Rowthiram Movie Review-Action Packed..

Rowthiram stars Jeeva and Shriya Saran in the lead roles, and many others in supporting roles(literally many). Its written and directed by a debutante Gokul, and cinematography by N. Shanmugasundaram; another debutante Prakash Nikki scores the music.


Story: Shiva(Jiiva) is an angry young man who lives by his grandfather's(Prakash Raj) philosophy of life; which is: If something wrong happens in front of your eyes,question it, in other words don't just sit there! do something! But his parents(Jayaprakash and Lakshmi R.) are totally against it, they just want him to be "normal". Priya(Shriya Saran) sees his boldness and falls for him,in the meantime he gets tangled up with criminals(Ganesh Acharya) and Gowri....


Performances: Being Shiva is a breeze for Jiiva,he most certainly seems to have improved in the action department. He also has moduled his voice to suit the role of an angry man. Priya could most possibly be one of the best roles in Shriya has played in her career. Her role had a bit of scope, and was not a glamorous role, neither was she clad in clothing from head to toe. She did what was needed, yet in some places was just okay. Jiiva and Shriya had neat chemistry. Jayaprakash,Lakshmi R., Srinath,and whoever played his sis played well has Jiiva's family, in the film. Sathyan provides a good comic relief in the first half.Ganesh Acharya was wasted, he was lost after a song. Babu Antony wasn't bad as Shriya's father.  The dude who played Gowri, did what he was supposed too. Prakash Raj and director Gokul make guest appearneces which they are obviously not bad at.


Direction: Gokul is not at all bad as a debutante, though the movie did have its share of flaws, but give him a break, its his first film. In an action packed film, he has managed to give enough scope to the actress of the film, which should be applauded.


Cinematography:  N. Shanmugasundaram cinematography was not too great,it was okay.


Music: Prakash Nikki who is also a newcomer is commendable in his department of work. Malai Mangum Neram is definitely the pick of every music lover,actually no, its everyones pick(applause for Ranina Reddy, the singer of the song).Adiye un Kangal, Sengathal,Golimaare are nice, foot tapping numbers.

Pros:

• Suitable Cast
• Not bad direction for the 1st time.
• Malai Mangum Neram song
• Jiiva and Shriya's chemistry
• Jiiva's improvement 
• Good music
• Heroine is given importance 

Cons: 

• Okay Story
• Not much comedy
• Cinematography
• Ganesh Acharya's role
• A couple of dialogues weren't given needed pauses, and some weren't justified with certain expressions, if that makes sense. 
• Long fight scenes

Finally...: The first half had everything from action to romance to comedy to sentiment, but the second half started to get a bit more serious, so it lacked comedy and much sentiment. No harm done in watching it once,definitely not a boring or bad film. So, go for it :)


Rating: 3/5 

Arjunan Saakshi Movie Review-Could have been better

Arjunan Saakshi stars Prithviraj,Ann Augustine in the lead roles,with Nedumundi Venu,Biju Menon,Suresh Krishna,and more in supporting roles. Cinematography by Ajayan Vincent, and editing done by Ranjan Abraham. Its directed by Ranjith Shankar, whose directed Passenger in 2009,which was a hit.

Plot: AS is basically about how an Architect,Roy Matthew(Prithviraj), gets trapped in serious situation; and how he solves it. Through it he understands the position of Gods Own Country(Kerala).

Performances: Prithviraj,not bad at all, AS was not a film in which he acted differently than others. Ann Augustine was apt in her character she had, although it was not  a lengthy one, it sure was a character that makes the story change. All others were good too.

Music: Music was by Bijipal, sadly not anything great to talk about.

Cinematography and Editing: The camera work by Ajayan Vincent IS something to talk about. The crash scene was wonderfully captured. As the viewer, it truly scared me a bit! Editing by Ranjan Abraham was a bit of a disappointment, the slow-motion was not needed, yet was inserted. Also,the movie could of been better if some scenes were cut out. Sorry Ranjan!

