Rendu - doubly disappointing

Nothing to write about the movie - such a bore. It was very disappointing that it has come from Sundar C and especially Madhavan. Even Vadivelu & Santhanam's comedy isn't anywhere near what they can really do. It just deprived us of some sleep. But, in hindsight, I would have anyway kept myself awake and watched the yet another embarrasing loss to South Africa. In that way, I am sort of happy that I didn't watch the loss, but don't ask me about rendu too - intha padathukku website onnu thaan kaedu.

Thambi - a violent plead to end violence

I may be very late to comment about this movie, but I got the time only yesternight to watch it and I was very surprised when I noticed that almost 90% of the theatre was filled up for a week-day night show especially after so many days of its release.

To start with, Madhavan has done a commendable job in doing the character of Thambi Velu Thondaiman. As usual, he fights against the social evils. But, he has been portrayed well here who thinks before he acts. He is not just a action hero who goes about ruthlessly killing the villian's henchmen. The hero's parents and sister fall prey to the villian's revenge for Thambi's act of identifying a murderer. Thambi gets angry and rushes to kill the villian. But, changes mind on seeing a family for the villian and doesn't want to continue with the violence and hence starts the full-stop by pleading them to give away the violent ways, but in vain. He is beaten up and thrown with garbage and that's when he decides to oppose the villain in all his acts and from then on Thambi is a big thorn in their flesh. Finally, he helps even the villain's family in riot-time and makes the villain change his mind and then the climax follows.

Director Seeman clearly conveys we people are afraid of some acts around us and we don't have the guts to question them or oppose them, fearing life. As Manivannan's character utters, though some of us have the strength to question evils and rowdyism, we don't do it due to family ties. It reminded me of many instances when I have wanted to fight and didn't actually - there is a life to be led trouble-free as there are stomachs to be fed. At any cost, rowdyism & violence should not continue and its not a good sign for the future is what Seeman has conveyed and has done a cracking job at that.

The songs aren't bad either. Ennama Devi... is quite nice and Sudum Nilavu... rendered by Unnikrishnan and Harini is the best.

Of courses, there are some blips too. Some scenes make you think that this movie is a poorman's Anniyan, though there is no connection to split personalities. Vadivelu has been wasted as there is not much of comedy in the movie. And Pooja, though looks cute from some angles, is clearly a misfit as of now. She has just appeared on screen and has forgotten to act. The director was probably so engrossed in the subject that he didn't bother about making her act. At times, Madhavan's rotund stares and screaming dialogues upset you a bit, but its worth taking it for such a good movie.

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On saturday, I happened to see Kannathil Muthamittal (KM) for the second time. Though I have liked that movie before, this time I totally fell in love with it. People who know me know that I am not a big fan on Maniratnam, though I like some of his movies and hate the others. But KM was an extraordinary movie to me. Of course, Madhavan and Simran had done a wonderful job. The scene at the Rameswaram shore is awesome when Madhavan as Thiruselvan promises Amutha that he would take her to Sri Lanka and for Simran its the way she misses and talks to her little sons from Sri Lanka over the phone was adjectiveless. The 'chella pattu kanna' she utters conveys more than a million emotions. Though I have a liking for Simran, its an absolute fact that she had given her best in KM and needless to talk about the song 'kannathil muthamittal' where Simran and Keerthana (living up to her father's name) run and play near the shores and sung by Chinmayi and the superlative picturisation. Lots and lots more to keep talking about the movie and in a few minutes, I would have talked about every scene. Overall, I have now decided to own a VCD/DVD of the movie and its even up there in my profile.