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| Discussion board for Unnai Pol Oruvan Review (199 Messages) |
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| Gopinath 22 Jan 10, 12:21am |
| Different dialoges, Different story line, way of portrayal of the characters, what else, EVERYTHING in that film is stupendous. Hattttttttssssssssssss Offffffffffffffffff
Both to Kamal Haasan sir and Mohan Lal sir. |
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| Sekhar 22 Dec 09, 10:14am |
| I am not an avid fan of Mr Kamal, nor am I an admirer of that otheR peRsonality who is given to strong delusions of grandeur. But I am impressed with Mr Kamal's Unnai Pol Oruvan for the breath of fresh air it brings to tamil cinema. I simply adored the fact that there were no irrelevant duets sung to synchronised dancing in the Swiss Alps with a nubile heroine whose sole aim in life is to cling an weep. Kudos to Mr Kamal for this alone. For once, they stuck to good story telling and character building, although Smt Lakshmi's role might have been bordering on irrelevant. Quick paced story, with no gratuitous comedy side trips. Great movie. Certainly better than Wednesday, as Mr Kamal has taken the effort to iron out a few kinks in the original. Its a dreat start to what I hope will be a wonderful trend in Tamil films, one that focusses on relevancy and realism in the storyline, more than mindless humour and crappy punch dialogue. To all you Kamal / Rajni fans out there: Hey guys, this is a simple matter of opinion on my part. Take it somewhere else if you dont like it. Regards |
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| Prabhu 5 Dec 09, 11:37am |
| Kamlhasan is best all over the world... nice review... |
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| Routhiran 4 Dec 09, 04:01am |
| Mr. Kitti vasal even our Kamal haasan talked to the bull and to the other animals in a film called SINGARAVELAN. Haven't u seen that? Eventhough, Kamal is a better actor than Rajni, you should not criticise Rajni as his ideology and style is different. Me too a fan of kamalji, I don't want to go rubbish just like Mr.Keerthivasan. Be gentle, Be a Kamal fan |
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| @Kitti Vasal - Keerthi 28 Nov 09, 03:18pm |
| Every common man understood this film, if u didn't understand this film you don't deserve to live in this state...go to bihar and watch rajni talking to bull in sign language like he did in padaiyappa |
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| M. KEERTHIVASAN 22 Nov 09, 07:42pm |
| DEAR SIR, AN ACTOR SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD EVEN BY COMMON MAN, AND IT SHOULD REFLECT THE CULTURE OF THAT PARTICULAR STATE OR COUNTRY. KAMAL IS VERY POOR IN THIS CONCEPT, AND HE TAKES FILMS ONLY FOR JOURNALISTS WHO WILL ALWAYS BLINDPLY APPRECIATE HIS FILMS, OR FOR HIS FRIENDS. IN FACT, RAJINI, SIVAJI, AND MGR ARE SAID TO BE THE REAL HEROES, WHO ARE ACTING FOR THE SAKE OF COMMON PUBLIC, EVEN THOUGH SIVAJI AND RAJINI BETTER THAN MGR. |
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| M. KEERTHIVASAN 22 Nov 09, 07:27pm |
| Sir, you are going too much importance and hype to every kamalhasan movie whether the story line up is clear or not clear. Be ready to tell his weak point in acting, as well as the story. Please donot overestimate kamal, and under estimate the great super star, even though he is having weakness in his acting, you are ready to point out for rajini, but not for kamal. Be ready to criticise kamal, who is running the show without a clear story line up that even laymen can understand. In fact, t.s. balaiah, rajini are clear in their approach that their film should reach even a two year old child, kamal thinks he is brilliant and making the public fools. He will soon lose his own fans in the future. |
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| Franklin 11 Nov 09, 06:56pm |
| I would say the entire movie went fine. No words to comment about Kamal acting. He did an very casual role and did the best. I think Shruti needs to work on the background music. Hope we can listen a better performance from Shruti on the next movie. |
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| Siva 11 Nov 09, 02:12pm |
| UPO is simply amazing. This movie did very well in the box office |
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| Visvashwarr 7 Nov 09, 04:57pm |
| must watch movie for every citizen in this country |
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| Krishnan 5 Nov 09, 11:22pm |
| its one of the wonderful movies i have ever seen.kamal and lal are equally good in this movie.also the direction is too good , that there is a speed in the movie from begining to the end . Its a must watch movie. |
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| Sunil 5 Nov 09, 12:07pm |
| I would like to thank the UNNAI POL ORUVAN team for laying another stepping stone which elevates Indian cinema to the next level.. And I think, Its not the matter of Anupam Kher vs Mohan Lal or Naziruddin Shah vs Kamal Hassan.. But about what the movie conveys.. Nothings wrong in translating a book from one language to another, with some added or reduced substance, which helps the book to convey its message to that particular language speaking people.. Its just an example.. My point is its all about Our Nation.. The most important thing which i liked in this movie was, The story is not focused on a single character.. Not even on Kamal Hassan.. This is really healthy.. I am bored of this Hero, Heroin, Love, Rape, Songs in between and Stupid Fights with Rope and all that yaar.. This is my personal opinion.. Looking forward to such movies..
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| Sheela 30 Oct 09, 05:59pm |
| I personally feel I am more impressed by 'A wednesday' than 'Unnai Pol Oruvan'. Ofcourse, I am not an anti Kamal fan. I admire Kamal's acting. Somehow, I felt 'A wednesday' was a bit more natural than 'Unnai pol oruvan'. Something is more or Something is less, which has reduced the connectivity. Nazruddin's tone was similar to a aam aadmi but I did not see a complete 'Unnai pol oruvan' in Kamal. I see it as a good remake attempt but personally i feel this is not better than 'A Wednesday'. |
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| KRISHNA KUMAR 24 Oct 09, 05:45pm |
| I SAW BOTH A WEDNESDAY AND UNNAI POL ORUVAN IN A SINGLE DAY...BOLLY WOOD LEGENDS NAZIRUDDIN SHAH AND ANUPAM KHER PLAYED THIER ROLE FANTASTIC,THAT COMMON MAN GOES TO HOME WITH VEGITABLES AND HE GIVEN UP HIS INSTRUMENTS IS AWONDER FUL SEEN....LAL AND KAMAL ARE AMAZING US WITH THEIR POTENTIAL,,,,,,,,,THANKS TO EVERY BODY..... |
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| Javagal 24 Oct 09, 02:50pm |
| kamal & lal remain among the top 5 greatest character actors ever on indian cinema (in addition to being superstars with multi-million fans), INSPITE of this sorry excuse of a film. dialogue, direction the rest of the cast (the 2 junior cops, in which hell hole did kamal find them?) maybe i am a bit too harsh to the new faces because when the crappy direction failed even the 2 greats and stalwarts like lakshmi, what chance did they have??!. the producers and directors of this film (yeah both includes kamal, i know :) deserve NO appreciation from a highly disappointed public who expected a great southern epic of a film, with the casting coupe of the kind that may never happen again, for reducing a brilliant script to a shoddy film. maybe this was a quik-buck-quik-fix project, but how could the 2 greats tarnish their reputation like this for money?? i dont remember kamal doing this kinda shit before, but mohanlal has 2 "feathers" in his cap now: "rgv ki Aag" and now this. |
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| Arun 22 Oct 09, 09:06pm |
| A Commendable and Noteworthy film in tamil cinema.... no word to describe... |
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| Abul Hassan 21 Oct 09, 07:00pm |
| this film is debatable |
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| Sankeetha 21 Oct 09, 12:07pm |
| i like so much this film. |
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| P.RAMESH KUMAR 21 Oct 09, 09:52am |
| GREAT SALUTE MR UNIVERSAL HERO PADMASRI DR KAMALHASAN FOR THE FILM UNNAI POL ORUVAN |
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| GOWTHAMAN 21 Oct 09, 05:58am |
| Whether it is the mindless blah..blah of Suresh or the well structured review of Shriram, one must necessarily keep in mind that KAMAL the great too has some restraints in his filmdom. Why should not we condone such minor lapses ? LET US BE JUST HUMANE AND SHARE OUR REJOICE WITH THE GENIUS. |
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| Nayakan 20 Oct 09, 10:28pm |
| Saw this movie just now and I feel how much better Shriram would have understood it had he only been living in Chennai. Chennai is not Mumbai - it is a relatively calm place and except for Rajiv Gandhi - nothing terrifying has ever happened here and even if it does we tend to forget quite easily.
