Soorarai Pottru – Movie review

Based on the auto biography of Capt. Gopinath ‘Simply fly’ , Soorarai Pottru is a dramatised version of the same by Sudha kongara . Nedumaaran Rajangam ( Surya) a son of Tamil teacher in village of Solavandhann , who aspires to get air connectivity to the remotest of the village in an affordable way. Maara undergoes quiet a roller coaster ride in this ordeal as he gets ruffed up by huge airline bosses who wants air travel only for the privileged and not for the common people. He goes into huge debts making enemies along the way . How Maara fights all the way and reaches his goal is the rest of the story.

It’s Surya and Sudha all the way in the movie, when the story mellows down its Surya who brings it up by his performance and Sudha’s script keeps it together all the way. On the cast its Surya who shoulders it towards the end, other than him Uravashi and newcomer Aparna give a balanced performance in the movie. The weaklings are the so called villain Paresh Rawal’s role is weak for his character and doesn’t bring the best in him. The story though based on the specific details doesn’t engage us all the way , reduction of duration might help in the flow. I give the film 6/10

 

Sarvam Thaala Mayam -Movie review

Rajiv menon returns as director with Sarvam thaala mayam, joining hands with A R Rahman with GV prakash in the lead role. Peter( GV Prakash) a son of a mridagam maker is a carefree youngster who doesn’t have any ambitions nor goal. His mother wants him to pass out and apply for a government Job, while his Dad wants him to join him in his work and carry on his tradition of instrument making. in a turn of events Peter delivers a mridangam at a concert to the great Vembu Iyer( Nedumudi Venu) a pioneer in classical art . Peter listens to the concert and is mesmerized by the music and the art which takes the audience to a different universe. he immediately decides to learn from the master and meets him. initially Vembu Iyer rejects him and explains that he cannot become his disciple as he lacks discipline and only a true brahmin can enter this domain. But seeing Peter’s determination and hard work he starts to train him. But tragedy strikes as Peter unknowingly performs in a tv talent show, were he is disgraced and also brings Vembu Iyer’s name to shame. this breaks the bond between the guru and the disciple and Peter goes into a shell of hopelessness. how he comes out of it and makes his guru proud is the rest of the story.
Sarvam thaala mayam is not just a story of an underdog, it also tells the how classical arts has become global ,evolving in the process and has broken barriers by the new generation. A better and a decent performance by GV Prakash, the hero of the movie for me is Nedumuni Venu and his character in the movie. He has given a exceptional performance , he was a delight to watch. Good music by A R Rahman supports the whole film, and Rajiv menon has come back with a nice story line, though predictable but well presented. i give the film 5/10