On December 29,2010 a tragedy struck in my life...dear friends,do not think that a loved one of mine decided to meet me in Heaven,no,fortunately not but unfortunately I happened to see a tamil movie called Manmadhan Ambu(translated in English,it is Cupid's Arrow) starring none other than Kamal Haasan-one of my favorite actors of all time (certainly whether the North Indian people agree or not,the most talented cine artist in India...no BIG B/Amir Khan are not as versatile as him though they are very good actors!!!), Madhavan and Trisha in the lead roles.
Any person who has followed Kamal Haasan can immediately tell you a number of stories as to how he was moved to tears/laughed heartily when he saw how Kamal had so effortlessly drawn him emotionally to the FICTIONAL CHARACTERS!!!
Nayagan,Apoorva Sagothararkal,Indian,Avvai Shanmuki,....the list goes on but then suddenly comes this movie after Superstar Rajnikant comes out with the BIG THROTTLE,RECORD BREAKING,HOLLYWOOD-LIKE ENTHIRAN/ROBO.
What was so disappointing about this movie was not the story(which was bearable but not tolerable) but the man who had won so many accolades and at 56 years can do some good roles like the BIG B in BLACK/PAA or like the SUPERSTAR in ENTHIRAN putting in a performance like...YEAH,I HAVE STILL GOT THE STUFF!!!
What did you have in mind Mr.Kamal when you scripted the story,cast the perfect people,put amazing scenic places...I am really confused,I would have been really happy if you had played Madhavan's role.Did you just want to remind us that you are still capable enough of acting,that you are still young to romance a pretty lass who is half your age (sorry for copying that wonderful Hollywood title but suits this blog),that you can SING(have to bear that cos I reminded myself of the quote-"if none but the best birds sang....the woods would be too silent to keep us hooked"),that you can write a comedy script without CRAZY MOHAN(but it ended TRAGICALLY!!!)....Mr.Kamal,please,we have come to see you ACT and not how you can still REMIND us that you can ACT!!!
I hope and pray that Kamal Haasan sir thinks atleast for an nth time before he makes such a movie that makes us to only squirm and scream at ourselves for wasting a precious time that did everything except entertaining us!!!
Movie is made in the world because of love for the audience but unfortunately the Cupid's Arrow
(Manmadhan Ambu) missed the beloved one's(audiences) heart completely!!!
I was so hoping this movie would be a big hit. I liked Robot but acting wise, there was nothing to do there. Even if Kamal's movie is not a big hit atleast we can hope for a storyline. But from what you have written, I think I should give this a miss. Time for him to just act and let others do the rest.
ReplyDelete@ Sujatha:-It is tough for an actor to act emotionless,so Rajni should be appreciated for his Robot but yeah the story was not that good and in the case of Kamal's Manmadhan Ambu,I am still wondering why was that movie made first of all???
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