The reason Mohan Lal has done a superior job is because he "is" the actual Chennai Commissioner who has ZERO confidence, No Power to take decisions and has to be at the beck and call of every politician here. Kamal on the other hand HAS to have the upper hand - For gods sakes he has almost plotted a bloody coup had it been a Banana Republic - HE HAS TO BE Confident.
Besides I found it too blase for Shah to do the same hunched , humble role especially when he is playing mental chess with the frickin' commisioner of police.
All in all - Neeraj Pandey is thanking his stars for making a great movie and then improving it to suit the region and remaking it with superior performances. |
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| Arun 20 Oct 09, 03:18pm |
| lt col padmasri dr mohanlal is the legend who made this remake movie a relief.comeon everyone ,salute mr mohanlal. |
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| Saravanan 19 Oct 09, 11:12pm |
| somebody below wrote a point saying shah is a padma bhushan awardee...while kamal is only padma shree...and that point itself proves how biassed indian governments have been towards southern actors and movies...i can provide other instances as well...how in this earth kamal did not get the national award for ANBE SIVAM? Anyway we don't worry much about that...Kamal is a genius and we don't want any ISO Certifation (neither padma or national awards) for him. And finally for those who belittle a legend, i have one thing to say - pack your laptops and **** off... |
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| To Chandramohan 19 Oct 09, 09:57pm |
| if that mumbai common man shah can use laptop, why not a madras common man speak good english? BTW...have u heard US accent english...you must be kidding if you say kamal spoke US accent, and if you want to see kamal speaking US accent go and watch dasavatharam... Compare scene by scene...UPO will win 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 if it was a tennis match... |
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| Shriram 19 Oct 09, 05:34pm |
| Saw this movie after a long time (3rd week since release is actually long). I feel it is a poor cousin of Neeraj Pandey's classic 'A Wednesday'. Wait, wait, wait till you throw something at me! Let's be practical and pragmatic while reviewing a film. This is not a fan-blog, but a review site.
Let us compare Apple to an Apple first. Anupam Kher vs Mohan Lal. Mohan Lal is undoubtedly a fine actor, but the director 'Toleti' has reduced his part to a mere watcher. Anupam as a commissioner was confident and was controlling the situation to a large extent (or as much the Common Man let him to). His query on reports and data was to reach a consensus and to zero down on things, not to rake up the issue.
Whereas Mohan Lal (his character IG Raghavan Marar) looked confused and intimidated by the situation. His yelling at Lakshmi was proof enough that he was under pressure, and wanted to crack this menace 'by any means' (any means pleeeeaaassssse). Whereas Anupam as a character (Comm. Rathore) was containing the fire from spreading to the mega city. His negotiation with Shah was level-headed and probing, and not info-seeking / sarcastic.
Now coming to the Bigger Apples. Kamal is a phenom, but here again, Naseer's sheer simplicity rendered the Common Man a new dimension. Whoa, hold on. Take his shoulders for example. Shah's shoulders stooped whereas Kamal stood strong and on both feet with his weight equally balanced. That made him look actually like a terrorist than a simpleton Mumbaikar (Chennaiite). Secondly his excessive use of English and the pauses before "your time starts... now" gave a clear feeling that he was trying to push the point to the audience, that he is controlling the situation, or the 'look at me' factor. The other characters of the junior cops, the reporter or the 4 terrorists are too minor to be discussed and compared. But I have a point here. In the runway sequence, Ahmedullah's dialogue's were not as adept and situational as the Hindi version. The description of Jehad, the introduction of themselves on the speakerphone, actually 'dastakhat' were irrational. In the sense, Kamal's reqt of them introducing
was not to know their names, but to confirm that 'they are them'.
As a cynic, I can pull a 100 instances which will make U.O. look like a poor cousin of A Wednesday, but I would love to share one important example, which will give you an idea of where I am coming from. In A Wednesday, one of the most powerful and motivational dialogues (that I ever heard on Indian cinema) was when Anupam asks his juniors "Join me in the evening for a drink after this operation boys, there are things to be discussed". Listen to the Tamil version now when Mohan lal says "You come out good in this operation and the beer is on me".
The former sentence motivates the cops that this is a routine thing and you will come through with ease. Whereas, the latter surmounts unexplainable pressure on their heads. Just sit back and think about what I just said.
Making a remake comes with huge expectations and you need to adapt to the sensibilities of that region to tell (and sell) your story well. This has happened time and again. Pokkiri to Wanted didn't click. Godfather to Sarkar did. Alaipayuthey to Saathiya didn't click. Hamlet to Omkara did. The old Don (Amitabh) to Billa (Rajni and now Ajith) did not click, whereas the new Don (Shahrukh) was made by Farhan Akhtar with modern sensibilities. Its is about how you adapt your story and do something new, without changing the premise of the story.
I am a South Indian, brought up in the North and so I understand both the worlds equally well. On a personal front, Kamal is still my fav hero. But "Unnaipol.." didn't click. More likely because the crew has not put in major efforts to re-carve the movie, and was copied scene to scene. There are even a few 'continuity' bloopers which I could share if I had time.
Overall a 4.5/5 movie has been reduced to a 3/5. |
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| Fan_of_ganeshvenkataraman 19 Oct 09, 11:30am |
| For ppl like sori suresh and junk jayanth....before actually commenting check whether ur mind is in stable state....especially this idiotic suresh plz go and get admitted in kilpauk immediately....don't waste time yaar....
the full team of UPO is rocking .....hats off to each and every one worked in this film......Ganesh(Arif in UPO) u have a very bright future....all the best man! |
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| Amal 19 Oct 09, 10:10am |
| The movie is better than the A Wednesday.Kamal is the best and will always remain the best. Those who have't liked the movies they all are heartless persons. A person with a good heart will definetly feel the pinch. |
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| Guru 18 Oct 09, 04:49pm |
| Today I saw Hindi original A Wednessday. Acting of Nasrudeen shah was really good. |
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| Satish 18 Oct 09, 02:49pm |
| Naseruddin Shah can't simply match Kamal. And Lal played his part |
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| Shivaram.T. Bangaluru 18 Oct 09, 12:24pm |
| Real named hero in world film industry. No one, No where comparision. One and only Dr.Kamal, God should not perform any pooja and no need to pray another god, but Dhyana is required for god. Ofcourse our universal hero does not pray any god. He himself deserved it. The dhyana is cenima, he involved himself deeply. Iwanted to call him in singular, because he is ever young and dynamic. Long live my breath Kamal sir. |
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| Jayanth 15 Oct 09, 06:46pm |
| Poor adaptation of the original. Bad performance by the lead actors Kamal and Mohanlal. Not at all comaparable to Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher. Especially the English dialogues were unnecessary - like 'state of the art C4 explosive from Czechoslovakia'. The explosive is of English origin and it isnt state of the art anyways. Jus looked it up on the net.
Kamal tried to play it oversmart. Lakshmi was woeful. The dialogues between Lakshmi and Mohanlal were pathetic to say the least. And to all comment posters please dont be blindly true to your ultimate heroes and universal heroes.
I totally agree with the posters Suresh and Wisdom 4/10 |
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| Phantom 14 Oct 09, 06:20pm |
| Whatever the movie is, this blog is full of suresh!!!! Man you are famous. |
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| Raj 14 Oct 09, 11:31am |
| kamal again proved as a universal hero in this film...... all the best..... |
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| Fanz 10 Oct 09, 12:19am |
| Nothing short of awesome! I haven't watched a tamil movie in ages and the way things were going - the item numbers and crazy songs and the weird dialogues you see here and there, wild horses could not have dragged me to watch a tamil movie. But, I am so glad I went with my instinct and watched Unnaipol Oruvan. The cast was excellent - the performances were natural and flawless. The storyline was neatly packaged and delivered with subtle well-timed humour and witty sarcasm. The music was great! I had expected a little bit of masala considering that's the essential diet of the tamil movie goer, but I was pleasantly surprised. No masala, no ridiculous song and dance around trees, no heroes or heroines, just common men doing extraordinary things. Kudos to Kamal and Mohanlal for holding the cast together and for jointly rendering an exemplary performance! Unnaipol Oruvan heralds the coming of age of tamil cinema. |
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| To Bullshits 9 Oct 09, 01:03pm |
| What a movie! kamal is a legend this film is a lesson for everyone... I dont know why some idiots r said this movie is worthless! Fantastic music by shruthi... Totally blockbuster hit... |
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| Mahesh 9 Oct 09, 11:17am |
| Mohanlal is just amazing.....no doubt, hes the best in india....The only name which we can compare with Mohanlal is KamalHassan !!!!! |
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| K.Balasubramaniam 8 Oct 09, 05:08pm |
| Superb |
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| Kp 7 Oct 09, 09:19pm |
| its a very fabouls and fantastic movie in tamil era |
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| Mallu 7 Oct 09, 05:02pm |
| mohan lal s good actor . he did his job so fine, nothin 2 doubt on him bcz he 2 a legend . i dono wat importance nidin expectin from kamal hasan . |
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| To Wisdom 7 Oct 09, 04:04pm |
| Enna kodumai sir idhu "wisdom" nu pera solli loosu madhiri pesuran..
