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JRJayawardena
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23 Sep 2006 21:56:22 GMT Report for Abuse
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Sri,
Personally, I have stopped watching the South Indian Tamil movies very long time ago. I recently have been exposed to world cinema and literally became a movie critic(!) over the years. As much as I enjoy the world cinema, I have felt I departed from watching the Tamil movies. Maybe, most of people who immigrated to West would have felt same.
That is a good sign for a start. But you still write lot of crap and sorry to say they are just crap buddy, lack of imagination and creativity (perhaps you are biased towards the ltte thus your creation is subjugated).
I think the Sinhalese directors are fighting against cheap commercial imports as well as their local counterparts this is enviably good reason for the good quality Sinhalese films. Because only through creating classic films you improve the taste for the classic films.
Those who watch good Hollywood films as Rain Man or Beautiful Mind would know the secret of a classic film. Its trough criticism of good films via print media and other media that disseminate the news.
I believe the South Indians can learn from our Sinhalese film makers on how to create quality films.
Its a pity that good people like Sathyajith Rai was born in the same country as those of the crap ones.
I believe cinema in India is a huge business thus the quality is somewhat hindered due to financial requirements. BUt if they want to uplift the taste of cinema lovers then they have to realise the importance of making good films if not the classics.
JRJ |
tamilcanuck
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23 Sep 2006 22:44:46 GMT Report for Abuse
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JRJ,
Its absolutely sickening this type of film clips potraying the so-called comedians like Rajini Kanth, good for those duds who like to have a cheap laugh at tickeling their smelly arm pits.
its pretty obvious you havent got the slightest clue about Tamil cinema!
Rajani kanth - a comedian. enough said!
I indeed feel very sorry for the tamils who believe this junk as gold dust. Have they ever seen a film of the quality of 'Rekhawa', 'Gamperaliya', 'Viragaya', 'Ganga Addara', 'Maha Gedara' or even 'Bambaru Awith'. What a pity
like i said above without watching good tamil films dont feel sorry. its absurd feeling sorry without knowing any damn thing!
i aint a big film buff but let me give you the titles of a couple of films.
nayagan, Mouna raagam, vithi.
let me add though the percentage of 'good' tamil films are less than the sinhala films since there are too many tamil films produced since the market is huge. |
tamilcanuck
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23 Sep 2006 22:47:44 GMT Report for Abuse
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What is he smoking '
he is smoking a Rajah Beedi!!
let me see if i have an old SLBC commercial correct.
Karthalil tholviya, paritchayil chity adaya villaya
vangi rendu tham iluthu parungal Rajah Beedi!
roughly translated
love failure, didnt do well in the exams!
buy and inhale 2 drags of rajah Beedi!
Edited By - tamilcanuck - 23 Sep 2006 22:48:15 GM |
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23 Sep 2006 22:53:06 GMT Report for Abuse
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| This is what i was told when i was young! unless my cousin made it up!! |
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23 Sep 2006 23:08:27 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Its dr scrotum aussietamil. how are you! |
kanthun
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24 Sep 2006 00:46:28 GMT Report for Abuse
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Some good tamil movies:
Guna.
16 vayathinilay.
Sathya.
Mahanadhi.
Anbesivam.
Azhagi
Sollamarantha kathai
Nandha
Kathal kondaen
Kathal Oviyam
Vetham puthithu
Aboorva raagangal |
Sritharan
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24 Sep 2006 00:59:21 GMT Report for Abuse
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JRJ and kusumban:
The reason for I wrote above posting (South Indian Tamil cinema industry has been...) to show Tamils have a good taste in movies. Unlike JRJ suggested, we don't always absorb into 'craps'. We look around and appreciate others' creativity. I personally think JRJ don't have any familiarity with the Tamil movies or any other language movies that come out from India.
The main reason LTTE banned those South Indian movies in Northern and Eastern parts of Island in 90s is that they are lacked in artistic integrity and cultural values. I always agree with them in those area, as usual. A few movies with really good stories come out from the South India as Kusumban suggested, but those are low in number and eventually would be overwhelmed by other 'lower taste' products.
Further, personally I don't like songs to interrupt the flow of story in a movie. In this case, I like the way the 'Hollywood' handling the story lines. My artistic taste shifted dramatically in each and every department of movie making.
