Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaayaa

It's been very long since a movie evoked so much mixed response from the Tamil audience. More than a decade has passed without a full length love story in Tamil after Alaipaayuthey.

I chose to see the Telugu version of this movie (Ye Maaya Chesave) first. Gautham has taken full advantage of directing the movie in two languages and given the notorious track record of Telugu audience outright turning down tragic ends, he's concluded the movie with a pleasing touch in Telugu.

The Telugu pair (Samantha and Naga Chaithanya) is young and the tale looks so realistic. The Tamil pair (Trisha and Simbu) is aged. Samantha tells Naga Chaithanya that she's 24. My heart indeed skipped a beat when Trisha tells Simbu that she's 23. These things can happen only in Tamil cinema.

The dialogues capture the mood perfectly. "Inga enna solluthu, Jessy Jessy nu solluthaa?" has become so popular.

I could not digest Trisha as the heroine after watching Samantha doing a perfect Jessy in Telugu. Her probing eyes. My Goodness. Whenever I saw Trisha, it kept saying "Samantha, Samantha".

This is also one instance after a long time, that the title of the movie tells the story in essence. Trisha keeps showing up on and off in Simbu's life without actually entering. Simbu pursues her with all his heart and still fails to make it. However, he succeeds as a film maker in the end.

Gautham has become the second director to make best use of Chinmayee. She's dubbed so well for the heroine that, the voice adds to the obstinacy of the character.

What makes Rahman a living legend, is that he underplays his compositions when the lyrics are original and powerful. In this soundtrack, you can listen Rahman dancing his fingers to Thamarai's words. It goes to show his love for the language. Usually, songs slow down the pace of the movie. This is one special movie in which the songs pace up the otherwise slow storyline.

In Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, Kamal tells a depressed Jyothika, "Go get some sleep. Everything will be alright in the morning. I tell this myself, every night". After seeing VTV, it is pretty much evident that Gautham carries a lot of pain with him. You might end up a successful creator but you are doing injustice to your human self.

After a sweet, romantic and poetic tale, the director has chosen to articulate the real end through a dialogue from the heroine. This doesn't serve any purpose. Even after her narration, I could see in the theatre, intellectuals explaining the climax to their dumb companions. You should have told the audience through a better screenplay rather than a lengthy dialogue. If they don't understand, so be it. Even now, it's the same. This is where Maniratnam distinguishes himself from you guys. Way to go, Gautham.

I hear people telling that they want to fall in love (again or for the first time) after seeing the movie. The whole purpose is lost. The movie talks about falling in love after a girl strikes and not striking a girl after falling in love. Very ironical. I know a guy who's seen the movie twice in back to back shows and will not end without making it atleast ten times.

It is also very sad that, it takes a movie to bring out the emotions in people. It goes to show how far people are emotionally drained in their lives. Visualize a smile from me, here.

No wonder the visual media keeps impacting people the wrong way and continues to be successful.

There are some elders who did not find anything of content in the movie. Yes. There is not much of content in this movie. You are rational beings who rely on scientific reasoning and ignore signals from the other side of the mind.

Nonetheless, this movie is an attempt to portray women in bad light by showcasing a girl highly inconsistent in her moves. And he's succeeded. Men have all reasons to celebrate. Kudos!!

True. Gautham has seen inconsistent women. I'm yet to see one.