Madarasapattinam (2010) ***
Madarasapattinam is a sweet and simple emotional journey to the yesteryears beauty Madras Presidency.Things were organized in the city then and its so surprising to see those places in CG which has now transformed as a nuisance and a thing to comment on Madras.Madarasapattinam wins for its detailing and for keeping it straight though there are some negatives about the movie.Vijay’s Maiden own story is an impressive love story which may have shades of Lagaan or Titanic but its a different story of its league.The first period movie in Tamil which can be declared hit.
1945 Amy Jackson the daughter of Governor lands Madaras Presidency ,she gets impressed by the culture and heritage of Indian people and of course the brave man Parithi(Arya).This starts the tussle between the british officers and the Dhobi Community.Film moves to present and past ,In the present day Amy in the verge of her of serious illness travels from UK to India in search of her Lost love Parithi after 60 years.In the past love blossoms between Parithi and Durai amma ( Amy ) with language being a no barrier.Amy is forced to get engaged with Wilson ,Commissioner of British police.Amy and Parithi runs for their life and love.The movie unfolds as a fantastic portrayal of emotions in this period with absolutely no dialogues.Present and Past has an unique ending with Amy leaving and Parithi leaving respectively.
Vijay has got a fantastic team and his imagination will pay rich benifits for this movie.Niravshah is at his best and the mood in the yesteryears are simply superb.The winner all the way in this movie is Selva Kumar for his art work.Even at a single frame the work of computer graphics didnt give a feel of artificial work.Truly world class.A genuine art work at its best. Being said that Vijay should have worked on his dialogues in a better way.Some of the words were very ordinary but though it has some very good lines like the Voter’s officer questioning the present day Amy “ 35 koodila tholaitchuttu 110 koodila thedureengale “ about the way India has grown in numbers.
A lot was expected from Arya after Naan Kadavul ,I expected some intense emotions from him ,but the actor didn't give me a impressive performance.It could have been much better if Arya would have worked on his dialogue delivery and body language as Vikram does.Amazingly stunning Amy Jackson steals the show ahead of lots of actors.She emotes and makes us feel the language which she is trying to communicate through her eyes.Amy is a fantastic choice and she stands as the boon for this movie though her initial impression towards Arya wasn't well justified though.Madras becomes the hero in the movie.The nostalgic frames about Wall tax road,Mount road and Central and the canals appears as a dream and it would come closer to heart for the people of chennai.
I just miss Nasser in Tamil movies.Tamil cinema should be ashamed for not using Nasser.Nasser is a cut above the class actor and he just proves how wonderful he can bring his presence on screen.Nasser reminds of Nambiar in his midieval day performances .Instead of running behind Prakash Raj for all the better reasons Directors should be behind Nasser.I beleive , Vijay has the same feeling about him .After Poi solla porom the character of Kusthi vathiar is a enjoyable performance from Nasser.
GV Prakash has improved a lot after Ayirathil oruvan,but GV should work on re recording badly.In some frames its just being so repetitive that it gives the melodramatic feeling.Vijay has built an inspiring team with a inspiring story and it succeeds with minor flaws.It might not be a land mark movie but definitely a beautiful movie for the season.Though shot in the back drop of Pre Independence ,this movie doesnt get in to that space to make it complex.That works astonishingly for the director by keeping it simple and straight.Good work Vijay.
1945 Amy Jackson the daughter of Governor lands Madaras Presidency ,she gets impressed by the culture and heritage of Indian people and of course the brave man Parithi(Arya).This starts the tussle between the british officers and the Dhobi Community.Film moves to present and past ,In the present day Amy in the verge of her of serious illness travels from UK to India in search of her Lost love Parithi after 60 years.In the past love blossoms between Parithi and Durai amma ( Amy ) with language being a no barrier.Amy is forced to get engaged with Wilson ,Commissioner of British police.Amy and Parithi runs for their life and love.The movie unfolds as a fantastic portrayal of emotions in this period with absolutely no dialogues.Present and Past has an unique ending with Amy leaving and Parithi leaving respectively.
Vijay has got a fantastic team and his imagination will pay rich benifits for this movie.Niravshah is at his best and the mood in the yesteryears are simply superb.The winner all the way in this movie is Selva Kumar for his art work.Even at a single frame the work of computer graphics didnt give a feel of artificial work.Truly world class.A genuine art work at its best. Being said that Vijay should have worked on his dialogues in a better way.Some of the words were very ordinary but though it has some very good lines like the Voter’s officer questioning the present day Amy “ 35 koodila tholaitchuttu 110 koodila thedureengale “ about the way India has grown in numbers.
A lot was expected from Arya after Naan Kadavul ,I expected some intense emotions from him ,but the actor didn't give me a impressive performance.It could have been much better if Arya would have worked on his dialogue delivery and body language as Vikram does.Amazingly stunning Amy Jackson steals the show ahead of lots of actors.She emotes and makes us feel the language which she is trying to communicate through her eyes.Amy is a fantastic choice and she stands as the boon for this movie though her initial impression towards Arya wasn't well justified though.Madras becomes the hero in the movie.The nostalgic frames about Wall tax road,Mount road and Central and the canals appears as a dream and it would come closer to heart for the people of chennai.
I just miss Nasser in Tamil movies.Tamil cinema should be ashamed for not using Nasser.Nasser is a cut above the class actor and he just proves how wonderful he can bring his presence on screen.Nasser reminds of Nambiar in his midieval day performances .Instead of running behind Prakash Raj for all the better reasons Directors should be behind Nasser.I beleive , Vijay has the same feeling about him .After Poi solla porom the character of Kusthi vathiar is a enjoyable performance from Nasser.
GV Prakash has improved a lot after Ayirathil oruvan,but GV should work on re recording badly.In some frames its just being so repetitive that it gives the melodramatic feeling.Vijay has built an inspiring team with a inspiring story and it succeeds with minor flaws.It might not be a land mark movie but definitely a beautiful movie for the season.Though shot in the back drop of Pre Independence ,this movie doesnt get in to that space to make it complex.That works astonishingly for the director by keeping it simple and straight.Good work Vijay.
Rating : ***
Comments
Is it Vijay' maiden own story ?
How abt previous 2.
Keenly waiting for your KALAVAANI Review