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SAW VIRUMANDI

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: cho (@ 209.47.143.226) on: Thu Jan 15 13:16:31 EST 2004
  
  multinamatheyan,
  
  Which theatre in Toronto?
  
  
• From: cinefan_2004 (@ 171.161.224.10) on: Thu Jan 15 13:38:22 EST 2004
  
  http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?cid=2429
  Hope the film makes money
  
  
• From: Piratheepan (@ 68.88.238.180) on: Thu Jan 15 13:49:10 EST 2004
  
  sify.com gives a good review for virumaandi.
  im glad that the songs were cut off cuz i hate watching most songs while watching the movie.i usually watch them separately becuz they lack importance in many films and im glad kamal is aware of this.
  
  
  
• From: Murali Rangan (@ 64.167.141.106) on: Thu Jan 15 14:44:14 EST 2004
  
  Does anyone know why the movie has not been released in the bay area? Has it been released anywhere else in the US?
  
  - Murali
  
  
• From: MV (@ 192.223.243.6) on: Thu Jan 15 14:58:08 EST 2004
  
  I Don't think the movie premiered in US yet , check on www.nowrunning.com , it lists all movies running in US .
  
  
• From: elaya-raja (@ 210.214.132.169) on: Thu Jan 15 15:29:57 EST 2004
  
  Good movie but its sad to see audience going for smoke breaks during songs.
  
  
• From: USA kamal (@ 67.126.48.145) on: Thu Jan 15 15:35:27 EST 2004
  
  The film will not be released in bayarea or USA.
  Kamal was totally misguided by Actress.Kowthami.
  She told him that 7000 people will watch in bayarea alone and they will pay $20 per ticket . hince he asked BIG BIG amount from distributors here.
  I think people who know more can write on this
  
  
• From: mnt (@ 198.73.152.100) on: Thu Jan 15 16:04:02 EST 2004
  
  Cho,
  
  Velavan Cinema. It is now inside the Wood Side Square mall at Finch & McCowan in Scarborough.
  
  The Sify review is pretty good. I agree with a lot of what is said there, but not all of it.
  
  
• From: MusicIsLife (@ 170.146.91.6) on: Thu Jan 15 16:08:58 EST 2004
  
  elaya-raja
  
  But by many reviews here, i find it difficult to believe you, coz, all the songs were used almost like BGM's.
  This means ppl are walking out of theatres.. that cant surely happen to have a movie's screenplay blended with the Songs (which is the BGM)
  
  Engayo udaikuthey!!! neenga unmaiyila padam paartheengala!!
  
  
• From: saw it (@ 67.126.48.145) on: Thu Jan 15 16:29:37 EST 2004
  
  I saw the movie.
  Nothing to blame IR.
  It is only Kamal who spoiled the sensational expectations with his Alavandan kind of tech only approach with our understanding that IR touches the Soul but it needs a good medium.
  Poor KAMAL.
  
  
• From: Sampath (@ 67.85.232.164) on: Thu Jan 15 18:47:15 EST 2004
  
  I am not sure where some people saw this movie. Guys, dont go by the word here. Wait for a day or two to get reviews from India. Review so far [after talking to friends and industry people in India] is extremely good, a feast for Kamal fans and a new dimension in Tamil movie. Well this is what we expect from Kamal and hope he delivered the same.
  
  IP Address: 67.126.48.145 - If you dont like Kamal, thats fine. But dont post review for movies you have not seen. There is no tech approach involved in this movie. Dont waste other's time.
  
  Virumandi is not yet released in Theatre in USA. Raaj Kamal is going to release the same in selected cities with in few days. I hope Raaj Kamal controls the duplicate/pirated VHS/VCD/DVD in USA so they can make money out of it.
  
  I appreciate that SIFY gave a good verdict - A Class Act - Which is what people like Kamal should do. If you want regular Masala movie, go and watch Kovil [remake of Alaigal Oivathillai!] or Pudhuk.. Saravanan.
  
  
• From: S.P MAHENDRAN (@ 161.139.100.22) on: Thu Jan 15 19:15:16 EST 2004
  
  Why Kamal movie virumandi is not released?What is happening?Is this movie is being band by malaysian goverment?
  
