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Topic started by saw virumandi (@ 67.125.27.215) on Thu Jan 15 01:18:52 EST 2004.
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I saw Virumandi by paying extra.
Why KAMAL..? Why u proved all that told by K.Balachander in Virumandi VIZHA.
It is better to have directors like BHARATHAN ( DEVAR MAHAN ) to deliver a good interesting movie.
Virumandi was very raw and not able to sit in the second half.
Dont confuse the audience with ur confused state of mind.
Iam UPSET and my friends ridicule me as a fan of yours.

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• From: Cinefan (@ 61.95.200.193) on: Thu Mar 18 00:35:33 EST 2004
  
  http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/03/09/stories/2004030911640200.htm
  
  Kamal's press conference.
  
  
• From: rajasaranam (@ 210.214.1.88) on: Thu Mar 18 15:31:37 EST 2004
  
  mnt,
  
  Definitely i didnt want to get into an arguement when i posted that msg :-)
  
  It may be true that ur interpretation is right while mine is wrong. jus thought of sharing a flaw in continuity i felt.
  
  Reading on Cinemavirumbi's Observation i hav more doubts now? did they reach Kanthimathi's place in the night or is it as u interpreated to be at Dawn the nxt day.
  
  The scenes clearly Establishes a PAttern of them starting off frm their village during Dusk [ the scenes of Them getting married at the temple, the Cattles returning... the moonshine filled Sky... etc.,] but immtly after Reaching Kanthimathi's place she invites them and says that she's going to the night Show for the newly Wed to be left alone. i assume the travel wudve taken roughly 2 or 2.5 hrs if they had started by 6 and reached there by 8 or 8.30 PM [ so that kanthimathi can go for the night show which usually starts by 9 or 9.30 PM].
  In ur version they shud hav started by dusk and reached at dawn [kanthimathi will go to night show that day] and the complete day hav been cut off frm us and we get to see the nxt night's love scenes betn Virumaandi and Annalatchumi.
  
  Well what was Kamal's Version indeed??
  
  
• From: rajasaranam (@ 210.214.1.88) on: Thu Mar 18 15:45:42 EST 2004
  
  more...
  
  Of the 12 hrs they take to reach frm dusk to dawn[as in ur version] if we give away 4 hrs for getting married and makin love in the allikulam we still hav 8 hrs of travel time. A TVS 50 at the speed of 30-40 Kms/hr will take them atleast 240-320 kms away frm CKpatti .hmmmm... wats happening am getting confused lemme watch the movie once more and get back... till then Pls understand iam not arguing with you only discussin:-)
  
  
• From: 11 hours (@ 130.65.109.101) on: Thu Mar 18 16:32:54 EST 2004
  
  it means u r weak in love making. they might have had good 11 hours love making again and again at allilulam. then travelled for just 1hour ie 30 - 40kms
  
  
• From: mnt (@ 198.73.152.99) on: Thu Mar 18 20:59:40 EST 2004
  
  rajasaranam,
  
  I wish the defense lawyers spent this much time in putting together the puzzle. If they had, they would not have convicted Virumaandi :-)
  
  But my point is, does it matter?!
  
  
• From: kumar (@ 157.95.211.50) on: Thu Mar 18 21:54:04 EST 2004
  
  Excellent guys. Some good sleuthing here. Now would you please spend some time on a Sharath Kumar or Vijaykanth movie discussing logic :-)
  
  
• From: rajasaranam (@ 210.214.3.62) on: Fri Mar 19 00:38:20 EST 2004
  
  mnt,
  
  :-)
  
  
• From: mnt (@ 198.73.152.99) on: Fri Mar 19 11:16:33 EST 2004
  
  kumar,
  
  Good one. But if we're disecting Vijaykanth movies, I would like some one else to be appointed the 'Official Defender'. I'm quite tired defending a Kamal movie:-)
  
  
• From: Venki (@ 192.91.75.29) on: Thu Mar 25 16:22:09 EST 2004
  
  Virumaandi is playing at the Indian film festival arranged by UCLA in LosAngeles.
  
  9:00pm VIRUMAANDI, directed by Kamal Hassan. Kamal Hassan directs and stars as Virumaandi, a death row convict, in this action-packed, song-filled prison film.
  
  Presented by IFFLA and UCLA Film and Television Archive
  
  http://www.indianfilmfestival.org/film04.html
  
  
• From: citizen (@ 67.65.10.253) on: Sun Mar 28 14:32:18 EST 2004
  
  Original virumandi DVD's available for sale at www.ayngaran.com
  
  
• From: Cinema Virumbi (@ ) on: Thu Apr 22 01:46:25 EDT 2004
  
  
  Friends,
  
  Several years back, 'pEsumpadam' used to invite articles from readers on 'My favourite kolaikaara director!' and reward the best every month. The fan / reader is expected to list down his favourite director's films and the charcters who died (natural/unnatural) in each film and accuse him of being a 'kolaikaaran(r!)'. I remember articles on KSG, KB etc.,
  
  In this category, Kamal easily qualifies , with special reference to 'VirumaaNdi'! As far as I remember, all the characters die in the film ( except VirumaaNdi, Angela, Kaanthimathi, the pujaari, Nallamanaicker's son, KoththaaLan's wife, raasukkaaLai, VirumaaNdi's jolly friends and perhaps kOttaichchaamy (minus an arm!)). If you count the characters who die, then they are naarayaNan (the capital punishment convict who dies in the jail, allegedly by PEykkaaman's torture after he tries to say something to Angela), Suppaaththaa, KoNdaraaju, Annalakshmi, Nallamanaicker, the jailor and (I think) Girish, Angela's cameraman. Till the end, I couldn't make out whether PEykkaaman also gets killed in the riot or not! I am of course not including a few dozen villagers / prisoners who get killed in three installments of violence!
  
