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Back in 2004 when Ayitha Ezhuthu was first released, it was widely panned by critics and didn't do well at the box office. Why? It's simple: The film was much ahead of its time that the audience didn't understand this brilliant story line and the metaphors it carried throughout the film.
Ayitha Ezhuthu is a political drama directed by the genius Mani Ratnam who had previously directed movies such as Kannaththil Muttamital, Thalapathy, Bombay, Alaipayuthey, Iruvar and Dil Se. If you're asking me, I'd say Ayitha Ezhuthu is the greatest movie of all time in Kollywood's history and here's why:
The film carries metaphors that are used as color symbols for the three lead characters; Inba, Michael and Arjun. The writer chose the color RED for Inba which symbolizes fire and stands for anger, power and love. Michael is given GREEN which symbolizes soil/ground/earth and stands for growth and energy, while the Arjun is given the color BLUE which symbolizes water and stands for his chilled personality. The clues for their colors are their clothes and their homes (the walls). If you've noticed in every frame Inba wears red, Michael wears green and Arjun wears blue (in Arjun's case he wears blue for the most part).
If you haven't noticed there's also another hidden fact in the story. Remember the prison scene where Michael and the other students are locked up in one cell? Do you remember what Michael wrote on the cell-walls with that chalk? It was the Grand Unified Theory (GUT). This theory is also used as a metaphor for the film. The theory is based one three gauge interactions; strong force, weak force and electromagnetic force, which all helped to create earth. The strong force is Inba because of his anger and his lust for power and position. The weak force is Arjun because he always choose to avoid problems (for example when he admits Michael at the hospital he is told to give a complaint, but doesn't want to because he fears that his passport might be taken in). The electromagnetic force is Michael because of his mannerism, bravery and his guts over fear. As you all know by now, Ayitha Ezhuthu is an experimental film based on the Grand Unified Theory.
The film features an ensemble cast that includes Suriya Sivakumar, Madhavan Ranganathan, Siddharth Suryanarayanan, Meera Jasmine, Trisha Krishnan, Esha Deol in the lead roles, while Bharathiraja, Sriman, Janagaraj, Praveen, Krishna, Suchithra Karthik Kumar and Kamala Krishnaswamy in other pivotal roles. All the actors have played their characters well. For your information; The character Michael Vasanth (played by Suriya Sivakumar) is actually inspired by a research student named George Reddy who was known for his controversial involvement in youth politics. He was later murdered on April 14th, 1972 (aged 25) at Osmania University in Hyderabad, India (you can google him).
The cinematography and editing which were handled by Ravi K. Chandran and A. Sreekar Prasad deserve to be praised for the phenomenal job they have done. At last but not least, I have to talk about the Academy Award winner A.R. Rahman for the soundtrack and the mind-blowing score. All the songs in the soundtrack were amazing, especially the song ''Jana Gana Mana'' which is my all-time favorite song by Rahman. The BGM in the title card, the String Solo and the bit song titled ''En Jeevane'' are admirable and scores everyone should remember. Finally I have to give a BIG-TIME applause to the late Sujatha for the amazing on-point dialogues (especially in Inba and Michael's first meeting, the flirting scenes with Arjun and Meera, played by Siddharth and Trisha Krishnan, and the conversations between Michael and Minister Selvanayagam, played by Suriya Sivakumar and Bharathiraja).
For those of you who were disappointed with the movie when you were watching it for the first time back in 2004, give it another try now. I bet you'll change your mind and see the clear picture!
Ayitha Ezhuthu is a political drama directed by the genius Mani Ratnam who had previously directed movies such as Kannaththil Muttamital, Thalapathy, Bombay, Alaipayuthey, Iruvar and Dil Se. If you're asking me, I'd say Ayitha Ezhuthu is the greatest movie of all time in Kollywood's history and here's why:
The film carries metaphors that are used as color symbols for the three lead characters; Inba, Michael and Arjun. The writer chose the color RED for Inba which symbolizes fire and stands for anger, power and love. Michael is given GREEN which symbolizes soil/ground/earth and stands for growth and energy, while the Arjun is given the color BLUE which symbolizes water and stands for his chilled personality. The clues for their colors are their clothes and their homes (the walls). If you've noticed in every frame Inba wears red, Michael wears green and Arjun wears blue (in Arjun's case he wears blue for the most part).
If you haven't noticed there's also another hidden fact in the story. Remember the prison scene where Michael and the other students are locked up in one cell? Do you remember what Michael wrote on the cell-walls with that chalk? It was the Grand Unified Theory (GUT). This theory is also used as a metaphor for the film. The theory is based one three gauge interactions; strong force, weak force and electromagnetic force, which all helped to create earth. The strong force is Inba because of his anger and his lust for power and position. The weak force is Arjun because he always choose to avoid problems (for example when he admits Michael at the hospital he is told to give a complaint, but doesn't want to because he fears that his passport might be taken in). The electromagnetic force is Michael because of his mannerism, bravery and his guts over fear. As you all know by now, Ayitha Ezhuthu is an experimental film based on the Grand Unified Theory.
