16 Vayathinile
Watching Annakili and 16 Vayathinile back to back, highlighted that the decision of shooting 16 vayathinile in colour made a world of difference. The village looked all the more beautiful and the villager's looked all the more innocent.
Bharathi raja, is one of the most important directors of Tamil Cinema. His stories, especially the ones connected to the villages are least plagiarized.
16 Vayathinile is a simple story narrated without any clutter and with a great deal of heart.
The opening shot is probably the most soulful, with Sendurapoove sung in slow and halting manner.
Sr Devi as Mayil, is juvenile and irritable in the first half, as is demanded of her role and is majestic in the second half, with a superlative posture. The experiment to make Mayil laugh the way Panchali(Radhika) did in Kizhakke Pogum Rail, begins in 16 Vayathinile. But that remains Radhika's signature laughter. And Radhika's voice retains that innocence until the recent Vanam Kotattum.
Rajini is spontaneous and smashing as Parattai.
To me the disappointment was Kamal's casting. Kamal seemed to have lost his innocence sometimes after Avargal, which incidentally was released in the same year. Was just wondering if it had something to do with hair styling. Even a older Sivakumar with more dense, hair, in Rosappu Ravikai Kari looked more innocent than Kamal.
While Chappani, was extremely well written and kamal does a neat job as an actor, I thought the role would have been enhanced, had Kamal looked more innocent.
There is the special sequence where Chappani slaps Parattai and the whole world comes to a stop, straight out of Thiruvalayadal sequence. Watch out when Parattai, thrilled to bits run away from the sequence with the maestros Piano strain in the background. Absolute bliss.
I certainly felt that some of the lewd sequences could have been avoided.
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