happy , texas is a comedy film released in 1999 directed by mark illsley , and starring steve zahn , jeremy northam and william h. macy .

it was a positively reviewed film , and was a box office hit , grossing $ 3.7 million against a $ 1.4 million budget , and is now considered a cult classic .

happy , texas ( film )

happy , texas | film stories | st . louis news and events | riverfront times
& apos ; happy , texas & apos ; : two unlikely candidates to win mr . congeniality
park city , utah — a crowd - pleasing comedy called
happy , texas
has become the talk of the sundance film festival - - but it ' s not exactly happy talk .
tags : film stories , texas , steve zahn , william h . macy , wayne
happy , texas is a comedy film released in 1999 directed by mark illsley , and starring steve zahn , jeremy northam and william h . macy .
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mark illsley , peter harris , alan williams , and emily kaye alexandra patsavas . happy , texas . usa , 1999 .
mark illsley , peter harris , alan williams & alexandra patsavas , e . k . ( 1999 ) happy , texas . usa .
rating :
happy , texas
is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) . it includes sexual situations and some strong language .
of the
happy , texas
sale , elwes said his confidentiality agreement prohibited him from talking numbers , but he called it
the best deal that ' s ever been made for an independent film .
a charming fish - out - of - water romantic comedy , the modestly budgeted happy , texas more than makes up in heart what it lacks in splash .
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anybody with a soft spot for fakers , who either identifies with them or just admires their chutzpah , is going to get a kick out of happy , texas .
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welcome to happy , texas , the town without a frown . yes , apparently there really is a happy , texas . no , they didn ' t actually shoot the movie there . but director / co - writer mark illsley ' s feature directorial debut is still a fun , funny way to spend an hour - and - a - half of your time .
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then , hurricane harvey , the most powerful storm to hit texas in over a decade , happened .
a smart , light - hearted romantic comedy , happy , texas uses its well - written script and exceptional cast to prove there ' s still life left in the fish - out - of - water caper genre .
happy , texas is a hoot , a hilarious comedy that ' s smart and caring , yet sexy and ingenious enough that it just might stir up some of that elusive full monty - style box - office appeal .
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happy , texas ,
directed by mark illsley from a screenplay he wrote with ed stone and phil reeves , builds up expectations of a cathartic comic explosion with the staging of the pageant . but when the big moment comes , the movie blows its opportunity . the event ought to be a hilarious catastrophe . but in turning away from the parading little misses to focus on a car chase and a bungled bank robbery ,
happy , texas
abruptly fizzles out .
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. . . if the world is not exactly aching from a lack of fish - out - of - water criminal capers , happy , texas nevertheless pleasingly proves that even a shtick we ' ve seen before can charm when it ' s done well .
the keen eye for the importance of story in film is apparent in every selection by the programming team , and the camaraderie they foster among filmmakers results in a friendly and fun festival that i am happy to call home .
rival bidders bitterly dispute winner miramax ' s version of the independent film ' s sale .
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more than merely a clash of egos , the
happy , texas
furor is a window into the high - stakes world of film marketing , where perception is sometimes more important than fact . is
happy , texas
( which stars william h . macy , steve zahn and jeremy northam ) an 800 - pound gorilla , made by the son of a wealthy california businessman and sold at sundance for a record price ? or is it the little engine that could - - a scrappy labor of love , financed by a santa rosa family that
mortgaged almost everything [ it ] owned
( according to a miramax press release ) and sold for a pittance ?
on a texas chain gang , convict wayne wayne wayne jr picks a fight with the brutal bob maslow , alarming a third felon on the chain , conman harry sawyer . when the van taking them to solitary crashes , maslow takes off . harry and wayne hijack a rundown winnebago and find themselves escorted to the small town of happy , texas , by the local sheriff chappy dent . the van actually belongs to two gay beauty - pageant producers , david and steven , hired to stage a pre - teen pageant in happy . harry and wayne adopt the gay pair ' s identities .
the soundtrack album for happy , texas features a mix of mostly country music by such artists as emmylou harris , alison krauss , lee roy parnell , pam tillis , brad paisley and br5 - 49 . there are also bits of tejano ( flaco jimenez ) and exotica ( yma sumac ) .
