Ah ... Aah...[Anbe..Aruyire..] - Movie Review

A unique name...to begin with and a unique subject as well for a base. Appreciable if I could say in a solitary word. But there is a lot more for a successful film and maybe...just maybe for the first time in 4 movies has SJ Suryah faltered in his quest. This could be attributed to the umpteen number of problems that have befallen him after his last venture NEW.

Anyways on to the main course...the movie starts off with Suryah giving a short intro and what to expect in the movie...fast becoming his opening style...infact very relevant to this one...more so because of the new way of story narrating technique that has been given form...he clearly spells out what the audience have to bear in mind.

It all starts off with the petty fights between the happy lovers.:-)...looks cliched..but thats the way it is...each deeply in love for the other..caring for each other...this slowly starts to become possessive in Suryah's case..mainly because of the restaurant business that she partner's with a friend's brother..that they split in a bit of madness from both Nila and Suryah. It is Interval...and u have already had 3 of the 6 songs...

Come back after a break and it is all blue...:-)...yeah..the feelings that one have for each other...have been given form, shape and dress..blue at that..you cant complain because you have been mentally prepared by the director saying.."people who roam around in blue costume in the second half are not literal humans..but their inner-self and the feelings of that person". So the inner-self of the lead pair happily roam around the split couple..and try to woo their dreams of uniting the couple...and succeeding at the end..which in any case should happen..;-)....because the inner-self characters are imaginary..the director has taken liberties at will and crossed bars at places...and made it completely hilarious at places..certainly enjoyable...

One should admit that songs from AR Rahman are certainly a big..big PLUS..for the movie...because the picturization leaves a lot to be desired...I really dont understand why half of the songs have been shot completely with graphics...which in this case is certainly a fall-out...as the graphics used are stale...and begin to irritate the eye..I thought....just because the audio has become popular..people would bear these songs..I believe...Suryah...you haven't scored here...

The handicap of the movie I should say..are Suryah's HANDY skills...they stick out...and are sick...one gets irritated again here...I really did...too much of hand movement distracted the scenes ..I felt....could have controlled a chunk of it...for...the fortune of the movie is at a balance now...

On the outlook from a viewer's perspective...though the movie sparkles with the story handling....suryah's directorial touch and the songs from ARR..a handful of the sequences are loaded with double meaning..unwanted diagloues which definitely makes faces go askew...the movie lacks the freshness NEW had....looks pointless at places..

Ah..Ahh.. is Average..but..still..enjoyable..:-)

Salaam Namaste - Movie Review

Let me tell you at the outset..this one is for the lovable rascals of today..so contemporary it is in its theme..that It would take some time for the elderly crowd to come to terms with the concept of Salaam Namaste

Realistic are the characters and cool is the outlook of the director that you never feel like watching a movie...but you are led to believe that this happens for a friend of yours in Australia..or United States..

Living-together is new for India, but will fast catchup here in Mother India as well, going by the pattern and craze for westernization...this will soon become the next hep thing...courtesy Salaam Namaste...as far as most of the public goes...this would be their first exposure to this concept...

But one should admit, the treatment has been decent and dignity personified..not just rosy and passionate. The current crop of hindi movies have been passionate...all about passion..bold but senseless at times... anyways that's not the case here..

Nik..aka Nikil Arora..is a chef-cum-architect, Ambar is a RJ-cum-Doctor in the making, as usual as the script goes, they are always at locker-horns...they have completely different perspectives of life, marriage, kids..but get attracted to each other at a point of time and decide to make a logical and rational decision to stay together and get to understand each other rather than calling themselves lovers...run around trees and do the also-rans stuff...good for them...;-) then comes the usuals and one fine morning, ambar is pregnant, and wants the baby much to the chagrin of nik, who is against this...and there begins a china wall...which grows bigger..all the way...through a script which makes sure that it grows stronger and stronger until the last few scenes...Nothing much to crave about as such in the story after the rift..but there is a lot to crave about in the realism and freshness of the treatment.

The climax comedy, I would say was unwarranted..the comedy pun intended there...was out of place, that could have been avoided..safely and still the movie would have been pleasant as it has been...

Little caemos as well, are not ruled out in this movie...Javed Jaffrey...wow...it was throughly enjoyable..harshad warsi's remarks... and abishek bachhan as the doctor...are all great...

->Saif Ali Khan as nik..is “cool as a cucumber” in NS Sidhu's very own terms..fits exactly..with his looks, fashion statements, accent..perfect..you could say...

->Preity Zinta as Ambar is intellectual and emotional all at once..good sketch of a character and given a pretty shape by preity..good work.

-> The locales in australia..are stupendous and absoultely eye-catchy..fantastic..the choice of houses..would make any indian crave for such houses here..:-)

Over all – a feel-good movie..with its share of emotions, rationales and sluggish parts..though the theme is slightly out of place, the movie will surely catch up riding on its stars..very good rendition from the lead stars...I would say...

Inspiron, iPod and Me

This is my first article in about three months...have been through a very tight schedule in my work place. This is my first document in my new laptop....and yeah...u guessed right...this is about my laptop. I am now an owner of a DELL Inspiron 6000. This is my first face-off..if you can call it that way..with a laptop of any kind. Truly amazing is technology....technology that is driving the world......Have been fortunate enough to be part of this Tech freaky band wagon...of late.... Bcoz... I am using an Industry standard MP3 player...called iPod. A Industry standard notebook DELL and an Industry standard mobile phone..NOKIA...all making a statement of their own..in terms of technology advancements they provide.

