras wrote: | ||||||
What is that nivethitha thing ? ... etho poli saamiyaar kooda mani-ya oppiduraaro ? |
| From: lord_labakudoss on Sat Jun 19 9:12:02 2010. |
One of the finest actors of ANY generation...
| From: raghavendran on Sat Jun 19 10:05:05 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Why so much -ive reactions? Wonder if Mani will be able to make that very bad film!!! |
| From: NOV on Sat Jun 19 10:07:19 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Sat Jun 19 10:08:31 2010. |
Ravanan is a terrific film...from i liked it, now is i loved it The theater should be blamed ARR's bgm was really good this time Now i can digest Aishu's acting and everything looks better after watching it again...
| From: raghavendran on Sat Jun 19 10:22:52 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: |
| Watched it again today with family....Opinion changed.. Ravanan is a terrific film...from i liked it, now is i loved it The theater should be blamed ARR's bgm was really good this time Now i can digest Aishu's acting and everything looks better after watching it again...
Vikram
Prithvi
Santhosh
ARR
Maniratnam - no emoticons for you.You are the MAN Naan varuven, meendum varuven,unnai naan thoduven oooh veeeraaa |
| From: raghavendran on Sat Jun 19 10:31:30 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
| if Ravanan gets negative reviews, the fault is entirely Maniratnam's for raising his own benchmark so high! |
| From: Pras on Sat Jun 19 10:53:35 2010. |
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| From: raghavendran on Sat Jun 19 10:54:56 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
| Vikram innum 2-3 varusathula retire aayiduvaar nu sonna yaarayume intha pakkam kaanom ...
Going to watch in few hours ... dan dan dan dan danaka |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Sat Jun 19 10:55:45 2010. |
| Kalyasi wrote: |
| Padam thaaru maaru... Enakku romba pidichu irunthuchu... Chanceless film making.... |
| From: raghavendran on Sat Jun 19 11:07:32 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sat Jun 19 11:07:42 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: | ||
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| From: venkkiram on Sat Jun 19 11:08:07 2010. |
| From: Dilbert on Sat Jun 19 11:41:15 2010. |
| From: Mukzi on Sat Jun 19 12:02:55 2010. |
| From: SMI on Sat Jun 19 12:10:23 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| ippO enakku padam pArka bayamA irukku, Suppose pidikkalainA, inge post paNNA, hater, rasanai ketta mummy daddy-nu neraiya pattam kedaikkumO? |
| From: Vivasaayi on Sat Jun 19 12:12:17 2010. |
| Mukzi wrote: |
| Subash K.Jha about vikramm
"But Vikram as the modern-day Rama is a near-disaster. He is apparently a superstar in the South. And there he shall remain." |
| From: Vivasaayi on Sat Jun 19 12:13:41 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: |
| ப்ரியாமணிக்கென்றே இன்னொரு படம் ப்ரத்யேகமாக மணி இயக்கவேண்டும். |
| From: Mukzi on Sat Jun 19 12:17:20 2010. |
| Vivasaayi wrote: | ||
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| From: m_23_bayarea on Sat Jun 19 12:20:13 2010. |
| Dilbert wrote: |
| Saw Gindhi version - Last nite
Direction - Mani's touch was missing in important scenes. I think its high time Mani has to decide whether he will stick to regional movies or Bollywood. its kinda sad that even a good director like Mani is forced to add few elements for sake of it. |
| From: SMI on Sat Jun 19 12:20:40 2010. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Sat Jun 19 12:22:04 2010. |
| Mukzi wrote: |
| Subash K.Jha about vikramm
He is apparently a superstar in the South. And there he shall remain." |
| From: venkkiram on Sat Jun 19 12:26:21 2010. |
| Vivasaayi wrote: | ||
Its not that I hate priyamani .. I just found this funny |
| From: Dilbert on Sat Jun 19 12:34:03 2010. |
| m_23_bayarea wrote: | ||
Wow, the new God that decides on the fate or future of others! |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Sat Jun 19 12:39:57 2010. |
| Dilbert wrote: | ||||
There is nothing wrong with his comment, as I mentioned vikram had very little or no room to shine. May be familiar bollywood face like saruguk gan , the-thuk lotion pondra maga nadigargal could have pull it off.. with north audiences. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Sat Jun 19 12:42:03 2010. |
| From: tvsankar on Sat Jun 19 12:48:25 2010. |
| m_23_bayarea wrote: |
| On a side note guys, I went with a few friends for this movie, some of them being couples, and I could see a lot of discomfort from some guys who feel rather insecure about their own marriages, while their wives were loving it! |
| From: Dilbert on Sat Jun 19 12:48:57 2010. |
| m_23_bayarea wrote: |
| On a side note guys, I went with a few friends for this movie, some of them being couples, and I could see a lot of discomfort from some guys who feel rather insecure about their own marriages, while their wives were loving it! |
| From: tvsankar on Sat Jun 19 12:53:42 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sat Jun 19 12:55:39 2010. |
| tvsankar wrote: | ||
Idha Idhaiyae than sollla vandhen. kashtama irundhadhu.... Thanks for the truth. Roja, Anjali and Bombay - ipadi edutha Mani than idhai eduthu irukar...... kodumai............... |
| From: tvsankar on Sat Jun 19 12:59:35 2010. |
| From: viraajan on Sat Jun 19 13:00:23 2010. |
| m_23_bayarea wrote: |
| On a side note guys, I went with a few friends for this movie, some of them being couples, and I could see a lot of discomfort from some guys who feel rather insecure about their own marriages, while their wives were loving it! |
| From: kid-glove on Sat Jun 19 13:02:35 2010. |
| From: Dilbert on Sat Jun 19 13:03:28 2010. |
| tvsankar wrote: |
| Attitude dhan prob. i feel.
indha range la padam vara arambicha, school il - kids - thirudalam. Enga poradhu India?????? |
| From: tvsankar on Sat Jun 19 13:03:53 2010. |
| From: Plum on Sat Jun 19 13:05:23 2010. |
| Vivasaayi wrote: | ||
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| From: tvsankar on Sat Jun 19 13:05:28 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sat Jun 19 13:06:08 2010. |
| tvsankar wrote: |
| Ramar , sita and Ravan - idhu prob ilai.
yarum Ramarum ilai. yarum Sita vum ila Attitude dhan prob. i feel. indha range la padam vara arambicha, school il - kids - thirudalam. ipadi Nyaya padutha vendiyadhu dhan...... Enga poradhu India?????? |
| From: tvsankar on Sat Jun 19 13:07:06 2010. |
| From: tvsankar on Sat Jun 19 13:09:03 2010. |
| tvsankar wrote: |
| Rules elalm illai pa.,
Unmaiyana kashtathi - azhaga eduthu kaati - adhoda Good Side kaati irukarae... Ivaruka vishayam kedaikalai... idhan en kelvi.. padam - Ravan nu illama. India - Oru Police Office ku andha velaiyai pakkaradhala vara kashtam nu kaati na kuda konjam Nyayam. Idhil unmai irukae.. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sat Jun 19 13:09:16 2010. |
| tvsankar wrote: |
| Unmaiyil, Ovoru Police Officer kum
evvalau thread iruku - Avaroda kadamaiyai nalla badiya seiya........... padam - kadhai - setting - elllam apaidaye irundhutu pogatum. but - Hero - andha Police Officer a irukanam. avaroda kashtama irukanam. adhanae nijam ipo inga... Important should not give to that Ravans......... |
| From: SMI on Sat Jun 19 13:09:22 2010. |
| tvsankar wrote: |
|
but - Hero - andha Police Officer a irukanam. avaroda kashtama irukanam. |
| From: kid-glove on Sat Jun 19 13:09:56 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: |
| http://passionforcinema.com/will-we-get-our-mani-back-please/
http://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2010/06/19/review-raavan/ http://theseventhart.info/2010/06/18/ramayana-reloaded/#comments |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Sat Jun 19 13:10:08 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Sat Jun 19 13:11:41 2010. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Sat Jun 19 13:13:02 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
| Usha Madam, I can understand your point. But, it was well explained when Ragini talks to Perumal Statue "AvangaLa en mEla piriyamaa irukka vidaadhe. kettavangaLa kettavangaLaa kaattu". So, the premise was built on the thought "Who are we to judge"? If time permits, please have a look at my feedback and the kind of questions which I had in my mind. I am a devout worshipper of Lord Rama. I found nothing insulting about Dev Prakash. |
| From: Pras on Sat Jun 19 13:15:50 2010. |
| tvsankar wrote: |
| Fying Heros ellam - ennoda Hero ilai
anal, Villan ellam ennoda Hero illai............. |
| From: tvsankar on Sat Jun 19 13:16:15 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Sat Jun 19 13:16:50 2010. |
thaeva illaatha vala vala..
ivvalavu chinna pulla thanamaa scenes ellaam eduththathu MR thaanaannu doubt varuthu
Oru eedupaadu varala..
That says a lot.| From: sathya_1979 on Sat Jun 19 13:20:07 2010. |
| From: great on Sat Jun 19 13:22:07 2010. |
. Beleive, you have seen ravanan on a small screen.| From: Dilbert on Sat Jun 19 13:26:08 2010. |
| m_23_bayarea wrote: |
| tvshankar, I see where you're coming from. Let's agree to disagree on this!
I have a lot of views on the subject of Indian marriages - arranged versus love, getting married within a certain age even if there's no love at all for the heq of it, regretting when you meet your true love down the road that you've already made a life mistake of marrying the wrong person, and then criticizing yourself or others for falling in love outside your "marriage", and what not! I saw all of it in this movie! |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sat Jun 19 13:26:27 2010. |
| From: SMI on Sat Jun 19 13:27:36 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
| TM, gud one! As I mentioned dialogues and unnecessary references and comparisons to Ramayanam was the biggest let-down for this movie. |
| From: Thirumaran on Sat Jun 19 13:29:11 2010. |
| great wrote: |
| TM, Just on the BGM, it may be due to the theatre . Beleive, you have seen ravanan on a small screen. |
| From: Thirumaran on Sat Jun 19 13:33:37 2010. |
| SMI wrote: | ||
Don't you think originality was missing too - making movie for intelligent masses and showing a North Indian backdrop as a Tirunelveli locale was atrocious |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sat Jun 19 13:42:39 2010. |
| SMI wrote: | ||
Don't you think originality was missing too - making movie for intelligent masses and showing a North Indian backdrop as a Tirunelveli locale was atrocious |
| From: Plum on Sat Jun 19 14:05:31 2010. |
| From: Bala (Karthik) on Sat Jun 19 14:07:01 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sat Jun 19 14:07:36 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| Most of Ir's celebrated BGm I have watched in pre-multiplex, pre-dts era. They didn't sound any less for that.
I really find this theatre determining effectiveness of BGM amusing. Perhaps it is actuallly an insult rather than defence of Rahman. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sat Jun 19 14:09:14 2010. |
| Bala (Karthik) wrote: |
| In the interview, one guy asks (not verbatim):
"Ragini's dilemma in the film, trying to understand her husband.. was it deliberate?" Us and Mani
Without getting violent Mani manages to answer "There is nothing which is not deliberate in a film. Everything is thought out" |
| From: Bala (Karthik) on Sat Jun 19 14:11:02 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| Most of Ir's celebrated BGm I have watched in pre-multiplex, pre-dts era. They didn't sound any less for that.
I really find this theatre determining effectiveness of BGM amusing. Perhaps it is actuallly an insult rather than defence of Rahman. |
| From: Bala (Karthik) on Sat Jun 19 14:12:15 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
| He also mentioned not everything in life is tied-up. There will be open ends. Hence, nothing deliberate. |
| From: kid-glove on Sat Jun 19 14:12:40 2010. |
| From: Bala (Karthik) on Sat Jun 19 14:21:54 2010. |
| From: Plum on Sat Jun 19 14:22:51 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sat Jun 19 14:26:05 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| Bala, Sathya - point taken but TM-ku BGM avLO nallA illainA on his behalf theatre dhaan problem-nu namba solradhu enakku konjam nerududhu. |
| From: venkkiram on Sat Jun 19 14:27:39 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: |
| BGM Oru eedupaadu varala.. |
| From: Sanjeevi on Sat Jun 19 14:28:56 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: | ||||
உங்க கேள்வியை என்னால அப்படித்தான் எதிர்கொள்ள முடியும்.
அதுக்கு நேரங்காலம் இருக்கு. அப்போ பேசிக்கலாம். இப்போ இந்த தருணத்துல ராவணன் - ஒரு திருவிழா அனுபவம். வருஷம் முழுசும் காத்திருந்து கோடை விடுமுறையில் மாரியம்மன் திருவிழாவுக்கு செல்லும் சிறுவனின் மனது எப்படி சந்தோஷத்தில் லயித்திருக்குமோ அப்படிப்பட்ட நிலையில் நான். தொந்தரவு செய்யாதிங்க! |
| From: Bala (Karthik) on Sat Jun 19 14:28:56 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sat Jun 19 14:30:10 2010. |
| Bala (Karthik) wrote: |
| Inneram kandippa Equamuni padatha paathirukkanume, viraivil oru vari edhirpaarkalaam |
| From: Sanjeevi on Sat Jun 19 14:31:01 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
|
Excellent review Venki Sir! |
| From: Plum on Sat Jun 19 14:31:54 2010. |
for both equamuni and the dig on his economic reviews| From: Thirumaran on Sat Jun 19 14:32:59 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: | ||
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| From: sathya_1979 on Sat Jun 19 14:35:21 2010. |
| Sanjeevi wrote: | ||
pugazhantha excellent review nu solrenga, thittuna munkootiyE algorithm pottu maru-thittalA |
| From: kid-glove on Sat Jun 19 14:46:47 2010. |
| From: Sanjeevi on Sat Jun 19 14:49:06 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: | ||
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| From: tvsankar on Sat Jun 19 14:49:11 2010. |
| From: tvsankar on Sat Jun 19 14:50:34 2010. |
| From: Sanjeevi on Sat Jun 19 14:51:32 2010. |
| tvsankar wrote: |
| Doubt enna..
National Award will go to Best Director - MR - Ravan character oda feelings ai epadi kaati irukar....... adhukaga......... Best MD - ARR Ravan - eper patta character. Avanoda feelings ku Great music.. |
| From: tvsankar on Sat Jun 19 14:54:22 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Sat Jun 19 14:54:51 2010. |
| tvsankar wrote: |
| Doubt enna..
National Award will go to Best Director - MR - Ravan character oda feelings ai epadi kaati irukar....... adhukaga......... Best MD - ARR Ravan - eper patta character. Avanoda feelings ku Great music.. |
| From: Appu s on Sat Jun 19 14:56:14 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||||
Simbu for VTV.. For this ARR.. Vilangidum
best Direction award yaarukku mani kaa illa GVM kkaa |
| From: tvsankar on Sat Jun 19 14:56:19 2010. |
| From: venkkiram on Sat Jun 19 14:56:41 2010. |
| tvsankar wrote: |
| Doubt enna..
National Award will go to Best Director - MR - Ravan character oda feelings ai epadi kaati irukar....... adhukaga......... Best MD - ARR Ravan - eper patta character. Avanoda feelings ku Great music.. |
| From: tvsankar on Sat Jun 19 14:58:50 2010. |
| From: Ramakrishna on Sat Jun 19 15:31:37 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||||
very much.. romba detailed aa sila vishayam solla vaenaamaennu thoanuchchu.. Great cinema ngra paerla ippadi padam paakuratha vida, masalaa padam thaan edukiraennu openaa sollittu edukira padaththa thaaraalamaa paarkalam.. |
| From: Ramakrishna on Sat Jun 19 15:35:24 2010. |
| From: tamizharasan on Sat Jun 19 16:22:07 2010. |
| From: Plum on Sat Jun 19 16:29:08 2010. |
- one can't take Taran Adarsh seriously, can one? I refuse to believe he has aesthetic sensibilities which got offended by Ravan. Because for that, you must possess one. If Adarsh is attacking Abhishek, then I guess there must be some internal political reasons for that.
| From: m_23_bayarea on Sat Jun 19 16:58:59 2010. |
| Bala (Karthik) wrote: |
| Inneram kandippa Equamuni padatha paathirukkanume, viraivil oru vari edhirpaarkalaam |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Sat Jun 19 17:01:03 2010. |
| tamizharasan wrote: |
| North indian media is desperate to bring this movie down. They are saying this movie is bad as if they are making gigh class movies. Any day manirathnam is million times better than bollywood commericial directors. |
| From: tamizharasan on Sat Jun 19 17:03:44 2010. |
| From: Dilbert on Sat Jun 19 17:07:46 2010. |
| m_23_bayarea wrote: | ||
I remember when YUVA was released, this was the first news item on Rediff - "YUVA takes a lukewarm opening""... Can you even beleive those medis folks? When a Karan Johar movie hits the screens, they would want something different and not the usual love stories of Bollywood. When something different comes out (RAAVAN in this case), they find it's not usual or good! They need to do some serious thinking before they conclude on anything! |
| From: tamizharasan on Sat Jun 19 17:20:50 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| tamizharasan, Manirathnam should not be compared with Bolly commercial directors(who are these? Anees Bazmi? Garan Jogar?). His benchmark from bollywood would be the Anurag Kashyaps and Vishal Bharadwajs. On that count, I am not sure if recent works of Mani stand up to theirs(well, only Guru in last 3 years so the comparison is kind of meaningless anyway). So, if Bollywood is gloating, I can understand that.
I cant place my finger on why the media is gleefully ripping apart Ravan. I mean, Taran Adarsh - one can't take Taran Adarsh seriously, can one? I refuse to believe he has aesthetic sensibilities which got offended by Ravan. Because for that, you must possess one. If Adarsh is attacking Abhishek, then I guess there must be some internal political reasons for that.
If Subhash Jhas are all Bachchan is left with, then I guess his influence in Bollywood is waning. |
| From: venkkiram on Sat Jun 19 22:32:32 2010. |
| From: jinju on Sat Jun 19 23:10:13 2010. |
! nothing, nothing appealed to me in terms of characterization/dialogues/human relationships; plus points of MR films till date! Vikram/Abhishek hams (can't blame them tho, the character is such!), Aish luks old and pretty between scenes, Prithvi/Vikram are apt (and strictly thats it!) in another cardboad role...Now to the pluses on the performance front: Kartik/Govinda the redeeming features of the respective versions in terms of characterization/performances and also Prabhu/Ravi Kissen and Priyamani's feisty perfomance in a cameo!
! And then, the 'Naan Varuven'/'Jaa Ud Jaa Re' tune that keeps playing in the background and reaches its crescendo once the climax is done...alas, the film wasn't attention grabbing enuff nor is there any empathy for the character from the audience to have the patience to listen to that song during end credits!
?! oruthar appdi oru tune potturukkaar, adhukku rendu respective language poet/lyricist appdi lines eluthirukkaanga, paadravan usura koduthu paadirukkaanga, and what does one see on screen ....30 minutes into the film, no relationship established between the characters, and lo, one has such a potent song wasted with some unimaginative dialogues between the lead characters relegating the charanams into the background !
| From: jinju on Sat Jun 19 23:18:38 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: |
| Absolutely Artificial attempt by Mani in the name of Great Cinema (Well Mani might not said that).
To start with Dialogues..shabbaaa.. Kadathittu vantha Theevaravaathi kitta yetho ilakana seyyul varila ennamo solluthu ammani .. Atha vikram complete panraaru thaeva illaatha vala vala..
Vikram kku Aish maela affection vara vaikkanumnu uruvaakka patta sila scenes
Ramayanan characters reference kondu varanumnu sila scenes.. Example, karthik marathu maela thongittu Aish kooda solla vara scene.. ivvalavu chinna pulla thanamaa scenes ellaam eduththathu MR thaanaannu doubt varuthu
and the one.. "Lie detector test vachcha nee prove pannuviyaa " nnu Prithvi aish kitta kaekurathu"
Poanam, ukkaarnthoam, paarthoam..ngra feeling mattum thaan.. BGM Oru eedupaadu varala..
Dialogues and Lyrics la maethaavithanam kaamikanumnu panni irukaanga.. Sila charaters kku simple aa irunthaa better than these over maethaavithanams imo. Pluses : Cinematography.. The Bridge Fight Scene.. Vikram's Acting. Theater la oru comment : ivala(Aish) eppa katti poaduraanga, eppa avuththu vuduraanganae therila That says a lot. |
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| From: jinju on Sat Jun 19 23:23:41 2010. |
| Plum wrote: | ||||
Mr Jha, twenty years ago, wrote similarly of Ilaiyaraja. (King of south music is not it to be soldier in bollywood-AmAm)Donkey. Camphor. As predicted, the Bachchan propoganda machine has started its campaign. Jha is a paid minion of the Bachchan camp. In between, he had a tongue slip and wrote a real review for a Bachchan film - as in criticised big B - and was persona non grata in B's camp for sometime. Then, several public apologies of columns later, and after several self-humiliating licking of Bachchan in his columns, is back in the camp so no wonder he is trying to prop up junior. |
!| From: Dilbert on Sat Jun 19 23:36:03 2010. |
| jinju wrote: |
| bah! disappointment of the decade!!!
one guy keeps giving his 200%, be it BGM/Music, and the directors are hell bent on disappointing him/his tunes in many an outing...except for Keda Keda/Kodu Poatta picturizations, the rest are plain disappointing! and BGM, check out the abstract version of Raanjha Raanja that plays out when Abhishek/Aish have their only semblance of a chemistry moment in the film...trust ARR to pull out something totally never done before thingy and he does it in this scene...arresting ! |
This is an over rated statement. ! | From: jinju on Sat Jun 19 23:42:41 2010. |
| Dilbert wrote: | ||
This is an over rated statement. ! |
...ambuttu dhaen, mannichukkonga !| From: Mahen on Sat Jun 19 23:49:24 2010. |
Try to watch it again and you may change your opinion | From: Mahen on Sat Jun 19 23:52:12 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
that "polygraph test" dialogue was the funniest! puraanathula bhagavan raman agnishuddhi kekkum, aana idhu maadern raaman...kevalam mani sir, kevalam !
almost the same thoughts TM, esply the bolded ones except the BGM part...it was one of the pluses of the film, IMO...drasticaly different...agree not everyone's taste tho! |
Whats so kevalam?| From: jinju on Sat Jun 19 23:58:03 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: |
| Vikram hams? Try to watch it again and you may change your opinion |
!| From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 0:14:19 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: | ||||
Whats so kevalam? |
| From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 0:18:29 2010. |
| SMI wrote: |
| TSSK (Thuninjavanukku sooriyanum suNNambu Kal)
-ves Locations la yellam JI - dhatees North India, so naalu tea kooda varra oru G missing. Limitations of making a dual movie is understandable, still this is a shocking lapse. Vasanam - enna slangunu yarukkum theriyala. pesaama normal tamillaye pesi irukkalam Editing - First half looks like a poorly made collage. intermission slide mattum purinjadhu Looks like characters are forced to resemble the epic Veera's motive changes leave a dent on the screenplay. Vikram is forced to imitate SKV (not sakala kalaa vallavan) The point at which it appears, kaLvare sticks like a sore thumb. Usure poguthey cd've been slightly delayed. Songs chopped. +ves Locations and picturisations - chirapunji feeling Songs look good with the movie and BGM is fine too Effort, really terrific. The hard work is visible through out Bridge fight. Over all: Nallaa irukka Illaya - Theriyallayeppa |
... esply the last line...one of my friends told the same thing after the movie "nallavaraa kettavaraa?" | From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 0:23:40 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: |
| Watched it again today with family....Opinion changed.. Ravanan is a terrific film...from i liked it, now is i loved it The theater should be blamed ARR's bgm was really good this time Now i can digest Aishu's acting and everything looks better after watching it again...
Vikram
Prithvi
Santhosh
ARR
Maniratnam - no emoticons for you.You are the MAN Naan varuven, meendum varuven,unnai naan thoduven oooh veeeraaa |
! anyways, thank u Mahen for ur thoughts...| From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 0:26:10 2010. |
| m_23_bayarea wrote: |
| Just came back from the movie. Absolutely loved it! Felt like a masterpiece almost from the greatest director in India.
Simple and known plot, beautiful screenplay, excellent characterization, mindblowing acting from Vikram and Ash, awesome BGM from ARR, extraordinary stunts from Vikram and Prithvi, good supporting characters from Prabhu and Karthik, and everything magnificent from Mani. I don't think I've liked another movie genuinely so much in such a long time. Kudos to Mani and the team. Going again tomorrow... |
| From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 0:31:40 2010. |
| Sid_316 wrote: |
| Totally dissapointed. Easily Mani Ratnam's Worst.. Cinematography alone cant make a movie good. Idha vera master piece dash nu vera solranga sila peru.. |
| From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 0:35:27 2010. |
| From: Plum on Sun Jun 20 1:03:14 2010. |
| From: Plum on Sun Jun 20 1:05:18 2010. |
| From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 1:08:20 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
| Raavanan – My first ever feedback on any form of artwork.Pardon me if this is not in the league of review by pandithars
First Take – Do not indulge in comparison with other works of Mani Sir, as most of us do. This is distinctively different. Pay attention to each frame closely. This artwork raises a lot of inner questions. This is not shot with detailed narration of a big story. But, the narration was focused on detailing the characters, development of relationship between them and how it culminates into showcasing the light and dark of inner mind of the antagonist. Few questions to begin with - Are we being told what is true? Whatever we see, are they true? Is history collection of facts or mixture of facts and fable penned by the victor? Can there be a 100% perfect human being? The idols whom we worship in real life, are they defect-free (Could not find a suitable term, so used from my profession )?
Being a devout worshipper of Lord Rama, I don’t find anything insulting and deriding about him. The film just portrays the characters as is – Raavanan, the evil in the eyes of the so-called civil-society and Raman, the godly human being (Incarnation) to his wife and others. Raman is a true professional whose prime motive is to finish off the evil. Seetha, Rama’s love with the psyche of a typical woman – She cannot hate anyone, develop affection for the affected and torn between conflicting emotions of the heart. Woman cannot hate somebody 100%. Raavanan, affected by his personal loss, rages in anger and wanted to lure Rama to his stronghold and inflict the pain which he is undergoing. This forms the story-line beginning at the very first scene itself. So, do not expect a narrative explanation regarding the back-ground for this tussle (explained in the flashback). Also, the hardships faced by downtrodden, tribals and the root-cause of naxalism is touched upon. Things which I appreciated: 1) Camera Work – Awesome, Santosh Sivan and Manikandan had done a fabulous job. No words to explain the efforts, especially the bridge fight 2) ARR – Great Songs and Amazing BGM. Neat work by the Maestro. 3) Supporting Cast – Karthik and Prabhu stole the show with their stellar performance and proved why they were true stalwarts of yesteryears. 4) Vikram – Man, you are awesome, the pain in his eyes in the climax is enough to portray his talent. Carries the movie on his broad shoulders 5) Aishwarya Rai – I am not a big fan of hers. But, have to agree that she did a splendid job. 6) Prithviraj – Calm, Composed, Suave, Focused, Determined and Professional – Would do anything to achieve his target. Things which could have been better:1) Dialogues – Suhasini’s work should have been much better. Mani Sir should have penned the dialogues. Unnecessary comparisons with Raaman and Raavanan with references to Ramayanam could have been avoided. 2) First Half – Few scenes looked out of place or out of order. Editing could have been better. Overall – A very satisfying experience and leaves you with a lot of thought-provoking questions. A must-watch for both the Pan India and Tawa Tamilnadu Audience! |
| From: Appu s on Sun Jun 20 1:08:45 2010. |
| jinju wrote: |
| btb, i remember Appus posting here that the climax is not what we all thought it would be! can u elaborate on that Appu coz i think this is what everyone expected the climax to be afterall?! |
I think when Maddy given 2-3 climax guesses,this one was not there IIRC.| From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 1:09:20 2010. |
| From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 1:13:22 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| IrundhAlum jinju, nInga romba clever. Mani-ya indha vaaru vaarittu, hater-nu pEru vAnguvIngannu pArtha bgm-ai pugazhndhu anticipatory bail vAngittInga |
naan pottadhu 200% emotional views of mine after watching the pilim...remba emosanal aayitten:? !| From: Plum on Sun Jun 20 1:19:53 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Sun Jun 20 1:20:14 2010. |
| From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 1:25:07 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| Jinju, that was just tongue-in-cheek. I understand you didn't like. Unable to see this week - hopefully next week tamil version. pArkalAm - unlike die hard mani fans, expectations from me will not be sky high so lesser scope for disappointment |
| From: inetk on Sun Jun 20 1:30:52 2010. |
| From: 19thmay on Sun Jun 20 1:40:09 2010. |
]. - 30% full Saturday evening show.
| From: littlemaster1982 on Sun Jun 20 1:42:35 2010. |
| Bala (Karthik) wrote: | ||
I think that was more in response to "neenga enna solla vareenga?", "mudivu/theervu enna?" types... |
Why should a director say something through a film? Padam mudinja udane Bharathiraja maadhiri VO poda solluvanga pola irukku | From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 1:47:40 2010. |
| Yuvi wrote: |
| Dialogues are by Suhasini.. This triggered a lot of emotions in my head just as in Raavan's head. |
| From: Sarna on Sun Jun 20 1:49:58 2010. |
| 19thmay wrote: |
|
மணிரத்னம் கொடைக்கானல்ல கோல்ப் விளையாடும் போது சுஹாசினி இந்த படத்த எடுத்து நைசா ரிலீஸ் பண்ணிருபாங்கன்னு நெனைக்கிறேன். |
| From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 1:52:22 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: |
| I don't know if I like the film or not. Couldn't connect with the characters and didn't feel the tension. Part of the blame should go to highly disjointed first hour. Things got better later, and the film was mildly engaging after that.
