Page 2 of 9 FirstFirst 1234 ... LastLast
Results 11 to 20 of 86

Thread: Mouna Guru - Not just another movie!

  1. #11
    Senior Member Veteran Hubber Siv.S's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Posts
    1,659
    Post Thanks / Like
    Quote Originally Posted by littlemaster1982 View Post
    Naandhan first-a

    Decent thriller. This film once again proves that it's easy to build an intriguing plot, but the real challenge is wrapping things up. Director takes his time to set up things beautifully and creates a lot of interesting knots on the process. But he takes the easiest way out for resolving the confilct which disappointed me a lot.Plenty of good scenes throughout and some of the shots are really well done (esp. the intermission point).

    P.S: I have a feeling this director might have worked with Mysskin. Got to check.
    Assistant of Dharani, worked for Dhill,Dhool,Ghilli.... reading lot about this intermission shot... heard he shot almost 5-6 days for that 10 minutes scene.

  2. # ADS
    Circuit advertisement
    Join Date
    Always
    Posts
    Many
     

  3. #12
    Moderator Diamond Hubber littlemaster1982's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Location
    Chennai
    Posts
    9,880
    Post Thanks / Like
    Thanks for the info, Siva

  4. #13
    Moderator Diamond Hubber littlemaster1982's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Location
    Chennai
    Posts
    9,880
    Post Thanks / Like
    Quote Originally Posted by Siv.S View Post
    reading lot about this intermission shot... heard he shot almost 5-6 days for that 10 minutes scene.
    That scene was quite good, but not aaha oho. I particularly liked the shot when the screen freezes to say "Intermission". Eppadi solradhunnu theriyala, romba buildup-a poyidum. Padam paarunga.

  5. #14
    Senior Member Veteran Hubber Siv.S's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Posts
    1,659
    Post Thanks / Like
    Quote Originally Posted by littlemaster1982 View Post
    That scene was quite good, but not aaha oho. I particularly liked the shot when the screen freezes to say "Intermission". Eppadi solradhunnu theriyala, romba buildup-a poyidum. Padam paarunga.
    kandippa paakkanum,But innum release aakala...Mamtiyan mattum than release aayirukku....

  6. #15
    Regular Hubber
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Location
    Europe
    Posts
    0
    Post Thanks / Like
    Movie was OK. First half was more gripping than second half. Arulnidhi is good.

  7. #16
    Member Regular Hubber kubrick's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Location
    Madras
    Posts
    79
    Post Thanks / Like
    Quote Originally Posted by abhi_d View Post
    Movie was OK. First half was more gripping than second half. Arulnidhi is good.
    Agreed, but still I liked it very much. What very slighlty disappointed me was the climax which again was good but could have been great. The movie moves in a mildly heavy way which would have been complemented properly if only the climax was tweaked dramatically. Arulnidhi has to be appreciated for his work but he has to develop his dialog delivery. If he continues choosing films in a clever way then we may never know where he might end up as I believe Tamil industry relies more on brains than looks when compared with Telugu and Hindi.

    This film has been written cleverly enough to keep the expectations on the edge till it gets over and we can't say that it doesn't do justice but the potential it builds for itself never gets satisfied. If Mouna Guru had a song like "kangal irandal" and a hard-hitting climax it too would have been praised and hailed as a trendsetter like Subramaniapuram did. Why I am getting so worked up with the climax is I felt it to be kind of unsettling at least with regards to Arulnidhi's character.

    But apart from that I found this movie extremely enthralling and being honest to itself. It doesn't take itself too seriously which always works out. At times I got reminded of Mysskin's films and one other film in particular: Raam.(might be a spoiler)

    A definite catch. Mouna Guru might catch up in 2011's best list too.
    Vaazhvathu edharku vaiyagathin sugangalai vaazhkaiyil perathaane!

  8. #17
    Regular Hubber
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Location
    Europe
    Posts
    0
    Post Thanks / Like
    Quote Originally Posted by kubrick View Post
    What very slighlty disappointed me was the climax which again was good but could have been great.
    I too felt the same. He didn't deserve that life in the end but overall a hard hitting movie.

  9. #18
    Member Regular Hubber kubrick's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Location
    Madras
    Posts
    79
    Post Thanks / Like
    I forgot to mention Uma Riaz. Romba nalla naduchurukkaanga, experience na ennaanu appo thaan purinjudhu. Actually the whole cast has done a very good job, even small ones like that Ghilli Aadhivasi, the college guy etc.

    A very well-thought and made movie.
    Vaazhvathu edharku vaiyagathin sugangalai vaazhkaiyil perathaane!

  10. #19
    Moderator Diamond Hubber littlemaster1982's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Location
    Chennai
    Posts
    9,880
    Post Thanks / Like
    Quote Originally Posted by kubrick View Post
    I forgot to mention Uma Riaz. Romba nalla naduchurukkaanga, experience na ennaanu appo thaan purinjudhu. Actually the whole cast has done a very good job, even small ones like that Ghilli Aadhivasi, the college guy etc.

    A very well-thought and made movie.
    Better known as Dhanus' friend in Aadukalam Casting is very very good, except may be Arulnidhi. Something is wrong with the way he speaks. Guy has a long way to go. Aana sincere-a panni irundhaapla.

    Btw, did you feel cheated/disappointed the way things panned out in climax?

  11. #20
    Member Regular Hubber kubrick's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Location
    Madras
    Posts
    79
    Post Thanks / Like
    Quote Originally Posted by littlemaster1982 View Post
    Better known as Dhanus' friend in Aadukalam Casting is very very good, except may be Arulnidhi. Something is wrong with the way he speaks. Guy has a long way to go. Aana sincere-a panni irundhaapla.

    Btw, did you feel cheated/disappointed the way things panned out in climax?
    YOsichu pAtha athu oru realistic ending thaan. Aana namaloda tamizh cinema mentality atha Ethukka virumbala. That's the truth. As I already mentioned if only it had been a little more dramatic or hard-hitting whatever the ending is we wouldn't feel this way.

    And did you guys see the Raam (possible spoiler) connection to the movie or is it just me. [Spoiler]When arulnidhi 1st goes to the father, the father's son comes to deliver something to him, appove I noticed him but dint think much to predict that guy was the thief which actually doesn't do much to the story. But I felt that to be a very Hitchcock-ian way of writing.[Spoiler] If you analyze the script in a linear way it is a very simply thought one, but to create that flow which never makes us notice the randomness is the thing I find very clever.

    OFF TOPIC:

    Is there a spoiler option here?
    Last edited by kubrick; 20th December 2011 at 01:15 PM.
    Vaazhvathu edharku vaiyagathin sugangalai vaazhkaiyil perathaane!

Page 2 of 9 FirstFirst 1234 ... LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. Album of the week
    By Ramakrishna in forum A.R. Rahman (ARR) Albums
    Replies: 488
    Last Post: 8th May 2014, 02:17 PM
  2. What happened to actor Mohan (mouna raagam)??
    By ashwin_ash in forum Tamil Films
    Replies: 79
    Last Post: 10th July 2007, 07:54 PM
  3. Guru Hindi Movie
    By muzicmasti in forum Indian Films
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 15th January 2007, 06:35 PM
  4. Mithunda will be great in Guru
    By rom in forum Indian Films
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 28th November 2006, 08:23 AM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •