Well, some surprise winners this time, eh. Of course, Lage Raho Munnabhai and its four awards is the big news. I thought it was a fairly good film. No further comments. Hmm… I haven’t seen Priyanandanan’s Pulijanmam, (Malayalam) which was adjudged the best film. However, having watched his Neythukaran, (which also had Murali in the lead) I can say he’s got what it takes. In an interview on Malayalam channel Asianet yesterday, Priyanandanan hinted at reviving his project with Mammootty, an adaptation of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer’s novel Shabdangal. (Look it up on Wikipedia!) If it happens, that will be a must-watch movie. Oh, with this write-up, Nilanjana S Roy leaves us in no doubt of Basheer’s genius. Do read.
For some obscure reason, sections of the Malayalam media (TV and online) insisted on referring to Priyamani, who won the best actress award for her role in the Tamil film Paruthi Veeran, as a ‘Malayalam star’. Whatever. (Note: I only mean to drive home the point that the channels and websites should have refrained from ‘claiming’ an award for Malayalam by repeatedly calling Priyamani a Malayalam actress. She has featured in some inconsequential Malayalam films and Paruthi Veeran is probably the first film that gave her scope to perform.) That’s it on the awards for now, will post more stuff later.
And yes, I liked Sarkar Raj. A little over-the-top at times, but definitely worth a watch. A journalist friend and former classmate (school, college, J-school) of mine, B, who is a credible film critic in his own right, told me, “I liked Abhishek’s performance. No one else from the current lot of actors can do that role.” Hrithik Roshan, I suggested. (Ha!) No way, he said. “RGV would have had to make him flex his muscles. Tight close-ups won’t work.” Hmm. Anyway, good comeback by RGV. Contract and Phook are coming up soon. I think he’s back on track. But with RGV, you never know.
By the way, I will be watching Manoj Nelliyattu ‘Night’ Shyamalan’s latest, The Happening, this weekend. Shudder. Heh.
And yes, I liked Sarkar Raj. A little over-the-top at times, but definitely worth a watch. A journalist friend and former classmate (school, college, J-school) of mine, B, who is a credible film critic in his own right, told me, “I liked Abhishek’s performance. No one else from the current lot of actors can do that role.” Hrithik Roshan, I suggested. (Ha!) No way, he said. “RGV would have had to make him flex his muscles. Tight close-ups won’t work.” Hmm. Anyway, good comeback by RGV. Contract and Phook are coming up soon. I think he’s back on track. But with RGV, you never know.
By the way, I will be watching Manoj Nelliyattu ‘Night’ Shyamalan’s latest, The Happening, this weekend. Shudder. Heh.
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