Attakathi, 2012, Madras, 2014, Pa. Ranjith
When there is imagination to make a debut film about a NOBODY, then you had the privilege of watching the launch of the career of a SOMEBODY.
This was my review when the movie was released in 2012
Got to watch Attakathi, one of the latest Tamil releases. The golden period of Tamil Cinema seems to endure. The industry seems to be firmly in the hands of technicians. A million stories are waiting to be told in our very backyard. Attakathi, narrates the story of yet another directionless Indian youth, with characters thrown around him etched out of our own lives. Exhilarating cinema intertwined with some intoxicating music laced with Spanish strains. Dinesh(?), the protagonist could well walk away with the Best Actor for the year. Thanks to the director for rekindling the magic of 'Thavani'(Half Saree) in a few of the scenes and a special mention of the sequence of the music and dance at the funeral peaking into a crescendo and then breaking into a song sung by the protagonist surrounded by his friends and relatives. It is for this kind of excitement that we see films.
Madras
Exuberant film making. While Pollathavan, initiated North Madras to a certain extent, Madras, carved a unique place for North Madras in the heart of the film viewer. If ony Ranjit had taken care of the last 30-40 minutes, Madras might have ended up being a cult classic.
The Madras interval block and the the most amazing background music by Santhosh Narayan for that block will be one of the most unforgettable slices of cinema.
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