Mankatha - In and never out!!!

 Every actor achieves a milestone in his 50^th and 100^th films and so on. But then, if there could be someone who has got a gifted opening and even after a series of disappointments can make a huge impact and could bounce back with a bang, it is none other than the “ULTIMATE STAR”.

He is more an actor than a hero in this multi-starrer action flick. A simple plot, The plan of a gang to loot a lump sum of the bet money and elope and the cat and mouse chase and twists following. Venkat prabhu has the Midas touch of flavoring every recipe with comedy aroma and no wonder he tries it here too and is partly successful with it.

Ajithkumar, on his part delivers 100% and deserves due credit for his long wait with appetite for performance and Arjun, a surprise cast adds significance to the plot with his role. Hardly have we found the need for Trisha, and Andrea etc. The songs were dragging in the first half and we even started wondering when the story would actually begin. Yuvan is magical with his BGM scores and with the initial Mangatha party number. Premji could have been used in a more candid way, we thought. Lakshmi Rai makes a mark in her little screen appearance. Overall, all the stars in the film add up to glittering commemoration of the milestone by Ajith.

Venkat prabhu, could reduce a bit on comedy and shall try to make an impact in the depth of the story. Cameraman Sakthi saravanan, is at his best during the fight and chase scenes. The stunt is awesome during that highway chase, and credits to editors Srikanth and Praveen to add pace.

 

 Again, Police made a puppet here and few cliché of Tamizh cinema repeated here. Proper placing of songs and better visualization of few songs would have added tempo to the story. But every flaw is forgiven for the final twist in the climax and justification of the title there. No doubt the director deserves the praise and a special salute for Ajith Kumar for selecting such a plot and character. 

Catch up Mangaatha for sure if you are up for a jolly cinema experience packed with action and glamour.

180

 

A long gap after working with legends like Mani rathnam and Shankar and after inspiring performances in RDB and some telugu hits(KIKK, Nu osthaanantae…etc..), Siddarth attempts to make a comeback to Tamizh film industry.  But ultimately he tests our patience.

Well to start with, director gets a pat with the superb picturization of title and initial shots. The Fresh looking press photographer role suits one of the heroines well and a typical Chennai is captured. The back ground score and novel cinematography for the first song captures our attention. But then, I guess the director has taken a break in adding tempo to the story. Siddarth makes some philanthropic acts and mystery around his origin is maintained. But some unrealistic and unjustifiable turns take place in the story.

The opera type song by the US heroine really makes one feel the speed breaker in the story. The mix up of present and flashback fails to make an impact. Maybe a continuous thingy for flash back in the second half could have been tried. Later the usual cliché like the mom’s depart, Cancer patient   etc... , dampens the expectations created by initial shots. The main heroine tried to replicate Indian origin American and she puts up a decent show. Quite hard to imagine a doctor being arrogant at places in the second half. Few places here and there, we couldn’t avoid developing a stage drama feel.   

Novelty in Music especially BG scores, slow motion camera (Over dosage at places) tries to take the movie to greater heights. Script gets applause with the character of Siddarth, kaleidoscope view of initial phases of the movie etc. Some questions rise about Mouli family’s adapting nature, Hero’s never ending voyage etc… Maybe director should have worked more in scripting. But, always a red carpet welcome to novel attempts and work by cinematographer needs a special mention. 180 days of siddarth’s life and the twists and turns. 180 + minutes of fun, charm, love and we feel the final moments of the movie miss an accelerator. A bouquet to the director and well it’s worth a watch once in theatres mainly for the eye catching shots!!! 

and now catch up the trailer @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIdMpet_8ww180 trailer