Spoilers ahead…
Vijay Milton’s 10 Enradhukulla wastes little time in letting us know that it is a hero-centric masala movie. A battered, bloody man who’s being held hostage has with him a package. He’s waiting for someone to pick it up. Pasupathy, who plays one of the villains, asks him the name of the pickup guy. The hostage says he doesn’t have a name. Pasupathy asks mockingly if the man’s God. The hostage’s reply is a punch line: “Kadavulukku car otta theriyaadhu.” He’s just kidding. Soon enough, God comes speeding through the air – in a red sports car, somersaulting over a broken bridge. It’s Vikram, of course – and we never learn His name. Through the course of the film, He tells us it’s… Bill Gates… James Bond… Mani Ratnam… Sunil Gavaskar. It’s supposed to be a running gag, even if He seems to be the only one laughing. By the end, it doesn’t matter. The film is as anonymous as its leading man.
On paper, the union of Vijay Milton and Vikram sounds like masala heaven. Vikram has made terrific masala entertainers like Dhool and Saamy, and Milton’s last film was the marvellously entertaining Goli Soda, of which I wrote in this space, “Its signature achievement is its ruthless unmasking of how hollow most of our masala movies are, and how, with a little imagination, just a little, you can make a film whose appeal is broad and which does not insult the audience.” With 10 Enradhukulla, Milton has made exactly the kind of movie for which Goli Soda appeared an antidote. The writing is shockingly scattershot, right from the scene that’s supposed to set up the story – the butchering of lower-caste people by an upper-caste clan in Uttarakhand. This is a crucial event, one we’re meant to hold on to, but the director seems in a hurry to stage it. It goes by in a blur of disjointed speechifying and dismembered limbs.
And instead, what does the film choose to depict in detail? The efforts of Shakila (Samantha) to obtain a driving licence. She’s failed 14 times, and this time she says she’s sure to succeed. She is, after all, wearing her lucky dress. It’s in maroon. If there was a college-level course called Loosu Ponnu Studies, Shakila would graduate with a gold medal. There’s a scene where the warden of the hostel she lives in barges into her room and demands to see her. Her roommate says she’s not there. The warden makes angry noises about rent that hasn’t been paid. It seems like a serious situation. The warden leaves, slamming the door shut behind her. Shakila, we discover, is hiding behind that door, giggling as if she slipped a frog into the warden’s lunchbox. Gee, what fun it must be, this prospect of finding yourself out on the streets. Maybe she’ll burst into a happy song.
Or take the scene where the hero slips his car keys into a cardigan Shakila has hung out to dry. After a while, she slips the garment on. He says the keys are in the pocket. She says they aren’t. A tussle ensues. He puts a hand into the pocket and ends up touching a lady part. In case we’re in any doubt about which part, the soundtrack helpfully alerts us – we hear the honk of a horn. Shakila looks as if she’s been violated – for two seconds. We expect some kind of closure to the awkward scene. Maybe he’s appalled. Maybe he’ll apologise. Maybe she’ll tear into him for violating her personal space. But the scene ends. Soon, she finds something else to giggle about. Shakila is the kind of character who, if you hear she’s being targeted by a gun-toting assassin, makes you pray he’s got firm hands and a good aim. She’s the centrepiece of 10 Enradhukulla, there in practically every scene. Vikram help us.
The film is a road movie that makes pit stops at the most interesting places, like a Renigunta bar where item girl Charmi gradually loses various items of her clothing. Elsewhere, Abhimanyu Singh lies in wait. The actor gnashes his teeth as if auditioning for the Ashish Vidyarthi slot of Talented But Underused Bollywood Performers Who Find Fat Pay Cheques Down South Playing Villains. There’s another villain, played by Rahul Dev, who possesses magical powers. One minute, he’s on a horse. The next, he’s on a train. There’s no rhythm to the proceedings, no continuity – even the stunts are underwhelming. And there’s a laughable twist at the end that has to be seen to be disbelieved. What is it about snagging big stars that makes our filmmakers so lax about the other aspects of filmmaking? The star is the one who puts people in the seats, but the writer, the director is the one who keeps them there. It’s hard to grudge Vikram this fluff. After his back-breaking efforts in I, he deserves some fun. But what about us?
KEY:
- 10 Enradhukulla = Before counting to ten…
- “Kadavulukku car otta theriyaadhu.” = God can’t drive a car.
