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Last
week Christopher Nolan’s Inception
beats three new Hindi films to claim
No 1 position in Indian box office.
This is not the first time a Hollywood
movie ruling Indian films. But Inception
is not a comic/TV show adaptation. It’s
neither a sequel nor a reboot. And it’s
also not a 3D film. Given the complex
and original story of the film, it was
an incredible achievement. Lamhaa, which
is one of the three Hindi films released
along with inception, has a huge cast
(starring Sanjay Dutt and Bipasha Basu)
and it is released worldwide. For the
past several months, a string of Hollywood
films (Avatar, Toy story 3, Clash of
titans, Alice in wonderland, Robinhood,
Iron man 2, Karate kid) did well in
India. Even domestically lame movies
like Knight and day, Prince of Persia
did great business.
Ok, let’s comeback to Tamil cinema.
Usually Tamil films are not affected
by the release of Hollywood films. But
I will not be surprised if a Hollywood
movie beats Tamil movies in coming years.
The problem is with our movies, which
was mostly spoiled in the name of entertainment
(we affectionately calling as masala
movies). Almost all A-list actors prefer
masala movies, because it is considered
as a safe bet, a sure hit (at least
in box office returns).
I watched inception (twice), it is something
spectacular, mind bending blockbuster.
There are so many interpretations for
this movie. So many discussions, lot
of things to question and explanations.
Totally, it was more than just a film.
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Every time when we compare Hollywood movies with
Tamil movies, there are two strong reasons.
1. Not enough money to meet technical supports (production
budget).
2. Audiences are not intelligent.
It’s not acceptable to say money as a reason.
Not anymore. Mr. Nolan, the director of inception
has achieved the same feat with small budget films
(watch Memento and prestige). There are also many
great Hollywood films which have production costs
much less than our top actor’s films. It is
surprising that our directors have not even tried
a science – fiction film. We completely lack
a genre of films. Tamil directors are making a lot
of real life stories in recent times. But we seriously
have a drought of innovative films.
The film Ghajini was a remake of Hollywood film
Memento. Mr. Murugadoss deleted all the intelligent
scenes in Memento (which makes one of the greatest
films in Hollywood history) and replaced it with
songs and fight sequences. For what it should have
been a groundbreaking film, sadly because of addition
of masala elements it becomes just another action
blockbuster. The obvious reason is director and
producer should have been doubtful over intelligence
of audience. But with the overwhelming response
of the audience for the film inception clearly indicates
that they are ready to welcome new and innovative
concepts with both hands.
Don’t take it as a negative point. Instead
the directors should take it is a sign, a calling
card by the audience to make films in a new perspective.
We are desperate to see some thoughtful Tamil films.
Good news is Endhiran. One of the grandest director
in India and our superstar joined hands for the
second time for this movie. Though it will not be
a typical science – fiction film, I hope it
will be a different experience for a Tamil movie.
With the success of Endhiran (it seems to be), directors
should be encouraged to bring something different
on the screen.
Finally, audiences are ready for a change in Tamil
cinema……the question is will directors
deliver? Let’s hope for the best.
Charles J
charlests05@gmail.com
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