Watched Thangalaan yesterday for the first time
Okay, as a Chiyaan kanni, it is my fault for not supporting him in theatres. But hold up. I finally watched the film yesterday and there was something missing. I still can't pinpoint exactly what, but the storyline didn't exactly make me root for his character. I felt empty as I was watching the film. The plot was amazing ngl, but the execution was below expectations. And for someone who puts in so much efforts for his role, I really really wish the film did justice to his performance.
The songs were good, but the cinematography and direction were not something I enjoyed as an average cinephile. Be it with the Arathi scenes in the mines during climax where it was switching between day and night or the scene where Thangalaan comes back on the horse and throws money at the zamindar and gets his land back. As a non-Tamilian, I am not sure how effective the dialogues were but I felt the conviction was missing from the subtitles at least.
The parts I loved the most were the depictions of caste oppression - how the women craved to wear a piece of blouse or have a gold bangle, how the men were kicked off by the guards and the accountant and left to fend for themselves. The subtleties were captured very beautifully. I just wish they had made a stronger and a tighter script for us as an audience to root for Thangalaan, his community and the protectors of Gold (the magic thingy).
Okay, as a Chiyaan kanni, it is my fault for not supporting him in theatres. But hold up. I finally watched the film yesterday and there was something missing. I still can't pinpoint exactly what, but the storyline didn't exactly make me root for his character. I felt empty as I was watching the film. The plot was amazing ngl, but the execution was below expectations. And for someone who puts in so much efforts for his role, I really really wish the film did justice to his performance.
The songs were good, but the cinematography and direction were not something I enjoyed as an average cinephile. Be it with the Arathi scenes in the mines during climax where it was switching between day and night or the scene where Thangalaan comes back on the horse and throws money at the zamindar and gets his land back. As a non-Tamilian, I am not sure how effective the dialogues were but I felt the conviction was missing from the subtitles at least.
The parts I loved the most were the depictions of caste oppression - how the women craved to wear a piece of blouse or have a gold bangle, how the men were kicked off by the guards and the accountant and left to fend for themselves. The subtleties were captured very beautifully. I just wish they had made a stronger and a tighter script for us as an audience to root for Thangalaan, his community and the protectors of Gold (the magic thingy).