For many months, my life was theatre-free. I didn’t care as well. Maybe I lost interest in the movies? No I wasn’t. Maybe everyone else was busy? No they weren’t. Then what could be the reason? All my friends had seen most of the movies (which I was interested in) either accidentally or with their friends. It was like that when on September 1, I struck gold or is it a jackpot?
August 25, 4:30 pm (approx) Venue: College bus
I was in the college bus returning home, as usual gazing out at the streets and watching everyone sleeping. My mobile vibrated. Well time for messaging! It was my friend Kumar. He was asking me whether I could join with them for the movie ‘Vetayaadu Vilayaadu’. Ofcourse yeah! It was the most anticipated movie of that time. But as usual, I had to ask my parents. So I told him that I would let him know later that night.
August 25, 6:15 pm (approx) Venue: Arun’s (one of my close friends) house
Arun is also from my college and he invited me to his house. So I was there working with his PC when I was getting reminder messages from Kumar. Very soon, I got a call (or two) from him. Maybe I should see the film.
August 25, 7:45 pm (approx) Venue: My house
My mom allowed me for the movie. “I am coming…” is all I sent to Kumar. Sometimes SMS is very useful.
August 25, 8:30 pm (approx) Venue: My house
My dad asked me to get ready for the movie “Something Something (Unakum Enakum) (whatever!)”. Huh? Alright! This movie was a hit. I wanted to see that movie too but not too late. Anyway time to break the long theatre silence.
August 25, 9:30 pm (approx) Venue: Udhayam Cineplex
“Something Something… unakum enakum”
Now this movie title was changed to unakum enakum for some tax reasons. Well, this movie was nice. The first half was a typical telugu movie. The hero (played by ‘Jeyam Ravi’) falls in love with the heroine (played by Trisha) who has come to her friend’s house (played by Richaa), Richa also happens to be Ravi’s cousin. Unfortunately, Trisha happens to be the sister of a poor farmer (played by Prabhu) and Ravi is a son of a multi-millionaire (played by Bhagyaraj). The hero’s family comes to know about their love and kicks Trisha out from their house. But Ravi goes to Trisha’s residence to win her back. And he is ready to do anything for their love even if it is a farming challenge put up by Trisha’s brother.
Actually, the movie was good. Ravi and Trisha did their part well. Prabhu is the spot light of the second half. Bhagyaraj is also to be appreciated. Songs are pretty good.
Rating: 7/10
August 26, 8:30 am Venue: My house
I was ready for ‘Vetayaadu Vilayaadu’. I was told the theatre is Melody. Now I have never gone to this theatre and I have always thought this to be a unconsiderable theatre. Well, with friends, everything would be good. Fortunately, the time for searching the theatre was saved when my dad dropped me at the theatre.
August 26, 11:20 pm Venue: Melody theatre
The theatre wasn’t bad as I thought. Infact, it was good and decent except for two pillars in the middle of the hall. Around 10 of my friends were there waiting for me. Well with whistles blown all over the theatre, the film started.
“Vetayaadu Vilayaadu”
The film starts with the hero’s (Kamal) introduction followed by intro song. The story starts with Rani, a college student and the daughter of a police officer (played by Prakash Raj), having not returned home. Later, with the help of Raghavan (Kamal), they find that Rani was brutally murdered. Raj and his wife plans to go to New York for a change but over there, they were also brutally murdered (executed, as said in the movie). Operation “Hunt and Play” begins as Raghavan heads to New York to investigate about Raj’s murder and there he finds that Raj’s family are not the only victims.
The film heads in a great style and interesting throughout the movie. To avoid seriousness throughout, Jyothika comes into play. The songs are absolutely great. Daniel Balaji have played his role excellently as a villain.
Rating: 9.5/10
August 26, 2:30 pm, Venue: LIC Bus stop
Maybe my friends decided “Only Business!” thing. They wanted to head straight to home rather than visiting Spencers which normally people do. Ok I thought! My dad called me and said that he is in Devi theatre getting tickets for the movie “Imsai Arasan” and asked me whether I wanted to join them. I replied no. One movie per day is enough,right?
August 26, 2:45 pm, Venue: LIC Bus stop
I was still waiting for my bus. Yes there is only one bus direct to my house in that route and its frequency is very less. After minutes of waiting and going around the long bus stop, I noticed that all of my friends had got a bus and had. Just then the bus arrived. Thank God! The bus driver had no intention of stopping the bus at this stop. Only then I realized that the bus would never stop at that stop. Damn! I have to wait for another 30 mins for the next bus and for that I have to go to the previous stop – The Devi bus stop.
