Comments on: Review: Ananthabadram http://varnachitram.com/2006/02/23/review-ananthabadram/ A Blog on Cinema Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:26:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: balachandran http://varnachitram.com/2006/02/23/review-ananthabadram/comment-page-1/#comment-155880 balachandran Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:37:55 +0000 http://varnachitram.com/2006/02/23/review-ananthabadram/#comment-155880 santosh sivan internationally acclaimed cinematographer and director,even mentioned in wikipedia alongside his brother;prathap suthan,dr.chandrasekharan all alumnii of loyola school trivandrum, award winner at prestigious film festivals abroad .the list of accolades is astounding. i had the misfortune to watch his ananthabhadram.what a fall my countrymen!one doesn't have to have so many credentials to make a film like this.what was built in my mind over the years came down shattered after watching ananthabhadram.already a nebulous subject santosh sivan has made it all the more labyrinthine clearly due to poor motivation absence of faith in the subject verging on supine indifference.film makers of his calibre ideally must reflect several times before plunging into such projects. g.balachandra menon santosh sivan internationally acclaimed cinematographer and director,even mentioned in wikipedia alongside his brother;prathap suthan,dr.chandrasekharan all alumnii of loyola school trivandrum, award winner at prestigious film festivals abroad .the list of accolades is astounding. i had the misfortune to watch his ananthabhadram.what a fall my countrymen!one doesn’t have to have so many credentials to make a film like this.what was built in my mind over the years came down shattered after watching ananthabhadram.already a nebulous subject santosh sivan has made it all the more labyrinthine clearly due to poor motivation absence of faith in the subject verging on supine indifference.film makers of his calibre ideally must reflect several times before plunging into such projects. g.balachandra menon

]]> By: James http://varnachitram.com/2006/02/23/review-ananthabadram/comment-page-1/#comment-128996 James Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:44:35 +0000 http://varnachitram.com/2006/02/23/review-ananthabadram/#comment-128996 I just cannot believe that some one who did "The Terrorist" (1999) did this film? Does Santosh Sivan have Dissociative identity disorder? In fact, film critic Roger Ebert has added "The Terrorist" in his great movies list along with other world classics. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050717/REVIEWS08/507170302/1023 I just cannot believe that some one who did “The Terrorist” (1999)
did this film?

Does Santosh Sivan have Dissociative identity disorder?

In fact, film critic Roger Ebert has added “The Terrorist” in his
great movies list along with other world classics.
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com.....70302/1023

]]> By: Review: Before the Rains | varnachitram http://varnachitram.com/2006/02/23/review-ananthabadram/comment-page-1/#comment-102711 Review: Before the Rains | varnachitram Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:52:24 +0000 http://varnachitram.com/2006/02/23/review-ananthabadram/#comment-102711 [...] Terrorist, we thought, had all the usual art house gimmicks but his picturization of pinakkamano in Ananthabhadram is one of our favorites.  In Before the Rains, he makes a movie which is normal, engrossing and [...] [...] Terrorist, we thought, had all the usual art house gimmicks but his picturization of pinakkamano in Ananthabhadram is one of our favorites.  In Before the Rains, he makes a movie which is normal, engrossing and [...]

]]> By: Bye Bye Kavya http://varnachitram.com/2006/02/23/review-ananthabadram/comment-page-1/#comment-101682 Bye Bye Kavya Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:09:31 +0000 http://varnachitram.com/2006/02/23/review-ananthabadram/#comment-101682 [...] like Pulival Kalyanam, Lion , Kochi Rajavu, and Kilukkam Kilukilukkam. The memorable ones include Ananthabhadram, Meesha Madhavan, Classmates, Vaasthavam, the double role in Ranjith’s Mizhi Randilum, [...] [...] like Pulival Kalyanam, Lion , Kochi Rajavu, and Kilukkam Kilukilukkam. The memorable ones include Ananthabhadram, Meesha Madhavan, Classmates, Vaasthavam, the double role in Ranjith’s Mizhi Randilum, [...]

]]> By: Suneesh.Subramaniyan http://varnachitram.com/2006/02/23/review-ananthabadram/comment-page-1/#comment-40359 Suneesh.Subramaniyan Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:15:17 +0000 http://varnachitram.com/2006/02/23/review-ananthabadram/#comment-40359 Its for the first time in malayalam film i am seeing the 'villan' character a strong performance above the hero throughout the film.manoj's acting is outstanding in the film.Also the music done by M.G.Radhakrishnan is wonderful. Its for the first time in malayalam film i am seeing the ‘villan’ character a strong performance above the hero throughout the film.manoj’s acting is outstanding in the film.Also the music done by M.G.Radhakrishnan is wonderful.

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