Comments on: Review Roundup : Speed Track

By: Vinod

Vinod — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:49:43 +0000

(Out of context to the posting; still..)
Jibs,
I think Classmates as the biggest hit in Malayalam is debatable. Certainly, it was heading to be so but I do not think there has been any solid confirmation from any ‘authority’. In fact, the time for that has come only now, when it has played and gone from B and C centres as well. Does anyone has any valid figures for the collections of Rajamanickyam and Classmates?

By: Jibs

Jibs — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:51:02 +0000

Mathew,

Biggest hit in Malayalam Film Industry: Classmates
Hero of the movie: Prithviraj

Also I wrote:

Every comment I have read here says Prithviraj is promising actor. No one has said he is equal or a replacement for superstars yet.

Looks like you have problems comprehending this simple statement.

By: Mathew

Mathew — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:05:42 +0000

Jibs,
Stop crying about Prithviraj, if you want earn a spot with superstars, you need to work hard and earn it. So both you and Prithviraj stop being a cry baby, start earn something your slef, such as respect, hit movies etc.. . Goodluck to both of you. Please donâ€™t take this personal.
[some hero worshipping slogans deleted - editor]

By: Sandeep

Sandeep — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:02:05 +0000

That works both ways, film is business and art.

Movies made for the sole purpose of an individuals’ creative satisfaction (without having any consideration for the viewer) is also not right.

While everyone seems so eager to question movies with only business intentions they some how shy away from critizing movies with only artists self indulgent motives.

And yes Shakeela movies are also film making, though of poor quality. The quality is not poor because of business intentions but because the people behing dont have talent.

The same category of movies (with same intent) but with better tatents would/should be considered equaly.

By: visakh

visakh — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:06:27 +0000

I agree that films and the income from films are important and a living for many people.But still film making is not a complete business; its an art which provides u income also.
I just wanted to make it clear that making movies with a sole intension to gain money is not right.There was a time when Shakeela films were made with few thousands and in return earned upto have a crore.Will u call that also film making(ofcourse that also makes money).
I can’t agree with the concept of making meaningless films just for money.There are a large number of good commercial movies which have sensible plots and also making substantial turnovers.So there is nothing like u have to make meaningless films in order to make box office successes.

By: Sandeep

Sandeep — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:36:59 +0000

Am I reading this statements correctly
“mere hits dont serve any purpose” ,

What purpose hits serve?

They entertains people !!!
They keep artists alive !!!
They give money to producers so that they can waste it on ‘intellectually superior’ movies !!!

As Mohanlal said he needs to make money through movies like HariKrishnans (or Narasimham) so that he can loose money on movies like Kalapani (or Vanaprastham).

By: Srini

Srini — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:28:46 +0000

Hits may not mean anything to the cinema – Look at Prem Nazir movies – nearly 600 of them, many of them hits. How many of them actually helped the case of Malayalam Cinema ?