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| To Sori ..oops.. Suresh 7 Oct 09, 04:01pm |
| Enna Avamanam (what a disgrace). Enna Kodumai (What Agony), A crude piece of shit named Suresh with no knowledge of what a cinema is about have started commenting about Unnaipol oruvan...
An immature idiot like you who I doubt are in ur senses can only be expected to write a review like this ...
Kanna did you watch the movie at the first point...?
seems like u ve started reading fantasy books for children and picked up words from them to form sentences to just show that you could also write(??@*).....oh... is the crap you typed called as a review...?
There is something fundamentally wrong with yourself, try and get yourself to places like gunasheelam or pandi madam.. may be you can get some help..which u really need.
I was just wondering of what could have made you write such a review for such a good movie...
hey..... did you see kuruvi by any chance before you wrote this review..
grow up boy....
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| Anierudh.M 7 Oct 09, 01:53pm |
| A great story with no big budgets and jaw-breaking action sequences.Only kamal can do this:)
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| Saravanan 7 Oct 09, 01:44pm |
| fantastic movie |
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| K. Shanthakumar 6 Oct 09, 11:01pm |
| kamal fans please dont even read those idots words eg WISDOM and one more idiot. Thalaivar always ahead |
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| K. Shanthakumar 6 Oct 09, 10:56pm |
| Thalaivar film will always teach audience something new and different. This time even though a remake but he has given a number of messages to the fans and peoples of India. Thalaivar always ahead,............... shantha kumar |
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| Ananth 6 Oct 09, 08:00pm |
| I have seen the movie yesterday, Hats off to the brilliant performance by Lal and Kamal.....
Really rocked.... |
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| Sundar 6 Oct 09, 04:22pm |
| This is another brave attempt by Kamal and hats off to him for having the guts to remake such a story which is devoid of the usual masala stuff. Ofcourse many changes have been made from the original to cater to local populace. More praise is due to Kamal for the way he handled the script and giving himself less prominence in tune with the storyline. In some of the scenes it is Mohanlal who steals the scene with his underperformed act as a Commissioner. The film portrays the frustration of a common man with the system. As regards the Box Office, the bold attempt by Kamal has paid off and the film is already a Super hit in its 20th day with the potential of turning to a blockbuster considering the shoe string budget in which it was made. |
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| WISDOM 6 Oct 09, 04:18pm |
| UNNAI POL ORUVAN IS A TOTALLY RUBBISH MOVIE FOLKS. DONT EVER WATCH IT. KAMAL AND MOHANLAL EQUALLY COMPETED AMONG THEMSELVES AS TO WHO ACTS WORST. |
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| Kpselvam 6 Oct 09, 03:05pm |
| Great actor of the world- Kamal |
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| Tamizhan 6 Oct 09, 12:22am |
| De Suresh wasteland and Nidhin Rig Head..odungada..inga irundhu |
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| Kiran Francis 5 Oct 09, 10:05pm |
| unnai pol oruvan proves to be a story for the STUPID COMMON MAN. kamal sir has done an excellent job and mohanlal.... wow! i have never ever seen such a performance from him( as a police officer ). kamal hassan has done justice to the script of a wednesday by making absolutely no changes.. the climax scenes are breath taking even though the story is known (for those who ve seen wednesday). the background score doesnt seem pretty impressive. but she has done a decent job concerning the fact that she is making her debut. the junior stars who played the role of the cops have done it excellently (especially the boy who played the role of ARIF KHAN). altogether its a mustwatch movie and once again, hats off to you both... kamal sir and lalettan... |
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| Chandramohan 5 Oct 09, 09:53pm |
| it is the regional pride in creativity that smells here,it is like saying that the critic is more than the creator this film shows a actor trying to act like a common man with a american accent that is uncommon, so this is common hassan sorry kamal hasan bearded ofcourse who even copies the sandwich from wednesday, does not substitute it with idli long live sychophancy, plagiarism though you buy the rights doe not give you the right to denounce and belittle the original neeraj pandey is simply superb, naseeruddin shah really a common man, unni pol oruvan is not even a shadow of the original, call it prose or whatever you want
does the anti hindi sentiment still rule the cinemas appreciative world |
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| Common Man2 5 Oct 09, 06:17pm |
| Mr.Useless Suresh. Guess u r so talented in blamming people. Not only for u, I want to say this thing to others too. First of all, this movie is not redone in Tamil for the purpose of money or a blockbuster. Among the two legends, Neither Kamal nor Mohanlal attempted to shadow the performance of the other two legends Naseer and Kher. There are movies made in India which has some good message for every Indian irrespective of lang. And this movie has something in it which must be conveyed to people all over the country. And tht is the one reason Kamal Haasan has brought it to Tamil fans. And u ve 100s in Indian cinema who do it for money and money only. For a man who is one of the legends in the industry with 50 yrs of exp, ur comments would give some laughter to relax himself. Legends dont compare themselves with others. Its fools like u who do it.
For a man who can make movies like Anbe Sivam, knows very well to make own movies and the whole world is still seeing it.
I would say u r unfit to comment on any local movie. U r even unfit to watch movies. Wat u expect is Mohanlal flies to every place, find and diffuse the bomb and arrest kamal in climax..!!?? This s not a Superhero movie papa. Go watch cartoon ok. |
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| Common Man 5 Oct 09, 06:03pm |
| Enna avamanam what a disgracenu major sunderrajan styla copy adicha thiruvalar blogger avargalukku onnu solla aasai padugiraen.commenting idiously a performer is a very easy job probably any wandering generality can do that thats y you and probably even me are some kuppan and suppan amoung the 6 crore odd people of tamil nadu and about a 100+ crore people in india.
I think there should not be any comparison between the two films in the first place,that too comparing the acting of the four legends is mediocre and immature.
In reality , if an emergency situation as that rises, all the process that are shown will happen, i dont think any police official can rightfully take the position of the negotiator as and when he wishes.(may be it happens in your own world where u exist)
one thing i noted why you didnot like this film is because you did not find anyone to ogle at. when a film based entirely on script is taken and when an actor like kamal is acting dont ever expect masala elements.enimalaavadhu thirundhungha da maakaans.
when some one tries to take tamil cinema to the next level, if you cannot encourage it its ok but you can atleast not discourage the attempt.
"Ulaga madiyan" yaar avara neeya...ennavo avar un veetukku vandhu oru oru padathaiyum unna produce panna sollittu ellam flop aana maari pullambbura chinna pullathanamilla??
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| Arvind 5 Oct 09, 11:21am |
| superb!! |
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| Mani 4 Oct 09, 10:40pm |
| Different picture for Tamil Cinema... Dialogues plays a major role... Kamal rocks... |
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| MOHAN.M 4 Oct 09, 02:54pm |
| WONDERFUL REMAKE OF A SUPERB MOVIE.KAMAL OK BUT LAL WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD.FANTASTIC PERFOMANCE BY INDIAS BEST! |
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| Mohd 3 Oct 09, 11:51pm |
| paaavam satheeshumaar
Makkale ee film already vijayichu kazhinju.