August 26, 2:55 pm, Venue: Devi Bus stop
I crossed the Devi theatre (my parents and my sis would be watching the movie) and waited at the stop. Just then, my mom called me and asked me to join with them instead of waiting. The film hadn’t started yet. I felt like I was waiting for this opportunity. Well, I always wanted to watch this movie. Why miss a chance?
August 26, 3:00 pm, Venue: Devi Cineplex
“Imsai Arasan: 23m Pulikesi”
The story, set in the age of Tipu Sultan, and the comedy actor Vadivelu playing his first film as a lead hero is the main spotlight of this movie. Manorama (played as the queen) gives birth to twins. Her brother called as Kumaraguru(played by Nasser) plans to raise up the child which the astrologer predicts he would be a “puppet”and to behead the other which the astrologer predicts would be “Intelligent and brave”. Without the queen and the King (played by Nagesh) knowing, the claimed ‘brave’ child is sent to a worker who has other plans – to not kill the baby but to raise him up. Meanwhile the puppet child grows up to be Pulikesi – a very coward and stupid king acting to the orders of his uncle Kumaraguru. Pulikesi’s twin brother comes from Nalandhar University and plans to end Pulikesi’s era. After learning that they are twin brothers, he has other plans – to swap places and to end the era of Kumaraguru.
The movie is absolutely hilarious. Set in a very serious background, the movie goes in two and half hours of absolute comedy). The movie delivers several messages and they seem to indirecly target something. Vadivelu and Nasser has done their part to the best. Songs are not so good (What to expect if the movie is set in age old time!)
Rating: 8/10
August 26, 6:15 pm Venue: Car
I asked my dad to drop me at the Sathyam theatre after watching the movie. Why? (Rewinding…)
Flashback (3 hours back)
August 26, 3:15 pm Venue: Devi theatre
I was watching the movie “Imsai Arasan” when I received a message from my friend Karthikeyan (another of my close friends). He told me that there are free tickets for four and four Rs.50 refreshment coupon (again free!). “Well, three movies in a row?”, I thought. Well my dad too accepted. Well what movie is this? – Lagey Raho Munna Bhai. Usually I would have said no to an hindi movie (I dunno the language) but since I liked the first part watching it at the theatre, I accepted.
(Back to normal)
August 26, 6:20 pm Venue: Sathyam cineplex
Though I couldn’t understand hindi, I could understand with their actions and with the few known words. Thats how I watched the other hindi movies. Anyway, to give translation was a boy who knew hindi very well (atleast can understand). He is Suresh (another of my close friends). Arun was also there (quite surprising for me!). Usually he would comment on hindi movies while watching but this time he restrained himself and listened to the story.
“Lagey Raho Munna Bhai”
The movie I thought to be a sequel to Munna Bhai MBBS wasn’t one after all. This story is absolutely different. Sanjay Dutt (played as Munna Bhai ( big time rowdy)) along with his assistant (forgot his name!) gets a building contract signed for a business man (played by the villain of MBBS). Later he takes part in a radio contest about Gandhiji and wins seeking the guidance of some old people (probably freedom fighters). He goes to the radio station to get his prize money and meets Vidhya Balan who is the RJ. Vidhya Balan believes him to be a professor in History and asks him to give a lecture about Gandhiji to her senior friends (the homage for the old people). Munna accepts and studies about Gandhiji and guess what? Gandhiji comes in his real life (visible only to him) to help him. He gives a successful lecture and with a little bit of help from Gandhiji, wins the place as a radio jockey to help the people of Mumbai. With Gandhiji’s strategy, Munna Bhai wins a place in everyone’s heart. The movie gets serious with the building contract issues and Vidhya Balan starts to hate Munna. How Munna solves it? Gandhi has the answer for that in the interval, “when I am there, why you worry?”
Like the first part, the movie was funny and hilarious but this movie has more seriousness to it. This movie tells people on how to deal with situations and how to handle people in this country. A surprise guest role by Abhishek was shocking. Songs are pretty good like the first part.
Rating: 8/10
August 26, 9:50 pm Venue: My house
Back home, finally and I just then remembered that I hadn’t eaten anything since morning except for some refreshments then and there in the theatres. Three movies in a row or should I say four movies in a row if I had to include “Something Something…”. Not to forget, I saw Vetayaadu Vilayaadu the next day too. Well, a nice stop to a long wait.
