There is visual melodrama, as in the frame where the palm of a dying man rises slowly and dramatically from the bottom of the screen. And, of course, brutal violence, portrayed with scrupulous attention to the specifics. Interesting take(not seen it yet). And the ending in particular seemed rather apt and it seemed like Bala wanted to say this is something which is happening even now. ( Log Out /  Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. But I don’t know if I’d say a film — any film, not just this one — is good because it’s better than KLTA. nice review… but your opening para sounds two stars while the rest of the content tends to give a 3 and half… hope u know most of the viewers decide to commit on a review based on the opening para… thanks for listening. the two were endorsing. Sudha Kongara (director of Irudhi Suttru) had worked with Bala in Paradesi and when Bala watched Irudhi Suttru, he had really liked my work in it. Celebrities who graced the function include director Mani Ratnam who i Their focus on human pain keeps them from seeing a Creator and the orderly universe around them. Wij willen hier een beschrijving geven, maar de site die u nu bekijkt staat dit niet toe. (In fact, I’d been thinking about that film a lot seeing as it just celebrated its 20th Anniversary a couple of weeks back.). He still tells us that life is hell – and this film does function as a companion piece to Naan Kadavul, featuring a similar scenario of unfortunates being rounded up for dreadful labour – but just as you think there’s a chance of escaping this hell, there’s a different hell around the corner, and in the corner beyond that, and the one beyond that. i go with that rationalization, that was offered. The loosu ponnu heroine (played by Vedhika, who’s mercifully plunged into tragedy soon enough; I could never bear those characters Laila played in Bala’s earlier films). But the reality is that nobody would’ve seen a three hour motion picture which only depicted the tragedy and horrors of the Holocaust. Copyright ©2013 The Hindu. Interview: Sudha Kongara (on shattering a glass ceiling) Readers Write In #314: Kim Ki-duk’s Kerala connection is one of the strangest things Indian cinema has witnessed Readers Write In #313: Mank, Once Upon a Time in I didn’t find the white woman and the Indian/Christian Doctor couple funny either – again, they were just too caricaturish to be believable. The heroine was annoying to say the least. may be i am insensitive, but the fact is the pain portrayed didnt affect me. This sense of sameness is everywhere – in the captions on screen (48 days later… 18 months later… 4 years later…), and even in the nominal hero. Did you know Ajith handled the cinematography for … September 23, 2020, 13:00 IST explore: Movies For example it was not clear what brand of christianity ( like Catholicism, Protestianism, Pentecoste etc. ) Read all news including political news, current affairs and news headlines online on GV Prakash Kumar today. Bala Palanisamy is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, working in Tamil cinema. In regard to cliches, It is his style of narration. Cos I am clueless how a section can be offended by a film like Kadal but let a satire from Paradesi pass. But even with all these Bala-isms, there’s something about Paradesi that makes us feel it’s his truest film yet – for, despite these sprinklings of humour, there’s no real lightness, not much crowd-pleasing calculation. Paradesi has very little of this. What authority does he have to do so ? In an exclusive chat with BL, Paresh Rawal spoke about his experience of working in Soorarai Pottru, Suriya and Sudha Kongara. What is more, all of her films were released on OTTs, and they have become some of India’s best films of the year. A musical and visual delight! Exclusive: On SSR’s birthday, good friends Abhishek Kapoor and Pragya fulfills one of the actor’s dreams! While other directors seem to opt for faces/make up which make the characters look a lot less filmy, they also tend to over do it to an extent which can be a turn off. Not sure what to make of it. ‘Master’ is coming, but the pandemic isn’t going, so what do we do? Do not look for hope & salvation in Bala’s movie (unless he changes his worldview). We hear now that two more stars Arya and Atharvaa, who did path-breaking films like Naan Kadavul and Paradesi, have also given dates to Bala. So open your eyes to lend your help in some way for the people suffering in our society. However, 2020 has turned memorable for the filmmaker, Sudha Kongara.Not in one way but in two ways. , “I think the hero was interesting. It’s not meant to be taken too seriously, what with her wig falling off and with that short guy with his tongue hanging out. Read all news including political news, current affairs and news headlines online on Gv Prakash Kumar today. Paava Kadhaigal (2020) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Balaji Sivaraman: “at no point was it totally unwatchable.” – of course. And I’d rather watch Bala misfiring any day over atrocities like Alex Pandian and Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya. I feel that the doctor-evangelist scenes removed the seriousness of the movie. Over to Sudha. Director Bala to join hands with GV Prakash again for his next project! Director Sudha Kongara's daughter, Uttra got married to Vignesh and the wedding happened on November 4 in Chennai in the presence of the two families. But what shines through all this is the vis Bala, MBA: That pic was first used in this post, remember? She won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil for Irudhi Suttru. Although conversion is/was a reality, from living memory, the way the duo were attempting to convert les miserables was not believable. Bala should have made a movie like Schindler’s list. But tongue hanging out is over the top as its not a practice among any ‘brand’ of Christianity to bless on the tongue (as depicted in the movie). Please use the impact this movie made on you for better action. She worked as associate director for seven years with Mani Ratnam. Idiot Bala thinks he can break away from that convention. vazhakku enn given best tamil film (Among neer paravai, naduvula konjam, attakathi, naan e (though telugu one was given))….any comments?? Music Director: G.V.Prakash Singer: Yasin Avatha Paiya Song lyrics in English Avatha Paiya Chavatha Paiya Azhichattiyam Aenada Kavuchimela But I sorely want the Bala of Sethu and Pithamagan back. Paradesi is an important lesson on a forgotten