Either Mani has lost it or I didn't get the film. |
?! onnume puriyala...don't remember being this disappointed with sreekar prasad's work prior to raavanan...| From: Appu s on Sun Jun 20 1:53:55 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
can't just blame suhasini i think...even the hindi version, many dialogues were laughworthy and triggered emotions in my head too! |
| From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 1:57:38 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: |
|
Small doubt,Suhasini was credited in writing also right? |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Sun Jun 20 1:58:20 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
can't just blame suhasini i think...even the hindi version, many dialogues were laughworthy and triggered emotions in my head too! |
| From: Appu s on Sun Jun 20 2:07:42 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
is it? i thought i read story, screenplay, direction: mani ratnam |
| From: Sarna on Sun Jun 20 2:07:42 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
is it? i thought i read story, screenplay, direction: mani ratnam |
| From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 2:08:46 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: |
| there is another one version of kaattu sirikki in different tempo,that sounds better than the one in album for me |
| From: Sarna on Sun Jun 20 2:20:35 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: |
|
விக்ரம்.. கார்த்திக் சமரசம் செய்துகொள்ளும்படி வலியுறுத்தும் காட்சியில் தொடர்ச்சியாக நடந்துகொண்டே, அதுவும் ஒரு இடத்தில் வேட்டியை சரியாக இன்னொரு முறை பிரித்து கட்டிவிட்டு பேசிக்கொண்டே இருப்பார் பாருங்கள்! Master of Excellence ! நிறைய சொல்லலாம்.. ஆற அமர பிறகு பேசலாம். |
| venkkiram wrote: |
| நவரசங்களையும் வெளிப்படுத்தக் கூடிய ஒரு பாத்திரம் கிடைப்பதே அரிது. |
but aish wasted the oppurtunity
| venkkiram wrote: |
| ஐஷ்வர்யா.. இனி நானும் சிறந்த நடிகை என சொல்லிக்கொள்ள அவருக்கு ராவணன் ஒன்று போதும்.. |
| venkkiram wrote: |
| என்ன ஒரு நளினம்! என்ன ஒரு பெண்மை! |
| venkkiram wrote: |
| குறிப்பாக பிரபு கலக்கியிருக்கிறார். பாராட்டுக்கள் பிரபு! |
| From: Sanjeevi on Sun Jun 20 2:23:21 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: |
| குமுதம் இதழில் ராவணன் விமர்சனம்
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| From: VENKIRAJA on Sun Jun 20 2:28:32 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: | ||||
Probably the writer in Hindi is as bad as Suhasini |
| From: Mahen on Sun Jun 20 2:35:45 2010. |
| Quote: |
| If I were to sum up what went wrong in Raavan, it’d perhaps be, ‘Ramayan killed the Raavan star’.
In other words, nothing is wrong with Raavan – the audience’s expectation of it being Ramayan’s retelling is the problem. There is enough intelligence pumped by Mani into this film but unfortunately the country is very busy trying only to compare it to the epic and being massively disappointed at the so-called literal adaptations. You want literal? Go watch Rajneeti, which despite some deft writing, also had a completely meaningless Kunti-meets-Karan scene. In the epic, it had a meaning – to save Arjun, from Karan – in the film, Ranbir’s role did not really have any major danger from Ajay Devgn! And still, only to ensure that it is Mahabharat we’re watching, writers Prakash Jha and Anjum Rajabali add that scene, perhaps half-heartedly. Now, this review is going to be spoiler-loaded. So, if you’re the type who hates spoilers, stop reading. But, I can assure you that the following can make you watch the film, if you still haven’t seen it and have read only other reviews so far. Ok then…answer this question. In Ramayan, what was the first and second points of connections between Ram and Raavan? No, forget the intricacies like Ram was born to vanquish an evil like Raavan, but brush up your popular TV version. Wouldn’t it be Surpanaka’s entry into the story (proposing to Lakshman and Ram) and the subsequent abduction of Sita, by Raavan? This connection, despite the fact that Raavan was an Asur (Rakshas) and is known for his atrocities, as also his other good side that the epic so laboriously explains, is everything that you needed to remember. It is this plot point that differs radically from the epic, in the film – Maniratnam’s Ram (Dev) is after Raavan, with a vengeance, long before his wife is abducted. Why? I mean why was Dev after Beera? That part is merely glossed over with a ‘unginath’ crimes dialog, while we do not clearly know if Beera’s crimes are as heinous as Priyamani’s rape or Hariya’s murder. And, that’s precisely where Maniratnam’s brilliance comes out. No seriously – think about it. Here’s a film maker who’s retelling (allegedly) an incredibly well known epic. He knows fully well that the entire country knows this epic inside out. So, the first thing an intelligent film maker would have thought is on how to add value to something so common. The above plot point is precisely that. In the epic, Ram’s motivations are driven entirely by his wife’s abduction and his quest to rescue her. In Maniratnam’s Raavan, Dev’s motivations existed much before the abduction – it is basically a cop vs dacoit story, where Sita’s abduction attempts to become a collateral damage. And, this seemingly inconsequential point makes all the difference. To be honest, I’ve read numerous reviews on Friday and Saturday, before watching the film and the one thing that worried me the most was that it seemed (according to those reviewers) that Mani had so literally adapted Ramayan, that it looked like juvenile spoon-feeding. So…14, Hanuman jumping, Surpanaka’s nose, Raavan falling in love with Sita, Polygraph test etc. But what these reviewers did not notice was that Mani had a fantastic subtext when seen in the above perspective of why Dev is after Beera. In fact, I’d say that all that literal depiction of Ramayan are far and few, and are quite good, in a filmy context. What Mani conceals, works far, far better, than what he shows, however. He doesn’t show why exactly Dev is after Beera. He doesn’t how his Hanuman (Govinda) manages to reach Sita, which was a showstopping part in the epic. He doesn’t show how much Dev and Raagini love each other; it is merely underlined, hurriedly, in one song, so beautifully choreographed by actress Shobana. And, they all make sense, when you watch how the film ends. For instance, when I read about the polygraph test part in many reviews, I cringed. Mani…so literally adapting the agni pariksha as a polygraph test? No way!…was my reaction. But, see it from the above perspective, it makes sense, so well, since it is only a bait, in the mind of Dev, who puts his capture of Beera as top priority, and not rescuing Raagini. The rescue was important, but he’s a cop after a dacoit and that is a larger purpose he’s after much before his wife came into the picture. So, he doesn’t think twice before using his own wife as a bait to nab Beera. That’s very un-Rama-like, I agree, but besides shooting Vibishan (Hariya), I do not see any other obvious wrongs by Dev that may portray him as grey. Even shooting this messenger of peace makes perfect sense if you see the larger picture – Beera’s gang is vicious and has killed cops and indulged in ‘unginath’ crimes. And of course, if Hariya joins Dev or is even let go, then the Raagini angle is pointless in the film. But we’re Hindi cinema’s children and we need to be told in graphic detail as to what Beera and his gang’s crimes are. Else, we do not sympathize with Dev’s story. Perhaps, if Mani had shown that Hariya had raped a senior cop’s daughter, we may have empathized with Dev better. But, it is that sort of over simplification that we do not expect from Mani. Instead, Mani teases us with seemingly oversimplified points from Ramayan, while they are completely beside the main plot and exist only to challenge his viewers on looking beyond those, into the subtexts. The film, while making you believe that it is a literal retelling of Ramayan, packs enough variations all through, particularly in the beginning when Beera’s background is not entirely revealed, and in the end when the motivations of each player is clearly revealed, that it is astonishing that so many reviewers missed the point. Need another proof? Think about it – why would Mani adopt a non-linear narrative? If he were to make the film in linear narrative, it would start with Beera’s atrocities as point A; the cops forming a special team headed by Dev, to nab Beera, as point B; Raagini’s kidnap as point C; Raagini’s rescue as point D and finally Beera’s capture as point E. What do we get in the film? Mani starts with point C, while point B is used as a small flashback, with an objective to intentionally gloss over both B and A (cops being killed in random fashion, for no apparent reason). A point C.25 is introduced for the viewers to confuse themselves with Beera’s goodness and another C.5 and C.75 to depict police atrocities, in Priyamani’s wedding and her rape. But, in reality, the cops’ barging into Priyamani’s wedding is perhaps the first scene in the film, since it happens long before Beera even knew about Raagini’s existence and is happening ONLY because Beera has been a bloody bad-ass dacoit in the previous, unseen and unshot scenes. Yes, the cops’ action (on Priyamani) is horrendous, but now that you know my perspective, doesn’t it look like a bait to the viewer to re-color their leads, into shades of grey, where once, it was assumed that white is white and black is black? Then, it moves to point D and E. If you think about it, E happens in Ramayan before D does. Isn’t that enough reason to assume Dev’s motivations as being radically different from Ram’s? There are small nuances that work here brilliantly. Raagini, when she’s confronted by Beera, after he gets out alive from that bridge duel, does say she’ll go with him, much to Beera’s joy. But she also adds that she’d do it if Beera lets her husband live – Beera has a loaded gun, you see. She had the gun, but did not kill him since she has seen some of his goodness (and not seen, but only heard the other, bad side). Even while Raagini is seen praying to that massive designer God trying his best to sleep in the jungle river, she talks of being swayed by the people’s innocence and goodness, not Beera’s alone. And, when she goes back to Raavan, after the polygraph test debacle, Mani’s writing is intentionally and smartly ambiguous – it is as much about asking what the F did Beera tell Dev that her loving hubby has changed into a pig, as it is about getting to jiggy with Beera. The ending is nothing short of amazing. The use of the polygraph test as a hook, on his own wife, is a masterstroke of writing, knowing fully well (based on what Beera tells Dev while hanging in the bridge) that she is likely to go to him on a rebound-type impact. In fact, while the audience may be amazed over how differently Dev and Raagini interpret Beera’s utterances to Dev in the bridge and assume Dev to be a bloody chauvinist pig, consider what he was after in the first place, as a cop. Then, the polygraph test can be seen in a completely new light and it may look like Mani was merely teasing his audiences to see things in their own way. Even in the final scene, Beera so longingly explains what he told Dev, to Raagini, since she’s there to enquire about that, more than joining him. As he explains, he ends it with a question, ‘What did Dev say to all this? After all, he’s the devta and mahaan to you, right?’, knowing fully well that things haven’t gone well between the husband and wife. And Raagini tells him, ‘Dev suspected me’. That immediately changes Beera’s expression since he knows the whole thing was a trap and his face fully displays the horror of two things – one, he’s on the verge of capture, and two, how meticulously Dev has used his own wife and Beera’s besotted utterances to his advantage. It is at this point, it dawns on the slightly evolved viewer that the modern avatar of Ram – Dev – is a super smart, duty-bound cop, more than a loving husband. And Beera, like most bad guys is only bothered about escaping the cops’ clutches despite his brave talk to Govinda about how he’s not scared of being caught. If the film has a drawback, it is only due to the cardboard couple, Abhishek and Aishwarya. They are too picture perfect and angrezi type for the normal Indian viewer to empathize with them in such rustic and harsh surroundings. Abhishek’s caricatur’ish buffoonery is a pain too – he takes his Raavan tag a tad too seriously and his manic blabber is annoying to the core. The film perhaps needed a slightly more mature performer – possibly Ajay Devgn type (but he has already done a Beera, in Lajja!) or even a Langda Tyagi type Saif Ali Khan. And the less I say about Aishwarya, the better. I’d have gone with Vidya Balan, any day, but I could not have made her a lissome classical dancer, with her very-Indian, child bearing hip…interior designer, perhaps? Vikram is perfect, but has a sidelined role. Also, his desperate attempts to strut around in Ray-Bans seems like a very obvious attempt by Mani and his team to camouflage the fact that he looks exactly like Beera, in many scenes, considering he’s playing that role in Tamil. Hope Prithviraj did not promote Ray-Ban to this extent in the Tamil version. The supporting cast, by nature of them being known, but not too popular stars (currently) – Nikhil Dwivedi, Govinda, Ravi Kishen – add a lot of value, by being in the background. Priyamani gets a small, but interesting role, devoid of Surpanaka’s vices and she does it pretty well. The film is incredibly shot, by Santosh Sivan and Manikandan, while Rahman’s music is a massive asset all through. The songs are used brilliantly and the locations are consistently jaw dropping. The film is far from a bore (as Rajeev Masand and Raja Sen have emphatically dismissed it) – it is tightly edited, barring multiple shots of Raagini jumping off the cliff and progresses decently enough. The writer in Mani is alive and at his best. It’s a pity he is wasting it on below average performers like Abhishek and Aishwarya. Perhaps it is time for him to stop these trilinguals and focus on one language, even though they make for a pan-Indian jamboree and hence, more money. |
| From: Sarna on Sun Jun 20 2:42:17 2010. |
innoruththanOda pondaatti'nu therinju ishttapadura andha kEvalamaana seyal'a vida dev'Oda sandhEgam endha vidhathula kEvalamaayiduchchu | From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 2:43:28 2010. |
!
| From: Anban on Sun Jun 20 2:55:36 2010. |
| Dilbert wrote: | ||
This is an over rated statement. ! |
| From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 2:59:14 2010. |
| Anban wrote: |
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Exactly ! BGM was PATHETIC !! its just a rehash of Aayutha Ezuthu BGM.. the especially the one at the Napier bridge fight.. some sort of Worldu music BGM in a tribal village.. |
| From: Anban on Sun Jun 20 3:01:12 2010. |
| SMI wrote: | ||
Don't you think originality was missing too - making movie for intelligent masses and showing a North Indian backdrop as a Tirunelveli locale was atrocious |
| From: Anban on Sun Jun 20 3:19:24 2010. |
| Kalyasi wrote: |
| Padam thaaru maaru... Enakku romba pidichu irunthuchu... Chanceless film making.... |
Aish does well in some scenes.. mani saar shows her cleavage at every possible opportunity..
| From: Sanjeevi on Sun Jun 20 3:26:11 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 3:31:15 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: |
| Dev(raman)- seethaya sandhEga pattuttaapla.
Veera(raavanan) - seethai thannOda 14 naatkal orEy idaththula irundhum endha silmishamum pannala. so dev'a vida veera nallavanaayiduvaanaa innoruththanOda pondaatti'nu therinju ishttapadura andha kEvalamaana seyal'a vida dev'Oda sandhEgam endha vidhathula kEvalamaayiduchchu |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 3:39:49 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
STRONGLY DISAGREE! |
BTW, ARR music crap nu solravanga avaroda AE climax BGM nyaabagam vechirikkaradhe avarukku kedacha vettridhaan. kEttaa ellaam crap nu solluvaanga. Ivlo crap nyaabagam vechirukkaravangaloda posts eppidi irukkum, crap aadhaan irukkum BTW, tribal villageum idhe worldladhaan irukku. Adhukku indha maadhiridhaan BGM dhaan podanum, idhu poda koodaadhunu stereo-type pannaravanga kitta edhukku unga time waste panreenga. Ignore buddy | From: Anban on Sun Jun 20 3:39:53 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 3:40:47 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 3:43:21 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
excellent writeup sathya...!
disagree on a few points tho...oru debate/discuss moodla irukku na sollunga...discuss pannalaam! |
| From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 3:50:01 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
|
Jinju, thanks for the encouragement! BTW, I don't get this thing of debate between somebody who likes a film and other who doesn't. Enakku pudichirukku. Ungalukku pudikkala. Let's leave at this. Ok va? |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 3:51:32 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
wc... idhuvum seri dhaen but healthy discussions r gud only na...agree that it'l end up somewhere else...so, yea free-yaa vuttudalaam... |
| From: Anban on Sun Jun 20 3:53:55 2010. |
| Sanjeevi wrote: |
| three vimarsanams from two famous tamil blogs
http://idlyvadai.blogspot.com/2010/06/blog-post_4176.html http://www.luckylookonline.com/2010/06/blog-post_19.html |
| From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 3:54:19 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
|
The only reason why I am trying to avoid a debate is it is not going to serve any pupose. I am fine with few compromises which you may find as irritant. Idhula thappu right kedayaadhu. Adhukkudhaan sonnen. Thanks for the understanding |
...unga karutthu PMla illa inga sollunga!| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 3:55:42 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
yea by the way, have PM'd u regarding a major irritant of this film...it's just not an irritant but an error i feel a maker like mani should not have made...i felt cheated by that one scene ...unga karutthu PMla illa inga sollunga! |
| From: Mahen on Sun Jun 20 3:59:05 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: | ||||
sollittEn |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 4:02:26 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: | ||||||
For me too..jinju asked me the same question |
| From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 4:14:15 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: | ||||
sollittEn |
...still questions remain!| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 4:17:22 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sun Jun 20 4:34:13 2010. |
| From: 19thmay on Sun Jun 20 4:34:52 2010. |
| Anban wrote: |
| ayyooo... intha kuppa padathai ellaam class-movie-style-analysis panni ventha punnula vela paachuraaingaleyyy |
| From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 4:41:58 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
| Movie is total crap ... waste of time and money ! Even Vikram's acting us not good ! |
..ungaloda FINAL VERDICT change aachaa appo?!| From: Anban on Sun Jun 20 4:43:54 2010. |
| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Sun Jun 20 4:45:47 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
| Movie is total crap ... waste of time and money ! Even Vikram's acting us not good ! |
.. Ok. Vedi is coming on the way. I didn't like the forest surroundings. Though they were beautiful it was very dark and gloomy. Already the lights being switched off in the theater, the movie added more darkness. Poor priyamani. she is being roped always. Bridge fight was . A big let down for me. the promotions were severe and that made me to go but | From: Pras on Sun Jun 20 4:49:45 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
..ungaloda FINAL VERDICT change aachaa appo?! |
... read this in mani style : pidikala, oru tharava paathathu pidikala ... paakanum, innoru tharava paakanum .... i am watching it again right now | From: tvsankar on Sun Jun 20 4:51:55 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 4:51:59 2010. |
| From: jinju on Sun Jun 20 4:52:28 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
|
... read this in mani style : pidikala, oru tharava paathathu pidikala ... paakanum, innoru tharava paakanum .... i am watching it right now |
!| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 4:57:48 2010. |
| tvsankar wrote: |
| Dear Friends,
Unmaiyana Feelings ai sonnadhuku thanks a lot. India's Identity - Azhiyavilai.. Identity - Avanamana vishayam ilai. USA - Avanga - ipo India vai gavaniakranga... Vaahzara style ku...... Avanga style - Avangaluku kashtam tharudhu nu therinjukitanga. ipo poi, India - kettu poga arambicha - enna artham... Be proud - As we Indians. pl................. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Sun Jun 20 5:15:54 2010. |
| From: Anban on Sun Jun 20 5:30:44 2010. |
| From: GSV on Sun Jun 20 5:31:04 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| EKSI,
Bullet thulachu cancer cure aaguradhellam nambureenga? Tirunelvelila jippa potta originality illainreenga! |
| From: Mahen on Sun Jun 20 5:49:20 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| EKSI,
Bullet thulachu cancer cure aaguradhellam nambureenga? Tirunelvelila jippa potta originality illainreenga! |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 5:50:32 2010. |
Avanga mEla oru case podunga
| From: Mahen on Sun Jun 20 5:53:37 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
| Digression:
Mahen I bought a bunch of plastic covers in Chennai. The brand name is "Tamanna" Avanga mEla oru case podunga
End Digression |
Ellam marketing tactics Satya..appo thaan sales pick up pannum Brand Tammu sells | From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 5:55:36 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sun Jun 20 6:03:15 2010. |
review when home ... until then, that movie is amazing | From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 6:03:57 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
| Just finished watching for second time ... still hubbing from mobile ... will post a non biaised review when home ... until then, that movie is amazing |
First time paarthappo waste nu sonneenga?| From: ajaybaskar on Sun Jun 20 6:08:12 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Sun Jun 20 6:10:23 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
| Digression:
Mahen I bought a bunch of plastic covers in Chennai. The brand name is "Tamanna" Avanga mEla oru case podunga
End Digression |
// Dig end. | From: Pras on Sun Jun 20 6:11:24 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: | ||
First time paarthappo waste nu sonneenga? |
Athu summa ...arr, mani, Vikram haters inga vanthu polamburanga illiyaa ? Avangala kushi paduthurathukkaaga sonnathu ... santhosamaa polambittu pogattum ...| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 6:12:10 2010. |
| Pras wrote: | ||||
Athu summa ...arr, mani, Vikram haters inga vanthu polamburanga illiyaa ? Avangala kushi paduthurathukkaaga sonnathu ... santhosamaa polambittu pogattum ... |
| From: ajaybaskar on Sun Jun 20 6:13:04 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Sun Jun 20 6:14:16 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Yaaro pras idya hack pannirukkaanga!!! |
| From: Pras on Sun Jun 20 6:15:26 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Appu,
I am in Ngl right now and was startled to see the ban on plastics.. Good initiative by the dist collector.. Raavanan tickets not available here. Have to watch it only after returning to chennai... |
| From: ajaybaskar on Sun Jun 20 6:16:16 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Sun Jun 20 6:17:52 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Appu,
I am in Ngl right now and was startled to see the ban on plastics.. Good initiative by the dist collector.. Raavanan tickets not available here. Have to watch it only after returning to chennai... |
| From: ajaybaskar on Sun Jun 20 6:18:42 2010. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Sun Jun 20 6:20:33 2010. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Sun Jun 20 6:22:23 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sun Jun 20 8:18:42 2010. |
... see you guys :tata:| From: venkkiram on Sun Jun 20 8:23:25 2010. |
| From: Anban on Sun Jun 20 8:25:49 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sun Jun 20 8:28:12 2010. |
| Anban wrote: |
| "buck buck... buckkkk.... Dandandan dandanda nakka.. " like TR.. TR should have been Raavanan.. it would have been awesome.. |
| From: Pras on Sun Jun 20 8:34:18 2010. |
| Quote: |
|
Abhishek Bachchan as Beera in Hindi outsmarts Vikram as Veerayya in Tamil, whereas Prithviraj surprises you as Dev in the Tamil version, and comes out with an edgy performance, which stands out and ends up being far better than Vikram’s portrayal of Dev in Hindi, which is shocking, but true. |
| From: vithagan on Sun Jun 20 8:35:00 2010. |
| Anban wrote: |
| "buck buck... buckkkk.... Dandandan dandanda nakka.. " like TR.. TR should have been Raavanan.. it would have been awesome.. |
| From: Pras on Sun Jun 20 8:37:28 2010. |
| vithagan wrote: | ||
Not funny |
| From: villan007 on Sun Jun 20 8:42:50 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sun Jun 20 8:50:32 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sun Jun 20 9:02:32 2010. |
| villan007 wrote: |
| yea..buck buck buck ellam suthama ottala...
a comment in theatre: ivan innum kandhasamy-a vitu veliya varalaya |
| From: Rocky89 on Sun Jun 20 9:13:07 2010. |
| villan007 wrote: |
| yea..buck buck buck ellam suthama ottala...
a comment in theatre: ivan innum kandhasamy-a vitu veliya varalaya |
kandassaamy yaala romba baathichitar pOla | From: MADDY on Sun Jun 20 9:13:37 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
| I have a kostin though : in the flashback scenes, you can see a very neat, beautiful village, villagers ... even vikram can be seen like a calm, charismatic person, it is clear that he is the "thalaivar" of the village although nobody says it explicitely ... and then, everything moves into forest .. vikram is seen as an over excited, limit spycho ... the beautiful village disapears suddenly ... etc ... |
| From: Mahen on Sun Jun 20 9:22:36 2010. |
| MADDY wrote: | ||
the kodu poetta song explains that........presumably, they are from lower strata of caste equations and when police crack down on vikram, they are forced to flee, and they always had been opressed and their lands being confiscated..........so i assume, while the crackdown on vikram, subsequent atrocity, vikram;s hiding - their entire properties must have been confiscated......but yes, this was not brought out well........ |
| From: NOV on Sun Jun 20 9:41:53 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Bullet thulachu cancer cure aaguradhellam nambureenga? Tirunelvelila jippa potta originality illainreenga! |
| From: NOV on Sun Jun 20 9:43:56 2010. |
| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Sun Jun 20 9:45:24 2010. |
| NOV wrote: | ||
sorry, I spilled my drink all over the keyboard reading this |
| From: Vivasaayi on Sun Jun 20 9:45:52 2010. |
| From: NOV on Sun Jun 20 9:46:31 2010. |
| ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar wrote: |
| Nov anna. Namalukku kudukkaama drinks saapidureengalae.. And did u go for another show with family?? |
| From: NOV on Sun Jun 20 9:49:21 2010. |
| From: Bala (Karthik) on Sun Jun 20 9:49:35 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Bullet thulachu cancer cure aaguradhellam nambureenga? Tirunelvelila jippa potta originality illainreenga! |
| From: Anban on Sun Jun 20 9:50:06 2010. |
| Vivasaayi wrote: |
| Right comparison should be with Guna right? Guna - because of the similarity in plot - and also its inspired from mythology.
where does Ravanan stand when compared with guna |
| From: Mahen on Sun Jun 20 9:50:13 2010. |
| NOV wrote: | ||
sorry, I spilled my drink all over the keyboard reading this. |
how can we forget the cringe worthy make up..athulam ok, but jippa potta romba originality pochaam..| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Sun Jun 20 9:50:48 2010. |
| NOV wrote: | ||
see my 2nd post above. |
just missed. So the film is getting gud reception at KL | From: Bala (Karthik) on Sun Jun 20 9:51:14 2010. |
| From: NOV on Sun Jun 20 9:53:30 2010. |
| Bala (Karthik) wrote: |
| You are mixing up issues with the milieu with abatham. Bullet cancer cure goal-a ellam oru fan kooda defend pannalaye. |
| From: Mahen on Sun Jun 20 9:54:32 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
| tried watching Ravanan with the kids today. telephone bookings failed.
went to midvalley at 10.30 am - couldnt get tickets for all shows. went to "guaranteed" cap-square - no tickets available. called summit, IOI - same story finally went to sentul - same story
ate thalappakatti briyani and came back home. |
how sad..good to hear that ravanan is getting good response..
| From: Appu s on Sun Jun 20 9:54:53 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: | ||||
how can we forget the cringe worthy make up..athulam ok, but jippa potta romba originality pochaam.. |
| From: great on Sun Jun 20 9:55:29 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: | ||||
how can we forget the cringe worthy make up..athulam ok, but jippa potta romba originality pochaam.. |
| From: Anban on Sun Jun 20 9:56:50 2010. |
| NOV wrote: | ||
anyway bala, the jippaa thing is not a great mistake and definitely not cringeworthy. I dont think Mani can make a bad movie even if he tries hard. Only Tamils will try all means and methods to bring him down. This is Tamilians fate. |
| From: NOV on Sun Jun 20 9:58:42 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: |
| How could you went back to sentul again? |
read abt it in my FB
| From: Mahen on Sun Jun 20 9:59:35 2010. |
| NOV wrote: | ||
anyway bala, the jippaa thing is not a great mistake and definitely not cringeworthy. I dont think Mani can make a bad movie even if he tries hard. Only Tamils will try all means and methods to bring him down. This is Tamilians fate. |
LEave the story aside, just look at the technical aspects of ravanan..Chanceless...No one can make films like that..not even the universal hero| From: NOV on Sun Jun 20 10:01:17 2010. |
| Anban wrote: |
| Tamil audience is just some extra business for this materialistic-opportunistic film maker.. |
| From: great on Sun Jun 20 10:02:32 2010. |
| From: Anban on Sun Jun 20 10:04:23 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: | ||||
LEave the story aside, just look at the technical aspects of ravanan..Chanceless...No one can make films like that..not even the universal hero |
| From: Vivasaayi on Sun Jun 20 10:04:54 2010. |
| NOV wrote: | ||
you must try the thalappaakatti briyani read abt it in . |
| From: Vivasaayi on Sun Jun 20 10:07:34 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: |
|
how can we forget the cringe worthy make up..athulam ok, but jippa potta romba originality pochaam.. |
| From: Bala (Karthik) on Sun Jun 20 10:10:01 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
| one eye ghee....
|
| NOV wrote: |
|
anyway bala, the jippaa thing is not a great mistake and definitely not cringeworthy. |
| NOV wrote: |
|
I dont think Mani can make a bad movie even if he tries hard. Only Tamils will try all means and methods to bring him down. This is Tamilians fate. |
). Innum Mani Ratnam-ngara name kaagave padam paakkara koottam irukku. This thread is a small sample and a mini testimony to that.| From: Mahen on Sun Jun 20 10:11:11 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: | ||||||
Mahen,comparison with Dasa is not necessary, Anban will have same review for all Mani+ARR projects,not to take his views seriously |
| Quote: |
| mani saar shows her cleavage at every possible opportunity.. |
| From: complicateur on Sun Jun 20 10:11:14 2010. |
| From: Bala (Karthik) on Sun Jun 20 10:11:23 2010. |
| From: MADDY on Sun Jun 20 10:12:01 2010. |
........
| From: Vivasaayi on Sun Jun 20 10:12:56 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: | ||
|
Ennale mudiyale..esp when he says puke worthy things like
|
| From: Vivasaayi on Sun Jun 20 10:15:33 2010. |
| Bala (Karthik) wrote: |
| //dig Biriyani in general is overrated |
| From: great on Sun Jun 20 10:15:53 2010. |
| Bala (Karthik) wrote: | ||
Idhu puriyaliye..
