நானும், என் புகைப்படங்களும் - பகுதி-1

சிலருக்கு புகைப்படம் எடுக்கப் பிடிக்கும். சிலருக்கு புகைப்படம் எடுத்துக்கொள்ளப் பிடிக்கும். சிலருக்கு இரண்டுமே பிடிக்கும். நான் 3வது வகையை சேர்ந்தவன். எடுப்பதோ, எடுத்துக்கொள்வதோ, புகைப்படம் என்றாலே தனி குஷி தான் எனக்கு.

இதனை வெளியிட ஒரு உந்துதலாக இருந்த வெங்கி அவர்களுக்கு என் நன்றிகள்.

என்னுடைய கைப்பேசி சோனி W810. சுமார் இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளுக்கும் மேலாக என்னுடன் இருக்கிறான். இவன் எனது வலக்கரம், தோழன் என்று சொன்னால் மிகை ஆகாது. இவன் எனக்கு எடுத்து் தந்த புகைப்படங்கள் ஏராளம். நிக்கான் L18 கேமிராவிலும் சில படங்கள் எடுத்துள்ளேன். இதோ நான் எடுத்த, முயற்சித்த, சில புகைப்படஙள்.

1. இரவும் பகலும் உரசிக்கொள்ளும் நேரத்தில், சோழங்கநல்லூர் அருகே உள்ள ஒரு கோயிலின் தோற்றம்.


2. எங்கள் குடியிருப்பு பகுதி அருகே உள்ள ஒரு வயல்வெளியில் எடுத்தது. சும்மா சொல்லக்கூடாது. சோனி எரிக்ஸனில் "மேக்ரோ மோட்" கச்சிதமாய் வேலை செய்கிறது.


3. முத்தமிடுவதைப் பார்த்துவிட்டேன் என்று தெரிந்தும், கோபப்படாமல், சிரிக்கும் மலர்கள். துல்லியமாய் படமெடுக்கும் அதே "மேக்ரோ மோட்".



4. காரினுள் நான், வெளியில் மழை. கண்ணாடி வழியே எடுக்கப்பட்டக் காட்சி. என்னை மிகவும் கவர்ந்த ஒன்று.


5. (Nikon L18) கிணறு வெட்ட பூதம் கிளம்பிய கதையாக, கிணற்றை படம் எடுக்கப்போய், பூதத்தையும் சேர்த்து எடுத்துவிட்டேன். ஐயோ. மன்னிக்கவும். அது பூதம் இல்லை. என் அண்ண்ன். ஹா ஹா...


மேலும் சில படங்களுடன் பகுதி இரண்டில் சந்திக்கிறேன்.

இன்னும் எடுப்பேன்...
விநித்...

Vamanan, 'Following" the path of Plagiarism

Plagiarism and Indian cinema are like two sides of a coin. Plethora of movies have been made in Tamil, Hindi, which were directly lifted from Hollywood or Foreign movies. Some of them are Kadhal Konden (Said to have been a remake of a German Movie), Saroja (Copied from Judgment Night). Debutant Director I. Ahmed's Vamanan is not an exception. This affirms that the Indian Cinema is still following the path of plagiarism.

Some websites reported that the theme of Vamanan has been copied from a Hollywood flick "Following", directed by Christopher Nolan. Caught by Curiosity, I wanted to watch "Following". Watched it. I would rather call it "Lifted". Not just the theme, the scenes, the conversation between hero and villain (Rahman and Jai in Vamanan), the dialogues, the twist in the climax, everything has been ruthlessly lifted by I. Ahmed, a debutant director. What irks me is, Ahmed in an interview said that he has tried a new technique in screenplay which will be a trend setter and many movies would follow this trend. LOL. Ahmed, don't think you are smart. Tamil audience are not fools. You are being watched. Bag it in mind!

'Following-Vamanan' Connection:

Jeremy (Lead actor of Following) follows Alex to find inspiration for his novel.
Jai follows Rahman and contemplates his bodylanguage, style to find inspiration for his acting career.