I want to end the review, talking about the direction. Sadly, Ranjith Shankar does NOT live up to his Passenger. Arjunan Saakshi lacked the pace and intensity of a so called thriller. It got slow at bits, and I found myself losing attention at some parts. AS also missed out on the suspense factor. The only suspense factor was: Who is Arjunan? But, the movie does carry a social message for the audience, mostly on humanity.

At last, the movie is a one-time watcher and leaves you with the question: Who is Arjunan??  I know the answer, do you?

Rating: 2.75/5 

Mynaa Mini Review-Tragic,yet beautiful

• Stars: Amala Paul,Vidarth,Sethu,and Thambi Ramiah
• Directed by: Prabhu Solomon,Music by D.Imman and cinematography by M.Sukumar
• Plot was totally different, was a heartbreaking love story
• The whole cast's performances was totally believable
• Amala Paul was gorgeous even without make up :)
• One of D.Imman's finest albums
• Cinematography was beautiful and realistic. 
• Pairs chemistry was genuine. 
• Clearly, Prabhu Solomon's best film,till date.
• Will be a classic Tamil film
• MUST WATCH! :)

Rating: 4/5


My two fav songs : 

Lazy Me: Some Mini Reviews

Im too lazy to write long reviews...so here are short ones:

Mr.Perfect:
Was perfect with slight imperfections.
Nice to see Tapasee dub for herself in her, fifth movie it self.:) Her voice suited her for her NRI role
Prabhas is definitely evolving as an actor.
Kajal was her normal self.
The movie is a bit confusing towards the end
The music was nice :)
In all its a nice Family flick to watch :)

Teenmaar:
Only people who think a bit Outside the box can watch it.
Different story for the Telugu audience.
A very different character for Pawan,which he pulled off well.
Trisha was good,this seemed the norm kind of role for her, but a bit upscale.She looked gorgeous too
In my opinion Kriti Kharbanda really didn't do much,she was just there. Her make seriously irked me.
Music seemed very Bollywood
Watch it alone,friends,or in couples. No Family!

Ala Modalaindi
First off, applause for Nithya Menon for dubbing and singing a couple of songs! It was also her first Telugu Film. Girl,you got a awesome career ahead of you. :)
The story was for sure different and fresh.
Nani was good in his role, you could tell he has improved from his previous 4 films.
Nithya and Nani has great chemistry :D
Watch it to see the difference!

Singam Puli
Your regular commercial flick.
Jiiva's first double role, he was really good at it- One was evil, the other was not. He had different body language for both of them,giving his best for each of them.
Divya and Honey Rose/Soundarya were once again, just there.
The movie was a bit awkward, if you have seen it I think you get it.
It was illogical in places.
Mani Sharma's music was nothing special.
Some Vulgar scenes were very annoying to watch, made me want to hit my head against the wall. :P
Watch it if you want.

Check out some of my other Mini-Reviews:
http://scooponthesouth.blogspot.com/2011/03/mini-reviews-smrmpepvob.html
http://scooponthesouth.blogspot.com/2010/10/movies-i-saw-last-weekend.html

100% Love Movie Review-100% FUN

100% Love stars Naga Chaitanya and Tammanah in the lead roles,with Naresh,K.R Vijaya,and others in the supporting roles. The movie is written and  directed by Arya fame, Sukumar. Cinematography is by Venkat Prasad,produced by Bunny Vasu,and music is by Devi Sri Prasad. 


Story: Balu(Naga Chaitanya) comes in first in every exam he takes. So,generally he is conceited about himself. Mahalakshmi(Tammanah),his mardhalu(marriageable cousin) comes from her home village to study along with Balu. She studied in Telugu Medium, so she is kind of dumb(to put it nicely). When she sees Balu, she's in awe of him. When, its time to take the exam, she runs out crying from the exam hall, saying that she's dumb and she will fail. Balu develops sympathy for her and helps her study. The next time they take the exam, she comes in first. Balu gets extremely jealous and irritated. That starts the "Tom and Jerry" game between them,both try to outsmart each other. The third time neither of them come in first place, another classmate Ajith(Anand) comes in first. That irks the both of them,so they both compromise and try to divert him. How they do so, and in the process what happens between the both of them,forms the rest of the story. 