. |
| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Sun Jun 20 10:16:18 2010. |
| mahen wrote: |
| LEave the story aside, just look at the technical aspects of ravanan..Chanceless...No one can make films like that..not even the universal hero |
| From: Bala (Karthik) on Sun Jun 20 10:17:13 2010. |
| ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar wrote: |
| But the overall performance is
decided by the small town and village folks. |
Innum 1947-laye irukkeengale!| From: NOV on Sun Jun 20 10:19:36 2010. |
| Bala (Karthik) wrote: | ||
Idhu puriyaliye.. |
| Quote: |
| Apparently for you, these misses don't seem to have interfered with your experience on the whole. Fair enough. |
| Quote: |
| Maybe if he'd meant "indha madhiri abatham irundha Dasa-va neenga rasikkaliya, adhe mahdiri dhaane idhuvum" then i'd consider that a fair enough argument |
| Quote: |
| He has stopped making movies for Tamils (not that its a crime), he is looking at a pan Indian audience/sensibility |
| Quote: |
| Mani Ratnam-ngara name kaagave padam paakkara koottam irukku. |
| From: Appu s on Sun Jun 20 10:21:07 2010. |
| MADDY wrote: |
| Raavanan
santosh sivan - well, this is a national award winning effort........perfection, artistry of the highest order in each frame - he is the best........ |
| MADDY wrote: |
| movie could still be termed a smart one keeping together its screenplay, leagues ahead of current gen folks works but its robbed of its glory by poor dialogues and sequence construction..........if only sujatha was alive |
| From: NOV on Sun Jun 20 10:21:16 2010. |
| Vivasaayi wrote: |
| Thalapakatti biriyani - adhuthan biriyani... aahaa enna non veg marupadiyum ssaapida vechuruveenga polaye. |
my fingers had that lovely fragrance hours after downing the meal. 
////end dig| From: Vivasaayi on Sun Jun 20 10:21:26 2010. |
| Bala (Karthik) wrote: | ||
Innum 1947-laye irukkeengale! |
| From: MADDY on Sun Jun 20 10:22:08 2010. |
| Anban wrote: |
| showing some northie village as a Tamil village.. |
| From: raghavendran on Sun Jun 20 10:22:51 2010. |
...| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Sun Jun 20 10:26:34 2010. |
| Vivasaayi wrote: | ||||
and also - I dont understand what makes people think that the people in smaller or larger towns dont expect quality or whatever that city guys expect. Chennai la irukavainga ellam enna london returna? |
| From: MADDY on Sun Jun 20 10:28:43 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: |
| Maddy again a Good review |
......keeping fingers crossed for BO status now - even if it breaks even, we would feel relieved | From: Vivasaayi on Sun Jun 20 10:29:19 2010. |
| ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar wrote: |
|
Well. Can u teach technical aspects to a farmer or to a small 10 yr old boy. What they expect is cinema as a gud means of entertainment. A fun filled 3 hrs at the theater. |
| From: Mahen on Sun Jun 20 10:34:35 2010. |
| MADDY wrote: | ||
movie was shot 90% in TN/kerala..... and movie is a medium of visual abstraction - idhula enna vendi irukku authenticity etc..........i must say you are missing the entire point of movie making esp maniratnam's style..........and u have problems with all movies which has ARRahman as MD - so peace out....... |
For those who keeping harping on authenticity, mani answers below..see 5.00 onwards
| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Sun Jun 20 10:40:50 2010. |
| Vivasaayi wrote: | ||||||||
Citylayum than 10 year old boys irukainga....you mean there are only farmers in towns?... |
| From: raghavendran on Sun Jun 20 10:42:45 2010. |
,not deviating from the chase(actual crux)..he has conveyed it well..the emotions being conveyed in facial expressions without much dialouges was vintage mani .even the songs used as bgm to gud effect for eg kodu potta song tells wat the people r,he doesnt need to elaborate to show wat sufferings vikram's group go through.but the climax after the high voltage bridge scene mani opeted to go with convential dialouge oriented scene which he ommitted through out the film was a let down
| From: Plum on Sun Jun 20 10:50:49 2010. |
| NOV wrote: | ||
ok, let me say this: Mani must NEVER go back to Ilaiyaraja. That pretty sums up most of the negative posts here. I amout of here. |
| From: MADDY on Sun Jun 20 10:51:51 2010. |
| Plum wrote: | ||||
Maybe that sums up all the positive comments mani gets as well? Unga thottam sollikunga but kamalai izhuthu dasavatharam compare panni, ir-ai izhuthu - romba desparateA Mani defence nadakkudhu pOla. |
| From: raghavendran on Sun Jun 20 10:53:14 2010. |
| MADDY wrote: | ||||||
Plum, before it gets out of hand - pls see who is provoking...... |
| From: MADDY on Sun Jun 20 10:54:39 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: |
| but this one still is a MANIRATNAM FILM..that explains all |
| From: jaiganes on Sun Jun 20 10:56:56 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Sun Jun 20 10:57:23 2010. |
| MADDY wrote: | ||
good review
yea - really......i still remember one of my northie frnd comment - "most of mani's worst movies are better than many directors' best works" |
| From: Plum on Sun Jun 20 10:58:25 2010. |
| ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar wrote: | ||||||
Well. Can u teach technical aspects to a farmer or to a small 10 yr old boy. What they expect is cinema as a gud means of entertainment. A fun filled 3 hrs at the theater. |
| From: Appu s on Sun Jun 20 10:59:31 2010. |
| Plum wrote: | ||||
Maybe that sums up all the positive comments mani gets as well? Unga thottam sollikunga but kamalai izhuthu dasavatharam compare panni, ir-ai izhuthu - romba desparateA Mani defence nadakkudhu pOla. |
| From: Plum on Sun Jun 20 11:02:01 2010. |
| From: NOV on Sun Jun 20 11:02:40 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| Democratization of insult
Desecration of holy cows |
| From: Plum on Sun Jun 20 11:04:58 2010. |
| MADDY wrote: | ||||||
Plum, before it gets out of hand - pls see who is provoking...... |
| From: raghavendran on Sun Jun 20 11:08:44 2010. |
| From: Plum on Sun Jun 20 11:09:00 2010. |
| NOV wrote: | ||
Until then, you are no different from those you criticise. |
| From: NOV on Sun Jun 20 11:13:10 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| naan virat prince maadhiri odhungi vedikkai paarkaren |
| Plum wrote: |
| Maybe that sums up all the positive comments mani gets as well? Unga thottam sollikunga but kamalai izhuthu dasavatharam compare panni, ir-ai izhuthu - romba desparateA Mani defence nadakkudhu pOla. |
| From: Plum on Sun Jun 20 11:20:57 2010. |
| From: NOV on Sun Jun 20 11:23:15 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| Sari sollikonga. Adhaan avar kitta bayamnu sollitene - yaarai paarthu bayam illaiyo avanga kitta dhairyamaa solren. Ungaliyum avar rangekE treat pannattumA? |
| From: Dilbert on Sun Jun 20 11:30:28 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
|
First Take – Do not indulge in comparison with other works of Mani Sir, as most of us do. This is distinctively different. Pay attention to each frame closely. This artwork raises a lot of inner questions. This is not shot with detailed narration of a big story. But, the narration was focused on detailing the characters, development of relationship between them and how it culminates into showcasing the light and dark of inner mind of the antagonist. Few questions to begin with - Are we being told what is true? Whatever we see, are they true? Is history collection of facts or mixture of facts and fable penned by the victor? Can there be a 100% perfect human being? The idols whom we worship in real life, are they defect-free (Could not find a suitable term, so used from my profession )?
Being a devout worshipper of Lord Rama, I don’t find anything insulting and deriding about him. The film just portrays the characters as is – Raavanan, the evil in the eyes of the so-called civil-society and Raman, the godly human being (Incarnation) to his wife and others. Raman is a true professional whose prime motive is to finish off the evil. Seetha, Rama’s love with the psyche of a typical woman – She cannot hate anyone, develop affection for the affected and torn between conflicting emotions of the heart. Woman cannot hate somebody 100%. Raavanan, affected by his personal loss, rages in anger and wanted to lure Rama to his stronghold and inflict the pain which he is undergoing. This forms the story-line beginning at the very first scene itself. So, do not expect a narrative explanation regarding the back-ground for this tussle (explained in the flashback). Also, the hardships faced by downtrodden, tribals and the root-cause of naxalism is touched upon. Things which I appreciated: 1) Camera Work – Awesome, Santosh Sivan and Manikandan had done a fabulous job. No words to explain the efforts, especially the bridge fight 2) ARR – Great Songs and Amazing BGM. Neat work by the Maestro. 3) Supporting Cast – Karthik and Prabhu stole the show with their stellar performance and proved why they were true stalwarts of yesteryears. 4) Vikram – Man, you are awesome, the pain in his eyes in the climax is enough to portray his talent. Carries the movie on his broad shoulders 5) Aishwarya Rai – I am not a big fan of hers. But, have to agree that she did a splendid job. 6) Prithviraj – Calm, Composed, Suave, Focused, Determined and Professional – Would do anything to achieve his target. Things which could have been better:1) Dialogues – Suhasini’s work should have been much better. Mani Sir should have penned the dialogues. Unnecessary comparisons with Raaman and Raavanan with references to Ramayanam could have been avoided. 2) First Half – Few scenes looked out of place or out of order. Editing could have been better. Overall – A very satisfying experience and leaves you with a lot of thought-provoking questions. A must-watch for both the [b]Pan India and Tawa Tamilnadu |
No matter how much you guys want to paint this elephant white and call it "White Elephant " Move on. its in't going happen.
| From: Anban on Sun Jun 20 11:33:36 2010. |
| MADDY wrote: | ||
movie was shot 90% in TN/kerala..... and movie is a medium of visual abstraction - idhula enna vendi irukku authenticity etc..........i must say you are missing the entire point of movie making esp maniratnam's style..........and u have problems with all movies which has ARRahman as MD - so peace out....... |
antha fort-ellaam south india paarunga..| From: Dilbert on Sun Jun 20 11:36:31 2010. |
| Pras wrote: | ||||
... read this in mani style : pidikala, oru tharava paathathu pidikala ... paakanum, innoru tharava paakanum .... i am watching it again right now |
| From: kid-glove on Sun Jun 20 11:58:41 2010. |
| From: Dilbert on Sun Jun 20 12:21:46 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: |
| I don't know what's the fuss is about.
There are other Kamal fans who look forward to the film much and love Mani's work (my appreciation has only grown, so perhaps my old posts present a different image - but it's also pertinent that my taste and view of cinema has only evolved). Here's yours truly on the lack of authenticity in Mani's work. That's just the way he is, and I've begun to love him for that ! No need to use the proponent's (in this case, Anban's) favorite to reject his/her views. That really comes off as a straw man argument. My rendu paisa. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 12:26:37 2010. |
| Dilbert wrote: |
| aada paavi ! This is what "so called Sathya's writeup" everyone is talking about No matter how much you guys want to paint this elephant white and call it "White Elephant " Move on. its in't going happen.
one of 2 things, either you were high on something before entering theatre , so you get to feel / see things which other couldn't or you were wasted , when you started writing this write up. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 12:28:01 2010. |
| Dilbert wrote: | ||
My 3 cents.. ARR fans should understand , that World will not accept his music all the time and treat all his movies songs like some mozart's master piece. He is just a good music director period. Pl stop adding extra bells and wishtles to it. // dig// Btw on the side note. " ARR's jai ho , show was canceled y'day at sliverdome , when stage collapsed. this happened during pre- show setup. 8 people of ARR's team escaped with minor injuries.. Thank god. //end dig// |
| From: Appu s on Sun Jun 20 12:35:53 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: | ||||
My 4 cents, ARR fans DO NOT NEED advice from prejudiced people. Please stop advising us and get back to ur work. We know what we should do. |
| From: Dilbert on Sun Jun 20 12:38:37 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
| This is totally unnecessary. I liked it. You didn't like. Let's leave at this. U need not paint colors for my opinion.
Jaundice (Read Prejudice) patients ellaathayum majaLaa paakaradhu sagajamdhaan. No matter how much medicines they take, there is no cure. Move on, it's not going to happen. |
I was only trying to get my point across. on how some of you try to paint your ONIONS and try arguing with people as if your ONIONS are better than others.
like some of you.
| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 12:38:46 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: |
| I don't know what's the fuss is about.
There are other Kamal fans who look forward to the film much and love Mani's work (my appreciation has only grown, so perhaps my old posts present a different image - but it's also pertinent that my taste and view of cinema has only evolved). Here's yours truly on the lack of authenticity in Mani's work. That's just the way he is, and I've begun to love him for that ! No need to use the proponent's (in this case, Anban's) favorite to reject his/her views. That really comes off as a straw man argument. My rendu paisa. |
| From: Dilbert on Sun Jun 20 12:41:44 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: | ||||
My 4 cents, ARR fans DO NOT NEED advice from prejudiced people. Please stop advising us and get back to ur work. We know what we should do. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 12:44:21 2010. |
| Dilbert wrote: | ||
I agree. I was only trying to get my point across. on how some of you try to paint your ONIONS and try arguing with people as if your ONIONS are better than others.
and I am not affected by Mani's Jaundice phobia ! like some of you.
For anything and everything... keep harping.. Mani sir is this, Mani sir is that. He is just one of the good directors of our generation. At times over rated. This is one of the those times.. when you try to potray a below average movie as a artwork , just becuase it has Mani, ARR , & Star power. my sincere re-coast Stop creating something out of nothing. THIS MOVIE is a utter failure. accept it and live with it. puttanna kanagal will beat him hands down in subject like ravanan just becuase Most of you (Or none of you know who Puttana Kanagal was) you can't conclude Mani sir is the best. |
For you he is over-rated, fair enough. But, engaLukku advise seiyya ungalukku thagudhiyo urimaiyo illai. Naanga enna virumbanuM, enna seiyyanumnu engalukku theriyum. Vandhutaanga ubadhesam panna.| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 12:45:22 2010. |
| Dilbert wrote: | ||||||
And you guys call " others Prejudiced" now thatz a joke.. |
| From: Ramakrishna on Sun Jun 20 12:47:03 2010. |
| From: Ramakrishna on Sun Jun 20 12:50:45 2010. |
| Dilbert wrote: |
|
puttanna kanagal will beat him hands down in subject like ravanan just becuase Most of you (Or none of you know who Puttana Kanagal was) you can't conclude Mani sir is the best. |
| From: Dilbert on Sun Jun 20 12:51:25 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
|
That is ur OPINION. BTW, show one post of mine where I tried to convey that this movie is better than some other? Illennaa For you he is over-rated, fair enough. But, engaLukku advise seiyya ungalukku thagudhiyo urimaiyo illai. Naanga enna virumbanuM, enna seiyyanumnu engalukku theriyum. Vandhutaanga ubadhesam panna. |
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| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 12:52:31 2010. |
| Ramakrishna wrote: | ||
Oh...just because Puttana kanagal is better than Mani in making movies like ravanan, you feel mani is not the best, right? Enna solla vareenga? |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 12:54:55 2010. |
| Dilbert wrote: | ||
Same to you Brother, Stop your Artwork Write ups as your Onions.. (Ad-wised onions) ,
Btw I don't give my ad-wises to some great brains like yourselves. It was my Onion. just like yours. Take - ena - Take . Take-ka -not - GO.. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 12:55:44 2010. |
| From: Dilbert on Sun Jun 20 12:57:44 2010. |
| Ramakrishna wrote: | ||
Oh...just because Puttana kanagal is better than Mani in making movies like ravanan, you feel mani is not the best, right? Enna solla vareenga? |
| From: Ramakrishna on Sun Jun 20 13:05:03 2010. |
| Dilbert wrote: |
|
Again , mistook my onions, Hailing someone has the greatest on a drop of a hat is just not rite period. |
| From: Ramakrishna on Sun Jun 20 13:18:13 2010. |
| From: Sanjeevi on Sun Jun 20 14:04:39 2010. |
| From: complicateur on Sun Jun 20 14:28:27 2010. |
| From: cepark on Sun Jun 20 14:56:32 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 15:00:26 2010. |
| From: cepark on Sun Jun 20 15:07:18 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
| Stunning place, thanks for pics cepark. |
| From: ajithfederer on Sun Jun 20 15:11:07 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 15:21:32 2010. |
| ajithfederer wrote: |
| In the mythology,
Did Raavanan had a curse which prohibits him from touching any woman without her consent??. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 20 15:29:01 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sun Jun 20 16:33:27 2010. |
| MADDY wrote: |
| Raavanan
Movie starts brilliantly showcasing mani's mastery in visual story telling and crisp sequences and dialogues - the framework for movie is set up swiftly in first 10 mins.............i was then lead into a world of breathtaking visuals and camerawork..........the scene where aishwarya falls into the falls - brilliant, i could spot each and every water drop slashing on rocks even in a insipid screen.....color tones and light background brought out the terror, gloom lurking around.........the narration then picks up speed with dev chasing the hideout of raavanan/raagini.........proximity(or lack of it) between raavanan and raagini, the resulting sexual tension for raavanan over raagini forms the crux of the story....... the narration then rests largely on the landscape and plight of the tribe, a very surreal one, displayed beautifully by santosh sivan........i found few problems with authenticity of milieu because it was pretty convnicing.......mani's discomfort in narrating a multi-faceted, psychic, loud, abnormal character came into fore when there is group of carboard side artistes each describing raavanan's character to dev.........mani's effort in bringing out subjectivity to character depicitons was evident, which is very unlike mani........Dev, played by prithviraj, is very close to a caricature except for some deep love for his wife and some shortcuts to attain his target.........raagini was again a cardboard character, times of india reading, high society woman who has no idea about hunger, poverty, oppression............mani's touch comes to the fore when prabhu scorns at raagini for refusing to have food - which according to him is denied for so many people ........
Raavanan, the title character, was sketched with variant shades..........the contradictions in his mind, self-appreciative, jealous, mad lovery boy, fighter - as such..........parallels to ramayan is inevitable right from the scene where raavanan comes in garuda to kidnap raagini.........however, the film breaks the conventions of depciting ram(dev)/raavan characters in its own ways - which was heartening.........the raagini or traditional sita character too had some off the syllabus chapters.......both the raavanan and dev characters are being puzzling and movie does throw up uncomfortable questions on their character design but most of this is lost due to insipid dialogues......the most convincing aspect of raavanan was his uncompromised love to raagini amidst all confusion.........must admit the sequences and situations tying up to one another lacked coherency and impact....... dialogues are fulcrum of any narration and raavan falls flat on this count.........i cant remember a dialogue from the movie now - thats how stupid it is...........though the milieu, character shades, socio-political components threw up a interesting equation, the dialogues and screenplay couldnt latch on to them.............there was hardly anything smart or crisp about the dialogues.........screenplay, however, is spared of such whitewash due to some action scenes and brilliant cinematography........ Vikram as raavanan was marvellous........he infuses energy into this character skeleton which has no support from dialogues with his brilliant body language and expressions........the scene where he shows love intent to raagini, the expression was chanceless........even the scene of death of his kins - the expression and emotions were top notch..........his eyes burned with energy, intensity, love sorrow, revolution, bravery and a mixture of contradiciting expressions - to me, this easily beats all other performances of vikram..........equally or a tad less than vikram was Prithviraj as dev - excellent depiciton of a cold, stone faced cop intent on his work.........there is a uneasy villainy too in his performance and soothing romantic undercurrent for his wife...........prithviraj is a revealation, i must admit(i havent watched much of his malayalam movies and mozhi is a non-starter for me)........i dont think ash got clue of the raagini character and was loud, over the top........theva illama scene....... santosh sivan - well, this is a national award winning effort........perfection, artistry of the highest order in each frame - he is the best.........rahman peeks his head in kodu poetta, kaattu sirikki (short version) songs and BGM during fight scenes.....rest of the movie, he has taken a break, it seems or i couldnt hear anything.......must check this movie in a good theater - if its the same, then im sorry to say, rahman is completely absent in the movie........ movie could still be termed a smart one keeping together its screenplay, leagues ahead of current gen folks works but its robbed of its glory by poor dialogues and sequence construction..........if only sujatha was alive |
| From: Kalyasi on Sun Jun 20 16:47:10 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sun Jun 20 17:39:09 2010. |
| Kalyasi wrote: |
| ennaya ellarum intha padatha poi ippadi thittareenga?
300 ellam paaratareenga? dont you find any technical brilliance in this movie? |
... they are 3 ... maybe 4 ... nobody !! don't worry !! | From: Pras on Sun Jun 20 17:50:22 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sun Jun 20 17:52:30 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sun Jun 20 18:01:55 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sun Jun 20 18:11:08 2010. |
| From: venkkiram on Sun Jun 20 19:33:49 2010. |
| From: Benny Lava on Sun Jun 20 19:46:23 2010. |
| Dilbert wrote: |
| My 3 cents.. ARR fans should understand , that World will not accept his music all the time and treat all his movies songs like some mozart's master piece.
He is just a good music director period. Pl stop adding extra bells and wishtles to it. |
| From: venkkiram on Sun Jun 20 20:03:14 2010. |
| Dilbert wrote: |
| Mani, Get over with ARR , try giving opportunity to other Young MD. you current formula worked for 2 decades thatz a good thing. But the fact is its not working anymore. So move on, Instead of pushing a sub standard products down the throat of audiences. You could do better ! |
| From: Mahen on Sun Jun 20 21:10:43 2010. |
| From: venkkiram on Sun Jun 20 21:21:14 2010. |
| jaiganes wrote: |
| havent seen the movie - but i will have to agree - the format of the screenplay, props, nativity, idhai underline panni mani achieve panna vendiyadhu inimel onnum illai.
I think we have to cut him some slack and appreciate the little fact that he is trying to tell a story and wants us to climb a few more thematic steps in the vision he creates. Offcourse if no one wants to understand that after 25+ years of film making (accessible enjoyable entertaining) he can rather retire and hold his esteem instead of being insulted in the name of criticism. I too have a lot of problems with Mani's recent movies, his deals with reliance, his consistent need to cast abhishek and aish who are at best average stars and below average performers. It takes guts to make a movie with no story, but lots of things to tell in the excuse of story. I am all the more excited to catch this one in big screen... |
| From: groucho070 on Sun Jun 20 22:08:09 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Sun Jun 20 22:38:05 2010. |
| Ramakrishna wrote: |
| The movie got the best responses for usurey poguthey song and ranjitha. Climax la ellaarum nonthu noodles aagi thirumbi ponathuthaan paathen. I don't think the movie will do well commercially. |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 0:46:17 2010. |
| Dilbert wrote: |
|
My advise to Vikram get back to your "Director" the only guy who understands your pluse and gives you true opportunities for performing . |
| From: Appu s on Mon Jun 21 0:53:36 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: |
| ravanan parthen
welll the movie is a different film compared to mani's prev efforts,the film is charecter based,screenplay and happenings r more important in this..the crux of the film is the cat and mouse game between vikram and prithviraj..within this mani has tried to feed with a lot of emotional turmoil,which he has done it quite convincing ,not deviating from the chase(actual crux)..he has conveyed it well..the emotions being conveyed in facial expressions without much dialouges was vintage mani .even the songs used as bgm to gud effect for eg kodu potta song tells wat the people r,he doesnt need to elaborate to show wat sufferings vikram's group go through.but the climax after the high voltage bridge scene mani opeted to go with convential dialouge oriented scene which he ommitted through out the film was a let down
visuals..its almost the backbone of the film..santhosh sivan and manikandan have given amazing visuals for the film..jaw dropping really..the scene where karthik and prithvi sit near a tree with a n insect as a focus
a.r.r's work was gr8..wen vikram feels the lust/love..the humming at the background proves the master. then the cast..biggest plus..vikram was just mindblowing..has come up with a sterling performance.the way he emotes with his eyes wen he falls for ash was superb,the way he cries holding his wounded neck after priya mani's death was a showcase of a master actor.if a performance deserves a national award it is vikram's..prithvi's stylish potrayel of dev was a proof of his skill..has a poisonous look through out.his emotional outburst a the end was top notch,ash was a lead down for me..her charecter was musceled by both the leading men's part.karthik and prabhu were also like pillars,have got powerful roles and they have done it very well dialouges is a let down a bit..mani's films r known for powerful dialouges but this film doesnt have many of them,priya mani's episode was old..nothin new..rape,suicide..not again.and the climax,placing of it..though it was unexpected. overall ravanan is a very gud action/love/visually stunning film..with gr8 performances by the lead cast..though its not mani's best..its a different effort by him..not all r best..but this one still is a MANIRATNAM FILM..that explains all |
| From: Appu s on Mon Jun 21 0:57:00 2010. |
| groucho070 wrote: |
| My take, my signature. Ravanan, got issues but great feast for the eyes. |
Cant open blogs now....| From: Anban on Mon Jun 21 1:07:35 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: | ||
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| From: AravindMano on Mon Jun 21 1:10:49 2010. |
Should be one of the best-est climaxes of Mani.
| From: groucho070 on Mon Jun 21 1:11:40 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: | ||
Groucho can you post it here too? Cant open blogs now.... |
| groucho070 wrote: |
| While driving back, I was thinking of Vikram’s performance in the new much awaited Mani Rathnam film, Ravanan. The gestures, the facial expression, the way he tilts his head and gaze, the roll of the eyes, the screams, the yell, the shout, the whisper….I was impressed, but something hit me. I have seen that before, and it was in a modest little film called Thambi and Madhavan utilised this style of performance and it went on underappreciated. Since Ravanan is a big budgeted film helmed by who is perceived as one of the best Indian filmmaker, they will be dolling out awards to Vikram. Madhavan’s is still the best and most daring to me (considering the mediocrity of his film), but Vikram did well and should be one of the main reasons to watch Ravanan.