- Dhool = see here
- Saamy = see here
- Goli Soda = see here
- I = see here
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Jeeva Pitchaimani
October 21, 2015
Rangan seems you set your bar a bit higher for this film and was disappointed. All I wanted this film to do was not become a Sura or Rajapattai or even an ‘I’ and it cleared the bar so easily. What surprised me was a bit of hero worship of Vikram akin to bigger stars like Vijay and Ajith and an audacious intent to cater to Vikram’s small fan base alone.
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Swatkat
October 21, 2015
Vikram s script sense is dubious. Such a talented actor and such poor script sense. I guess Vikram could have done much better if he had chosen better movies!
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Chanakya
October 21, 2015
‘If there was a college-level course called Loosu Ponnu Studies, Shakila would graduate with a gold medal.’
‘Shakila is the kind of character who, if you hear she’s being targeted by a gun-toting assassin, makes you pray he’s got firm hands and a good aim.’
Man, you’re impossible! I can not stop laughing. 😀
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MANK
October 21, 2015
God, I was so hoping for this to work, for both vikram and vijay Milton’s sake
Brangan, what the hell happened to vikram man? There was a time when everything he touched turned to gold – even Gemini or saami, these days he can’t even make decent film with manirathnam or suseendhran. Such a talented guy, so charismatic- who could be equally good as a great masala hero and character actor, what a pity..
And what happens to these indie guys like Milton, susheendran or venkat prabhu when they are given big star and a lavish budget as opposed to American indie guys like Tarantino or Cuaron or Ang Lee who can make big films with big stars as good as their indie pics
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praneshp
October 21, 2015
Glad I chose Naanum Rowdy thaan over this, mainly due to Samantha in the trailer. What a fall for her from the days after the NEPV trailer; I remember everyone raving about her.
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Ram Murali
October 21, 2015
These days, Dhanush seems to be akin to the Sachin of the 2000s when the latter had the luxury of playing in a strong team fully capable of winning and one that didn’t expect him to be the only one contributing to his full potential. Vikram, on the other hand, seems to be the Sachin of the 1990s, time and again, coming up with great efforts, only to see everyone around him flop miserably…
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sabharinath
October 21, 2015
I think directors are very clear that script is the king, when it comes to small budget movies with a new cast or a developing actor…. But when they are committed to a big star film, they are under the myth that the hero is the king and just sprinkling something in the name of a script around the actor is more than enough to make the film work…. Even a new gen director like balaji mohan has failed in this case….
I am already worried about Anand Shankar’s film with Vikram and Atlee’s Vijay 59….. Ooooo!!!! I almost forgot Kabali!!!!
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Akhilan
October 22, 2015
And to think that Samantha claimed this to be her toughest role to date… (sigh)
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Bhavani
October 22, 2015
Shakila-va 😂
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gvsafamily
October 22, 2015
LOL on the Samantha comments.
I saw her in the posters with those big, nerdy glasses and ended up assuming that for a change the female lead was going to be some sort of a serious, intelligent character central to the film
(or on second thoughts, maybe those unusual glasses were in fact a dead giveaway of the loosu-ness to come 😀 )
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Amit Joki
October 22, 2015
Ram Murali: Are you suggesting that Dhanush isn’t performing to the best of his levels or that his successes are due to the other cast?
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Srinivas R
October 22, 2015
Amit Joki – I think he meant that Dhanush is choosing better scripts and better teams to work with (excluding occasional headaches like naiyandi). All actors need a good script, a good director to succeed, otherwise all their efforts look empty. Exactly what Vikram is going through now.
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Venkatesh
October 22, 2015
‘If there was a college-level course called Loosu Ponnu Studies, Shakila would graduate with a gold medal.’
Lol. I guess many filmmakers are trying too model their female leads based on Santosh Subramaniam’s Haasini.
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Ravi K
October 22, 2015
10 Endrathukkula Theater-a Kaali Pannanum
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Vignesh Sankar
October 22, 2015
My first comment here. I have been following all your reviews Mr. Rangan and a big fan of your writing.
I agree with Jeeva Pitchaimani. Your being too hard on the movie Mr. Rangan. After watching the trailers, it was sure to be a commercial potboiler with no major story or scope for perforamances. It’s too much to expect a lot of content and logical series of events. I agree that there were some vfx shortcomings (Could have been done better considering Fox star was producing). After the trailer and songs, I myself being a big Vikram fan had least expectations and hopes that its gonna rock. Watched it with an open mind and for being a loyal Vikram fan since sethu.