Ini asooya petitu karyamilla. |
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| Sree 3 Oct 09, 10:49pm |
| a very beautiful moovie |
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| Sathish 3 Oct 09, 08:58pm |
| actually this movie is "its good but not the best" .a wednesday is a edge of seat thriller with nasserudin shah picture perfect for the role.but kamal does not exceed our expectations.and moreover mohanlal is really stupid for this role.anupam kher itself could have done the remake also.....
i again repeat this movie is good but not the best as its original |
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| PRAKASH RAMACHANDRAN 3 Oct 09, 05:13pm |
| very nice movie. |
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| SUDHARSAN 3 Oct 09, 04:59pm |
| KEEP IT UP KAMAL |
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| Arun 3 Oct 09, 03:46pm |
| The theme of the story and dialogue delivery of Dr.Kamalhassan was suberb. |
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| Wisdom 3 Oct 09, 12:22pm |
| SURESH!!!! Honestly your preview on the discussion board is truly worth appreciating. Every word of your has been remarkably thought off and greatly presented. I totally agree with you in every alphabet u expressed of Unnai Pol Oruvan and Ulaga Madayan Kamal, over glorified Mohanlal, Ridiculous Kid called Shruti Hassan ( who is as worse as her parents, more particularly like her nicompoop mother Sarika) and the idiot Chakram (oops,Chakri is it) Toleti who is good enough for a tea boy or clapper boy on the sets, tamilians as usual have proved that they are just naturally born Hypocrites (a.k.a. the rubbish english that kamal spits out), Suresh u have done an excellent job writing such a good review of the bad film. Well taken here. Suresh pass on ur contact, would like to be ur friend. |
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| Wisdom 3 Oct 09, 12:00pm |
| Unnai Pol Oruvan the tamil remake has been one most remarkably hopeless, forgettable and wretched performance by Kamal Hassan in his whole career. The film simply doesn't match up a iota before the original Hindi Film, where Naseeruddin Shah has played another glorious and excellent role as he always has done. Kamal Hassan stands just a tiny speck and can never match the real capabilities of a versatile actor like Naseer. Mohanlal was mediocre compared to the original Anupam Kher, another senior and most respected virtuso of Hindi Film World. Rest of the film was just a drab and mundane uglyly directed movie. Chakri can start as a clapper boy in the Tamil Film Industry all over again. |
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| Simon 3 Oct 09, 11:22am |
| mohan lal was incredible in his role in the move... |
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| Nunnu 2 Oct 09, 10:40pm |
| i have seen the orginal version of unaipol oruvan. first hats off kamalji for selecting the movie for remaking in tamil an telugu. regarding performance its universally known about the universal hero.... |
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| Mani 2 Oct 09, 06:01pm |
| Come on guys, this is drab. I felt absolutely dumb watching this. It is such a pain that the makers have to dilute down the script, acting, screeplay to lay man's levels. to make it a mass hit. We know the capabilities of the actors and technicians that worked in the film. it is such a shame that all strive to give a final shape to the film that is reachable to mass audience than simply delivering their best without worrying about the box office collections
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| Kamalakannan & Kavitha 2 Oct 09, 05:34pm |
| a story telling how a common man turn up to terrorist to destroy little bit terrorism. kamal sir`s acting as a common man is a big explosive. message of destroying terrorism by the same is fine. great acting from sitting place by kamal. noone is comparable and compete with ULAGA NAYAGAN..! |
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| PACKIARAJ 2 Oct 09, 03:54pm |
| KAMAL=KAMAL{NO ONE CAN REPLACE KAMAL} |
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| Miki 1 Oct 09, 11:33pm |
| Yet another superb film by Kamal. 100 minutes thriller with strong messages to patriotic Indians. Hats off to Kamal. |
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| Karthick 1 Oct 09, 09:43pm |
| i think Kamal is sadist. he blamed muslims and islam culture ih this movie |
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| Anti Critic 1 Oct 09, 07:30pm |
| suresh are u still alive !! what a mishapp to the earth
to have u here. |
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| Mano_Mano 1 Oct 09, 06:49pm |
| UPO is a good to watch movie, but I wouldnt say this is the best of Kamal and Lal. 'A Wednesday' being he original one really rocks! The bang that was there in ''A Wednesday' is really missing in UPO. Many of my friends who have already seen Wednesday share more or less the same opinion. 'A Wednesday' bags highest scores for Originality, Suspense, Acting, background music and Screenplay. On the other hand, UPO bags scores for Acting, Dialogue deliveries and screenplay. I wouldnot accept it fair to compare these two films as the target audience is totally different with different expectations and mindsets, which would be the major directive for the makers of these films. One small point that could have been better in UPO is Music. I agree Shruthi Hasan has done her best, for UPO being her first major work. Still, had it been given to present music legends like ARR or Haris or Vidyasagar, UPO would have been much better! Anyways, hats off to all the four: Naseeruddin Shah, Kamal Hasan, Anupam Kher and Mohan Lal. All of them have contributed a worthy movie to their fans. |
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| Quakers 1 Oct 09, 06:34pm |
| I havent seen the movie. I was looking for a review to decide should I go and watch this.
Its very unfortunate that Suresh comments was tormented by most of them. An original is always an ORIGINAL. For those who saw the original first will never like the remake. Take for Gajini in tamil, I liked that movie very much but what about the Gajini in Hindi? I did not. But if you ask people who saw the hindi version first may give you a different answer. Its the same here too. Naseeruddin Shah & Anupam Kher are phenomenal actors no doubt about that. Kamal Hassan & Mohan Lal too arent different. But they had a visual of the movie to prepare themselves about their characters and had to perform to the likes of their counterparts in the original. Whereas Shah & Kher had to develop the character in their minds and above the original script writer(I dont know who he is) is the one who plotted the movie for such perfection. In UPO everything should have been relatively easy.
Having said that neither Kamal nor Lal would underperform their characters. Its better not to compare W'day and UPO.
Kamal made this movie in Tamil so that a majority of South Indians could enjoy watching this one, since not many of them understand or watch Hindi movies. |
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| Ranjitha 1 Oct 09, 05:53pm |
| Great film by great actor.. its suberb............ |
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| Guru & Sury 1 Oct 09, 04:54pm |
| How can one compare Nassu'din Shah with a great acting legend of Indian cinema Kamal. Kamal always deliver the best in all his films. There is no actor with his dynamics in the entire history of indian cinema. He is the saviour of cinema from silly masala films with kuthu pattus. One small comparison between UPO and Wednesday. Just look at the cop Arif Khan in UPO and his counterpart in Wednesday. Arif Khan played by Ganesh Venkatram in UPO is so stylish and dynamic as a police officer. But the guy who acted in Wednesday is more or less like a Kurkha (security). UPO is one of the great movies we have ever seen. Long live Kamal. |
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| Mani 1 Oct 09, 06:19am |
| kamal hassan back to form kamal rokzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz |
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| Kumar 1 Oct 09, 01:14am |
| i felt a wenesday is better of alltime movie,kindly donot remake such good movie in other version in future,really director spoiled the movie by remaking,think on your own. |
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| Dude 30 Sep 09, 10:31pm |
| TO A LUNATIC BRAGGER named SURESH:
Thanks for a detailed note, which i am sure would have taken many sleepless nights to prepare (or copied). Do use your senses properly before blogging about any topics. This movie is one of the best in the recent times and everybody have contributed to it. I am not sure whether you have the habit of watching good movies; coz i remember reading in a leading newspaper on A W'day; which you have copied here. used your immodest sense for comapring with upo. This is not a perfect or ideal way to exhibit your filching. Good luck. |
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| Swaminathan 30 Sep 09, 09:43am |
| I saw the film and thought for few minutes about the dialogues of our beloved Kamal. Really they are real. It is fantastic and rejunevating as to what to do and how to do. The way he took the film and the space he gave for the youngsters shows his magnanimous towards the young generation. The Malayalam Super Hero Mr.Lal did a fantastic police role and the energy showed the work nature of each and every police personnel.
Hats off to Mr.Kamal & Mr.Lal. Both long live and give the tamil film industry a long life. |
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| Rakesh 30 Sep 09, 12:41am |
| Just to enlighten ppl who say Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher are nothing !
Naseeruddin Shah - Awards won
1980: National Film Award for Best Actor, Sparsh
1985: National Film Award for Best Actor, Paar
1984: The Volpi Cup (Award for Best Actor) at Venice Film Festival for Paar
1987: Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award
2003: Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award
2007: National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, Iqbal
Thats 3 National , Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan
Anupam Kher(Plz at least spell his name right)
1990 - National Film Award - Special Jury Award: Daddy[4]
2006 - National Film Award - Special Jury Award: Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara[5]
2004, Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution to Indian cinema[8]
As you see they may not be as good as mohanlal's but they are no slouches. Also plz note, naseeruddin shah is Padma Bhushan!!