The other reasons? For one, the film is a visual feast for viewers. Fantastic cinematography, amidst the forest, and some wonderful action sequences should be the reason why you should start booking the ticket if you haven’t seen it already. The climactic bridge fight alone should make you sit through the movie till the end. Mani Rathnam has never disappointed when it comes to delivering fantastic sight and sound feast and he is not compromising it now. Also to be noted is the performances of the supporting casts. Prabhu is well utilised, but being a fan I wished they had shown a lot more of him. For example, during a key point, Vikram is shown grieving, but the incident should also affect Prabhu who is Vikram’s brother. Nope, only focus on Vikram. And then, I realised this, showing a grieving Prabhu means eating Vikram for breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner and that midnight trip to the fridge. That man is that good. But never mind. Also, it’s nice to see Karthik back in full form, the man has never aged the last fifteen years and his physical fitness is well used, as well as his sense of comic timing. Pritviraj fits in well as a cop with dark side, and Priyamani shows up in flashback (the key incident I mentioned) and proves again why she is one of the finest actress of our time. Which brings us to what was supposed to be the central part of the film – the heroine. Played by Aishwarya Rai, she again raised the question I had in my mind almost a decade ago: “Why is she still in the industry? What have I missed? Isn’t she easily one of the worst actress around?”. Here the filmmakers intent was, no matter how dirty, and messed up she is physically, make sure you get the makeup right. Anytime she rolls over the mud, falls into pit, she comes out still looking like she had just walked off the Miss World stage. Her character needs our empathy and I had a lot more sympathy for the transvestite character played by Vaiyapuri than her. She ruined the entire film if not for the redeeming factors I mentioned. It would have been wonderful if it was Priyamani playing that role instead. Also, while the background score was awesome by the ever impressive A.R. Rahman, can they get him to lower his workload. There’s blaring music almost all the time, and with such gorgeous location, I would have loved to hear the sound of the forest a lot more, the trees branches swishing, the birds tweeting, the macaque screaming. I don’t remember any of that. Guys, ARR is great, but it doesn’t mean that you spread his music like a thick lather of jam over the bread. There are loopholes in the script, and sometimes the dialogue gets heavy handed that you just don’t bother trying to understand the characters motivation and intent. Get your eyes feasted and walk out satisfied that it was worth the tickets, coke and pop-corn you spent on. Not the best Mani Rathnam effort, and not his worst. But definitely needs a visit in the big screen. |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 1:13:35 2010. |
| groucho070 wrote: |
| My take, my signature. Ravanan, got issues but great feast for the eyes. |
| From: groucho070 on Mon Jun 21 1:16:12 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Mon Jun 21 1:30:58 2010. |
groucho,nice review....
| groucho070 wrote: |
| There are loopholes in the script, and sometimes the dialogue gets heavy handed that you just don’t bother trying to understand the characters motivation and intent. Get your eyes feasted and walk out satisfied that it was worth the tickets, coke and pop-corn you spent on. Not the best Mani Rathnam effort, and not his worst. But definitely needs a visit in the big screen. |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 1:50:38 2010. |
| groucho070 wrote: |
| The gestures, the facial expression, the way he tilts his head and gaze, the roll of the eyes, the screams, the yell, the shout, the whisper….I was impressed, but something hit me. I have seen that before, and it was in a modest little film called Thambi and Madhavan utilised this style of performance and it went on underappreciated. Since Ravanan is a big budgeted film helmed by who is perceived as one of the best Indian filmmaker, they will be dolling out awards to Vikram. Madhavan’s is still the best and most daring to me (considering the mediocrity of his film), but Vikram did well and should be one of the main reasons to watch Ravanan. |
comparing madhavan's acting in thambi and vikram's acting in veera neengalE madhavana kindal pannalaamaa
| groucho070 wrote: |
| For example, during a key point, Vikram is shown grieving, but the incident should also affect Prabhu who is Vikram’s brother. Nope, only focus on Vikram |
| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 21 1:51:55 2010. |
| Anban wrote: |
| BGMs are supposed to hit your heart and create some emotion as in movies like Roja, Bombay etc.. Can you give me any one instance in this movie?
Out of the box thinking without any relevance is of no use at all. |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 1:54:07 2010. |
| groucho070 wrote: |
| I would have loved to hear the sound of the forest a lot more, the trees branches swishing, the birds tweeting, the macaque screaming. I don’t remember any of that. |
| From: groucho070 on Mon Jun 21 1:59:10 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: |
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are u serious groucho comparing madhavan's acting in thambi and vikram's acting in veera neengalE madhavana kindal pannalaamaa |
| From: groucho070 on Mon Jun 21 2:01:14 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: | ||
I could hear those sounds while watching. |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Mon Jun 21 2:01:58 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 2:02:10 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: |
| Summaa sollanumnu BGM is fantastic is veththu paechchu.. It is just a way trying to Show, ARR is the best in everything without any points in favor.
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| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 2:03:44 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: |
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I literally had goosebumps during the last shot of the film, when that bit song started. |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 2:10:42 2010. |
| groucho070 wrote: | ||
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| groucho070 wrote: |
| Vikram used the same style here and worked well within this film... |
| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 21 2:12:27 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: | ||
Summaa sollanumnu BGM is bad'nu solradhu veththu paechchu.. It is just a way trying to Show, ARR is not that good in everything without any points in favor. |
ennakku appadi onnum therila except for the Bridge sequences..
| From: AravindMano on Mon Jun 21 2:12:40 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: |
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I literally had goosebumps during the last shot of the film, when that bit song started. |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 2:12:43 2010. |
| groucho070 wrote: |
| the film is a visual feast for viewers. Fantastic cinematography, amidst the forest, and some wonderful action sequences should be the reason why you should start booking the ticket if you haven’t seen it already. The climactic bridge fight alone should make you sit through the movie till the end. Mani Rathnam has never disappointed when it comes to delivering fantastic sight and sound feast and he is not compromising it now. |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 2:15:30 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: |
| There are some extremely brilliant people who can get everything like u.. But not all.. |
| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 21 2:16:04 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Mon Jun 21 2:16:54 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 21 2:21:08 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: |
| [have spoilers]... Actually the problem with Mani sir, he could have kept the rape scene in the Police station, naalu peru kathara kathara.. then it will have more emotions... |
| From: Appu s on Mon Jun 21 2:23:53 2010. |
| From: swathy on Mon Jun 21 2:23:55 2010. |
nalla artists
| From: littlemaster1982 on Mon Jun 21 2:25:06 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 2:27:15 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: |
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For a perfect narration and fantastic BGM.. Watch Naayakan, Thalapathy and Mouna Raagam anyday. Even a commerical one Agni nakshathiram is
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will come up with points as soon as i get DVD quality version torrent
| From: Appu s on Mon Jun 21 2:27:36 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: |
| I think Appu was sarcastic |
| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 21 2:29:22 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: |
| I think Appu was sarcastic |
| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Mon Jun 21 2:30:30 2010. |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 2:31:07 2010. |
- ningalum generalaa dhaan sollikittirukkenga.
| From: littlemaster1982 on Mon Jun 21 2:31:08 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: |
| If that is the case SAC's movies would have made greater impacts than anyone else's |
| From: Appu s on Mon Jun 21 2:35:38 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||
not really.. Say watch Anjaathey.. There were no Physical rapes or so.. even in the scene where heroine changes her dress and Prasanna trying to see that via downside of the door.. There is nothing.. The impact it made was |
J/K TM
| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 21 2:36:42 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: |
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will come up with points as soon as i get DVD quality version torrent
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| Sarna wrote: |
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பாரி பாரி என்று பலவேத்தி ஒருவற் புகழ்வர் செந்நாப் புலவர் பாரி யொருவனும் அல்லன் மாரியும் உண்டு ஈண்டு உலகுபுரப் பதுவே. |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 2:37:02 2010. |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Mon Jun 21 2:38:38 2010. |
| From: leosimha on Mon Jun 21 2:45:48 2010. |
| From: leosimha on Mon Jun 21 2:46:20 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: |
| Plum,
I thought Vikram was bad in Raavanan. Then you can imagine how Abhishek would be in Raavan. This is coming from a Abhishek sympathizer, no less |
acting wise bad or REAL BAD....| From: littlemaster1982 on Mon Jun 21 2:48:19 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 21 2:48:35 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: | ||
SAC's intention was different |
we can keep guessing avlothaan
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 2:48:44 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: |
| Plum,
I thought Vikram was bad in Raavanan. Then you can imagine how Abhishek would be in Raavan. This is coming from a Abhishek sympathizer, no less |
| From: complicateur on Mon Jun 21 2:51:53 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 2:53:00 2010. |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 2:55:38 2010. |
| complicateur wrote: |
| Plum,
I linked my review for the Hindi film here assuming people wouldnt read it if I posted in the Indian films section alone. Pliss to refer. |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 2:56:14 2010. |
| Plum wrote: | ||
Thanks LM. Have you seen in Hindi? Well, speculatively, I am also dismissing Abhishek. "kanfaarmednga"-nu yArAvadhu solvIngaLAnnu pArkarEn. |
| jinju wrote: |
| if anyone wants to graduate on 'overacting' as a subject, Abhishek's Beera can be referred as a case study!
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| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 2:58:37 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 3:00:25 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: |
| TM anna, இரட்டுற மொழிதல் அணி padichchirukkeengalaa ? Rahman's BGM is so |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 3:02:54 2010. |
| NOV wrote: | ||
If you can't convince them, confuse them. - Harry S Truman |
- andha mAdhiri ungaLayum andha listla sErkaNumA-nu kEttEn?
| From: leosimha on Mon Jun 21 3:03:54 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: |
| Acting wise, Leo. I felt he was over the top in lot of scenes. |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 3:04:05 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: | ||
Sensible, as ever from you |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Mon Jun 21 3:06:46 2010. |
| Plum wrote: | ||
Thanks LM. Have you seen in Hindi? Well, speculatively, I am also dismissing Abhishek. "kanfaarmednga"-nu yArAvadhu solvIngaLAnnu pArkarEn. Ofcourse, when Baradwaj Rangan doesn't protect him with his review, then pretty much it is a gone case for him. But Rangan made amends in the comments section saying that he was good in the "stand-still" moments(whatever that means) and only the bak bak parts were bad. I am expecting him to see Ravanan and come back and say Abhishek was better |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Mon Jun 21 3:08:55 2010. |
| leosimha wrote: | ||
in pithamagan....i felt vikram was over the top.....but not in sethu....in sethu...it was his casual stuff.... |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 3:14:17 2010. |
| From: Anban on Mon Jun 21 3:17:08 2010. |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 3:22:28 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 3:29:29 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| On the nativity factor |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 3:30:40 2010. |
| From: Rajaruud on Mon Jun 21 3:33:40 2010. |
(Avangallukaaga padathae evlo thadavae vaenaalum paakalaam 
)
)
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 3:34:48 2010. |
| From: Pras on Mon Jun 21 3:35:18 2010. |
| From: groucho070 on Mon Jun 21 3:39:09 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 3:40:55 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: | ||
As confirmed by Veera in the climax, Dev will not do anything without reason. The reason for him doubting (so-called) Ragini is to trap Veera. This was reconfirmed when he says "Naandhaan thirumbavum varuvEnnu sonnenla". |
| From: Pras on Mon Jun 21 3:48:40 2010. |
| groucho070 wrote: |
| What? Does this mean Big B saw all the rushes, been with them throughout entire shooting? |
| From: Anban on Mon Jun 21 4:00:16 2010. |
| From: NOV on Mon Jun 21 4:03:01 2010. |
| From: tvsankar on Mon Jun 21 4:03:18 2010. |
| Pras wrote: | ||
i think hindi raavan will be a flop ... WOM is not good ... then, bachanS had to find a reason ... |
| From: Anban on Mon Jun 21 4:06:55 2010. |
| From: NOV on Mon Jun 21 4:13:10 2010. |
| From: venkkiram on Mon Jun 21 4:37:17 2010. |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 4:41:02 2010. |
| groucho070 wrote: |
| What? Does this mean Big B saw all the rushes, been with them throughout entire shooting? |
| From: groucho070 on Mon Jun 21 4:47:40 2010. |
| Plum wrote: | ||
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| From: venkkiram on Mon Jun 21 4:49:02 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Mon Jun 21 5:06:42 2010. |
Worked very well in Ravanan| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 5:14:33 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: | ||
raghavendran good review |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 5:20:40 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: |
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Reserve all the awards for Vikram and SAnthosh Sivan - Ravanan..The best performance/cinematography for 2010 |
| From: Ramakrishna on Mon Jun 21 5:21:07 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: |
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See the faces of people in theater, u can understand.. |
| From: villan007 on Mon Jun 21 5:23:03 2010. |
| Ramakrishna wrote: | ||
Mothathla neenga padam paakkala |
| From: Mahen on Mon Jun 21 5:25:03 2010. |
| Ramakrishna wrote: | ||
Mothathla neenga padam paakkala |
Yeah i can imagine TM looking around the theater and checking out ppl's faces..Thats why he missed many scenes in the film| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 5:26:10 2010. |
| Ramakrishna wrote: | ||
Mothathla neenga padam paakkala |
| From: cepark on Mon Jun 21 5:28:42 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 21 5:30:55 2010. |
| Ramakrishna wrote: | ||
Mothathla neenga padam paakkala |
appappa audience kodukira reactions...
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 5:31:35 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: | ||||
Yeah i can imagine TM looking around the theater and checking out ppl's faces..Thats why he missed many scenes in the film |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 5:32:37 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
| Big-B peeved with Mani Ratnam
By Moviebuzz | Monday, 21 June , 2010, 12:01 The uniformly bad reviews and lackluster opening of Mani Ratnam’s much hyped Raavan in Hindi has upset Amitabh Bachchan. Amitabh tweeted that “Raavan” was sadly edited, a lot of important scenes which justify Abhishek’s character has been deleted, creating confusion among the audiences. “In the edit, all the visual heads got cut and you see a confused Beera’s expression and wonder why? Sad editing ruined Abhishek’s role, “tweeted a disappointed Big B. Meanwhile Santosh Sivan and Vikram has come to Mani Ratnam’s rescue. Says Santosh: “I feel that everyone has a right to their own opinion. It’s the director’s call and Mani Sir has taken a different viewpoint than Mr Bachchan. The film is a huge hit in south.” Vikram too has gone out of his way to promote the film in south India. Says Vikram: “Raavanan is rocking at the southern box-office. The audiences are the king and it’s their judgment that counts.” |
..idhethaan edhirparthen| From: kid-glove on Mon Jun 21 5:33:48 2010. |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 5:34:21 2010. |
| Quote: |
| Manirathnam Says ‘No’ To Silambarasan
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| Quote: |
| Instead it will be shot in Hindi with Ranbir Kapoor in lead role and rest of the star-casts is yet to be confirmed |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 5:35:18 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: |
| Flum,
pona jenmatha pathi edhuvum pesa vendam.. I disown |
| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 21 5:35:20 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: | ||||
Yeah i can imagine TM looking around the theater and checking out ppl's faces..Thats why he missed many scenes in the film |
| From: Ramakrishna on Mon Jun 21 5:36:12 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||||
Paarkura maathiri irunthaa thaanae
There is something called multitasking.. See inga niraya paer sonnaanga.. Ranjithaa vukku thaan niraya claps nnu .. athe maarithaan... konjam paer ezhunthu poi varathu.. en pakkathula ukaarnthu iruntha naren sms pannitae irunthaan appappa audience kodukira reactions...
naan solratha namba vaendaam.. namma sathya va kaetu paaraen |
| From: Ramakrishna on Mon Jun 21 5:37:44 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 21 5:38:44 2010. |
| Ramakrishna wrote: | ||||||
I have to agree with you. The theatre in which i saw the movie resembled a fish market. There was non-stop chatting. Oruthan padam puriyala padam puriyalanu kadaisi varaikum polambittu irunthaan. |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Mon Jun 21 5:39:19 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 5:39:42 2010. |
| Ramakrishna wrote: |
| But there was tremendous response for Usurey poguthey. Some people started shouting paatta muzhusaa podungadaa. |
| From: kid-glove on Mon Jun 21 5:41:34 2010. |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 5:42:19 2010. |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 5:43:01 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Mon Jun 21 5:45:57 2010. |
| From: Ramakrishna on Mon Jun 21 5:47:24 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||||||||
athu neethaanae
which theater? |
| From: kid-glove on Mon Jun 21 5:49:42 2010. |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Mon Jun 21 5:51:37 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: |
| Then why do songs at all? In fact, he could keep off it. I'm especially referring to songs with lip-sync that are ever-present in a Mani ratnam film till-date. |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 5:52:56 2010. |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 5:53:55 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: |
| Then why do songs at all? In fact, he could keep off it. I'm especially referring to songs with lip-sync that are ever-present in a Mani ratnam film till-date. |
| From: Parthyy on Mon Jun 21 5:54:36 2010. |
| cepark wrote: |
| Manirathnam Says ‘No’ To Silambarasan
Manirathnam’s ‘Raavanan’ has stepped on to epitome of success all throughout the globe with a grand release of 2200 prints. Much before the town could get away from the ‘Raavanan’ fever; he is ready with his next project. The closer sources to Manirathnam have confirmed that his next film wouldn’t be a bilingual. Instead it will be shot in Hindi with Ranbir Kapoor in lead role and rest of the star-casts is yet to be confirmed. Earlier, Mani had plans about making the film in Tamil as well with Silambarasan in lead role and now has stopped it from proceeding ahead. Though it remains as an unconfirmed buzz, it seems that the entire film will be shot across exotic locales of cities including a major portion in London. P.C. Sriram has signed to handle cinematography while Manirathnam’s most favorite A.R. Rahman will tune melodies and Sreekar Prasad as editor. source :top 10 cinema. |
| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 21 5:54:39 2010. |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Mon Jun 21 5:56:24 2010. |
| From: Ramakrishna on Mon Jun 21 5:59:39 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: |
| My biggest grouse about the film - not using 'Usure Poguthey' properly |
| From: kid-glove on Mon Jun 21 6:01:44 2010. |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 6:02:03 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: |
| Plum,
Do you know Mani wanted to cast Abhishek in Tamil as well (in Prithvi's role) and Abhishek refused it? |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 6:07:29 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: |
| I don't really buy this 'ovation' thing in the end, at all. In fact, I only see multiplex audience trying to get their way out ASAP to avoid hassle in car parking. Just saying.
Moreover from what I hear, the final shots of the film could seem misogynistic and go against bourgeoisie mores. |
| From: kid-glove on Mon Jun 21 6:11:57 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: | ||
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| From: Appu s on Mon Jun 21 6:26:07 2010. |
| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Mon Jun 21 6:26:24 2010. |
... Well RGV tweets that he is willing to remake raavan film with film title '' MY NAME IS RAAVAN'' ...| From: Ramakrishna on Mon Jun 21 6:26:33 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: |
| K_G where is your review? did u post it here? |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 6:27:47 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: | ||||
I'm not referring to what you said, but what Vikram & few articles have claimed.. |
..as in the case for hindi version...tamizh is rocking as vikram said..| From: kid-glove on Mon Jun 21 6:38:38 2010. |
| From: Parthyy on Mon Jun 21 6:40:01 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 6:41:10 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: |
| Yes, I haven't seen the film yet. But will do it soon. Originally thought of watching hindi and tamil back-to-back, but will now strike off Hindi, for obvious reasons.. |
| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 21 6:48:52 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: | ||
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| From: Mukzi on Mon Jun 21 6:50:34 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 6:51:33 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||||
It might be really rocking.. But engallaam rocking.. nee etha vachchu appadi thirumba thirumba sollra |
.| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 6:52:34 2010. |
| Mukzi wrote: |
| Mani Ratnam’s ‘Raavan’ unfolded on screens yesterday and it was received with mixed reviews. Reliance BIG Pictures and Madras Talkies’ ‘Raavan’ has grossed Rs 20 crores worldwide at the box office on the opening day from its three versions - Hindi (Raavan), Tamil (Raavanan) and Telugu (Villain).
‘Raavan’ is India’s first film to have released worldwide in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu language simultaneously. The film has opened in 2200 screens worldwide on 18th June in all its three versions. ‘Raavan’ was also well-received by international audience and critics. |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 6:55:50 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 21 6:55:51 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: | ||||||
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| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 6:59:19 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||||||||
just trying to understand.. Do u U mean the opening week end booking.. Those were mostly housefull within 2 days of booking opened.. that is very natural considering huge publicity and big names involved in the movie.. I am not sure whether u mean that |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 7:04:06 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 7:06:45 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| Rocking - original meaning - struggling, falling apart. shaken or disturbed violently.
Example: To rock the boat - disturb something functioning smoothly with a negative impact. |
| From: Mukzi on Mon Jun 21 7:14:12 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: | ||
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| From: Appu s on Mon Jun 21 7:15:51 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||||||||
just trying to understand.. Do u U mean the opening week end booking.. Those were mostly housefull within 2 days of booking opened.. that is very natural considering huge publicity and big names involved in the movie.. I am not sure whether u mean that |
| From: Appu s on Mon Jun 21 7:16:52 2010. |
| Mukzi wrote: |
| Mani Ratnam’s ‘Raavan’ unfolded on screens yesterday and it was received with mixed reviews. Reliance BIG Pictures and Madras Talkies’ ‘Raavan’ has grossed Rs 20 crores worldwide at the box office on the opening day from its three versions - Hindi (Raavan), Tamil (Raavanan) and Telugu (Villain).
‘Raavan’ is India’s first film to have released worldwide in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu language simultaneously. The film has opened in 2200 screens worldwide on 18th June in all its three versions. ‘Raavan’ was also well-received by international audience and critics. |
| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 21 7:17:44 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: |
| u wil always find the initial hype decreasing if a movie is falling.that has not happened...even the single screens r running to packed houses...padam ippellam 2 weeks top slotle irundha padam super hit..i also meant the movie was rocking also(vikram especially) |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 7:18:00 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: | ||
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| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 21 7:20:19 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: |
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he is telling the movie is rocking as per opening weekend houseful shows,atleast it is better than telling a movie BOmbed at boxoffice within a day. |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 7:22:27 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 7:23:10 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||
A movie with such magnitude releases, when the booking was done for opening week end under all cases, that for the next few days bookings also would happen before the movie release itself to some extent.. Added to that if the movie gets rave responses among the public, then at this point of time at least evening shows will be housefull for the next few days as the movie is in earlier days... Since u had mentioned single screens too, check Kasi theater bookings for tomm. You can see lots of tickets available in first class for the evening show itself. Maththa shows paththi sollavae vaendiyathilla. That would show the trend.. Let me tell u one thing, if the movie is real rocking till wednesday mostly every shows would have booked by this point of time which is not the case. |
| From: Appu s on Mon Jun 21 7:28:04 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||
movie nallaa illainnu thaan ellaam solraangalae thavira .. movie bombed nnu yaarum sonna maathiri therila
For such a magnitude release opening week end housefull is very normal.. I said a month before itself, raavanan will be the best opening of the year. |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 7:30:33 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: | ||||
Ungala sollala TM, Rendu peru inga already announce panittanga,movie failure aam
BUt neenga yen movie failure aakidum mathriyeee pesurenga,VTV-kkum ithethan pannenga, athu nallapadiya hit aayiduchu |
| From: Cinefan on Mon Jun 21 7:30:34 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 7:32:13 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 21 7:33:45 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: | ||||
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| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 21 7:37:05 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: |
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BUt neenga yen movie failure aakidum mathriyeee pesurenga,VTV-kkum ithethan pannenga, athu nallapadiya hit aayiduchu |
enna naan ninaichatha vida konjam collections more.. avvlothaan w.r.t A centres..
oh 100th day celebrate pannathaalayaa | From: Ramakrishna on Mon Jun 21 7:37:46 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: |
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Now i would leave it to u, what is the meaning of rocking. |
| From: Ramakrishna on Mon Jun 21 7:39:44 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: |
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I bet u..Try showing that.. enakku pidikalainnu sonnanae thavira A centres la kandippa hit aagidum nnu thaan solli irunthaen enna naan ninaichatha vida konjam collections more.. avvlothaan w.r.t A centres..
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| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 21 7:40:12 2010. |
| Ramakrishna wrote: | ||
ippo word meanings kooda individual opinion aayiduchaa |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 7:40:14 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||
I bet u..Try showing that.. enakku pidikalainnu sonnanae thavira A centres la kandippa hit aagidum nnu thaan solli irunthaen enna naan ninaichatha vida konjam collections more.. avvlothaan w.r.t A centres..
