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Kaala To be honest, i did not watch this movie for Rajini but for Ranjith. First thing that stood out in the movie is the grand set of Dharavi.Its very very difficult to find which ones were shot really in Dharavi and the ones in the set. Art director Ramalingam's work definitely deserves praise.Because creating something for fantasy film sometimes could be very easy But to recreate something existing realistically is far more difficult. Second stand out aspect is the casting.It is spot on.Every character is played by people who perfectly fit the role and they have lived the role.Even small roles play something significant than just be props.Amongst supporting cast Anjali Patil (Puyal Charumathi),Manikandan(Lenin),Samuthirakani(valliappan),Dileepan(Selva),Huma Qureshi(Zareena),Thilak(Reporter) and finally Easwari Rao(Selvi) is first among equals among the supporting cast. Main characters- Rajini as Kaala fits the character perfectly.Like Kabaali he is not just an uneduc...

Recently watched a movie called Kuckoo along with my wife.We both loved the movie. Its by a debutant director Raju Murugan.The movie unfolds as the director playing himself in the movie narrates the story.Its based on real life characters he met during his days as a reporter in a Tamil magazine. Its a love story allright but what is different is the lead characters.The story is about two visually challenged(or should i say Aurally gifted) people,how they get to know ,fight and eventually become lovers.(A happy go lucky guy and a serious girl)Again what seperates them and do they finally join in the end is the movie.But there are many things which i liked regardin the way in which director has directed the movie.Firstly he shows the visually challenged people as a normal bunch of people without too much drama.The more important thing is all the characters  in the movie are real.No larger than life heroes/villains.No body is unneccesarily shown as negative characters.Eve...