I am not familiar with Sinhala movies, but I came across a few Sinhala tele-series when I was in Colombo. Without knowing or understanding a single word, I admired the realism in story telling of Sinhala tele-series directors. On the other hand, I don't like South Indian 'Mega' series in which case directors over explore the women' weaknesses and predictable story lines.
The problem of Tamil directors is that they always try to play safe and stay inside the familiar ground. Most of them employ newer and newer techniques in fight sequence or filming, but lack in creativity.
I am avid fan of superstar 'Rajini', but I am also one of hard critic of Tamil Cinema's lacking in creativity. As of September 2006, Tamil Cinema sticks within the story of 'Gangsters' or 'Loving a gangster sister'. Before that was 'triangle love story' and before that was 'Good guys against bad politicians story'.
JRJ:
But you still write lot of crap and sorry to say they are just crap buddy,
Well, everybody writes a lot of craps here. That the way we argue here, is not it? When you last time wrote very funny or enjoyable piece of posting other than undermined Tamils or their culture or their freedom struggle? The way you probably determine the good creativity is that whether that person talks about an ideology or agenda, which does not oppose to yours.
Edited By - Sritharan - 24 Sep 2006 01:02:38 GMT |
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24 Sep 2006 01:37:02 GMT Report for Abuse
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Raves:
16 vayathinilay = varusam 16 ?
Both are different movies.
Pathinaru Vayathinile (16 vayathinilay) is a Bharathi Rajaa movie. Kamal Hassan, Rajnikanth, and Sridevi were in leading parts. It has been released in 1977.
Varusham Padhinaaru (varusam 16) is a Fazil movie. Karthik and Khushboo were in leading roles. It has been released in 1989.
First one rewrote the Tamil cinema and Bharathi Rajaa redefined the way of story telling. He brought the Tamil Cinema to village. He is one of the Tamil Patriots! |
Sritharan
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24 Sep 2006 01:55:34 GMT Report for Abuse
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What happened to Maniratnam? He directed some hit movies.
Mani still is one of the good and promising directors around in Tamil cinema. Recently, he fell short in story selection. It happened after his Rajini starer 'Thalapathi'. He started to tackle the stories that got out of his hands, such as 'Roja' - base on Kashmir problem, 'Bumbai' (Bombay) - Muslim and Hindu problem, 'Iruvar' - Tamil Nadu's famous politicians (MGR and Karunanidhi), 'Dil Se' - terrorism, and finally 'Kannathil Muthamittal' - search for child's biological mother.
But, I am still admiring his afford. He is currently directing movie named 'Guru' that is simultaneously being made in Tamil and Hindi.
Edited By - Sritharan - 24 Sep 2006 02:01:33 GMT |
magha
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24 Sep 2006 03:43:17 GMT Report for Abuse
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The main reason LTTE banned those South Indian movies in Northern and Eastern parts of Island in 90s is that they are lacked in artistic integrity and cultural values.
Siritharan,
I have serious doubts that your statement is true whilst I agree with you to a certain extent about your comparison of South Indian cinema with Sri Lankan tele dramas. Sri Lankan tele dramas have a long way to go and half of them are crap too.
As kusumban said , the artistic Singhala cinema was not catered to the masses at the beginning ,which failed at the box office and those film makers had a struggle to survive. How ever over the years as the country produced more and more educated middle class appreciation of artistic cinema improved and the efforts of the pioneers are now being appreciated by young and creative film makers .
Many youth of my generation in 70's craved for artistic cinema. There were many international film festivals in Colombo every few months . In 70's the government film corporation arranged a master film maker series and we were able to enjoy works of Akira Kurosawa,Satyajith Ray, Roman Polanzki, Andrei Wajida and etc. The purpose was to promote artistic cinema in the country .
During that time Dharmasena Pathiraje , senior lecturer at the Jaffna University ,a Singhalese who already had a reputation in making artistic movies made a Tamil movie called 'Ponmani'. Nobody in Jaffna went to see the movie where it was first screened. Then it was screened in a cinema in Kolpity, where Tamil films were shown. I went to see the movie but the management refused to screen it as there was less than 10 people turned up on that day.
There was a film club called Catholic film foundation where they had weekly discussions about films . On one occasion locally made Tamil movie was shown even before it was released. Even though I did not understand Tamil it was a pretty good movie , filmed in Batticalo. Unfortunately the projector blew off and we could watch only a small part of the movie.
Edited By - magha - 24 Sep 2006 03:44:30 GMT |
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