Overall, I liked the movie for its slick packaging, fast screenplay and quick fight scenes. There was never a dull movement or a major drag except for the needless item song with charmi (included to satisfy the mass crowd). Vikram and Samantha did make the movie worth a watch. Milton definitely has delivered for what is expected out of a commercial entertainer.
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vijay
October 22, 2015
Vikram seems to bring out the worst in directors. Leave alone his poor script sense or whatever, he also seems hellbent on defending poor choices. When somebody questioned about mixed reviews for I, his response was that it was a big hit in Kerala where the audiences are most perceptive. Well then, he could be doing a Drishyam in Malayalam instead of a Rajapattai in Tamil. His perception of what constitutes acting has always been shallow but thats a different issue altogether.
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Sanjay
October 22, 2015
Vikram suffers from illusions of grandeur about his talent and his work. Kamal haasan has spoiled these guys with his twisted concept of too much make up and too much work out equalling great acting. even with films flopping left and right these guys blame the stupid audience for not understanding the film and their greatness rather than themselves for their shoddy output. Vikram who is perhaps more talented than Vijay or ajith is now sitting on the bottom of the pile after his twisted experiments at becoming Rajni and kamal at once had gone terribly wrong. yet he continues to repeat his mistakes by making monstrosities like I.
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Das
October 22, 2015
how the hell does Samantha continue to get lead roles. she has zero talent and zero sex appeal and a face that keep changing from scene to scene from all that plastic surgery
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Amit Joki
October 22, 2015
Das: You shouldn’t probably talk about sex appeal as heroines aren’t just there to serve the purpose of your eye candy.
Srinivas R: Yes, that’s exactly what I wanted to convey, but I comprehended Ram Murali’s comment in a sense of negative connotation.
Dhanush has the midas touch. He is not only choosing great scripts for himself, but also the one’s he’s producing.
Wunderbar studios has a clean sheet of providing hits, the latest being Naanum Rowdy Thaan.
Dhanush all the way!
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praneshp
October 23, 2015
@Amit Joki: Das said talent too, so making him sound sexist is not too useful.
@Das: I was watching an episode of some show called ‘Koffee with DD’, and it was mentioned that producers consider her ‘lucky’, and sign her up for their next movie even if she is busy, etc. I’ve put her in the Soori, Jagan camp; if they’re in a movie, you’re likely better off not watching it.
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venky
October 23, 2015
Problem with Vikram is that he has taken one leaf out of Kamals book ie changeovers but still lacks as much finese and making it well rounded character, be it like Guna, Indhiyan, Anbe Sivam, apoorva sagodarargal or normal characters like Thevar magan, Drishyam, Mahanadhi, UV.
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venky
October 23, 2015
Dhanush chose terrible films like Anegan Shamitab Maari too. As producer VIP was good but its vetrimaran who has been great with his selections like manikandan or his own visaranai. Siva Karthikeyan and NRD are safetier potential hit materials. Now point is to go beyond the average mark for his next. Looks like another angry youth + love + parents subject.
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Swatkat
October 23, 2015
Agree with venky. Dhanush s next film is titled thangamangan – yet another superstar reference. And he has got samantha and amy jackson for company. So i can safely guess how it is going to turn out! And IMO dhanush has been doling out commercial capers for the last 2/3 years. It’s vetrimaran who seems to be the risk taker.
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Srinivas R
October 23, 2015
Wunderbar studio’s commercial movies have been duds and even Dhanush himself seems better off with offbeat movies. Except VIP , none of his commercial movies in the last 2-3 years have been good.
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Deva Fan (Original!) (@DevaFan)
October 23, 2015
Vikram had a good 2-3 year run. 2001 to 2003/04 Before that, he was struggling for lack of good opportunities. After that period, there was still lack of good opportunities but he was not struggling. How ironic is life! He always delivers in whatever role he plays. The issue being – the only good thing in the movie would be Vikram. Every other department would be weak. These days even Rajnikanth can’t save such a film. The audiences have changed, the reactions to a movie come out at such a rapid pace and at a scale the movie industry cannot fathom (at least now). The audience reactions that would take 2-3 weeks in the pre-internet era for an average movie, are now compressed between the opening show to the last show of the first day. So the concept of a superstar image vehicle which is average cannot sustain with empty story/screenplay. Given Vikram’s relatively smaller fans base when compared to Ajith or Vijay, the advantage of pulling fans-only crowd also is miniscule.
Vikram was the lone shining star in Raavanan. But the whole movie was problematic on so many levels (pace, middling dialogues, Ash’s mediocrity, second half screenplay, climax), that even Mani Ratnam at the helm could not save it. Such bad luck for Vikram.
