Naan Sigappu Manithan Movie Review

Staring : Vishal, Lakshmi Menon, Saranya Ponvannan, Sunder Ramu

Director : Thiru

Music : GV Prakash Kumar

Production : UTV, VFF, Vendhar Movies

Come to think of it, Thiru’s Naan Sigappu Manithan (NSM) is a simple revenge saga that gets interesting because of the inclusion of a rare sleeping disorder called Narcolepsy into the narrative. This also proves that there are several ways to narrate a story that has been milked dry for decades now. NSM becomes a fine example of presenting a simple story just the way you and I would have never imagined and yet feature elements that will appeal to the masses.

How does Indran (Vishal) suffering from a sleep disorder called Narcolepsy, which sends a patient to deep sleep whenever extreme emotion is experienced, take revenge against those responsible for something extremely painful in his life?

Director Thiru deserves to be lauded for a spinning an engaging thriller in which you don’t have anyone to root for. Of course, we have the hero, played by Vishal, but he keeps falling asleep every time he experiences extreme emotion. This being the case, audiences don’t even get an opportunity to cheer for a hero or their star. Nevertheless, you connect with film more on an emotional level and that is one of the reasons you won’t NSM even though it has very weird twist in the second half.

While the twist does have strong reasons that are neatly justified in the narrative, you’re still not convinced with it. This could be one of the factors many may dislike or even love the film. I, for a reason, didn’t quite like the twist and was left a little disappointed. Nevertheless, it’s a film that you would enjoy mostly, thanks to an engaging narrative and Vishal’s subtle performance.

After Pandiya Nadu, good luck continues for Vishal with NSM, in which he plays the role quite convincingly. Let’s not forget that he’s a six-footer and for someone of his height to keep falling off at regular intervals, is not easy, as each fall should also look authentic.

Naan Sigappu Manithan is not an exception thriller, but it definitely has the potential to keep you hooked for over two and a half hours.

Verdict : Not an exception thriller, but it definitely has the potential to keep you hooked for over two and a half hours

Pandiyanaadu Movie Review

Starring : Vishal, Lakshmi Menon, Bharathiraja, Vikranth

Direction : Suseenthiran

Music : Imman

Production : Vishal Film Factory

Pandiyanaadu starts with the death of a local gangster and the fight over who should be taking his place. In line are two of his own men who have split into separate factions. And on the calmer side of town are Siva Kumar (Vishal) and his family. Siva’s brother works in the mining department and his father played by Bharatiraja is a calm going man content with his family. Siva works as a mobile phone service man in the back room of a showroom. I have been to a service centre recently and what was behind the door (like all doors saying No Admission) made me curious, though much wasn’t explored on that front it was a nice dose of realism.

Kattama Ravi, the more dangerous and audacious of the two in the race for the chair goes on a killing spree eliminating any potential enemies and eventually gains control over the town. One of Siva’s friends (played by Vikranth) whom he would turn to in tough situations needs to protect his lover, who is now married to someone else from one of Ravi’s henchmen who obsesses over her (played by Harish). Siva’s brother taking some strict action against Ravi’s illegal mining knots the fearful protagonist in another conflict with the dangerous Ravi.

The Siva Malathi love story provides us with some clean humour, the songs in spite of the badly dubbed lyrics were still bearable for the visual component and the film stands out mainly for its super choreography of the action sequences. After the screenplay had done its job of setting up these fights, the choreography and the cinematography made sure the emotional drive is retained to move you to the edge of the seat without realizing it.

After yet another stretch of desperate commercial failures this looks like the one that will bring back the love and the money to Vishal. The film’s central conflict of pushing a scared and restrained protagonist to finally rise and fight is a used idea, but, when done right it can still engage one. Suseenthiran’s screenplay creates a convincing arc for Siva to have no other choice. The film keeps you guessing till the very end and Siva’s final confrontation was valid, necessary and exhilarating.

Verdict : Tightly scripted and has some of the best action sequences in recent times

Pandiyanaadu Movie Review

Starring : Vishal, Lakshmi Menon, Bharathiraja, Vikranth

Direction : Suseenthiran

Music : Imman

Production : Vishal Film Factory

Pandiyanaadu starts with the death of a local gangster and the fight over who should be taking his place. In line are two of his own men who have split into separate factions. And on the calmer side of town are Siva Kumar (Vishal) and his family. Siva’s brother works in the mining department and his father played by Bharatiraja is a calm going man content with his family. Siva works as a mobile phone service man in the back room of a showroom. I have been to a service centre recently and what was behind the door (like all doors saying No Admission) made me curious, though much wasn’t explored on that front it was a nice dose of realism.