I am not saying one is better than the other. We should be proud that we have such great actors in our country, rather than just blindly say that only one is good and rest are shit!! That's just blind friggin hero worship! What happened to that quality called objectivity :'(
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| Rama Ajith 29 Sep 09, 12:48pm |
| I've not seen the Hindi Version. I'm a great Kamal Hassan fan. But, I feel something is missing in UPO. No doubt, it's a good movie, but I wouldn't say it's excellent. |
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| Parameswaran 29 Sep 09, 12:16pm |
| I likes kamalhasan's story about best bakery .If he is really impartial he should have included similar stories or more horrifying stories in Jammu and Kashmir..Will he atleast in the next film? |
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| Vineesh 29 Sep 09, 11:37am |
| I agree with you Suresh..Guys I am a malayalee and a hardcore fan of Mohanlal....But in UPO ,the focus was mainly on two big actors performance than the pace of the theme...I could have tell Mohanlal's commisioner is best if it was in a different film ...His perofrmance as an easy ,low tensed commisioner is not suiting with the pace and the seriousness of the theme..Same with Kamalhasan ...I never felt the rythem and chemistry Kher & Nasuruddin did in Wendesday......I think it is not the falut of actors ,but completely the directors mistake to make the film more commercial...... |
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| Abisheik 29 Sep 09, 10:56am |
| kamal seems to be courageous by filming a movie without a song to tamil fans.his try is appreciable.truly i had cried on seeing a scene in u.p.o while you re saying a story.hats off! to kamal the great.i need you to be a
politician |
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| Kiran 28 Sep 09, 09:37pm |
| Awesome movie with 2 big stars LaL & Kamal. wonderful performance by both actors. Shruthi u rocked the show. |
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| Rathish 28 Sep 09, 07:50pm |
| Kamal and Lal are two finest actor ever Indian Film Industry produced. They are the actors who sponsered the South Film industry to take over the bollywood. I am previlaged to watch them both in a movie ‘Unnai Pol Oruvan’. Great Actors, Great Performances and a Great moive. |
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| Tosuresh 28 Sep 09, 05:10pm |
| I just read ur comments.....u say bla bla bla for nasurdinshah and anupam.....do u know one thing....mohanlal is the person who got nominated maximam times to natinal award for best actor and got 2(evan for last year he was the last one to fight with prakshraj) and kamal hassan got 3....best both in indian cienima(not hindi crap like khans and shahs)....so suresh guys fisrt see upo and write some thing.....all reviews say positive about..so u have other intentions...go man.. |
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| Gouri 28 Sep 09, 02:29pm |
| damn nice movie... thalaivar kamal valge |
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| C.anbu 28 Sep 09, 01:21pm |
| if you want to give latest tittle for 'upo'
i would have given like this 'obama vs osama'or 'lal vs kamal' |
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| Bharat 28 Sep 09, 01:19pm |
| excellent movie.thalaivar kamal rockz. i feel background score s decent.good job shruthi |
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| Anonymous 28 Sep 09, 01:15pm |
| evanda suresh?
thokanakuduku or poriki piyan, nasuruthin shaw in wednesday cinema 'pali adu' mathri erupan, avnai poi ,comparing with kamal?
movane! suresh if i catch you,..........
suresh nasuruthin muthirathy kudichiya, ?????? |
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| Sri 28 Sep 09, 08:46am |
| UPO is a gud movie 4 those who have not watched "a wednesday"
.. but those who have watched,,, u may think like there is no pace in d movie...
& lalletan,s tamil is worth a take.. he has tried a lot 2 get in ... background score sucks...... thatz why u feel slow on movie....
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| Sathish 27 Sep 09, 08:54pm |
| ur great , but pls dont use santhana bharathi in future its boring |
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| Rajsekhar 27 Sep 09, 05:18pm |
| Could you please correct the date of Mumbai attacks?
Its 26/11..
You must be a hardcore fan of kamal haasan and that reflects in your biased review. |
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| _RK_ 27 Sep 09, 02:35pm |
| Kamal sir...u Rock man...jai hind... |
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| Jithin 27 Sep 09, 02:13pm |
| superb&amust watch cinema,hands off to mohanlal and kamal haassan |
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| Good Movie 27 Sep 09, 10:22am |
| worth watchin movie for ppl who have not seen the movie a wednesday coz the suspense element is not lost if so..good performance by kamal haasan..Mohanlal proves his skills and has done a fabulous job..this is a unique movie in all ways...but some flaws too..the camera was not as cool as it was in a wednesday...and the new comers who acted as police men were not too great..their performance were not at all worth it..but hats off to kamal hassan and our lalettan |
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| RAJINI 26 Sep 09, 09:20pm |
| THE FILIM IS REALLY NICE & GREAT JOB BY KAMAL, MOHANLAL AND ENTIRE CREW. |
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| Nallapayen 25 Sep 09, 11:15pm |
| well done Kamal sir...UPO simply superb. You rocks |
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| FaN 25 Sep 09, 10:38pm |
| Salil 24 Sep 09, 12:38am
@Suresh: If this is not a good movie as per you, could you name 3 good movies which you saw recently?
Suresh(GRE): Veerachami, Villu and Kuruvi- three movies. |
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| Vinoth Nagamuthu 25 Sep 09, 05:00pm |
| kamal haasan sir had once again prove that he is the one and only universal hero by his wonderful performance in the film
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| Arun 25 Sep 09, 03:28pm |
| upo is a waste of time. iwish neeraj pandey and naseeruddin shah doesnt watch bcos it will make them disappointed. but the only usp of the movie is lt col dr mohanlal.he completely steals the show in this remake.(pls come up fresh scripts as if there is scarcity of fresh subjects and tht too following classic north indian movies)last but not the least mr mohanlal tujhe salaam for your marvellous and mindblowing performance which will help this movie to survive a bit little. |
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| Kumaran 25 Sep 09, 10:17am |
| Kamal sets standards and other directors follow him |
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| Ragunath 25 Sep 09, 07:26am |
| mohanlal is the best actor. But dont compare with kamal hassan ,. kamal hassan is a phenominal....... unnai pol oruvan is better than A wednesday. Kamal hassan done the best and this film is a master piece too............ |
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| Sathish 24 Sep 09, 10:49pm |
| i think suresh is a mad |
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| FaN 24 Sep 09, 10:33pm |
| Frankly i havent watched the movie. But i am pretty sure that Kamal wont disappoint the audience. Especially when an actor of Mohanlal's calibre shares the screen space with Kamal. And for the people who say Shah's and Anupam Kher's performance were better, i just have a sympathy to their sense of judgement. They are no where near Kamal and Mohanlal. Long live the geniuses... |
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| Sureshsucks 24 Sep 09, 09:19pm |
| Sorry, i am so stupid,stupid should be named after me. Call me dumb |
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| Kavi Dass 24 Sep 09, 05:19pm |
| different movie than kamal good krectors sruthi kasan
pane dastic sound |
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| Film Lover 24 Sep 09, 04:16pm |
| Definitly Worth watching for those who does not seen
A wednesday ... Film is so good that legend like kamal had
noticed it and remaked it Tamil so that its a good festivity for people who does not watch Hindi movies
But in every level this tamil film is far behind its hindi version ....expect kamal performance which is reaching some where near by nashrudeen shah in its hindi version...Mohanlal who is trying to mock anupam kher is a complete failure .... i feel like he is reduceing the pace of the movie ... l also feel all the supporting actors are
not upto par compaired to its orignial version ....Always first is the best .... |
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| Joseph 24 Sep 09, 03:48pm |
| who is this anupam kher??????/???can he come any where near padmasree bharat Lt.colonel megastar MOHANLAL???
lalettan ki jaiiiiiiiiiiiiii................
lalettan alone rocked in upo........
love u lalettaaaaaaaaaaaaaa |
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| Babu 24 Sep 09, 03:17pm |
| da kazhutha joshee..nne poyi aaaa mammoos nde loud speaker poyi hit akkan nokkuu.theater ellam empty anu UPO 1 week oodiyal mathi...padam already superhit ayiii..poda challu checkaaaaaaaa |
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| Faisel 24 Sep 09, 02:30pm |
| mr josh
Ee rice ivide boil akoola.
