KO - ??

It is a movie that i have been wanting to watch for a while. That in itself is quite a rarity becase it is not often that I want to watch a tamil movie. Now I am not a movie buff, I cant even write a review where I can talk about camera angles and lighting and all that. Half the time, I cant even make out the difference between the usage in the different movies. It all looks the same to me, that is how amateurish I am.

So then why do i say KO is worth a watch. (Wait! Why is this movie called KO? Yikes, have no idea). The movie is not the realistic kind if that's what you are looking for. But it is different, largely different from the run of the mill movies that Tamil directors usually make. Still, it has the unmistakable Tamil flavour to it, you get a strong whiff of it when you see the hero wheeling in the middle of the road to take pictures of thieves and then zooms ahead doing all kinds of stunts on his bike on a super busy road in the city. The concept of the movie is good, but one gets the feeling that the hero has it too easy With the henchmen, with the naxals, with the news he makes and everything.

If I had to talk about the actors, I'd say Jiva has a done a neat job. The story is what is handed over to him, so we cannot really pin the balme on him for anything on that part. He actualy plays his part with finesse. Jiva has really grown as an actor over the past few years and his performance is to be lauded. The 2 heroines, for once have a decent role to play in the movie. Both of them look good and also play their part well. So much has been hyped about the climax being something that you totally don't expect. And in a way this hype sort of makes you realise where exactly the movie is going by the time you get through half the movie. So that was like a spoiler. Otherwise, a good attempt by everyone and definitely worth watching atleast once...

Paiyya- An overview

Ok, I haven't ever done this before and people who know me will ask you not to take my opinion because I'm so hard to please when it comes to movies. You can't blame me, if I'm going to pay a hundred bucks to watch a movie, I'd like it to be worth both, my money and time.. The fact that I lack the patience to watch regional movies is altogether another issue. So coming to the point. Paiyya- a movie I was looking forward to. After having seen Karthi don the roles of henchman and whatever he was in his first movie, a lot of us were expecting a smart, handsome Karthi in a breezy feel good romantic movie. First ten minutes into the movie and all this will vanish. The characters and their acting.. God, its an eyesore. Tamanah is at her worst. After so many movies, I actually thought maybe she would be able to bring some expression to her face. But no, its the same white face with an awesome figure and no expressions whatsoever again! As for Karthi, he looks at her all the time with what is supposed to be a 'longing look' or the romantic gaze.. all he manages is an empty stare and a silly smile. I'm starting to think even Suriya was better when he started off.
Ok, the story! All set in a journey from Bangalore to Mumbai. Obviously our hero is trying to save the girl he fell in love with at first sight from some villains who are trying to get her married to her father's mistress's brother. The attempt to bring in humour through Kathi's friends and the silly man who gets a lift mid-way leaves you wanting to get up and run away from the place. And if one group of villains wasn't enough, you have another set chasing Karthi for revenge. I can't believe the sexy Milind Soman was wasted away in this kind of role. Like the usual tamil cinemas, a few songs in between, plenty of fights and you have already reached the end of a two and half hour torture.