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ALAVANDHAAN - fails miserably?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Topic started by abhinetri (@ 202.56.193.250) on Tue Nov 13 21:04:29 EST 2001.
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

This 'so-called' film critic from REDIFF.COM says 'ABHAY' (Hindi Version of ALAVANDHAAN' is a crap movie. The link is given below...
http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/nov/13abhay.htm

How crucial was 'music' a crucial factor for a film like ALAVANDHAAN?

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• From: S (@ 128.107.253.41) on: Sun Nov 18 06:04:59 EST 2001
  
  Ir-fan,
  I have seen aalavandhAn...Raja's name is not shown in it.
  
  
• From: Saketh@Atlanta (@ 66.56.8.133) on: Sun Nov 18 08:40:11 EST 2001
  
  Alavandhan - Kamal disappoints big time, especially with those cartoon scenes. Don't waste your time and money on this movie, Kamal's 200th. Watch some old movies of Kamal and feel happy.
  
  
• From: g mauruthi (@ 203.197.156.66) on: Sun Nov 18 09:33:40 EST 2001
  
  It was definetly a GREAT MOVIE cause of Technical Goodness, STORY and ofcourse KAMAL's Unbeleivable Acting ( especially in the phone booth )
  
  His Dad says something likle "are you being a necropile", Wonder how many ppl understood it. IT WAS A GREAT TRIP TO THE WORLD OF NANDHA...
  
  Anyway the Cartoon animation might have been because of the censors
  
  
• From: raj (@ 24.114.4.0) on: Sun Nov 18 11:46:30 EST 2001
  
  his acting is good in this movie
  
  
• From: Trend (@ 216.68.113.230) on: Sun Nov 18 18:48:39 EST 2001
  
  raycas,
  
  Sorry for not putting my email ID in my previous message.It's better we discuss thro email.
  
  
• From: NaNbaN (@ 24.254.168.10) on: Sun Nov 18 19:35:51 EST 2001
  
  Cartoon Animation?? What is going on?.
  
  
• From: siva (@ 210.186.220.139) on: Sun Nov 18 20:16:36 EST 2001
  
  guys,
  
  its true.... i saw ilayaraja's name at the ending credits as well, but i am not sure for what... it was is tamil and my tamil reeading is slow.... but i definitely saw "ilayaraja" spelled out in tamil.... maybe another guy with the same name?
  
  
  generally the movies is just ok.... the first half was good... after manisha gets murdered, its just another tamil movie... like his kalaignan...
  
  
  
  siva
  
  
• From: Anand (@ 203.124.2.18) on: Fri Nov 23 02:08:06 EST 2001
  
  a great movie with nice story and a marvellous act by Kamal.
  
  
• From: A.A (@ 203.199.231.103) on: Sat Nov 24 03:37:05 EST 2001
  
  AFTER REGISTERING 40 HOUSEFULL SHOWS IN ALL CINEMA HALLS RELEASED ALAVANDAN IS DECLARED HIT AND NO OTHER FILMS RELEASED FOR DEEPAVALI IS CLOSER TO ALAVANDAN....A.A.
  
  
• From: Sivaselvam (@ 12.108.161.34) on: Sat Nov 24 04:47:45 EST 2001
  
  I saw Alavandhan. I enjoyed the movie very much. The second half of the movie is very thrilling and fast. Especially the car chasing scenes by "Nanda" is out of the world with Shankar Mahadevans background title song.Definitely a memorable movie with a novel story-line.
  
  If you just want a run of the mill movie with stereo-typed dances, songs, comedy and sentiment this is certainly not the one.
  
  
• From: WhyNot (@ 203.24.100.132) on: Sat Nov 24 12:56:05 EST 2001
  
  I liked Aalavandhan. The first half was abit doubtful as the graphics seemed to go overboard, and due to the presence of irrelevant scenes and a somewhat patched work sequence of the scenes. But the 2nd half made up for it. I liked the flashback scene. Overall, one of the better Tamil movies I've seen for some time.
  
  
• From: Robin (@ 212.138.47.22) on: Sat Nov 24 15:29:55 EST 2001
  
  THe worst kamal movie in recent times. Stupid screenplay and Kamal has wasted his energy to the core. Many scenes similar to Guna, Sivappu Rojakkal. Nothing in the movie. Music is realliy horrible. Dragging flash back scenes are the main draw-back for this so called hit by Kamal fans.
  
  Kamalji,better luck next time
  
  
• From: suresh and malik (@ 202.188.216.35) on: Sat Nov 24 18:17:58 EST 2001
  
  ajit is the best actor plz wait for his next release RED. no one can touch his shadow.
  watch out you vijay, prashant, madhvan and others .
  long live ajith.
  vijay,prashant, madhavan u guyz all kandara olli.
  any comments plz leave a message at malique_81@hotmail.com
  if u dare mail me
  especially girls i'm waiting for ur mail.
  
  
  
• From: hahahah (@ 202.188.216.35) on: Sat Nov 24 18:19:13 EST 2001
  
  ajit is the best actor plz wait for his next release RED. no one can touch his shadow.
  watch out you vijay, prashant, madhvan and others .
  long live ajith.
  vijay,prashant, madhavan u guyz all kandara olli.
  any comments plz leave a message at malique_81@hotmail.com
  if u dare mail me
  especially girls i'm waiting for ur mail.
  
  
  
  
  
• From: hahahah (@ 202.188.216.35) on: Sat Nov 24 18:19:22 EST 2001
  
  ajit is the best actor plz wait for his next release RED. no one can touch his shadow.
  watch out you vijay, prashant, madhvan and others .
  long live ajith.
  vijay,prashant, madhavan u guyz all kandara olli.
  any comments plz leave a message at malique_81@hotmail.com
  if u dare mail me
  especially girls i'm waiting for ur mail.
  