Upo ningalkoke ethi pidikan pataatha athrayum uyarangalilethi.
Oru josh iyo shuhoodo vijaarichaal onnum cheyyaan patilla.
Soyam naraathirikkanenkilum sramikuka.
Pinne loud spkr 6 th thavana kaanu, mammutiye rakshikku.
Loud spkrThrissuril aalillaathe oru show mudangi-india vision report. |
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| Josh 24 Sep 09, 12:54pm |
| padam theatrukalil ninnum poyi...kashtaM..a wednesday NASHIPICHU... |
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| BALU 24 Sep 09, 12:53pm |
| Anupam kher was nowhere near Mohanlal. Kamal and Mohanlal gave equally brilliant performances. Why should anygone grumble about mohanlal stealing the show as hero? As per storyline, his character is equally impressive. He was on par with Kamal throughout though they meet only once in the film
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| Josh 24 Sep 09, 12:51pm |
| Never thought of it..but the impossible has been made possible...anoopam kher outshined mohanlal in the original..mohanlal was just made to mock anoopam kher in this movie...and ended up nowhere... |
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| Josh 24 Sep 09, 12:49pm |
| A WEDNESDAY IS THE BEST...THIS MOVIE SUCKS..............SERIOUSLY.... |
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| AGS BABU BILLA 24 Sep 09, 10:20am |
| HAI KAMAL SIR UKKAL PADAM ENNRALA NAAN ROMBA ROMBA VERUBIPARPAENN NEEKAL ULAGANAYAGANMATDUM ALLAE ENN UYIR NAYAGAN KUDATHAN OK BY KAMALSIR UKKALAI NAAN ORU PATAM PANLAM ERU NENAIKIRAN SIR OK |
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| Rakesh 24 Sep 09, 10:04am |
| Dude! Gotta disagree that its much more "stupendous" than original!! Man,an original is always an original. There is no way you could've had this without the original!!!!! Kamal is great, as always. But Mohanlal was not as good as Anupam Kher. And mind you, i am from kerala and I do like a lot of Mohanlal movies. This just ain't one of them.
P.S : Richard, you english kinda sucks. You tried your piece to look like a great dickens novel, but sadly you are no dickens. |
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| MUTHU MUNEESWARAN T 24 Sep 09, 07:53am |
| Dear suresh here after pls watch only pogo,jetix and vijay,vijaykanth,t.r filims.poda wastelate |
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| Salil 24 Sep 09, 12:38am |
| @Suresh: If this is not a good movie as per you, could you name 3 good movies which you saw recently? |
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| Vino 23 Sep 09, 11:07pm |
| who is that Suresh, are u really understand that film. y u disgrace a good effort. no one in tamil industry have the confidence to give a film without fight, song, masala and make it a hit. its only by kamal can make a hit by this type of good movie. the real super star is always Kamal. I am really shame on beings like unnai pol oruvan(suresh) |
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| To Suresh 23 Sep 09, 07:23pm |
| Enna Avamanam (what a disgrace). Enna Kodumai (What Agony) yet you compared the movie with A Wednesday. Seems to me this Suresh bozo stepped fresh out of 'English Crass course' and blew his A.. horn to prove he learnt English. I doubt if he actually watched UPO or might be still rotting in a lunatic recovery, rehabilation center after watching his lovable artists destructive Kuselan. Yeah you are right that bozo hero of yours needs logs for funeral for his artistic nonsense. Its all paisa vasool for you for coming out in good colors from Vega??? english school. If you can't resist Mohan lal and Kamal hassan in acting, I wonder what a pathetic character you'd be. Long live your side kicks, if at all you have any and I sincerly doubt it. Stinkers like you are the real reason for making a 4 song, 4 fight and a rape scene movie a big hit. Go watch POGO at home. |
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| Karthik 23 Sep 09, 04:30pm |
| Suresh..
Please do not write rubbish just for the sake of writing. And dont think that your comments are valued by readers. Today everyone knows things better. When there is something which needs to be appreciated please do it. I simply dont understand what you are trying to prove...ur intelligence..? or brilliance...? Please dont make a fool of yourself. |
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| Abdul 23 Sep 09, 11:58am |
| Good Movie!!! Great Job by Ullaga nayagam kamal and Kerala Super star mohan lal... well done !!!
Thanks for kamal to give a super Hit movie in tamil. |
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| Praneej 23 Sep 09, 03:23am |
| Parthal sexy look |
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| SURESH 23 Sep 09, 01:33am |
| Enna Avamanam (what a disgrace).
Enna Kodumai (What Agony)
Compared to A Wednesday (as it inevitably will be), Unnaipol Oruvan is a crude piece of shit with none of the suspense, none of the drama, and most importantly none of the sui generis acting of the Bollywood stalwarts Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher.
Kamal Haasan (in a vain attempt at reprising Naseeruddin Shah’s role) and Mohan Lal (who plays Anupam Kher’s role here, i.e. the Police Commisioner) are podi pasanga (kids) compared to their Hindi counterparts.
Kamal Haasan – Utter Farce
Completely oblivious to our howls of pain, merciless in his cannibalistic orgy of the audience’s flesh, and heedless to our repeated pleas for relief, Kamal Haasan in Unnaipol Oruvan delivers a horribly bad and totally unconvincing performance.
Not remotely credible as the terrorist and comically unconvincing as Unnaipol Oruvan (common man), it’s incredible that this Ulaga Madayan oops Ulaga Nayagan Kamal Haasan is marking 50 years in films. Only in Incredible India.
With his ridiculously phony accent when he slips into English, too much blah blah blah in every call to the police chief, affected gestures and gross overacting, Kamal Haasan just does not allow for the buildup of the suspense and tension the way Naseeruddin Shah did so beautifully in A Wednesday.
When Kamal Haasan’s character tells the Police Commissioner in the first call (??): I’m sure you are aware of the Czech state of the art explosives C4 we felt like crying at the stupidity of it all.
If Naseeruddin Shah was a treat in every scene he featured in in the Hindi version, Kamal Haasan proves to be a torment.
Naseeruddin Shah brought charm and elan even to simple scenes like standing on the terrace of the tall building, calmly replacing a SIM card, disposing off the old one down a long pipe and pouring himself a cup of tea from a flask.
In not one scene in Unnaipol Oruvan did Kamal Haasan deliver the acting goods.
If Unnaipol Oruvan is our reward for supporting this bozo for 50 long years in films, it’s the occasion not for celebration but time to gather the logs for the funeral – of art.
Mighty Poor Execution
Unnaipol Oruvan’s story hews mostly to the original plot of A Wednesday but it’s in the execution that director Chakri Toleti, Kamal Haasan, Mohan Lal et al stumble.
They trip right into the opening scenes, fall flat on their faces into the mud, and never recover.
The clashes between Mohan Lal’s character and Lakshmi’s character of Chief Secretary at the height of a terrorism crisis just didn’t fit into the movie at all. Plain silly.
None of the dialogs in the Tamil version pack of punch of the muscular words in A Wednesday. Completely effete, particularly the conversation between the Police Commisioner and our ‘Terrorist.’
The final scene in A Wednesday had a touch of class. Au contraire, the meeting between the Police Commisioner and our common man in Unnaipol Oruvan at the end had a touch of crass.
As a young boy, Chakri Toleti messed up the pictures in Salangai Oli. As a grown up, Chakri Toleti messed up the full picture in Unnaipol Oruvan.
How’s that for continuity?
Mohanlal – Depressing
A veteran of dozens of Malayalam movies, Mohanlal is a big letdown here.
Anupam Kher brought a sense of urgency to the Police Commissioner’s office during the terrorism crisis adding to the tension.
All that Mohanlal brought to Unnaipol Oruvan was a perpetual frown. And a bad one at that.
Mohan Lal has taught us one key lesson – Not to think highly of all actors from Kerala.
Others – A Joke
As our neighbor said outside the theatre, even the side actors did very well in A Wednesday.
How True.
Jimmy Shergill, Aamir Bashir and Deepal Shaw brought credit to themselves in A Wednesday. Even the four terrorists, who had a limited role in A Wednesday, turned in a good job.
The bozos in Unnaipol Oruvan just drew sniggers.
God, what was the necessity to introduce that hag Lakshmi here. A total waste of film stock. The woman was tolerable when she was young because there was at least the blossom of youth to ogle at. That grimalkin now belongs in a kennel.
