Will asin continue in tamil cinema ?

The recently held protest Unnaviradam by Kollywood fraternity drew attention from everywhere. The South Indian film artists association had stressed on compulsory participation from all the stars during the protest, failing which they were asked to give an explanation to the union.

Some of the prominent absentees are directors K Balachander, Mani Ratnam, Shankar and Bharathiraja. From the actor's side Asin, Arya, Karthik, Simran, Navya Nair, Gopika, Padmapriya and Nila wereconspicuous by their absence. When the council met on the 8th of April, there was a discussion on the type of action to be taken against these members and it wasdecided to seek a written explanation from these people within 15 days. It was said that many of them had submitted their explanation except perhaps Asin!While talking about this issue, Radha Ravi who is the General Secretary of the union said that suitable action would be taken against Asin once Sarathkumar returns to Chennai. Whether she would actually be banned from acting in Tamil films is something we’ll just have to wait and find out.

Bheema wants surya or arya

Cinematographer R D Rajashekar is very much energized about the positive reviews that he has been getting for his work in Lingusamy's Bheema. While relishing his accolade, he attributes it to the way his camera traveled in sync with the story. He says, "If I had taken a detour from the script by changing the lights and the tone, it would not be talked about. I believe in keeping unobtrusive camera angles in line with the story". According to this ace cameraman, his role model is John Woo from Hollywood who adds glamour even in action packed scenes.

Like most of the cinematographers, Rajashekar also has plans to foray into direction this year end with two films, one with Surya and the other with Arya. He has two scripts ready and would be handling the camera also in both these films. Action laced with romance will be the theme in these two films. When quizzed about his withdrawal from Vishal's Sathyam, he states that it is because of date problem and nothing else.

Eagles Eye for villan

There seems to some kind of paucity related to the availability of anti hero material in Kollywood. Vishnuvardhan’s next film Sarvam to be produced by Ayngaran International with Arya as hero is slated to commence soon. Initially it was said to be a twin hero subject with one hero with shades of grey.

Later it was disclosed that it is actually a very powerful villain character with tremendous scope for performance.Many artists are being approached for this role but no one is finalized as of now.

Oram po

Introduction:
Movie that takes kollywood to bollywood.might be a trend setter.i mentioned this word because you see only in bolly wood covering these areas of peoples life.A definite entertainer.The movie starring arya has been released very late than xpected.while its songs have created xpectations in audience mind.The movie looks into the world of a section of Chennai auto rickshaw drivers as realistic as possible. The approach by debutant directors Pushkar and Gayatri is refreshingly new, as they do not look at them from outside. They make a sincere attempt to look at their lives from within.

Plot:

Chandru (Arya) and ‘Bigilu’ (Lal) are close friends. Chandru is an expert in auto race and Bigilu, a mechanic is an expert in customizing the autos to run at a dream speed of 130 km/hr.Son of Gun (John Vijay) is the chief of rival group who wants to outsmart Chandru-Bigilu group. Chandru, the race champ tries to settle his dues for his auto through a race, which is almost a cakewalk for him. He and Bigilu challenge Son of Gun to a race. And the day for race is fixed.

Bigilu meanwhile introduces Chandru to his sister running a Biriyani shop. Chandru is attracted towards her daughter (Pooja), and woos her into his fold. The affair grows stronger and ends in sex. The care free auto driver however, is not interested in long term commitment and tells it on the face of the girl. Shocked Pooja curses him and moves away from him. The champion gets distracted on the D day because of the memories of his love affair and fails in the race. He looses his auto and later his dearest friend Bigilu, who comes to know about his affair.

The sub plot of the search for the missing diamonds by a smuggler adds flavour to the proceedings. The unpredictable and fun filled climax puts everything in order.

Arya looks credible as an auto driver but struggles to exude varied emotions demanded by various situations. His expressions are monotonous and hence tend to be boring. His expressions in the race and in wine shop sequences are impressive. He also scores in romantic sequences.

Pooja fits into the casual girl who serves Biriyani in her father’s mess. Her chemistry with Arya is good. She has enacted the romance, disappointment, and anger well.

Lal as an elderly friend to the hero gets a sumptuous role and does it convincingly. He handles the character with ease. John Vijay plays the villain cum comedian role perfectly. His presence lights up the proceedings and his handling of Nellai dialect is simply enjoyable.

Others including Vijay TV fame Jagan (Chandru’s friend), Ashwini (Chandru’s sister), and Nellai Siva are competent. The debutant director duo has avoided melodrama and sentiments. The narration is simple and smooth. The turning points are convincing. The script has avoided the routine sequences one could expect from this kind of stories. The separation and reunion of Lal and Arya are handled well.

The story has many threads like the financial problems of the protagonist, his casual love affair, the race, the tug of war between two groups, the diamond mystery, and the ups and downs of the friendship between Lal and Arya. All these threads have been deftly put together to make a neat script.

MUSIC:

Music needs special mention in this movie.The music by G.V. Prakash Kumar goes with the tone of the movie. It is loud and entertaining. The background score add spice to the proceedings. ‘Nandavanathil’ song fits into the narration perfectly. The lyrics by Na. Muthukumar and the rendition by Manikka Vinayagam are impressive. The item song is enticing in terms of picturization and music as well. Alka Yagnik’s voice is mesmerizing.

PLUS:

• Music
• bigillu role
• direction
• stunts
• T.R's song gam ganapathy
  

MINUS:

• Son of gun is odd one out

Overall:
orampo a treat of entertainer.