Ragav, AO hit aa oh 100th day celebrate pannathaalayaa |
| From: VJerry on Mon Jun 21 7:41:36 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 7:42:47 2010. |
| VJerry wrote: |
| I could see some negative talks are spreading over the movie. Still ppl are eager to see the movie. I guess Tamil is far better than Hindi and more negative talks abt hindi will affect a bit of tamil version also. |
| From: Thirumaran on Mon Jun 21 7:45:51 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: |
| na hitunnu sollale..ana flopa?..brk even..kandippa adhu flop illele |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 7:49:48 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: | ||||
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| From: Anban on Mon Jun 21 7:52:21 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 8:04:03 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||
In chennai average along with some more places, but most of the places it flopped. |
| From: Parthyy on Mon Jun 21 8:15:24 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: | ||||
@plum |
| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Mon Jun 21 8:17:33 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 8:19:41 2010. |
| ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar wrote: |
| just went through some articles. Collections started to drop in usa at the start of the week. Almost all prominent sites have claimed the tamil version to be better than hindi. Maybe that's why people were fuming hot in twitter. |
| From: Parthyy on Mon Jun 21 8:21:35 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: | ||
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| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 8:25:56 2010. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Mon Jun 21 8:28:07 2010. |
| From: Bala (Karthik) on Mon Jun 21 8:29:25 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| Overheard this conversation in office cafeteria(keep in mind this is in Mumbai)
I caught it at the following point P1: sunA hai tamizh mein bada hit hai my ears caught this and immediately alerted that this must be about Ravan, what else, so sharpened my ears P2: mainE sunA hindi version bhilkul khallas thA. Rocky nE bOla mega bore hai. P1: haan, woh jo Vikram hai nA, sunA hai usnE bahut achA kAm kiyA hai. Abhishek uthnA khaas nahin thA P3: Kaun Vikram? P1: wohi jisnE Dev ka character kiyA thA rAvaN mein. P4: Oh really, that's cool man! P2: Tamil mein superhit kehtE hai P4: hAn - he was quite good as Dev so I can imagine! yAr abhishek nE thO Maniratnam ki lagA dhi! Good to know, beyond the Bachchan propoganda, facts are seeping through North Indies as well! But then this is only Mumbai so cant say surely for all of North Indies. |
| From: Appu s on Mon Jun 21 8:32:23 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| Overheard this conversation in office cafeteria(keep in mind this is in Mumbai)
I caught it at the following point P1: sunA hai tamizh mein bada hit hai my ears caught this and immediately alerted that this must be about Ravan, what else, so sharpened my ears P2: mainE sunA hindi version bhilkul khallas thA. Rocky nE bOla mega bore hai. P1: haan, woh jo Vikram hai nA, sunA hai usnE bahut achA kAm kiyA hai. Abhishek uthnA khaas nahin thA P3: Kaun Vikram? P1: wohi jisnE Dev ka character kiyA thA rAvaN mein. P4: Oh really, that's cool man! P2: Tamil mein superhit kehtE hai P4: hAn - he was quite good as Dev so I can imagine! yAr abhishek nE thO Maniratnam ki lagA dhi! Good to know, beyond the Bachchan propoganda, facts are seeping through North Indies as well! But then this is only Mumbai so cant say surely for all of North Indies. |
| From: Ramakrishna on Mon Jun 21 8:43:09 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| Overheard this conversation in office cafeteria(keep in mind this is in Mumbai)
I caught it at the following point P1: sunA hai tamizh mein bada hit hai my ears caught this and immediately alerted that this must be about Ravan, what else, so sharpened my ears P2: mainE sunA hindi version bhilkul khallas thA. Rocky nE bOla mega bore hai. P1: haan, woh jo Vikram hai nA, sunA hai usnE bahut achA kAm kiyA hai. Abhishek uthnA khaas nahin thA P3: Kaun Vikram? P1: wohi jisnE Dev ka character kiyA thA rAvaN mein. P4: Oh really, that's cool man! P2: Tamil mein superhit kehtE hai P4: hAn - he was quite good as Dev so I can imagine! yAr abhishek nE thO Maniratnam ki lagA dhi! Good to know, beyond the Bachchan propoganda, facts are seeping through North Indies as well! But then this is only Mumbai so cant say surely for all of North Indies. |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 8:46:08 2010. |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 8:47:37 2010. |
| Ramakrishna wrote: | ||
nalla dialogue writer-aa varuveenga. |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 8:50:14 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| flirting with other men's wives is more common in the north |
maatraan thOttaththu malligaikkum manam undu'nu sonnavanga nam kal thOndri man thOndraa koottam dhaan | From: Bala (Karthik) on Mon Jun 21 8:50:57 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
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Ok, this flips it. I am seeing this movie coming weekend for sure |
Kamaan| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 8:52:19 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Mon Jun 21 8:55:59 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| yeah, but how accepted that is in our part of the country? You can see here itself that people in general are averse to the idea of out-of-wedlock flirting even. Why others, I myself will be extremely uncomfortable about it in real life. This is not so with North Indies and Punjabi folks. They make some ribald jokes with each others' wives without battling an eyelid - in general. It is kind of openly acceptable to flirt openly. |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 9:06:40 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| Overheard this conversation in office cafeteria(keep in mind this is in Mumbai)
I caught it at the following point P1: sunA hai tamizh mein bada hit hai my ears caught this and immediately alerted that this must be about Ravan, what else, so sharpened my ears P2: mainE sunA hindi version bhilkul khallas thA. Rocky nE bOla mega bore hai. P1: haan, woh jo Vikram hai nA, sunA hai usnE bahut achA kAm kiyA hai. Abhishek uthnA khaas nahin thA P3: Kaun Vikram? P1: wohi jisnE Dev ka character kiyA thA rAvaN mein. P4: Oh really, that's cool man! P2: Tamil mein superhit kehtE hai P4: hAn - he was quite good as Dev so I can imagine! yAr abhishek nE thO Maniratnam ki lagA dhi! Good to know, beyond the Bachchan propoganda, facts are seeping through North Indies as well! But then this is only Mumbai so cant say surely for all of North Indies. |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 9:27:35 2010. |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 9:28:24 2010. |
| From: hamid on Mon Jun 21 9:29:09 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| Overheard this conversation in office cafeteria(keep in mind this is in Mumbai)
I caught it at the following point P1: sunA hai tamizh mein bada hit hai my ears caught this and immediately alerted that this must be about Ravan, what else, so sharpened my ears P2: mainE sunA hindi version bhilkul khallas thA. Rocky nE bOla mega bore hai. P1: haan, woh jo Vikram hai nA, sunA hai usnE bahut achA kAm kiyA hai. Abhishek uthnA khaas nahin thA P3: Kaun Vikram? P1: wohi jisnE Dev ka character kiyA thA rAvaN mein. P4: Oh really, that's cool man! P2: Tamil mein superhit kehtE hai P4: hAn - he was quite good as Dev so I can imagine! yAr abhishek nE thO Maniratnam ki lagA dhi! Good to know, beyond the Bachchan propoganda, facts are seeping through North Indies as well! But then this is only Mumbai so cant say surely for all of North Indies. |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 9:29:27 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| adhu namma kalAcharathai bAdhikkumnu delete paNNi iruppAnga! |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 9:32:25 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| adhu namma kalAcharathai bAdhikkumnu delete paNNi iruppAnga! |
| From: Nerd on Mon Jun 21 9:34:18 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Mon Jun 21 9:41:01 2010. |
| From: SMI on Mon Jun 21 9:41:07 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: | ||
here namma means ??? |
| From: hamid on Mon Jun 21 9:45:25 2010. |
| From: hamid on Mon Jun 21 9:48:43 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 9:50:29 2010. |
| SMI wrote: | ||||
All those who grow up with PiRan manai nokkaathe policy. Avingallam Love thy neighborsa spelling mistake oda padichittainga |
unga kitta neraya pEsanum
| From: Appu s on Mon Jun 21 9:51:24 2010. |
Watch The tamil version in theatre | From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 9:52:30 2010. |
| Quote: |
| இந்தப் படம் மோசமாக எடிட் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளதாக அமிதாப் கூறியிருந்தாரே என்ற கேள்விக்கு மணிரத்னம் பதில் சொல்லவில்லை |
| From: SMI on Mon Jun 21 9:55:33 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: | ||||||
dig// annaaththa, neenga inga vaanga unga kitta neraya pEsanum
Where is SP akka ??? Plum, neenga enna solreenga ??? //ends |
ippadi oru thread irukkarathu enakku theriyaathu konjam bis bis. appaala varEn // dig end| From: Parthyy on Mon Jun 21 10:01:18 2010. |
| Plum wrote: | ||
Well, atleast this hopefully means that less of Abhishek in Mani's films going forward :greenjump: But that also means Ranbeer gets in |
| From: Nerd on Mon Jun 21 10:04:46 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: |
| Nerd Watch The tamil version in theatre |
| From: hamid on Mon Jun 21 10:16:35 2010. |
| hamid wrote: | ||
Plum, overall-a puriyuthu.. but vasanam ellam nallarukkunu solrathaala.. translation please... |
| From: tamizharasan on Mon Jun 21 10:25:35 2010. |
| hamid wrote: | ||||
Indhi theriyalennu ketta pathil kuuda sollama bandha panraangappa.. anyway indhikaara ponnu yaarkittayavathu kettukkaren |
| From: Plum on Mon Jun 21 10:34:21 2010. |
| hamid wrote: | ||||
Indhi theriyalennu ketta pathil kuuda sollama bandha panraangappa.. anyway indhikaara ponnu yaarkittayavathu kettukkaren |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 21 10:37:10 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
|
yAr abhishek nE thO Maniratnam ki lagA dhi! idhai nAn translate paNninA, indha post delete aagidum. freeyA vudunga |
| From: hamid on Mon Jun 21 10:57:13 2010. |
| From: Movie Cop on Mon Jun 21 10:57:47 2010. |
| ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar wrote: |
| ... Well RGV tweets that he is willing to remake raavan film with film title '' MY NAME IS RAAVAN'' ... |
| From: Movie Cop on Mon Jun 21 11:03:47 2010. |
| From: Anban on Mon Jun 21 11:07:31 2010. |
| From: Movie Cop on Mon Jun 21 11:08:33 2010. |
| Anban wrote: |
| MC :shocked: |
| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Mon Jun 21 11:10:43 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: | ||
indhikaara ponnu yaarkittayavathu kettukkaren'nu hamid sonnaapla |
... thappichaaru hamid anna... Illaati palaar... | From: m_23_bayarea on Mon Jun 21 11:23:03 2010. |
| Nerd wrote: |
| Watched the worse version (as per general consensus) Raavan yesterday.
Abhi was the biggest disappointment. WTH was he doing? I liked his acting in Guru and even in Paa but he was rank bad in this film. I haven't got all the visual cues but will definitely watch the thamizh version. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Mon Jun 21 11:24:14 2010. |
| Movie Cop wrote: |
| Thought of going to Raavan (tomorrow night show) with my wife. But Nerd's review is making me strongly think should I have to wait for the DVD. |
| From: Nerd on Mon Jun 21 11:30:30 2010. |
| From: ALWAR_AJITH on Mon Jun 21 11:33:07 2010. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Mon Jun 21 11:40:17 2010. |
| Nerd wrote: |
|
Yeah Bay I am sure, Vikram >> Abhi Aish = Aish Prithivi <= Vikram Karthik > Govinda Prabhu >= Ravi Kishan Priya Mani >= Priya Mani etc |
| From: subash43 on Mon Jun 21 11:45:08 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Mon Jun 21 11:50:02 2010. |
| subash43 wrote: |
| Raavanan
Mani Ratnam's magnum opus has opened to mix reviews. While Vikram's Raavanan is receiving rave reviews unanimously, Abhishek seems to be under fire from the critics for his performance. Ash, as always, is in her best porcelain form. Trade Talk: The movie has seen an overwhelming opening collections and booking records, thanks to the big names associated with it. Public Talk: Rahman's music and Santosh Sivan's cinematography that has made the movie a fabulous watching experience. No. Days Completed: 3 No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 363 Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 93% Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 88,46,206 Verdict: Good Opening http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/top-ten-movies/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-raavanan.html |
Can i say that this the biggest opening in 2010..?Mani daaa| From: Rajaruud on Mon Jun 21 11:50:46 2010. |
| subash43 wrote: |
| Raavanan
Mani Ratnam's magnum opus has opened to mix reviews. While Vikram's Raavanan is receiving rave reviews unanimously, Abhishek seems to be under fire from the critics for his performance. Ash, as always, is in her best porcelain form. Trade Talk: The movie has seen an overwhelming opening collections and booking records, thanks to the big names associated with it. Public Talk: Rahman's music and Santosh Sivan's cinematography that has made the movie a fabulous watching experience. No. Days Completed: 3 No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 363 Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 93% Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 88,46,206 Verdict: Good Opening http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/top-ten-movies/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-raavanan.html |
| From: venkkiram on Mon Jun 21 11:51:05 2010. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Mon Jun 21 11:52:15 2010. |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Mon Jun 21 11:56:51 2010. |
| Nerd wrote: |
| Vikram was fantastic as Dev and looked very much like a tough cop. Scenes exposing the gray shades in his character were extremely well executed by Mani saar. Vikram killing Beera's brother for example. |
| From: Anban on Mon Jun 21 11:59:19 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: | ||
Spoilers
Prithviraj did well in Thamizh too. I wanted to know how Vikram had done. I liked that scene very much. The expression in Prithvi's face before he loads the gun again was |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Mon Jun 21 12:02:42 2010. |
In fact Dev was shown that he is more concerned about catching Veera and his clan than saving his wife.| From: Nerd on Mon Jun 21 12:08:10 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: |
| Nerd,
Like to know your take on bgm. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Mon Jun 21 12:09:14 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: | ||
Spoilers
Prithviraj did well in Thamizh too. I wanted to know how Vikram had done. I liked that scene very much. The expression in Prithvi's face before he loads the gun again was |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Mon Jun 21 12:10:34 2010. |
| Anban wrote: |
| Dev purposely kills Veeraa's brother when his wife is under Veeraa's custody.. Does it mean that he doesnt care for his wife's life ??
or simply, Mani saar's brilliance? |
| From: AravindMano on Mon Jun 21 12:18:12 2010. |
| From: Sanjeevi on Mon Jun 21 12:27:23 2010. |
| AravindMano wrote: |
|
இன்னும் யாரும் கிளம்பலயா? படம் ராமர அவதூறா காட்டுதுன்னு? |
| From: vithagan on Mon Jun 21 12:33:40 2010. |
| subash43 wrote: |
| Raavanan
Mani Ratnam's magnum opus has opened to mix reviews. While Vikram's Raavanan is receiving rave reviews unanimously, Abhishek seems to be under fire from the critics for his performance. Ash, as always, is in her best porcelain form. Trade Talk: The movie has seen an overwhelming opening collections and booking records, thanks to the big names associated with it. Public Talk: Rahman's music and Santosh Sivan's cinematography that has made the movie a fabulous watching experience. No. Days Completed: 3 No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 363 Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 93% Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 88,46,206 Verdict: Good Opening http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/top-ten-movies/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-raavanan.html |
| From: sathya_1979 on Mon Jun 21 13:02:50 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||||||
appadi illa Mahen.. padathula involvement kurayum boathu.. akkam pakkamaachum interesting aa ethaachum irukaannu paarkumboathu.. intha padam yaerpaduthira effect aala nalla faces kooda nonthu noodles aagura kaatchu theriyuthe .. enna panrathyu |
| From: tvsankar on Mon Jun 21 13:05:42 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Mon Jun 21 13:07:34 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: | ||
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| From: complicateur on Mon Jun 21 13:17:02 2010. |
| From: complicateur on Mon Jun 21 13:20:26 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
|
If the movie collects 64 crores 1 rupee, its profit |
| From: VinodKumar's on Mon Jun 21 13:22:00 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Mon Jun 21 13:24:50 2010. |
| complicateur wrote: | ||
Yes but pretty poor ROI. Wouldn't please the Ambanis. It would be the second time Mani displeased Anil. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Mon Jun 21 13:25:12 2010. |
| VinodKumar's wrote: |
| Dan dan dan dandanakka dan dan dan dandanakka bhrrrrrrrrrr |
| From: cepark on Mon Jun 21 13:30:18 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: | ||||
64 crores is the overall budget. I expect the movie to make more than this. One good thing abt displeasing ambanis is Mani Sir need not rope in Small B. |
| From: Appu s on Mon Jun 21 13:36:38 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: | ||
Can i say that this the biggest opening in 2010..?Mani daaa |
almost 20 lakhs higher than the other biggies | From: sathya_1979 on Mon Jun 21 13:41:06 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: | ||||
Athula enna doubt?Biggest opening of the year almost 20 lakhs higher than the other biggies |
| From: podaskie on Mon Jun 21 13:42:40 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Mon Jun 21 13:43:05 2010. |
| podaskie wrote: |
| watched the movie today...i liked it |
| From: Movie Cop on Mon Jun 21 13:51:12 2010. |
| Nerd wrote: |
| Yeah, MC please go watch. You can't miss a Mani saar film. It can't be bad. I used to hate Dil Se / Uyire with passion but have learnt to appreciate the finer aspects after a few revisits.
|
| From: Movie Cop on Mon Jun 21 13:53:59 2010. |
| m_23_bayarea wrote: | ||
Come on!
I'd be surprised if you dont like this movie. But please watch the Tamil version though! |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Mon Jun 21 14:11:45 2010. |
| Movie Cop wrote: |
|
Bay, Sure, I wanted to catch the indhi version first before watching it in Thamizh. MR indha bi-lingual, tri-lingual, penta-lingual pilims ellathayum niruthanum. odane niruthanum! |
| From: Movie Cop on Mon Jun 21 14:38:44 2010. |
| From: omega on Mon Jun 21 14:50:07 2010. |
| From: tamizharasan on Mon Jun 21 15:00:35 2010. |
| omega wrote: |
| Watched last evening @ Charlotte NC....
There were about 30 people in the hall of 300 capacity. Only positive was the visuals. Excellent locations & stunning camera work. First half was a drag.... Second half was good.. Usurey song was excellent... Movie didn't leave an impact at all... Watchable once. Disappointed on the whole. |
| From: Nerd on Mon Jun 21 15:01:44 2010. |
| From: irir123 on Mon Jun 21 15:26:40 2010. |
| Movie Cop wrote: |
|
Regarding Raavan - I do agree that he is a total misfit for that role as revealed, however little, in the teaser trailer. If he was part of the package deal with Aishwarya Rai (or perhaps vice-versa) then Mani shouldn't have casted them both in the first place. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Mon Jun 21 16:11:23 2010. |
| irir123 wrote: |
| ennaiyyaa vengaaya package deal ?? isnt this the same MR who chose to cast a fading 'Mike' Mohan in Mouna Ragam, a child artiste as the central character in "Anjali" and a non-actor/star Aravind Swamy in "Roja" ??
appuram enna vengaayaa Aishwarya Rai package deal ? doesnt MR have confidence in his skills at directing virtual non-entities and instead rely on star packages ?? |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Mon Jun 21 16:18:44 2010. |
| Nerd wrote: |
| There were 15 people at AMC in Tulsa, OK. Sunday 1:45 show. I was in fact impressed by it given all the scathing reviews in the internet. |
| From: vithagan on Mon Jun 21 16:51:18 2010. |
| From: vithagan on Mon Jun 21 17:03:08 2010. |
| From: Pras on Mon Jun 21 17:50:23 2010. |
| vithagan wrote: |
| Looks like Raavan is complete washout, reduced to two screens in just three days at Sathyam
Hope Raavanan will do better |
... swiss ... there is one show per day in zurich for the next week ... never ever before a movie had that kind of run !! ... i am nor lying or something because i am a vikram fan, that's 100 % true !| From: cm123 on Mon Jun 21 18:01:09 2010. |
| From: VinodKumar's on Mon Jun 21 19:51:05 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: | ||
|
Enakku padathula pudicha matter | From: venkkiram on Mon Jun 21 22:33:46 2010. |
| From: VinodKumar's on Mon Jun 21 22:43:55 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 22:44:10 2010. |
..guud going| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 22:48:56 2010. |
...guru-aishwarya ..ippo namme abhishek 
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 21 22:58:51 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: |
| ஒரு சிலக் காட்சிகள் என்றாலும் ப்ரியாமணி மணமாகும் வரையுள்ள ஒவ்வொரு ப்ரேமிலும் குறும்பு தெரித்தோடும். துணிச்சலான ஒரு பெண்ணிற்கே உரிய எகத்தாளத்தை நன்றாகவே அந்த சொற்ப நேரத்தில் கொண்டுவந்திருப்பார். அதுவும் காதலுடன் பேசும்போது கொஞ்சம் கூட வெட்கப்படாமல் "முடி" என்பதன் கொச்சையான சொல்லை பயன்படுத்துவது மணிக்கே உரிய ஆளுமை. முத்தாய்ப்பாய் மணமாகும் தருணத்தில் அண்ணன் - தங்கை பிணைப்பை பாசமலரோடு ஒப்பிட்டு நக்கலடிப்பது Cute! |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Tue Jun 22 0:11:23 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: |
| mani ahs always had problems with casting in hindi...yuva--ajay devgan as michael ...guru-aishwarya ..ippo namme abhishek |
| From: ajaybaskar on Tue Jun 22 0:33:58 2010. |
| From: jinju on Tue Jun 22 0:46:05 2010. |
ellaame viewers' assumptionkku dhaan vutturkkaar mani saar...
| From: ajaybaskar on Tue Jun 22 0:56:14 2010. |
| From: Plum on Tue Jun 22 0:58:02 2010. |
| m_23_bayarea wrote: | ||
Michael's character was originally supposed to be played by Hrithik, and later given to Ajay Devgan due to Hrithik's call sheet issues? |
| From: ajaybaskar on Tue Jun 22 1:01:26 2010. |
| From: jinju on Tue Jun 22 1:02:08 2010. |
| Plum wrote: | ||||
kiruthigaikku devagaNamE thEvalai despite the mudhirchi. kiruthigai is a sex symbol avLo dhAn. |
!
//| From: jinju on Tue Jun 22 1:05:21 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Plum,
I think Hrithik would've been a good choice for Michael. That guy is wasting his career, acting in his home productions. BTW, Kites is gonna be telecast in Colors channel this weekend. |
| From: Pras on Tue Jun 22 3:23:45 2010. |
| subash43 wrote: |
| Raavanan
Mani Ratnam's magnum opus has opened to mix reviews. While Vikram's Raavanan is receiving rave reviews unanimously, Abhishek seems to be under fire from the critics for his performance. Ash, as always, is in her best porcelain form. Trade Talk: The movie has seen an overwhelming opening collections and booking records, thanks to the big names associated with it. Public Talk: Rahman's music and Santosh Sivan's cinematography that has made the movie a fabulous watching experience. No. Days Completed: 3 No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 363 Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 93% Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 88,46,206 Verdict: Good Opening http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/top-ten-movies/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-raavanan.html |
| From: Plum on Tue Jun 22 3:33:10 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
ejjatly...ajay devgan looked overaged for that character tho his performance was ok...in fact, that whole hindi version was strewn with miscasting...vivek oberoi aaaarrrrrgggggghhhh! |
| From: groucho070 on Tue Jun 22 3:47:47 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| God save Endhiran from Mrs. Bachchan. |
| From: Sarna on Tue Jun 22 3:51:52 2010. |
| groucho070 wrote: | ||
|
| From: jinju on Tue Jun 22 4:12:24 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
|
kiruthigai is way over-rated as an actor, and I am not convinced he will match up to even half of what Surya did in Aydha ezhuthu. He is very limited, no? |
!| From: mnaren555 on Tue Jun 22 4:15:39 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: |
| Theater la oru comment : ivala(Aish) eppa katti poaduraanga, eppa avuththu vuduraanganae therila LOL That says a lot. |
nalla irunthathu... but something missing ennanu than therla
romba kashta pattu irukkanga
| From: Pras on Tue Jun 22 4:17:42 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
Plum, hrithik n aamir are the only stars in Bolly who have the credentials to be called "actor", imo, be it any generation (all i know is the post-rajesh khanna era!)...limited they are, but given the "acting talent" the other stars of Bolly possess, these two are far ahead...hrithik still has a lot left to be tapped i feel, he has shown glimpses in a few films...and no comparison of bolly 'star-actors' with the south ones brother, we all know who will win hands down ! |
| From: subash43 on Tue Jun 22 4:19:13 2010. |
| From: subash43 on Tue Jun 22 4:21:05 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Tue Jun 22 4:24:31 2010. |
| From: Pras on Tue Jun 22 4:28:34 2010. |
| subash43 wrote: |
| CBO - June 18 to 25
Tuesday, 22 June , 2010, 10:41 Mani Ratnam’s Raavan in Hindi is a disaster, but he can take heart that Raavanan in Tamil has taken the best ever opening of the year at the CBO. Mani’s loyal Chennai audiences has given a big thumbs up to Raavanan, which has netted a record Rs 90 lakhs in its opening weekend from 15 screens in the city and is in the number one position. Raavanan Cast: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai, Pritviraj, Prabhu, Karthik, Priya Mani Director: Mani Ratnam UP's : Camera, Locations, Vikram Down's: Story, Screenplay, dialogues Trade Facts : Bumper opening http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14946268&cid=13525926 |
| From: jinju on Tue Jun 22 4:30:27 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: |
| Before its Indian release and just after its promo in London, Bachan was in effusive praise of Mani Ratnam, his son's performance and the film.
Sheer hypocrisy on his part... |
!| From: jinju on Tue Jun 22 4:31:26 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
|
vikram ? |
| From: Pras on Tue Jun 22 4:32:55 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
vikram mattum illa, majority of the stars down south are better performers! |
| From: groucho070 on Tue Jun 22 4:33:16 2010. |
| jinju wrote: |
| Plum, hrithik n aamir are the only stars in Bolly who have the credentials to be called "actor", imo, be it any generation (all i know is the post-rajesh khanna era!)... |
| From: jinju on Tue Jun 22 4:37:57 2010. |
| groucho070 wrote: | ||
|
!)| From: Pras on Tue Jun 22 4:40:50 2010. |
| From: Plum on Tue Jun 22 4:40:55 2010. |
) :
| From: Plum on Tue Jun 22 4:42:14 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
| Mani makes it clear
IndiaGlitz [Tuesday, June 22, 2010] Meanwhile, Bollywood veteran Mahesh Bhatt came to the support of Amitabh Bachchan, who expressed unhappiness over the editing of the film’s Hindi version ‘Raavan’ which has his son Abhishek Bachchan in the lead. “A dad is a dad is a dad. Who else would come out but a father to protect his son from fires of perceived failure?” the filmmaker said. In the meantime, amidst reports that the movie has bombed at the box office, distributor Reliance Big Pictures has claimed that the film has grossed Rs 53 crore worldwide with in three days of its release. indiaglitz.com |
| From: groucho070 on Tue Jun 22 4:43:31 2010. |
NT range-ukku think pannala. Maybe Amir could have been, say, 0.07 % better than Hirtik.| From: groucho070 on Tue Jun 22 4:46:28 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
|
Bachchan to Mahesh Bhatt: nee nallavanA kettavanA? nee ippO yaarukku support pandrA maadhiri? |
Come on man, Bhatt has loving relationship with his offspring. | From: Pras on Tue Jun 22 4:46:51 2010. |
| From: jinju on Tue Jun 22 4:46:57 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| sinsoo(hope you dont mind the spelling - chummA oru idhukku dhAn ) :
You dont want to hear my views on Aamir Khan! I'll grant him this - he is a better film-maker than he is an actor. |
| From: jinju on Tue Jun 22 4:51:20 2010. |
| groucho070 wrote: |
| Jinju NT range-ukku think pannala. Maybe Amir could have been, say, 0.07 % better than Hirtik. |
| From: Kambar_Kannagi on Tue Jun 22 4:52:17 2010. |
| m_23_bayarea wrote: | ||
Michael's character was originally supposed to be played by Hrithik, and later given to Ajay Devgan due to Hrithik's call sheet issues? |
| From: Plum on Tue Jun 22 4:54:23 2010. |
| From: jinju on Tue Jun 22 4:55:24 2010. |
| Kambar_Kannagi wrote: |
|
Jinju, you are wasting ur time, man... |
| From: Pras on Tue Jun 22 5:07:59 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Tue Jun 22 5:08:50 2010. |
| From: Pras on Tue Jun 22 5:10:13 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: |
| dhideer'nu ellaarum kollywood'a paaraattureenga |
| From: Sarna on Tue Jun 22 5:12:17 2010. |
| Pras wrote: | ||
ellam vikram seyal
edit : and thanks to abhishek |
| From: venkkiram on Tue Jun 22 5:35:10 2010. |
| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Tue Jun 22 5:38:26 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: |
| dhideer'nu ellaarum kollywood'a paaraattureenga |
| From: Sanjeevi on Tue Jun 22 6:43:48 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Tue Jun 22 7:14:37 2010. |
| subash43 wrote: |
| CBO - June 18 to 25
Tuesday, 22 June , 2010, 10:41 Mani Ratnam’s Raavan in Hindi is a disaster, but he can take heart that Raavanan in Tamil has taken the best ever opening of the year at the CBO. Mani’s loyal Chennai audiences has given a big thumbs up to Raavanan, which has netted a record Rs 90 lakhs in its opening weekend from 15 screens in the city and is in the number one position. Raavanan Cast: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai, Pritviraj, Prabhu, Karthik, Priya Mani Director: Mani Ratnam UP's : Camera, Locations, Vikram Down's: Story, Screenplay, dialogues Trade Facts : Bumper opening http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14946268&cid=13525926 |
hope this continues for another 2 weeks...then ellam raavanandhaan| From: raghavendran on Tue Jun 22 7:18:19 2010. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Tue Jun 22 7:22:35 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Tue Jun 22 7:24:51 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Few things I noticed while watching the movie..
* Atleast 90% of scenes involving Prabhu shows his love for cooking and eating. Was that a deliberate attempt? * 'Naathari paya mava' has been changed to 'Naadodi paya mava'. Result of any controversy? * Alagamperumal, S.S Stanley and Saravana Subbaiah are the directors who've done cameo roles in the movie. |
...naa notice pannale
| From: Arun Prasad on Tue Jun 22 7:31:14 2010. |
| From: AravindMano on Tue Jun 22 7:40:16 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
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* Atleast 90% of scenes involving Prabhu shows his love for cooking and eating. Was that a deliberate attempt? |
| From: raghavendran on Tue Jun 22 9:07:18 2010. |
| ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar wrote: | ||
chiyaan naala vandi epdiyo odidittu irukku... I remember reading articles prior to movie release that vickram is sure to get national award for this film. what u guys think abt it?? Was his acting up to the mark?? |
| From: raghavendran on Tue Jun 22 9:10:54 2010. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Tue Jun 22 9:13:57 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Tue Jun 22 9:16:43 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Raghav,
No second thought that Bala gets the best out of Vikram. |
| From: Mahen on Tue Jun 22 9:17:55 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: |
| just now saw headlines today channel..thr it comes salman takes on raavan,watch grandstand at 8 30...well 1 bad film(that too 1 version only)..people r bashing mani...i want him to do films only in tamizh..his hindi films r never my favs |
| From: Appu s on Tue Jun 22 9:18:12 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: |
| just now saw headlines today channel..thr it comes salman takes on raavan,watch grandstand at 8 30...well 1 bad film(that too 1 version only)..people r bashing mani...i want him to do films only in tamizh..his hindi films r never my favs |
| From: Mahen on Tue Jun 22 9:18:12 2010. |
| From: Rajaruud on Tue Jun 22 9:19:26 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: | ||
1. salman said,just one bad film,and people started to bash mani 2. i want him to do films only in tamizh..his hindi films r never my favs Kuzhappurengaley |
| From: raghavendran on Tue Jun 22 9:20:21 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: | ||
Blaady pool |
| From: raghavendran on Tue Jun 22 9:20:59 2010. |
| Rajaruud wrote: | ||||
These are ragav's comments |
| From: Appu s on Tue Jun 22 9:22:22 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Tue Jun 22 9:23:10 2010. |
| Rajaruud wrote: | ||||
These are ragav's comments |
| From: raghavendran on Tue Jun 22 9:24:05 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: |
| Hey Rgv made fun of Karan johar,My name is raavan is direct dig at karan johar,nothing to do with mani i guess |
| From: raghavendran on Tue Jun 22 9:25:13 2010. |
| From: Plum on Tue Jun 22 9:28:30 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Tue Jun 22 9:28:33 2010. |
| From: tamizharasan on Tue Jun 22 9:32:23 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| sinsoo(hope you dont mind the spelling - chummA oru idhukku dhAn ) :
You dont want to hear my views on Aamir Khan! I'll grant him this - he is a better film-maker than he is an actor. |
| From: Avadi to America on Tue Jun 22 9:52:09 2010. |
| From: raajarasigan on Tue Jun 22 9:57:27 2010. |
-- konja scenela vandhalum nalla nadichirukkaga...
.. padathula purananooru dialog ellam ottave illa... kadhaikku aetha maadhiri ezhudhaama... chey... Maniratname ezhuthi irukkalam... in second half, it was much better...
summa rendu varila naxal leadnnu sollittaanga...
-- indha paattu lyrics kku aetha idathula padathula paattu varala.. lyrics kettinganna Vikram theevera lovela irukkara maadhiri thonum... aana padathula appadi kaamikkala... first time ava mela eerppu varappo kaamicha maadhiri...
| From: Poornima on Tue Jun 22 10:16:59 2010. |
| From: Nerd on Tue Jun 22 10:25:42 2010. |
| AravindMano wrote: | ||
Spoilers.
