Which is the last Bollywood film you saw ?

[P_R]

Aamir

sumaar

[complicateur]

Mixed Doubles

You don't have to be mindblowing. A simple, interesting film like this.
yEn dA seyya maatreenga ?

Enna PR eduththudalAmA?

The frustration is of course entirely justified. The honesty of the film might be, as you rightly point out, a little to heavy for the fragile pseudo-morality in TN. But let us look at what things we can co-opt:
1. The aesthetics are at best DD TV Serial - acheivable at low cost.
2. The actors are a small but excellent ensemble - something that needs to be developed but I am sure is available - no inherent star value so one can lower cost.
3. Movie length is about an hour and a half - a lot of film rolls saved.

The most important thing I think is that somewhat serious material is presented as a dark comedy. I think humor is the best way to convince an audience to be less judgemental. Balu Mahendra understood this and hence the reason for the "feel" of irattai vAl kuruvi (even though it is supposedly a take on Micky and Maude).

[P_R]

Enna PR eduththudalAmA?

PugazhEndhi: adhu yEn vElai illeengaLE
Aranganar: sonna udanE jagA vAngura paathiyA

I see your point about how easy it should be -market mechanics-wise to make this film. The fact that it is still not being done only seems to indicate there is no-one who 'wants' to. Hard to believe.I saw some promos for 'small films' in Tamil like this'. A film about an adfilmmaker making his first feature film. mudhal mudhal mudhal varai. Yet to meet anyone who watched that film.

[P_R]

I think humor is the best way to convince an audience to be less judgemental.

Yeah. The last scene where Ranvir Shorey "over-reacts" is hilariously funny. But our reaction is more "what the .." rather than laugh-out-loud. That is where this film works so damn well.

[complicateur]

Enna PR eduththudalAmA?

PugazhEndhi: adhu yEn vElai illeengaLE
Aranganar: sonna udanE jagA vAngura paathiyA

puriyuthu
Reporter: yEn saar thamizh-la intha mAthiri pada edukka mAttEngurAnga
VV (pivoting arm at elbow and making a back and forth rotating motion): ellAm intha dissance thAn kAraNam.

I see your point about how easy it should be -market mechanics-wise to make this film. The fact that it is still not being done only seems to indicate there is no-one who 'wants' to. Hard to believe.I saw some promos for 'small films' in Tamil like this'. A film about an adfilmmaker making his first feature film. mudhal mudhal mudhal varai. Yet to meet anyone who watched that film.

Yes I heard about the film too. There is another facebook group that I saw about someone making a similar attempt but with Madhavan. Also dont know how far that is going. How many people actually saw Mixed Doubles in the theatre to begin with?

[P_R]

This guy Ravir Shorey is really something. He acts so damn well.

woh bahut experimental hai...school mein bhi science kiya

In all earnest.

His demeanour when approaching the subject to Konkana (I didn't like her in the Mr. and Mrs.Iyer film and Page 3 is one of my pet hates - but I think I have to revise my opinion of her)

His reaction when his swinging friend says he was lying

His "eagerness and earnestness" when talking to prospects

arrE peel kar kE bhi kaa sakthA hoon yaar...aise kOyi problem nahin hai

[complicateur]

arrE peel kar kE bhi kaa sakthA hoon yaar...aise kOyi problem nahin hai

I had to pause the video to laugh at that scene in the montage. Just hilarious. Haven't finished seeing it fully. Must get back to it.

[equanimus]

arrE peel kar kE bhi kaa sakthA hoon yaar...aise kOyi problem nahin hai

I had to pause the video to laugh at that scene in the montage. Just hilarious. Haven't finished seeing it fully. Must get back to it.

chhil ke bhi khaa loonga yaar. aisa koi compulsory nahi hai! This film has riotous dialogue (by Anurag Kashyap and the director himself). A wonderful little film. I wrote about it in my blog at the time of its release.

[P_R]

arrE peel kar kE bhi kaa sakthA hoon yaar...aise kOyi problem nahin hai

I had to pause the video to laugh at that scene in the montage. Just hilarious. Haven't finished seeing it fully. Must get back to it.

chhil ke bhi khaa loonga yaar. aisa koi compulsory nahi hai! This film has riotous dialogue (by Anurag Kashyap and the director himself). A wonderful little film. I wrote about it in my blog at the time of its release.

Thanks again

[P_R]

(after his film-noir debut Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One and the black comedy Raghu Romeo)

Have you seen these too ? How are they ?
This guy is just great.