ANGADI THERU- REVIEW
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When I saw Angadi Theru for the first time I was convinced it is a must watch movie. When I went to see it for the next time, I was even more stunned and I have watched it for two more times further. After Hey Ram and Taxi Driver this is the film I watched repeatedly. It made me to write something on the movie.

In this film industry many good directors are making movies to get big commercial success, to entertain people, to unleash their artistic potential, talents and intellects, to set a trend, to make it a good one and so on. All movies are important, a commercial movie for sustainability of film industry and number of business associated with it, an entertaining movie to get a while out of the consistent stress of this modern world, an art movie to recognize and promote the artistic talents. But I suppose the most important movie in that is the movie that speaks about the negatives of the society in a simple and profound touch and in an artistic way to evoke the good man inside everyone to at least think about it. Vasanthabalan seems to have intentionally tried for such a movie Angadi Theru. He should establish himself as a writer cum director to give such movies in a further better way.

Angadi Theru (Market Street), a strong and powerful movie from Vasanthabalan is a must watch movie. If the film is near to reality, then it should be the most meaningful Tamil cinema of the recent past. The film depicts the pathetic
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working conditions of employees of a big retail shop, of which most of them are forced to take the job under unavoidable situations. The deep routed fear for survival of the workers is shown as the driving force of the employers to treat their employees so badly. The movie not only slaps the face of employers who are squeezing their workers taking advantage of poverty but also the rudeness and cruelness inside everyone. The film will make the sophisticated or even middle class people to make them think how fortunate they are. This movie clearly stands as an important cinema for the subject matter and the subplots that it handles.

Almost all performers have done justice to their roles. Debutant Mahesh who plays the male lead seems to put all his efforts to make his character good. Pandi and Venkatesh are attracting notice. Anjali, the female lead has given a staggering and enthralling performance. The laughs, weeps, looks, sadness everything she emotes are so natural. She was very conscious on every scene and is too hard to find performance lows.

Small stories in the street are beauty and brings life around the street. A man who desperately searches a way for survival and finally turns a free toilet into a pay toilet, the strategic business plan of another man who collects old shirts, washes and packs them to sell at cheapest prices.... all adds realism to the film. The internal feelings of a woman who is a past prostitute and now married to a dwarf is beautifully recorded when she gives birth to a husband-like child. She is delighted to prove the people that she is now leading a descent life although she is ignorant of the child's future.

The sequence of songs are no misfit but could have tried without songs. Cinematography and dialogues add strength to the film. Small negatives can be deliberately left unanalyzed for this film which injects humanity and spirit. A big salute to Vasanthabalan, the creator and craftsman for giving such a movie that brings the things that have to be changed, into limelight.

This may not be an absolute perfect movie but the impact it creates is astounding and powerful, deep and intense, indelible and unable to overcome for days or even weeks. For the meaningfulness of the movie and for its focus on poverty, it should be highly and highly applauded.


Sivakumar
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Tags : Angadi Theru, Vasanthabalan, Pandi, Venkatesh, Anjali, Mahesh

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