Starring – Dhanush,Delhi Ganesh,Priyamani,Talaivasal Vijay,Kalairani Music – Ilayaraaja Cinematography and Direction – Balu Mahendra
People who have read my write up This Year’s That Movie will know just how much I was looking forward to watching Adhu Oru Kanakalam.Maybe because I expected too much I was a little disappointed by the film. It’s a good film no doubt, but it is not the masterpiece I expected. The film starts with a convict, Srinivasan (Dhanush), also called Chenu, escaping and hitchhiking upto Otty in a lorry. He narrates his story to the sympathetic lorry driver.
Chenu is a middleclass boy who is unemployed after his graduation leading a carefree existence. He falls in love with his childhood friend Thulasi (Priyamani) who is the servant maid’s daughter, when his parents are not in town. Expectedly his father is averse to his having an affair with the girl. One day Cheenu and his friends who are drunk and driving crash into a police jeep and are arrested. A homosexual inmate harasses Chenu and the latter hits him and ends up accidentally killing him and is sentenced to 10 years in jail.
While in jail he has to endure several hardships and his mother dies. Having promised Thulasi that he will marry her he escapes when he gets an opportunity. With the police hot on his heels what happens to Chenu? I found the climax and conclusion of the film uninspired and tame. Dhanush and Priyamani have emoted so well that they have lived as the characters. Dhanush’s eyes have this wonderful ability to express every kind of feeling and remind me of Sarita (you will know what I mean if you have seen Agnisakshi).
Balu Mahendra scores in his cinematography especially in the scene in which Cheenu jumps from atop a cliff and he has captured the waterfalls beautifully. Ilayaraaja’s songs and BGM blend perfectly with the storyline as usual. Though Mahendra has made a film which is touching, pristine and simple, the viewer is left with a sense of deja vu. Its is also sad that the veteran director still feels it necessary to include an item number to pamper the frontbenchers. But that aside …Kanakalam is a very watchable film and better than any other Tamil film which has come out this year.
My Rating –
* * * out of * * * * *
You can read Srivatsan's review by clicking here
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Adhu Oru Kanakalam
Starring – Dhanush,Delhi Ganesh,Priyamani,Talaivasal Vijay,Kalairani Music – Ilayaraaja Cinematography and Direction – Balu Mahendra
People who have read my write up This Year’s That Movie will know just how much I was looking forward to watching Adhu Oru Kanakalam.Maybe because I expected too much I was a little disappointed by the film. It’s a good film no doubt, but it is not the masterpiece I expected. The film starts with a convict, Srinivasan (Dhanush), also called Chenu, escaping and hitchhiking upto Otty in a lorry. He narrates his story to the sympathetic lorry driver.
Chenu is a middleclass boy who is unemployed after his graduation leading a carefree existence. He falls in love with his childhood friend Thulasi (Priyamani) who is the servant maid’s daughter, when his parents are not in town. Expectedly his father is averse to his having an affair with the girl. One day Cheenu and his friends who are drunk and driving crash into a police jeep and are arrested. A homosexual inmate harasses Chenu and the latter hits him and ends up accidentally killing him and is sentenced to 10 years in jail.
While in jail he has to endure several hardships and his mother dies. Having promised Thulasi that he will marry her he escapes when he gets an opportunity. With the police hot on his heels what happens to Chenu? I found the climax and conclusion of the film uninspired and tame. Dhanush and Priyamani have emoted so well that they have lived as the characters. Dhanush’s eyes have this wonderful ability to express every kind of feeling and remind me of Sarita (you will know what I mean if you have seen Agnisakshi).
Balu Mahendra scores in his cinematography especially in the scene in which Cheenu jumps from atop a cliff and he has captured the waterfalls beautifully. Ilayaraaja’s songs and BGM blend perfectly with the storyline as usual. Though Mahendra has made a film which is touching, pristine and simple, the viewer is left with a sense of deja vu. Its is also sad that the veteran director still feels it necessary to include an item number to pamper the frontbenchers. But that aside …Kanakalam is a very watchable film and better than any other Tamil film which has come out this year.
My Rating –
* * * out of * * * * *
You can read Srivatsan's review by clicking here
Starring – Dhanush,Delhi Ganesh,Priyamani,Talaivasal Vijay,Kalairani Music – Ilayaraaja Cinematography and Direction – Balu Mahendra
People who have read my write up This Year’s That Movie will know just how much I was looking forward to watching Adhu Oru Kanakalam.Maybe because I expected too much I was a little disappointed by the film. It’s a good film no doubt, but it is not the masterpiece I expected. The film starts with a convict, Srinivasan (Dhanush), also called Chenu, escaping and hitchhiking upto Otty in a lorry. He narrates his story to the sympathetic lorry driver.
Chenu is a middleclass boy who is unemployed after his graduation leading a carefree existence. He falls in love with his childhood friend Thulasi (Priyamani) who is the servant maid’s daughter, when his parents are not in town. Expectedly his father is averse to his having an affair with the girl. One day Cheenu and his friends who are drunk and driving crash into a police jeep and are arrested. A homosexual inmate harasses Chenu and the latter hits him and ends up accidentally killing him and is sentenced to 10 years in jail.
While in jail he has to endure several hardships and his mother dies. Having promised Thulasi that he will marry her he escapes when he gets an opportunity. With the police hot on his heels what happens to Chenu? I found the climax and conclusion of the film uninspired and tame. Dhanush and Priyamani have emoted so well that they have lived as the characters. Dhanush’s eyes have this wonderful ability to express every kind of feeling and remind me of Sarita (you will know what I mean if you have seen Agnisakshi).
Balu Mahendra scores in his cinematography especially in the scene in which Cheenu jumps from atop a cliff and he has captured the waterfalls beautifully. Ilayaraaja’s songs and BGM blend perfectly with the storyline as usual. Though Mahendra has made a film which is touching, pristine and simple, the viewer is left with a sense of deja vu. Its is also sad that the veteran director still feels it necessary to include an item number to pamper the frontbenchers. But that aside …Kanakalam is a very watchable film and better than any other Tamil film which has come out this year.
My Rating –
* * * out of * * * * *
You can read Srivatsan's review by clicking here
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Thanks for sharing your Adhu Oru Kanakalam experiance. hope u like the movie.
Nice review.
Here is an American movie that you should see Sidd. It is "Shine" which came out in 1996 starring Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave and the lateSir John Gielgud.
Thanks for the review. Both you and Vatsan have rated it high. I wanted to watch..but its already gone from the theatres here.!!
Maybe, I'll wait for the DVD.!
believe, it is advisable to wait for the VCDs.. rather than going to the theatres.
Yeah, it was an OK movie.. I think the end was inspired by Dhanush's father-in-law..
You could mebbe put a Spoiler Warning next time along with your review:).. Dint read it fully coz was afraid that it mite reveal the plot..
Anyway, im Ajit, manasi's school-mate.. Nice readin ur blogs.. Liked ur review abt andrum indrum endrum.. saw the prog. on TV.. hv ordered for DVDs of that also!!!
The second half is really nasty man! More so is the climax..
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