DELL though a veterean in the space of Notebooks....is fascinating enough and shores up to face any newcomer in its domian. iPod has certainly revolutionized the space of portable audio devices...and has its competitors still groping for foot hold after the iPod storm....the variety of solutions that iPod provides is amazing..not one who has checked out my iPod ...has not said.."amazing..true technological marvel"..still waiting for a person to say something else...:-)

What these gadgets give you is complete mobility and unmatched comfort..that is if you are a tech freak..and would be wanting to use them all through the day..live with the technology it provides...then you are game for it and it snugly fits where you want it to....in your daily chores.... certainly I am one such...geek...who is passionate about these technological advancements...and thrilled to use them...so..here I am sharing the same with the readers...

Never have I dreamt of using these till my college days..though have fancied myself to use them..hahaha..yeah fancied fits the place holder for an adjective here.. :-D Having these gadgets...and getting inspired to write something about these might sound out of place for some people...I can sense some askew faces....but my friends..and people who relate to what I say will be able to identify with the passion I am sharing.

I am basically passionate about music..not the hep kind of music....I seldom listen to English music...not even Hindi Music...I feel tamil music has enough to feed tamilians...tons to explore..and identify and enjoy....for example...Illayaraja's Thiruvaasagam ..what helluva quality music that is...haven't heard such in years...you get transported to Illayaraja's mesmerising world..the world he wants us to be in when you listen to him... so a music player for me is a logical progression....

Laptop has been in my dreams for the past one year...and has become a reality now...

So its time for me to enjoy these funky devices...and stop blabing about....

Cheers,
Rajesh

Iqbal - Movie Review

Parallel cinema - anything that is away from the run of the mill should be parallel cinema...if this is your definition for the term...then you will fit the audience criteria...this one is certainly for you..to gladden your senses...I certainly am an avid parallel cinema fan of Bollywood...the rahul boses, nagesh kukunoors are my likings...and this IQBAL did nothing to weaken my opinion....

One movie which is so refreshing in this masala world....three cheers to kukunoor...for this brave effort..one should not call this brave..because that is what Nagesh kukunoor is known for..his clan of movies...

The characterization is strong, powerful and stays in your senses....even long after the movie..which is definitely the greatest plus for the movie....ever actor fits snugly to their character...the small girl..and naseeruddin shah to be precise apart from shreyas talpade.......he is a real find....he emoted quite brilliantly and well enough for everybody to relate with him. The victory for the character being, nobody would sympathize with Iqbal but would enjoy his character, had Iqbal been slightly remorse..the central theme of the movie would have taken a beating...

Credit definitely to the director for the cheerful narration of the struggle of the young man against all adversities...the first half especially the naseeruddin shah sequences...are seriously hilarious yet meaningful and relevant to the central theme of the movie..

Naseerudin Shah is not at all surprising in this role....he is absolutely great as MOHIT..the former Ranji Cricketer...I enjoyed every minute of his on-screen presence and charisma.....

Everybody...every character is neatly etched out as lines in a ruled notebook, no incongruity...that was one thing very evident right through the movie.....mostly to the credit of the movie....girish karnad, Iqbal’s father, the other boy kamal, every body displayed just the needed emotions for their roles....

Climax...that arrived without too much hype or hoopla...and stayed at that same vein and we were at the end of the movie....which was actually enjoyable.... I would say this is much better and real-to-life narration of a cricket story.....than Lagaan, which was more fantasy oriented...playing cricket with physically disabled in a normal game....was like asking too much from them.....anyways..no snide intended at lagaan, just a perspective in comparison to Iqbal....

Overall, glad at heart..at the end of the movie...would certainly vouch for this movie..among my friends....which is the best way you can popularize a movie...my opinion...:-)

Oru Naal Oru Kanavu - Movie Review

I really expected stuff of a different kind from this versatile technician Fazil. How many stellar movies we have seen from him in Tamil itself, leave alone his malayalam movies...... I should say I am completely shocked, at dismay after having watched this 2.5 hour school drama. Frankly, this should compete only with school plays....still can’t comprehend or come to terms with how Fazil could come up with such a slip-shoddy tale-telling......

To begin with, you get to see srikanth as a youthful, enthusiastic guy...little did he know that he was over-doing what was expected out of him....he has been good when he is subdued like his role in Manasellam....these kind of roles somehow don’t suit him well, he should be careful and choosy about such roles....his characterization lacks clarity, he being skillful in all jobs under the sun... somehow doesn’t gel with the plot....the characters in his workplace...stick out and never fit the story line as one is used to in Fazil’s movies....nevertheless, there are couple of scenes which evoke a grin or two in the audience...

Characterization is the weak link all through the movie..infact a big hole in the ship....and particularly the faces that render the characters on screen are pathetic..to say the least....particularly when srikanth is so affectionate towards his sisters and family, you expect the characters and their portrayal to be powerful on screen, but they never stir a bit of emotion, save his mother’s character.....This is primarily because of a host of malayalam faces on screen, which seriously sticks apart from the whole tale....

My first after thought on the movie was that fazil must have been in kind of a real hurry to get this movie out of his box..and never cared about a thing except the music....the only saving grace and inspiring thought about the movie.... Music would be the only thing that can take this movie any far....Il(s)ayaRaja is as usual his genius self. The song “Kaartil Varum Geeetham” is a lilting number that would linger in our ears for years...seriously some soul stirring stuff from Raja....I am yet to recover from his Thirvaasagam and here he has dished out another gem from his stable....except for a couple of needless songs...all the others are good...and of Raja’s standard....


Over all Disappointment..to the core....at the exit point from the theatre...visible in the faces of the people who payed for this lack lusture and listless serving from Fazil......where is the fazil we have known....sir..?????