  
  
  
  
• From: poda cuni pundek (@ 202.188.216.35) on: Sat Nov 24 18:23:52 EST 2001
  
  mail me if u have any problem regarding this matter.
  
  rank list of tamil actor
  1 malik
  2 ajith
  3 sham
  4 vikram
  5 madhavan
  6 prashant
  7 suria
  8 vijay, vijaykant and all his paraya puluti fans
  
  
• From: malique_81@hotmail.com (@ 202.188.216.35) on: Sat Nov 24 18:25:06 EST 2001
  
  mail me if u have any problem regarding this matter.
  
  rank list of tamil actor
  1 malik
  2 ajith
  3 sham
  4 vikram
  5 madhavan
  6 prashant
  7 suria
  8 vijay, vijaykant and all his paraya puluti fans
  
  
  
  
• From: WhyNot (@ 203.24.100.131) on: Sun Nov 25 01:02:13 EST 2001
  
  Whoever(@ 202.188.216.35), I think u came to the wrong site. Forumhub is more your kind of thing. Your messages are gross and makes me puke. No girl in her right mind will contact u thro email. Urgh!
  
  Maybe it helped that I went to watch Aalavandhan with lower expectations than the first bunch of viewers. Kamal's portrayal of the couple's love live is way too far-fetched. It made many of the viewers uncomfortable. The movie is overall a potpourri of ideas from several hollywood, japanese, chinese movies. But it was interesting overall and something about the sleek and polished manner in which the movie was made, was appealing. The Nandhu character also gave an eerie sensation and was done very convincingly. A disappointment was the car chase sequence. It seemed like a typical boys with toys affair. The truck exploding and catapulting towards the sky seemed unbelievable. It was not like there was a bomb in there to give such a force. The song 'Aalavandhan' seemed wasted and was not even loud and clear enuf. The movie seemed to portray drug consumption as an interesting experience. I hated the voice-overs (if it wasn't their own) for both Manisha and Raveena. It was damn irritating. Though Raveena did seem more mature, I'd prefer that than watching some teenage bimbo love affair. That would have been so irritating. However I don't quite buy the theory of exploring the mind of the mad man as the movie was too shallow to do any real exploring and the storyline was abit too lame. But the hallucinations with his mother were quite nicely done, and the way young Nandhu slowly sinks into his mental instability was very effectively portrayed.
  The bgm was pretty good.
  It was a pretty good attempt for a Tamil movie. I wouldn't be surprised if Abhay bombs, as it's probably more than the bollywood audience can chew. Kamal has succeeded again in doing something new and whether it's good or bad, in a typical Scorpio fashion, he seemed to have evoked many strong feelings about his work.
  
  
• From: kuruvi (@ 134.113.201.4) on: Mon Nov 26 10:23:36 EST 2001
  
  Here is one more news about the split between Dhanu and Kamal at JUV
  http://www.vikatan.com/jv/2001/nov/28112001/jv0601.htm
  
  
• From: seidhigaL (@ 161.150.2.250) on: Mon Nov 26 13:49:53 EST 2001
  
  conspiracy against kamalhassan in Mumbai
  
  http://www.newindpress.com/STARTREK/newsInside.asp?id=IEE20011124081526
  
  
• From: hooo (@ 24.178.147.172) on: Tue Nov 27 17:37:37 EST 2001
  
  guys go to viktan.com and check .
  these guys gave 41 marks to this movie...
  do you really belive this vikatan ...
  i don't know...they will give good marks to kamal..even it is scrap mpvie..they think that kamal is the only actor in india and whatever he acts is acting...so pls. tell your friends and relatives not to belive anandavikatan to justice movies...
  
  
• From: Pagalavan (@ 212.138.47.5) on: Tue Nov 27 19:51:05 EST 2001
  
  Nanbaa,
  
  Athu paarpana kumbal? PP -kku 42 marku, Ala.. -kku 41 marku, Shajahannukku, vikatan kannukkupadi paarthaal 50 kodukkanum. Avaa koduththiruppatho 36 marku. yenna panna ambi, kali muththiduthuuu
  
  
• From: SuperStar (@ 128.107.253.41) on: Tue Nov 27 20:07:38 EST 2001
  
  Hi Pal,
  
  Since KB and Mani is avoiding IR, that's why you are pulling these Paarpana kumbal. IR is gone like all other once famous directors.
  
  
• From: me (@ 210.186.221.8) on: Tue Nov 27 20:56:16 EST 2001
  
  aalavanthan..... pelavanthan
  
  
• From: trey (@ 210.186.136.180) on: Tue Nov 27 21:20:42 EST 2001
  
  alavanthan rulez! best effort and a good job done by kamal sir ! alavanthan rulez!
  
  
• From: Rengasamy Iyengar (@ 198.73.152.100) on: Wed Nov 28 12:28:58 EST 2001
  
  PP is a load of crap.
  
  KB took a good concept and ruined it with bad screenplay and immature direction.
  
  The final scene was the ultimate bore. It was like watching a Beemsingh movie from the 60s. All the characters in the movie appear in the last scene and deliver pages and pages of 'vasanam'.
  
  KB should have stoped with 99.
  
  And AV gave that movie 42?!
  
  pramanar otrumai onguha!
  
  
• From: unmaivilambi (@ 63.75.49.120) on: Thu Nov 29 14:19:02 EST 2001
  
  Where does parpanar come into picture here? Guys who read AV regularly will come to know that KB and AV had a huge fight some time back since KB felt AV was intentionally putting down his movies. Although 42 for PP is disputable, Alavandhan's review was really great with excellent analysis. Wait till you read the review of Nandha
  
  

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