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The first thing i would like to say about the silver-screen is that it had somehow managed to attract me to it. I think the seed for this was first sown in my Xth grade dramatics class. Although the events surrounding it is still clear in my mind, i am not able to recollect the exact name of the book from which i took my first stage play. But that was a book that i used to cherish, read all over again and again. The reason is some sort of an insomnia that has overcome me, wherein i have forgotten many things of the past and these days i keep forgetting things which have happened a few minutes back. This gives me an impulsion to record the current state, thoughts of my mind in this Aviyal !!
well, where was i ? ya. the seed which got sown. That seed did not start to grow until my final year at college. Thats a good gap of nearly 6 yrs. I thank god that it did'nt during this time. This is not going to be a good crop. Its going to be an infectious weed. I am sure of that, but again its getting addictive. I kinda forget about it at times and then it gets into my brain again. Maybe that i have to live with it forever. Just hope that it does'nt empty my pockets someday.
so, 2 paragraphs to just avoid my insomnia... whew !
Is it really insomnia or a insomniacal phobia ? I am not really sure. just that i am sure im unstable. well, does'nt really matter. I wanted to start commenting on the movie 'vellithirai' which i just finished watching.
Prakashraj is shown as a struggling actor who has wasted 16 yrs of his life wanting to become an actor.
He looks like some sort of a 'mayakannadi' hero first. But then he becomes an astute villain and cunning 'thalapathi'. It does'nt relate to the actual 'thalapathi' whatsoever in the true sense. But it's just an act of pulling others legs. But then i think they have veered away and stayed clear from pulling everyone's legs just to be on the safe side. Instead they decided to get ahead with a proper story. The story is the least convincing part. They could have been more precise like the shahrukh starrer OSO. That was more entertaining. Pull in a lot of stars and you can create some magic on screen. The songs were good, but i am not sure if it evinced the right interest in the people.
The transition of prakashraj's character, i felt, was rather quite abrupt. Its convincing alright. Then the movie that prithviraj shoots without prakashraj's knowledge is also ookk, convincing, as convincing as prakash's acting in those scenes.
so whats missing then. why does'nt this movie go for a silver jubilee ?
Because such star cast is getting common and the 'pulling power' is weak. You need to have a even more stronger story line to pull-in audiences.
But again as with 'arai en 305il kadavul', the director/producer/the whole team as such, should'nt give up hope and keep giving such different movies for which tamil cinema is starting to get famous for, alongwith the usual hoopla stuff.