i was completely surprised by the scale of aff . apparently , everything is bigger in texas , including the hospitality . if you’ve never been to austin it’s a great time to go . one of the best film festivals you’ll ever experience . ”
comedia / la única esperanza de libertad para dos presos evadidos pasa por asumir la identidad de los propietarios de una destartalada furgoneta que roban en su huida . se tendrán que hacer pasar por una pareja gay de productores de desfiles de belleza a los que se espera en la pequeña población de happy , en mitad de texas . allí serán tratados como reyes , ya que los habitantes de happy están desesperados por lograr que las jovencitas del pueblo consigan clasificarse para optar al título del desfile . happy se convertirá en terrero abonado para los embaucadores . reparto : jeremy northam , steve zahn , ally walker , illeana douglas , william h . macy
meanwhile , cary woods , a producer (
copland
) whose independent pictures has a domestic output deal with new line , said the negotiations on
happy , texas
left him feeling
completely used
by elwes . woods said that despite spending three hours discussing his marketing plans with the filmmakers , he never got a chance to bid on the film , which he compared to
in & out .
as devastating floods continue across houston and along the texas coast , rescue teams have brought hope , heroism and much - needed relief to the stranded .
an interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,
sorry to bother you .
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f
happy , texas ,
a risk - free satire that picked up some positive buzz at this year & apos ; s sundance film festival , catches the public & apos ; s fancy , it will be because the nonsensical story of a pair of crooks ducking the law in a small texas town is so soft - hearted it wouldn & apos ; t hurt a fly . almost everybody in this not - so - funny comedy is giddy and cuddlesome with a gosh - oh - gee enthusiasm that is at first engaging but quickly becomes a sign of a desperation to be liked .
but
happy , texas
lacks the audacity and pathos of
priscilla
and the funky drag humor of
wong .
in addressing attitudes toward homosexuality in rural texas , the movie pretends that rabid gay - bashing doesn & apos ; t exist in the area . and one scene , set in a country - and - western bar packed with male couples strutting the texas two - step , suggests that the region has a booming gay culture . the movie & apos ; s portrayal of a children & apos ; s beauty pageant , a juicy target for satire in the age of jonbenet ramsey , is more celebratory than mocking .
summary : two escaped convicts ( steve zahn and jeremy northam ) steal a winnebago from a couple of gay men on their way to happy , texas to choreograph a beauty pageant for little girls . the crooks assume the the gay men ' s identities until the suspicions of the local sherrif ( william h . macy ) are aroused .
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once again , william macy proved that he has incredible talent , and that does not include the wonderful performances of the other actors . the writing was outstanding . this was a fresh and creative plot . this is the type of movie i thoroughly enjoy . the children in the film also did a fine job . it has a lot of twists and turns which add greatly to the movie . happy , texas is a rather fast - paced comedy which holds your attention . even though as film - making goes , this was a low - budget production , that did not in any way detract from the professionalism and filming . all of the actors truly excelled . i highly recommend this film .
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two minutes into happy , texas , one convict clouts another over the head with a dead armadillo . this suggests we ' re in for some undemandingly broad humour in the zucker or farrelly brothers style . but although it reverts to slapstick for its set - piece chase finale , for most of its length mark illsley ' s debut film offers an unexpectedly gentle , even sentimental comedy of sexual identities , a less raucous version of the adventures of priscilla queen of the desert .
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three prisoners escape from a chain gang , and two of them , wayne and harry ( zahn and northam ) run away to happy , texas , where they pose as the gay organizers of a beauty pageant . they put on a show with the small girls of the town while hiding from the law and waiting for the opportunity to rob the local bank .
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across texas and around the country , people are reaching out to brides - to - be who may have had their wedding dresses , decorations or venue ruined by harvey .
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premiering to widespread acclaim at this year ' s sundance film festival where steve zahn received a special jury prize for comedic performance , happy , texas follows two escaped prisoners , harry sawyer ( jeremy northam ) and wayne wayne wayne jr . ( steve zahn ) whose only hope to evade the law lies in a most unusual getaway vehicle . . . a beat - up winnebago . now , to hold onto their freedom theyll have to assume the identity of the r / v ' s owners : two beauty pageant . . . full synopsis »
wow ! this film is well written , performed , executed . . you name it , it ' s worth the time to watch . steve zahn has always been a favorite actor of mine . obviously , he can do any role or any dialect , portray any character with credibility , and bring a genuine smile to the spectator ' s face .
happy , texas
is an adorable film , and what a great plot . as usual , william h . macy is the consummate actor as well . well , actually , everyone was good in this film . the movie made me laugh and really gave me an entertaining couple of hours . we need more movies like this ! one thing i did find strange was that steve zahn , who played
david
in the town , was able to sew . now how strange is that ? who cares ? it was a marvelously fun film , and i want to see more of steve zahn in the future ! ! !
