Monday, August 11, 2014

Mayakkam Enna

The first time I watched this movie, it felt like there was definitely something missing, despite the 'outside the norm' storyline. Atleast, it was different from the usual storylines at that time. I guess I was not expecting that, when I watched it back then. It felt choppy at times and not at all like a complete product, to say the least. Now, after watching it tonight, I was so impressed that I wanted to start writing on my blog again after half a decade!

The same parts where it was choppy before felt like editing masterpieces and directorial touches now. Or is it just the difference between watching a movie being sober and drunk? It's up to you to figure out if it was the first time or the second time that I was drunk. The premise itself is something that you don't see in a regular Tamil movie, even the romance part of it was handled very differently. Besides the extraordinary acting by the lead pair, there are notable performances by almost everyone, even the unintentional villain. The one scene where the heroine cleans up the floor of the bloody remains of her miscarriage is reminiscent to the Moondram Pirai scene where Kamalhassan takes away the national award from Sri Devi in the climax scene. Coming from a hardcore Kamalhassan fan, that's almost like getting an Oscar award. After the first half, the movie takes a U-turn and gets even more serious. Still, it doesn't slow down and keeps you interested until the last scene. That's where most of our Tamil movies fail miserably. When the movie ended, I wanted to clap my hands in appreciation. Is there a better compliment for a movie than that?