vc on February 9th, 2009

Serial blogger D. Keith Robinson has some suggestions for overcoming writer’s block. The simplest idea is: write. The rationale behind this is the fact that if you keep on writing, even if it is something silly, the mind will soon overcome the block and words will flow. Unfortunately, Balachandran (Mammotty) who is working in a [...]

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S.Krishna Kumar on December 14th, 2007

My first exposure to a Vidyasagar melody was in 1996—the sublime saranga melody “Thankathingal” (Indraprastham). I felt a unique balance between rhythm and melody in that song and has been a Vidyasagar admirer since. Starting with his entry with the immensely popular “Vennila chandana kinnam” (Azhagiya Raavanan), Vidyasagar is a musician that can change from [...]

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vc on November 20th, 2007

Reviewers have come up with varied opinions, which is not a good sign for long sustainability of the movie in theatres. Looking at Ranjit’s recent track record, he will have to go back to drawing board or get his brain rewired.
IndiaGlitz, didn’t copy from Movie Mazaa’s review this time.
But certainly the [...]

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vc on May 15th, 2007

After Karutha Pakshigal, Goal is Kamal’s offering for the masses. But if the reviews were to be beleived, the ball misses the goal post. Music, locales and promising new talents seems to be the highlights of this movie.
Sify.com reviews:
Kamal’s Goal falls a few yards behind the post because it has all the essence of a [...]

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vc on May 7th, 2007

Two noticeable films recently were Notebook, which told the story of adolescence in a school setting and Speedtrack told the story of the Self Sacrificing Brother (TM), refreshingly, with the backdrop of sports. Director Kamal, has decided to mash both and come up with a movie set in a school backdrop with sports as [...]

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vc on February 5th, 2007

One of the most elaborate scenes in [tag]Meesha Madhavan[/tag] is when the local money lender Bhageerathan Pilla ([tag]Jagathi Sreekumar[/tag]) and his daughter Rugmini ([tag]Kavya Madhavan[/tag]) set a trap to catch the Chekku village thief Madhavan ([tag]Dileep[/tag]). Folklore says that if Madhavan twirls his moustache at someone, he will steal from that person’s house. Knowing this [...]

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vc on July 31st, 2006

When the movie starts, Dileep has a serious face. He is pensive, does not talk much, does not laugh or make others laugh. In fact, he does not even smile, when Harisri Asokan does his monkey act in front of him. No, we are not degrading Asokan, by calling him a monkey, but in one [...]

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