Ghajini
Published by Mysorean on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at 5:00:00 am.
A much-awaited tamil movie. Released on the scale of movies like "Chandramukhi" and "Anniyan". Starring Surya of "Kaakha... Kaakha" & "Pitamagan" fame and Asin of "Amma Naana Oka Tamil Ammayi" & "M Kumaran s/o Mahalakshmi" fame. Well, Asin is extremely famous even otherwise! ;) As my dear friend Arjuna will tell you! The director is A. R. Murugadoss who has gained Godly status after movies like "Dhina" and "Ramana". So, the movie had an unimaginable opening!
After lot of coaxing by my friends, I decided to venture into this. I like Surya and the personality that he projects on screen. He does it to perfection. And so he did in Ghajini too. Just that his costume designer, hair dresser and choreographer need to be sacked with immediate effect! There were some places where he was supposed to behave like a person with a short memory but he in turn he behaves like a robot!
Asin was charming and beautiful as usual. Nothing new there. She carried off an author-backed role with aplomb. The movie was enjoyable only when she was on screen. Sadly, they kill her half way and the other half is a torture to sit through. Even Surya cannot hold your attention. The director, or should I say "God" instead, has messed up badly.
The story though sounds very interesting is actually very boring. The music, barring two songs, is average. The background music was loud and noisy. The cinematography is worth a mention. The editing could have been better.
The casting director should be asked only one question, "Why did he pick Nayanthaara for this role?" See, with Rajni in a movie nobody is looking at who the heroine is [unless of course she is Ramya Krishna or Soundarya!]. So the logic that she has a superhit in her bag doesn't hold any water! She would have lost a few kgs after all that running and running she has done in the movie. Hopefully, she looks decent in her next movie.
The movie is running on some amazing word-of-mouth publicity. Yeah, I was also a victim of the same strategy. I can safely tell you that if you don't watch this movie, there's nothing you would have missed. Go get yourself the DVD of "Kaakha... Kaakha", get under the blanket with a hot cup of coffee [with rain outside it'll be romantic!], and if you are lucky a companion, and watch it instead. This is the solution if you are a Surya fan. Otherwise, there's nothing which can make you sit through the entire 3 hours.
After lot of coaxing by my friends, I decided to venture into this. I like Surya and the personality that he projects on screen. He does it to perfection. And so he did in Ghajini too. Just that his costume designer, hair dresser and choreographer need to be sacked with immediate effect! There were some places where he was supposed to behave like a person with a short memory but he in turn he behaves like a robot!
Asin was charming and beautiful as usual. Nothing new there. She carried off an author-backed role with aplomb. The movie was enjoyable only when she was on screen. Sadly, they kill her half way and the other half is a torture to sit through. Even Surya cannot hold your attention. The director, or should I say "God" instead, has messed up badly.
The story though sounds very interesting is actually very boring. The music, barring two songs, is average. The background music was loud and noisy. The cinematography is worth a mention. The editing could have been better.
The casting director should be asked only one question, "Why did he pick Nayanthaara for this role?" See, with Rajni in a movie nobody is looking at who the heroine is [unless of course she is Ramya Krishna or Soundarya!]. So the logic that she has a superhit in her bag doesn't hold any water! She would have lost a few kgs after all that running and running she has done in the movie. Hopefully, she looks decent in her next movie.
The movie is running on some amazing word-of-mouth publicity. Yeah, I was also a victim of the same strategy. I can safely tell you that if you don't watch this movie, there's nothing you would have missed. Go get yourself the DVD of "Kaakha... Kaakha", get under the blanket with a hot cup of coffee [with rain outside it'll be romantic!], and if you are lucky a companion, and watch it instead. This is the solution if you are a Surya fan. Otherwise, there's nothing which can make you sit through the entire 3 hours.
