Friday, May 13, 2005
Mumbai Express
Mumbai Express is not another comedy film which we are used to watching in our theatres. Especially when compared with movies that are publicized as comedy movies. This is another child of never-say-die father Kamal Haasan. KH in this movie has tried to bring up a whole new concept of how a comedy film can be and how it can be presented. I am amazed to see KH (Kamal Haasan) not get tired of his tries to improvise every aspect of his film. And the levels he takes to do that is extra ordinary. I just wanted to write something on Kamal’s Mumbai Express but have changed my mind now and am covering a wide topic now.
I try(note the word try) to think the way what KH would think when something that he thinks is great is not well received by the audience. (Ex.Hey Ram which he thinks is one of his best, was not a big hit) For a creator that should be lot of disappointment. But Mumbai Express has been well received in almost all the centers.
Mumbai Express stands different in lot of aspects. Both in technology and in screenplay, presentation and characters. I think it would take some more time and some trial films to make a pakka digital film since there were some scenes where the film wasn’t clear that only a techie from that area would be able to explain.
Another thing I have heard about KH in some films are that he would try to portray his character a dominating one and force others to underplay theirs(Ex. Kurudhippunal). I don’t see this as a complaint because I don’t find anything wrong in an actor like KH to describe/show a movie the way he likes. Of course he would have sacrificed a lot in his early days, wouldn’t he?
In this movie, the first thing that strikes is the equal distribution of presence of characters including KH in the screen. One thing that the movie didn’t stand up and I was even disappointed was the music. Illayaraja has been wasted in this movie. Also this subject doesn’t need the greatness of Illayaraja. You are engulfed in the dialogues and scenes and the music just goes by without making an impression.
KH has chosen his cast again from his regular favourites. Nasser, Pasupathy, Kovai Sarala and so on. An excellent movie for the A & B center audience and not so interesting movie for the C centers.
I try(note the word try) to think the way what KH would think when something that he thinks is great is not well received by the audience. (Ex.Hey Ram which he thinks is one of his best, was not a big hit) For a creator that should be lot of disappointment. But Mumbai Express has been well received in almost all the centers.
Mumbai Express stands different in lot of aspects. Both in technology and in screenplay, presentation and characters. I think it would take some more time and some trial films to make a pakka digital film since there were some scenes where the film wasn’t clear that only a techie from that area would be able to explain.
Another thing I have heard about KH in some films are that he would try to portray his character a dominating one and force others to underplay theirs(Ex. Kurudhippunal). I don’t see this as a complaint because I don’t find anything wrong in an actor like KH to describe/show a movie the way he likes. Of course he would have sacrificed a lot in his early days, wouldn’t he?
In this movie, the first thing that strikes is the equal distribution of presence of characters including KH in the screen. One thing that the movie didn’t stand up and I was even disappointed was the music. Illayaraja has been wasted in this movie. Also this subject doesn’t need the greatness of Illayaraja. You are engulfed in the dialogues and scenes and the music just goes by without making an impression.
KH has chosen his cast again from his regular favourites. Nasser, Pasupathy, Kovai Sarala and so on. An excellent movie for the A & B center audience and not so interesting movie for the C centers.
// posted by JVC @ Friday, May 13, 2005 
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