Nandhalala(2010) ***

I have to ask Mr.Myskin why he didn’t credit Kikujuro in the title card after all you have designed even the posters copying from Kikujiro.Why the new age directors are relectant is giving the credit to the orginal version.The concept of a story is the crux of any movie than the story or the screen play.All handled well the movie comes out as a entertaining product.I was told he gave the credit in the audio release which is a year ago and now he has lived with the delayed release of the movie and he didn’t want to give to original version.But for Nandalala is poetic as per the Bharathiar lines.Very very poetic title ,the movie traverses the emotions of human being in the form of journey.

Bhaskar Mani a mentally challenged person and Aswin Ram a kid meets in the journey in search of their respective Mothers. The journey and motive of their search are radically opposite and both come up with their own experiences and attitude problems to get along.Both meet up with many sides human faces and they move along them till the destination.Experiences of them doesn’t give any changes to them but we feel the experience as a traveler.

Nandalala is genuine in its presentation.Its brilliant in its performances,Its superior technically and it has not compromised even a single scene which are potential to spoil the integrity of the script.Having said all, Ilayaraja has played his master stroke and he has enjoyed his composition in every part of the movie.You don’t see him often making a mute title card ,but recording with the water passing through the grass.Genius at his best.I was totally disappointed when the nomad song of the old lady missing in the movie.The song it self is a creation of its own with an unknown language with a great level involvement in composition.

Myskin is a knowledgeable person and he has crafted a fantastic movie which is poignant and he has built his characters so poetically who speak often with their body language.I would request him to stop the weird body languages his characters exhibit when they are fierce and angry .Movie portrays social inequality ,brutal assassinations,motivation,thirst for flesh all as a sub plot.When we get to reach the main part we have no option but to expect the worse than being very optimistic about the end.We knew that both the travelers are to be ignored or put to shame ,but we anticipate the level ,which was unavoidable.Sadly we can not think of alternatively ending their search in a positive manner.Thanks to Myskin to put our questions to fullstop with his presentation.

I have certain qualms about the characters ,A physically challenged person who doesn’t know to zip his trousers and who has lived all along in an asylum,who isn’t aware that lifting a woman’s dress is a mistake surprisingly finds a place for his toilet at the hidden ,abandoned area in a village.Also This character why is it very silent ( Though he slaps at the end) when a woman begs for his life.Did he understand the need for a silent and status for which the woman pleaded.Why Baskar Mani asks whether she would kiss him and Aswin Ram on a lame reason.Of all the things what made Baskar Mani normal all of a sudden ? I have very bleak understanding of this character,but these things are overshadowed by the great performance of Aswin Ram and Myskin .Some very very different scenes have given a lift and status to this movie which is much appreciable.I am impressed with the way Myskin tries to give a versatility to his every situations but some times I felt it was over loaded.

Nandalala is a poignant and fantastic movie with great performance,Go for it to enjoy the Maestro’s soulful Back ground music. But disappointed with Myskin as a owner of this movie ???