Topic started by SAAGAR (@ 202.88.234.230) on Fri Nov 30 03:44:05 .
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Inviting forum hubbers to discuss on why the movie fails to impress us
despite it's flamboyance.
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My views:
1. 75% of the movie revolves around Nandu.
Much importance has been given to his getup,characteristics and his psychic
activities.But most of what he does could not be digested by the audience.
A main character should either attract the audience,or get sympathy
or else should be completely hated by the audience for the character to
bcom successful.
Like the characters of Guna, Sigappu rojakkal hero (psychos)or a sappani gets our sympathy
and we feel close to the characters.
Nandu fails to bcom friendly with the viewer,he could not be hated,he could not be liked too.
it cannot be justified that all the senseless activities Nandu was doing in this
movie is bcoz he was psychic.
When he suddenly says in the last "Say sorry to Tejaswini",the movie became an absolute stupid.
.This movie is an out and out masala.Nowhere the movie is a research on a psycho but creates an impression as it is so
For that matter, kamal could have made a beautiful artistic movie with a similar theme, with
25 times less than it's current budget.And also would have won another National Award for kamal-probably.

I think this is the main reason for our dissatisfaction.

2.The screenplay is not boring but nowhere it is exciting.
There are incidents happening, but without any small,small surprises which
keeps a viewer interested in a thriller(as they claim) movie.

3.If Nandu wishes to kill Tejaswani(Raveena) to save his brother why did he try to crash down
the car both Vijay(Kamal II) and raveena were travelling?(This happens in a chase scene)

4.The Manisha-Nandu sequences were really funny and interesting.But the scenes does not make any
importance for the main plot.
5.Where is the KADAVUL?- "Kadavul Paadhi Manidhan Paadhi"- But all we see in the movie is a senseless Mirugam.
6.This could have been a great short story.True but there is no scope for a 3 hour movie.
6.Definitely as we all experienced the movie is terrific in many aspects.But it looks like a modern art with a lot of colors.
It is sad that Kamal's awesome hardwork has bcom a waste.
Aalavanndhan = " Vilanga Mudiyaa Kavidhai Dhaaan".

Responses:

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• From: ~isenthil~ (@ fhcfl02.verizon.com) on: Thu Dec 6 20:24:42
  
  Inside News:
  
  The only plus point is kamal's acting.
  you mean towards the movies failure?. In some scenes Kamal's acting was infact bad. I for one did not expect sloppy acting from the master. Also, I am little worried Kamal committing the age old mistake of shunning away the age factor in movies and trying to appear "young" and do "young" things. Did it appear to to you guys that he is looking old in the film especially in the starting of the movie. Recently, he has been alternating good movies with bad ones...so lets hope next one is good one. Any1 knows whatz the next one?
  
  
• From: Viki (@ 203.145.133.194) on: Fri Dec 7 00:41:59
  
  Next one is Pammal K Sambhandham and iam sure its going to be a bloody good movie. Kamal, being your fan i expect better movies from you than Aalavandaan.
  
  
  
• From: Viki (@ 203.145.133.194) on: Fri Dec 7 00:46:28
  
  Kamal's next movie Pammal K. Sambhandham Story
  
  Source: Sify.com
  
  Pammal.K.Sambandam is a Kamalhassan’s out and out comedy film directed by Mouli. In the film Kamal is a stuntman or a double for action heroes in films. Simran is his lover, a doctor who marries him towards interval. On a parallel line there is a budding romance between Abbas and Sneha and for some reason Simran is jealous about it. She asks Kamal to break that romance at all cost. Kamal is said to have some kind of control over women’s mind. How Kamal creates a rift between the couple leads to hilarious situation and is the one-line story of the film.
  
  Pammal.K.Sambandam is rumoured to be based on Mel Gibson’s What Women Want where the hero knows the mind of the female characters and even hears their thoughts. The film is being produced by Media Dreams and has music by Deva.
  
  
• From: SAAGAR (@ 202.88.234.230) on: Fri Dec 7 08:39:00
  
  Raghu..As u told the movie is made just to show off and the story built without any logic.
  I just wanted 2 convey my objection to "d.." on his opinion on the Tamil viewers.
  Every Creator makes a creation on a notion that it would be enjoyable or satisfiable by the person who watches it,as much as he enjoyed while creating it.
  The level of enjoyment(or satisfaction or appreciation)is measured by the majority's opinion.
  From this point of view,
  does not mean that Thappu Thaalangal is a bad film.
  But KB had made it in a simple and enjoyable(2 him and hoping that it would be enjoyable to the viewer)manner but he had not made any illogical
  crap as we all would accept.
  
  
  
• From: saagar (@ 202.88.234.230) on: Fri Dec 7 08:44:18
  
  "he hadnot made any illogical
  crap .."="he had not made any illogical crap
  though the movie failed to attract the majority
  
  
• From: saagar (@ 202.88.239.106) on: Sun Dec 9 00:10:15
  
  Raghu Please read the last lines as:
  From this point of view, though the movie had failed to attract the majority it does not mean that Thappu Thaalangal is a bad film.
  KB had made it in a simple and enjoyable manner(2 him and hoping that it would be enjoyable to the viewer).
  as you would accept ,KB had not made an illogical crap.
  
  
  
  
• From: Raghu (@ 164.164.142.12) on: Wed Dec 12 06:05:57
  
  I never said thappu thaalangal was an illogical crap and in fact it was one of the classics ever to come out from tamil stable.
  now, dont brand me and art film viewer.
  
  The fact is tht aalavandaan is a joke with Neither a cohesive script nor any logic.
  
  people say kamal'S acting in the film is good just to say something nice abt the film.absolutely nothing is gr8 abt the film other than photgraphy.But how can someone satisfy the audience with some photographical magic or circus ? a film needs a story and a good script.(script is a total failure in this film).and the photography, music etc shd enhance the tone and the pace of the film.
  
  remember, how tht black and white shades of the film thappu thaalangal made it an altogether diff viewing experience ?
  
  kamal's acting sucks in the entire film and it looks like he is acting which is not at all acceptable from the master like him.
  
  i think the problem with the film is tht kamal too is bound by an image when people expect him to do the improbable as well as something different just for the sake of it.
  
  i hope he acts in a film where he looks like, talks like, walks like a common man like us.
  ow,degradation of a past master, we will be forced to see.
  
  
• From: saagar (@ 202.88.233.144) on: Thu Dec 13 08:50:00
  
  Thanks for ur time in responding.Nice that u have good knowledge in Cinema ,both mal &Tam.
  I ll respond later
  
  

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