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Vikram's Stalled Project Dhruva Natchathiram Back On Track, Trailer To Release Soon

The production of the movie started in early 2017. According to reports, Gautham Menon and Vikram have decided to now complete the long-delayed project as fast as possible. Tamil star Chiyaan Vikram tasted both success and failure in recent times. His magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan, which was released in two parts, did well. But his film from last year Cobra turned out to be a box office dud.…

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5 Best Gautham Menon Movies

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‘Michael’ movie review: Sundeep Kishan reinvents himself in director Ranjit Jeyakodi’s labour of love that does not soar

Some films instantly draw viewers into their world and the many characters that inhabit it. Some films keep viewers at an arm’s length, unmoved by what is happening on screen. And then there are movies that are midway between the two possibilities. Michael, the Telugu-Tamil gangster drama that is also dubbed in Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam, directed by Ranjit Jeyakodi and starring an impressive…

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Mani Ratnam and the Female Experience in Cinema - A Rant

For context, I just finished binge-watching a bunch of films by various filmmakers, and I just realized how difficult some of them find it to let their characters just... be.

I don't know if this is just me, but I feel like Mani Ratnam has mastered the art of portraying characters as they are. What I mean is, a lot of other filmmakers tend to portray characters through their gaze. This becomes very apparent when you watch Imtiaz Ali's films, for example. I feel like he never really lets his female characters be. They are always trying to consciously or unconsciously "fix" the broken main character.

And this isn't just because of the fact that Imtiaz Ali's films generally revolve around the theme of love healing or fixing or completing you. Because if you think about it, Mani Ratnam has also made movies that revolve around the same theme, like OK Kanmani.

In the movie, the two main characters Tara and Adi are both young ambitious people who think that marriage would tie them down and are running from various incidents from their past as well as parts of their own adulthood and identity. All of this is subtly explored in the film, and the process of both of these people healing each other and unknowingly helping each other feel safe accepting these parts of each other is portrayed amidst colorful frames and AR Rahman's beautiful tunes.

But the difference between the works of these two filmmakers is that in Imtiaz Ali's films ranging from Jab We Met to Tamasha and Jab Harry Met Sejal, each of these films show a very one-dimensional female character. She's the manic pixie dream girl when the male lead needs to renew his faith in love, she's angry when he needs to learn something, and she's sad or sick when he needs to prove his love or return his gratitude. It's like the female lead exists only for the sake of the male character, like she's more of a plot device than a person.

A similar fallacy can be seen in Gautham Vasudev Menon's films, too. Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya portrays the story of an aspiring filmmaker, Karthik, falling in love with his landlord's daughter, Jessy. The movie basically covers the suffering of Karthik in love that, in the end, translates into his first film. This is a great premise, but the issue I had with the movie is the fact that Jessy is barely a character. She's supposed to be the female lead, but sometimes it's like her brother's character (which only appears in around four or five scenes) is more fleshed out than hers. Her defining trait seems to be that she's indecisive.

Although GVM had an opportunity to portray the very real struggles of modern Indian women navigating the identity of being a responsible daughter in their families along with being an individual with desires, ambitions and thoughts of their own, he reduces Jessy to a one-dimensional character whose sole purpose in the film is for Karthik to admire, and to eventually become Karthik's muse.

Now, you might argue that this is because of the difference in who the story is about: VTV is the story of Karthik, and Jab We Met is the story of Aditya, so obviously they would only feature the thoughts and aspirations of these characters. This has nothing to do with reducing female characters to plot devices or the amount of empathy and understanding the filmmaker has of women.

To that I'd say, you need to go watch Soorarai Pottru. This film by Sudha Kongara is inspired by the story of Captain Gopinath and is a masterclass in writing good supporting female characters. Sudha Kongara, being a woman herself, knows how to portray a woman in a supporting role without compromising on the personhood of the woman. The character Bommi is bold, loud and ambitious, not only when it's convenient for the male character.

For example, there's a scene where Bommi tries to convince her husband to take tuition classes for someone because the airline isn't doing well. He acts out in anger, and instead of retreating after apologizing a bunch like the female characters of most other films, she tells him to show all his pride and anger in getting his airline to do better. Does this give the male lead a boost of determination, or impact his arc in any way? Not really. That dialogue is just there because that's what that character would've done in that situation. And this clarity on the personhood of the supporting characters, on the layers of quirks and traits that make them, is what most male filmmakers lack.

