Wowww...what a death scene!!

'Anicham Poovazhagi' video song from Thaandavam

'Uyirin Uyire' video song from Thaandavam

Hayat- Iranian movie review(link given below the review)

Iranian movies have always been special experience for the viewers with its uncomplicated but a relevant story on Iranian context  let it be Children of Heaven , A separation or Baran.And we can add another one to this list..."Hayat".

Hayat is the story of a girl and her brother and sister(small baby) and her strugglr to write one exam in her life. Her father is taken to hospital suddenly and her mother accompanied him.She has to do all her work,prepare food for brother and have to take care of the baby before going to school for the exam. And a numerous incidents happens in between which prevents the girl from going to school in time.Whether the girl writes the exam is the main theme of the film.

Its such a tiny plot, but the script is so engaging that we actually run with the girl for the whole span of 1 hr 18 mins.We feel the same frustration,agony,anxiety and desperation as the girl feels in the movie as it proceeds to the climax and I really got impatient after a point of time that I jumped from the chair.This is the true success of the film.It also displays a lovely brother- sister relation whether the brother does everything to help his sister to reach the school in time.
The children are the main characters and they performed it in the most natural way that girl has given a terrific performance And what a baby!!! i have never seen a less than a year baby perform like this in a film.

Overall this is another brilliant Iranian movie and I guarantee that you will definitely be impatient and frustrated throughout the movie and at the end you'll have a smile on your face :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7I1PDUVg8g

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Ayaalum Njanum Thammil Video song 'Januaryil'

Arike - unbelievably simple,real and heart touching

When I first heard of Arike, I thought it is something of fantasy type like Shyamaprasad's Akale and Electra.But after watching the film I should admit that I was pleasantly surprised by the simplicity and realistic approach to the film.Arike is having a simple , uncomplicated plot of three basic characters having three different approaches of life.

The film is all about Shanthanu(Dileep), a middle class man falling in love with his former student Kalpana (Samvrutha) who is from a rich aristocratic family.Anuradha (Mamtha Mohandas) , a close friend of both is the one who always help them with their meeting places and spaces, and even write love letters for Kalpana. She believes that there is no true love in world and people love only for temporary wishes and desires.And she thinks that her friends are the last true lovers in this world.

The issue shown in the film is one of the most prominent issues faced by youth today especially by the males of age 20-25 who love with every bit of sincerity i.e after romancing and even sharing body and mind for a long time, one day the girl dumb him and marry a boy of her parents choice justifying that she was thinking practical.But no one thinks the mental state of a man when he realizes that he was just a last option for her and has been used by her for all those period.Though this is a very invisible issue but it has taken leaps and bound in recent times.This problem has been depicted with at most reality and sincerity by Shyamaprasad.

The script is so close to reality that except few situations we feel that the actors are expressing  their mind without any script.The dialogues are very genuine and some of them are really haunting and heart touching.I would like to highlight one dialogue by Samvruth's charater to Mamtha -"Ne ee kashmiri pattu sari kando...ee jewellary kando..Shanthanu'ne kettiyirunel enik ithu vallathum nte veetukar vanguaruno?" This one depicts the commom perseption of present  girls, not all of them but the 'practical' ones.The scene between innocent and their family guru is one gem of a scene and we feel how pathetic are our mentality towards love,marriage,religion,caste..Then the final dialogues by Dileep were truly heart wrenching.

Coming to the performances, Dileep had to keep it subtle and he succeeded in portraying the  love,tension,agony,frustration of a true lover though could not hide some of his usual mannerisms, if avoided would have been really better.But this is one of his best performances and his performance in the final scene with Mamtha would definitely bring a lump in your throat.Samvrutha had a role written for her and needed just to be herself.Mamtha was the best of the three and she performed it with utmost originality.

The camera by Azhagappan is top notch and the songs by Ouseppachan are good to hear.The songs by Karthik and Mamtha are my favourites.Shyamaprasad has tried to make it close to reality and showed the realities of love in present day situations where people search for better options.
Overall Arike is gem of a film and has a soul in it which is missing in many films.Though there are many good films released this year this film would definitely be in top 5.In these days of 'Thattathin Marayath' which was just a deja vu of 80's and 90's, it is sad that this simple and sweet film and  most importantly a genuine one was ignored by us. Arike is highly recommended for a family watch !

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English Vinglish gets a standing ovation at the Toronto Film Festival

English Vinglish which premiered at a completely housefull and sold out crowd at Roy Thompson Hall at Toronto on September 14th 2012 has got a massive response from people world over. The global audience loved it so much that the film got a standing ovation at the premiere and the applause went along for at least 10 minutes  The global press has given amazing reviews to the film and everyone there is of the opinion that English Vinglish will stand as a pillar in the changing face of Indian cinema. Many believed that English Vinglish breaks away from the studio structure and sing-dance format of Bollywood that India is known for. Sridevi who has made her comeback to films after 15years has sent shivers and ripples already in the world.   Not just India but the global audience is in awe of Sridevi. Sridevi who completely relates to the character of the film English Vinglish as the character's struggle with the language resonates with her personal struggle with the language says, 'As a mother and as a human being, I could really relate to the character I've done several languages [in film] without knowing the language: Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi.' After the brilliant buzz English Vinglish has created on foreign ground, the countdown for the release of the film in India has just got more exciting  Courtesy: Indiaglitz