It should be. Very much like Karthik wearing a monkey cap through out the film, jumping trees & his postures. I thought it was very lame. |
| From: venkkiram on Tue Jun 22 12:00:22 2010. |
| Nerd wrote: |
| Did not expect Mani to spell everything out. Subtlety is his biggest strength and that was completely missing in this film |
| From: Sanjeevi on Tue Jun 22 12:02:20 2010. |
| From: ajithfederer on Tue Jun 22 12:04:50 2010. |
| groucho070 wrote: | ||
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| From: Sanjeevi on Tue Jun 22 12:06:55 2010. |
| From: VinodKumar's on Tue Jun 22 12:07:47 2010. |
| Sanjeevi wrote: |
| http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/overseas_boxoffice/index.html
Raavanan beats Raavan in UK |
| From: thamiz on Tue Jun 22 12:19:18 2010. |
| Sanjeevi wrote: |
| http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/overseas_boxoffice/index.html
Raavanan beats Raavan in UK |
| From: Sanjeevi on Tue Jun 22 12:32:07 2010. |
| thamiz wrote: | ||
I read somewhere Raavan made more money (122 K) but Ravanan made only 66 K in UK! If you look at per screen then only ravanan beats Raavan. In any case, both are not great! |
| From: kalyan on Tue Jun 22 13:13:33 2010. |
| Poornima wrote: |
| watched Raavanan. disaster, mildly put. no points to be won here for vikram, even if pitted against the supposedly washout AB performance because this is no stunner either. that vikram -- even being so off-colour and hammy by turn -- is the best thing about the film says a lot about Raavanan. superficial, pretentious tripe shot in designer jungles by a man who's losing it faster than you can say Iruvar. Rank Bad Film, IMO. |
this was precisely what i had written immediately after watching the movie on the first day evening show. but my internet konked off in between, lost the draft and didnt mind to retype anyway thinking someone else would write it up for me | From: tamizharasan on Tue Jun 22 13:26:32 2010. |
| Nerd wrote: |
| Yeah and the continuous reference to the number 14. Did not expect Mani to spell everything out. Subtlety is his biggest strength and that was completely missing in this film |
| From: ajaybaskar on Tue Jun 22 13:34:43 2010. |
| From: app_engine on Tue Jun 22 15:14:21 2010. |
| From: pamrang on Tue Jun 22 16:05:16 2010. |
| From: irir123 on Tue Jun 22 17:26:30 2010. |
| Nerd wrote: | ||||
Yeah and the continuous reference to the number 14. Did not expect Mani to spell everything out. Subtlety is his biggest strength and that was completely missing in this film |
| From: ajithfederer on Tue Jun 22 17:31:36 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Tue Jun 22 19:59:34 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Agreed that this is not Mani's best effort. But dismissing the movie as yet another failure in tamil cinema is a crime. The film has its own merits and there are milestones set which other makers can only envy... |
| From: Mahen on Tue Jun 22 20:03:39 2010. |
| pamrang wrote: |
| Watched Raavanan in the theater and some scenes of Raavan in youtube. Although I think Vikram is probably better off as Raavanan than AB, Vikram doesn't rock in the role either. I felt the screenplay was kind of very loose and vague and the dialogues did not have the usual Mani touch. Overall, I was a bit disappointed for a Mani film. But, when I think about other regular masala fares, this one is a lot better! |
| From: app_engine on Tue Jun 22 20:53:39 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: |
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Sujathaaa |
| From: Vivasaayi on Tue Jun 22 21:07:08 2010. |
| From: m_karthik on Tue Jun 22 21:29:49 2010. |
| Vivasaayi wrote: |
| Why dont people use Balakumaran as dialogue writer nowadays?
Just curious...Nayagan or Guna or Gentle man...he has always been good and also he is versatile. |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Tue Jun 22 21:54:40 2010. |
| app_engine wrote: | ||
Curiosity question - what are the MR movies that had Sujatha penning dialogs? |
| From: gurly on Tue Jun 22 21:56:20 2010. |
This song was poorly placed and the video had no relevance to the meaning of the song. Would have made more sense at a later time
Go with low expectations and you may enjoy it.| From: Sudarsh on Tue Jun 22 21:59:06 2010. |
| gurly wrote: |
| Just watched Ravanan. Actually I was looking forward to watching this movie for several reasons, but mainly because of the star cast which is a rarity in Tamil cinema especially as of late. I went with very limited expectations based on the reviews this movie has been getting.
What i liked: *scenery, camera angles *Vikram for the most part(though his best acted film for me is still pithamagan) *Prithiviraj looked apt for the role and executed nicely *Prabhu for his limited role was good (his acting is very natural) *Karthick at times was funny and at times annoying *Priyamani did her limited part well *Bridge fight: looked so real and perfectly executed *music loved the first 2 songs the others as well as the BGMs were average for me (In recent times, my favourite bgms from Rahman has been VTV and SOK) What I didn't like *Aishwarya Rai: The dubbing voice for her was horrible, didn't suit her at all. I think chinmayee would have been a finer choice *Story: left plenty of things unanswered for me *The worst part of the movie: Usurey poguthey song has been shattered to pieces (in my view) This song was poorly placed and the video had no relevance to the meaning of the song. Would have made more sense at a later time
On a whole I did enjoy the movie, and would recommend others to watch it. Can be watched once for all the hard work put in by the team. Go with low expectations and you may enjoy it. |
| From: gurly on Tue Jun 22 22:02:01 2010. |
| From: VinodKumar's on Tue Jun 22 22:03:01 2010. |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Tue Jun 22 22:06:51 2010. |
| From: gurly on Tue Jun 22 22:09:21 2010. |
| VinodKumar's wrote: |
| Rohini dubbed for Aish rite |
| From: gurly on Tue Jun 22 22:10:41 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: |
| Rohini dubbed for Aish. |
| From: Sudarsh on Tue Jun 22 22:11:10 2010. |
| gurly wrote: | ||
Very possible. If Aish actually dubbed for herself, then she must be really talented as her voice in Ravanan had absolutely no semblance to her voice in reality. |
| From: gurly on Tue Jun 22 22:15:11 2010. |
| Sudarsh wrote: | ||||
hmm why did mani ratnam say all taht then many times that aish and vikram both made efforts to dub! |
| From: raghavendran on Tue Jun 22 22:38:05 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Tue Jun 22 22:45:20 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: | ||
எழுதி வைத்துக்கொள்ளுங்கள். இப்போது முரண்டு பிடிக்கும் Hubber-கள் வரப்போகும் வருடங்களில் ராவணன் படத்தையும் Classic பட்டியலில் வசதியாக சேர்த்துக்கொள்வார்கள். |
..well said venkiram sir | From: app_engine on Tue Jun 22 23:56:10 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: | ||||
Roja, Thiruda Thiruda (Suhasini was the co-writer), Uyire, Kannathil Muthamittal, Ayitha Ezhuthu. |
(alai pAyuthE, nAyakan, mouna rAgam , anjali and to some extent, dhaLapathi).
| From: Bala (Karthik) on Wed Jun 23 0:03:01 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: |
| இருவர் படத்தில் வெளிப்படையாக மு.க, எம்.ஜி.ஆர், ஜெ இப்படி படம் முழுக்க அப்படியே ஈயடிச்சான் காப்பி போல திராவிட அரசியல் தலைவர்களை வடித்து, கடைசியில் "இது அவர்களைப் பற்றிய கதையல்ல" எனச் சொன்னாரே, அப்படியிருந்தும் "இருவர்" மணியின் The Best என பாராட்டும் ரசிகர்கள் கூட்டம் இப்போது ராவணனில் கும்பகர்ணன், அனுமான் பற்றிய பாத்திர உருவாக்கங்களை பார்த்து கடுமையாக விமர்சிப்பது விந்தை.
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| From: ajaybaskar on Wed Jun 23 0:06:40 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
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The reason behind Dev's lookout for Veera was also not clear. Wonder if Mani left that to the viewers' assumption!!
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| From: littlemaster1982 on Wed Jun 23 0:10:04 2010. |
| app_engine wrote: |
| Conclusion - MR definitely does not need Sujatha, don't make false propaganda |
| From: kalyan on Wed Jun 23 0:13:18 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: | ||
எழுதி வைத்துக்கொள்ளுங்கள். இப்போது முரண்டு பிடிக்கும் Hubber-கள் வரப்போகும் வருடங்களில் ராவணன் படத்தையும் Classic பட்டியலில் வசதியாக சேர்த்துக்கொள்வார்கள். |
| From: m_karthik on Wed Jun 23 0:14:05 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: | ||
Sujatha would have done a much better job in place of Suhasini in Raavanan. |
| From: jinju on Wed Jun 23 0:14:45 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: | ||
Mani says... This film starts at a high point. It starts with an abduction and proceeds at a fast pace. And when you are travelling at such a pace, you don’t want to stop to explain the basics. The audience is very intelligent these days and they are sure to understand what has been left out. We’ve started on a high point and done a tightrope walk.” |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Wed Jun 23 0:15:07 2010. |
| m_karthik wrote: | ||||
Dialogue is a problem in Raavan too? |
| From: jinju on Wed Jun 23 0:17:13 2010. |
| m_karthik wrote: |
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Dialogue is a problem in Raavan too? |
| From: app_engine on Wed Jun 23 0:19:28 2010. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Wed Jun 23 0:19:50 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Wed Jun 23 0:22:54 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Ranjitha has been getting thunderous applause across all theatres in TN. Some ppl say its on par with what Rajni got in Sivaji or Kamal in Dasa. A 5 min video has given her more than her 50 odd films... |
| From: Kambar_Kannagi on Wed Jun 23 0:24:51 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Wed Jun 23 0:27:59 2010. |
| app_engine wrote: |
| Whatever, Sujatha couldn't salvage most of the movies he did with MR it appears (other than Roja, the rest weren't big commercially).
Also, why only Sujatha should replace Suhasini? நாட்டில் வேறு வசனகர்த்தாக்களே இல்லையா என்ன? அதுவும் மணிரத்னம் மாதிரி ஒரு இயக்குநருக்குக்கிடைக்க மாட்டார்களா? இறந்தவர் ஒருவரை (அதுவும் ஒப்பிடும்போது குறைந்த அளவில் மட்டும் மணியோடு சோபித்தவரை) இழுத்து ஏன் புலம்ப வேண்டும்? மேலும், இது போன்ற புராண அடிப்படையிலான ஏதாவது படத்துக்கு வசனம் எழுதி சுஜாதா வெற்றியடைந்த சரித்திரம் இருக்கிறதா? (அவர் நல்ல எழுத்தாளர், ஆனால் வெற்றிக்கு உத்தரவாதம் தரும் வசன கர்த்தா அல்லவே. சில படங்களில் அவரது வசனம் படு சுமார், உதாரணம் பாரதி) |
| From: ajaybaskar on Wed Jun 23 0:31:48 2010. |
| Kambar_Kannagi wrote: |
| AB, இதெல்லாம் இங்கே சொல்ல வேண்டும் என்று அவசியமே இல்லை. IMO. |
| From: 19thmay on Wed Jun 23 0:41:43 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Ranjitha has been getting thunderous applause across all theatres in TN. Some ppl say its on par with what Rajni got in Sivaji or Kamal in Dasa. A 5 min video has given her more than her 50 odd films... |
| From: NOV on Wed Jun 23 0:42:12 2010. |
| littlemaster1982 wrote: |
| Roja, Thiruda Thiruda (Suhasini was the co-writer), Uyire, Kannathil Muthamittal, Ayitha Ezhuthu. |
| app_engine wrote: |
| Thank you LM, நான் இவற்றுள் ஒன்று கூடப்பார்த்ததில்லை. |
| app_engine wrote: |
| Conclusion - MR definitely does not need Sujatha, don't make false propaganda |
| From: ajaybaskar on Wed Jun 23 0:45:16 2010. |
| 19thmay wrote: | ||
Padikkave aruvaruppa irruku. It can happen only here. |
| From: Bala (Karthik) on Wed Jun 23 0:46:16 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| The decibel level may vary though, based on the location. |
| From: cm123 on Wed Jun 23 0:49:38 2010. |
| From: AravindMano on Wed Jun 23 1:01:46 2010. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Wed Jun 23 1:06:30 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Wed Jun 23 1:09:45 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Vaiyapuri's character was not well written. For a director who gave a memorable character to a transgender in 'Bombay', this was nothing... |
| From: ajaybaskar on Wed Jun 23 1:18:14 2010. |
| From: jinju on Wed Jun 23 1:19:04 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||
ennamo maththa characters ellaam well written maathiri |
| From: Thirumaran on Wed Jun 23 1:23:13 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Thats still debatable. But for the 'hardwork' that Vaiyapuri has given, Mani has not done justice to the role. Adha sonnen... |
| From: Anban on Wed Jun 23 1:26:10 2010. |
| From: Kambar_Kannagi on Wed Jun 23 1:26:21 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: |
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She might have been Vikram's Wife before editing |
| From: jinju on Wed Jun 23 1:27:35 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: |
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and regarding Ranjitha, enakennamo Ranjitha samanthapatta niraya scenes Mani yae edit panni irupaaroannu thoanuthu after those episodes..
She might have been Vikram's Wife before editing |
| From: Thirumaran on Wed Jun 23 1:28:24 2010. |
| Anban wrote: |
| she is prabhu's wife for sure.. |
| From: Thirumaran on Wed Jun 23 1:31:26 2010. |
| Kambar_Kannagi wrote: | ||
எப்படி சார் இப்படி எல்லாம்? உங்கள் கற்ப்பனைத் திறன் என்னை மெய் சிலிர்க்க வைக்குது... |
| From: jinju on Wed Jun 23 1:35:42 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: |
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jinju, eppadiyum hindi version um paarkiravanga compare panni therinjikka vaenaamnu kooda ninaichirukalaam...
Just for one or 2 scenes kku why ranjitha? for the applauses alone ? |
| From: ajaybaskar on Wed Jun 23 1:42:48 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Wed Jun 23 1:49:00 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Ranjitha is Prabhu's wife.. Kodu poatta/Keda Kari songsla avanga 2 perukkum naduvula konjam 'touching touching' irukkum. |
| From: Appu s on Wed Jun 23 1:56:30 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||
Senthil in ullathai alli thaa : kichchu kichchu panna jump panraaru.. ivar thaan enga boss Koundamani kichchu mootifying karthik : ivarum jump panraaru..ivar thaan boss
sari enna kanraaviyo, yaarachum santhoasamaa irunthirunthaa sari.. |
| From: Appu s on Wed Jun 23 1:58:13 2010. |
| From: Anban on Wed Jun 23 2:00:20 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Wed Jun 23 2:05:50 2010. |
| Anban wrote: |
| apppu, ennapa logic.. vikram is another annan here. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Ranjitha is Prabhu's wife.. Kodu poatta/Keda Kari songsla avanga 2 perukkum naduvula konjam 'touching touching' irukkum. |
| From: Thirumaran on Wed Jun 23 2:11:18 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: |
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oh neenga prabhu wedding scene vera ethir paathengala?
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| Appu s wrote: |
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Ranjitha vara scene eppavo shoot panniyachu |
| Appu s wrote: |
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orutharukkaga keda kari song,vikram azhugira scene ellam reshoot pannanuma? |
| Appu s wrote: |
| TM,If you really want a proof that Ranjitha is Prabhu's wife, Priyamani calls Ranjitha as "Mathini",annan's wife is mathini. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Wed Jun 23 2:19:42 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Wed Jun 23 2:22:48 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Thiru,
Even after the rape incident, Priyamani says to Vikram that 'Enakku edhukku indha kalyaana aasai? Unna maadhiri thanikattaiya irundhirukkalaam'... So Prabhu shud be the culprit... |
| From: Pras on Wed Jun 23 3:21:22 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Wed Jun 23 3:23:52 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
| ??
intha thread 80-aavathu pakkam enge ? |
| From: groucho070 on Wed Jun 23 3:26:06 2010. |
Hub-la ithellam sagajamappa.....| From: Pras on Wed Jun 23 3:26:31 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: | ||
poraaamaila delete pannittaanga |
| From: Thirumaran on Wed Jun 23 3:29:33 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
| ??
intha thread 80-aavathu pakkam enge ? |
| From: Sarna on Wed Jun 23 3:29:55 2010. |
3rd enna 4th part'E open pannalaam | From: Thirumaran on Wed Jun 23 3:32:24 2010. |
| From: jinju on Wed Jun 23 3:34:05 2010. |
| From: Pras on Wed Jun 23 3:36:35 2010. |
| jinju wrote: |
| indiablogs.searchindia.com are at it again...noone can beat them in churning out sarcastic but cheap reviews film after film with some (mis)creative titles!
another excerpt from their raavanan/raavan review: "As the whole world knows by now, the lobotomized dodo Abhishek Bachchan butchered his role of Beera in the Hindi version and made him look like a character overdosing on Crack Cocaine." |
... at least they are funny| From: Plum on Wed Jun 23 3:37:57 2010. |
| From: Pras on Wed Jun 23 3:42:48 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| hmm.. in a parallel world. Abhishek is an icon, he gives the role a schizo dimension while Vikram plays it straight-nu ellAm sollittu thiriyarAinga. |
they are funny too .... aliens-ku nanga thaan aliens | From: kid-glove on Wed Jun 23 3:43:09 2010. |
| From: Pras on Wed Jun 23 3:46:56 2010. |
| From: Plum on Wed Jun 23 3:50:35 2010. |
| Quote: |
| “ It is not the first time that I’m romancing on screen somebody who is elder to me. I have romanced another heroine on screen who is elder to me. I cannot reveal her name as she will kill me.” |
| From: kid-glove on Wed Jun 23 3:53:50 2010. |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Wed Jun 23 3:54:00 2010. |
| From: jinju on Wed Jun 23 3:54:19 2010. |
| Plum wrote: | ||
Who is this? idhai aarayAma vida kudAdhu. sinsoo, kamaan kamaan - find who is this! (Could be Jyothika?) |
| From: NOV on Wed Jun 23 3:55:55 2010. |
| From: Plum on Wed Jun 23 3:56:42 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Wed Jun 23 3:58:02 2010. |
| From: jinju on Wed Jun 23 3:58:21 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Wed Jun 23 3:58:55 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| Oh 27-28nA, KavyA mAdhavan kuda will be older than him. Probably Navya as well. Judging Geethu to be around 10 during En Bommukutti even Geethu Mohandas will be older than that? |
| From: Appu s on Wed Jun 23 3:59:11 2010. |
| From: Plum on Wed Jun 23 3:59:28 2010. |
- Cant believe that!| From: ajaybaskar on Wed Jun 23 4:00:12 2010. |
| From: jinju on Wed Jun 23 4:01:43 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| jinju, KavyA is only 26? - Cant believe that! |
| From: kid-glove on Wed Jun 23 4:02:22 2010. |
| From: tvsankar on Wed Jun 23 4:04:12 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Wed Jun 23 4:04:42 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: |
| Enuf guys.. Get back to Naveena Raavanan. |
| From: Plum on Wed Jun 23 4:09:22 2010. |
| tvsankar wrote: |
| adika varuvanga - clue partha
Meera Jasmin ???/ istham ilada |
| From: Plum on Wed Jun 23 4:11:21 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: | ||
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| From: Plum on Wed Jun 23 4:17:10 2010. |
| Quote: |
| shreya? |
| Quote: |
| Jyothika? |
| Quote: |
| could be jyothirmayi also |
| Quote: |
| kavya is only 26? she should be older than prithvi |
| Quote: |
| meera |
| From: tvsankar on Wed Jun 23 4:24:28 2010. |
| From: VJerry on Wed Jun 23 4:46:30 2010. |
| tvsankar wrote: |
| i have romanced -
Meera irukumo? |
| From: VJerry on Wed Jun 23 4:50:15 2010. |
| VJerry wrote: | ||
Meera Feb 15, 1982 Prithvi Oct 16, 1982 Athu Meera Jasmine thaan... |
| From: ajaybaskar on Wed Jun 23 4:59:19 2010. |
| From: Plum on Wed Jun 23 5:02:11 2010. |
| Quote: |
| You still look at a linear approach in filmmaking?
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| From: raghavendran on Wed Jun 23 5:03:27 2010. |
| From: Pras on Wed Jun 23 5:13:00 2010. |
| Plum wrote: | ||||
digression engaL piRappurimai! Pras, page count Ethi vuttutrukkOm. Say strongly to Moderators that you dont want these posts to be removed! |
| From: ajaybaskar on Wed Jun 23 5:13:23 2010. |
| Plum wrote: | ||
So? ennayyA just because nInga rendu weld movies reviews padichuttIngangradhukkAnga ipdi peelA vudaradhA? appO Kashyap kitta pOi "you dont take a linear approach"-nu kEppAngaLA |
| From: Plum on Wed Jun 23 5:14:42 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Wed Jun 23 5:15:13 2010. |
| Plum wrote: | ||
So? ennayyA just because nInga rendu weld movies reviews padichuttIngangradhukkAnga ipdi peelA vudaradhA? appO Kashyap kitta pOi "you dont take a linear approach"-nu kEppAngaLA |
| From: Pras on Wed Jun 23 5:48:25 2010. |
| From: Rajaruud on Wed Jun 23 5:53:30 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
| [tscii]engappa pointinga ellaarum ??
naan eppadi part 3 aarambikkurathu ??
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| From: Plum on Wed Jun 23 6:08:36 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Wed Jun 23 6:13:05 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Wed Jun 23 6:15:40 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| Pras, adutha pArt pOgaNumA?
Rahman BGM nallA illainu oru bit podunga - rendu sidelErundhum aNI thiraNdu vandhu page fill paNNuvOm! |
| From: venkkiram on Wed Jun 23 6:24:24 2010. |
| Bala (Karthik) wrote: | ||
Biopics/biographies and adaptations of literary works are different. How can the question of "copy" arise in a bipoic? |
| From: Sarna on Wed Jun 23 6:31:03 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: |
| அந்த கண்ணோட்டத்தில் இருவர் - ராவணன் இரண்டும் ஒன்றுதான் எனத் தோன்றுகிறது. |
irukkiradhu enbadharkku thangalin karuththakkalai munvaiyyungal vaadhaththai thodangalaam
| From: raghavendran on Wed Jun 23 7:19:36 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: | ||
naan illai engirEn irukkiradhu enbadharkku thangalin karuththakkalai munvaiyyungal vaadhaththai thodangalaam
naan readdy, neenga readdy'aa ? |
...matha paadi..padam comparison panradhu kashtam| From: Pras on Wed Jun 23 7:54:20 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: | ||
naan illai engirEn irukkiradhu enbadharkku thangalin karuththakkalai munvaiyyungal vaadhaththai thodangalaam
naan readdy, neenga readdy'aa ? |
| From: raghavendran on Wed Jun 23 8:19:56 2010. |
| From: Pras on Wed Jun 23 8:21:19 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: |
| pras
neenge enne sonnenge? |
| From: raghavendran on Wed Jun 23 8:36:47 2010. |
| Pras wrote: | ||
ethavathu inge vanthu discussion panni, enna part 3 aarambikka vayunga-nu sonnen |
...ya...correct..
| From: Pras on Wed Jun 23 9:08:11 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Wed Jun 23 9:44:46 2010. |
| From: vithagan on Wed Jun 23 9:48:21 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: |
| raavana is full for the week end in satyam cinemas..this morning itself..if a film id dropping in collections,then after a gr8 opening wil fall...as it happened to asal this yr..but raavanan is showin no signs of it..gr8 going.. |
| From: Pras on Wed Jun 23 10:19:21 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: |
| raavana is full for the week end in satyam cinemas..this morning itself..if a film id dropping in collections,then after a gr8 opening wil fall...as it happened to asal this yr..but raavanan is showin no signs of it..gr8 going.. |
| From: Nerd on Wed Jun 23 10:52:02 2010. |
| irir123 wrote: |
|
oh yeah! subtlety and mani ratnam. eh ?? since when ? subtelty is something i would associate with a Mahendran or a Balu Mahendra etc, but MR ?? |
| From: Vivasaayi on Wed Jun 23 11:15:47 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: | ||||
Biography படங்களில் கற்பனை இருக்காது.நடந்த உண்மை சம்பவங்கள் கோர்வையாக கொடுக்கப்பட்டிருக்கும். இருவர் Biography என மணியே சொல்லணும். சொல்லாதவரை கிடையாது. இருவரில் இயக்குனரின் கற்பனை இருப்பதை நிறைய இடங்களில் பார்க்க முடிகிறதே! அந்த கண்ணோட்டத்தில் இருவர் - ராவணன் இரண்டும் ஒன்றுதான் எனத் தோன்றுகிறது. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Wed Jun 23 11:22:13 2010. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Wed Jun 23 12:18:40 2010. |
| From: vithagan on Wed Jun 23 12:20:41 2010. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Wed Jun 23 12:21:55 2010. |
| vithagan wrote: |
| Just curious.. padathula interval eppa varum?? Naan paartha theaterla continousa padatha pottu mudichuttanga! |
| From: ajaybaskar on Wed Jun 23 12:22:26 2010. |
| From: Plum on Wed Jun 23 12:27:49 2010. |
| Vivasaayi wrote: | ||||||
Well , I think if mohan lal had sniffed his nose with a finger twisting to underline clearly that he is doing MGR role - then people would have told the same. now the question is about spoon feeding the audience - I guess from the posts here. there is a scene in suriya vamsam . Sarath kumar would meet Devayani[collector] in the collector office. Devayani would act like dropping something to the floor and indirectly touch saraths feet. This was well captured in the screen . Sarath comes out of the room - his assistant "andha ponnu keela vizhundhdha edukura maadhiri unga kitta aaseervadham vangunadha pathenunga" this is spoon feeding and i believe this is what people are talking abt here. |
| From: raghavendran on Wed Jun 23 12:50:49 2010. |
| m_23_bayarea wrote: |
| Abhishek RAAVAN stutters, Vikram Raavanan rocks in south!!
http://www.magnamags.com/index.php/201006226444/stardust/scoop-of-the-day/abhishek-raavan-stutters-vikram-raavanan-rocks-in-south.html If this true, here are some possible reasons I think: - Taste of the Hindi audience (kind or genre of movies they like?) - Prejudice of the Hindi audience against Tamil movie-makers/technicians (bias against Maniratnam even though they know he's one of the best) - Abhishek Bachan's capabilities as an actor - Vikram's capabilities as an actor and what not... |
tamizh 8crs in over 400screens..awesome | From: vithagan on Wed Jun 23 13:03:48 2010. |
| m_23_bayarea wrote: | ||
When Vikram and Prabhu capture Hemant from the police camp and Vikram laughs villaneously! And off goes ARR's awesome BGM for Intermission! |
| From: m_karthik on Wed Jun 23 13:07:10 2010. |
| m_23_bayarea wrote: |
| Abhishek RAAVAN stutters, Vikram Raavanan rocks in south!!
http://www.magnamags.com/index.php/201006226444/stardust/scoop-of-the-day/abhishek-raavan-stutters-vikram-raavanan-rocks-in-south.html If this true, here are some possible reasons I think: - Taste of the Hindi audience (kind or genre of movies they like?) - Prejudice of the Hindi audience against Tamil movie-makers/technicians (bias against Maniratnam even though they know he's one of the best) - Abhishek Bachan's capabilities as an actor - Vikram's capabilities as an actor and what not... |
| From: ajaybaskar on Wed Jun 23 13:08:50 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Wed Jun 23 13:19:08 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||
ajay, TN full aa poi Ranjitha vukku kidaikira applause note panra alavukku neenga Ranjitha fan aa irupeengannu ninaikavae illa
Ungalukku Junior nithyanantha nnu pattamae kodukalaam |
| From: raghavendran on Wed Jun 23 13:24:31 2010. |
| m_karthik wrote: | ||
May be Mani's Stubbornness in making Hindi Films also. I feel he should follow the Alaipayudhey pattern.. Make film in Tamil-Give the script to his assistants-Produce the film in hindi. This will be helpful for his health and we can get a better concentrated product in Tamil. |
| From: venkkiram on Wed Jun 23 15:41:31 2010. |
| app_engine wrote: |
| மேலும், இது போன்ற புராண அடிப்படையிலான ஏதாவது படத்துக்கு வசனம் எழுதி சுஜாதா வெற்றியடைந்த சரித்திரம் இருக்கிறதா? (அவர் நல்ல எழுத்தாளர், ஆனால் வெற்றிக்கு உத்தரவாதம் தரும் வசன கர்த்தா அல்லவே. சில படங்களில் அவரது வசனம் படு சுமார், உதாரணம் பாரதி) |
| From: app_engine on Wed Jun 23 16:09:57 2010. |
| From: Nerd on Wed Jun 23 16:19:41 2010. |
| From: app_engine on Wed Jun 23 16:26:51 2010. |
| From: Sid_316 on Wed Jun 23 16:53:57 2010. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Wed Jun 23 16:56:30 2010. |
| From: m_23_bayarea on Wed Jun 23 16:57:19 2010. |
| From: tamizharasan on Wed Jun 23 17:10:07 2010. |
| m_23_bayarea wrote: |
| Vikram wants to concentrate on Tamil films
http://www.realbollywood.com/news/2010/06/vikram-concentrate-tamil-films.html |
| From: groucho070 on Wed Jun 23 21:15:51 2010. |
| Sid_316 wrote: |
| No offence to anyone but this was bloody hilarious
http://www.thevigilidiot.com/2010/06/22/raavan/ |
| From: littlemaster1982 on Wed Jun 23 22:20:20 2010. |
| app_engine wrote: |
| Digression - what is the purANa nAval that Sujatha wrote? |
| From: NOV on Wed Jun 23 23:16:41 2010. |
| app_engine wrote: |
| (BTW, NOV made fun of me for not watching those MR-Sujatha movies and still commenting about "not missing Sujatha for MR movies". It's very simple - I don't take extra efforts to watch movies that weren't accepted by general public; |
| From: Bala (Karthik) on Wed Jun 23 23:25:22 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
|
and my favs have mostly not done well at the BO, begining from Karnan to Guna to Anbe Sivam, etc. |
Didn't know this!| From: ajaybaskar on Wed Jun 23 23:28:32 2010. |
| From: Vivasaayi on Wed Jun 23 23:38:48 2010. |
| tamizharasan wrote: | ||
Does he have any other options? |
| From: groucho070 on Wed Jun 23 23:50:27 2010. |
| Bala (Karthik) wrote: | ||
Didn't know this! |
| From: groucho070 on Wed Jun 23 23:51:26 2010. |
| Vivasaayi wrote: | ||||
whats the relationship between that article and the pic used in it? |
Ennapa irukku angga?| From: NOV on Wed Jun 23 23:51:38 2010. |
| joe wrote: |
| Karan was 100 days movie..But it is consider failiure because it was a high budget movie.