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my feeling is that’s exactly what you should do ,
she said .
you should proceed with the things that will make you happy and bring your family and friends together , even in spite of the tragedy .
whether you ' re a good guy or a bad guy , in happy , texas you ' ve got heart . though the plot gets wacky , the
just plain folk
element keeps the craziness in check . it ' s really refreshing to finally see a film with gay characters that aren ' t in drag or snapping their fingers . it is possible to have a funny gay character without being flamboyant . sure , there is a lesson to be learned as in most films , but we care about these characters as they get deeper and deeper into trouble . i had a big smile on my face after watching this film , and it stays with you a while . how many other films give you a gift like that ?
steve zahn ( out of sight ) and jeremy northam ( the winslow boy ) star as wayne wayne wayne jr . and harry sawyer , guests of the texas department of corrections , who are picking up dead armadillos on a lonely stretch of texas highway when a ruckus with another inmate affords them the opportunity to escape . stealing a beat - up winnebago that promptly breaks down , the pair is
rescued
by sheriff chappy dent ( william macy ) , who assumes the two men are the beauty - pageant consultants the town has hired to prepare the contestants of happy for the upcoming little miss squeezed ( as in orange juice ) pageant .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
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zahn ' s performance was hugely praised by critics , and although he had appeared in several hit hollywood movies , this was cited as his breakout film .
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as schoellkopf and callaway looked at the guest list for their oct . 7 wedding , they saw that nearly everyone was affected by harvey , which dumped more than 20 trillion gallons of rain across texas and louisiana .
there is a moment early in
happy , texas
when an escaped convict looks at a roomful of 5 - year - old beauty pageant contestants and asks them if they know the words to
ninety - nine bottles of beer on the wall .
they stare at him with curiosity . after all , he is the out - of - town pageant consultant , hired to prepare them for the little miss fresh - squeezed pre - teen beauty pageant .
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still , bey reveals who inspired the album ' s name in the short film ' s home video footage , featuring jay z ' s grandmother hattie white .
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ganz , 22 , a behavioral therapist in richmond , texas , was inspired to organize for brides - to - be after meeting an engaged fireman who was helping people affected by harvey while his own home had been ruined .
austin film festival is really about creativity , about trying to help people find their voice . and it’s fun . ” - ron howard , 2009 extraordinary contribution to filmmaking award recipient
here , as in stephan elliott ' s film , most of the comedy derives from the clash of cultures , and from the effect on a backwoods world as its denizens open up , under the influence of the anomalous outsiders , to suppressed aspects of their own sexuality . however , the edge is taken off the humour by the film ' s overall air of benevolence . this is one texas burgh where homophobia is utterly unknown . the people of happy (
the town without a frown
) regard their supposedly gay visitors with nothing more aggressive than bemused curiosity and go out of their way to be tactful . even the macho wayne , initially horrified at the subterfuge , soon starts getting in touch with his feminine side . (
first i gotta make little polka - dotted flowers for the girls ' hats ,
he protests when harry summons him for a heist conference . )
the convict ' s name is wayne wayne wayne jr . ( steve zahn ) . he and harry sawyer ( jeremy northam ) have escaped from an overturned prison van , cut through their handcuffs and stolen an rv at a gas station . what they discover belatedly is that the rv belongs to two gay men who travel around texas consulting on beauty contests .
lots of folks are looking for you ,
says happy ' s sheriff , chappy dent ( william h . macy ) , as he stops them outside town .
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the movie received a rating of 81 % on rotten tomatoes , based on 83 critics , stating ,
it ' s nothing epic or grand , but it ' s a simple , funny film that kicked off steve zahn ' s career .
roger ebert of the chicago sun - times gave it 3 / 4 . steve zahn won three awards for his performance in the film .
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it was a positively reviewed film , and was a box office hit , grossing $ 3 . 7 million against a $ 1 . 4 million budget , and is now considered a cult classic .
with the exception of a few scenes , the film was shot entirely on location in piru , california . one scene was filmed at oil can harry ' s in studio city , los angeles .
in addition to writing courses , students are encouraged to use their electives to broaden their critical knowledge and filmmaking experience via the department ' s film studies and production offerings . the department strongly encourages collaboration between its student screenwriters and filmmakers , which has resulted in award - winning films screening at major festivals worldwide . an internship in the film industry is required as part of the program of work , and past students have interned both in los angeles ( at such companies as miramax and pixar / disney ) , and locally at the austin film festival and with austin - based filmmakers richard linklater and terrence malick .
