Friday, August 8, 2008

Kuselan

My Review:Kuselan




Kuselan , a classic example of how a script which is so natural in one language can be made very artificial in another . Nothing can be termed natural in this tamil verson of Malayalam blockbuster .

Plot: How circumstances create a wide gulf between a poor barber and his childhood friend who has become the numero uno star of TN.

Pasupathy : Hero of the movie (whom everyone seem to forget) has given a performance which goes up & down throughout the movie . There are scenes where his is brilliant esp. in the climax but mostly he is monotonous .

Meena : Irritating to the core with her childish voice adding to the woes . (She is mother of a 15 year old !!!!)

Rajnikanth : Who has done a neat cameo , nothing to blame . In the climax scenes he comes to his own .

Supporting cast : Huge list includes Prabhu , Vijaykumar , Geetha , Nayanthara , Mamtha mohandas , R.Sundarrajan ..................! Of them only R.sunderrajan manages to stand high among the crowd . Nayanthara's job is to fill the job of a item girl which she does with aplomb .

Comedy : Though there are a battalion of comedians none succeeds in evoking a laugh. Ironically the " Dolphins jumping in the village pond " takes the cake in comedy department .

Music: Chellame song is good . Rest don't stick . G.V.Prakash may have done better in BGM.

Cinematography: Aravind Krishna has done a very commendable job . Esp .in Chellame & Saral songs his work is of high class .

P.Vasu : Dialogs are good. Esp. the exchanges between Rajni & Sunderrajan , Pasupathy & Geetha , & the Climax speech are excellently written .

But where the movie falters is that in the screenplay . It fails to keep one interested & engaging . If there must be an example of how to keep songs without any justification it is this movie.

Yes the climax is one of the best in recent times . But if Mr.Vasu has thought that TC audience are Sentimental Idiots who will endure so much of pain for 2hrs just to appreciate that 20 mins , then he is totally mistaken .

Verdict : Pathetic

2.5/5

At the box-office it is very good times for "Subramanyapuram " which will continue its march un-opposed .

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