Performances: Naga Chaitanya seems to be experimenting with different roles, with every movie. In this role he scores 95%, because he still needs to improve in the facial expressions department. I can't really comment on his dancing skills, because this film didn't have much. Tammanah is a treasure for Telugu Cinema, she's got the looks and she's got good performance skills. She has a really important role in this film, probably her best after Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam. She scores a 100%. All the others do what they are supposed too. The kids, were so adorable, they were such a cute addition to the story.  


Direction,Story: Sukumar scores a 100% in both departments. The story is a fabulous feel good entertainer, while the direction lives up to it.  


Music: Its by Devi Sri Prasad, and its AWESOME. They have such a lighthearted feel to them. My favs were: Diyalo Diyalo,Aho Baalu,That is Mahalakshmi,A square B square and Dhooram Dhooram. But all of them are breezy and nice. 



Cinematography: 100% Love is one of those films where the camerawork plays a part too. Venkat Prasad did a nice job capturing the light hearted moments of the film. There are many throughout the film,little cute ones. The cinematography just gives us a lovable feel. 

Pros:

• Cast
• Story&Direction
• Music&BGM
• The kids
• Cinematography
• Costumes 
• Production 

Cons:

• Naga Chaitanya's expressionless face in some parts
• Lack of much comedy
• one or two scenes are a bit out of place/weird

The End: 100% Love is 100% FUN  to watch, go watch it you will LOVE it like the title :) Its a cute film, that is a package of everything :)


Rating: 3.5/5 


Trailer: 

Ko Tamil Movie Review - MUST WATCH

So much hype was around Ko, because of K.V Anand's Blockbuster,Ayan, and because of a couple of casting discrepancies. Movie Lovers were counting on him to score another Blockbuster. Guess What? Well he sure did :)

Ko means King in Old Tamil:
Cast:
Jiiva
Karthika
Pia Bajpal
Ajmal Ameer

Direction: 
K.V Anand

Written by: 
K.V Anand
Subha

Music Direction:
Harris Jayaraj

Cinematography:
Richard M.Nathan

Editor:
Anthony

Produced by:
Kumar Jayaraman

Genre:
Political Thriller

Plot: Ashwin(Jiiva) is a photojournalist for a Tamil Daily, "Dina Anjal", he is super popular for his great pictures. There are also other journalists for the daily, Saro(Pia) who is in charge of the entertainment section; and Renuka(Karthika) who covers sensational news. (You guessed it! Triangular Love Story) Elections are coming up in TN, and the two major canidates are : Yogeswaran(Prakash Raj), and Alavadhan( Kota Srinivas Rao); they do anything they can to "win" the hearts of the people. Ashwin and Renuka uncover their true colors to the society, which helps Vasanthan(Ajmal) and his party, get popular among the masses. As people, concentrate more on him, he ends up winning the people with his good deeds; since he actually wants clean politics. Sadly during a Election rally a bomb goes off and Saro ends up dying. Now its up to Ashwin and Renuka to find the people behind it. The Climax is shocking.

Performances:Jiiva, seriously poured life into his character, it was like tailor made for him. He scored well in everything from romance to comedy to fighting to emotions. Pia's character was totally made FOR her, she portrayed it so well. Saro is definitely her best performance till date. Saro leaves a mark our hearts, with her bubbliness and cuteness. We can't help but, feel sad,and tear up for her. Karthika was gorgeous,and performance wise too she did well. She couldn't have had a better debut than this. Jiiva had sizzling screen chemistry with both,Pia and Karthika, which doesn't happen to all actors. Ajmal was VERY convincing in his role. Everyone else, didn't have a major part but were there and did well in there small roles,like Prakash Raj,Kota Srinivas Rao, Bose Venkat. Pattimandram Raja had a blink of an eye role. 