chapter of history, but as cinema, Bala’s truest isn’t up there with Bala’s best. Get complete information on latest upcoming movies, latest releases, old movies, hit films, awards, etc on FilmiBeat. Pls do a piece on the award list this year. Paradesi had many typical Bala touches. The film released on 10 September 2010 to positive reviews. I am just a bit disappointed at the lack of more research. Paradesi Twitter Reviews - Get The Latest tweets about Paradesi movie & user twitter reaction on telugu movie Paradesi hashtag only on FilmiBeat here so can’t even mention. BR : In my opinion (there you go – now I can say anything, just about) the bleakness comes in only midway into the movie and is not all pervasive as some of the statements seem to suggest. Films on honour killing. Paradesi, which is inspired by events depicted in the novel Red Tea (about impoverished villagers duped into bonded labour on tea estates), opens in a village named Salur, in 1939 — and it incorporates everything we have come to associate with this filmmaker. Overall, I felt the movie was some kind of musical minus the pleasures of one. Whose work ? Sinful Tales) is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language anthology mini series directed by Sudha Kongara, Gautham Menon, Vetrimaaran and Vignesh Shivan. Kutty: I thought that was more like what she said later, that who knew this guy could have done something like this? Just wanted to pipe in , In 20 years time , Naan Kadavul will be regarded as a towering achievement and a classic. Bala had to HAD TO beat his own standards (Naan Kadavul). Eventually, he signed me up for Naachiyaar in December, 2016. It would have helped if the British characters were seen as characters and not caricatures. This is perhaps easier explained with the example of Schindler’s List, a film that springs to mind the minute the new arrivals at the tea estate are given a physical examination. It could have been shown in a more nuanced comical or serious way. Paradesi is an upcoming Tamil film directed by Bala starring Adharvaa, Dhansika and Vedhika in the lead role. I think Bala tried to look the later aspect in this film. I guess each viewer expects different things from the director. Not Ilayaraja, but THIS music composer will score the t... Vedhika’s vacation photos from the Maldives are quite a... Vedhika is in love with the Tamil language. I got the same-thing-again-and-again feeling seeing the trailer where there are atleast 2 sequences – one showing all the actors in tears one after the other and another where they all pass out due to exhaustion. Sudha Kongara on ‘Thangam’ “I came across the script [by Shan Karuppusamy] and began sobbing. From the cast? The five-part anthology has short films helmed by Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Sudha Kongara, Karthik Subbaraj, Rajiv Menon and Gautham Menon, some of the … However, Bala’s best narrations, IMHO, are Pithamagan, Naan Kadavul, Sethu ( in this order). Sudha Kongara (born June 5, 1972) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Well, for me the highlight of Bala’s genre of comedy is how it nicely fits in the overall story unlike variations of Senthil-Gaundamani genre where the comedy has no or little connection with the story. Interviews; Tamil Interview; I’ve Applied Everything I Learnt While Making Films Into Paava Kadhaigal: Sudha Kongara. Bala is so often described as “dark” and “disturbing” and with other qualifiers of this ilk that we forget sometimes how funny he can be, in that twisted and macabre way of his. Do not see what you expect from Director Bala. In Naan Kadavul, Bala told us that life was hell, and yet, there was hope for redemption – a self-proclaimed god (even if not quite God) could come by and slice your throat and liberate your soul from further suffering. But is this enough in a mainstream movie? The same thought and the same film popped into my head while I was watching Paradesi. And while there’s something to be admired in this purity of purpose, this also makes the film seem like one long stretch of the same shade, an illusion that’s furthered by the ashen cinematography. Sudha Kongara. GVM'S FILM 4. After pithamagan, I loved this film, Naan Kaduval didnt work for me at all. The series explores how pride, honour, and sin influence complex relationships of love. The Tamil and Malayalam film actor Kalidas plays the role of a transgender, whereas Shanthnu essays the role of the former's childhood best friend and love interest in this Tamil short film. She then worked as associate director for seven years with Mani Ratnam. Overall, I better stop cribbing and slip into work quietly. Other top awards go to Marathi,Hindi and Malayalam cinema. But when they come here they realize the conditions that they have gotten themselves into. Watch விருது விழாக்களின் முகத்திரையை கிழித்த ஜிவி - TamilGossips on Dailymotion @baradwaj: The display picture that comes above your username beside the comments ? I mean, i can still have tea without guilt…, Hi BRangan, i could easily the biggest fan(atic) of Bala…just back from the night show at Kamala, Vadapalani…and as usual jumped in to read your review. This particular interrogation on the part of the director — can you say which scene(s) led you to this reading? Music scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar. Did you know, 'Soorarai Pottru' filmmaker Sudha Kongara has worked as director Bala's assistant in 'Paradesi'? Bala does not seem to have done his homework on this part. The giggles from the women when they realize that Raasa has fathered a child without being wedded to the mother and Dhansika’s (I forget the screen name) reaction to it seemed interesting. How could a benevolent God exist when there is all this suffering, misery & disease? What authority does he have to do so ?” Actually I didn’t get this from the film at all. Felt royally screwed. Here’s a request even before the movie has released :p. I guess the season for fringe groups protesting films and the removal of scenes is officially over. It was dubbed into hindi as drohi. The subhuman, even animalistic, hero who seems to have evolved in a cave at the outskirts of civilisation. But Sudha Kongara has somehow managed to make it her year through these films and she has become a household name by the end of it. Wrt to the National awards,they have been announced today. The Sudha Kongara directorial is headlined by Kalidas Jayaram, Bhavani Sre and Shanthnu Bhagyaraj. 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