The conversation between Jai and Rahman in a hotel (When Jai gets caught by Rahman) is exactly the same as the one between Jeremy and Alex in a Cafe when Jeremy gets caught by Alex for same reason.

Alex, a burglar, breaks into the apartments and surfs through the personal matters, diaries, of the residents. That's exactly what Rahman does in Vamanan. Worst part here is, in a scene Rahman takes a sip of Cool drinks in a house and shares the joy of having cool drinks in a house when the family people are not there. Even this dialogue has been lifted.

And last but not the least, the final twist in the climax.

So, I. Ahmed, what do you have to say? What about your next movie?

Aah... one more, Thanks Ahmed. Had you not done this, I would not have watched "Following". A must watch movie! Thanks once again!

Share your thoughts,

Regards,
Vinith...

Tags: Vamanan lifted, Vamanan inspired, Vaamanan movie copied from following, I. Ahmed Following movie, Christopher Nolan.

Movie Reviews: Muthirai, Vamanan

Just thought of sharing my opinion on these two movies.

Muthirai - A crap movie with some nice twists towards the climax. Yuvan is the real hero of this movie. He's elevated this movie with his amazing background score. Beautiful songs have been picturized pathetically with expressionless Lead heroes. We only get frustrated on seeing Nitin's romance in Azhagaana Neeyum song and Daniel's horrible face expressions in July Madhathil, Uyire Uyire songs. Huh. However, it serves as a nice laughter therapy if you go with your friends as a gang. Muthirai's Background scores have been recorded (good quality) and uploaded by me in Yuvan's freeforums. You can download it from there! Here you go. Do register if you have not done already. :)

Vamanan - A run-of-the-mill plot (which is quite similar to as that of Muthirai) that has been narrated in an entertaining way. Even though the movie (particularly the second half) lacks logic, the first half is very much entertaining with Santhanam and Urvasi providing a great laughter therapy. Santhanam has raised to a newer level in this movie with his rib-tickling comedy. Suspense elements in the movie are quite interesting. Another major plus point is Yuvan's songs and above average background score. All five songs have been placed aptly without disrupting the pace of the screenplay. Jai has done a commendable job. Aravind Krishna's camerawork is awesome! Can watch it once.
PS: It is said that this movie has been inspired from a hollywood flick called "Following". Let me watch that movie and get back to you with proper information.

Tagged under: Movie reviews, Vamanan review, vaamanan movie review, vamanan jai, I. Ahmed, Vamanan following, Muthirai review, muththirai movie review, muthirai yuvan, daniel balaji, nitin, srinath, santhanam, urvasi.

Regards,
Vinith.

Playlist Jan-June 2009

I'm back :-)

First half of 2009 has really been great for music lovers. Here is the list of Top 10 Songs. Not in any particular order.

1. Azhagana Neeyum (Muthirai, Yuvan Shankar Raja)
2. Om Sivo ham (Nan Kadavul, Ilayaraja)
3. Vizhi Moodi (Ayan, Harris Jeyaraj)
4. Pemmane (Aayirathil Oruvan, GV Prakash)
5. Oru Vetkam Varudhe (Pasanga, James Vasanthan)
6. Kannil Thaagam (Achchamundu Achamundu, Karthik Raja)
7. Paathi Kadhal (Modhi Vilayadu, Hari Leslie)
8. Aval Appadi ondrum (Angadi Theru, Vijay antony)
9. Yarai Ketpadhu (Vamanan, Yuvan Shankar Raja)
10. Katrukulle (Sarvam, Yuvan Shankar Raja)

Yuvan stands out for his consistent performance. All his six albums (including the one in Telugu. Oye) had great songs. He is in incredible form. Six more albums to come :)

GVP's Aayirathil Oruvan is the best album of the year (first half). That was a smashing album with great classical numbers!

Lets see what the second half has to offer!

Regards,
Vinith