Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Countdown to Yuva!
3 days to go before arguably the most anticipated movie of this year hits the screens simultaneously across silver screens in India! Yuva alias Aayitha Ezhuthu is all slated to release this friday and I would have loved to see it that very day itself. The only problem is that work obligations are denying me this opportunity :-( However plan to catch up with it this weekend.
Mani Ratnam will be especially keen to prove a point, after the dismal failure of his last movie "Kannathil Muthamittal" alias " Amritha " ( Telugu version ) at the box office. Ironically, many people believe that the movie starring Simran and Madhavan is his best effort in his illustrious career. I too echo the sentiments. Shot sensitively against the background of the Sri Lankan ethnic crisis, it featured top class performances by both Simran and Madhavan and especially by the child artiste Keerthana. You can read The Hindu's review of the movie here.
Coming back to Yuva, let me increase the hype a bit more by showcasing these pieces about Yuva.....
Abhishek Bachchan talks about his role in Yuva in this piece and I am very sure that he will steal the show with his performance competing against the likes of Ajay Devgan and Vivek Oberoi.
Anurag Kashyap, the dialogue writer of Yuva (who shot into fame after writing the dialogues of the cult film Satya ) discusses his experience of working with Mani Ratnam and his feel about the movie Yuva, describing it as "A film that has shaped up brilliantly"
Ravi K Chandran, one of the top class cinematographers in India shares his experiences about shooting for Yuva, and the innovative use of three different negatives for shooting the scenes concerning the three different characters to get a distinctive effect.
These three articles will be hard to whet any movie buff's appetite, but atleast they will serve the purpose of starters. The main dish is going to be served by Mani Ratnam himself, starting on friday!! Go for it!!
3 days to go before arguably the most anticipated movie of this year hits the screens simultaneously across silver screens in India! Yuva alias Aayitha Ezhuthu is all slated to release this friday and I would have loved to see it that very day itself. The only problem is that work obligations are denying me this opportunity :-( However plan to catch up with it this weekend.
Mani Ratnam will be especially keen to prove a point, after the dismal failure of his last movie "Kannathil Muthamittal" alias " Amritha " ( Telugu version ) at the box office. Ironically, many people believe that the movie starring Simran and Madhavan is his best effort in his illustrious career. I too echo the sentiments. Shot sensitively against the background of the Sri Lankan ethnic crisis, it featured top class performances by both Simran and Madhavan and especially by the child artiste Keerthana. You can read The Hindu's review of the movie here.
Coming back to Yuva, let me increase the hype a bit more by showcasing these pieces about Yuva.....
Abhishek Bachchan talks about his role in Yuva in this piece and I am very sure that he will steal the show with his performance competing against the likes of Ajay Devgan and Vivek Oberoi.
Anurag Kashyap, the dialogue writer of Yuva (who shot into fame after writing the dialogues of the cult film Satya ) discusses his experience of working with Mani Ratnam and his feel about the movie Yuva, describing it as "A film that has shaped up brilliantly"
Ravi K Chandran, one of the top class cinematographers in India shares his experiences about shooting for Yuva, and the innovative use of three different negatives for shooting the scenes concerning the three different characters to get a distinctive effect.
These three articles will be hard to whet any movie buff's appetite, but atleast they will serve the purpose of starters. The main dish is going to be served by Mani Ratnam himself, starting on friday!! Go for it!!
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