I feel like one other mainstream male director who is able to accomplish this, to some extent, at least, in Sanjay Leela Bhansali. All of his female characters seem to have some depth, at least. However, one trap that he seems to fall into is boxing his female characters into the Madonna-Whore complex. His female characters are either innocent, shy women who serve the patriarchy with all their might, and only show any signs of boldness or intelligence in the absence of their fathers or husbands, or they're bold, they question the patriarchy and they make their own decisions, but they're tawaifs or prostitutes or just "fallen women."

The complexities of both of these archetypes are thoroughly examined, the story moves without any character development feeling forced, and each of these types of women are worshipped, but the thing is, they're still less characters and more archetypes.

All this to say, male privilege and a historical disregard for the female experience has resulted in most male filmmakers just not knowing how to depict female characters in their films, but Mani Ratnam is different. I don't know if it's because of all the wonderful women in his life and team who are able to express themselves and talk about their experiences using cinema as an art form, like Suhasini Mani Ratnam and Sudha Kongara herself, who worked in Mani Ratnam's team for five years before taking off on her own, or because of Mani Ratnam's tendency to talk to people from all walks of life and actually listen to them with empathy, but he seems to be the only mainstream Indian filmmaker who is able to portray all of his characters, male and female alike, with equal depth.

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Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) review

Translation: Thousand Elephants

Well this was a great film to end 2023/start 2024 with.

Before I talk about my personal stuff connected to this film, this is genuinely an amazing film. Barely anyone can compare to Suriya’s amazing double acting in this movie, Simran, Divya Spandana and Sameera Reddy were also great. Harris Jayaraj wrote an AMAZING album to this movie (get more into that later). In general, one of Gautham Vasudev Menon’s best films in my opinion. Only flaw is probably hearing Suriya saying daddy to himself for 2hr 30min straight.

Personally, this movie has been an influence to me my whole life. It was released around the time I was born, and I was a picky eater (still am) so my dad would put me in a high chair and would play songs on his phone which only had ‘Annal Mele Panithuli’ to feed me. When I watched this film, my dad walked in at the start and laughed, saying that he would never forget this movie because of me and how he brought me up with film back then.

Now having watched it, I saw a lot of similarities between Suriya and Krishnan and me and my dad. My mum even admits that my dad spent more time caring for me when I was a baby than herself. If im being honest, I have a greater bond with my dad than my mum. I’m really scared for the future, I’m scared similar events will happen, especially since my dad’s health isn’t the best, but this film brought me strength. As Simran says at the end, “whatever happens, life has to go on”.

I love you dad.

Rating: 4.5/5

P.s I suggest you listen to this movie’s soundtrack at least, it’s beautiful

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Leo

Leo (2023) #LokeshKanagaraj #ThalapathyVijay #SanjayDutt #Trisha #Arjun #GauthamVasudevMenon #Mysskin Mehr auf:

Jahr: 2023 Genre: Action / Krimi / Drama Regie: Lokesh Kanagaraj Hauptrollen: Thalapathy Vijay, Sanjay Dutt, Trisha, Arjun, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mysskin, Mansoor Ali Khan, Priya Anand … Filmbeschreibung: Leo (Joseph Vijay), ein ehemaliger Auftragskiller, versucht nach einem schrecklichen Fehler, sein Leben zu ändern. Er findet bald heraus, dass zweite Chancen nicht immer einfach sind…

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Gautham Vasudev Menon Age, Wife, Family, Father, Son

Gautham Vasudev Menon Some Social Media Photo/Images Gautham Vasudev Menon Related Video FAQs Who is Gautham Vasudev Menon?Gautham Vasudev Menon is an Indian Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor born in Feb-1973 in Ottapalam, Palakkad district, Kerala.What is the age of Gautham Vasudev Menon?Gautham Vasudev Menon is 51 Years Old as of Apr-2024.What is the height of Gautham Vasudev…

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Dhruva Natchathiram: First Look of Vinayakan as the Villain Revealed by Gautham Menon and Divya Dharshini

The much-awaited spy thriller Dhruva Natchathiram, starring Vikram in the lead role, is gearing up for its release on November 24, 2023. The film, directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, has been in the making for a long time and has generated a lot of curiosity among the fans. The film also features Ritu Varma, Aishwarya Rajesh, R. Parthiban, Simran, Radhika Sarathkumar and others in pivotal…

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Leo Official Trailer Featuring Thalapathy Vijay Directed by Lokesh kanagaraj