He needs to take a break and wait it out for a good script and a director who can execute well.
(Wow, so much advice from a person sitting in AC with nothing but a laptop and some vetti time! Innum endha endha industry’ku ellam indha madhiri advice kidaikudho).
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rekha
October 23, 2015
‘The actor gnashes his teeth as if auditioning for the Ashish Vidyarthi slot of Talented But Underused Bollywood Performers Who Find Fat Pay Cheques Down South Playing Villains’
Damn. You are a mind reader😬
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rekha
October 23, 2015
You shouldn’t probably talk about sex appeal as heroines aren’t just there to serve the purpose of your eye candy.
Wow. That’s flash news. 😱
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Ram Murali
October 23, 2015
Amit Joki, Srinivas R captured the intent of my comment. Really appreciate you asking a question instead of assuming a negative intent 🙂
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brangan
October 23, 2015
Vignesh Sankar: After watching the trailers, it was sure to be a commercial potboiler with no major story or scope for performances… It’s too much to expect a lot of content and logical series of events.
I disagree completely. A masala potboiler does not mean “no content”. It just means “no serious content” (though even that’s not set in stone). We do ourselves a disservice by setting the bar so low for these movies and saying things like they should not be logical. Whatever the kind of film, we should not give up on a logical-seeming flow of events, good/entertaining characterisation, etc.
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Amit Joki
October 23, 2015
rekha: Don’t know if that’s sarcasm, but didn’t want to offend anyone. I’ve seen her photos in facebook receiving similar treatments in comments and IMHO, I thought she had nailed it in Needhane En Ponvasantham where she was more of a talented performer than just a good looking actress like Katrina Kaif, who is purely in the industry for her looks.
venky: Anegan was terrible? Really? Fine. Shamitabh didn’t quite work out but wasn’t terrible on paper and had more in it for Dhanush as a performer. Maari, yes, was an ordinary movie but terrible? I’d say something like Puli or Anjaan to be terrible, because terrible is too strong a word.
Yes, Kaaki Sattai and NRD might have been safer bets, but having already produced Visaaranai, and Kaaka Muttai, I don’t think, it has always been reaching “an average mark”.
And on bringing Vetrimaaran into the discussion, Vetrimaaran, as a director is far more easily reachable to guys like Manikandan.
How many producing houses would you think would have come forward to produce Visaaranai and Kaaka Muttai, which carry no commercial elements whatsoever? Both of which Dhanush accepted to produce after reading less than 10 pages of script.
So, you can’t just credit Vetrimaaran for the risk taking, because Wunderbar puts in the actual money, believing the films on its content. It’s a gamble really.
As far as commercial films of Dhanush in the past 2-3 years is concerned, Naiyyandi was the only one which truly flopped, in the sense, when it comes to profits earned.
Maari should have had a better story, but was a profitable venture. Raanjhanaa was a a hit but it’s tamil counterpart wasn’t, because well, duh, it was awkward to hear a Tamilian named “Kundan” and so on.
Now, what’s good and what’s not is left to one’s personal taste.
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Durai
October 23, 2015
I tend to agree with above poster that Maari, Anegan, Shamitabh are watchable but has WTF moments too, But Sachin 1990s, dei dei dei. Thangamagan seems like another VIP, can’t take another one. When is his next Selva Vetri film.
Don’t really care whether he made money or not. Still have to appreciate him for Vetrimaran and Manikandan films.
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Raghav
October 24, 2015
I have been & will continue to be a fan of your writing Rangan Sir!! Your writing is an inspiration for budding bloggers/ writers like me!!
Coming to this movie, I felt that you were a bit critical with your review. It was a fast paced commercial potboiler. The action scenes were shot sleekly.
Compared to Vikrams commercial entertainers like Saamy, Dhil & Dhool, this falls short on massy moments & scenes to remember in the future.
To sum up, I had zero expectations with regards to this movie & I was not left disappointed. It was worth one watch. A film for the family audiences this festive season!!
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Amit Joki
October 24, 2015
Durai: It’s not another VIP. It’s been touted as a family entertainer by Dhanush himself on twitter. I guess it would show the phases: love, break up, marriage and parental bonding from the first look posters.
Vetrimaaran and Dhanush have joined hands for “Vada Chennai”, which will be released in two parts and will most probably release only in 2017 as the film requires 250 days of Dhanush’s chargesheet.
