Films of Mani Ratnam

[HonestRaj]

Today morning Sun Tv showed

Thalapathy

For the entire team

[P_R]

Resumed aayitha ezhuththu

Barathiraja is just brilliant....every single scene he is in, he is fantastic

When he meets Surya (pOgalai)

when he receives Surya when he is discharged from the hospital

The scene where he orders Inba's hit....

and the scene when Inba is comes after killing Guna

thappu paNNittendA.....(when he says Inba alive)

Inba: aNNaNai kolla vachchitteengaLA
(embraces him, when he has a menacing gun )
BR: paththu vayasula en appanai kattaiyaala adichchu konnEn....un vEdhanai enakku puriyudhu

That is as oily as it gets

tharudhalai avanai thalaila suttirukkaNumdA

As far as extracting performances goes ManiRatnam is in a league of his own

[Avadi to America]

Sindhu Bairavi was the best movie of that year and Suhasini and Sivakumar's acting were impeccable. Until then both had been only average in acting terms.
SB surely deserves to up there among one of the finest Tamil movies ever made although I understand that the subject matter may bring discomfort to many viewers.

I am just wondering it. did you see the movie "Roosappu ravikaikari" released in 1979? He acted as an Illiterate who happened to marry a educated urban girl. and then the story shows how their married life goes something like.

[thilak4life]

Sivakumar? Always thought of him to be a limited actor. I couldn't make out the difference from his act in Paasa paravaigal or SB or what have you. The man is a broken radioplayer in his emotional set-pieces. I thought he struggled a bit in Roosappu ravikaikari (he acted a bit like a retard than a village dunce), and it's been a while since I've seen Marupakkam, I was a kid then, so my estimation of his acting would have been sufficiently lenient. Maybe he gets noticed for his lead pairing with top heroines. A strange comparison, but I'd say Delhi Ganesh is head and shoulders above Sivakumar and I'd say that with my eyes closed(:P). Delhi comes off authentic even when KB writes dramatic lines and blotchy subplots for him...

[groucho070]

Interesting view, Thilak. I wrote something similar. Not sure about Delhi Ganesh being better though. But Siva Kumar is just so and so, good for certain parts...if not he would have been strong in the industry today.

[crajkumar_be]

A strange comparison, but I'd say Delhi Ganesh is head and shoulders above Sivakumar and I'd say that with my eyes closed(:P). Delhi comes off authentic even when KB writes dramatic lines and blotchy subplots for him...

No comparison whatsoever. Delhi G is in a different universe

[joe]

Delhi G is in a different universe

Avar eppavum mappula thaan iruppar-nnu keLvi patten .athai sollureengala

Btw ,Delhi G is a great actor.

[thilak4life]

A strange comparison, but I'd say Delhi Ganesh is head and shoulders above Sivakumar and I'd say that with my eyes closed(:P). Delhi comes off authentic even when KB writes dramatic lines and blotchy subplots for him...

No comparison whatsoever. Delhi G is in a different universe

I didn't mean to compare. But I can't understand the higher status that Sivakumar gets. People claim he is a "dramatic actor" and all. And one invariably tends to bring a natural like Delhi G, because he is subdued at everything he does, especially the heavier dramatic roles! I hope the coming "character actors" look up to Delhi G, and not that caricaturer Sivakumar.

[joe]

But I can't understand the higher status that Sivakumar gets.

Obviously ,It is because he got Hero status .. Even better actors like Bhalaiah ,Ranga Rao are not given better status than many heroes of their time ,though They are miles ahead in acting talent.

[thilak4life]

But I can't understand the higher status that Sivakumar gets.

Obviously ,It is because he got Hero status .. Even better actors like Bhalaiah ,Ranga Rao are not given better status than many heroes of their time ,though They are miles ahead in acting talent.

I know. That's why I said "he gets noticed for his lead pairing with top heroines." I'm talking about waxing eloquent about his "acting".