Kadal (2013)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

To me, this movie is perfection.

Absolutely brilliant

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

The last Mani Ratnam film which I happened to see was "Kannathil Muthamittal" aka "A Peck on the Cheek" and I just loved that film in its entirety.This film, however, had flashes of brilliance, promised a lot but falls flat on its face and dies down. You might still like the movie if you keep your analytical mind outside, but do we expect something like that from a Mani Ratnam's film ? The first half was still OK but the second half just dies down completely. After watching this film completely, I still feel the story line was extremely powerful and it could have been made into a pure cult classic but somewhere down the line in order to knit the plot together strongly, they just used poor threads.A lot of unanswered questions and really unbelievable loops in the story.Beatrice is hospitalized in the very first scene. She runs away and says she doesn't want to get treated. Later, we realize that she has some kind of mental trauma. Oh well OK. That explains. Well really ? A girl getting drips into her body and trying to get herself treated after so many years after the actual occurrence of trauma which affected the brain....Why exactly is Bergman so angry against Sam ? Because he got him kicked out (that too wasn't apparent. It seemed more like Bergman going out on his own wish) from the institution ? And for that he wants to take his life ? Give me a break ..There was a moment in the film where it was all serious drama and immediately the drama part ends and we see Thomas in a boat and Beatrice is around and their own little story begins. How many times have you seen in Indian films, a song which spoils the pace of the movie. Well, here it was a plot within the story which made it fall apart.One scene where Thomas is confessing his murderous sins to Beatrice, Gautham's acting was pretty good. But then Beatrice does something unexpected. She acts cool as if nothing has happened and everything can be written off. Later, we get to know that Beatrice has a mental problem etc, but still the explanation wasn't very convincing.The character of Thomas is so strong but somewhere the character never grows. He is to become a very scared figure and the viewers are just supposed to agree to that by watching a few minutes of him shooting and killing a few guys. Doesn't convince me.The bonding between Thomas and Sam is shown brilliantly. All that is built along during the first half of course. And then the bonding between Bergman and Thomas is also strong but we are just to assume that by watching a few scenes. I just wondered how beautifully different was 'Nayagan' as a gangster movie.During the climax scene, Bergman is talking to his aide and we can see completely dark skies. Moments later, we see the gray clouds. Now, should I assume that the event is taking place at dawn ? Well, the movie isn't without positives of course.The acting is wonderful. Arjun was Brutal, Arvind Swamy was splendid and even some other characters were wonderfully played. Somewhere, the lead heroine's acting wasn't quite up to the mark but I've seen worse.A few scenes were brilliant even though they did little to add up to the story line.You'll still like the movie if you like to keep your brains out while watching a film, but you won't expect something like that from Mani Ratnam now..Would you ?

*Mani Ratnam's move to take a movie based on a script and shared screenplay written by jayamaohan was an intelligent move. *The movie was so original to the script and very beautiful cinematography and songs. *All the actors were amazing on their roles,a beautiful portrayal of all the characters with magic of Mani Ratnam can be seen throughout the film. *Visually the songs could have been better. *But you can tell no flaws if u lived along with those characters throughout the film rather than watching them as mere actors. *We can feel the purity,sincerity,perfection in movie making from Mani Ratnam,one should not miss this movie...go to theater,sit,relax and enjoy the movie. *This movie is surely not for commercial movie goers,but for those people who love to see dramatic movies will surely love this epic!!

KADAL ( 2013 )Saw this on the release date itself. Normally it doesn't happen with Tamil movies as far as my movie watching habit is concerned.KADAL is a pretty simple story. The life of a boy who grows up among the illiterate fishermen on sea shores. But that's not just about it. its also the story of good v/s evil fight. Good represented by the priest ( played by Aravind Sami ) and evil represented by rich bad guy (played by Arjun). That's not it about it its also about how love can change someone into good and bring them close to god. Now, that's it about the movie.All clichéd plots, no unseen situations or anything. KADAL is a normal average movie. There is nothing mind blowing or supergood story wise. But in terms of making there are few things I really loved.Songs of a movie play a huge role in pulling the audience to it. KADAL album is already a huge hit and there would be people coming in also to see those beautiful songs. I was also waiting for it to come on screen and I am totally surprised!! The sound track of the movie had different genres of songs and I was wondering what placement or picturisation they would have in a movie related to sea.Right from the moment when my favorite track MAGUDI unfolded on screen, I realized that the experimentation begins then onwards. When you see the songs with the movie, I felt all of them doesn't blend well. But if the songs are viewed alone, they would look good and different. I liked the ' adiye.. enne enge ne' song picturisation very much for that was never what I had imagined that song would be like. MAGUDI also could have been better.As always, Rajeev Menon's cinematography is beautiful and stunning in the climax scene. The climax scene in the sea reminded of Hollywood movies like Pirates of the Caribbean. I was so stunned to see that quality of vfx making it so real!!Coming to the actors in this, KADAL marked the debut of two star-kids. KARTHIK's son GAUTAM and actress RADHA's second daughter TULSI. They could not have asked for a greater opening than this. Gautam has some allu arjun mannerisms but other than that he looks promising. Tulsi needs an acting workshop/course before she moves on . it was so delighting to see the wonderful actors ARAVIND SAMI and ARJUN on screen again.KADAL has very few characters only and they were very limited in the script. It seemed as if they had not much to do in the story. Screenplay could have been much better and powerful. May be the Director Sir wanted to concentrate more on the emotion side of the story rather than the actual story.. who knows?? I am no one to talk about it.

