Maestro ilaiyaraaja news & titbits

[brigs]

I kind of expected this from GVM. Not surprised at all. He is really not capable of making a movie that can carry IR's music. He should have stuck with HJ or ARR.

Wanna hear my spin? Here goes....

GVM didnt take the pains to travel abroad to shoot IR songs, probably thought - it's not worth it ????

Of course, he should have stuck with HJ or ARR. At-least the songs would have been watchable, if not the movie as a whole

[teja]

More news on YVM's success.
http://greatandhra.com/viewnews.php?...6&cat=1&scat=4

"Sources say with the kind of investment made on the film, this is a big hit in overseas and A centres looking at the figures. In Hyderabad main theatres like Sudarshan, the black market price is at Rs 200 per ticket. "

Been several years since Raja's film enjoyed this kind of success in Telugu. Sri Rama Rajyam was successful last year, but YVM is a much bigger hit.

[Chikatilomt]

Baradwaj Rangan's review:

http://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/...55434576-7835/

Excerpt:

"For now, though, it’s fascinating to learn about Varun and Nithya, partly because they are like us – at least the “us” whose growing-up years revolved around PSBB and WCC – and looking at them stumble through life, some of us may feel we finally know where we went wrong, what we could have done to make things right with friends and family and loved ones. The bright light of realisation, for the most part, falls upon us through hindsight, and in Varun and Nithya we see at least a semblance of our own selves from the past. These are vividly etched characters and they are marked by their imperfections."

"Menon’s ear for good music hasn’t always been backed by a knack for appropriate song picturisation, and in a film like this, so nuanced and dialogue-heavy, these lapses make themselves extremely conspicuous. Neethane En Ponvasantham is the kind of film that will likely be dismissed by those who say: “But why do you have to talk about everything? Why do you have to analyse every little feeling so much?” But that is the film’s uniqueness. Like Cameron Crowe or Imtiaz Ali, Menon is a sensitive male who believes in shaping thoughts and feelings into words, many words, and then analysing them with a microscope. "

[Fliflo]

Neethaane En Ponvasantham: An ode to Ilaiyaraaja

http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/...cle4203416.ece

[suyambu]

Watched NEP on the second day ad midst of lot of negative reviews. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and I would rate is as a classic. I have many Telugu friends who loved the film and started listening to the songs after watching the movie. It's Telugu version is doing well. GVM might not have satisfied everyone but he had his plan clearly well laid out and stuck to it. This movie will be seen ranging from classic to trash. Please find my review - http://www.sarathchandar.com/2012/12....html?spref=fb

[brigs]

Anyone please share the lyrics of NEPV songs with English translation. Thanks in advance.

[sivasub]

Interesting take on the movie... no mention about music, though

http://www.greatandhra.com/viewnews....cat=10&scat=25

[sivasub]

Looks like the Telugu version made a real impact on the audiences here:

http://idlebrain.com/news/functions1/success-yvm.html

[Fliflo]

Behindwoods says NEPV has made a good opening in Chennai

http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/...ce-dec-16.html

[njv]

We (myself and my wife) really enjoyed the movie and music. Infact we are looking to see 2nd time. This is a musical movie and uses Raja sir's emotional music for every single expression.

1. Ennodu, Kaatrai konjam, Mudhal murai and Satru Munbu - they have very good effect on movie.
2. Pudikala Mamu and Vanam Mella - Less effect, but Pudikala mamu is more enjoyable while watching than listening.
3. Pengal Yendral and Saindhu Saindhu - Not much effect

Ofcourse, "Neethaane en pon vasantham" has its own charm, except for the male voice.

Samantha also did very well. Purely speaking its a Ilayaraja-Samantha movie.

There were some low moments in the movie, but overall, this is a movie thats must watch if you ever been in love.