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Gold is nature's gift to liberate the oppressed- not an ornament, luxury or a societal status symbol.
No Indian cinema has shown the grandeur of Indian soil and the grit of indigenous tribe as Thangalaan did!
This film goes beyond the art called Cinema.
PA Ranjith reminds, yet again, why cinema is the most influential medium capable of changing lives.
Thangalaan boasts a narrative unknown to Indian audience. The film's a sagacious amalgamation of adventure, supernatural, fantasy, survival, war, action-epic. Only a filmmaker clouded with infectious passion & command could conduct such incredible cinematic sèance.
The incisive impartation of nature, the didactic interpretation of flora and fauna and how they collectively safeguard the existence of earth and its tenants (us) unabashedly makes THANGALAAN an insurmountable achievement in INDIAN cinema.
While the ambitious trifecta: Azhagiya Periyavan, Tamil Prabha, PA Ranjith, sprinkle accountability & creativity into writing this epic. The editor Selva R. K., music-director GV Prakash, & cinematographer A Kishore Kumar conquer uncharted realms with their filmmaking prowess thus making THANGALAAN a haunting cinematic masterpiece.
Every frame of Thangalaan is a masterclass to aspiring filmmakers. This is our APOCALYPTO, MAD MAX, BLOOD DIAMOND, DUNE.
Thangalaan, albeit studded with such craftsmanship, credentials and ambition, miraculously feels inferior in front of its messenger a.k.a actors: Vikram & Parvathy. There is no calibration of range for Vikram and Parvathy. These are true raconteurs who deserve to be celebrated for their skill.
Malavika Mohanan as Aarthi, an evil enchantress who exists in a magical realism, guards the elephant stone known to humankind as the place where earth wombs gold.
As imperialists aspire to snatch the gold by tearing & ransacking nature's womb, the Legend of Aarthi evokes, reminding humankind of the significance and profound purpose of earthly resources: "To liberate the oppressed."
Leading this oppressed indigenous tribe is Thangalaan-a father, fighter, slave-turned-protecor.
Each time Aarathi appears on screen CINEMA piques to new heights. Aarathi is a Monalisa-equivalent in cinema realism. Not watching this mighty film on the big screen is equivalent to seeing Mona Lisa in real life. She's only an art if she's on canvas. If not, she's a normal looking human being like everyone. Malavika Mohanan's portrayal of Aarathi can only be witnessed on the Silver screen. Anywhere else wouldn't do justice to the craftsmanship that went behind creating this miracle.
The culmination of film summons a perception in its viewers that veritably changes how an audience perceive cinema.
Cinema is not just an entertainer. CINEMA is art. Cinema is maternal and its influence is eternal, Cinema is responsibility, and Cinema is an experience with no replacement.
Art is for the Humans, by the Humans Period!
Thangalaan is one such embellishment to the art called Cinema.
Thank you to the craftsmen who created this original MASTERPIECE.
No Indian cinema has shown the grandeur of Indian soil and the grit of indigenous tribe as Thangalaan did!
This film goes beyond the art called Cinema.
PA Ranjith reminds, yet again, why cinema is the most influential medium capable of changing lives.
Thangalaan boasts a narrative unknown to Indian audience. The film's a sagacious amalgamation of adventure, supernatural, fantasy, survival, war, action-epic. Only a filmmaker clouded with infectious passion & command could conduct such incredible cinematic sèance.
The incisive impartation of nature, the didactic interpretation of flora and fauna and how they collectively safeguard the existence of earth and its tenants (us) unabashedly makes THANGALAAN an insurmountable achievement in INDIAN cinema.
While the ambitious trifecta: Azhagiya Periyavan, Tamil Prabha, PA Ranjith, sprinkle accountability & creativity into writing this epic. The editor Selva R. K., music-director GV Prakash, & cinematographer A Kishore Kumar conquer uncharted realms with their filmmaking prowess thus making THANGALAAN a haunting cinematic masterpiece.
Every frame of Thangalaan is a masterclass to aspiring filmmakers. This is our APOCALYPTO, MAD MAX, BLOOD DIAMOND, DUNE.
Thangalaan, albeit studded with such craftsmanship, credentials and ambition, miraculously feels inferior in front of its messenger a.k.a actors: Vikram & Parvathy. There is no calibration of range for Vikram and Parvathy. These are true raconteurs who deserve to be celebrated for their skill.
Malavika Mohanan as Aarthi, an evil enchantress who exists in a magical realism, guards the elephant stone known to humankind as the place where earth wombs gold.