Shruti Hassan = Zero
To write any more about this coasting-on-her-connections little twit would be a waste of bandwidth, your time and ours.
Skip This Movie
Folks, unless you’ve taken leave of your senses, unless money is burning a mighty big hole in your pocket, unless you suffer from mastilagnia, stay away from this wanton insult that goes by the name Unnaipol Oruvan.
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| Nidhin 22 Sep 09, 09:13pm |
| kamal is best in tamil but dont compare with mohanlal, he (mohanlal) is extraordinary |
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| Prabhu Dhasan(PSAM) 22 Sep 09, 09:00pm |
| Naan thalaivarukaaga uiraiyum kodupen... thalaiva valga...Once of the great and best film.... Thalaivara minja yaarumae ila... |
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| Ajay 22 Sep 09, 07:02pm |
| its an acting competition btwn padmashree bharath kamal and lt colonol padmashree bharath mohanlal. cant say who wins. its a must watch |
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| Swaroop Jain 22 Sep 09, 06:43pm |
| Thanks to tamil film industry..its really Film...Better that the oriinal one...nothing will challenge lieutenant colonel Bharath Padmashree Mohanlal..Indias best actor....Thanks Kamal...U r best...Im proud to be an Mohanlal Fan..:) |
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| S.Karthikeyan 22 Sep 09, 06:19pm |
| HATS OF TO DR.KAMAL AGAIN,AS ONCE AGAIN HE PROVED HIS TALENT.THIS IS THE BEST FILM I HAVE SEEN EVER TILL NOW WITH VERY SIMPLE CONCEPT,SIMPLE CONSTUMES BUT WITH GOOD MESSAGE.THERE ARE NO WORDS TO APPERICIATE KAMAL AGAIN.THANKS TO PADMASHRI KAMAL. |
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| Rajesh 22 Sep 09, 05:32pm |
| its good movie but it much depnds upon on hindiversion every shot to shot .kamal touches heart such a common man perfomence and mohanlal cop also.n climax scene lal get much acceptance than kamal by cool acting |
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| Kamal Bakthan - PSAM 22 Sep 09, 05:03pm |
| This is a mind blowing film and all of us need to think in the same way and do something for the country. Hats off to Kamal, my deivam |
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| Kamal Bakthan - PSAM 22 Sep 09, 05:02pm |
| I'll donate Rs.15K for this superb film !
Kamal Vazhga... |
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| SUBIN 22 Sep 09, 04:48pm |
| Lakshmi's character reminds me of that of Glenn Close's (The vice president) in Harrison Ford's Air Force One. |
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| Selvam, Sivagangai 22 Sep 09, 03:45pm |
| Lakshmi character is a distraction. Does not sink in well with the pace of the movie. I found the interaction between Lakshmi and Mohanlal very annoying - poor dialogue delivery. The Muslim cop character was also not very convincing. They are obvious potholes here and there. It could've been better. Music is not memorable, anyone could've played a few guitars chords in distortion. |
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| Ram Kumar 22 Sep 09, 02:31pm |
| super film and music but only there is no hot songs favoured by us |
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| Prabahar 22 Sep 09, 11:59am |
| Really one of the best movie in Indian Cinema... Best Performance by the character, Arif Khan(Ganesh Venkatram). He have a great future.... Hands off... Each and every charter has did the work 100%... Mohanlal steals with his stunning performance.. Kamal has did a nice movie once again, hands off the Unnai pol oruvan Team...... |
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| Partha Sarathi.A 22 Sep 09, 11:59am |
| Mr Kamal as proved as once again he is person always love cinema,India and be a comon man.
kamal always universal hero only thre is no one anymore.
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| Anonymous 22 Sep 09, 04:11am |
| there is two major diff in both the movies.
1. in the first movie(A wed...), P RATHOD, IG is a very active police officer who is alway MOVING AROUND AND EVEN BEATS THE RDX AGENT. Whereas in UPO, IG Marar, is an officer who knows how to USE HIS SUBORDINATES TO GET THIS DONE as real officer.
in short Rathod acts with body, Marar acts with Expressions.
2. in A Wed.. SHAH'S style was more noticeable than A Kher, hence the importance goes to common man's roll than the IGs
Whereas in UPO, the style of IG is more impressive than common man and we feel a dominance in performance of IG over common man. |
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| Prasanna 21 Sep 09, 11:10pm |
| excellent movie... kamal excellent acting especially in the climax.. hats off to the team
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| Pratheesh 21 Sep 09, 11:03pm |
| Once again LALETTAN in his extra ordinary performance,we proud of u Lt.Col MOHANLAL, & KAMALHASSAN is super especially in climax,thanks to the entire team.we want this kind of films too. |
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| Jk 21 Sep 09, 09:14pm |
| kamalji u have done a great thing its very nice adaptaion of a wedensday.Mohanlal steals the show with his stunning performance the other police officers are also great. |
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| Jk 21 Sep 09, 09:07pm |
| excellent review |
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| ARUN 21 Sep 09, 08:04pm |
| MOHANLAL IS THE BEST |
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| Gai3 Iyer 21 Sep 09, 07:20pm |
| Unnai po oruvan, no doubt an awesome & a must watch movie. I wud say it is one of the best movie in recent times. Both legendary actors Kamal & lal have done their job beautifully. Gr8 going Kamalji, This movie is definitely an extra feather in ur cap. But I’m quite disappointed with the characterization of the “Common Man” in tamil version whereas it was nicely depicted in the original ver... |
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| Manikandan 21 Sep 09, 07:08pm |
| C.Anbu... I don't think it is a mistake.. The characterization was such that he have to... And it is not important that is a conveying in English or Tamil hey conveyed thing straight and shot the bulls eye...
And above all one who is technically sound will naturally speak in English...
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| Marx 21 Sep 09, 06:20pm |
| As a fan of kamal, i could have expected this. |
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| Mathivannan 21 Sep 09, 04:46pm |
| Just saw the movie yesterday. I would say that it is a mohanlal show. What a screen presense..!!!!
Overall it is a must watch movie...
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| A SIVA CHIDAMBARAM Vizag 504-d Ukungrm 21 Sep 09, 04:40pm |
| kamal is not a normal man,
kural is two lines,
kamal is a life line for cinema
old tittle,but new bottle
kamal,kamal,kamal,
no parallel,parallel,parallel.
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| A.kokila Visakapatnam 504-d 21 Sep 09, 03:29pm |
| as like you ,never born again in the world.
even born, can't take cinema like this,
such a mind blowing theme, 100 minutes audience are enthralled, really it is a spell bound show' |
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| C.anbu 21 Sep 09, 03:16pm |
| again and again ,kamal is committing the same mistake in his film, that is why he used a lot of english dialoques?
whether the film seen by rural people or not?
his idea was hindi version 'a wednes day' not understandable by non hindi speaking people,so he took copy right for remaking for south people is not it?
bur again it seems to be the same situation, next time dear kamal think about grass root level people,they are the only persons sustaining the film towards block busters. |
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| BaRanY 21 Sep 09, 01:35pm |
| Good job!! both by universal hero and the malyalam super star. Exquisite performances even by those who enacted as cops in the movie. Movie is rocking. |
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| Vimal 21 Sep 09, 11:21am |
| its a good film by kamal and lal |
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| Ragesh 21 Sep 09, 11:13am |
| @PAl. how doesn't a movie deliver well if some one have performed better than kamal? don be a narrow minded crap. lot of factors make a movie a success.. And i don believe that kamal wasn't any bad compared to lal but the story have given the character of lal to express more than kamal. its the nature of the story. anyway very nice review. |
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| Manikandan 21 Sep 09, 11:09am |
| Leaving the big banner, Kamal Hasan, Mahan Lal... Undoubtedly the film is technically very sound.. But from a story point view there are few questions which is unanswered...
1. The Cop(Arif) couldn't find Kamal who is in the same building and just one or two floor above.. (The Tamil way)
2. How did the Jeep get in to the Aerodram
3. From where did he get the Jeep.
4. When the bomb exploded why didn't the TV reporters show any re-action.
Other wise leaving behind some logical questions the movie best among it's kind...
Expecting more such patriotic movies
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| Surya 21 Sep 09, 10:53am |
| excellent |
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| Kumar 21 Sep 09, 02:57am |
| Nice movie.. Kamal The Great. I Know Mohanlal is a great actor, but not seen his movies. But he really rocks.
