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- WHAT’S THE HURRY? |
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Even as Sura has just hit theaters, and
we are yet to forget the songs from Vettaikaran,
we get the news that Kaavalkaran is well
into its shooting and is expected to be
wrapped up by June or latest by July after
which Jayam Raja is waiting to direct
one with Vijay in the lead. Good news
for Vijay fans, they will have plenty
to watch and talk about, and perhaps gloat
over in the next year or so. But, one
is also forced to think about the sudden
shift in gears from the Vijay camp, as
if the T20 fever has caught on here too.
This is not to say that Vijay was slow
in getting his films released before this.
In fact, he is one of the most consistent
stars when it comes to getting his films
into theaters in regular intervals. There
has been no Pongal in the last five years
which has not featured a Vijay release,
except of course 2008 and 2010, when he
had already released his films in late
December; Azhagiya Thamizh Magan and Vettaikaran
respectively.
Almost always, the next movie of Vijay
was never planned, or at least never revealed
until his current project hit the screens.
But, that strategy seems to have gone
for a toss now. Even while Sura was under
shooting, we did know that Jayam Raja
was in the scheme of things with the Vijay
camp. Even
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more surprising is how Kaavalkaran emerged out of
the blue, a few weeks after its Malayalam original
Bodyguard hit the theaters in Kerala.
While it is not undesirable for the industry to have
one of its top stars working in full throttle, one
cannot help the feeling that the mass appeal and following
that Vijay commands deserves to get films that have
been done after a lot of careful thought and planning.
Yes, Vijay never fails to satisfy his fans. But, there
is definitely a lot more that he can offer that can
be missed in the frenetic pace at which his films
are getting made at the moment.
But, this is not the first time that we have seen
Vijay enter a very intense phase of film making in
his career. If one remembers correctly, the period
of 2004-2005 was also one of similar activity with
films like Madure, Thirupachi, Sukran, Sachein, Sivakasi
and Aadhi making it to theaters in the space of 18
months. Now, how many of these were successes are
anybody’s call.
There is enough proof that having back-to-back releases
in the space of months might not be the best way for
a big star to go about, at least in the Tamil film
industry. This is a bit different from the Malayalam
film industry where Mammootty and Mohanlal, even after
30 years of stardom, give more than 6 films each every
year.
This is not to criticize Vijay or his style of work.
There is no doubt that every time his film releases;
how much ever close to his previous release, the fans
go into frenzy and the industry receives a boost in
revenue. But, this is about the potential that can
go unused or unrecognized amidst all the hurry. Perhaps,
Vijay needs to stop and look to realize that he can
offer a whole lot more to his fans.
Yes, there was a phase in the early 80s when Kamal
and Rajinikanth used to release a film every quarter.
But, times have changed. More than twenty years later,
it is not the same criteria that define a star. We
love to have more of Vijay, but we would love it even
more if we could have the best of him. |
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| Tags :
Vijay,
Sura,
Vettaikaran,
Azhagiya
Thamizh Magan,
Kaavalkaran,
Jayam
Raja |
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