Dea(r)th of Good Movies

And finally holidays... two months of sleeping eating and sleeping once again... one of the main things that keeps a college student alive during his holidays is movies. But sadly what struck me hard as soon as the holidays started was the absence of "one" good movie that would give you the feeling "I'm waiting to watch this movie on the day of the last exam." Looking at the list of Tamil movies that have released so far this summer, fills me with nothing but nausea. But here's a list of those movies that I've survived through these twenty days of holidays. Kudos to myself...

Santosh Subramaniam - This is Raja's 5213247th remake of a telugu movie, again with his brother Jeyam Ravi (do either of them make movies with others?). The only originality in Raja's movies is the selection of the proper Telugu blockbuster that would become a hit in Tamil too. Otherwise the movie is a scene-by-scene dubbing of the original flick. Genelia's character is mind-numbingly naive and a typical attempt to portray the bubbly Kareena of Jab We Met has taken her way overboard making her appear not just comical but a little irritating. And sadly (for tamil cinema), the usual Telugu movie marked by its lengthy mawkish dialogues in the climax scenes, has come to be accepted even by the Tamil audience. The only thing that has made this movie a hit is the basic story which retains its slight tinge of originality from its Telugu version (after all it was a blockbuster there, it must have had something in it).

Yaaradi Nee Mohini - A comic relief after watching Santosh Subramaniam. But it was just that. Gaining back my senses a few days after watching the two movies and thinking of the scenes in this movie, I can't believe how I was able to digest them in the first place. Raghuvaran-Danush dialogues were highly unrealistic to the point that they could have been avoided. And where can one find a family like Nayan's still living in the villages following ascetic lifestyles as depicted? But scenes like the hero being asked to sing about his friend's fiance and the dumb friend's smile upon seeing the two hugging each other during the song makes you forgive and forget all the other exaggerations in the movie. The climax was not very clear too.

Vellithirai - Feels like I'm still watching this movie. Sooooo loooooooong. But its one of those sensible movies that deserve some critical appreciation. 'Cos otherwise if such movies arent liked by both the critics and the general audience, its movies like YNM and SS that directors will be forced to make, for at least they'll be a commercial success. And surely we don't want that. The last half an hour was refreshingly different and the most intelligent way to end the movie. But the question is if we are prepared to withstand the first two hours for that. A very good performance from Prakash Raj, Prithviraj and Gopika. But Prithvi has to do something about his Tamil accent. Sounds quite funny when he's delivering serious dialogues.

Kuruvi - Statutory Warning: Watching this movie can be injurious to health. Pregnant women, old people and heart patients are strongly recommended not to see.

So eagerly waiting for Dasavatharam and Vaaranam Ayiram to dig out and revive Tamil Cinema from its graves.