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this was not what i expected whatsoever - a thoroughly delightfully funny little film that kept me smiling for a long time after leaving the cinema . two small time criminals skip prison after their transportation vehicle crashes and steal a motor home - however the motor home belongs to a pair of pageant directors , and due to being accosted by the local sheriff they assume their identities . there are several brilliant moments in this film - not the least of which being when the two find out they are supposed to be gay lovers , and that the beauty pageants are for children rather than the models they were expecting . the local sheriff is the star of this film as he comes to terms with his sexuality in red neck land , but this was just a lot of fun all round . definitely a small time film , but one certainly worth watching .
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it all begins when harry sawyer ( jeremy northam ) and wayne wayne wayne jr . ( steve zahn ) , two convicts on the lam , go through the contents of the winnebago they have just stolen and discover that its owners are a gay male couple who travel around the country producing pageants . stopped by the sheriff , chappy dent ( william h . macy ) , the pair are shocked to find that instead of being arrested , they are escorted to happy , texas , and welcomed as the potential miracle workers who can whip the little miss squeezed pageant into professional enough shape for the town to make the regional finals .
. . . although it reverts to slapstick for its set - piece chase finale , for most of its length mark illsley ' s debut film offers an unexpectedly gentle , even sentimental comedy of sexual identities . . .
our faculty are not only topflight instructors , but are also working screenwriters , having sold screenplays to hbo , warner brothers , new line cinema , walt disney studios , dimension entertainment , mgm , national geographic , paramount pictures , sony entertainment , the disney channel , lionsgate , happy madison productions , gary sanchez , and many other studios and networks .
tony safford , a senior vice president of acquisitions for 20th century fox , alleges that miramax is lying about what it paid for
happy , texas ,
which follows two escaped convicts who evade the law by posing as professional beauty pageant promoters ( who happen to be gay ) . while miramax says it paid only $ 2 . 5 million ( plus substantial first - dollar gross participation for the filmmakers ) , safford said he knows
for a fact
that miramax paid
north of $ 10 million ,
breaking the sundance record held by
the spitfire grill
( which castle rock entertainment bought for $ 10 million in 1996 ) .
“you’re the barb on my wire / the spark in my campfire / there’s no brighter star in all the multiplexes . / i love this state , you know i do / but the best thing in this state is you . ” slaid cleaves sung it right in his “texas love song , ” inspiring the happy bloom and tristan needham to marry true love and color at the white sparrow . this team is eager to see couples embrace color at their weddings , and i love that they didn’t just wish it – they’re sharing with us a way to do it beautifully , one that feels authentic to the hispanic and texan cultures they were inspired by .
as an online archive for some of c . e . chambers ' published interviews , film critiques , and little - known hawaiian historical information . it quickly evolved into a showcase for new material . email address : info @ urltoken
the collection consists primarily of kern ' s show music , some holograph sketches ; most are manuscript full and vocal scores of kern ' s orchestrators and arrangers , especially frank saddler and robert russell bennett . film and . . .
title happy , texas contributor names mark illsley ( director ) peter harris , ( additional ) david feinman , james stemple ( composer ) alan williams ( music _ director _ and / or _ conductor ) alexandra patsavas , emily kaye ( music _ supervisor ) created / published usa . notes - information from :
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harvey ' s deadly toll : the victims of texas ' devastating floods : the two - way a small - business owner trying to save his shop , a policeman determined to make it to work , an elderly couple and four great - grandchildren trapped in a van : the high waters in houston have been fatal .
very amateur production ! there is no cause and effect pattern to follow . i have never seen a film that just jumps from scene to scene in such a haphazard fashion . bad direction , bad editing , bad writing . just bad !
for their part , distributors said they cooperated , though one compared the process derisively to
an audition .
ruth vitale , co - president of paramount classics , offered another analogy that seemed fitting , given the film ' s plot line .
we’re winning major awards . our screenwriting students have won the 2017 humanitas prize in screenwriting and the 2010 and 2014 academy nicholls fellowship . they have also placed highly in other prestigious screenwriting competitions , including the austin film festival and hbo access writing fellowship .
