Dhanushshrivardhan

S arvam thaala mayam There's a reason why most directors choose college students as their protagonists or why the lead characters are backed up with a forced love track in most movies. It's because those subjects are easy to connect with. But, imagine taking the thing you least care about and making you watch it for almost 2 hours straight. That's where the movie wins. There are a plenty of scenes with just mrindangam and there's a whole 4 to 5 minutes of traditional classical concert, all of this with no extra added sounds or masala, and you bet, it’s a treat. Yes, the same music that usually makes us change the channel (before our mom hears!!) I basically love movies with underdogs breaking the stigmas and making it to the top. Now take that concept and add a fusion of our local flavour with the rich traditional Carnatic music and Indian casteism (a safe play by Rajiv Menon). This is Sarvam thaala mayam in a nutshell. Rajiv Menon questions many ...

Remembering the legend on his birthday - A.R.Rahman. Though his contributions can’t be listed in a single day. Here’s five of my most favourite moments from him, the moments which I think worked largely because of the music. The moments, which has music at its soul. Pure unadulterated lust Movie: O Kaadhal Kanmani Aadhi wants to leave Taara in her hostel as soon as possible, as he fears something might happen, due to the increasing sensuality between them. But Taara pushes him by asking what will happen. As Aadhi answers she pushes further, thus his answer gradually moves from a possibility of a hug to possibility of him getting pulled into her room. With every answer increasing desire, she finally pulls him into her room. Until then the initial mild portion of ‘Naanea varugirean’ plays out in the background. As they finally get inside, the shot cuts to the mirror with a blurred refection of them and there it starts. The music elevates with the lyric ‘Chinnanc...

“Are you watching closely? Look closer”.  Because, if your observation skills are good enough, there is 99% chance that you might have already noticed the things, that we are gonna discuss here.(*Spoiler alert*) The prestige - Christopher Nolan’s masterpiece, or let me put it this way, one of his masterpieces. Starring Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman in lead roles. Black swan- Directed by Darren Aronfsky. Starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis in lead roles, for which Portman won the Academy awards for best actress. Despite the totally different theme and screenplay, anyone who has seen both the films, would have experienced a deja vu while seeing the second film. So, let’s just thrash out and list the common theories and concepts between these beautiful mind bending thrillers. (I have mentioned Borden as a single character in many places, to avoid confusion) 1. Art             Art, artist, artiste...

I still remember days, when one can get a hearty meal in marriage functions (Indian).Albeit the very few variety; one can get a substantial meal. On the contrary,today we have a wide variety of foods. From French fries to pasta, everything has been imported to Indian functions. Your plate will consist of all of these, but everything is measured in a pea sized spoon (Well, not accurately pea sized).You'll eat a spoon of your variety rice and before the taste dissolves, the next spoon you might have to eat another dish. If you are a fan of the second type, then Anegan is tailor made for you. With a Concept which have a numerous concepts of its own. Anegan is a film that lives up to its name. Anegan - Single but multiple people. With four different stories the director tries to bind you to your seats. And a story is fully told within a duet song!!And speaking of songs, both the director and music director fails trying to bind you to your seats. You would get out of the theater in...

Enter, stellify                                         The Interstellar experience I try to stretch my legs between the closely constructed theater seats. This theater must be in Lilliput, not here. I won’t be having time for this once the movie starts. Last time, when I was watching Inception, my friend’s niece began to cry for an ice-cream. And before I could get one, the movie got half melted. It seemed like I got pushed into an unconstructed dream space. I couldn’t understand anything after that, except the fact that, the child started crying for popcorn.Well, that's not gonna happen this time. I get excited as the WB logo appeared. “Excuse me”. I look up to see the voice coming from a somewhat familiar face. She is wearing glasses and her hair tucked in the back like a pony’s tai...

Mythology believes that cupid can create love between two people, irrespective of their differences. But it seems that our cinema has been in love with love itself for more than 100 years. As per 2010, India ranks first in annual film output, followed by Nollywood, Hollywood and China. We create nearly a 1000 films per year. Now how many out of those doesn’t have a love track in it? At least half? Is it a rule that each and every protagonist should have a love interest? Well, don’t mistake me; I am aware of love’s part in an earthling’s life, “ To be wise and love, Exceeds man’s might”                                                               -William Shakespeare I j...