After Raavanan, Mani Ratnam has returned behind the camera and has delivered us Kadal (English: The Sea), a drama film which revolves the story of the life of Indian-Tamil Christian fishermen. It features an ensemble cast that includes Aravinth Swamy, Arjun Sarja, Ponnvannan, Lakshmi Manchu and débutantes Gautham Karthik (son of actor Karthik Muthuraman) and Thulasi Nair (daughter of actress Radha). The film's score and soundtrack were composed by the two time Academy Award winner A.R Rahman and the voices were lent by A.R Rahman, Vijay Yesudas, Sid Sriram, Abhay Jodhpurkar, Harini, Shakri Sri Gopalan, Haricharan, Chinmayi, Tanvi Shah and rapper Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam. The lyrics were penned by Kaviperarasu Vairamuthu, his son Madhan Karky and rapper Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam. The film was written by Jeyamohan while Rajiv Menon and A. Sreekar Prasad handled the cinematography and editing. It was produced by A. Manohar Prasad and Mani Ratnam.The film has two story lines that become one. The one features Father Samuel Fernando aka Sam (Swamy) and Bergmans aka Meesaikaaran (Sarja) while the other one features Thomas aka Tom (Karthik) and Beatrice aka Bea (Nair). The film marks a comeback for Swamy. He was last seen in Mani Ratnam's Alaipayuthey which was released 13 years ago. We can say that Aravinth Swamy owns the film even if the main actor is Gautham Karthik. The film's strongest point is the screenplay which was handled by Jeyamohan. The screenplay was simply amazing, specially the childhood scenes of Thomas. Both the child and the teenager who portrayed the younger Thomas have done a fabulous job. Both Karthik Muthuraman and Radha can be proud of their children. They have delivered a wonderful and neat performance. Specially Gautham Karthik. His acting skills, dance skills and action are pretty impressive. Thulasi Nair is natural, but I didn't feel that Beatrice was a suitable role for her. Aravinth Swamy was at his strongest performance after Bombay (1995). He was simply the perfect choice to portray Father Samuel Fernando. Arjun Sarja, the action king who has delivered a bunch of successful action- packed films in the 90's has portrayed Bergmans, the main antagonist. Sarja has played a role with negative shades and has shown us another side of his acting skills. Ponvannan who portrayed Thomas's unknown father has also done a good job.Rajiv Menon, the cinematographer has pictured the whole film beautifully, specially the songs Elay Keechan, Moongil Tottham and Adiye. You will still have the shots of Thomas as a teenager when he surfs in the ocean in your mind even when you leave the cinema. A. Sreekar Prasad, the editor, deserves to be praised for his work as well.A.R Rahman, who has been Mani Ratnam's usual composer since Roja (1992) has given the film a soundtrack with different genres. Chittirai Nila describes the difference between life and death, Elay Keechan has a farmer-humpback tune, Adiye has a jazz feel, Nenjukkulle, a romantic touch, Anbin Vaasale, a religious song, Moongil Tottham, a slow tune of Nenjukkulle and Magudi Magudi, a Hip-Hop track which gives energy in the action scenes. Kadal is the third best album of the Mani Ratnam - A.R Rahman combination.Overall Kadal is a beautiful journey you never want to miss. It is a story that tells us about the good versus the evil. It has emotions, action, love, heart melting music, extraordinary shots of jumping waves, a good message and a small piece of comedy. It may not be a usual Mani Ratnam flick, but if you want to look and experience something different, then Kadal is definitely the right choice. Strongly recommended for everyone. Specially non-Mani Ratnam fans.