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have always been fascinated
by Gautham Vasudev Menon’s
unique ability to bring out
the hidden beauty in his heroines.
Right from Minnale to the much
awaited VTV he has portrayed
his heroines so beautifully,
an art only he has mastered.
In an industry where most of
the actresses are exploited
to add more glamour quotient
to the movie, and where many
a times more focus is given
to their navels than to their
faces, Gautham has always focused
on depicting them as beautiful
as possible.
I would especially like to talk
about Jyothika. Until Kaaka
Kaaka, Jyothika was seen as
yet another import from the
north that can be used as a
glam model. Be it her first
movie Vaali or subsequent ones
like Kushi or Thenali, she was
used more as a glam girl. But
in Kaaka Kaaka when the song
‘Oru ooril azhage uruvai’
began in the theatres, people
suddenly realized that Jyothika
is very beautiful. Her eyes,
chubby cheeks, the cute reactions,
all were beautifully captured
by the cinematographer and a
new actress was born. If we
have a look at her filmography
it shows the sudden change in
characters offered to her after
Kaaka Kaaka. Thanks to Gautham
Menon, we got to see Jyothika
in more beautiful roles than
those that involved just body-showing.
To mention about the other heroines,
Reema Sen was never more beautifully
shown than she was, in Minnale.
Though she did not have much
screen presence, Andrea did
capture many hearts in Pachaikili
Muthucharam. And it is a well
known fact that none of her
older movies portrayed Sameera
Reddy as beautifully as Vaaranam
Aayiram did.
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