But it is one of the movies which run very well from second release and till now. |
| joe wrote: |
| VCDs and DVDs of Karnan is one of the best selling ..I too bought a DVD recently in singapore |
| From: ajaybaskar on Thu Jun 24 0:05:37 2010. |
| From: groucho070 on Thu Jun 24 0:10:44 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Just went thru the comments section of Raavan review in Yahoo. More than the genuine criticisms, the northies are spitting venom on the south film industry and south technicians.. Sample..'Mr. Vikram, Pls stay away from bollywood. We dont want pot bellied heroes'. Mind you, Vikram is one of the fittest and good looking heroes in Tamil/South. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Thu Jun 24 0:42:26 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 24 1:04:56 2010. |
| Quote: |
| Just went thru the comments section of Raavan review in Yahoo. More than the genuine criticisms, the northies are spitting venom on the south film industry and south technicians.. Sample..'Mr. Vikram, Pls stay away from bollywood. We dont want pot bellied heroes'. Mind you, Vikram is one of the fittest and good looking heroes in Tamil/South. |
| From: Plum on Thu Jun 24 1:12:48 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Just went thru the comments section of Raavan review in Yahoo. More than the genuine criticisms, the northies are spitting venom on the south film industry and south technicians.. Sample..'Mr. Vikram, Pls stay away from bollywood. We dont want pot bellied heroes'. Mind you, Vikram is one of the fittest and good looking heroes in Tamil/South. |
| From: subash43 on Thu Jun 24 1:13:05 2010. |
| From: subash43 on Thu Jun 24 1:13:45 2010. |
| From: jinju on Thu Jun 24 1:26:15 2010. |
| From: Plum on Thu Jun 24 1:29:56 2010. |
| From: jinju on Thu Jun 24 1:36:58 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| Bollywood has been waiting to take a stab at Mani - there is some truth in the assertion by BPM that Shahrukh-Johar campies are jealous that Mani picked Abhishek for 3 successive movies(adhu namakkum vayatherichalngaradhu vEra vishayam) and so have used their media pull to attack when there is a chance and with Ravan not being so accessible to north indian mass janata, they just took the opp.
enna dhAn inge avarukku mariyAdhai illai, ange kudukkurAngannu avar nambinAlum, avar fans nambinAlum, inge ipdi kEvalamA mudhugula kutha mAttAngangaradhu dhAn bollywood patRiya kasappAna uNmai |
| From: Bala (Karthik) on Thu Jun 24 1:38:24 2010. |
| From: m_karthik on Thu Jun 24 1:39:15 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: | ||
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| From: Plum on Thu Jun 24 1:41:06 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
Plum, srk n manikku aagave aagaadhu thanks to the former making some sweeping comments on mani regarding the dil se fiasco...so, jealous about mani signing abisek might not be the reason...yes, the longstanding grudge of srk's against mani could be one... |
| From: Bala (Karthik) on Thu Jun 24 1:46:21 2010. |
| From: jinju on Thu Jun 24 1:50:51 2010. |
| Bala (Karthik) wrote: |
| Jinju,
What did SRK say about Dil Se? Mani Sir, please come back to TFM! |
| From: Mahen on Thu Jun 24 1:55:13 2010. |
| Bala (Karthik) wrote: |
| Jinju,
What did SRK say about Dil Se? Mani Sir, please come back to TFM! |
You are putting yourself in a difficult situation..
| From: groucho070 on Thu Jun 24 1:59:04 2010. |
| Bala (Karthik) wrote: |
| BPM? |
| From: ajaybaskar on Thu Jun 24 2:01:57 2010. |
| From: Plum on Thu Jun 24 2:02:35 2010. |
| From: Anban on Thu Jun 24 2:06:36 2010. |
| subash43 wrote: |
| Why did Mani avoid the Chennai media?
It is an old story that Mani Ratnam was banking a lot on the Hindi version of Raavan featuring Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Vikram. The Tamil version Raavanan with Vikram doing Abhishek’s character and Prithviraj stepping into Vikram character was just an adaption of the Hindi version. Villain in Telugu was a dubbing of the Tamil Raavanan. Before release, Mani Ratnam gave top priority to the Hindi Raavan and totally played down the Tamil and Telugu versions. Says a veteran Tamil journalist: “Mani sir totally ignored the Tamil press, and he refused to give interviews to the local media. He took his Tamil audiences for granted”. At the same time, upcountry journalists were given interviews and pampered with choice sound bytes. Some of them residing in Patna or Ahmedabad were given phone-in interviews, while local journalists waiting outside his office in Chennai were shooed away. In the mean time, the director took initiative to hold a press meet along with Aishwarya Rai, Suhasini, Vikram and Priya Mani in Hyderabad, where only a dubbed Telugu version was releasing! It was Vikram who saved the day to a certain extent for Tamil and Chennai based journalists by giving non-stop interviews on Raavanan. Once Raavan released, the film was savaged by North Indian media, who said it was not only “boring but also had no content.” Noted trade analysts like Taran Adarsh and well known television critic Rajeev Masand gave only 1.5 marks out of 5 and trashed the film. Another noted columnist called it “Mani RatnamAag”, a reference to one of the biggest flops of the decade Ram Gopal Varma’s Aag! At the same time, critics and the press down south who Mani had ignored in his eagerness to pander to the North Indian media, were far more kind and also respectful towards the filmmaker and his Raavanan. Once it became clear that Raavan had bombed and Big B blamed the director “for bad editing”, Mani Ratnam’s Bollywood dreams turned into a nightmare. The media especially the internet is full of Raavan jokes, and how Abhishek has ended up with egg on his face. Meanwhile as a damage control measure, Mani did a U turn and is now trying to woo the local Chennai press by giving selective interviews on Raavanan, three days after the film’s release. But by then it was too late as Raavanan too has started showing symptoms of an imminent fall at the box-office, as collections started plummeting in Tamil Nadu from Monday onwards. The views expressed in the article are the author's and not of Sify.com. http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14946571 |
| From: jinju on Thu Jun 24 2:09:33 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Mani associating himself with SS/UN should generate more revenue than any Indian film. |
| From: Bala (Karthik) on Thu Jun 24 2:17:27 2010. |
| From: leosimha on Thu Jun 24 2:21:50 2010. |
| Quote: |
|
'Raavan' Autopsy: Slashed Stars Bleed… By movietalkies Wednesday Jun 23 9:13 PM It's a dead duck at the cine stakes! 'Raavan' has shocked numerous individuals, cine buffs and co stars, included. Govinda, Tejaswini Kolhapure, Sadashiv Amrapurkar and Sachin Khedekar, rank among the casualties of 'Raavan'; actors whose roles have been lopped off mercilessly, in order to hype the Abhi Ash onscreen magic. States Govinda in a tabloid chat, "I was shocked when I saw 'Raavan'. I couldn't connect with the film spiritually, because it was too commercial. Why blame anyone for chopping my role? I didn't ask anybody before signing the film. In fact, I signed the film because my wife Sunita felt that I should do a film with Abhishek (Bachchan). My policy has been do your work, get out and forget about the film." Tejaswani Kolhapure spent 75 gruelling days in the jungles of Kerala… only to find her role chopped to.. a five second appearance! Tejaswini, however, cautiously states in a media quote, "Mani Sir and his team knew what my role was. I shot for many days… and the role in the film is what you saw." Sadashiv Amrapurkar: Reportedly, he shot for 'Raavan' in the jungles for 90 days. And he isn't visible in the movie even in a single shot! Sachin Khedekar: He enacts Abhishek's father in the flick and can be spotted in a passing shot only. Allegedly, Khedekar's role too met with the editing axe, since Ratnam wanted to spotlight Abhi Ash only. |
| From: jinju on Thu Jun 24 2:28:04 2010. |
| leosimha wrote: | ||
Link - http://in.buzz.yahoo.com/article/1:yahoo_india_m199:2d993f7a356dc4ee962f1f225534b9a4/Raavan-Autopsy-Slashed-Stars-Bleed |
! and tejaswini seems to be ravi kissen's wife role, the same one as ranjitha! and, was that sachin khedekar who was there in that wedding scene?! | From: Plum on Thu Jun 24 2:31:45 2010. |
| Quote: |
| Tejaswani Kolhapure spent 75 gruelling days in the jungles of Kerala |
| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 24 2:39:55 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Thu Jun 24 4:11:23 2010. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Thu Jun 24 4:25:38 2010. |
| From: jinju on Thu Jun 24 4:29:20 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Mr Bachchan wanted us to graphically show ten heads. - Sreekar Prasad
|
| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 24 4:32:19 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Mr Bachchan wanted us to graphically show ten heads. - Sreekar Prasad
|
padathula ramayanam reference ngra paerla iruntha comedy paththaama ithu vaerayaa.. | From: groucho070 on Thu Jun 24 4:40:51 2010. |
| From: Anban on Thu Jun 24 4:44:59 2010. |
| From: AudazJay on Thu Jun 24 5:19:38 2010. |
| Anban wrote: |
| Amitabh is correct for once.. |
| From: jinju on Thu Jun 24 5:31:12 2010. |
| AudazJay wrote: | ||
Really? Have you watched the hindi version? Was the editing that bad? |
| From: Anban on Thu Jun 24 5:33:48 2010. |
| AudazJay wrote: | ||
Really? Have you watched the hindi version? Was the editing that bad? |
| From: kalyan on Thu Jun 24 5:34:47 2010. |
அடப்பாவி பசங்களா, page fillup பண்ண வேன்டியது தான், ஆனா இந்த அளவு digression எல்லாம் too much
| kalyan wrote: |
|
Prabhu as Kumbhakarnan was a joke. where on the earth you will find a 100 kg fugitive on the run, in a jungle, surviving on maravalli kizhangu and similar diet? Prabhu never had a rural accent or body language. with his size, he will easily be a liability for any fugitive group on the run. leave alone climbing rocks, this guy can not run 50 meters on level ground to save his own life. My choice for the character woud have heen "Thalaivasal' Vijay or Manivannan. Karthik as Hanuman was another joke. He too was overweight and very urbane for the character he played (which requires enormous physical agility and intelligence, and he lacked both). even someone like Karunas woud have done a better job than Karthik as Hanuman. |
| From: jinju on Thu Jun 24 5:38:01 2010. |
| Anban wrote: | ||||
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| From: Anban on Thu Jun 24 5:47:05 2010. |
| From: jinju on Thu Jun 24 5:51:03 2010. |
| Anban wrote: |
| why did mani approve of such bad acting??? whose mistake was that?? |
| From: ajaybaskar on Thu Jun 24 5:52:37 2010. |
| From: Anban on Thu Jun 24 5:53:28 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
of course anban, everyone involved in this sham is responsible for such a product, but sr. bachchan's response to criticism for his son's rank bad performance as "bad editing" is just not 'correct' any which way one looks at it, imho! |
| From: jinju on Thu Jun 24 5:55:43 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Andha paiyan avlo mosamaava nadichirukkan? Innaiku padatha paakkalaama? |
| From: jinju on Thu Jun 24 5:57:52 2010. |
| Anban wrote: |
| yes.. bad editing is also not sreekar prasad's mistake solely... the director must take the blame.. afterall he took more than 2 years for this lousy movie... |
| From: Sarna on Thu Jun 24 6:17:45 2010. |
| jinju wrote: |
| imho! |
| From: PARAMASHIVAN on Thu Jun 24 6:48:29 2010. |
| From: Pras on Thu Jun 24 8:13:15 2010. |
| From: Plum on Thu Jun 24 8:18:36 2010. |
| From: Pras on Thu Jun 24 8:38:04 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| Pras, nobody has said a word against Vikram here so far. Others have been pilloried I agree. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Thu Jun 24 8:42:01 2010. |
| From: Thirumaran on Thu Jun 24 8:46:07 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
| pras kanavu naalai niraiverumaa? |
irukirathe avanga mattum thaanae | From: sathya_1979 on Thu Jun 24 8:53:46 2010. |
padatha vida maththa vishayamdhaan neraya pesuraanga!| From: Pras on Thu Jun 24 8:53:47 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||
athaan raavanan haters vanthaa pidikalayaamae..appuram enga thread move aarathu irukirathe avanga mattum thaanae |
| From: Sudarsh on Thu Jun 24 8:54:37 2010. |
| From: Sudarsh on Thu Jun 24 8:56:05 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Thu Jun 24 8:57:42 2010. |
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| From: raghavendran on Thu Jun 24 9:05:15 2010. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Thu Jun 24 9:05:58 2010. |
| From: Sudarsh on Thu Jun 24 9:08:55 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Thu Jun 24 10:34:06 2010. |
| From: Nerd on Thu Jun 24 10:38:18 2010. |
| From: venkkiram on Thu Jun 24 10:45:31 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: |
| Even telugu version is not doing well... yamudu(telugu version of surya's singam) is replacing raavanan in many theatres this week |
| From: Sarna on Thu Jun 24 10:48:09 2010. |
| Vikatan wrote: |
|
'வீரா'வாக விக்ரம்... விறைப்பும் முறைப்புமாக இன்னொரு முறை தன்னை நிரூபித்திருக்கிறார். 'கடவுள்னா பெரிய ஆள்தான். பொறாமையா இருக்கு' என ஏக்கத்தையும் கிண்டலாகச் சொல்வதில் இருந்து, உறுமித் திரிவது வரை அசத்தல். 'பக்பக்பக்', 'டண்டண்டண்' போன்ற மேனரிஸங்கள்தான் திருஷ்டி. கோபம், தவிப்பு, பயம் எனப் படம் நெடுகக் கல்லிலும் முள்ளிலும் தவித்துத் திரியும் ஐஸ்வர்யா ராயின் உழைப்பு ஆச்சர்யம். |
they have praised two bad actings | From: kalyan on Thu Jun 24 10:59:01 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: |
|
Vikatan has lost its reliability... 5 to 6 years back, it was benchmark for good reviews.... now they have praised two bad actings |
| From: Sarna on Thu Jun 24 11:00:17 2010. |
| Sanjeevi wrote: |
|
For me, this raavanan review of AV is definitely good |
| From: vithagan on Thu Jun 24 11:00:44 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: |
| Even telugu version is not doing well... yamudu(telugu version of surya's singam) is replacing raavanan in many theatres this week |
| From: venkkiram on Thu Jun 24 11:04:12 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: |
| now they have praised two bad actings |
| From: tamizharasan on Thu Jun 24 11:05:52 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Thu Jun 24 11:06:26 2010. |
| vithagan wrote: | ||
Is the Telugu version of Singam released already??
I thought its releasing in July. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Thu Jun 24 11:13:26 2010. |
| From: Sarna on Thu Jun 24 11:21:50 2010. |
| requoting for ajay wrote: |
| Vikatan - 41/100. |
| From: Sarna on Thu Jun 24 11:23:38 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: | ||
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| From: raghavendran on Thu Jun 24 12:00:50 2010. |
| From: sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar on Thu Jun 24 12:36:55 2010. |
| From: sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar on Thu Jun 24 12:42:54 2010. |
| sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar wrote: |
|
http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14946571 Once it became clear that Raavan had bombed and Big B blamed the director “for bad editing”, Mani Ratnam’s Bollywood dreams turned into a nightmare. |
| From: Movie Cop on Thu Jun 24 12:58:43 2010. |
Raavan is a pretty new attempt/style of film making from MR! Will write much detailed thoughts later tonight or tomorrow!| From: Sanjeevi on Thu Jun 24 13:03:35 2010. |
| Sarna wrote: | ||
it looks OK when comparing with there recent movies review |
| From: Sudarsh on Thu Jun 24 13:39:41 2010. |
| From: venkkiram on Thu Jun 24 16:09:23 2010. |
| From: Nerd on Thu Jun 24 17:26:12 2010. |
| From: Pras on Thu Jun 24 18:31:50 2010. |
| Movie Cop wrote: |
| Watched "Raavan". Was able to enjoy the movie very much in spite of several shortcomings. Raavan is a pretty new attempt/style of film making from MR! Will write much detailed thoughts later tonight or tomorrow! |
... or the two of them ? ...| From: Plum on Thu Jun 24 20:40:31 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: | ||
Telugu ஊடகமும் மக்களும் எதை எதை வரவேற்பார்கள், எதை எதை புறக்கணிப்பார்கள் என்பது நாடறிந்த விஷயம். |
| From: raghavendran on Thu Jun 24 23:09:58 2010. |
| From: groucho070 on Thu Jun 24 23:11:06 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Fri Jun 25 1:17:17 2010. |
Athuvum antha review romba overa Mani-ya praise pannirukar.. | From: jinju on Fri Jun 25 1:20:58 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: |
| Did Bachan actually write the review? Athuvum antha review romba overa Mani-ya praise pannirukar.. |
| From: Mahen on Fri Jun 25 1:27:05 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Fri Jun 25 1:28:10 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
could very well be himself...a last ditch attempt to redeem himself from the bad press he is getting for badmouthing mani... |
| From: ajaybaskar on Fri Jun 25 1:44:13 2010. |
| From: m_karthik on Fri Jun 25 1:46:19 2010. |
| Mahen wrote: | ||||
Felt the same too |
| From: kid-glove on Fri Jun 25 1:57:06 2010. |
| From: NOV on Fri Jun 25 2:58:51 2010. |
| Richard Corliss wrote: |
| Well, Raavan is better than you'd be led to think by all the outrage; it's just not up to the director's high standard. |
| From: Pras on Fri Jun 25 4:08:13 2010. |
| From: Pras on Fri Jun 25 4:17:26 2010. |
| From: jinju on Fri Jun 25 4:26:39 2010. |
| From: Pras on Fri Jun 25 4:51:21 2010. |
| jinju wrote: |
| Thanx for the Naan Varuven link Pras...
btw, keep trying...for more contributions in this thread from my side, do PM |
| From: Mukzi on Fri Jun 25 5:11:26 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Fri Jun 25 5:12:36 2010. |
| From: Appu s on Fri Jun 25 5:41:52 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
| Naan varuven song ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=aJ9AsE1LzGU&feature=related beware spoiler video below ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juI5VbB_WM8 |
anyone have 320kbps Little master,Ajaybaskar?| From: littlemaster1982 on Fri Jun 25 6:13:11 2010. |
Lotus Five Star DVD vara varaikkum wait pannunga | From: ajaybaskar on Fri Jun 25 6:23:40 2010. |
| From: cepark on Fri Jun 25 6:35:18 2010. |
| Appu s wrote: | ||
Pras bro,
Naan varuven.. anyone have 320kbps Little master,Ajaybaskar? |
| From: Appu s on Fri Jun 25 6:38:38 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| 320 kbps rip Rahmanae vachuruppaarannu theriyalai..
Heard that it wil be released unofficially like Shauk hai and Tere Bina alternate version.. |
| From: Appu s on Fri Jun 25 6:39:17 2010. |
| cepark wrote: | ||||
128kbps veena irukku bro. |
| From: Pras on Fri Jun 25 7:04:12 2010. |
| From: Pras on Fri Jun 25 7:09:47 2010. |
| cepark wrote: | ||||
128kbps veena irukku bro. http://pandbar.blogspot.com/2010/06/naan-varuven-song-ravanan-mp3.html |
| From: cepark on Fri Jun 25 7:13:34 2010. |
| Pras wrote: | ||||||
?? the link you provided is from the show they hosted when releasing ravanan music ... don't you have the one from the movie ? |
| From: Pras on Fri Jun 25 7:16:13 2010. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Fri Jun 25 7:16:27 2010. |
| From: cepark on Fri Jun 25 7:17:24 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Pras,
All these r theatre recorded versions... Wait 4 sometime.... |
| From: ajaybaskar on Fri Jun 25 7:19:22 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Fri Jun 25 10:03:38 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Fri Jun 25 10:45:27 2010. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Fri Jun 25 13:33:21 2010. |
| From: Movie Cop on Fri Jun 25 13:33:41 2010. |
| From: vithagan on Fri Jun 25 14:54:34 2010. |
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| இராமாயணக் கதையோடு கொஞ்சம் சமகால சந்தன வீரப்பன் கதையையும் கலந்து ‘ராவணன்’ஆக்கியிருக்கிறார் மணிரத்னம். ‘நாயகன்’,‘பம்பாய்’,‘தளபதி’யைவிட இதற்காக ரொம்பவே மெனக்-கெட்டிருக்கிறார்.
பழங்குடி மக்களின் தலைவன் விக்ரம் (ராவணன்) சட்டத்தின் பார்வையில் தேடப்படும் குற்றவாளி. தங்கை ப்ரியாமணி (சூர்ப்பனகை) சாவுக்குக் காரணமாக இருந்த போலீஸ் அதிகாரி பிருத்விராஜின் (ராமர்) மனைவி ஐஸ்வர்யாராயை (சீதை) கடத்தி வந்து காட்டுக்குள் சிறை வைக்கிறார். சீதை மீது ராவணன் காதல் கொள்வதும்,சீதை மீட்கப்படுவதும், கணவனால் சந்தேகப்படுவதும்,ராவணனிடமே சீதை திரும்பி வருவதுமாக நகர்கிறது படம். நிறையவே மெனக்கெட்ட இன்னொருவர் ஹீரோ விக்ரம். கட்டுமஸ்தான உடற்கட்டில் மிரட்டியிருக்கிறார் விக்ரம்.நெல்லைத் தமிழில் கோபத்தையும் காட்டுகிறார். காதலையும் காட்டுகிறார். தங்கை ப்ரியாமணி கெடுக்கப்பட்டதை அறிந்து துடிக்கும் துடிப்பு,ஐஸ்வர்யாராயின் அழகைக்கண்டு காதல் கொண்டாலும் விரல் நுனிகூட அவர்மேல் படாத தாபம்,மனைவியை மீட்க பெரும் படையுடன் வந்திருக்கும் பிருத்திவிராஜுடன் தொங்குபாலத்தில் மோதும் காட்சிகள், ஐஸ்வர்யாராய் மீண்டும் தன்னைத் தேடி வந்ததை அறிந்து வெளிப்படுத்தும் உணர்வுகள் விக்ரமை உயர்த்திப் பிடிக்கின்றன. போலீஸ் அதிகாரியின் மனைவி ராகினியாக வரும் சீதை ஐஸ்வர்யாராய், விக்ரமுடன் போட்டி போட்டு நடிக்கிறார். துணிச்சல் அதிகம். விக்ரம் மீது காதல் வரும் உணர்வைக் காட்டியுள்ள விதம் க்ளாஸ். ரசிகர்களுக்காக அவர் அள்ளித் தரும் அழகும், சந்தேகப்பட்ட கணவனிடமிருந்து பிரிந்து வரும் நடிப்பும் அம்சம். கடமைக்காக மனைவியின் கற்பைக்கூட சந்தேகப்படும் இளம் போலீஸ் அதிகாரியாக பிருத்திவிராஜ் (ராமன்), படம் முழுக்க கத்திக் கொண்டே வருகிறார். ரீ எண்ட்ரியாகி காட்டிலாகா அதிகாரியாக கார்த்திக் (அனுமன்), விக்ரமின் அண்ணனாக பிரபு, தங்கையாக பிரியாமணி. தம்பியாக முன்னா, அரவாணியாக வையாபுரி என்று நட்சத்திரக்கூட்டம்.பெரிய பில்டப் தரப்பட்ட ரஞ்சிதாவை திரையில் தேட வேண்டியுள்ளது. இத்தனை அழகான இயற்கைக் காட்சிகளை தமிழில் இதற்கு முன் பார்த்ததில்லை என்கிற அளவிற்கு சந்தோஷ்சிவன்,மணிகண்டன் ஒளிப்பதிவு அபாரம். மிரட்டும் அருவிகள், நடுங்க வைக்கும் காடு, எரியும் பாலம், ஐஸ் அருவியில் விழும் காட்சி என்று அத்தனையும் கண்முன் நிறுத்துகிறார்கள். கதாபாத்திரங்களின் பேச்சில் திடீர் திடீர் என்று திருநெல்வேலி, தஞ்சை, கோவை பாஷைகள் மாறி மாறி வருவது கொடுமை.வசனத்தை கொஞ்சம் குத்து மதிப்பாகத்தான் புரிந்துகொள்ள முடிகிறது. ரஹ்மான் இசையில் கெடா கெடா கறி, வீரா... வீரா..., உசிரே போகுதே பாடல்கள் கேட்கும்படி உள்ளன.அதற்கு உயிர் கொடுப்பது வைரமுத்துவின் வரிகள். தமிழ் சினிமாவின் ஹைகிளாஸ் இயக்குநர் மணிரத்னத்திடமிருந்து 5 ஆண்டுகளுக்குப் பிறகு வந்திருக்கும் நேரடித் தமிழ்ப்படம்.ஆனால் தமிழ்ப்படமாக வந்திருக்கிறதா என்பதுதான் கேள்வி. தமிழ்ப் பழங்குடியினர் திருமணப் பின்னணியில் காசி, மதுரா நகரத்து மாட மாளிகைகள், கூட கோபுரங்கள். திருநெல்வேலிக்குப் பக்கத்தில் உள்ள அம்பா சமுத்திரத்தில் ஏது இவையெல்லாம்? ஏகப்பட்ட அந்நியத் தன்மை. சந்தேகப்பட்ட கணவனிடமிருந்து பிரிந்து,ராவணனைத் தேடி சீதை வருவதோடு நிறுத்தியிருந்தால், கதையை ஒரு புதிய தளத்திற்கு எடுத்துச் சென்றவராக மணிரத்தினம் ஆராதிக்கப்பட்டிருப்பார். சினிமாத்தனமான ஒரு க்ளைமாக்ஸை வைத்து,விக்ரமை வீழ்த்துவது படம் பார்ப்பவர்களுக்கு எந்த பாதிப்பையும் ஏற்படுத்தாத முடிவு. ஆனாலும் விக்ரம் சுடப்பட்டதும் சீதை ஐஸ் துடிக்கும் துடிப்பு இதுவரை காவியம் கண்டிராத புதுமை. அந்தளவில் மணிரத்னத்திற்கு வெற்றியே! ராவணன் - புதிய காவியம்.. Behind the Screens * க்ளைமேக்ஸ் பாலத்தைக் கட்ட ஒரிஜினல் இன்ஜினீயர்களையே பயன்படுத்தியிருக்கிறார்கள். பாலத்தின் நீளம் 170 அடி. பாலம் 2500 அடி ஆழ பள்ளத்தாக்கின் மேல் அமைக்கப்பட்டது. * காட்டிற்குள் ஷுட்டிங் துவங்கும் முன் அந்தப் பகுதி முழுக்க பூச்சி மருந்து அடித்து பாம்பு, தேள், மலைப்பூச்சிகள் எல்லாவற்றிலுமிருந்தும் பாதுகாப்பாக இருந்திருக்கிறார்கள். * இருட்டுக் குகைகள் நிறைந்த சோனா வாலா இடத்தில் ட்ரெயின் காட்சிகள் எடுக்கப்பட்டதால், சந்தோஷ்சிவன் ஒரிஜினல் லைட்டிங்கையே பயன்படுத்தியிருக்கிறார். வாசகர் கமெண்ட்ஸ் *மணிரத்னம் ஸ்டைலில் மற்றொரு வித்தியாசமான ட்ரீட்மெண்ட் ராவணன். - முத்து, திருச்சி. *ராமாயணக் கதையை ஜீன்ஸ், துப்பாக்கி என நவீனமாக்கித் தந்துள்ளார். முதல் பாதி இழுவையைத் தவிர்த்திருக்கலாம். - தாமு, உடுமலை. * ஹாலிவுட் ரேஞ்சிற்கு இருக்கிறது. ராவணன் மனதைக் கவர்ந்தவன். - பரத், கரூர். |
| From: Movie Cop on Fri Jun 25 15:29:19 2010. |
| From: MADDY on Fri Jun 25 19:51:33 2010. |
| Movie Cop wrote: |
| In future, Amitabh should take his tweets a lot more seriously/responsibly. |
| From: NOV on Fri Jun 25 22:30:34 2010. |
and that too in second weekend! | From: raghavendran on Fri Jun 25 22:47:25 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
| 47 screens in Malaysia and that too in second weekend! |
| From: raghavendran on Fri Jun 25 22:48:24 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sat Jun 26 1:05:13 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: |
| 1.67crores in kerala..in the first week is awesome..gr8 achievement for other language film.sure this aint going without a fight |
| From: AravindMano on Sat Jun 26 1:12:46 2010. |
| From: jinju on Sat Jun 26 1:20:35 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: |
| 1.67crores in kerala..in the first week is awesome..gr8 achievement for other language film.sure this aint going without a fight |
| From: raghavendran on Sat Jun 26 2:37:49 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
it still didn't beat the collection of Sura in kerala! |
| From: jinju on Sat Jun 26 2:52:28 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: | ||||
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! and ravanan collections is coz of plainly mani sir's name esply in kerala, no prithvi and all...in fact, vikram has more admirers there than prithvi...and Kannathil Muthamittaal would've done better business in Kerala than TN i feel, i remember seeing a 50th day poster in a trivandrum theater then...and it ran for many more days there...not sure whether KM had that kind of commercial reception here!| From: Thirumaran on Sat Jun 26 3:06:31 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
it still didn't beat the collection of Sura in kerala! |
| From: Siv.S on Sat Jun 26 3:09:25 2010. |
| AravindMano wrote: |
| Raj Video Vision ads in papers say - 'Raavanan Blue Ray Disc, DVD viraivil...' |
Would love to D/L Raavanan in BR, Sivaji and Billa are till date best in blueray version.| From: raghavendran on Sat Jun 26 4:34:11 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||||||
prithvi ellam vidunga, avan bachcha...even Ms movies released with Vettaikkaran collected lesser than vettai ! and ravanan collections is coz of plainly mani sir's name esply in kerala, no prithvi and all...in fact, vikram has more admirers there than prithvi...and Kannathil Muthamittaal would've done better business in Kerala than TN i feel, i remember seeing a 50th day poster in a trivandrum theater then...and it ran for many more days there...not sure whether KM had that kind of commercial reception here! |
...youthliye avandhaan ange periye stardomnnu kelvipattene?...he is been giving hits thr contiously no?..even pokkri raja is the yr's biggest hit illiya?| From: jinju on Sat Jun 26 4:42:58 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: |
| jinju
prithvi ange star illiya ...youthliye avandhaan ange periye stardomnnu kelvipattene?...he is been giving hits thr contiously no?..even pokkri raja is the yr's biggest hit illiya? |
! seriously, of late he has impressed some of the 'youth' audience and commands a good opening because of that, but 2 solo hits in a 50-odd film career spanning around 10 years is not 'star' material, imo!