Kattama Ravi, the more dangerous and audacious of the two in the race for the chair goes on a killing spree eliminating any potential enemies and eventually gains control over the town. One of Siva’s friends (played by Vikranth) whom he would turn to in tough situations needs to protect his lover, who is now married to someone else from one of Ravi’s henchmen who obsesses over her (played by Harish). Siva’s brother taking some strict action against Ravi’s illegal mining knots the fearful protagonist in another conflict with the dangerous Ravi.

The Siva Malathi love story provides us with some clean humour, the songs in spite of the badly dubbed lyrics were still bearable for the visual component and the film stands out mainly for its super choreography of the action sequences. After the screenplay had done its job of setting up these fights, the choreography and the cinematography made sure the emotional drive is retained to move you to the edge of the seat without realizing it.

After yet another stretch of desperate commercial failures this looks like the one that will bring back the love and the money to Vishal. The film’s central conflict of pushing a scared and restrained protagonist to finally rise and fight is a used idea, but, when done right it can still engage one. Suseenthiran’s screenplay creates a convincing arc for Siva to have no other choice. The film keeps you guessing till the very end and Siva’s final confrontation was valid, necessary and exhilarating.

Verdict : Tightly scripted and has some of the best action sequences in recent times

Siima Awards 2013 Winners List

SIIMA, the South Indian International Movie Awards took place recently on 12th and 13th of September in Sharjah, UAE. All the stars, directors, musicians, producers and many others from Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada film industries graced the event.

Kollywood stars are excited to meet their friends at the SIIMA event in Sharjah and enjoyed the evening with songs, dances, delights and performances by the co-stars.

KT congratulates all the winners of SIIMA and here we present the list of SIIMA winner for Tamil movies.

Best Hero: Dhanush [3]

Best Heroine: Kajal Agarwal [Thuppakki]

Best Director: Balaji Sakthivel [VazhakkuEn18/9]

Best Actor in a Negative Role: Vidyut Jamwal [Thuppaki]

Best Cinematographer: Sukumar [Kumki]

Best Dance Choreographer: Gayathri Raghuram [Nila Nila from Aravaan]

Best Fight Choreographer: Kecha [Thuppakki]

Best Lyricist: Dhanush Kannazhaga from [3]

Best Playback Singer (Male): Dhanush[Why this Kolaveri from 3]

Best Playback Singer (female): Saindhavi [Uyinn Uyire from Thaandavam]

Best Music Director: Harris Jayaraj [Thuppakki]

Best Debutant Actor: Vikram Prabhu [Kumki]

Best Debutant Actress: Lakshmi Menon [Sundarapandian]

Best Debutant Director: Karthik Subburaj [Pizza]

Best Debutant Producer: CV Kumar’s Thirukumaran Entertainments [Attakathi]

GEN NEXT AWARDS:-

Sensational Music Director: Anirudh

Sensational Debut of the Year: Udhayanidhi Stalin

Sensation Innovative Marketing: 3

Stylish Actress of South Indian Cinema: Sruthi Haasan

Pride of South Indian Cinema: Asin

Romantic Star of South Indian Cinema: Diganth

Youth Icon of South Indian Cinema: Kajal Agrawal

Rising Star of South Indian Cinema (female): Nitya Menon

Rising Star of South Indian Cinema (male): Navin Pauly

Gautham Karthik refuses to pair again with Lakshmi Menon

Gautham Karthik one of the upcoming heroes of Kollywood has already 4 films under his kitty, ranging from Aishwarya Dhanush’s Vai Raja Vai, Silambattam Fame Saravannan’s Sippai, a remake of Nani’s Ala Modalaindi and very recently a movie with Muthaiah of Kutti Pulli.

The latest buzz going around about Gautham Karthik is however altogether a different reason, Sources reveal that Muthaiah wanted to pair Lakshmi Menon with Gautham for this project, however Gautham seems to have intervened and convinced the director to cast a new heroine citing he already pairs up with Lakshmi for Sippai and it would appear stereo-typed if he pairs up with the same heroine again.