The film features an ensemble cast that includes Suriya Sivakumar, Madhavan Ranganathan, Siddharth Suryanarayanan, Meera Jasmine, Trisha Krishnan, Esha Deol in the lead roles, while Bharathiraja, Sriman, Janagaraj, Praveen, Krishna, Suchithra Karthik Kumar and Kamala Krishnaswamy in other pivotal roles. All the actors have played their characters well. For your information; The character Michael Vasanth (played by Suriya Sivakumar) is actually inspired by a research student named George Reddy who was known for his controversial involvement in youth politics. He was later murdered on April 14th, 1972 (aged 25) at Osmania University in Hyderabad, India (you can google him).
The cinematography and editing which were handled by Ravi K. Chandran and A. Sreekar Prasad deserve to be praised for the phenomenal job they have done. At last but not least, I have to talk about the Academy Award winner A.R. Rahman for the soundtrack and the mind-blowing score. All the songs in the soundtrack were amazing, especially the song ''Jana Gana Mana'' which is my all-time favorite song by Rahman. The BGM in the title card, the String Solo and the bit song titled ''En Jeevane'' are admirable and scores everyone should remember. Finally I have to give a BIG-TIME applause to the late Sujatha for the amazing on-point dialogues (especially in Inba and Michael's first meeting, the flirting scenes with Arjun and Meera, played by Siddharth and Trisha Krishnan, and the conversations between Michael and Minister Selvanayagam, played by Suriya Sivakumar and Bharathiraja).
For those of you who were disappointed with the movie when you were watching it for the first time back in 2004, give it another try now. I bet you'll change your mind and see the clear picture!
Jason Bourne is directed by Paul Greengrass, the director of the previous two films titled ''The Bourne Supremacy'' and ''The Bourne Ultimatum''. This is one of my favorite trilogies of all time, and definitely movies that I can watch over and over! Matt Damon is back once again as the former CIA-agent Jason Bourne. For those of you who have no knowledge of Bourne, and don't know what his story is, I'll give a quick introduction here.
Jason Bourne (played by Matt Damon) is an assassin and a former CIA- agent who's suffering from amnesia and is on the run to regain his memory. When he is framed for a CIA operation called ''Treadstone'' gone awry, he is forced to resume his former life as an assassin to survive this madness.
Like I mentioned earlier, The Bourne Trilogy (I do not include The Bourne Legacy here) is one of the best spy trilogies I've seen in my entire life. Bond-lovers, do not underestimate Bourne here!!! When I got to know that Damon and Greengrass were coming back to this franchise after nine years, I was so pumped and excited, because I know what they have in store for us. It will be AMAZING and like Denzel Washington says in all of his movies I can say ''I Guarantee It!''.
This is the fifth installment of the Jason Bourne franchise (fourth chronologically), and Bourne has finally regained his memory and knows who he is, but there are still some certain secrets about his past that that he is desperately trying to find answers to. I won't spoil anything because I want you guys to see it for yourselves.
The opening sequence of this movie is marvelous! There's a fantastic motorcycle chase in Athens that will take your breath away and literally keep you on the edge of your seat. It's not only action packed and fast paced, but it's also emotionally gripping and realistic. I won't explain you why, because this is a spoiler free review. The film later moves further to its subplot which involves a character named Kalloor, who's about to launch a new form of social media that makes people to be concerned about privacy.
Julia Stiles who has appeared in the first three Bourne movies has returned to her role as Nicky Parsons. Even though she has a little screen time in this film, she has done a phenomenal job and shares an action-packed scene with Damon that I'm pretty sure people will talk about for weeks, maybe years. The film also introduces two new characters; Robert Dewey and Heather Lee, played by Tommy Lee Jones and Alicia Vikander who've nailed their roles. Even though Tommy Lee Jones has delivered a strong performance as the CIA director, I felt that he wasn't as bad-ass as David Strathairn, who played Noah Vosen in The Bourne Ultimatum or Chris Cooper, who played Conklin in The Bourne Identity. It just wasn't 100% satisfying. We have seen Tommy Lee Jones' outstanding performances in movies such as The Fugitive (1993) and U.S. Marshals (1998), but his character Dewey didn't seem to be as desperate as Noah Vosen or Conklin to take out Bourne. This is one of the biggest reason for why I think this installment is the weakest one in this franchise. When the antagonist doesn't have the equal balance to the protagonist it'll make the story less interesting.
