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Kannathil Muthamittal

Kannathil Muthamittal (2002)

February. 14,2002
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8.3
| Drama War

A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her birth mother, her family eventually agrees to take her to Sri Lanka, where they encounter the militant group known as the Tamil Tigers.

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Raetsonwe
2002/02/14

Redundant and unnecessary.

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VeteranLight
2002/02/15

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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Spidersecu
2002/02/16

Don't Believe the Hype

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AshUnow
2002/02/17

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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Haribabu Pasupathy
2002/02/18

Thanks to Manirathinam for a wonderful journey.I have booked tickets without any expectation of what this movie all about. My only expectation is Maniratinam will give a best, and he did.1. Madhavan gave a good and his best. +1 2. Prakash raj gave a difference in Sinhalese role. +1 3. Simran as a mother in first half, and a lovable girl in second half she proved herself. +1 4. Keerthana wonderful debut she lived in the role. +1 5. Nandhita das, she reflected a Tamil girl/women. +1 ------------------------------------------------------ 6. A.R. Rahman good background scoring, I got treas on my eyes on 'Vidaikodu engal nade' song. +1 7. Ravi K Chandran, good lighting and Cinematic shots, especially the scene where Prakash Raj and Madhavan talks about terrorism. +1 8. Sabu Cyril for the Climax fight sequence and the set for 'Vidaikodu engal nade'. +1 9. Sreekar Prasad, for the opening song 'Vellai pokal'. +1 10. Last but not least Manirathinam for the wonderful Journey. +1

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Notebooks_on_Cinema
2002/02/19

Maniratnam, who in India, is often compared with prominent world film makers and is regarded a genius in film-making, has yet again proved that he can only make the frames look visually good, without offering much food for thought.Forget about pure cinematic pleasure that can be derived from cinema as a very old form of art.While I would not like to claim and portray myself as someone who has seen all the beautiful movies made around the world, still any thoughtful and a bit educated film goer can identify that his films do not contain innovative ingenuous plots, does not contain lingering effects afterward and MOSTLY contain ridiculous ending and a LOT of melodrama, seen profusely in Indian movies.Overall, Maniratnam has successfully confirmed my distaste for his films once again.Sorry for those who on this board were claiming otherwise. My suggestion to you: WATCH SOME BEAUTIFUL CINEMAS MADE AROUND THE GLOBE.

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rang_de_basanti_girl_976
2002/02/20

This movie was astonishing how good it was! The plot is extraordinary, and the acting spectacular. At first I thought this wasn't going to be that great because of a summary, but after about the first five or ten minutes of the movie, it struck me that I was dead wrong. I literally cried about four or five times in this movie, and despite this, I must've watched the same scenes over and over again about thirty times in one week! No, the song scenes were not as awesome as they could've been, but the plot is what really gets you. American or Asain, I would recommend this to anyone--and I have now. I guarantee that after seeing this one, you'll get the best out of it, and its plot. I hope you feel the same, and write a rave review too!

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ponduranga2002
2002/02/21

Hey sophocles, Indian Movies generally SUCK!!!Can you name an Indian film that is as powerful as The Godfather? Or Gandhi>? Or Amadeus? Beautiful Mind? Schindler's List? Indian actors rely on artifice rather than reality. There are few character actors in Indian cinema. I admit I am speaking mainly from the perspective of Tamil Cinema, but I am familiar w/ Hindi movies as well. almost ALL Indian films rely on actors that portray the same stock characters. These actors seem to have NO range whatsoever. Where's the Indian Brando? (Amitah Bacchan doesn't count). Pacino? Daniel Day-Lewis? Where's the actor willing to bury his personality for the sake of the character?Why are Indian films ALL frickin' musicals?Kannathil Muthamittal has GREAT acting, ok, not great, only great comp'd w/ Indian movies, but good even by western standards. In contrast, I tried to watch Lagaan, and I couldn't watch such pointless drivel"Emotional hammering of Indian cinema." You're kiddding me right?How about, boring, stupid, inane, unrealistic, over the top, melodramatic? The only indian films I liked so far are this one, the Terrorist, and another of Ratnams' films, Thalaapathy.Perhaps, b/c you are a N. Indian, and don't understand Tamil, maybe it put you in the position of a foreigner? I noticed that all the other films you have reviewed are Hindi ones.I am a Sri Lankan by birth, Tamil-speaking and I LOVED this film; perhaps I am biased though.

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