Aga Naga appearances:

Surya

Karthi

Tammanah

Jai

Shiva

Bharath

Shakthi

Sasikumar

Ganesh Venkataraman

Harris Jayaraj

Rima Kallingal

Anuja Iyer

John Vijay

Jayam Ravi

Krish

Sanjana Singh

Peter Hein

Adharvaa

Music: I have no words for the Music except: OMG Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! :D The movies first song is Aga Naga, where a lot of celebrities appear. But, it didn't live up to the hype around it,it was a bit too vague, I guess. But Tamannah was the only one who actually "participated" in the song. Amali Thumali and Venpaniye were shot in beautiful locations. Ennamo Yedho was situational and a "dancy" song. Netri Pottal was a situational song, while Gala Gala was a campus song. All the songs had awesome costumes. My music review: http://scooponthesouth.blogspot.com/2011/01/ko-music-review-classy.html

Direction-Cinematography-Editing 

K.V Anand proves,once again, that we can't go wrong with his movies;there always so classy. Everything is so fine, casting, music,direction,cinematography,editing, everything. The Cinematography adds to the intensity of the film. The stunts, Oh my god. They were so freaking cool and stylish. Jiivas opening in the film was super cool! Special Mention to Peter Hein! 

Theme:

The theme of the film is the daily life of a Photojournalist. But it doesn't stop there, Politics is laced into the film, along with journalism. The film is intense which makes it even better. 

Pros: 

• Cast
• Music
• Pia's Comic timing
• Story
• Direction
• Cinematography
• Jiiva by himself
• Costumes
• Locations
• Intensity of film
• Has a Feel Good Factor, with the Intensity
• No cliches 
• Theme
• Chinmayi's dubbing for Karthika
• Lyrics( Special Shout out to: Madhan Karky!)
• Classiness 

Cons:

• Aga Naga 
• Wrong timing for Venpaniye. 

At the end,Jiiva emerges as the Ko of the film and the Box Office :) Watch it, its seriously not your normal commercial Tamil film. Its Intense and just plain awesome! Watch it now, go!! This IS this summers Blockbuster for sure :)

Rating: 4.5/5

Khaleja Movie Review-He's Back

Khaleja stars Mahesh Babu, Anushka in the lead roles,with Sunil,Prakash
Raj,Bhramanandham,Tanikella Bharani,and Ali in supporting roles. Direction is by Trivikam Srinivas, music by Mani Sharma and Cinematography by "Bachana Ae Haseeno" fame Sunil Patel. Khaleja was Mahesh's first film after a gap of 3 years, his last film being "Athidhi".


Story: Alluri Seetharama Raju aka Raju(Mahesh Babu) is a taxi dirver, whenever he encounters Subashni aka Subu(Anushka),she brings him bad luck. One day, 2 people get into his taxi, and they go to this construction place. One of the two leaves his wallet in Raju's taxi by accident; so Raju goes in to the construction site to give it back. When he gets there, he sees one of them get shot, while one of them jumps out the window and falls on top of Raju's cab. So the cab owner tells that the dude who fell on top of his car has 5 lakhs of insurance under his name,and his family is in Rajasthan. He travels there, but a surprise awaits him.....


Performances: Mahesh scores huge, in everything from looks to performance; apparently he spoke in Godavari dialect, wow he was too good. Everything about him in the movie is so cool; he completely changed his body language for the film.His comedy is a huge plus point, feels great to have him back on screen again. Anushka actually has a meaningful and glamourous role, surprisingly she almost lasts the whole movie. Sunil,Bhramandham,and Ali are freaking hilarious! XD  Prakash Raj and Tanikella Bharani are normally good. :)


Direction, is seriously normal, story is normal too except the stuff with Anushka and how Mahesh is seen as God. Music is the regular Mani stuff. My favs were Sada Siva and Boom Shakena. :)














You really don't notice a difference in the camera work, though its done by a bollywood cameraman.