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told that miramax ' s press release said the film , made for $ 1 . 7 million , was
financed by illsley ' s family and friends , who mortgaged almost everything they owned and borrowed heavily to raise the funds ,
rolf illsley shook his head .
making matters even more confusing is the director himself , who took pains in an interview to distance himself from a miramax press release on the film . asked to confirm miramax ' s description of the deal , illsley said ,
that entire statement is not wholly true .
our summer film camp is all about storytelling . in this immersive and creative environment , we encourage campers to find and tell their own stories . then we teach them how to turn those stories into their very own movies with the help of a supportive crew of peers . plus , campers get to participate in panel discussions with inspiring guest speakers that are major hollywood writers , producers , and directors ! and finally , to finish off with a bang , all finished films will premiere at the summer film camp showcase at galaxy highland on sunday , august 6th .
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those who still consider country music to be the aural equivalent of a saddle sore wonít find this sonic country beast a comfortable ride , but it should find appeal beyond the old boundaries of tennessee , texas , tamworth and truck radios . highly recommend to genuine and nascent country music enthusiasts , those
coming out
of the country closet and escaped convicts posing as emmylou harris fans . brad green
from the team : what makes texas so great is its blend of southern tradition and mexican influence . rustic white barns meet stucco and citrus , colliding to make a beauty that no other location can duplicate . while some wedding trends are leaning further and further into the neutral color palette of greens and creams , these two cultures still embrace color , vitality and life… no matter the trend or season !
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this film is about 2 straight escaped prisoners having to pose as 2 gay beauty pageant organisers to conceal their identities . this film started a bit slow , but soon afterward it became very funny . steve zahn did very well in his role , and he was very convincing as a rough bandit . his solo performance on doing funny movements and pulling silly faces was fun to watch . i also enjoyed the subplot about the sheriff ( william h macy ) and david ( jeremy northam ) a lot . wiliam h macy gave a fine performance especially in the scene where they went hunting for hares , and in the scene where david refused him to enter the room when they were preparing for the performance . i could relate to sheriff ' s character so much that i felt his pain . my heart ached when i saw the sheriff crying on the hill . i do recommend this film , it is warm and funny !
happy , texas is one of these films that you know from the beginning will end well , where everything work out , eventually , and nobody gets killed . but it sure ain ' t all sweet , as foul language and sex is comic parts of the story , as are two supposedly gay men ( they have stolen a camper belonging to two gay mane , so they , two escaped convicts , have to impersonate these guys for a while ) , a gay sheriff and so on . the acting is nigh perfect , the story ludicrous , and it is all a great saga , but very modern at that . when wayne wayne wayne jr teaches the small girls how to dance on scene is one of the funniest scenes i ' ve seen for a long time , and in all it outshines similar films by quite some distance ! if only stuart little had some of this energy and love of life , sigh ! 8 / 10
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for his part , illsley says he is thrilled to be working with miramax , whose co - chairman harvey weinstein flew to utah to close the deal . illsley said he felt weinstein truly understood his movie , adding that he felt that the way the film was sold had brought some dignity back into the deal - making process .
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to give away more of the plot would spoil some of the film ' s best surprises and funniest moments . suffice it to say that this is a thoroughly entertaining fish - out - of - water story that never makes fun of its characters and laces its humor with a sweet sense of humanity rather than the expected shot of cynicism .
directed by mark illsley ; written by ed stone , illsley and phil reeves ; director of photography , bruce douglas johnson ; edited by norman buckley ; music by peter harris ; production designer , maurin scarlata ; produced by illsley , rick montgomery and stone ; released by miramax films . running time : 96 minutes . this film is rated pg - 13 .
harry hatches a plan to rob the town bank during the pageant . leaving wayne to coach five small girls for the event , he sets about gaining the confidence of the bank president , josephine ' joe ' mclintock , to whom he becomes attracted . meanwhile chappy finds harry arousing his latent homosexuality . wayne discovers an aptitude for stagecraft and wins the admiration of schoolmistress ms schaefer . when the girls qualify for the semi - finals , she and wayne have sex . on the day of the pageant , harry and wayne decide to abandon their bank heist but maslow reappears and forces them to go through with it . harry summons the texas marshals . chappy , devastated by harry ' s rejection , is wounded while heroically foiling maslow ' s attack on the bank . maslow takes joe hostage , but is captured after a chase . back in jail for a short spell , harry and wayne are visited by joe and ms schaefer , while chappy finds happiness with a texas marshal .
production notes for the film describe illsley as
the son of a corporate ceo who started his own business and grew it into a thriving multinational company .
illsley ' s father , rolf , confirmed that he remains a shareholder in optical coating lab in santa rosa , which makes the pigment used to print u . s . currency , among other things .
