Bachao, Bachao, Yeh AADMI Meri Izzat LOOT raha HAI !!!

The People You see in the above picture are film makers whom Krish King Nishanth calls "The Gods Of Tragedy". In them, Krish King sees the future of good Tamil Cinema. He sees rational minds who can take Tamil Cinema away from its present miserable state. He sees people who are so much not what Vijay, Ajith, Simbhu, Sundar.C, Lawrence, Shantanu, Pee Vasu, Dharani, Perarasu, Hari and a million other like-minded male -formula- whores stand for.

As you can see in the pic, Balu Mahendra is the only guy who doesn't belong to this generation. But he is the root of this revolution - if u can call it that. Bala, Ram and Vetrimaran, Selvaraghavan (partly) were direct assistants of Balu Mahendra. Ameer was Bala's assistant and Sasikumar was Ameer's assistant. Myskin, to my knowledge, does not belong to this assistant tree but has emerged as a leading figure among Tamil cinema's new set of bright minds.

Whats so special about these film makers? After all, none of them have made more than 3 films till date. The fact is that these directors (except Ram, maybe) can be associated with a feat very rarely achieved in Tamil Cinema history. They are people who make non-formula films which not only satisfy their own tastes but also end up being loved by the audience. In short (as Bharadwaj Rangan once said), their work is the 'Holy Grail Of Film making' - Something previously done by a very few genius minds like K.Balachander and Mani Ratnam, who refused to join the rat race and made the audience love what they made and not the vice versa.

This boring post is ishallreview's salute to this set of young directors and their hugely impressive films. Their story is one which I am sure will be the talk of the town some day tomorrow. For they are the only few people who allow us to call Tamil Cinema as Tamil Cinema.

WHAT FOLLOWS IS THE PROFILOMETER OF THE "GODS OF TRAGEDY"


1.BALA


A STILL FROM HIS NEXT FILM - "NAAN KADAVUL"

FILMS :- Sethu 1999(Vikram) , Nanda 2001(Surya) , Pithamaghan 2003(Vikram, Surya)
+ Naan kadavul 2009(Arya,Pooja releasing jan 15th)

TRADEMARK :- The sad stories of sad men which almost get a face lift mid way through the movie only to jump straight into a deep dark tragic hole in the climax

MOMENTS OF BRILLIANCE :- He made the soul weep with "enge sellum indha paadhai" in sethu and again with surya's death in Pithamagan,(followed by the image of surya laughing in the skies)

PERSONAL LIFE :- A man with a whale sized ego, ultra short temper and a major addiction to drugs ( supposedly).

Mainly Acknowledged... :- For teaching Vikram and Surya the 'method' of acting. For giving us two of the currently most versatile lead actors in the industry.

2.AMEER


A still from Paruthiveeran

FILMS :- Mounam Pesiyadhe 2002(Surya, Trisha) , Raam 2005(Jeeva) , Paruthiveeran 2007 (Priyamani, Karthi) + Yogi (not only has he written the film, but also plays the lead in it - shooting in progress)

TRADEMARK :- Versatality Redefined. His First film is a romantic suspense story in an urban setting. Second is a crime, psycho thriller set in a hill station. And his third and most acclaimed film is a 'Village Tragedy'.( bharatiraja ishtyle)

MOMENTS OF BRILLIANCE :- The opening sequence in Raam, The first and the last fifteen minutes in Paruthiveeran -The fine line between magic and indulgence cant get can't get better than that.

PERSONAL LIFE :- Just out of jail for openly supporting LTTE in a public meeting. A very good speaker and a balanced mind. Has a solid opinion on all issues.

Mainly Acknowledged... :- For Paruthiveeran, which got Priyamani the National Award for best female lead.

3. SELVARAGHAVAN


Pudhupettai Poster

FILMS :- Kadhal Konden 2003 (Dhanush, Sonia Agarwal) , 7/g Rainbow Colony 2004 (Sonia Agarwal, Ravi Krishna) , Pudhupettai 2006 (Dhanush) , Aadhavari Maatlaaku Arthame Verule 2007 ( Venkatesh, Trisha). + Aayirathil Oruvan (Karthi, Reema Sen, Andrea - Filming)

TRADEMARK :- Gets as close to realism as possible. Scenes from 7/g... and his ghost direction - thulluvado illamai are ample examples.

MOMENTS OF BRILLIANCE :- Making An amazingly awesome film with dumbest of the dumb people like Ravi Krishna in the main role. Pudhupettai - the film as a whole.

PERSONAL LIFE :- Looks Very Shady. Has a wannabe superstar in brother Dhanush. Has a supposedly rocky relationship with wife Sonia Agarwal, is the son of Soft porn film maker Kasthoori Raja and the genes are sometimes obvious in his films

Mainly Acknowledged... :- For A stunning debut with Kadhal Konden (rated by Bharati-loose-raja as the best film he has seen after Nayagan) ; Setting the box office on fire again with a very realistic 7/g ; and finally for making the technically brilliant film - Pudhu pettai

4. SASIKUMAR


subramaniapuram poster

FILMS :- Subramaniapuram 2008 ( Jai, himself).

TRADEMARK :- He is just one film old and hence no real "trademarks"

MOMENTS OF BRILLIANCE :- Showing the killing of the characters played by himself and Samudrakanni in a way never shown before in Tamil Cinema. Famous Film critic Udhav Naig claims the Subramania puram climax was like watching a Scorcese film

PERSONAL LIFE :- Don't know much - From what I saw on Anu Haasan's show, He has scant respect for women, and has a very good sense of humor. He (unfortunately) wants to act more than create.

Mainly Acknowledged... :- For The perfect recreation of the look and the mood of the Madurai of 1980's in Subramaniapuram.



Every one runs out of patience and so has the author of this post. He has a lot to say about Myskinn , Ram and Vetrimaran. But has no energy. Hence he would like to finish this off in a paragraph or two. ( Anyways, I am sure none of u came till this part of the post :P )

Myskin- stunned the cine world with Anjadhey - a three hour 20 minute saga sailing over two totally different stories. One of a misunderstood friendship and the other of a new police officer and a wierd case to solve. Specialities are the characterisation of Prasanna, The use of camera, and The rigidity in narration.


POSTER AND STILL FROM "KATRADHU TAMIL"

Ram - The director of Katradhu TAMIL is my personal favourite among all these people. He has made what probably is the most hard hitting tamil film I've ever seen.The director excells in presenting this shocking psycho dramaHe uses tamil just as an outer cover to go through the life of a person full of personal loss and death.The best part is the use of "props" in the movie. Props which are close to the protagonist's life make a bigger impact than the protagonist himself sometimes.And a wonderful camera work + perfect bgm sync....


Vetrimaran - I like his interviews more than his maiden film - polladhavan ( which had some super solid action scenes) . He comes across as a very matured, very knowledgeable film maker who is sure to make some classics as well as blockbusters as well as both in the future.


TAMIL CINEMA :- Bachao, Bachao, Yeh AADMI Meri Izzat LOOT raha HAI !!!

GOD :- kaun? who?

TAMIL CINEMA :- AJITH AUR VIJAY

GOD:- WAITEES, i will send u "the gods of tragedy".


IF u are reading this article and IF u are reading this last line first, then iReview strongly recommends you to NOT read this Post.

Shabbba.
enake en mokkai thaaaaangala.

good night.