Monday, July 10, 2006
My Kind of Thespian
Friday, June 02, 2006
Film Review/Pudhupettai
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Swimming Pool
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Survival of the Fittest
Pudhupettai Selvaraghavan's 4th feature film is about "the rites of passage of a don"in the director's words.Those familiar with his style of film making will know that Selva's films showcase a brooding,on your face,realism.I have compiled below some links which attempt to give a balanced perspective about the man who is hailed to be "the poor man's Mani Ratnam" by some and among the best things to have happened to South Indian cinema by others.So here goes -
Birth of a don ,preview of Pudhupettai.
Watch the Pudhupettai trailer here.
The Hindu's review of Kadhal Konden.
Guru Subramanian,blogger on Kadhal Konden .
Why some good films are wrong films! -by Sudhish Kamath,journalist on 7g,Rainbow Colony.
Visit the official website of Pudhupettai.
What can we expect to see in Pudhupettai?I would say an unsullied,birds eye view,of Chennai's underworld,by the man who sees the world in shades of grey.
Monday, March 13, 2006
(above) Konkona Sensharma as the mentally challenged Methi, in a still from the film.
Cast - Shabana Azmi, Waheeda Rehman, Konkona Sensharma, Rahul Bose Genre –Drama Directed by – Aparna Sen Story in brief – A tale of two sisters – Anu (Shabana Azmi) and Methi (Konkona Sensharma). Anu is a divorced Physics professor living with her mother and schizophrenic younger sister. Methi had led a comparatively normal life (albeit with traces of abnormality) until she went on a reporting assignment in Bihar where an incident changes her life forever.
Performances – Konkona Sensharma as Methi comes up with a performance that at once touches you and disturbs you at the same time. Her struggle to separate the delusional from the real is very, very, realistically portrayed. While all the other actors give good performances artistically there is very little for them to explore or portray. Needless to say ,both Rahul Bose as the guilty ex-fiancé, and Shabana Azmi as Methi’s sister who places her life on hold, stand out. The Ending – Will leave you totally stumped. Literally an ‘open’ ending! I quite liked it though. As most of the characters lead incomplete lives the inconclusive end is apt. My Verdict – I really loved the film. Though for the record I must state not in the same league as Mr and Mrs Iyer I was deeply moved by Methi’s struggle to find the elusive joy in her life.15, Park Avenue - a place that does not exist - becomes a metaphor for Methi's search for stability and permanent joy in her life. My Rating - * * * * out of * * * * *