Azhagar Samiyin Kudhirai

Drove to Mayajaal yesterday evening to watch the movie Azhagar Samiyin Kudhirai(அழகர்சாமியின் குதிரை). Was expecting a watchable movie , but the movie was too good. Making a movie out of a Short Story is a challenge , but when done well , it really proves the skill of the Director and the screen play writer. Short Stories always depict the true nature of life and to depict it on screen without much boredom is a great skill. Thanks to the director and the producer(think it was Gautham) who had the guts to invest.

Telling out the story or the plot always spoils the movie watching experience. There is one line which i could not stop Staying "Illayaraja , the master of BGM". There are few poetic/smart moments in the film , which conveys a lot :

• A Small boy takes the free meals served to him (during afternoon) in school to share it with his younger brother. ( A guy sitting near me commented : Still the served food appears similar , have not changed much from his days).
  
• When an atheist stops from entering a temple , his lover doubts his motive for other inequality reasons.
  
• An atheist accepts the Vibuthi for the sake of his love.
• How deeply people tie up every good stuff happening to them to God ( there is not much self confidence or any one else to fall back).
• How easy and tough is job of a Kodangi ( Mantrik ).
  
• How big a Mantrik/personlaity you are outside the house , you are still a silly husband to your wife.
  

Am certain that i could have missed a few. There is a lot more stuffs which depicts the innocence , economy , job opportunity , dependence of those people. The movie has a very few ill logical scenes which we shall ignore.

Not sure if our political/social circumstance will allow us to make a similar film(with the ideologies and philosophies of people about GOD) based on City life with names like "Ramanin Vil" (ராமனின் வில்) / "Vinayagarin Eli" (விநாயகரின் எலி).

Ok , here goes the last punch , i do not see a lot of difference between the ones who believe the words of a Kodangi and the ones who believe the words of news media people.

cheers,
jkyaar