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miramax bought the film earlier this week , beating out fox searchlight , paramount classics and new line cinema - - each of which had wooed the first - time director , mark illsley , in two days of frantic meetings with his producers and his parents . given miramax ' s track record making independent films successful at the box office , even the distributors that got beat agreed that illsley ' s choice was understandable .
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mark illsley , who produced , directed and co - wrote the script , had his choice of two endings : the big pageant or the bank job . i would have liked more pageant and less of the bank , but the film is so good - humored , it hardly matters . this is one of those comedies that doesn ' t pound us on the head with the obvious , but simply lets us share vast amusement .
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this very bad and unfunny comedy is almost salvaged by yet another moving performance by the wonderful william h . macy . two escaped convicts pose as a gay couple in a small texas town in order to evade the law while they bide their time in order to pull off their final big heist . their feigned homosexuality provides the premise for numerous misunderstandings and generally unfunny moments . the more
redneck
con gets roped into having to teach little girls how to dance . the possibilities for humour here exist , but unfortunately are unrealized . there ' s a corny romance that develops between the
good - looking
con and the town ' s attractive banker . this movie was a film without an identity , rotating between an unfunny farce , a cliched romantic comedy , and the more tender and interesting william h . macy subplot of a macho but closeted sheriff coming to terms with his own homosexuality . macy ' s performance alone made me glad i saw this movie , but otherwise it could have been tossed in the rubbish bin .
illsley says he knows some distributors are miffed , but he feels they all got a fair shake . miramax won out , he said , because
they are the godfathers of the indie world .
though he knows weinstein ' s penchant for recutting movies has earned him the nickname
harvey scissorhands ,
illsley said the charismatic executive had promised him final cut and promised not to change a frame . the film is scheduled for an october release .
i saw this film recently , for the second time , with a friend who hadn ' t seen it before . it has a solid cast , with roles all well - played , and all who are just a bit shy of being on hollywood ' s
a
list - but not because of any lacking talent or appeal . there are a lot of previous comments here , so i would just add that it is a thoroughly enjoyable film , all the characters likable ( even the couple of
bad
guys , in their own way ) . you are completely aware of the basic ending of the story from the outset , and can pretty well guess most of the exact details as it moves along . however , this isn ' t meant to be suspenseful , and , as a quiet , modestly - budgeted presentation , it outdoes most of the
a - list ,
super - budget extravaganzas by a mile .
much of the dialogue is laugh - out - loud funny , especially when delivered by zahn , a comic actor with a knack for playing clueless individuals . one particularly funny scene late in the picture finds an overburdened wayne letting loose on harry , complaining that his partner in crime is always off enjoying himself while wayne is left to try to prep the contestants for the beauty pageant . ( the actor received a special jury prize for comedic performance at this year ' s sundance film festival for his role here . )
safford and others believe miramax is downplaying what it paid in order to avoid what some call
the ' spitfire ' syndrome .
industry veterans say that film , which did $ 13 million at the box office , suffered because the huge sales price raised unrealistic expectations . and miramax ' s purchase last year of brad anderson ' s
next stop , wonderland
for $ 6 million is said to have also been hindered by the hype surrounding its sale ( it made only $ 3 . 4 million in theaters ) .
reviewing a soundtrack before seeing the film , it ' s hard to know which tracks were picked by the filmmakers for their resonance with the movie and which were picked by arista for the marketing opportunity . many songs , including titles from randy scruggs , kim richey , brad paisley , alison krauss and abra moore have turned up on releases from the last year or two . other cuts , from cathy fink , lee roy parnell and keb ' mo ' , emmylou harris , pam tillis and shannon brown are making their debuts .
zahn ' s work gets the loud laughs . in the division of labor between the two escaped cons , harry takes over the bank job and wayne ' s task is to pose as a choreographer . completely without a clue , wayne studies videotapes and then tries to teach the same steps to the dutiful little girls , and discovers , amazingly , that he is not without talent at the pageant business . (
i ' m trying to figure out if slip - stitching or basting is the best way to sew on a sparkly heart .
