Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Dasavaatharam - It unmasks the hypocrites!!

I am amazed at the hypocrisy of the Times news group. I read the review they had given for Dasavathaaram which was totally biased. They are saying that the "avtars" Kamal has taken in the movie are comical...They must be outta their mind!! C'mon!! Give credit to an actor who has taken the pains and risks to experiment on something he is good at!! Compare the Dasavaatharam review with the review for Om Shanti Om!! Such hypocrisy?!?! What has ShahRukh done great in his films?? He doesn't even have the guts to try new storyline, a gut-less loser who sticks to time-tested, cliched scripts.

Have you ever seen any South Indian filmstar in the prime of his career turn to Small Screen to make money?? NO!! Have you ever seen any South Indian Film Star so consumed with his ego like Shah Rukh Khan?? Bollywood heroes are so insecure that they have to do shows on small screen to keep reminding public of their existence!! Times of India will eat its own words!! May Shah Rukh keep making crappy movies!! May Kamal keep up the good work!!

My review of the movie:
Its an awesome movie!! The climax fight is spectacular. One wont realize that the fight is between 3 characters done by the same actor!! There is Kamal's achievement!! They could have happily done away with Asin's character, but for the need for a commercial element. All she says in the movie is "Perumale..!!" The musical score by Himesh Reshammiyya is bad except for one song.."kallai mattum kandal.." Back ground score by DeviSri Prasad is good!

The characters of Vincent Poovaragan, Balram Naidu and Krishnaveni Patti done by Kamal stand out!! The love scene in the last scene was totally unnecessary! One cant imagine such feelings when a disaster like Tsunami is happening in the background!! What was K.S.Ravikumar thinking?!? Its fast-paced but for the scenes involving Asin.

What was the need for Tamil Subtitles if they dont translate NaCl as salt?! Kamal explains George Bush dat NaCl is sodium chloride, but who will explain the masses that sodium chloride s jus plain salt?!I am sure many people wont understand the link between Tsunami and the movie if they dont know NaCl is nothing but "Uppu"!! Its definitely not a movie for the C-class and its worth a 'dehko'!! Applause to "Sagala kalaaa vallavan"!

9 comments:

Vinay said...

oh caman, who ever reads toi!! ha ha

Anonymous said...

kamal rocks.. and yes i have dedicated a post for TOI.. those kids come up with weird news....

60% of old age people in india are above the age of 60.. that is one of their findings..

knottygal said...

@vinay
yeah..true!!

@chriz
sure they are weird... its like they live in some twisted reality!!

Anonymous said...

Kamal Hassan is EXTRA-ORDINARY in this movie! 'Kallai Mattum Kandal' song is just inspring with it's Music & Lyrics!
I watched this movie last evening here in Bangalore & I was a bit confused. Being a Kamal fan, I'm concerned if this movie would make history!!!
In Tamilnad, we know the percentage of literate people & considerating what has been presented on the screen to the viewers, I think NOT MANY would understand the movie. Neverthless, I just wish this movie 'JUST' clicks!!!

knottygal said...

@anonymous
True!! he is a genius of a kind! but, its not a movie for the masses. and, one needs to closely follow de scenes cos, if you miss one, you might be clueless for the rest of the movie!!

karthikeyan said...

Seen the film saturday in Paris.
Impressive. The film is doing great business here.

Smitha said...

hey i totally agree with u when u say tht dasavatahram does not deserve all the flak tht it has drawn..its a decent movie(good in parts)..the storyline is quite 'filmy' and the a few of the 'avatars' hav horrndous make-up..inspite of all this the movie is an entertainer..

btw , being the avid srk fan tht i am , i simply cant support u for all the SRK bashing tht u hav done:)

Unknown said...

I am not considering the North South battle at all.

You are right writer, you have to pay attention to the scenes, the lines and the message. In this regard, it is not what you call a 'masala' film. I am particulary impresses with the characterisation of a few 'kamals' despite the 'sisible' makeover which, being knowledgable about makeups and makeovers, I don't care much about.

The TOI review is not a review at all. It is not even an opinion piece. I don't know what it is.

Anonymous said...

Around 3 of the 10 are useless, they are just made to make the count TEN. Also for the tall muslim char the make-up sucks, his face looks like a make up doll.

5/10 will b a good rating.