Monday, February 9, 2009

Venila Kabadi..... which i seen recently

Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu Movie has become one of the most awaited movie in kollywood. Though the hero Haasan is a new face the expectation of the movie is high. Divya does the heroine role who already acted in Yaradi nee mogini, panchamirtham.The film is centered on a group of youngsters striding with a Kabadi team named ‘Vennila Kabadi Kulu’ where Maari (Vishnu) is a bright young one. Not too much do we the game of Kabadi and the entire first half moves without an emotionless quotient on romance… Maari falls in love with a girl (Saranya Mohan) who comes to his village for the festive occasion… Amidst of lots of fun and frolic their love story goes on. But Maari never knows her name and only the college where she studies. With a touching farewell to Maari, the girl says that she would meet him next year during the same festive occasion. Later half of the film goes on about his dreams about his ladylove. Then comes the toughest tournament of Kabadi where ‘Vennila Team’ gets in playfully without expecting series of twists and turns. Yup! A best coach (Kishore) is there training them and they make it finally. On the last 5 minutes of the climax, it’s all about Maari’s ladylove returning to the festive occasion and keeps searching out for him. The rest is about a shocking climax that wasn’t supposed to be.

All hope is not lost in Kollywood! At a time when the theatre-going audience has dwindled and a general criticism prevails that quality has taken a beating in Tamil cinema, 'Vennila Kabbadi Kuzhu' has come a whiff of fresh air.

There is no bad mouthing villains and no crass comedy or needless romantic duets. Debutant director Susindhran has consciously avoided all clichéd commercial elements, yet managed to render an engrossing entertainer. But, the movie has abundant human emotions in it.A refreshing and a different film, 'Vennila Kabbadi Kuzhu' lives up to the title, dwelling upon a group of friends for whom the valorous sport of kabbadi is everything in their life. Susindhran's engrossing screenplay coupled with pacy narration works out all the wonders. Glorifying the victory of underdogs never failed to appease the masses.

Seemingly inspired by the success of films like Bollywood's 'Lagaan', 'Chak de India' and Tamil flicks 'Chennai 600028' and 'Lee' that were made around sports, Susindhran has churned out a film which is all about kabbadi, a hugely popular sport in rural Tamilnadu.Every character in the film but for the kabbadi coach played by Kishore is new and hence provides a fresh feel for the audience. As an inspirational coach he reminds one of a similar role played by Shahrukh Khan in 'Chak De India'. He oozes charm and elegance in the role as a kabbadi coach. A dignified portrayal by him wins the heart of the film-buffs at the first go.

Not far behind is Vishnu, the newcomer. He fits the role like a 'T' thanks to his innocent and the boy-next-door-looks. As Marimuthu he brings out on screen the emotions of a caring son, a yearning lover and a determined sportsman. The cute-looking Saranya Mohan as Vishnu's ladylove is adequate for the role. Clad in Pavadai and Thavani, she does a breezy role. A convincing cameo by her is praiseworthy.A host of other characters including newcomers Vairavan, Nithish, Sundar, Appu Kutti, Suri and Pandi does have a role to play in the film and they resemble the youngsters we see every day in rustic villages.The movie has threadbare storyline. In a nutshell, it is the triumph of a group of young men, who are considered the 'regular' losers in kabbadi by people in their own backyard. Touted as the fit for nothing bunch, these men go on to win accolades to their acquaintance with a skilled coach.The entire story unfolds in a remote village near Madurai. What begins as a soft romance between a poor young boy Marimuthu and a young girl who comes to the village soon takes a turn. Marimuthu along with his childhood friends Ayyappan, Sekar, Murthy, Appu Kuttu and Pandi yearn and crave to win a kabbadi tournament. Their Vennila Kabbadi Kuzhu is popular for they never managed to win a tournament.They manage to find themselves by chance in a State-level tournament where they are considered to bow out in the very first round. But the bunch of young men, who share different thoughts and ideas, with the help of Souda Muthu (Kishore), a professional kabbadi coach, emerge winner. But the story doesn't end here for there are more surprises that are thrown for the audience.
The highlight of the movie is debutant music composer V Selvaganesh's (son of Ghatam exponent Vikku Vinayakaram) melodious music and background score. Especially, the pacy re-recording during the kabbadi match sets up all the momentum.Equally appealing is the art work by G C Anandhan. An able craftsman, he has created the rural village well before our eyes. Especially, the grand décor in 'thiruvizha' scenes is amazing. The soft lens of J Laxman and crispy dialogues by Baskar Sakthi brings before our eyes the innocence that prevails in the daily life in villages.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Terrific Journey to my HOMETOWN

Hey hi all,

Its time for enjoyment. Yea am enjoying my Unexpected Holidays.There was a dialogue in ANBE SIVAM, "Vazhai Olithu vaithurikku Adutha Vinadi Acharyagal Eralam" Like that, this thing happened.Yea, i returned back to my hostel room on last saturday after having a hectic Gym session.One of my collegemate called me and told that the channels were flashing that al the colleges and hostels shoulde be closed immediately.and they never the re-opening date too. But i never took that as a serious matter cos, i know my univ. admin ppl. They will never leave students alone. They successfully conducted classes and exams even in rainy days even though other colleges were closed.So we were chuma talkinmg and slept. Next day morning, Had bath and planned to out to watch the newly released movie "Venila Kabadi Kulu" One of my lecturer name is Venila.So to get some Teasing ideas we decided to watch that movie.Left the hostel around 10.i was four bus stops away from my college.there was a bus stop named Thudiyalur... saw almost 300 students waiting with loads of luggage to get a bus.am little shocked and enquired one amoung them.That time only i cam eto know, that the Flash news matter was true and each and every college has been shut down.so we dropped the movie pla and returned back to room to know abt my college status.
For my surprise i got an announcement that my university is getting closed fro next three days.But its suitable only for MBA's. this is the announcement.am much pleased and immediately started packing my dirty dresses and left the hostel within two hours.
While moving on to mani bus terminus.. i received loads of sms, conveying various ore-opening dates.am sure about one thing.Am having min. three days leave.so i decided to ove on.
Reached the bus stop..from there i have to take up another bus and need to travel for twenty mts toget the Madura bus. I was stunned on seeing the crowd. That was really bad. Around 1000 people were moving around the bus stand to get the bus. I started running to catch the bus like the JAMAL of Slumdog.
Got one Madurai bus over there but no seat is vacant. I decided to travel by standing.cos i don have any other option.If i miss then i have to wait for next bus which hill come after one hour. But the journey was really really bad than i predicted.I was standing for 5 hours.They showed THENAVATTU(One of the worst movie that i ever seen) am completely motionless when i got down in madurai.Reached there around 9pm then took Shengottah bus to get back to home .Reached my home aroung 2am. That journey was really bad. Almost every student got an very bad journey.Even four to five girls were standing with me for the whole.Really Pathetic. Completely its the government's mistake.They wanted to remove all the students from all the colleges in a single day.Its merely impossible.
Should do something to avoid these problems.Should Identify.. from where these problems arise?
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