  
• From: Cinema Virumbi (@ 203.197.220.196) on: Thu Apr 22 02:46:49 EDT 2004
  
  
  Sorry! I left out KoththaaLan, arguably the most important among those killed!
  
  
• From: mnt (@ 198.73.152.99) on: Thu Apr 22 16:57:59 EDT 2004
  
  I had a chance to watch 'Andha Naal' last week. It was a fairly decent VHS copy. I was told a DVD version of the movie was never released.
  
  It was quite an interesting movie. I would like to thank all those in this forum who directed me towards it.
  
  The naration technique in both movies is similar as many pointed out here. But there are enough differences between them too.
  
  Andha Naal is quite replete with some 'cinematic cliches'. But when you consider when the movie was released, you had to admire the director. It must have been a ground breaking movie in it's time.
  
  I do have a couple of questions for the pundits.
  
  Who plays the ditective in that movie? Was it a young SB himself?
  
  When was Roshomon released and when was Andha Naal released? Just to compare.
  
  Now, I am looking for a copy of Roshomon.
  
  
• From: Kupps (@ 192.76.80.74) on: Thu Apr 22 19:05:09 EDT 2004
  
  the detective in andhanaaL was javar seethaaraman
  
  
• From: Ravi (@ 129.120.169.109) on: Thu Apr 22 20:50:42 EDT 2004
  
  Rashomon- 1950 (Criterion has released a great DVD of this film)
  
  Andha Naal- 1954
  
  
• From: mnt (@ 198.73.152.99) on: Fri Apr 23 12:38:21 EDT 2004
  
  Thanks Kupps and Ravi.
  
  I have heard o Javaar Seethraman, but don't remember seeing him in any other movie. He made that character memorable.
  
  
• From: Cinema Virumbi (@ 203.197.220.196) on: Sat Apr 24 03:13:58 EDT 2004
  
  
  mnt,
  
  Jaavar was a famous writer in Kumudam with works like 'udal, poruL, aananthi'. He is remembered for his eminently enjoyable 'jeeboombaa' role in 'pattaNaththil bhootham'.
  
  
• From: Jaavar (@ 194.170.246.22) on: Sun Apr 25 06:25:39 EDT 2004
  
  And he was also the famous "Jackson Turai" in Veera Pandiya Kattabomman.
  
  
• From: mnt (@ 198.73.152.99) on: Mon Apr 26 13:16:25 EDT 2004
  
  Thank you thank you.
  
  Now I remember. I remember him from 'udal porul ananthi'.
  
  If I am not mistaken, he also wrote the screenplay (or was it story?) for pattanaththil bhootham. Correct?
  
  As for Kattabomman, was Jackson thurai the guy who argues with Sivaji in the 'vari vatti thirai, kissthi' scene?
  
  
  
• From: Cinefan (@ 61.95.200.198) on: Wed Apr 28 00:54:21 EDT 2004
  
  This is About Kamal's next movie.
  
  http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=13463518
  
  
• From: mnt (@ 198.73.152.99) on: Fri Apr 30 11:25:52 EDT 2004
  
  News about two new Kamal films.
  
  http://www.tamilcinema.com/cinenews/news/broker.asp
  
  http://www.tamilcinema.com/cinenews/Hotnews/hotnews77.asp
  
  
• From: Ravi (@ 129.120.238.59) on: Sun May 2 23:08:56 EDT 2004
  
  Thus continuing the line of Kamal films inspired in some way or another by American movies...
  
  
• From: Cinefan (@ 61.95.200.208) on: Wed May 5 01:17:14 EDT 2004
  
  Small interview with Kamal where he explains why he is doing the remake of Munnabhai&also abouth his Tamil-Hindi bilingual with Singeetham Sreenivasa Rao.
  
  http://web.mid-day.com/entertainment/movies/2004/april/82036.htm
  
  
  
• From: mnt (@ 198.73.152.99) on: Wed May 5 13:15:00 EDT 2004
  
  Ravi,
  
  I don't get your point. Was Munna Bhai a Hollywood remake?
  
  
• From: mnt (@ 198.73.152.99) on: Wed May 5 13:21:41 EDT 2004
  
  
  What Tamil movie is "Manmohan Desai’s Chacha Bhatija"
  
  Just curious.
  
  
• From: nemo (@ 61.2.224.43) on: Sun May 9 13:41:46 EDT 2004
  
  mnt,
  
  >> If I am not mistaken, he also wrote the screenplay (or was it story?) for pattanaththil bhootham. Correct? >>
  
  Jaavar also acted as the bootham in 'pattaNathil bootham'.
  
  I have also heard that jaavar seetharaman acted as the villainous inspector of the 'Le Miserables' remake in thamizh 'yEzhai padum pAdu'.
  
  
  

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