As imperialists aspire to snatch the gold by tearing & ransacking nature's womb, the Legend of Aarthi evokes, reminding humankind of the significance and profound purpose of earthly resources: "To liberate the oppressed."
Leading this oppressed indigenous tribe is Thangalaan-a father, fighter, slave-turned-protecor.
Each time Aarathi appears on screen CINEMA piques to new heights. Aarathi is a Monalisa-equivalent in cinema realism. Not watching this mighty film on the big screen is equivalent to seeing Mona Lisa in real life. She's only an art if she's on canvas. If not, she's a normal looking human being like everyone. Malavika Mohanan's portrayal of Aarathi can only be witnessed on the Silver screen. Anywhere else wouldn't do justice to the craftsmanship that went behind creating this miracle.
The culmination of film summons a perception in its viewers that veritably changes how an audience perceive cinema.
Cinema is not just an entertainer. CINEMA is art. Cinema is maternal and its influence is eternal, Cinema is responsibility, and Cinema is an experience with no replacement.
Art is for the Humans, by the Humans Period!
Thangalaan is one such embellishment to the art called Cinema.
Thank you to the craftsmen who created this original MASTERPIECE.
Telugu cinema has only few writers who are quite adept at amalgamating quirkiness within the story and be able to harness it to unlock the potential of screenplay and Vakkantham Vamsi is one of them.
The justification of the title "Hero playing an extra in films and the dichotomy of it being an ordinary job, birthing to Extraordinary Man title" is a testament to director's explicit style.
Gladly, actor Nithin who surprisingly belongs to the same tribe off late, collaborates with Vamshi to deliver a quirky, relatable breezy film with a very ambitious yet underwhelming second half.
It might not work out well throughout, but Extraordinary Man has it moments. Vakkantham Vamsi's unconventional proclivity towards creating a fictious second half where Hero assumes an identity and pushes the fellow characters into oblivion actually thwarts the film's potential to be unique and ends up feeling stretched.
Nonetheless, the film has it bright moments, soaring above all is the Protagonist's characterization which stands tall in the first half as an extremely optimistic human being who stays impervious to countless slurs and comments hurled at him by the society and family alike.
In this film, Vakkantham Vamsi flaunts his greatest strength i.e. Hero characterization and hits a bullseye with it. Wish we could have a spin off on hero's journey as an extra alone.
Nithin proves to be irreplaceable in his role as a hustling extra and incites positivity through his palpable performance. The sound, especially songs of the film's, exalt the film's standards leaving in wanting more.
There are many things in the film I wish the film the Filmmaker would've done differently. More emphasis on hero's characterization, juxtaposition of "screenplay within screenplay" act in the second half and better usage of supporting characters. Perhaps, Vakkantham Vamsi should follow his instincts and furnish his filmmaking prowess more and go ahead, success will eventually follows. Nonetheless, the writer deserves highest praise for designing a character who brushes off all the negativity around thrown at him and continues to pursue his dream with smile. Wish the film dwelled more on it and made the hero more three dimensional.
In conclusion, Extraordinary Man offers what it promises, and deserves a watch!!!
Special mention to the song "Brush Vesko" for it's stunning cinematography, vibrant costumes, dexterous production design, ruminating lyrics, nifty choreography, protagonist's appearance, harmonious tune and stupendous sound quality.
They don't orchestrate songs like these anymore. I wish they had.
Gonna cherish this song for a long time.
The justification of the title "Hero playing an extra in films and the dichotomy of it being an ordinary job, birthing to Extraordinary Man title" is a testament to director's explicit style.
Gladly, actor Nithin who surprisingly belongs to the same tribe off late, collaborates with Vamshi to deliver a quirky, relatable breezy film with a very ambitious yet underwhelming second half.
It might not work out well throughout, but Extraordinary Man has it moments. Vakkantham Vamsi's unconventional proclivity towards creating a fictious second half where Hero assumes an identity and pushes the fellow characters into oblivion actually thwarts the film's potential to be unique and ends up feeling stretched.
Nonetheless, the film has it bright moments, soaring above all is the Protagonist's characterization which stands tall in the first half as an extremely optimistic human being who stays impervious to countless slurs and comments hurled at him by the society and family alike.
In this film, Vakkantham Vamsi flaunts his greatest strength i.e. Hero characterization and hits a bullseye with it. Wish we could have a spin off on hero's journey as an extra alone.
