Raghuvaran...

Long time, say some 8-10 years back, Raghuvaran in a interview said "ethir kaalathil director aahum latchiyathudan uzhaikkum ella assistant directors um avenga kathai leh enakku nu oru character create panni vechirukkaanga" . That he counted as his achievement of his career. one of the few versatile actors , who can infuse life into a film even as dead wood as Sivappathikaaram . Off late we saw him much shriveled on screen and here today his life comes to an end. Never knew he was so old (60 years) .

Anjaathaey...

Easily one of the most self indulgent movies , where in the director takes his own liberties to unfold the story about two friends. There are moments of exhilaration. Director manages to pose erudite at points. But such moments are measly in proportion smothered in a lengthy drab narration. Not entirely drab though , as do many scenes carry some spirit, but yet could have been easily done away with. Well even i didn't have any qualms over sitting through those scenes unfolding at its own pace. And when all that detailed , though not snail spaced, scenes can only lead to a ridiculous climax is when you get exasperated. Looks like the director gave full freedom to the camera man to showcase all his abilities at the cost of time. And what about the casting?. Narain though sparks as such in moments , as a coherence fails to convince as to whether he is playing a frivolous guy or the traditional hero. As to other characters they just do what they ought to do . That makes a case as why exactly was the necessity to have a pandia rajan or prasanna don such roles, who do not bring any freshness in those roles. And ponvannan is easily the worst of the casting lot. A standard movie on the outset, just misses being super standard by some yards and finally may even manage to pose sub standard as because of the length and the unfolding of the climax. And why i hate the unfolding of climax is when all along the movie you accept to engage yourself with the director and all of a sudden he makes a mockery of your intelligence.