  
• From: Mesh (@ 202.9.107.226) on: Thu Jan 15 21:15:49 EST 2004
  
  yes where is the movie...MALAYSIA..no any single release...:(.......
  
  regards,
  Mesh
  MALAYSIA
  
  
• From: Kumar (@ 202.88.218.17) on: Thu Jan 15 21:33:48 EST 2004
  
  Hi fellow movie lovers,
  
  I agree with a few of the genuine reviewers here about the movie. It starts off in documentary fashion and upto the first half, the story is told by two different people (both saying the story as they saw it and with their own personal agendas.. I felt this part.. 'personal agendas' part was brought out well, but maybe diffucult to understand for some).. initially the story moves in bits and pieces.. and then the gap is filled in when the second narration takes over.. which again I felt was how one would feel when hearing only one side of story.. hollywood style maybe.. but very nicely adapted for the indian screen... wont say more about it.. see it urself to get more details :)
  
  About BGM.. again hollywood influence of not using instrumental BGM (ie in most movie.. unlike
  movies like gladiator and titanic etc which have
  lots of silent portions filled by BGM) but rather using songs to enhance the mood was used..
  As an IR fan, I felt disappointed not hearing
  much gems.. but as a movie watcher.. I did not
  feel anything missing and there were a few scenes where instrumental BGM was nicely used (like some scenes with the villain in the second
  half)...
  
  Song picturisation.. kombule/maada vilakei(kamal version)/unna vida/viru viru mandi r the only
  songs picturized...
  
  Kombule runs only for the first para.. I was
  hoping the second para would come in.. but was
  disappointed it dint :(
  
  Mada vileke was very effectively used..
  
  Unna vida was beautifully picturized.. I was
  really impressed.. especially the first half of
  the song.. beautiful and simple.. I was heaving
  a sign of relief at the picturization.. it was
  not spoilt like the 'isayil thodanguthamma' of
  hey ram...
  
  Overall... kamal has progressed very well in
  the style of movie making.. not gone overboard..
  but still some percentage of voilence could have
  been curtailed.. my dad hated the movie because
  of it :(
  
  But I loved it.. and am hoping to get another
  glance of it soon...
  
  :-)
  
  
• From: Kiran (@ 211.24.162.2) on: Thu Jan 15 21:50:10 EST 2004
  
  hey too much man ...what about non tamil hardcore IR fans like me ...
  
  
• From: raju (@ 164.164.71.58) on: Thu Jan 15 23:08:06 EST 2004
  
  i saw the movie in bangalore multiplex and to say in one word- very incoherent screenplay,confused climax(i.e. bollywood style of climax where all unimaginable things could happen) and a very bad screen play - as it neither tried to say anything on thooku ---kamal you wasted our 3 hrs of time
  
  
• From: WAKE UP ADMIN (@ 203.199.192.162) on: Fri Jan 16 00:18:34 EST 2004
  
  ADMIN SHD HAVE CLOSED THIS THREAD BY NOW..SINCE IT GIVES BAD REVIEWS ABOUT A CURRENTLY RUNNING MOVIE, PARTICULARLY BCOS THE OPINION IS FROM A SINGLE PERSON'S VIEWS..
  ADMIN IN TFM SOMETIMES DELETES GOOD DISCUSSIONS BUT DOESNT DO THIS FOR BAD REVIEWS ABT CURRENT MOVIES..IS THE ADMIN SLEEPING?
  
  
• From: Kum_Laden (@ 63.139.246.145) on: Fri Jan 16 01:57:49 EST 2004
  
  "Kamalhassan’s Virumaandi is a vital, sardonic and disturbing brave attempt at good cinema with a provocative message."
  
  "Verdict: Class Act"
  
  -Sify.com
  
  http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=13361725&ctid=5&cid=2429
  
  Now thats a review!
  
  
• From: Rasika (@ 213.42.2.12) on: Fri Jan 16 02:51:02 EST 2004
  
  Why do reviewers belittle the audience's ability to understand attemps like Kamal's where multiple narratives of the same event are presented by different people, each telling their version of the story, and spicing it up with what they want the listener to believe?
  
  Akira Kurosowa's Roshoman is a classic in that genre, and was understood universally by one and all. Attempts such as Virumandi should be welcomed, and not unnecessarily criticised.
  
  Only when directors attempt such techniques will the audience also start demanding more from directors, and in turn the directors can get encouraged and hone their craft, to present it better in their next film! It's in a way of introducing our audience to new forms of filmmaking. Else, we will continue to endure the mediocre fare doled out in dozens year after year by Tamil movie makers, in the name of entertainment.
  
  
• From: DAE_ADMIN (@ 207.46.238.133) on: Fri Jan 16 03:14:21 EST 2004
  
  admin, close this thread....
  this is unfair to give bad publicity to this movie at this point....
  
  Anbe sivam is one of the best movies i have even seen....
  
  please dont let this movie reach the same fate
  
  
  
• From: paran (@ 203.123.16.168) on: Fri Jan 16 03:38:43 EST 2004
  
  I hope..none of those who critisize Virumandi watched "The Bandits" a bruce willis movie...
  
  coz that's the most complicated narration I have ever seen...they where narrating 4 different times in same movie...
  i mean...while the flash back in in roll, there were also breaks for current, and then the flash back of teh current. and the flashback of the flashback..but it is really good though..
  
  
• From: Lord LabakuDas (@ 12.162.224.6) on: Fri Jan 16 04:26:50 EST 2004
  
  thala suthuthuda saami..
  
  

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