Another reason for why I didn't love this movie as much as the previous ones is because the story wasn't fascinating and strong enough compared to the other films in this saga. That doesn't mean that this is a bad movie. This is much more better than The Bourne Legacy, the action is not disappointing, but unfortunately, this is just the weakest one of Damon's Bourne series. One of the few things I missed when it comes to the action is the knuckle fights. There are a few fight sequences here and there, but not as spectacular as the fight sequences in the earlier films (an example: Bourne vs. Desh in The Bourne Ultimatum).
Matt Damon's Bourne franchise is best known for its shaky camera work. The cinematography was well handled by Barry Ackroyd and the editing by Christopher Rouse was excellent. At last, but not least, I definitely have to mention Matt Damon's work in this film. Damon is irreplaceable as always, and it's a total pleasure to see him back as Bourne!
Overall this is a good movie that I recommend everyone and Bourne fans to watch! For those who haven't seen the previous films; I think you'll enjoy this ride! It's a good movie, but not great compared to Identity, Supremacy and Ultimatum. Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon NEED to come back and deliver an epic end to this franchise!
Jason Bourne (played by Matt Damon) is an assassin and a former CIA- agent who's suffering from amnesia and is on the run to regain his memory. When he is framed for a CIA operation called ''Treadstone'' gone awry, he is forced to resume his former life as an assassin to survive this madness.
Like I mentioned earlier, The Bourne Trilogy (I do not include The Bourne Legacy here) is one of the best spy trilogies I've seen in my entire life. Bond-lovers, do not underestimate Bourne here!!! When I got to know that Damon and Greengrass were coming back to this franchise after nine years, I was so pumped and excited, because I know what they have in store for us. It will be AMAZING and like Denzel Washington says in all of his movies I can say ''I Guarantee It!''.
This is the fifth installment of the Jason Bourne franchise (fourth chronologically), and Bourne has finally regained his memory and knows who he is, but there are still some certain secrets about his past that that he is desperately trying to find answers to. I won't spoil anything because I want you guys to see it for yourselves.
The opening sequence of this movie is marvelous! There's a fantastic motorcycle chase in Athens that will take your breath away and literally keep you on the edge of your seat. It's not only action packed and fast paced, but it's also emotionally gripping and realistic. I won't explain you why, because this is a spoiler free review. The film later moves further to its subplot which involves a character named Kalloor, who's about to launch a new form of social media that makes people to be concerned about privacy.
Julia Stiles who has appeared in the first three Bourne movies has returned to her role as Nicky Parsons. Even though she has a little screen time in this film, she has done a phenomenal job and shares an action-packed scene with Damon that I'm pretty sure people will talk about for weeks, maybe years. The film also introduces two new characters; Robert Dewey and Heather Lee, played by Tommy Lee Jones and Alicia Vikander who've nailed their roles. Even though Tommy Lee Jones has delivered a strong performance as the CIA director, I felt that he wasn't as bad-ass as David Strathairn, who played Noah Vosen in The Bourne Ultimatum or Chris Cooper, who played Conklin in The Bourne Identity. It just wasn't 100% satisfying. We have seen Tommy Lee Jones' outstanding performances in movies such as The Fugitive (1993) and U.S. Marshals (1998), but his character Dewey didn't seem to be as desperate as Noah Vosen or Conklin to take out Bourne. This is one of the biggest reason for why I think this installment is the weakest one in this franchise. When the antagonist doesn't have the equal balance to the protagonist it'll make the story less interesting.
Another reason for why I didn't love this movie as much as the previous ones is because the story wasn't fascinating and strong enough compared to the other films in this saga. That doesn't mean that this is a bad movie. This is much more better than The Bourne Legacy, the action is not disappointing, but unfortunately, this is just the weakest one of Damon's Bourne series. One of the few things I missed when it comes to the action is the knuckle fights. There are a few fight sequences here and there, but not as spectacular as the fight sequences in the earlier films (an example: Bourne vs. Desh in The Bourne Ultimatum).
Matt Damon's Bourne franchise is best known for its shaky camera work. The cinematography was well handled by Barry Ackroyd and the editing by Christopher Rouse was excellent. At last, but not least, I definitely have to mention Matt Damon's work in this film. Damon is irreplaceable as always, and it's a total pleasure to see him back as Bourne!
Overall this is a good movie that I recommend everyone and Bourne fans to watch! For those who haven't seen the previous films; I think you'll enjoy this ride! It's a good movie, but not great compared to Identity, Supremacy and Ultimatum. Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon NEED to come back and deliver an epic end to this franchise!
