Long since I wrote any stuff on films here.
Saw a few in the last few days- Rocket Singh was a waste of time, De Dana Dan was worth watching for about 20 minutes of laughter, Paa made me realise that Amitabh Bachchan the superstar often makes us forget the super actor Amitabh Bachchan- definitely a thumbs up for this movie.
The top prize is shared by 3 movies actually- Let me talk about (in brief) about the 2 mallu movies in the list. Mammootty reminds us yet again why he is simply the BEST in the country right now. In the title role of Pazhassi Raja Kerala Varma, he excels. The film is a class apart- a period drama set in the 1790’s. The direction, editing, screenplay, music and the performances- all superb; and guess what!!! Surprise surprise, Sarath Kumar can actually act.
Don’t be surprised if this is India’s official entry to the Oscars next year. That scene in the song Aadi Ushas-sandhya where all the fighters raise up their mashaals and the king walks into the formation (shot in the dark- natural light of only the mashaals) is perhaps the best scene on the Indian screens since the mirror scene in Mughal E Azam (remember pyaar kiya toh darna kya).
Mammootty also excels as the private detective in Paleri Manikyam- Oru Pathirakkolapathakathinte Katha. This perhaps is one of the best suspense films I’ve ever seen.
The Icing on the cake was thanks to the best film experience I’ve had in a long time. 3 Idiots is undoubtedly the most entertaining film of the year- perhaps, the decade. The intentions of the film are absolutely noble and serious. The treatment is noble and entertaining. The film gets you involved right from scene 1. Well, I doubt if there is any way in which my words here can quite translate my joy of having watched the film. It’s not a doubt- I know I can’t.
I like the way the director has pulled a few legs without resorting to mockery; for e.g., the Hindi spoken by the south Indian character or the poverty scene in one family. The lyrics and the dialogues are superb. The screenplay is the finest I’ve seen since RDB. One of Aamir Khan’s best films; and this is Rajkumar Hirani’s best film yet.
As I walked out of the show, I kept singing the lines from one of the songs- and that is exactly how I felt-
“Give me some Sunshine, give me some rain; Give me another chance, I wanna grow up once again...”
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