i was a huge fan of maniratnam, until i saw this movie. after watching this movie, i was no longer a maniratnam fan, i was, from then on, a maniratnam worshiper. i can easily say, this is one of the best Indian movies i have ever seen. it is a beautifully made movie, with a very powerful screenplay and strong direction, and not to mention a brilliant acting by the cast.
the dialogs of this movie was very moving. i am not a tamilian. i am a keralite. but still, the Tamil dialogs in the movie, and the patriotism towards Tamil nadu which was portrayed in this movie was really moving and powerful. i have always thought of suhasini as a charming actress who appears in malayalam and Tamil movies, but now i can say that she is one hell of a script writer too.
the acting by mohanlal and prakash raj were just too brilliant and awesome. many scenes of mohanlal just brought tears into my eyes.. the scene where he finds out that his first movie as a hero got canceled, the scene were he finds out that his first wife push pa has passed away and he insists that he wanted to see her face on more time, and the scene where he makes a public speech etc ...... maniratnam has later stated that he would never work with mohanlal again, as maniratnam often forgot to say "cut" in many scenes, 'cause he was mesmerized by mohanlal's acting.
the songs and background score of this movie is just beautiful. a r rah man once again proved that he is one of the best music directors in India.
it would be a sin if i don't give a special mention to the cinematographer santhosh shivan. this movie has one of the best cinematography ever, brilliant job by santhosh shivan.
so in short, the movie has a very strong direction, beautiful screenplay, brilliant acting, awesome cinematography, awesome songs and good editing. so nothing short of 10.. just a beautiful movie.
the dialogs of this movie was very moving. i am not a tamilian. i am a keralite. but still, the Tamil dialogs in the movie, and the patriotism towards Tamil nadu which was portrayed in this movie was really moving and powerful. i have always thought of suhasini as a charming actress who appears in malayalam and Tamil movies, but now i can say that she is one hell of a script writer too.
the acting by mohanlal and prakash raj were just too brilliant and awesome. many scenes of mohanlal just brought tears into my eyes.. the scene where he finds out that his first movie as a hero got canceled, the scene were he finds out that his first wife push pa has passed away and he insists that he wanted to see her face on more time, and the scene where he makes a public speech etc ...... maniratnam has later stated that he would never work with mohanlal again, as maniratnam often forgot to say "cut" in many scenes, 'cause he was mesmerized by mohanlal's acting.
the songs and background score of this movie is just beautiful. a r rah man once again proved that he is one of the best music directors in India.
it would be a sin if i don't give a special mention to the cinematographer santhosh shivan. this movie has one of the best cinematography ever, brilliant job by santhosh shivan.
so in short, the movie has a very strong direction, beautiful screenplay, brilliant acting, awesome cinematography, awesome songs and good editing. so nothing short of 10.. just a beautiful movie.