Also, Dhanush has hinted at a collaboration with Selvaraghavan very soon.After Thanga Magan, there’s Prabhu Solomon’s film called Poochi, where Dhanush is reportedly playing a character called “Poochi Appan”.
Looks like a “rail” movie as most of the shooting is said to have been done in the train. Another offbeat film, I guess.
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Satheesh
October 25, 2015
If only your Kamalhasan had acted in it, you would have praised this movie sky high. Your review smacks of ignorance, arrogance and stupidity. You should be proud your age is higher than your IQ.
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Sanjay
October 25, 2015
You should be proud your age is higher than your IQ.
Not sure about Mr. Rangan, but this definitely seems to be your case
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Balasubu
October 26, 2015
Vikram is the hardest working actor in the south or may be even India but lacks the sense to select killer scripts. He is more caught up in doing “getups” than actually selecting a good story.
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Vignesh Sankar
October 26, 2015
Hi Sir. Thanks for your reply. I agree with you completely that there needs to be a logical flow of events in the movie. I actually intended to reply to this statement “There’s no rhythm to the proceedings, no continuity – even the stunts are underwhelming.”.
I agree the first half is in line with your above statement as it was more of setting up the characters and give a build up to the proceedings, but the 2nd half was fast paced and the stunts were slick. It was not horribly shot. It was definitely better than Vikram’s thandavam and Rajapattai. Overall, worth a watch just for an entertainment with out much expectations.
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Blasta
October 26, 2015
“Shakila is the kind of character who, if you hear she’s being targeted by a gun-toting assassin, makes you pray he’s got firm hands and a good aim”
Rangan Rocks!
Vikram has been in a career/ageist crisis for God knows how long.
But for the early masalas where the audience couldn’t but love him, his further choices have been dreary, with Pithamagam the dreariest. For an actor who is blessed with some of the charm and insouciance of Kamal at his finest, and the trappings needed of a natural star, this is a give away.
No wonder then with natural stars like him being easy losers, Tamil cinema has had to do with stars who are barely PPP… ithile sabai adakkam vera, ayyo thaangale. Now only if stars decided to be stars and let the others go on with the hamming… Tamil cinema would perhaps be a much richer place.
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Shreyasi Ghosh (@gshreyasi)
October 26, 2015
[SPOILERS AHEAD ABOUT THE FILM’S TWIST]
A very long rant because I really like Vikram:
I watched this movie in Chennai without subtitles as the only non-Tamilian in the audience. But I still got most of it (for the rest, I harassed the couple sitting next to me) which probably goes to show how predictable the plot really was. Hero-centric masala films are too much fun but how about working on a good, entertaining script first? The film is fast-paced but lacks any genuinely interesting moments… or kicks (at the cost of sounding like Salman Khan).
Things just happen fast fast but for no other reason other than it’s an action film. You do not feeling it in your gut. I thought Vikram looked really bored & gave some ridiculously forced swagger in some parts & Shakeela was unbearable. I liked Samantha’s psychotic villain act though. But her demise is just too sudden & too easy.
I liked 3 songs, the title track-very macho hero-worshipping but high octane song, the catchy ‘Vroom Vroom’ & the Telangana item song (it’s cold & pointless but as a song I like it). Also the running gag about Mani Ratnam, esp the parts where (I think) Samantha’s character kept calling him so & complaining. It got some good laughs in the hall, but yeah, it just doesn’t culminate to anything, other than that. It just randomly happens & the joke feels stretched after a point. No one in Phoenix was cheering or whistling. They just watched & giggled at some parts & gave obligatory claps at others. That’s all.
I felt they’ve tried to squeeze in too many characters in a 2-hour movie & give us no time to get to know them. For e.g: Puran Singh’s character serves no purpose. Instead, Daksha Bhai could have done all that himself, thereby giving us more time to understand him & get invested in his character. Also is it a masala film? Or an issue-centric film? Or both? If both then shouldn’t they have focused on both equally? They could’ve explored the villain Samantha’s motivations behind killing the lower caste people (why kill when you can extort & get more money? Was money ever the motivation? What’s her background? How was she as a person? But did they explain this? I may have missed it totally). For a great action masala movie, you need a villain you’re interested in. Otherwise why care for the hero’s cool gravity-defying stunts against him/her?