) there ' s boundless good nature in the work by douglas and zahn . and watching jeremy northam is a revelation : here is the slick , urbane british gentleman of
emma ,
the winslow boy
and
an ideal husband ,
playing a texas convict and not missing a beat .
daddy lessons
beyonce gets introspective on this track , seemingly dedicated to her father and one - time manager matthew knowles . in her first country track ever , the texas native sings that her dad warned her about men who , like him , cheat . (
daddy lessons
is also the first song where beyonce talks about her parents ' failed marriage since her 2014 song ,
ring off ,
dedicated to her mother , tina . ) in this song , however , beyonce croons :
he told me when he ' s gone , here ' s what you do / when trouble comes to town , and men like me come around / oh , my daddy said shoot .
in the video , beyonce also slams rumors that her father had never met her daughter , blue ivy . home footage shows the two happily playing .
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puthu puthu arthangal ( english : the new meanings ) is a 1989 indian tamil language drama film directed by k. balachander starring rahman , sithara , geetha , janagaraj , jayachitra , poornam vishwanathan , sowcar janaki , vivek and ilaiyaraaja .

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title pudhu , pudhu , arthangal also known as pudhu puduh arthangal year 1989 formats cinema , dvd distributor ( s ) vanee agency , match prime ltd . classified date ( s ) 26 / 01 / 1990 main language tamil bbfc reference azf062438
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title pudhu , pudhu , arthangal also known as pudhu puduh arthangal year 1989 distributor ( s ) match prime ltd . classified date ( s ) 29 / 12 / 1989 main language tamil submitted run time 156m 28s approved footage 14081 + 4 bbfc reference aff062438 registration number cfh21179
southern actor rahman , popular for films like “pudhu pudhu arthangal” , “sangamam” and “singam 2” , will play a key role in a yet - untitled tamil remake of recent malayalam hit “how old are you” .
pudhu pudhu arthangal is a 1989 tamil film directed by k . balachander and produced by rajam balachander and pushpa kandaswamy . the film stars rahman , sithara , geetha and janagaraj in lead roles . music was composed by and ilaiyaraaja .
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after k . balachander split from ilayaraja , post pudhu pudhu arthangal , he seemed to be in a state of flux for his next film’s music . the immediately next film was oru veedu iru vaasal , which , i honestly don’t recall having any songs , despite having violinists ganesh and kumaresh in the lead and having composer vs narasimhan credited [ … ]
she says she was fortunate that she could make a mark in films of other languages without struggle . “i was introduced by the legendary k . balachander in tamil , through pudhu pudhu arthangal , ” she says . “he remains the biggest influence on me as an actress . it was after working with him that i really became serious about my career in cinema . ”
a r rahman aboorva raagangal achamillai achamillai an affair to remember arangetram avargal azhagan bhama vijayam chaplin uncle duet ehtir neechal ek dujhe ke liye ilayaraja irumal thaatha iyakkunar sigaram k balachander kalki kamal hassan m . s . viswanathan major chandrakanth marocharitra moondru mudichu neerkumizhi ninaithale innikum prakash raj pudhu pudhu arthangal punnagai mannan rajinikanth sindhu bhairavi summit of directors thillu mullu unnal mudiyum thambi varumayin niram sigappu
however , the most memorable project from his repertoire is pudhu pudhu arthangal ( 1989 ) , directed by the late k balachander . “that was the biggest milestone in my career in the tamil industry . it helped me set my two legs permanently in kollywood , ” he says . “of course , everyone’s first movie always holds a special place . in that sense , koodevide ( 1983 ) directed by p . padmarajan will also be one of the unforgettable ones , ” he adds .
plot of pudhu pudhu arthangal this refreshing tale from k . balachander focuses on the fairly realistic tale of a famous singer bharathi ( rahman with singing by s . p . balasubrahmanyam ) and his extremely possessive wife named gowri ( geetha ) . tricked into marriage by his convincing mother - in - law , what really irks bharathi is his wife’s inability to deal with his rabid female fans . tensions escalate until bharathi flees from home and ends up encountering someone else named jyothi ( sithara ) who’s also escaping from her life as a dancer because her husband made her dance forcefully and tried forcing her to be a prostitute .
music used to play a significant role in his movies . aboorva raagangal was divided into chapters , which were named after a swara or raagam . ninaithale innikum was a full - fledged musical which also dealt with a genre of mystery and romance . you would see the prominence of music in his later movies like sindhu bhairavi , unnal mudiyum thambi , azhagan , pudhu pudhu arthangal and many more . music in most of his movies were composed by m . s viswanathan . in sindhu bhairavi he joined with ilayaraja . he had introduced a r rahman in his production venture roja directed by maniratnam . a r rahman also composed music for the movie duet directed by kb sir .
