Which is the last Bollywood film you saw ?

[P_R]

Oh ok.
appo Maddy kEtta maadhiri Synopsaradhu.

btw type paNNi save paNNi post paNNaama vachirundhadhai andha thiriyila pOduradhA sonneeyaLE....

[MADDY]

As a matter of policy I don't watch film which the viewers will like ONLY if they understand.That's what the promos/reviews felt like. Adhunaala 'well left'.

And it's vexing for me - not interesting - to see the 'understanding' tending to: 'neenga solra maadhiriyum sollalaam, avar solra maadhiriyum sollalaam'.

illa illa, i found it very interesting and engaging to see the free fall of John's character into a "dark" fantasy land........the narrative was distorted to dizzying extent that i couldnt tell whether what was happening around me ....very very engaging watch - ungala madhiri "taste-aana" aalungalakkellam must watch .......since u get to know creators' idea behind a creation than most of us get, i just requested you - try pannunga, free tiathhla

adhula paarunga, i took BR's review today and was shocked to see he had echoed my thoughts exactly

As for me, after my engagement with No Smoking, here’s what I took away – the image of K descending, Orpheus-like, into an apparently bottomless underworld

the spectral visions that ripple past the screen as if spooks had gotten stuck in the theatre’s projection system, and what these eventually turn out to be

http://www.desipundit.com/baradwajra...ew-no-smoking/

[MADDY]

No, on the contrary, this was a film which was not liked (or was widely criticised) because the viewers insisted on "understanding" it! I thought this was a dreamy stream-of-consciousness film which isn't interested at all in setting up the viewer to "decode" it. Beyond a point, it becomes just impossible to distinguish the real from the surreal, but there's an overall sense to it regardless.

adhu dhaan ennaaanu suthhama puriyala enakku or i donno if wat i thought abt it was right.......so, "enakku oru unmai therinjaaganum"-nnu tonti-fi yrsa alaya vechhittaanga :P

[P_R]

I've read that article before MADDY and that's what convinced me I wouldn't like the film. And to some extent convinced me I wouldn't enjoy Baradwaj Rangan's writing as much as many others do.

kurippitta sila vishayangaL dhaan pudikkudhu. whattodo

How does one 'engage' without understanding ? I used to think that perhaps my 'negative reaction' to such works is because of the unease that comes with my understanding suddenly being messed with/suspended. I used to be respectful and accord some credit to the maker for creating such an experience. I gradually stopped being that generous when I began to 'understand' that to mess with someone's understanding isn't the hardest thing in the world. If not "idhuvum oru isai" maadhiri pOyirum.

Unless I am able to discern some semblance of creative vision/control I find it impossible to appreciate.

[MADDY]

Unless I am able to discern some semblance of creative vision/control I find it impossible to appreciate.

ennavo ponga......art films naale ippadi dhaan, remba scattered-a, confuse panra madhiri dhaan irukkum illaya?.....(only other art film i saw was meenaxi, that too for thalaivar only)

[P_R]

Mumbai Meri Jaan
bittubittA paarthurukkEn..innikku dhaan full-A pArthEn

Enjoyed it

Irfan Khan, Madhavan, Paresh Rawal, KKay Menon - excellent performances

Even (raththa) sogai was not bad at all.

Indhi acting

I saw AnjAdhe yesterday. The visual-style continues to impress but acting was just

[MADDY]

I saw AnjAdhe yesterday. The visual-style continues to impress but acting was just

dialaaks mattum ennavaam :P

but yes, very very impressive camera work......

[P_R]

Some dialogues were not bad

When Ponvannan says Parthiban was shot
Chappai: thuppAkkiliya ? mokkai paya saar avan. sinna kathila pOtturukkaNUm...periya aaL aakkittaanga


OTOH some of the lines were hilarious when spoken

AC: What's the plan Keerthi ?
Ponvannan: We are planning to sniff Chappai sir

[MADDY]

adhu ennamo, i felt important dialaaks to be funny as well - esp the ones where prasana tries to provoke Ajmal

[P_R]

Prasana kErattarisationE funny-A irukkum.
adhai neengaLum naanumE sonnA, edhirkatchikkaaran pArthA enna ninaippAn.