Comments on: Guru !!

By: தேசிகன்

தேசிகன் — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:44:19 +0000

Guru,

One of the reason why KP was stopped was due to Guru and Shivaji. BTW, Guru’s story line was interesting , usually mani’s touch.

By: tamil rasigan

tamil rasigan — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 01:40:30 +0000

Well said karthick!!!!!Maniratnam will learn it the maddy way..thats wat i feel.Tamil cinema is doing very well without these two too.I was a big admirer of ar and mani.these days my interest in them is weaning.
Peraasai perunashtam def in the long run.If they ignore tamil cinema,only they ll be at a loss.evalo nal than hindi/illa hollywood odum..Thai/tamizh mannai pol oru bhoomi illai for sure..

By: Karthik

Karthik — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 01:29:49 +0000

Just like how the game of cricket is bigger than any individual,the same applies to the movie world too.Seems like maniratnam is more intrested in hindi cinema.Such a shame to see the madrastalkies website with pic of Yuva rather than AE.
I seriously feel mani is not the same as he was with the likes of mouna..anjali.roja..iruvar.a tight and a taut script was lacking in AE.Seemed like the whole movie was about characters(is there an AE part 2 with the story as the characters have now been introduced?) and showcasing a different way of filmmaking(technical aspects)rather than narating a gripping/captivating story.And whatever the movie wanted to convey was way too subtle even for elite audiences.No wonder it dint recieve a rousing welcome.
May be he has become averse to tamil audience as his experiment was not well received.But so was it in hindi too.seems like he is now obessed with AB jr..whatever it is it seems like he has outgrown tamil cinema.
seems the same with rahman too..(maddy who was keen with bollywood has learnt it i guess..with failures in bollywood)tamizh cinema will def miss these legends..but it will outgrow them.The sooner they realize the better it is for them and tamil cinema.Stay connected with your audience for they are your roots.

By: Bristol boy

Bristol boy — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 16:25:45 +0000

Mani’s next tamil film planned is ‘Aalayam’ about India,China and Pakistan..

By: Praveen

Praveen — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:07:40 +0000

Saif turns down Mani Ratnam, Ram Gopal Varma
Saturday January 21 2006 00:00 IST
IANS

MUMBAI: Saif Ali Khan has declined lead roles in Ram Gopal Varma’s “Sholay”, where he was offered the part of Veeru, and Mani Ratnam’s latest bilingual in Hindi and English to be shot in London.

“Practically speaking, I could do just one of these three huge projects. All of them were top-of-the-line stuff with great roles for me,” Saif told IANS.

“The dates for Mani’s films were clashing with Siddharth Anand’s next, which I have agreed to do. I’d have loved to work with Mani. He is after all… Mani! As for ‘Sholay’… yeah, who wouldn’t want to do it?

“Some day I’d love to do a big gangster film. In fact, Vishal Bhardwaj’s adaptation of ‘Othello’ is a big gangster film.”

After a lot of deliberation, Saif has decided to play Iago in Vishal’s much talked about Hindi adaptation of “Othello”.

“Vishal wanted me in January-February 2006 and that suited my schedule just fine. It is a bloody good script. And I get to do a full-on rustic character with a UP accent and all. I have never done all this before. It’s got really cool dialogues.”

Saif is going to spend a lot of time preparing for Vishal’s Iago.

“I am already thinking of a scar and earrings for sure.”

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IE420060120044633&Page=4&Title=Features+%2D+People+%26+Lifestyle&Topic=0

By: Vikram

Vikram — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 01:12:02 +0000

hehehe…maybe u should ask him to get permission from you for using a celebrity’s name! …A blogging celebrity!

By: nivas

nivas — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:27:30 +0000

Mani ratnam has directed some excellent movies, but “Ayitha Ezhuthu”, was certainly not one of them. The theme was very good, but it was not properly handled and worse, oversimplified. It wasn’t very entertaining also. If u’d like to know what is the flaw with the movie, read my old review here -
http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Aytha_Ezuthu-55593-1.html

It is like expecting too much from the movie, if we expect a ‘argument’ about it in society, because it was simply not convincing. IMHO, the later “Ji” took a more realistic angle at student politics. Of course it suffered from a compromised climax and uncessesary love angle.

By: where is ratnam?

where is ratnam? — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 22:32:09 +0000

my industry sources tell me that mani’s next flick is a hindi-english bilingual w/ abhishek. he is in talks w/ ashok amrithraj to venture into english movies next year – maybe do a low-budget indie character study…; mani can become the next ang-lee. stay tuned…

By: Krithika

Krithika — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:20:37 +0000

@ Yeah! OKAY!: Touche! Just because there’s no one else better… Some good movies that come here down south are a lot better than the one that come with a “Maniratnam” tag. And stupid and incomprehensible one word dialogues that are his “trademark”!

By: kajan

kajan — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:12:38 +0000

His movies are alright. But yes, he does need to pick better casting. AB and Aish for a hindi flick is great, but why run after Saif? Even Mani buys into the popularity market.

Second, I believe that Mani tends to put big names into his films but gives them lousy roles. Especially character artists. For the money he pays them, it would be better if he chose someone new.