After the horror-thriller Pizza (2012) and the gangster comedy- thriller Jigarthanda (2014), Karthik Subbaraj has become one of the most creative and talented directors in the Tamil film industry. This year, Subbaraj is back with his third venture titled Iraivi, which picks up the feminist concept. It stars S.J. Surya, Vijay Sethupathi, Bobby Simha, Anjali, Kamalinee Mukherjee and Pooja Devariya in the lead roles. Actors Radharavi, Vadivukarasi and Karunakaran play other pivotal roles.
Simply said this is a story for men about women. Subbaraj has focused on women's needs and men's priorities. Towards the end there's a powerful message about love, lust, betrayal, family life, brotherhood and the difference between men and women's behavior, needs and lifestyles.
S.J. Surya plays Arul, an alcoholic who once was a successful film director. Due to some issues with his producer his latest film has trouble to get released. Bobby Simha plays Jagan, Arul's troubled younger brother, and Vijay Sethupathi plays Michael; Arul and Jagan's friend who got married against his own wish.
The actors, especially S.J. Surya and Vijay Sethupathi has given life to their characters and have done their parts really well. We all know that S.J. Surya is a successful film director who has directed films such as Vaali (1999), Kushi (2000) and New (2004), but his acting career didn't go so well. This film in the other hand is definitely a turning point in his acting career. Vijay Sethupathi, an actor who has a household name in the industry is brilliant as always, but in this movie we will feel pity for him for all the things he goes through. Kamalinee Mukherjee and Anjali who play Arul and Michael's wives did a phenomenal job with their roles. Pooja Devariya who has the least screen time in the film does her part well too.
The film was beautifully shot by newcomer Sivakumar Vijayan and Vivek Harshan's editing is neat as always. This is the third time Santhosh Narayanan has scored music for a Karthik Subbaraj film. We all have enjoyed collaborations such as K. Balachandar-Ilayaraja and Mani Ratnam-A.R. Rahman, and these guys have proved that they are the next duo in this legendary list. The tracks ''Kadhal Kappal'' and ''Manidhi'' deserve to be mentioned. ''Kadhal Kappal'' is another funfilled Tamil folk song by Santhosh Narayanan which is mixed with old school jazz that has a catchy melody supported by guitar, strings and earthly rhythm section. ''Manidhi'' is an admirable feel-good song about hope and humanity which is played in the background in the climax scene. If you can easily get emotional, this scene will make you walk out of the theater with tears.
The only thing that I find negative about this film is its length. If they had cut out 10-15 minutes of the film, it could have kept the audience more engaging.
If you are looking forward to see another cult classic thriller film by Karthik Subbaraj, then this is definitely not a movie for you. This one is a family oriented drama, but a bold film which has a topic we rarely see in Tamil cinema.
Simply said this is a story for men about women. Subbaraj has focused on women's needs and men's priorities. Towards the end there's a powerful message about love, lust, betrayal, family life, brotherhood and the difference between men and women's behavior, needs and lifestyles.
S.J. Surya plays Arul, an alcoholic who once was a successful film director. Due to some issues with his producer his latest film has trouble to get released. Bobby Simha plays Jagan, Arul's troubled younger brother, and Vijay Sethupathi plays Michael; Arul and Jagan's friend who got married against his own wish.
The actors, especially S.J. Surya and Vijay Sethupathi has given life to their characters and have done their parts really well. We all know that S.J. Surya is a successful film director who has directed films such as Vaali (1999), Kushi (2000) and New (2004), but his acting career didn't go so well. This film in the other hand is definitely a turning point in his acting career. Vijay Sethupathi, an actor who has a household name in the industry is brilliant as always, but in this movie we will feel pity for him for all the things he goes through. Kamalinee Mukherjee and Anjali who play Arul and Michael's wives did a phenomenal job with their roles. Pooja Devariya who has the least screen time in the film does her part well too.
The film was beautifully shot by newcomer Sivakumar Vijayan and Vivek Harshan's editing is neat as always. This is the third time Santhosh Narayanan has scored music for a Karthik Subbaraj film. We all have enjoyed collaborations such as K. Balachandar-Ilayaraja and Mani Ratnam-A.R. Rahman, and these guys have proved that they are the next duo in this legendary list. The tracks ''Kadhal Kappal'' and ''Manidhi'' deserve to be mentioned. ''Kadhal Kappal'' is another funfilled Tamil folk song by Santhosh Narayanan which is mixed with old school jazz that has a catchy melody supported by guitar, strings and earthly rhythm section. ''Manidhi'' is an admirable feel-good song about hope and humanity which is played in the background in the climax scene. If you can easily get emotional, this scene will make you walk out of the theater with tears.
The only thing that I find negative about this film is its length. If they had cut out 10-15 minutes of the film, it could have kept the audience more engaging.
If you are looking forward to see another cult classic thriller film by Karthik Subbaraj, then this is definitely not a movie for you. This one is a family oriented drama, but a bold film which has a topic we rarely see in Tamil cinema.
