Monday, June 30, 2008

Kuselan Music (!?!)

Kuselan audio has been released.G.V Prakash who composed for films like Veyil,kreedam has composed the songs.After listening to all the songs,I tried to hear a few of them again like the one sung by Shreya Goshal,one by Anand sami just to get comfortable with the music and lyrics.

What I felt was this movie could have atleast set a unique record without songs.I could find that the BGM's of one song 'Perinba' have been just replicated from Prakash's earlier movies like Veyil.
Songs of super star movies are usually 'Made hit' by his fans usually for the zeal and the magnetic effect of lyrics.The lyrics in this case is a total chaos (Courtesy:vaali,yugabharathi,Dr. Kridhaya).

I wonder if G.V Prakash was jus given 5 hours to compose 5 songs.Total Crap!

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Magnum Opus Dasavatharam set to hit screens!!


Padmashree Dr.Kamalhassan,Pinnacle of perfection,the man behind redefining the standard of Indian cinema through his experiments is ready to take us to the next milestone.Being an ardent fan of his since my age 5,he has made millions of his fans to feel fervent and proud about his work.

Any Kamal film stirs up expectations and curiosity even among the non-fans; even though some seldom admit it! You only have to go back in time and think about some of Kamal’s biggest films since the media explosion of the 1990s and the pre-release hype they generated - Hey Ram, Indian, Thevar Magan, Aalavandhan, Virumaandi and add a ‘10X’ factor to the same expectation in case of Dasavatharam! Kamal’s hard work and perseverance is palpable in every frame of his experiment.Kamal is Unique...So are his Experiments. ;-)

I have been waiting eagerly to watch this magic spell of his for more than a year.The day draws near and YESSSSS,I will be watching it tomorrow with my friends.

Reviews are getting released after the first show.Looks like the screenplay(by Kamalhassan) of the movie is simply mind-blowing.
Scintilating Facts On ‘Dasavatharam’:
  • This is produced by Oscar Films Private Limited's with the budget of 90 Crore.
  • The first three minutes of the film has been said to cost the producer 3 crores. The movie run-time is 166 minutes.
  • This film is shot in super 35 format and world class Digital process. Sony India distributes the film in North India, whilst Ayngaran International sold the film to cinema halls in the United Kingdom, Singapore and the Gulf.
  • Dasavatharam is for the first time being made with 1000 prints on the release week which is unheard of in South Indian cinema and very rare for Indian cinema in general. ‘Dasavatharam’ is being released in 40 countries worldwide which is again first time in Indian cinema.
  • Ten different make-ups of Padmashree Kamal Haasan is done by Oscar Award winning make-up artiste Mr. Michael Westmore whose credits include ‘Mask’, ‘Raging Bull’, ‘Blade Runner’, ‘Rambo’, ‘Star Trek Series’ etc.
  • First time any actor portrays ten different roles in a single film. The previous bests include Sivaji Ganesan's 'Nava Rathiri' (nine roles) and Eddie Murphy's 'The Nutty Professor' (seven roles).
  • A team of Head of Departments, Professors, Academic and Historians of IIT- Madras, Madras University, Tanjore university, Archaeological Survey of India and Department of Culture, Government of Tamilnadu have come forward to collaborate in the movie, giving their ideas, opinions, feed backs, research materials and advice for the authenticity of the script.
  • To simulate a Tsunami sequence for the movie a 5 acre land was filled with water which resembled the back waters of a sea and sets were built amidst water as they are about to be washed away by huge waves created by the U.S. Team.
  • Dasavatharam has been cleared by Regional Censor Board with a U certificate with practically no cuts.
  • The much-hyped trip of Hollywood action star Jackie Chan to its audio release on a chartered flight alone had cost Rs.1 Cr to the producer of the film.
  • The audio launch brought to the open for the first time the raging rift between two reigning giants of celluloid—Kamal Haasan and Rajnikant. Rajni’s absence was deliberate and later disclosed that he had declined Kamal’s invitation.