Here’s the much awaited trailer of the year “LEO” Featuring Thalapathy Vijay, Trisha, Arjun Sarja, Sanjay Dutt, Gautham menon, Myskin, Priya Anand, Mansoor Ali Khan and more. Directed By Lokesh Kanagaraj Check out the Official Tamil Trailer Check Out the Telugu Trailer Check out the Kannada Trailer Movie Cast & Crew Credits : Starring : Thalapathy Vijay, Sanjay Dutt, Trisha, Arjun, Gautham…

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Sundeep Kishan, Vijay Sethupathi, Divyansha Kaushik, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Varun Sandesh, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Ayyappa P. Sharma, Deepshika, Anish Kuruvilla, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Bhanu Prakash, Md. Raiful Islam Sujon, Raj Tirandasu

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im writing a story kinda loosely based on ye maaya chesave!

do u wanna read it??i can add you to the taglist!

YES YES YES ABSOLUTELY YES.

Also I have to warn you. I watched the maya chesave long long ago . I don't remember anything from it except that gautham Menon directed it.

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The 5 Best Gautham Menon Movies

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Interview: Sundeep Kishan says the gangster drama movie ‘Michael’ has changed him as an actor and a person

Actor Sundeep Kishan considers his new movie Michael, directed by Ranjit Jeyakodi, to be his most special film yet. The gangster drama starring Sundeep, Vijay Sethupathi, Gautham Menon, Divyansha Kaushik, Anasuya Bharadwaj and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar will release in theatres on February 3 in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. “The visual narrative, not just the story, will appeal to a…

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finally finishing sita ramam, nobody told me about the gautham menon jumpscsre

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Bollywood Movies Part CCVII

Roommates Sid (Dulquer Salmaan) and Kallis (Rakshan) fall for Meera (Ritu Varma) and Shreya (Niranjani Ahathian) respectively. Sid and Kallis are also criminals, using technology to commit crimes such as stripping computers and selling the parts and then returning the computers with inferior components and theft. When DCP Prathap (Gautham Vasudev Menon) starts tracking their crimes, Kallis and Sid decide to go to Goa with Meera and Shreya and their ill gotten gains. However, they discover that Meera and Shreya are con artists after they leave with the boys’ money.

Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal is a fun movie that has romance, betrayal, a chase, and a heist. I don’t have much to say about it except that it was enjoyable and entertained me. Favorite songs are Sirikkalam Parakkalam, Ennai Vittu, and Kanave Nee Naan. None of the songs have subtitles.

When Champak’s (Irrfan Khan) feud with his cousin Gopi (Deepak Dobriyal) over using the family name for their competing sweets shops causes his daughter Tarika (Radhika Madan) to lose her scholarship to a university in England, Champak decides to help her get in no matter what.

Angrezi Medium is a great film about family, especially the relationship between parents and their children. It’s lots of fun and heartwarming. I enjoyed the parallel shown between Champak and Tarika’s relationship  and Naina (Kareena Kapoor Khan) and Mrs. Kohli’s (Dimple Kapadia) relationship. Favorite songs are Ek Zindagi (English subtitles) and Samajh Ni Pavega (no subtitles, stills and audio).

Anupama Bannerji (Sanya Malhotra) decides to sue her mother Shakuntala Devi (Vidya Balan) for selling Anu’s business properties and keeping the profit for herself. During the settlement meetings for the case, Shakuntala’s rise to fame as “The Human Computer” is depicted.

Shakuntala Devi is extremely biased as the creatives only based the movie on Anupama Bannerji’s narrative and did not bother to do anything other than superficial research into the events in the movie. While I enjoyed learning about Shakuntala Devi, I think the film does her a disservice. Favorite song is Rani Hindustani (no subtitles).

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Mathagam

Mathagam (Serie 2023) #GauthamVasudevMenon #DilnazIrani #ManikandanK #AtharvaaMurali #NikhilaVimal #Divyadarshini Mehr auf:

Serie / இது நீள் இரவு Jahr: 2023- (August) Genre: Krimi / Drama / Thriller Hauptrollen: Gautham Vasudev Menon, Dilnaz Irani, Manikandan K., Atharvaa Murali, Nikhila Vimal, Divyadarshini, Ilavarasu, Vadivukkarasi, Rishikanth, Munnar Ramesh, Thirunavakkarasu, Murali Abbas … Serienbeschreibung: Eine Nacht, eine Party, wer wird die lange Nacht überleben? Ein ehrlicher IPS-Beamter übernimmt ein…