!| From: Pras on Sat Jun 26 5:12:42 2010. |
| Thirumaran wrote: | ||||
raavanan competing with Sura.. |
| From: raghavendran on Sat Jun 26 5:21:56 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
if simbu can be considered a star here, then prithvi is one too in kerala ! seriously, of late he has impressed some of the 'youth' audience and commands a good opening because of that, but 2 solo hits in a 50-odd film career spanning around 10 years is not 'star' material, imo!
as for pokkiri raja, hope u know who the 'hero' of the film is ! |
avvolodhaana avan ange?
| From: Cinefan on Sat Jun 26 8:33:36 2010. |
| AravindMano wrote: |
| Raj Video Vision ads in papers say - 'Raavanan Blue Ray Disc, DVD viraivil...' |
| From: Cinefan on Sat Jun 26 8:35:14 2010. |
| From: jinju on Sat Jun 26 21:00:17 2010. |
| Cinefan wrote: |
| Dig,
jinju,Any idea on 10A's first week collection in kerala? End dig. |
| From: breadpuli on Sat Jun 26 21:05:52 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||
IIRC, Dasa first week kerala gross was around the 2 crore mark.. |
| From: Plum on Sat Jun 26 21:10:43 2010. |
| From: jinju on Sat Jun 26 21:10:44 2010. |
| breadpuli wrote: | ||||
In Kerala Kamal is still no.1 among outside actors |
| From: jinju on Sat Jun 26 21:11:46 2010. |
| Plum wrote: |
| pArthAchu! liddlemaasder sonnadhu dhAn.
adhE samayam, if the average tamil movie is like this rather than Singam or Suraa - or for that matter killeee or kasini - we shouldnt be unhappy! |
| From: sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar on Sat Jun 26 23:40:52 2010. |
| From: Mahen on Sun Jun 27 2:15:18 2010. |
| From: jinju on Sun Jun 27 2:36:46 2010. |
| From: Srimannarayanan on Sun Jun 27 5:10:34 2010. |
| From: Poornima on Sun Jun 27 5:48:17 2010. |
| From: Anban on Sun Jun 27 6:05:17 2010. |
| From: sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar on Sun Jun 27 7:15:37 2010. |
| Srimannarayanan wrote: |
| என்னுடைய கட்டுரை சரியான முறையில் மொழிபெயர்க்கப்பட்டு ஆங்கிலத்தில் வெளி வந்தால் மணி ரத்னம் போன்ற அரைவேக்காடுகள் இவ்வளவு சுலபத்தில் ‘யாவாரம்’ செய்ய முடியாது. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 27 7:17:52 2010. |
| sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar wrote: | ||
நல்ல வேலை அண்ணனுக்கு நல்ல ஆங்கில மொழிபெயர்ப்பாளர் அமையவில்லை. இல்லைன்னா மவனே ஸ்பீல்பெர்க் கூட ட்ரவுசர் கழண்டு ஓட வேண்டியது தான். |
| From: venkkiram on Sun Jun 27 7:46:29 2010. |
| From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 27 7:51:02 2010. |
| From: ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar on Sun Jun 27 7:55:10 2010. |
Now he tweets that priyamani and himself r planning to make a movie titled 'SHOORPANAKHA'. | From: A.ANAND on Sun Jun 27 8:00:14 2010. |
| venkkiram wrote: |
| இந்தக் கட்டுரையை கொஞ்ச நாட்களுக்கு முன்பேயே வாசித்தபோது மனதில் எழுந்த எனது எண்ணங்களை இங்கே நீல நிறத்தில்!
-------------------------------- மணியின் நெருக்கமான தொழில்நுட்பக் கலைஞர் ஒருவர் என்னோடு நேற்று பேசினார். நீங்கள் என்ன கத்து கத்தினாலும் அதனால் மணி ரத்னத்துக்கு எந்த பாதிப்பும் இல்லை; அதனாலா உனக்கு என்ன? ஏனென்றால் அவர் தமிழ்நாட்டுப் பார்வையாளர்களுக்காக படம் எடுப்பதை நிறுத்தி ரொம்ப காலம் ஆகிறது. அதனால! அவர் எடுப்பது வட இந்திய மற்றும் மேலைநாட்டுப் பார்வையாளர்களுக்காக மட்டுமே. சரி இருக்கட்டும்! அதில் அவருக்கு எக்கச்சக்கமான பணம் வருகிறது. ஆனா ஒண்ணு..உனக்கு பணத்தின் மீது அவ்வளவு வெறி! நட்சத்திர ஓட்டல் பாரின் தண்ணியடிக்க நாள்தோறும் பிச்சையெடுக்கும் நீ இதெல்லாம் பேசுவது காமெடி! அந்த நண்பர் கூறிய விஷயம் இது.யாருடா அந்த எட்டப்பன்! எனக்கும் இந்த விஷயம் தெரியும். தெரிஞ்சா நீயே சொல்லிடலாமே! எதுக்கு மணியின் நெருக்கமான கலைஞர் என்று ஜோடிக்கிறாய்! "எனது வாசகர்கள் என்னை எந்த காலத்தில் நம்பியிருக்கிறார்கள்! இப்படியாவது ஜோடித்து எழுதினால்தான் நம்புவார்கள் போல" என நீ புலம்புவது புலப்படுகிறது. குரு படத்தைப் பாருங்கள். முழுக்க முழுக்க ஒரு வட இந்தியப் பின்னணியில் இருக்கும் படம். கண்டுபிடிப்பு எண் : 1299 ஆனால் பாத்திரங்கள் எல்லாம் திருநெல்வேலி பாஷையைப் பேசிக் கொண்டிருப்பார்கள். டப்பிங் படமென்றால் ஏதாவது ஒரு வட்டார வழக்கில் சொல்கிறார்கள். அது ஏன் உனக்கு அன்னியமாக தோன்றுகிறது? உனக்கு திருநெல்வேலி பாஷை புடிக்கலையா? ராவணனனிலும் இதே அபத்தம்தான். படம் பூராவும் வட இந்தியப் பின்னணிதான். ஆடை அலங்காரம் மற்றும் எல்லா விஷயங்களும் ஒரு இந்திப் படத்தின் தமிழ் டப்பிங்கைப் பார்ப்பது போலவே எண்ண வைக்கிறது. ஆனால் பாத்திரங்கள் மட்டும் திருநெல்வேலி பாஷையில் பேசிக் கொள்கிறார்கள். ராவணன் அப்படிப்பட்ட நேரடி டப்பிங் அல்ல. வட இந்திய மற்றும் மேலை நாட்டுப் பார்வையாளர்களுக்காகத்தான் மணி படம் எடுத்து வருகிறார் என்பது வெளிப்படையாகத் தெரிந்த விஷயம். ஆனானப் பட்ட நீயே பணம் என வரும்போது கூச்சப்படாமல் அயல்நாட்டு வாழ் இந்தியர்களிடம் பிச்சை எடுக்கிறாய். நீயேல்லாம் மணியைப் பற்றி பேசுவது காமெடி! மேலும், இது பற்றிய என்னுடைய விமர்சனங்கள் அனைத்தும் தமிழிலும், மலையாத்திலும் மட்டுமே வெளிவந்து கொண்டிருப்பதால் மணி ரத்னத்துக்கு இதனால் எந்த பாதிப்பும் இல்லை. ஆனால் என் விமர்சனங்கள் ஆங்கிலத்தில் வெளிவந்தால் அவருடைய பெயர் நாறி நாற்றம் எடுத்து விடும். பார்றா! என் ராவணன் கட்டுரையை ஆங்கிலத்தில் மொழிபெயர்க்க என் தோழியிடம் கொடுத்தேன். புனைவு எண் 99765! இதை மலையாளத்தில் மொழிபெயர்ப்பதற்கு அந்த ஆங்கில மொழிபெயர்ப்பு உதவுமே ஒழிய இதை எந்த ஆங்கிலப் பத்திரிகையிலும் வெளியிட மாட்டார்கள். படிக்கக் கூட மாட்டார்கள். அந்த அளவுக்கு ஆங்கிலப் பத்திரிகைகளுக்கு சம்பந்தமில்லாத அன்றாட வழக்கு ஆங்கிலம் அது. என்னுடைய கட்டுரை சரியான முறையில் மொழிபெயர்க்கப்பட்டு ஆங்கிலத்தில் வெளி வந்தால் மணி ரத்னம் போன்ற அரைவேக்காடுகள் இவ்வளவு சுலபத்தில் ‘யாவாரம்’ செய்ய முடியாது. மொதல்ல உன் எழுத்துக்களால் ஒரு தமிழ் அல்லது மலையாளப்படத்தைன் புகழை குறைக்கவோ அல்லது ஏற்றவோ முயற்சி செய்யப் பழகு! அப்புறம் பேசலாம்! மேல்நாட்டுக்காரர்களுக்கு இந்தியா பற்றி எது தேவையோ அதை விற்பனை செய்கிறார் மணி. என்னுடைய கட்டுரை அதற்கு எதிர்வாதத்தை வைக்கும். என் கட்டுரைகள் ஆங்கிலத்தில் கிடைக்காததால் மணியின் யாவாரம் ஏக போகமாக நடந்து வருகிறது. மறுபடியும் மறுபடியும் மத்தவன் யாவாரம்தான் உனக்கு கண்ணில் உருத்துகிறது! யாருமே கொஞ்ச நாளா யாரும் பிச்சை போடுலன்னு நினைக்கிறேன். தண்ணி வறட்சி உன் எழுத்துக்களில் தாண்டவமாடுகிறது. கேள்வி கேட்பாரே இல்லாமல் அவர் தனி ராஜ்ஜியம் நடத்திக் கொண்டிருக்கிறார். கூவியது போதும்! இதோட முடிச்சிக்க! முடியல! யாராவது இவர குறைந்த பட்சம் பக்கத்திருக்கிற டாஸ்மார்க்கிற்காவது கூட்டிட்டு போங்கப்பா! 21.6.2010. 7.58 p.m. (இன்னும் மூன்று தினங்களில் உயிர்மை வெளிவந்து விடும். உடனே ராவணன் பற்றிய என் கட்டுரையின் ஆங்கில மொழியாக்கம் வரும். அதை வாசகர்கள் பரவலாக அமெரிக்கப் பார்வையாளர்களிடம் கொண்டு சேர்க்க வேண்டுமாய்க் கேட்டுக் கொள்கிறேன்.) கொசுத்தொல்லை தாங்க முடியலப்பா! http://charuonline.com/blog/?p=694 |
superb!!!! | From: sathya_1979 on Sun Jun 27 8:02:25 2010. |
| From: A.ANAND on Sun Jun 27 8:09:38 2010. |
| sathya_1979 wrote: |
| Vaanga Anand Bro, enna romba naaLaa kANOm? |
| From: A.ANAND on Sun Jun 27 8:33:30 2010. |
vidungga venki sir,kudikaran pechu vidinja pochu!| From: NOV on Sun Jun 27 9:38:21 2010. |
| From: Vivasaayi on Sun Jun 27 9:48:00 2010. |
| sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar wrote: | ||
நல்ல வேலை அண்ணனுக்கு நல்ல ஆங்கில மொழிபெயர்ப்பாளர் அமையவில்லை. இல்லைன்னா மவனே ஸ்பீல்பெர்க் கூட ட்ரவுசர் கழண்டு ஓட வேண்டியது தான். |
| From: joe on Sun Jun 27 10:52:43 2010. |
| From: NOV on Sun Jun 27 10:56:15 2010. |
| joe wrote: |
| but enakku ottave illa |
| From: joe on Sun Jun 27 11:02:28 2010. |
| NOV wrote: | ||
how was mega mall cinema in KL? |
| From: joe on Sun Jun 27 11:03:40 2010. |
except that mandaiyatti etho solluRa mannerism | From: NOV on Sun Jun 27 11:04:10 2010. |
| joe wrote: |
| But ange poi ticket vaangurathukkuLLa paathi padam mudinjidum polirunthuchu ..didn't see any movie there. |
why?
| From: joe on Sun Jun 27 11:06:45 2010. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Sun Jun 27 12:06:12 2010. |
| From: joe on Sun Jun 27 14:15:06 2010. |
| ajaybaskar wrote: |
| Joe Anne,
When did u come to Ngl? Sudden program ah? BTW, How was Rajesh theatre? |
| From: Anban on Sun Jun 27 14:53:52 2010. |
| From: joe on Sun Jun 27 15:13:08 2010. |
| Anban wrote: |
| joe.. en manasula thonuratha appidyea sollreenga.. |
,no wonder )
| From: Pras on Sun Jun 27 23:03:37 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sun Jun 27 23:04:12 2010. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Sun Jun 27 23:06:04 2010. |
| From: Pras on Sun Jun 27 23:10:02 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
| watched raavanan again, this time in capsquare.
crowd has not abated.
better at second viewing. definitely one of the best movies of 2010. |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 28 0:14:32 2010. |
| From: joe on Mon Jun 28 1:41:11 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: |
| no cat calls,comments..sat through out the film |
| From: jinju on Mon Jun 28 1:43:48 2010. |
| joe wrote: | ||
They may also trying hard to understand what is going on |
| From: Pras on Mon Jun 28 1:44:29 2010. |
| From: Pras on Mon Jun 28 1:45:17 2010. |
| joe wrote: | ||
They may also trying hard to understand what is going on |
| From: jinju on Mon Jun 28 1:48:34 2010. |
| Pras wrote: | ||||
matrix level-a padam edutha, ippadi thaan, sila pear-ku puriyaathu |
| From: raghavendran on Mon Jun 28 1:51:13 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||||
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| From: Pras on Mon Jun 28 2:02:39 2010. |
| jinju wrote: | ||||||
gounds: adra adra adra |
| From: AudazJay on Mon Jun 28 2:02:40 2010. |
| raghavendran wrote: | ||||||||
prithvi ange star illiya ...youthliye avandhaan ange periye stardomnnu kelvipattene?...he is been giving hits thr contiously no?..even pokkri raja is the yr's biggest hit illiya? |
Heard his latest films- Puthiya Mukham and ...(i can't remember the other film) did good business.
| From: jinju on Mon Jun 28 2:11:50 2010. |
| AudazJay wrote: |
|
Even I thought that Prithvi was a big star in Malayalam Heard his latest films- Puthiya Mukham and ...(i can't remember the other film) did good business.
Why, even some websites are calling him the next superstar after the 2 Ms. Ennamo youth icon award ellam vangi irukaram. Ellame doopa? |
| From: A.ANAND on Mon Jun 28 2:14:34 2010. |
'we want mani back with own path' | From: Pras on Mon Jun 28 2:18:38 2010. |
| From: A.ANAND on Mon Jun 28 2:31:49 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Mon Jun 28 2:35:40 2010. |
| From: Pras on Mon Jun 28 2:38:22 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: |
| Watched it, Liked it.. |
... simple, clean, superb without revealing the main plot of the movie | From: kid-glove on Mon Jun 28 2:41:52 2010. |
| From: kid-glove on Mon Jun 28 2:44:32 2010. |
| From: AravindMano on Mon Jun 28 2:46:05 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: |
| Suhasini's dialogues is an easy target. Didn't find it as bad as most find it here... |
| From: jinju on Mon Jun 28 2:50:01 2010. |
| From: Pras on Mon Jun 28 2:52:02 2010. |
| From: joe on Mon Jun 28 2:54:19 2010. |
| Pras wrote: | ||||
matrix level-a padam edutha, ippadi thaan, sila pear-ku puriyaathu |
| From: kid-glove on Mon Jun 28 2:55:31 2010. |
| From: jinju on Mon Jun 28 2:58:49 2010. |
| kid-glove wrote: |
| Haha Jinju, Can I just say BRangan's piece brings in Delhi-6 - which I don't agree with. That's just his personal take.
I have already said as much about Mani in a post - on lack of authenticity. Just a full week before the film's release.. And I'm one of the few who once defended Suhasini's dialogues (Weren't as bad as it was made out to be - I think it was Kannannn, P_R who didn't have taste for it) in Iruvar, in Forumhub.. |
| From: Pras on Mon Jun 28 3:01:45 2010. |
| From: Pras on Mon Jun 28 5:24:20 2010. |
| From: groucho070 on Mon Jun 28 5:42:50 2010. |
| grouch's brother who is hc ARR fan wrote: |
|
Saw Ravanan yesterday. Not sure why Mani took more than 2 years to do this. This is perhaps the his shortest movie, lasting 2 hours and 10 minutes. ARR's song at the end of the movie when credits were rolling was a surprise as it was not in the cd. Overall, I am not moved or impressed at all with main cast , though I thought Prabu and Kartik did really well. |
| grouch's younger brother who is hc Kamal fan & unfortunately Vijay fan wrote: |
| Well..as for me I only enjoyed the songs and cinematography. Beautiful songs by Rahman and me too surprised with the song at the end.
Vikram was at his usual. I believe you can put any other actors for that role. Nothing extraordinary. Mani should have expanded both Prabhu and Karthik’s screen time. |
| From: jinju on Mon Jun 28 5:45:49 2010. |
| groucho070 wrote: |
| For Pras
quote="grouch's younger brother who is hc Kamal fan & unfortunately Vijay fan"]. |
| From: Pras on Mon Jun 28 5:51:43 2010. |
| Quote: |
|
Vikram was at his usual. I believe you can put any other actors for that role. Nothing extraordinary. |
| From: groucho070 on Mon Jun 28 6:00:11 2010. |
| jinju wrote: |
| why unfortunately? |
| From: kalyan on Mon Jun 28 6:24:13 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
|
matrix level-a padam edutha, ippadi thaan, sila pear-ku puriyaathu |
| From: kalyan on Mon Jun 28 6:27:29 2010. |
| joe wrote: |
|
Each and every frame is visually beautiful ..Excellent locations ,ofcourse missing nativity . But dialouges are big let down (Just now came to know it is suhasini ,no wonder )
screen play is not impressing ..First half onnume illa ..second half far better ..overall It is not satisfactory |
| From: Pras on Mon Jun 28 7:42:33 2010. |
| kalyan wrote: | ||
IdhellAm romba over |
| From: PARAMASHIVAN on Mon Jun 28 7:44:51 2010. |
, still it freshens you up after seeing the horrors like Sura and Singam !| From: Pras on Mon Jun 28 7:49:13 2010. |
| From: Rajaruud on Mon Jun 28 7:59:49 2010. |
| PARAMASHIVAN wrote: |
| Saw ravanan
Date : 25-06/2010 Time : 15:00 Location : Cineworld, UK Cinema Seating Capacity : 125 Seats Occupied : 20 |
| From: Pras on Mon Jun 28 8:01:09 2010. |
| Rajaruud wrote: | ||
Padam paaka poningalla ... Ilae seat ena poningalla ???
Neenga padam paathuteengannu nambarom.... Athuku ethuku intha time date ellam... Konjam overa theriyalae |
| From: PARAMASHIVAN on Mon Jun 28 8:01:43 2010. |
| Rajaruud wrote: | ||
Padam paaka poningalla ... Ilae seat ena poningalla ???
Neenga padam paathuteengannu nambarom.... Athuku ethuku intha time date ellam... Konjam overa theriyalae |
| From: jinju on Mon Jun 28 8:05:41 2010. |
so many such darts in the dark throughout the film...another one of my many doubts in this film...y this "14 hours?" did Veera know that he's supposed to be playing Raavanan here and hence shud make the '14' reference or was it something else that shud be 'understood' as many seemed to suggest about majority of the flaws in the film?! | From: Pras on Mon Jun 28 8:22:20 2010. |
| jinju wrote: |
| For Pras, who is looking for 1 more page to start the new thread: unearthed this gem from Plum from the first part...
"I'll sidestep the standard controversy about rootedness. But a couple of lines posted here interest me. That bit anout soorpanaga in the bed but janaki otherwise. Now, the promos explicitly talk about the raman-raavanan dichotomy in each of us, and therefore, a Janaki-Soorpanaga dichotomy is excusable as a motif, although you would want to argue that there was ravan in the mythological ram and vice-versa. Let's say we are servicing the idea of ram and the idea of ravan. Now, my line of thinking is why soorpanaga on the bed? Is soorpanaga known for her libido, and Janaki, the lack of it? If anything, evidence is to the contrary - Janaki had children, while Soorpanaga's accomplishments in that direction are, to my knowledge, unrecorded in the epic. So, soorpanaga in bed seems to me a wannabe epic reference without any thought around it. Obviously, not everyone can be a Kavignar to make their references perfect instead of a dart in the dark, hoping that it will stick. That's quite excusabale for anyone who is not Kannadasan" Plum so many such darts in the dark throughout the film...another one of my many doubts in this film...y this "14 hours?" did Veera know that he's supposed to be playing Raavanan here and hence shud make the '14' reference or was it something else that shud be 'understood' as many seemed to suggest about majority of the flaws in the film?! |
| From: jinju on Mon Jun 28 8:30:05 2010. |
| Pras wrote: | ||
does he say 14 hours ? ... at the end, he do say 14 days as well
BTW, what is that 14 reference for raavanan ? .. sorry for my poor knowlegde of epics |
compared to the big potholes in the script, idhellaam chinnadhu thaan...still want to know from many here who claim to have 'understood' the film better, that if there is any significance for an outlaw seething in anger to avenge his sister's death that he choose 'this many hours/days' to kill his captive? | From: NOV on Mon Jun 28 8:33:34 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
| BTW, what is that 14 reference for raavanan ? .. sorry for my poor knowlegde of epics |
| From: Sarna on Mon Jun 28 8:34:34 2010. |
| From: ajaybaskar on Mon Jun 28 8:35:26 2010. |
| From: NOV on Mon Jun 28 8:38:54 2010. |
| From: Pras on Mon Jun 28 8:39:08 2010. |
| NOV wrote: | ||
Rama and Seetha were banished from Ayothya for 14 years. But Seetha was NOT imprisoned by Ravanan for 14 years! |
| From: Pras on Mon Jun 28 8:39:48 2010. |
| NOV wrote: |
| Pras, you can start the next part of the thread. |
| From: MADDY on Mon Jun 28 8:41:05 2010. |
| jinju wrote: |
| Plum so many such darts in the dark throughout the film...another one of my many doubts in this film...y this "14 hours?" did Veera know that he's supposed to be playing Raavanan here and hence shud make the '14' reference or was it something else that shud be 'understood' as many seemed to suggest about majority of the flaws in the film?! |
| From: NOV on Mon Jun 28 8:43:20 2010. |
| Pras wrote: |
| whhhyyyyy ??? banished ? why ?? |
| Quote: |
| Prince Rama was the eldest of four sons and was to become king when his father retired from ruling. His stepmother, however, wanted to see her son Bharata, Rama's younger brother, become king. Remembering that the king had once promised to grant her any two wishes she desired, she demanded that Rama be banished and Bharata be crowned. The king had to keep his word to his wife and ordered Rama's banishment. Rama accepted the decree unquestioningly. "I gladly obey father's command," he said to his stepmother. "Why, I would go even if you ordered it."
When Sita, Rama's wife, heard Rama was to be banished, she begged to accompany him to his forest retreat. "As shadow to substance, so wife to husband," she reminded Rama. "Is not the wife's dharma to be at her husband's side? Let me walk ahead of you so that I may smooth the path for your feet," she pleaded. Rama agreed, and Rama, Sita and his brother Lakshmana all went to the forest. When Bharata learned what his mother had done, he sought Rama in the forest. "The eldest must rule," he reminded Rama. "Please come back and claim your rightful place as king." Rama refused to go against his father's command, so Bharata took his brother's sandals and said, "I shall place these sandals on the throne as symbols of your authority. I shall rule only as regent in your place, and each day I shall put my offerings at the feet of my Lord. When the fourteen years of banishment are over, I shall joyously return the kingdom to you." Rama was very impressed with Bharata's selflessness. As Bharata left, Rama said to him, "I should have known that you would renounce gladly what most men work lifetimes to learn to give up." Later in the story, Ravana, the evil King of Lanka, (what is probably present-day Sri Lanka) abducted Sita. Rama mustered the aid of a monkey army, built a causeway across to Lanka, released Sita and brought her safely back to Aydohya. In order to set a good example, however, Rama demanded that Sita prove her purity before he could take her back as his wife. Rama, Sita and Bharata are all examples of persons following their dharma. |
| From: Pras on Mon Jun 28 8:46:54 2010. |
...| From: kalyan on Mon Jun 28 8:47:40 2010. |
| Pras wrote: | ||||
then you didn't understand the movie |
| From: MADDY on Mon Jun 28 8:47:47 2010. |
| From: NOV on Mon Jun 28 8:48:40 2010. |