Comments on: 50 Tamil Movies to watch before you die-2

By: Sylvian

Sylvian — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:35:30 +0000

Thanks Sana…I am just researching on some movies… Aandavan Kattalai is a good add according to me. And also i don\\'t want to stick in to particular genre…Will try to cover as much good gems as possible

By: Sanandan

Sanandan — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:13:45 +0000

Good series sir!

I can suggest a lot of movies from my side since I have conducted a Bollywood/Kollywood quiz and done a lot of research on Tam movies for that. My friend Sridhar can also help out a lot there. I'll ask him to have a peek at this.

Since I commented here…I'll mention two movies which impressed me no end – Panathottam – absolute stunner. Amazing songs, great suspense and MGR to top it all!!

The other movie is Aandavan Kattalai which starred Sivaji. These two are offbeat and often neglected by many film enthusiasts and I wanted to get some amount of spotlight on them!

By: Sylvian

Sylvian — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:19:17 +0000

I can find out some info on that through the books. I have heard about the movie but didn\\'t a chance to see it. Should settle down with Podhigai for some time.

By: malcaluffin

malcaluffin — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:49:27 +0000

Lovely writing…takes you back to that period.

Onw movie which I would love to see in this review is Digambara Samiyar, wherein M N Nambiar essayed an unprecedented 11 roles (I think).

I’m not a sucker for old movies. But I saw it without batting an eyelid in Podhighai channel last week. The screenplay and the story-telling was really absorbing.

If you can get some more info about it, it will be great.

By: sylvian

sylvian — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:43:36 +0000

Thanks for the comment Raji…You are right, he is a perfect perfectionist. I wish he lived in the current era too…( I have deleted the other comment )

By: Raji

Raji — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:08:45 +0000

Flamboyant – a very good word to use for S. S. Vasan.
He was a perfectionist, too, which is why it took him five years to complete Chandralekha.
The movie has many interesting situations, comic interludes, chills and thrills (the gypsy camp scene and the abducted Rajakumari sliding out of the villain Ranjan's grip), which can be enjoyed , if one is not prejudiced by the fact that it was made more than half a century ago.