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Soorarai Pottru (2020)
Soorarai Potru,( Hail the Heroes!)- A Different Film
Dreams never die for ambitious men. Here is a beautiful movie on one such man, Maran, ex-IAF pilot who dreams to fly high in life and at at he same time provide the poor air travel with in their reach.
Want to see a movie with Songs, foreign location, fights, punch dialogues? Sorry, then this is not a movie for you! This depicts the struggles of a man in real life who wish to change aviation history.
Yes, the story might have been based on real life events of Gopinath who was the first to provide economy air travel (and others) by starting Simplifly-Deccan, but the struggles they encountered to provide the facility under tough airliners competition is not just Simplif(l)y!
Surya has done an excellent job in bringing to life the character to steal the show. It is another feather in his cap. Aparna Balamurali as his wife Bommi, who teases, pleases, gives ample support to be with him as a true wife and companion during his struggles. Director Sudha Kongara whose Irudhi Sutru (Final Round) was a hit, has again given a different movie and she needs to be appreciated. Urvashi as Surya's mother, Paresh Rawal as Villainous Paresh Goswamy, the Jas airline owner, Kaali Venkat, Karunaas, Krishna kumar as Che, his friend have done their jobs well. Mohan Babu as Surya's commodore has a pleasant role at the end.
Technical values are excellent. G. V. Kumar has provided necessary music suitable for village background.
The drawback of this otherwise good film is the length. It could have been trimmed further to bring it under 2 hours.
There are many touching scenes like villagers sending money to Maran's account, Surya's desperation to reach the village to see his dying father's face, his initial failures and so on.
Watch the movie on Amazon Prime OTT platform and let's encourage good movies!
Nerkonda Paarvai (2019)
Ner Konda Paarvai- A Feather in Ajith's Cap!
You need not be an Ajith fan to enjoy this film. In fact there are no usual ingredients which are found in Tamil films like duets, lot of fights ( there IS one in this!), foreign locations, punch dialogues). Its completely different. Court dramas are generally rare in movies nowadays. There was a movie by name Vidhi(Fate) shot some 35 years ago about the fight of a cheated woman with a spoilt son of rich man to claim her rights. From Telugu "Nyayam Kavali" to Tamil Vidhi to Latest Hindi "Pink" it's a long journey in time and had taken many changes in court drama and story variations. (This movie Ner konda Paarvai is a remake of Pink.). We have moved (that's what the film say) from dedicated Bharat Nari of Vidhi to liberated, (we don't care attitude in life) women and what problems they face when it involves face to face rub off with the son of a rich political leader who implicate them in a crime with support from police. It is left to Ajith, a criminal lawyer with a sad past, to rescue them. A familiar Perry Mason - Hamilton Burger type battle emerge in court room. Some of the dialogues are very good. Very composed acting by Ajith, slick direction by Vinoth takes the story from a slow starting to fast paced movie with out boring. Ajith has not bothered about his usual image in movies and given a superlative performance. This would be a feather in his cap. A brisk fight in Park with a second fight in a car shop would be a treat for his fans. A brief appearance by Vidya Balan as Ajith's wife and able support from Sraddha Srinath, Abhirami Venkatachalam, Andrea Tariang as the three victimised girls, Junior Baliah, Jeyapraksh as politician. Special mention is to be made on Rangaraj Pande who makes his appearance as the Public Prosecutor. Yuvan has provided the music with Nirav Shah supporting on eye capturing cinematography. A movie worth watching. Rating ***1/2/5
LKG (2019)
LKG- A witty Political Satire!
Want to spend two and half hours laughing non-stop forgetting all worries and with out any party affiliations? Then you are right in choosing LKG for the weekend treat.
No star values, no big director, Music maestro to score, locations in foreign countries but if still any body can take the movie smoothly till the end does it not mean it is a great success? And RJ Balaji has passed the acid test as hero! Kudos to him!
To be frank it's not an easy joke in the present scenario. The timing is perfect as the elections are fast approaching and people are getting busy for it.
Three cheers to R.J.Balaji! And to the producer (Isari Ganesh) and director (K.R.Prabhu) too who have cast him boldly.
We have very few known faces like Priya Anand, Santhanabharati, Ramkumar, Mayilsamy, Nanjil Sampath in significan roles and Manobala in a guest role. All have done justice to their part. Another major role is political rival of Balaji,well done by Ritesh. Priya Anand has got a major role in this movie unlike other earlier movies where she will just walk as a doll heroine. Here she represents a corporate company who help in training and evolving methodology and strategies to score and win the election. Good work.
It's a political satire and comedy on the plight and journey of a starter(Balaji) , whose father is a "failed" politician (N Sampath) but son dreams to become chief minister from Councilor. How he utilises the opportunities or bends the situation to his advantage is the rest of story. More details will mar the interest and please watch it on the big screen.
Unlike other comedies this movie does not just depend on string of continuous jokes galore but on satirical splashes and quotes which one can easily identify with persons and happenings in our political arena. No party is spared. His timing is perfect, which is very much essential for comedy.
Balaji's rise is very much welcome in the absence of good comedians now.
All other aspects like cinematography, sound, editing all are very good.
Go, enjoy with friends and family!
You won't repent.