PERSON OF THE DAY-JAN 21- SANTHANAM

We as malayalees have always found the Tamil comedies difficult to get digested.. But Santhanam was different.. He was unique in his style and attitude and has found a place in our hearts..

Santhanam (born 21 January 1980) is an Indian film actor who has predominantly appeared in Tamil films as a comedian. Beginning his career as a comedian on television shows, he rose to fame through his performances in Vijay TV's Lollu Sabhaenacting the lead role in spoofs of Tamil films.

 He was subsequently given a chance by actor Silambarasan to feature in a supporting role in Manmadhan (2004) and then was signed on to appear in a host of films, notably winning good reviews for his work in Sachien (2005) and Polladhavan (2007). He appeared in an one-off leading role in Shankar's production Arai En 305-il Kadavul (2008) and subsequently became a staple feature as a comedian in successful Tamil films during the period, with his market popularity helping stuck films find distributors. Santhanam has also had embarked on collaborations with directors including gaining positive reviews for his work in M. Rajesh's comic trilogy of Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009), Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010) and Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012), winning the Vijay Award for Best Comedian for each one. He has also repeatedly collaborated in the films of A. L. Vijay, Siva and Sundar C as well as in films featuring Silambarasan, Arya and Udhayanidhi Stalin.

He has won numerous award as both comedian and supporting actor..

Won

Vijay Award for Best Comedian for Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009)
Vijay Award for Best Comedian for Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010)
Edison Award for Best Comedian for Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010)
Vijay Award for Best Comedian for Siruthai (2011)
SIIMA Award for Best Comedian for Vaanam (2011)
Vijay Award for Best Comedian for Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012)
Vijay Award for Best Comedian for Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru (2013)


Nominated

Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil for Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010)
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil for Siruthai (2011)
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil for Deiva Thirumagal (2011)
SIIMA Award for Best Comedian for Oru Kal Oru Kannadi 2012

He is a part of the latest hit I,staring Vikram.. We are expecting more from him... Lets hope he continue with his work and provide us with more good movies...

take care...

MOVIE OF THE WEEK- PULP FICTION

This can be the first one to try a non-linear story line... and it was a great success.. Otherwise it would not have been accepted by a lot of fans...

MOVIE: PULP FICTION
YEAR: 1994
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
DIRECTOR: QUENTIN TARANTINO
CAST: JOHN TRAVOLTA, UMA THURMAN, SAMUEL L JACKSON, BRUCE WILLIS

Its an American black comedy crime film which is known for his eclectic dialogues, ironic mixture of humor and violence and non linear storyline. the screen play makes the movie unique. The non linear storyline was something new back in 1990s.. It was the first movie of that kind..

In addition to a crazy and brilliant screenplay, casting too was great.. every single one played their role in style.. they did their job well.. Dialpgue delivery of samuel jackson was indeed GREAT.. I dare you.. I double dare you.. you will like it..

This is definitely a movie worth watching..
My rating: 8.7/10

imdb link:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/?ref_=tttr_tr_tt
rotten tomatoes link: www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pulp_fiction/

DECEMBER 18-PERSON OF THE DAY-STEVEN SPIELBERG

"The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves."

                                                                                -Spielberg

    To be frank.. We were actually in a dilemma..! Whom should we select as the person of the day!!

Brad Pitt, Spielberg or Stalin!! Finally we decided.. Being an admirer of Spielberg movies, we thought he would be the perfect choice. He is undoubtedly the most influential film personality in the world. He is one of the wealthiest film makers of the world. He has been with us for 4 decades and has covered almost all the genres. 

He was born on December 18,1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio to an orthodox Jewish family(we could see that in his movie Schindler's List). He grew up by making amateur 8mm films.  In 1963,at the age of 16,he wrote and directed his first independent movie which was a 140 minutes lonf science fiction movie named Firelight. Later he made several super hit movies which was loved by both young and old.

