Mankatha Interval Scene 3gp Download
Teodolinda Mattson
After Aaranya Kaandam, Mankatha is one of those rare Tamil noir films. Neo-noir, like the Thiagarajan Kumararaja film, with all its pop culture tributes, plot derivatives and spins on film noir narratives.
Stars play the same role again and again in all movies (MGR, Rajni, Vijay, Ajith) because people pay to watch them do the same things while actors do different roles again and again (Sivaji, Kamal, Vikram, Suriya, Dhanush) because people pay to watch them do different things.
He maybe bald, he may have a paunch or a triple chin or be as tall as a midget in real life, does not matter. As long he has a sobriquet (Ilaya Thalapathy or Thala or Little Super Star or Captain) and fan clubs, there will be idiots around who will pay to watch them do the shittiest movies in history of Tamil cinema and also have the nerve to defend them.
Which brings us to the problem area, that in the context of our cinema for the masses, fans are so blind and loyal that they actually think that by virtue of the hero doing certain things considered inappropriate, it becomes acceptable and legitimate to do that.
Spoiler alert (Highlight to read): If he is that unabashedly evil given the number of people he kills in the film, would he need the friend or ally when he could technically keep all the 500 crores to himself, instead of splitting it? Why not kill the friend as the last ultimate move of villainy? But no, this is commercial movie. There has to be some good to make Thala likeable. With this ending generating feel good, Mankatha becomes a complete celebration of greed just like how fantasy films celebrate the good.
Venkat Prabhu does not seem to have the heart to cut anything out of his though quite a bit of it is indulgence as expected from a mass film made for fans on the occasion of the 50th film. He also has no heart to cut out the rest of the ensemble and makes sure he gives them all a song each at least and quite a bit of importance than you would usually not find in a solo hero film. The result is a long film with which songs feels even longer though Yuvan does rock the score, the violin bit with slow motion action choreography being one of the best parts of the film.
In the end, we have a film that looks more smarter than what it really is. Venkat Prabhu wins the guessing game (though you may guess the ending from a throwaway scene earlier on in the film) not by outwitting you playing by the rules but by cheating. Sorry, bongu.
P.S: I really hope Ajith and Vijay soon get tired of the hero-worship (and drop Thala / Ilaya Thalapathy from their names) and do their jobs as actors more often. The first step towards becoming a more serious actor is getting rid of the baggage that comes with the stardom. Yes, I am guilty of cheering for Vijay in the past too when Thirupaachi and Sivakasi came out. You know what that got me? One bad film after another. They kept making the same film again and again with him to the point of irritation that even the badly directed Kavalan seemed like a good break. The greatest disservice to an actor with potential is to worship a bad film. Stop defending the Aasals, aas***l*s.
Hey dude , those heroes from rajini to end simbu, has got hit pretty hard by villians. But remember one thing they agreed to do those stuff, when they are not consider as stardom..Will u saynow , any stardom actor will be get kicked by villians . No way ..Only Ajithkumar who accepted to do this stuff, eventhough he earned reptutation of huge fan base..Still ajith is ready to get hit hard , as he consider role, not showing heroism .
I am a die hard Ajith fan. A nice review for the 50th movie! Please dont compare Ajith with any other heroes. Personally, I hate people comparing and debating skills of Ajith and Vijay. And please dont think we fans would follow what Ajith does in screen!
I read ur piece for review but all it seem to have his ur sermon. Boss, whats wrong if we fans call him thala. Whats ur problem in that.
Rest appreciate ur flair of writing. Hopr u can add some sense in the writings too and stop being preachy. Now its ur blog and u can write watever u want.
Saw Thala rock in Mankatha yesterday! First time i am seeing him on big screen!!! mankatha was to me like playing some online virtual game or video game. Post interval movie was superb. Until intermission, it was a bit dragging and I was restless for the intermission title to be flashed. It was fun watching the movie with my twins. totally enjoyable!
On a serious note , is the Passion for making GOOD MOVIES dying ? All I see that the main aim of making a movie is to get back multiple times the investment . Hardly good movies coming out these days . Shame on Kolly,Bolly and Tollywood .
If u keep ur expectations even slightly western or look for finesse even in the vicinity of the avg tamil movie u r gonna b disappointed like hell. And a regular reviewer like sudish cant list every instance where the movie has gone wrong. For the same reason, he has to list almost everything that has gone right.
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