Why I think it didn't do well at the BO: I think Khaleja didn't do well at the Box Office because of how Mahesh was looked upon as God in the film. Other fans might of not liked it, but I took it lightly; I mean its just a movie.


Watch it but put aside the factor of Mahesh being addressed as God in the film :)


3.5/5

Golconda High School Movie Review- Save the Ground

Golconda High School stars Sumanth,Swati Reddy(Colors Swati) in the lead roles. Tanikella Bharani, Subbaraju,Shafi,The Kids: Santosh,Sangeet,Srinivas Sai,Farooq,Lalith,and some others, are in other main roles. The movie is directed and written by Mohan Krishan Indraganti, music is by Kalyani Malik. This movie is all about cricket, which gives me another reason to like it;first reason being that what I watched was a MOVIE.:P 


Story: Kireet(Subaraju) wants to build a IIT and MCET coaching center on the playground of Golconda High School. But the principal of GHS(Tanikella Bharani) doesn't want that to happen. So Kireet's like oh then show progress! Then the principal says ok, and he says he will improve the Cricket team. So the principal hires Sampath(Sumanth) who was a former student and cricket captain of GHS. What happens after this forms the rest of the story....


Performances: Sumanth was adamant, yet sweet in his role as a coach. Okay, now seriously was Swati necessary?! No. Not at all, she was a waste of footage. She really had nothing to do, I mean she looked gorgeous in saris but nothing to do with the story. But it was shocking for me to see why Swati would pick such a role, when she has picked roles like in "Astha Chemma" or Subramaniyapuram. The real show stealers were the kids! Each kid in the movie, had a different personality but one goal. All them are future actors for sure. :) Subbaraju has a different type of evil tint to his role, you will understand it when you see it. Shafi has a comedy tint to his role :D Tanikella Bharani is obviously good, not the first time he has done a role like this. Great cast :) 


The movie is directed by "Astha Chemma" fame Mohan, so there are high expectations. He lives up to them, though there isn't much comedy; the comedy comes out from the kids. The music is western with light beats. 







Pros:

• Casting 
• Story
• Music
• The Kids(though they are part of casting, they deserve special mention)
• Direction

Cons:

• Swati's useless role :(
• Not enough depth in some parts.....

Watch it!! :)) Its a very cute movie :) And its a breezy entertainer 


4/5 ****/***** I don't see why it doesn't deserve a 4 star rating :)

No One Killed Jessica Movie Review - Real.

No One Killed Jessica stars Vidya Balan,Rani Mukerjee in the lead roles; with Myra Tran,Neil Bhoopalam,Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub,Bubbles Sabharwal and others playing supporting roles. The movie is directed by Ram Kumar Gupta and music is by Amit Trivedi. The film is based on the True Story of Jessica Lall; who was murdered. 


Story: Jessica(Myra Tran) gets murdered at a party in which she is serving drinks at. The person who murders her is  the son of a high profile politician. How Jessica's sister,Sabrina,(Vidya Balan) fights for the Justice of Jessica forms the rest of the story. 


Myra was gorgeous, and funky in her role :) Vidya was just right, she was perfect. But her costumes looked different from the real Sabrina Lall.  Rani was the just the right "bitch"( as she describes herself in the film) to do the film, she was wild, yet had a sweet heart. :) The rest of the cast was great too, nice job in casting,Ram and Gautam Kishanchandani!:) All the actors poured life into their roles. 


Music by Amit Trivedi is touching, but what adds soul to the songs are the lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya. They just flow with the mood and scenes of the film. 


I truly salute the director for making such a true film, it was really heart breaking but at the same time touching. Jessica Lall's story is a huge tragedy. She didn't deserve to die at all. Sad to see all the witnesses turn hostile except one. Her sister is a role model for everyone,she stood up for what was right and so did the people of the country. Every aspect of this film is real, nothing filmy about it. 


