Chandramuki and Mumbai Express Reviewed
Saw both the movies back to back yesterday. 12 o Clock Mumbai Exp and 3.30 Chandramuki. One was brilliant and the other was less than average.
Mumbai Express:
Kamal rules! This is by far the funniest of all Kamal's movies (He seems to be on a comedy trip interspersed with extremely violent ones). A pretty simple story about a bungling bunch of kidnappers, the dialogues (story, screenplay and dialogues are by Kamal) are simply stunning in their timing and delivery. Pasupathy and Vaiyapuri have done a great job with the supporting roles. I also take this opportunity to welcome Manisha Koirala back into the human race (she was beginning to look like an alien species, especially in Mudhalvan).Though I am not a die hard fan of either Kamal or Rajini, this movie throws up a pretty convincing case to join the Kamal fan club.
Verdict: This is one of the funniest movies EVER. Don't miss it.
Chandramuki:
Had to rush from Santham to Shanti theatre, didn't want to miss the intro scene of the 'superstar'. Made it with 4 minutes to spare. Rajini's introduction was the usual high voltage stuff (especially with over 500 hard core Rajini fans testing the limits of their vocal chords). A remake of the Malayalam hit "Manichitrathalu" this would have been a pretty good movie except for the casting. One expects certain gimmicks from the superstar, well, that's how he became the superstar in the first place. This movie lacks the usual punch dialogues or hand gestures that have become the hallmark of recent Rajini movies. The flick moves along predictable lines except for a few glitches. There is a fight scene which is there for reasons best known only to the director. Rajini decides to beat the brains out of some guy for absolutely no reason. I spent all of last evening and most of this morning trying to come up with a plausible reason for that scene and I haven't succeeded. The scene where Rajini reads the Bhagavad Gita at midnight with his sunglasses on was as hilarious as some of the scenes from Mumbai Express.
Verdict: Watchable, but don't go to the theaters expecting the usual Superstar pot boiler, you will be in for a disappointment.
Contributions to:
Superstar Superannuation Fund
Actors Guild
C/O.Vijayakanth aka Captain
Tamil Nadu.
Mumbai Express:
Kamal rules! This is by far the funniest of all Kamal's movies (He seems to be on a comedy trip interspersed with extremely violent ones). A pretty simple story about a bungling bunch of kidnappers, the dialogues (story, screenplay and dialogues are by Kamal) are simply stunning in their timing and delivery. Pasupathy and Vaiyapuri have done a great job with the supporting roles. I also take this opportunity to welcome Manisha Koirala back into the human race (she was beginning to look like an alien species, especially in Mudhalvan).Though I am not a die hard fan of either Kamal or Rajini, this movie throws up a pretty convincing case to join the Kamal fan club.
Verdict: This is one of the funniest movies EVER. Don't miss it.
Chandramuki:
Had to rush from Santham to Shanti theatre, didn't want to miss the intro scene of the 'superstar'. Made it with 4 minutes to spare. Rajini's introduction was the usual high voltage stuff (especially with over 500 hard core Rajini fans testing the limits of their vocal chords). A remake of the Malayalam hit "Manichitrathalu" this would have been a pretty good movie except for the casting. One expects certain gimmicks from the superstar, well, that's how he became the superstar in the first place. This movie lacks the usual punch dialogues or hand gestures that have become the hallmark of recent Rajini movies. The flick moves along predictable lines except for a few glitches. There is a fight scene which is there for reasons best known only to the director. Rajini decides to beat the brains out of some guy for absolutely no reason. I spent all of last evening and most of this morning trying to come up with a plausible reason for that scene and I haven't succeeded. The scene where Rajini reads the Bhagavad Gita at midnight with his sunglasses on was as hilarious as some of the scenes from Mumbai Express.
Verdict: Watchable, but don't go to the theaters expecting the usual Superstar pot boiler, you will be in for a disappointment.
Contributions to:
Superstar Superannuation Fund
Actors Guild
C/O.Vijayakanth aka Captain
Tamil Nadu.
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