Rebellious Thoughts

The film opens up with a shot which looks like a still of the full moon. That’s just one of the few shots in the film which is tranquil and soothing. Every other shot/scene in the movie has tension building up. Even when there’s a romance track in the second half, we have this premonition that something bad is going to happen soon. Welcome to the world of Vetrimaran! What the story offers us is a revenge-drama flick layered with powerhouse performances from the likes of Dhanush, Manju Warrier, Pasupathy and almost every other character artiste in the movie. These are people who force you to cry when they wail their hearts out and laugh along with them at their sly attempts at countryside humor. After a point of time when we know the story, it is very interesting to see how the director takes this all-too-familiar story forward. Vetrimaran is known to have been someone whose stories are very unique. In his films, the storyline is almost revealed in the interval block. His

There are some movies which come as a breath of fresh air. Let’s be honest here. A majority of the films released in India appease only their target audience (Diehard fans). These movies make everyone happy. The director has a false sense of self that he/she is the next Scorsese or Nolan. The producers and distributors have raked in huge profits. Fans flock into the theatres more than twice to catch a glimpse of their favorite star smashing the villain while the ear-piercing score is running in the background. There are very few films which make you talk about the cinematography, art direction and the 22 other crafts involved in the making of a film. Super Deluxe, a Tamil film released in 2019, makes you talk about not just the 24 crafts but also micro-analyse each and every actor’s performance and laud their emoting abilities. Let’s talk about the opening shot of the film. The film goes from Vaembu’s house and pans into a TV set of the next house where we get the title

From a very long time, I’ve seen quite a few visuals of Bombay in Mani Ratnam’s films. From the vintage shots of Nayagan   to the medieval glimpses of the city in Bombay and the uber chic visuals in Ok Kanmani – this city has always fascinated me. Why does every don/gangster film have to be filmed in the city? Is it because of the presence of non-regulated businesses in the city? Is the police department so bad that commoners rely on gangsters for justice? An obvious answer would be that the infamous D-Company is based out of Mumbai. Let’s not get into that though. I wish to live a long life! After months of looking at the peninsular city on Google Maps, I finally expressed my desire of going to Mumbai to my parents. My dad warned me that the city is so densely populated that traversing through the city will be just like navigating through the famous Avenue Road in Bangalore (Not Bengaluru bro! It will always be Bangalore for me). After chalking out a half-baked plan