A Movie...And the meaning....

Its not everytime you feel like writing about a movie which you have just watched. And this is my first attempt at writing a review. I just watched a Tamil movie - Kattradhu Tamil ( Learnt Tamil ). The protoganist here has been portrayed so well by Jeeva the actor. And a very realistic looking leading lady - Anjali.

The story is about a boy next door. A boy who loses his dear ones but for his father in a road accident. It so happens his ill fate continues to follow him. The entire story unfolds in a narrative mode. Not once do you get bothered. A gripping tight screenplay. The script writer, incidentally who is also the director has spent a lot of time.

The movie questions the ‘educative’ system, the BPO frenzy youth , unemployment for many. It has put forth and is more a slap on the face to agree and nod to the more liberal life style in Chennai and else where across India.

He learns tamil more out of his love for his Tamil Teacher and Mentor whom he treats like demi god.Here the movie doesnt say that he has lost his life because he had learnt Tamil. The protagonist sympathises like this " Atleast I have learnt Tamil, I will read some Tamil poems and Thiru Kural and manage to earn a few hundreds. Think of those guys who have studied History, Geography, Political Science, Economis. Those who struggle to earn a meger amount of even Rs.2000/- per month. When in the contrary there are a set of People who earn in Lakhs just because they know computers.

Almost all of us would have come across some P.G's who have studied those Arts course. Atleast I have come across. I remember an M.Phil in History, his name is Thirunavukkarasu. He worked under me. His salary was so meger, I hate to type it out here.

There is one particular dialouge which make us think. It goes like this " IT's growth has helped Indian Economy. No denying the fact. Now, think India as a human boday. Let us suppose that IT industry as one Leg. In that case, in the entire body if only the leg grows, isnt it an Elephatiasis?" The movie also questions the kind of provactive words printed on T-Shirts, especially the ones worn by women.

At many angles the lead man doesnt look like him. The dark circles the protruding eyes without the spectacles, the beard, his rough hair. Not to forget the no make up appearance of the lead lady. Even the kids who acted as the young leads were spectacular. The cameo role done by Azhagam preumal, his body language, his diction everything was superb.

The movie is about a simple person who because of the trun of events beomes a murderer. A person who has got a wide knowledge, who is fluent in the so called necessary language English. A person who has a heart of Gold to give. A person who repents for all the 22 murders he has done and confesses though no prima facia case is against him.

This is the directors debutorial venture. Hats off to the director MR. Ram Subbu. The music is so apt and so is the camera. This is a movie which would set best for any language not only Tamil.

Even those who cant understand the language Tamil, can see this movie. For the movie on its whole is understandable.