A Layman’s Tribute

I am a very pathetic company when you take me to watch a movie. I don’t even know what screenplay is. I cry during movies. Get entertained, and come back. I have never read a movie review in my life. When people talk of re-recording, background score, editing, screenplay, it all probably means the same to me , as what floccinauccinihilipilification means to you. I am an ardent rajini fan. I love the out and out entertainment and masala that his movies offer. “Kanna, naa oru thadave sonna, nooru thadave sonna madhiri..” – I have watched like a hundred times.

But if I were to pick a movie, that has influenced me in more than one way, it’s unarguably – Anbe Sivam. I fell in love with that movie the first time I watched it. Even more, the second time. Kamal Hasan, epitomized perfection. How many ever more times, I watch it, the movie leaves the same impression that it did, the first time. Portraying an ideology that is against what is prevalent, and what has been fed since very young age to all of us, questioning audacious beliefs – only legends can create such stuff.  Well-defined characters, and a strong storyline. An impeccable movie.

Michael madhana kamarajani, and PANCHATHANTHIRAM – I have lost count of the number of times I have watched these two movies. Everytime I watch these movies, I invariably find a dialogue that I would have missed out the previous time. I used to listen to Michael Mad in my music player on the way to college. It could be someone else’s script even. It doesn’t matter. Kamal’s deliveries at the right time. Sensible humour from an established actor can only be seen in Kamal’s movies. And I have oodles of respect for him, just for this. People say, Mumbai express is brilliant too, but I haven’t got to watch it yet.

I still regret not watching Hey Ram. Somehow, I have never been able to see more than first ten minutes of that movie.

I read that today is Kamal Hasan’s birthday. Three cheers to the man, who has been a revolutionary. To the man, who has taken tamil cinema places. To the man, who raised the intelligence level of his audience. To the man, who looks more young with every passing day.

I am sure, he will be an inspiration to a lot of people, just like how he enabled me to question things that weren’t supposed to be, and got me more confused.

p.s: I am sure there are loads of other movies of kamal, that I have missed. Drop in the list, in the comments space.

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