I see a lot of discussions around Vikram’s tall talk here & it’s sad because I genuinely like him as an actor. Again, haven’t followed his body of work thoroughly but have seen Pithamagan, Sethu, David & both Ravaan- Ravanaan & I. But in his recent interviews he did come across as arrogant & overconfident, something that SRK also does as he keeps justifying the crappy films he makes. Why can’t our heroes – the ones who’re really good actors – not stop talking & just focus on telling a good story? It’s as much their responsibilities as the director’s/writer’s/producer’s. A wonderfully collaborative process would be where they give their own creative inputs & not just pander to the crowd. I mean, they’re already insanely popular. What’s with the insecurity? Was reading up about Vikram. Sethu made him famous, the masala movies that followed only LATER then established him as a likeable, creatively as well as commercially bankable (very imp point) actor right? So why can’t he just tell a good story? We already like him. He doesn’t have to try so hard right?
I’m not saying he shouldn’t do masala films. I haven’t seen his Dhool yet. But you keep mentioning it as a benchmark for fantastic masala movies so yes, by all means, he should do them. But at the end of the day, they should be catering to the audience, not to the hero’s already inflated ego.
Not an avid Tamil cinema watcher yet but catching up. So my apologies if the cultural observations are completely off the mark.
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brangan
October 26, 2015
Satheesh: If only your Kamalhasan had acted in it, you would have praised this movie sky high.
Probably yes.
And you know why? Because it would have been a far better film. There would have been more continuity in the proceedings, the dialogues would have been better, and even the heroine’s role would have been better 🙂
Compare the “loosu ponnu” here to the one Gautami played in Aboorva Sagotharargal (see, apple to apple comparison; that is a masala entertainer too). Gautami too was a bad driver. Her arc too consisted of scenes with the hero trying to teach her to drive. She too was heroine-cum-comic relief. She too had a dramatic turnaround in the later scenes.
The difference? She (the character) was actually funny. She was actually a “loosu ponnu” we liked, the desi embodiment of the endearing ditz/dumb blonde archetype from Hollywood. Unlike Samantha’s character here, who appears demented and in urgent need of psychiatric help.
So yes, if “my” Kamalhasan (i.e. the Kamal I’m a fan of) had acted in this, I would have praised this movie sky high 🙂
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Ram Murali
October 26, 2015
If only your Kamalhasan had acted in it, you would have praised this movie sky high. Your review smacks of ignorance, arrogance and stupidity. You should be proud your age is higher than your IQ.
Satheesh – I get tired of saying this but I will continue to say it as long as I see comments such as yours. It gets to me, I am sorry. Imagine that you walked out of the “10 Endrathukkula” screening and you eavesdrop on a conversation that BR (or anyone else for that matter; just somebody that you don’t know personally) has with someone else where he says that he didn’t enjoy the movie at all and proceeds to give a couple of reasons. Would you actually have the guts to walk up to that person and say, “You are ignorant, arrogant and stupid. You should be proud your age is higher than your IQ?” Just because we have a lack of in-person interaction doesn’t mean that we are allowed to get personal, sensational and attack the person instead of express or even question a point of view…
sobaa…vella kodi thooki thooki kye-e valikudhu! as a commenter once pointed out hilariously, “pongadaa…poayi pulla kuttigala padika veingada!”
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Ceaser
October 26, 2015
heroine-cum-comic relief
Well well well, that gave me a chuckle
But this is so unlike the good doctor. Giving lengthy didactic oration to trolls
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superfan
October 26, 2015
What is this with all this Samantha bashing. I find her extremely cute and likeable, someone like Jennifer Lawrence
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brangan
October 26, 2015
superfan: But who’s bashing Samantha? We’re only talking about the character, the way it’s been written… No actress can redeem such terrible writing.
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Oliver
October 27, 2015
I always had this question.. has a bad script ever been made into a good movie? Does a good script ensure a good movie ? How does one envision that a movie like mad max fury road will end up the way it is from the script ?
Interesting that being an experimental actor, Vikram has not worked with a first time director for a very long time.
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MANK
October 27, 2015
Oliver, you can’t say where the script leaves off and the director begins. Only people involved in the making would know for sure But IMHO
Bad script to good movie eg would be Scorsese’s the departed. I think it’s Scorsese’s bravura direction that makes the film good which I think is a not so well written film.
Much of the great directors like Hitchcock, Scorsese, de palma, Mani rathnam, bharathan etc has the ability to make great films out of not so great scripts. If you take movies like North by northwest, psycho, jaws, close encounters or the birds – on a script level they are merely pulpy B movies – What elevates them to A list classic status is the making and brilliant direction.
A good script do not guarantee a good film .eg. Eric roth’s script for the good shepherd – which was called one of the best scripts ever written – But de niro made a very disappointing film out of it IMO
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