Santhosh subramaniam - Jayam Ravi, Prakash Raj, Genelia, Kausalya, Geetha, Premji Direction: Raja

Santhosh subramaniam - Movie review
Starring: Jayam Ravi, Prakash Raj, Genelia, Kausalya, Geetha, Premji
Direction: Raja
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Production: AGS Entertainment Pvt Ltd

Santosh Subramaniam is one such movie, it is war between love and family, what to choose when faced with a choice and who will compromise, or would there be a mutual understanding - it’s a debate that’s been on for generations and will go on for all that to follow.
Santosh (Jeyam Ravi) is a lucky boy born with a silver spoon in his mouth, his life lacks nothing. He has wonderful caring parents (Prakash Raj and Geetha) and loving siblings around him, life is great when someone looks at it from outside. But within Jeyam Ravi is frustrated soul and he pours his heart out to Anu Haasan (in a special appearance) which is where the movie begins and ends! Why is he frustrated? Well, that’s what the movie is all about.

Santosh is not a rebel but he wants to meet a girl who he loves and who will in turn love him and he is very particular about it, no matter what. That’s when he comes across Hasini (Genelia), a bubbly, vivacious, ever smiling, innocent girl who seems to have friends everywhere. In a way, she is the type of girl Santosh has never met before and needless to say he is smitten. He is not very good with girls and has to try a few things before becoming a good friend of hers. He is not in two minds, he knows very well that he loves her but something is stopping him from telling her the truth in spite of being pretty confident that she can’t say a ‘No’ to him. But love cannot be hidden or stowed away, it comes

out. But families being families and fathers being fathers, love is not easily accepted. Of course, Prakash Raj has a very strong reason for doing so. However his son’s insistence pushes him to think it over. Prakash Raj agrees to reconsider but the decision has been already made in his mind. The sequence of events that follow are very novel, unique and interesting. That both Santosh and Hasini are from very different backgrounds threatens to stand in the way of their relationship and it very nearly does break them apart. But love is not easily undone and the ending (as in all good love stories) is their union.


What Santosh Subramaniam has in addition to the routine love story is the father-son relationship. It might not be wrong to say that their relationship enjoys more focus in the movie, especially in the second half. Their bond is a complex one, with each one thinking in the best interests of the other but ending up hurting each other. It is in the final portions that Ravi opens his mind and tells Prakash Raj about what is in his heart. The climax is not only about the success of the love story but also about how all members of a family now fully understand each other.As a movie, Santosh Subramaniam is a well made clean family entertainer. Being the remake of a Telugu superhit Bommarillu, the movie always had expectations but one must not burden the movie with any preconceived notions.

Santosh Subramaniam talks about how love has the power to endear as well as suffocate and that suffocation can turn into rebellion if not resolved. It tells us that the only way to make a person understand is by talking to him/her. If we love someone we must tell them what we like or hate about them. Love is about being honest and love is not only the feelings shared by a boy and a girl, it could be between a parent and a child, between two brothers, between friends, anyone.

Ravi as Santosh has done well, especially in scenes where he cuts loose and lets pent up feelings and thoughts blow out. Genelia has no trouble being the bubbly young girl, but her innocence and antics sometimes look like immature childish pranks. Santhanam, Premji and Sreenath as Ravi’s friends light up a few scenes with their comic acts, they come and go at many points without being there for too long. Sadagopan Ramesh, debuting on the big screen as Ravi’s elder brother doesn’t have much to do. Sathyan as the house servant has some scope for comedy and makes use of it adequately. Sayaji Shinde as Genelia’s father does a role that really does not sit well on him, the casting could have been better. But the real master is (though it may sound repetitive) is Prakash Raj, he proves his class yet again.

Overall, Santosh Subramaniam is a movie that you will enjoy. Yes, the screenplay does drag along a bit, especially a few scenes between Ravi and Genelia could have been trimmed, especially considering that the movie runs for three hours. The ‘Eppadi Irundha’ song has been shot in picturesque locations and is a visual treat. The camera and art too should be appreciated. Watch Santosh Subramaniam for that ‘feel good’ feeling, overlook minor glitches.

Silambarasan & Nayan back together - tamil cinema industry strike

The thronging fans present at the star protests held in Chennai yesterday for the Hogenekkal issue raised their eyebrows in unison. Not at the sight of having to see stars in such huge numbers, but at the sight of Silambarasan and Nayanthara sitting next to each other. However, the breakup kid wasn’t paying much attention to his old flame and so
was Nayan who pretended to be busy meddling with her cell phone.

Nayan was dressed in a body hugging black tee and the ‘big and trendy’ sunglasses while Silambarasan attended the gathering in a blue tee and wearing a hairstyle that proclaimed his newfound passion of tresses.

Rajini's comments on Karanataka water problem - Tamil cinema industry faasting strike against karnataka

The Superstar’s comments on how Karnataka should be treated for their stand on the Hogenakkal issue has obviously not gone down well with the people of the state. The strong statement made by Rajini was expected to fetch equally strong reactions and within a day Karnataka has seen massive protests launched against him. According to latest
reports, Rajini’s hoarding, banners, cutouts and posters in different parts of the state have been brought down, torn and burnt.

Now, this has reopened the very uncomfortable question of whether the bitter incidents that took place a few years back when many Tamils in Karnataka had been the target of linguistic violence might repeat itself again. Let’s hope the tensions calm down soon.