Thanks to UPO team for giving a Great movie.Really Proud for India |
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| Pal 21 Sep 09, 02:10am |
| The movie is not as expected. The original version delivered more than our tamil flick as Mohanlal is more impressive than Kamal. The only spot where Kamal has a chance to express is the scene when he reveals his real intention and the justice behind his act. We have to accept that the Hindi version had Shah as the Lead where Unnaipol Oruvan has Lal as the lead which really dissapoints us. |
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| Kovai Pankajam 20 Sep 09, 07:13pm |
| It is one of the interesting films Kamal Hassan ever made. How he got the sophiscated equipments and what is he could not be explained. It reaches only the intellecuals. |
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| Vijesh V Nair 20 Sep 09, 06:09pm |
| i have no words to say.excellent and marvellous super mega super bumber hitfor universal hero laleettan and ulaga nayakan kamal |
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| Karur Balajee 20 Sep 09, 03:34pm |
| KAMAL ROCKS
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| Sai 20 Sep 09, 02:52pm |
| wonderful movie
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| Antony 20 Sep 09, 01:28am |
| MAMMOOTTY FANS ARE NOT DEVELOPED TO SEE THESE TYPE OFF MOVIES they like uglyDANCING COOLING glass SO mammooty fans PLEASE dont compair this movie with MAMMOOTIES POOTAM&DADDYFOOL like movies |
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| Gurubaran, Chennai 20 Sep 09, 12:25am |
| Kamal Haasan and Lal has proved, it's all as expected... This is typical next generation movie in Indian cinema, it runs for 100 mins typically like Hollywood film, the story maximum moves in 2 places, but we don't feel bore or anything sort of that kind in a single shot, accurate and thinkable dialogue, as the name depicts, Kamal is saying Nammai pol Oruvan will come forward and take this action, when we all to fight against terrorism? Hindi Version defeats with this version, Overall, it is again one another Fantastic movie from kamal haasan... |
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| Ayyappadas 19 Sep 09, 11:15pm |
| It is 26/11 and not 26/10. Another occasion to showcase how we(south indians) are simply careless about whats happening in India. |
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| Pappachan 19 Sep 09, 10:48pm |
| tamil version is gu, bu i ll go for wednesday!!!
dis is a bit mor descriptive nd a bit dragging too!!
somtimes lal is emphasising mor on criticising the bureaucracy thou its a fact.
a bit political too.
Kamal nd Lal r superb. changes i kamals reasons are appreciable. it has brought som varieties.
i thnk i would feel it much better if i had noot seen its orginal version..
overall its a "not Bad" fim. |
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| Lal Kamal 19 Sep 09, 06:52pm |
| When you bring in two acting powerhorses what else can you expect. Super acting from the greats, excellent dialogue, crisp editing, good background music. Go watch this even if you watched the Hindi version. |
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| Vinoth 19 Sep 09, 06:19pm |
| hi.., its super acting from lal and kamal.. kamal once again shows , he is ready to spend money for good cinema how ever it may land in fail. |
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| Dinesh Kumar.K. 19 Sep 09, 06:19pm |
| i heard the film is excellent....and the reviews are also good.everybody is congratulating mohanlal and kamal for their great performance.so hoping to see it......good luck upo! |
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| Barack Obama 19 Sep 09, 04:37pm |
| I think its a good film by seeing this film's pictures |
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| Selva 19 Sep 09, 03:46pm |
| Great Film Lal & Kamal done a great job... |
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| J.BALAJI 19 Sep 09, 03:04pm |
| I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A LOW BUDGET FILM ATTRACTING A LARGE CROWD. NO SETTINGS, NO DREAM SONGS IN FOREIGN SOIL, NO BREAKING OF CARS ETC., THIS COURAGE CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE ONE AND ONLY KAMALJI |
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| VS 19 Sep 09, 03:00pm |
| Greate movie,beter than Hindi version since very nice dialogue,performance of two super stars,weldone Kamal |
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| Nandkishore 19 Sep 09, 02:59pm |
| i heard the film is excellent....and the reviews are also good.everybody is congratulating mohanlal and kamal for their great performance.so hoping to see it......good luck upo! |
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| Aneesh,chennai 19 Sep 09, 12:02pm |
| thamil nattukar polu lalinte diloguesinu nirthathe kai adikkunnu, ithil kooduthal enthaa malayaaliyaaya namukku vendathu |
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| Neeraj 19 Sep 09, 12:01pm |
| anupam kherine kalum praadhanyam laalinu koduthittundu, pala rangathum lal kamaline marikadannirikkunnu, kamal oru pakshe munnil vannathu climaxil mathram
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| Gireesh,chennai 19 Sep 09, 11:59am |
| innathe tamil madhyamangal ellam unnaipol oruvane kurichanu report cheyyunnathu, ellathilum lal thanneyaanu, nammal malayalikalkku abhimanikkam |
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| Appu 19 Sep 09, 11:58am |
| mammootty fansokke evide poyi, net onnu search cheyyooo, ella reviewsum laline yaanu main aayituum abhinandikkunnathu |
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| Syam 19 Sep 09, 11:57am |
| awsome,fantastic,superb, enthaa parayendathu, laletta kamalinoppam screenil ithu pole thilangal indian filmil vere oeu tharathinum kazhiyilla |
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| Anoop 19 Sep 09, 11:56am |
| acting enthaanennu padikkendavar ee film kaannoo, kamalano lalano munnil ennu parayan kazhiyunnilla |
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| Senthil,chennai 19 Sep 09, 11:55am |
| superb movie,lal and kamal rocks |
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| Sathyan 19 Sep 09, 11:54am |
| enthaa parayuka, the two megastars of indian cineme rocks in one screen,palascenilum lal kamalinekal munnittu nilakkunnathu pole thonni, fantastic |
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| Siva 19 Sep 09, 11:40am |
| well the film was excellent....apart from mind blowing performence from the two legends(kamal haasan & mohanlal)I liked ganesh venkatram......he potrayed his character...finely and beautifully |
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| Sankar 19 Sep 09, 11:00am |
| one of the best movies in tamil.
amazing performance by lt.col Padamasree Bharat MohanLal &
Padmasree Dr Kamal Hassan. |
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| Anish 19 Sep 09, 10:08am |
| Macha...superb ,mohanlal & kamal hasan was super |
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| Ajith 19 Sep 09, 01:01am |
| This is Indian cinema at its best, be it for acting, story,screenplay, cinematography. No typical item numbers,P unwanted dances or melodrama. The point is made directly without any shortcuts or draggings. Kamal Hassan and Mohanlal has shown the world, the brilliance of method acting. |
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| Guru 19 Sep 09, 12:49am |
| Really superb |
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| King 18 Sep 09, 11:30pm |
| better than the best, exactly, brillaint movie but Mr.Richard i felt background score is excellent... |
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| Jobin 18 Sep 09, 10:59pm |
| UPO is MAHA POLI.... |
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| Zonkerala 18 Sep 09, 10:27pm |
| simple words, ‘Unnai Pol Oruvan’ can be regarded as ‘Better than the best’. When it comes to analyzing the performance, everyone in the screens have excelled with top-notching performance. |
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| Sreenath 18 Sep 09, 10:26pm |
| Excellent movie.....go and watch with no worry of wastage of your time. Definitely it will be a tremendous hit for both Mohanlal and Kamal Hasan..be hurry for watch the film. |
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| RAGHA 18 Sep 09, 10:23pm |
| Kamal Movie fail......but Mr.Kamalahaasan never fails...that it !! |
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| ANISH 18 Sep 09, 10:10pm |
| super
great perfomans by MOHANLAL and KAMALAHASAN!!!!! |
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| G Balakrishnan 18 Sep 09, 10:05pm |
| I saw the movie today, it was really excellent, an intellectual one like KURUTHI PUNAL
HAT'S OFF TO PADMASHREE KAMAL HAASAN |
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| Arjun S Kumar 18 Sep 09, 09:19pm |
| unnai pol oruvan heard to be a better film it seems better than 'A wednesday'because two great indian stars MOHAN LAL and KAMAL HASAN had joined here to make greatest hit in tamil movie history |
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| Selva 18 Sep 09, 07:22pm |
| Good Movie.. Mohanlal is the hero of the film. bcz compare to kamal he is got more scenes. |
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