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| MADHARASAPATTINAM
- A REVIEW |
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First
things first, director Vijay, cameraman
Nirav Shah, music director GV and not
to forget art director Selvakumar need
to be given a standing ovation and applause
for their simply scintillating effort
in delivering such a quality product.
I had a feeling of pride after having
watched how beautiful my Chennai was,
not so long ago and also how I wish that
the Coovum River regains its lost beauty
and we are able to go on a boating in
the river sometime in our lifetime.....
The movie stands out for the team's genuine
attempt in making a realistic period film
with good content. Though the story may
not sound novel to us who are used to
see love stories every passing week, it
is the presentation and the director's
packaging that makes the movie worth a
watch.
And another positive of the movie is that
the director is very clear throughout
the movie that his intention is to make
a love story at the backdrop of the pre-independence
era and never does the movie stray away
from the storyline and goes into the details
of the struggle for independence. The
love story and scenes are well etched
out and capture your attention right from
the word go. The chemistry between the
lead pair is well etched. The suspense
of what happened to the lovers is also
maintained till the end.
Not wanting to reveal much about this
cute love story. I would like to comment
on the actors; Arya
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is apt for the role of an innocent young man who desires
for freedom, though I felt he could have been more
romantic though. But the show stealer, show stopper
or even you can call heart-stopper is Amy, the cute
teen girl who simply captures your eyes at the very
sight and makes you simply adore her not only for
her flawless angelic beauty but also for her excellent,
outstanding and unmatchable performance as a British
girl in love. Even her lip sync is perfect, something
out own Tamil and south actresses need to learn a
lesson or two from. And also VMC Haneefa who has given
one of his best performances and makes you laugh heartily.
Sad that his role is very minimum in the second half,
but his performance (I suppose one of his final on
screen appearance) simply makes you yearning for more.
All the supporting actors have also done a commendable
job.
Last but not the least; the art director definitely
is due for some great awards for bringing to life
the MADRAS of 1940's. Nothing is artificial there
and we are found asking for more and more of the scenic
MADRAS of that time. Nirav Shah's camera is brilliant
and the young GV is growing leaps and bounds with
every movie as proved by his BGM. The producers deserve
a mention here because of backing such a quality product
which is a welcome break from the usual stuff of the
so called run of the mill commercial stories. Once
again, congrats to Vijay for his entertaining and
refreshing attempt. I enjoyed the movie a lot and
hope you also do....Comparisons are due to be there
with LAGAAN and TITANIC but these flaws can be ignored.
Lets visit Madharasapattanam and be delighted with
its charm!!!!
arun
kumar.aruntn@gmail.com
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