life is all about LOVE :)

Well i am back here...guesss after 2 years....and with a post not by me but my twin, a guest blogger :) A post about a movie which touched hearts...like he said i have to watch it again to do justice to it :) For all the mallu's out here its a treat to ur eyes, ears and heart...and for the non- mallu's wait for its remake ( hopefully from a director other than priyadarshan :D).
read on.....

Thattathin Marayathu
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One of my earliest memories of watching a full blown romantic movie in Malayalam goes back to the year 1996. Kollam Chinnakada- Prince theatre. Dad booked 18 tickets for all the family and extended family members.. Too young to understand the hype surrounding 2 newcomers..Aniyathipravu was an enigma then.

3 years later during another visit to God's Own country..The same couple painted the screen with some never seen before colors of friendship and love.. Niram was over the top college romance. That was it.. The genre ended there..

Over the years, I became an ardent fan of Malayalam cinema... Figured out the best romantic films and moments were written and enacted down south. Thoovanathumbikal was a work of a genius. That famous rain scene even though it looks cliched now still can give goosebumps. Those kind of films, moments were missing from Malayalam filmdom for a long time now till Thattathin Maryathu came by.

I was pretty sure this movie wont work for me. The director's previous work dint strike a chord with me. Malarvadi was a damp squib.When something is kept away from you for long, you yearn for it more. Same was the case with me and Malayalam movies.The day I came to know that Malayalam movies gets released in Bay Area, California, I decided I will go for every movie releasing here just for old time's sake. Started with Grandmaster, 22FK, Spirit.. All good movies in their own right. The new generation movies as some say. But TM was something else.

The first 5 minutes into the movie, I thought I was watching the same old cliched stuff. Two school boys talking about love and marriage.Slowly but surely I was getting hooked. 10 minutes into the movie, I realised this is going to be special. The moment Vinod starts narrating his story, the movie takes you to another level. The next 2 hours gave me one of  the best movie going experiences. Every scene was there on purpose. Every dialogue seemed correct. Every frame was a painting.

Two scenes standout.Watch the scene where Vinod proposes Ayesha for the first time at her place. Watch the scene where she responds back in the college verandah. If these 2 scenes dont give you goosebumps, sorry to say you are not humane my friend. I tried to look around the auditorium to check if I am the ony one feeling wierd. I could see Uncles and Aunties around me trying to hide their tears. Those were happy tears. Those were for Vinod and Ayesha. How many movies can boast to do that to you. That is the power of cinema.That is the Power of love in its purest form.

Vineeth Sreenivasan you product of a cinematic genius.. You just nailed it. The background score was too good. Never heard such breathtaking sounds in a Malayalam movie before. The cinematography was top notch.. Never before did a heroine look so beautiful and a hero so madly in love. I had to do justice to myself, I had to watch the movie a second time. Thattam ennik oru weakness aayi. A must watch for all ages. I am recommending this movie to all my friends here.

---- Sandeep Pillai

P.S. tis is for pravi, fidal , khushboo and my other friends who wanted me to start blogging again, i promise i wont let u down henceforth :D hopefully.
P.S: thanks sandu.
P.S: pravi i knw u wont enjoy reading tis....so if u want me to post all those drafts that i have written over these years..plzz plzz take me to watch tis movie again :D :D