After I saw the movie, I read about Jessica's death, and everything matched up, though I couldn't find anything about the reporter.....


Don't miss out on such a film, watch it; definitely will leave an impression. 


Trailer: 



4/5- ****/*****

Red Riding Hood Movie Review- Mysterious

This is my first movie review of an English movie, though I have watched many others I have never reviewed them. 

Red Riding Hood stars Amanda Seyfried,Gary Oldman,Billy Burke,Shiloh Fernandez,Virginia Madsen,Max Irons, and Julie Christie in the lead roles. RRH is directed by Catherine Hardwicke and written by David Leslie Johnson. Cinematography done by Mandly Walker, music by Brian Reitzell. RRH is a twisted tale of the original story "Little Red Riding Hood".

Story: In a village called Daggerhorn, a ware wolf preys on the people of the village. Though they offer scarifies to the beast, one night it kills a girl in the town. The townspeople decide on killing the wolf. They manage to do so. But is it really, the same wolf that has caused all the problems? Watch the movie to find out more!

Amanda is really pretty, her plus point is her eyes, which she uses well for her performance.Shiloh and Max were attractive, though some scenes with Shiloh were not needed, which I will talk about later. Both performed great in what they had. Gary Oldman was a villain, but when you first see him you think he is a savior for the village; but then as a viewer you understand he isn't much of a savior. Billy Burke was soo unexpected, wow. He was too good in his role. The rest of the cast were super in their roles, convincing :)

Gorgeous camera work by Mandly, in every shot. :) The music was good too, was scene fitting, my fave was when they were all celebrating. The story was neat, especially the twists and the suspense factor. It made you think an other way, yet at the end the actual truth was revealed. The sexuality aspect was truly unnecessary, if it wasn't there, kids under 13 could have watched it too, but sadly no. Those parts were a waste of time. Thats what I was talking about when I said some scenes with Shiloh was unneeded. I really felt that the love triangle was also not needed at all, I mean whats the point? Is it just for the lovey dovey girls out there? Or for people who expect another "Twilight" ?  The mystery could have been solved with out the 2 guys. But you might think different :)

Go watch it, you will like the mystery of it. But I advise you not to take kids under 13 for it, as it will be inappropriate for them. Don't get fooled by the title ;)

Trailer: 

Gaganam Movie Review: Intense.

Gaganam stars Nagarjuna,Prakash Raj,Rishi,Thalaivasal Vijay,Bhramandham,Sana Khan,Poonam Kaur,M.S Bhaskar,Prithviraj,Elango Kumaravel, and many others. Directed by the breezy director Radha Mohan( A very different film from him). 


Story: A plane full of passengers( Rishi,Thalaivasal Vijay,Bhramandham,Sana Khan,Poonam Kaur,M.S Bhaskar,Prithviraj,Elango Kumaravel, and many others) gets hijacked by a couple of terrorists. How Commando Raveendra(Nagarjuna) and Home Secretary Viswananth(Prakash Raj) save the passengers,with the help of them also, forms the rest. 


Everyone performed Top Notch! :) A really different role for Nag, which he performed well, as if he was a real commando. I don't even have to say anything about Prakash Raj. I have only seen Rishi in T.V serials, and thought he was handsome and had potential, great to see him on the big screen after Mandhira Punnagai. :)) Liked Thalaivasal Vijay and M.S Bhaskar's roles, they were touching :) That guy who performed as Ragananth/Yusuf Khan was hilarious :D 


With the suspense and intensity, Radha Mohan also through in some comedy at the right time; which makes you laugh. :D That is Talent! Radha Mohan keeps your attention through out the film, not once do you lose interest. Its definitely not like other Hijack moves others have made, its actually engaging and keeps your attention. Its more like a suspense thriller, you keep wanting to know whats going to happen next. 


