Sun TV screened Sakalakala Vallavan starring Kamalhassan, Ambica last week. Have watched this movie a couple of times before. More than the movie, the songs of the movie are the one that attracts me. So decided to watch this movie again just for the songs. My favourites are Nethu raathiri amma and Nila Kaayudhu! SPB and S.Janaki have done a wonderful job! And until today I was under the impression that Nila Kayudhu was song by Malaysia. SPB has totally changed his voice for that song. Wow. Hm.. Learn something new everyday! More than that these songs bring nostalgic memories of my college hostel days! Anyway, back to the point (Yes! I do have a point!). When they screened the Nila Kayudhu song, Sun TV censored the moaning sequence of S.Janaki in that song. Appaently they thing it is not appropriate. What the hell! They screen all kinds of songs where Namitha and the likes go crazy, but this small sequence in that song was offending to them. Go figure!
July 29, 2008
June 12, 2008
Old Tamil movies
Thanks to Sun TV, have been regularly watching the old Tamil movies. In olden days, the tamil movie industry was more creative than today. No doubt. All the movies had a well-defined story line. Was watching Chandralekha. What a beautiful movie! It was cute listening to the tamil spoken during that time. Since the movie was made around 1947, most of the technicians in the movie were British. Tamil movie industry has indeed come a long way in the past 75 years as far as technology goes! If only they start casting movies based on the story line instead of having a heroine, songs, item number, fights,etc since that is what everyone does! There are always exceptions. It will be great if the exceptions become the norm.
Another interesting movie I saw was Nalla Thambi with NS Krishnan, TA Madhuram and Banumathy in the lead. Though Sun TV had kind of butchered the movie trying to fit it in the time slot, it was still nice watching it. Saw Ethir Neechachl last week. What a wonderful movie. Each and everyone of the character had done a wonderful job . How can anyone who loves Tamil movie ever forget “Aduthathu Ambujaththa paathala” Pattu/Kittu Maami combo!
Finally saw Kalaththur Kannamma. Nice movie. Kamalhassan was wonderful! Such a natural! All the black and white movies have a nice charm about them. Looking forward to catch up with many of them!! Waiting for them to air commedy classics like Bhama Vijayam, Kasi Yathirai, Bommalaattam, etc.
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