Yaaradi Nee Mohini Movie review - Dhanush, Nayantara, Raguvaran, Karthick, Karunas, Mano Bala

Starring: Dhanush, Nayantara, Raguvaran, Karthick, Karunas, Mano Bala
Direction: Jawahar
Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Production: R.K. Productions

You guys going to work?” asks a distressed and unemployed Karunas - accompanied by Dhanush - to a few girls waiting in the bus station. There you have the quintessential Danush plot: a jobless youngman, his love-at-first-sight, a far from considerate and a subject-of-abuse father, and a love embroiled in an inconsiderate relationship. Yaaradi Nee Moghini is smartly packaged with everything inevitable in a Dhanush movie. With subdued emotions that hardly ever go overboard and in your face humor, director A. Jawahar gets everything right. Well, almost Dhanush is a happy go lucky guy desperately in search of a job despite his bare minimum qualifications. One of those job-search episodes makes him catch a glimpse of Nayan who works for a software company. Dhanush falls instantly in love and luck favors him to secure a job in the same company, much to his delight, in Nayan’s team.

While Dhanush nurtures his love for Nayan secretly, she turns a blind eye considering his lack of education and proper upbringing. And when he reveals his feelings, Nayan turns him down, further humiliating his father Raghuvaran, leading to death. Although secretly in love with Dhanush, Nayan, considering her orthodox Brahmin background, decides to be married to Karthick instead. The wedding has already been planned by her parents. However, in the end, she expresses her love to Dhanush the night before the wedding. Now it is for Dhanush to decide whether to accept the love that cost him so dearly or to turn his back and pretend to lead a normal life.

Dhanush has immense scope in a role that is tailor-made for him and he pulls it off with consummate ease. Be it as a distraught jobless youngster or a love struck man craving for the impassive dream girl, the job couldn’t have fit anyone else this well. Nayan dispels her bombshell act and proves that she can more than just that. She breaks into tears when needed, shows vicious contempt when rubbed the wrong way in the name of love, and looks endearing in songs.


Raghuvaran’s performance deserves a standing ovation and is a proof of how magnificent an actor he was. Ironically, there are scenes in the movie that has Dhanush perform Raghu’s last rituals that will reduce a viewer to tears.

The humor goes with the flow, and scenes like the whole family of a dozen’s trip to the textile shop in a single vehicle is sure to bring the house down. Karunas establishes that Dhanush brings the best out of him yet again. Remember Polladhavan? However, it is hard not to frown, and often sneer, at the dialogue since it has B & C center audience written all over it.

Director Jawahar has neatly packaged the movie with less melodrama that is surprisingly tad unusual for a movie that focuses on a love story of a girl hailing from an orthodox family. Yuvan’s rerecording breathes life into the movie. So do the songs. Three of them linger long after you have left the theatre. Special mention must be made of the item number performed by a desi Shakira in the train that averts folks from sneaking out of the halls for a smoke. Kudos to the cinematographer who has captured Australia’s vibrant landscape breathtakingly. Bhaskar’s editing helps keep up the pace of the movie.

If you do not mind the usage of crude language, especially between a father and a son, and the dialogues in general that seem a little bent towards a B and C center audience, you are in for a total treat in the Dhanush brand style.

Santhanam with Superstar Rajini 's Kuselan - ac as production manager in Kuselan, Rajini, pasupathi, P.Vasu direction

Of the multitude of stars and junior artistes who are part of Superstar Rajinikanth’s Kuselan, Santhanam is one. He plays the role of a production manager in the movie and considers the opportunity to be a case of his ‘dreams come true’. Santhanam recounts his first day shoot with the Superstar like yesterday and mentions it to be the first time he saw Rajini in close quarters.

Dumbfound, I went to him and asked his permission to be photographed with him,” he states. The superstar, however, remarked as a matter of fact that they both were stars but did not turn down the wish. “I told him he was incomparable and no other star can come closer,” he adds.

The usually chirpy Santhanam confesses that he was a bundle of nerves when his scenes with the superstar were shot. “Rajini, however, sensed that I was nervous and made me relax with his attitude before we went in for the shoots,” Santhanam reminisces.

Kuselan is progressing day in and day out at the Ramoji Rao film city in Hyderabad with a truckload of stars.

Ajith on fasting for tamilcinema strike in chennai regarding Karnataka-hogenakkal problem for water

Ajith on fasting for tamilcinema strike in chennai regarding Karnataka-hogenakkal problem for water.

Ajith came to the fasting of tamilcinema strike on today morning(04.04.2008)

Tamilcinema strike - Tamil actors, Tamil actress srike on Hogenakkal problem with Karnataka-Rajini, Kamal, Vijay, Ajith,Vikram, Sathyaraj,Vijayakanth

The Hogenakkal row is heating up and the film fraternity has come forward in unison to express their solidarity for Tamils in Karnataka. As per the decision taken at the emergency meeting at the film chambers, the entire Tamil film industry would be staging a day long fast in Chepauk. News about top stars canceling their shooting has
been pouring in and the industry sure seems to be unified this time.Super Star Rajinikanth, after his Kuselan shooting at Hyderabad is expected to take part in the protest and so is his contemporary Kamal Haasan who is said to be in Spain for a discussion on his next project. It has been understood that Kamal will directly reach the protest destination from airport. Ultimate Star Ajith who is in the midst of Aegan also would be taking part in this day long fast. When sources close to Vijay were contacted, they averred that though he was to fly to New Zealand for Dharani’s Kuruvi, he has postponed his trip and would be joining the unions to express his camaraderie. As reported earlier, Vijaykanth also will be taking part in this protest.

Other than these peoples, Sathyaraj, Ajith, R.B. Soudhry, Arjun, Murali were also participated in the strike today