Nithin proves to be irreplaceable in his role as a hustling extra and incites positivity through his palpable performance. The sound, especially songs of the film's, exalt the film's standards leaving in wanting more.
There are many things in the film I wish the film the Filmmaker would've done differently. More emphasis on hero's characterization, juxtaposition of "screenplay within screenplay" act in the second half and better usage of supporting characters. Perhaps, Vakkantham Vamsi should follow his instincts and furnish his filmmaking prowess more and go ahead, success will eventually follows. Nonetheless, the writer deserves highest praise for designing a character who brushes off all the negativity around thrown at him and continues to pursue his dream with smile. Wish the film dwelled more on it and made the hero more three dimensional.
In conclusion, Extraordinary Man offers what it promises, and deserves a watch!!!
Special mention to the song "Brush Vesko" for it's stunning cinematography, vibrant costumes, dexterous production design, ruminating lyrics, nifty choreography, protagonist's appearance, harmonious tune and stupendous sound quality.
They don't orchestrate songs like these anymore. I wish they had.
Gonna cherish this song for a long time.
The most remarkable thing about Evil Dead Rise is undoubtedly the inimitable performance of Alyssa Sutherland who essays the Mom-Deadite on the cusp of engorging her children. Alyssa Sutherland infuses an inexplicably alluring charm to a blood-smeared ghost. Having seen most of the horror films, and as a big connoisseur of horror, I believe what Alyssa Sutherland brought to the role is a distinctive amalgamation of beauty & beast in one entity. She reinvigorates what traditionally was a gory, stinky, scrubby, glue-y into a grotesquely gorgeous ghost with vivacity galore. She crawls, slithers, limps, engorges, howls, allures, and overall captivates us with spellbinding performance - tenaciously grasping the attention of audience towards her. In short, she rewrites the acting nuances in portraying a ghost and metamorphoses into an exemplary Deadite which leaves a perpetual impact on cinema history. The housefull-boards in front of the theatres, swarming of audiences, yelling, clapping and whistling for the ghost sends the message rather lucidly i.e., Horror is the most entertaining-successful genre in cinema.
The rendition of evil dead by Lee Cronin is an embellishment to the iconic undead world created with such conviction by the legend Sam Raimi. The film, rather satirically, is set in a dilapidated L. A apartment on the verge of a collapse. To exacerbate the precariousness of the apartment, an unprecedented earthquake opens the much-awaited segue for the audiences to witness what they're here for in the first place - the deadites. Lee Cronin's take on the much eminent franchise unapologetically treads in the trademark gory-blood-soaked body horror tropes, yet the rudimentary element of mom being the ghost sets the film on a different pedestal. The film makes us root for the victims compassionately, but the inner impulses aim for the carnage. The prologue of the film ushers the audience right into the theme of the film - it has got one of the best title sequence ever in cinema history. Hailing from the renowned franchise, evil dead rise rightfully succeeds in making the audiences the emissaries of scare in this scary film. Each character, especially the leads (children), contributes their best gory-self to justify the USP of film and boy!!! They take the pre-established dread to new levels. In a nutshell, Evil Dead Rise is an honest, conscientious addition to the legendary franchise dotted with avant-garde sound design, fear inducing cinematography, irreplaceable performances by the actors and some much assuaging tributes to classics like The Shining, A Nightmare on Elm Street and Psycho.
The rendition of evil dead by Lee Cronin is an embellishment to the iconic undead world created with such conviction by the legend Sam Raimi. The film, rather satirically, is set in a dilapidated L. A apartment on the verge of a collapse. To exacerbate the precariousness of the apartment, an unprecedented earthquake opens the much-awaited segue for the audiences to witness what they're here for in the first place - the deadites. Lee Cronin's take on the much eminent franchise unapologetically treads in the trademark gory-blood-soaked body horror tropes, yet the rudimentary element of mom being the ghost sets the film on a different pedestal. The film makes us root for the victims compassionately, but the inner impulses aim for the carnage. The prologue of the film ushers the audience right into the theme of the film - it has got one of the best title sequence ever in cinema history. Hailing from the renowned franchise, evil dead rise rightfully succeeds in making the audiences the emissaries of scare in this scary film. Each character, especially the leads (children), contributes their best gory-self to justify the USP of film and boy!!! They take the pre-established dread to new levels. In a nutshell, Evil Dead Rise is an honest, conscientious addition to the legendary franchise dotted with avant-garde sound design, fear inducing cinematography, irreplaceable performances by the actors and some much assuaging tributes to classics like The Shining, A Nightmare on Elm Street and Psycho.