Technical Side: Special mention goes out to K.V Guhan for the use of different camera variations, its realistic. There is no music in the film,so the film is only about 1hr and 57 mins. :D 


Everything is so original like the: performances, cinematography, direction, norm costumes and many others. They are all the plus points of the film.


This movie IS a milestone in Telugu Cinema, so don't miss it! Go Watch it! Really hope Telugu directors make films like this :)


4/5 ****/*****

Kaavalan Movie Review- Not your norm Vijay film.

Kaavalan stars Vijay,Asin and Mithra Kurien in the lead roles. Its a remake of the Malayalam movie "Bodyguard" directed by the same director as the original Siddque. The music is by Vidyasagar :) This is the 3rd time Vijay and Asin are working together, 2nd time Siddique and Vijay are working together and the 7th time Vidyasagar and Vijay are working together :) 


Story: Boominathan(Vijay) is a peculiar guy, who wants to be a bodyguard. He gets a job to be Muthuramalingam's(Rajkiran) bodyguard, but he wants him to be his daughter, Meera's(Asin) and friend Madhu 's (Mithra Kurien) bodyguard;when they go to college. What happens after that forms the rest of the story. :)


Performances: Its a cake walk for Vijay, reminds you of his lover boy days. He has a mesmerizing throughout the film.  Same for Asin, its easy for her, and she looked fab. :)  Mithra played the same role as the one in the Malayalam version, so its easy for her, but it seemed she had more in the Tamil version; she looked gorgeous also. Who says Vadivelu is losing comicality?! He sure cracks you up in this film! :) The rest of the supporting cast(Rajkiran,Roja,M.S Bhaskar,etc.) were good for their roles they had. 

Finally Asin has done a South movie after being away in the Hindi film industry! Vijay said on "Koffee with Anu" that Asin declined many of the offers, when she was to act with Vijay. Guess she found scope in this role, which there is :) Vijay was outstanding in the film, but I must comment on the hairstyles: the hairstyle at the end and in the song "Sada Sada" didn't suit him well, for some reason; they weren't his thing. Oh my and Asin's costumes in some scenes were just TOO peppy and girly. They didn't suit the mood of the film, and they were too unrealistic in some parts. Vijay was apt for the role of the bodyguard, because he looks young, whilst Dileep looked a bit too old for the role. Though both carried out the role really well, Vijay was a bit more applicable. But when it comes to the heroines its the other way around, Nayantara seemed a bit more calm and cool in the role, while Asin was a bit more perkish. Even Kareena Kapoor, who is to do the Hindi version, liked Nayan better; and I agree with her. 


Music: Once again, music is by Vidyasagar, the one who loves the "kuthu" songs. But in this film he proved himself that he can do classy/calm tunes like "Yaradhu Yaradhu" or "Sada Sada". There were the college-type songs like "Step Step" and "Pattamboochi", which made you tap your feet. "Vinnai Kappan" was the closet thing to a mass number in this film. If you here for the first time it sort of sounds messy, but its at about the 5th or 6th listen, everything falls in place. :) My favs: "Step Step" and "Pattamboochi" :) 





Technical Side: I really don't have anything to mention here other then about the settings. The settings were very eye-catching,especially in the scene where Vijay goes to see "Ammukutty" :D But other than that everything was normal :)


Pros:

• Cast
• Settings
• Basic Story
• Music
• Comedy
• BGM
• Vijay's energy 

Cons:

• The roles(everyone's including Vijay's) definitely needed more depth, cause sometimes the roles just left you hanging. 
• Vijay's hairstyle in some scenes
• Asin's costumes in some scenes
• The cutting out of a couple of scenes, as in some scenes from the Malayalam version aren't in this version.

Kaavalan is a decent remake, I understand that Siddique had to take out some scenes from this film, to suit the Tamil audience. But some parts aren't convincing at times. Maybe if I didn't see the Malayalam version, I might have not noticed that some scenes aren't convincing. But I happen to see it, so I noticed. This is a great comeback for Vijay, as an actor and box office wise.


