Ayutha ezhuthu - the movie

Its the first time i am writing a review for a Tamil movie in my blogger. Usually, Mani Ratnam movies are guarenteed to satisfy, have a quality and class that can only come from this man. The movie revolution that the mani-rahman-vairamuthu trio started off has proven to be a very good for the tamil audience, not to mention the money these movies make at the box office.

Ayutha eluthu is no exception - you can see the ratnam touch throughout the movie. Some of the movie highlights:

1. The lively backdrop - locals smoking beedis and passing on comments, train ticket inspector cursing a by passer inside the train, the very .Sujatha's dialogues take the movie a step further in giving the movie a rich, novel-like flow. Very liberal use of 'kammanati', 'kundi', and scenes where madhavan's dada brother strips off his veti to prove a point to meera jasmin :) give the movie a feel-at-home touch.

2. The choice of characters - few noticed, but Bharatiraja is at his best in this role as the bad guy. May be he should give up directing movies like 'kangalal kaithu sei' (that was a horrible movie, that one) and start acting in more movies like these.

the choice of siddharth's little brother - he looks, acts like a typical kid brother. Also the choice of siddharth's dad (the 'IAS' mania dad), Surya's mom (the always tensed up character) are excellent.

3. Excellent music - Rahman at his best again. The very perfect use of the piano, the flow of very relishing music - very powerful music that leaves you mesmerized into the movie.

Bottom line - this is a Ratnam movie; you shouldnt even be reading reviews to watch his movies.