I do not think it would be a good idea to list out his complete work.. I would provide the link below.. But,I do mention my favourite among them like Schindler's List, Jurassic Park series, War of the World, and many more..
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Spielberg

Filmography:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Spielberg_filmography

IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000229/

MOVIE OF THE WEEK- MILLION DOLLAR BABY

"THE BEST WAY TO DIE- CLINT EASTWOOD SHOOTING WHILE MORGAN FREEMAN NARRATES IT"

                                                                                               -some random guy
Well.. Well.. Here you have both of them.. Freeman narrates it.. But Eastwood is not the 'sharp shooter' as he was in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.. He fight.. Yeah.. He is a veteran boxing trainer..

The leading roles, Frankie Dunn, Maggie Fitzgerald are done by Clint Eastwood and Hilary Swank respectively. Morgan Freeman has done the role of Eddie Dupris, Frankie's friend and faithful employee. The story is narrated ny Freeman.. That itself shows how brilliant it would be.. Something told by Freeman can never be bad.. Right??

Million Dollar Baby,2004 is an american sports drama film directed by Clint Eastwood. The film portraits a training gym run by Frankie and his employee Eddie. The gym was not doing good. Added to that his fighter,who was groomed by him to a world class status has payed him back by signing an agreement with another manager. Frankie has devoted his life to the ring and training. It was at that time,a lady Maggie Fitzgerald came to Frankie and asked if he could train him. Frankie was not interested in training women and he didnt accept her request. But, later Frankie had to due to her determination and love.. The rest of the movie deals with the personnel relationship between the trainer and the trainee.

The 4 Academy Award winning movie is thoughtful, unfashionable, honest, simple and shows us that life can really fuck you at times.. "You plan everything.. Everything goes according to your plan and here you have a happy ending" Life doesnt work that way.. It has alwasy gor other plans..and it stick ti its...

The movie had won 4 Oscars;
Best motion picture of the year,
Best performance by an actress in leading role (Swank),
Best performance by an actor in supporting role (Freeman), and
Best achievement in directing (Eastwood).

I personally like this movie very much and thought of sharing it with you... So we selected this as the movie of the week(its too late.. its already sunday.. pardon us for that)...

IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405159/ 
Rotten Tomatoes link: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/million_dollar_baby/

Rating:8.5/10

Take care

MOVIE OF THE WEEK-FOLLOWING (NOLAN'S FIRST MOVIE)

So.. Lemme ask you guys a question.. May I? 

What would you do if you have $6000 with you???

You would have deposited in bank.. you would have spend it like anything.. or you could even buy a second hand car or your dream bike.. 

Would you ever dare to make a movie with that money.. or you would.. but no guarantee it would become a decent hit in the box office..

But what Christopher Nolan did was exactly the same.. 

MOVIE: Following

YEAR: 1998

LANGUAGE: English

DIRECTION: Christopher Nolan

CAST: Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell

        Following is a 1998 British movie directed and co-produced by the most famous director of our era Christopher Nolan  It tells the story of a young man who follows strangers and is drawn into a criminal underworld when he fails to keep his distance. Being his debut it was meant to be an inexpensive.The production budget of the film is only six thousand dollars, which makes it one of the least expensive films in the history.

The story goes like this..

A struggling, unemployed young writer who is credited as 'young man'(or Bill as movie progress) starts following people in the streets of London. he chose people random and follow them watching where they go and what they do. initially he had his own rules like "do not follow the same person more than once". but later he could not stick to his rule. finally another guy caught him. He introduced himself as Cobb. He was interested in Bill's lifestyle tells him that he is a burglar and ask him to join with him.

I do not want to spoil the fun.. So i stop here.. The story continues in a thrilling way and has an unexpecting climax.

Being a Nolan fan..I know my reviews would be biased.. 

Still.. believe me.. the movie is worth watching.. 

the movie was taken in a non linear plot structure which he later used in his movies Memento,Prestige and Batman Begins.. The movie was shot in Black and White but is still interesting..

the budget is definitely the highlight.. The movie is a perfect example for pure brilliance and direction.. It has got nothing in terms of High-fi technologies,visual effects or tremendous soundtracks but is still a favorite choice of movie lovers all over the world..

I have got nothing else to say.. The movie is excellent, short and worth watching..

Rating:8/10

Er.. I know you would not spend your time watching the movie just because we said you to do so.. So here you have the IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes(the most reliable sites)..

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0154506/reviews?ref_=tt_urv

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/following/

Here is the theatrical trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q8bBAKNSA8