Bottom Line: A heart touching, romantic film. VIJAY IS BACK! Watch It! :)


3.5/5 

Mini Reviews-SMRMPEPVOB

Finally posting after a ton of days :D I didn't want the title to be long so, I put the initials of the movies, Im going to give mini reviews of: S-Siruthai, M-Mirapakay,-R-Ragada,MP-Mandhira Punnagai,E-Eesan,P-Poo,VOB-Veruthe Oru Bharya.

Siruthai- Starring Karthi and Tamanna in the lead roles,remake of Vikramarkudu(Telugu). The movie was less emotional than its original, also had less glamour too. Karthi was so cute along with the kid has a loving father :) I Was WRONG. Karthi can do any type of role. I truly didn't think Karthi could pull a role of a cop off, but he did. :) Tamanna didn't have much to do then look pretty, but her role wasn't bad. Karthi and Tamanna always make a good couple, though they couldn't pull of a "Paiyaa" again. Music was ok, Chellam Vada and Adi Rakkamma stuck out.



Final- Decent Remake 3.25/5

Mirpakay-Stars Ravi Teja,Richa Gangopadhyay,and Deeksha Seth in the lead roles. An entertaining story,with Ravi's craziness and energy to add too it :) Ravi's energetic self is definitely a plus point for the film. Was shocking to see Richa in a bold type of role, lol, especially in one song, though her role was of a Brahmin gal,which she did well in. :D Deeksha was bad in her expressions. She HAS to do something about it. I thought her character was etched out pretty badly. I mean which gal would take it lightly after she finds out that impressing her was part of the heros job in the film? Hope you get what I'm saying. SS Thaman proves himself once again :) Loved Silaka and Dhinaku Dhin :)


Final- Funny 3.5/5

Ragada-Stars Nagarjuna,Anushka,and Priyamani in the lead roles. Im going to tell you in the beginning, this is a waste of your time! DON'T WATCH IT! Its your regular "run of the mill" story, and boring. Anushka and Priyamani have seriously nothing to do. Nag has unnecessary build ups to do. The twists actually surprise you :D Only good things about the movie: The songs, and the twists.



Final: Waste of your time 1.5-2/5

Mandhira Punnagai- Stars director Karu Pazhaniappan,Meenakshi in the lead roles. Okay story, though Both the lead stars could have acted wayy better. Something about Karu's voice really annoyed me and Meenakshi's face didn't suit the dubbing voice.


Final: Watch it if you want 3/5

Eesan: Stars Samuthirakani,Vaibhav,Abhinaya,Aparna Bajpal,Thulasi,Dushy,and A.L Alagappan in the lead roles. The story is very alertive to girls, yet extremely heart breaking. It scares you to discover that there are such people in the world, it makes you want to take action. Everyone acted well, though this is not Sasikumar's best its good :) People seemed to have expected more from him, which isn't wrong. Music isn't anything special to say about, but Jilla Vittu seemed to be pretty popular. Sad but the ending satisfies you, but leaves a irritating feeling hanging in you.



Final: Tragic 3.5/5

Poo: Stars Parvathy and Srikanth in the lead roles. Its really annoying how Srikanth doesn't get to marry Parvathy in the movie, really irritated me :( I found it agonizing and gut-renching :( Parvathy is something to talk about,she acted so well, that we understand and feel what she is going through. Hats off to Srikanth for talking up a role in a heroine-oriented film, I don't think a hero would ever take up a role like this.



Final: Makes you love and sad 3.5/5

Veruthe Oru Bharya: Stars Jayaram,Gopika and Nivedhita in the lead roles. Story is very realistic, as a woman it really gets on your nerves. But as you see Jayaram transform into an ideal husband, your heart starts melting. Jayaram is the real show stealer of the movie, while Gopika represents a normal housewife, which she does very well. Nivedhita acts as the daughter of Jayaram and Gopika, which she is good in.



Final: Okay 3/5