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
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
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: 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
7 comments:
NICE POST
Chaku... Was nice to a see a post from you! and might be co incidence... i watched this movie yesterday.. doctorinte kannu vettich poyi kandatha! and yes it did evoke the romantic heart in me, but it cant be compared to those films like thoovanathumpikal and aniyathipravu for sure.. they are on different level and this one was a mere tickler. and thanks to the bg and jomon's cinematography and isha talwar... but a good movie for sure but nothing in it for a repeat watch! don know what made sandhu feel like it! and when do i get to see a post from you>
:) director saare..layman terms il kanda madhi..i 2 want to c tat movie once again..ofcourse i cant compare it to those movies which u mentuoned..but wat i liked in tis is tat it was a light movie, fun element was awesome..serious topic tha but structured lightly..
Awesome....now don't wait for another 2 years to seize a moment to write...especially when its always surrounding you....
@ fidal: yes Mr. Fidal i wont wait for another 2 years for sure :)
@Sachi: I agree it cant be compared to any other film. I always believe 2 different pieces of creation can never be compared.. My point was its been ages since a heart touching simple love story was made in Malayalam. In the 80s it was Thoovanathumbikal.. In the 90's it was Anniyathipravu.. The last decade dint see any movies that told a love story in a simple and earnest way.. After all the feeling of Love is simple.. :)
I saw it again just to experience it all over again because I am sure it will take another 10 years or more for another movie to touch hearts in the same way this movie did.. :)
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