There is a poignancy in a lot of Tamil films in the 70s & 80s. In a lot of films, a certain sensitivity and empathy is seen in how a story that could widely be considered as taboo or something that could be a bit exploitative, is converted to absolute human relationship magic.
Balachander is obviously at the peak of this movement in volume, but it can be seen in the works of Rudraiah, Mahendran, Balu Mahendra & Bharathiraja. Beautiful cinema that…
An absolute showcase of powerhouse performances with Ettan, Sivaji Ganesan, Nedumudi Venu & even an effective Thilakan cameo. Sivaji Ganesan brings gravitas to the role in quite a beautiful manner, and the combination scenes with him and Ettan are chef’s kiss. It’s one of the greatest crossover events as well with the Scion of acting from a previous generation meeting another legend who represents a contrasting school of acting.
There was something I read about how The Irishman is the Final Martin Scorsese film, despite how many films he does after this, because of how it encapsulated his entire filmography into one film in addition to the tone of the film. That's what Uttama Villain is for Kamal Haasan.
He casts collaborators such as Nasser, Jayaram and Urvashi in order to get both a feeling of nostalgia and to remind himself of certain periods in his life. He casts…
In both Sibi Malayil's Kireedam and Thaniyavarthanam, the message is the same - Society is the villain, It will make you a criminal and a madman as it pleases. If it was Mohanlal's masterful performance in Kireedam, it's one of Mammootty's career best performances here displaying the gradual decline of a respectable man with utmost class.
No matter how bad Sibi Malayil's latest movies are, the man who gave these two masterpieces is no mere director.