puthu puthu arthangal tamil movie song , guruvayoorappa song , featuring rahman , geetha and sithara . music by ilayaraja and directed by k . balachander guruvayurappa
, singer s . p . balasubrahmanyam , k . s . chithra
in 1989 kb directed ( produced by kavithalaya , kb ' s in house production house ) pudhu pudhu arthangal . ir was the music director and since the main hero is a singer , ir has given some ever lasting music for the same and was keen on doing the rr also . kb known for his stinginess ( rather , cutting costs ) wanted to do away with rr and planned to fill with ir ' s previous rr as fillers and seeked ir ' s approval citing various reasons . though ir was not keen he reluctantly agreed . the film was released and the music was big hit ( one of the biggest hits of ir ) . experts could notice the rr was not up to the mark and even had some rr from film varumiyin niram sivappu ( music by msv ) . ir was unhappy and this was the first seed of discontent .
again when the television boom set in , he did his first serial , jayakanthan ' s ` ` parisukku pogalam ' ' and k . balachander ' s ` ` rail sneham ' ' . it was during the making of ` ` rail sneham ' ' that balachander asked him to dub for rehman for the film ` ` pudhu pudhu arthangal ' ' . ` ` my voice has definitely been my plus point and many compliment me for the power of my vocal chords , ' ' he says . some time ago dubbing english films in tamil was not as common as it is today . when ` ` lion king ' ' was to be dubbed , the voices of ` ` nizhhalgal ' ' ravi and arvind swamy were chosen from among 400 people , he tells you . ` ` the entire hollywood crew appreciated our voices . it was an unforgettable moment for me , ' ' ravi continues .
she went on doing memorable films in tamil such as pudhu vasantham . “i was lucky to be part of several hit films in telugu and kannada as well , ” she says . “i may have missed out on some malayalam films but i have no regrets ; it has been fun learning different languages . ”
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the reality is different . puthu puthu arthangal was ready for deepavali release , only the rr work remained . at that time , ir had 15 films on hand & so he was extremely busy . after a few days of frantic calling , the kb team got in touch with ir & requested him to complete the rr for ppa so that the film can release on deepavali . ir told them that it would take some time & they will have to wait .
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sithara has not changed much . she continues to act in movies in all the south indian languages , just as she used to do in her heyday .
“i would rather play a character of my age , or close to it , ” she says at kozhikode , during a break from the shoot of saigal padukayanu , a film directed by sibi malayil . “i decided to do this film because i get to play a woman going through different stages of her life . i also appear as a 20 - year - old . ”
the thiruvananthapuram - based artiste is happy that she is able to work with sibi finally . “i missed out on working with many fine directors like in malayalam cinema because i was busy acting in films of other languages , ” she says . “i enjoyed spreading my wings as a heroine ; i had good time in tamil , telugu and kannada , even as i did films like oridath , jathakam , vachanam and mazhavil kavadi . ”
the film and television institute of india , pune , has a special place in the average malayali film buff’s heart , for some of the legendary filmmakers from the state , both in parallel and mainstream cinema , shaped their art there and later went on to become teachers there . so , when the students of the ftii came out strongly in protest against the union government’s alleged saffronisation of the institute with the appointment of serial actor gajendra chouhan as its chairman , the rumbles were felt in the state too .
cinematographer santosh sivan fired the first salvo , by declining to be on the governing council of the institute . soon , other filmmakers including adoor gopalakrishnan came out with statements against the appointment of someone whose claim to fame include several b - grade flicks and a starring role in a television marketing show .
with the students not giving in , the protest spilled out onto the streets in kerala too . on wednesday , musician shahabaz aman led a protest at mananchira in kozhikode . on thursday , film - makers rajeev ravi , amal neerad and joy mathew and artist riyas komu led the protests in kochi . over the weekend , such protests are set to happen in thiruvananthapuram , thrissur and other places , with participation from many filmmakers who are part of the large clan of ftii alumni in the state .
the only discordant note was struck by actor suresh gopi , whose appointment as the head of the national film development corporation has been criticised as another instance of saffronisation . he said that the protest at the ftii should be suppressed and that students should not have the rights to question appointments . the ire expectedly turned against him too .
at the protest at the ftii too , there’s a strong malayali presence with graffiti of john abraham and others accompanied with revolutionary slogans on display .
the action is taking place online too as students are digging up old film clips of gajendra chouhan , some from soft porn flicks , and sharing it widely . some badly made short films by two other new appointees eulogising the prime minister have also become a hit online .
( reporting by p . k . ajith kumar , s . r . praveen )
she was a successful heroine a few years ago . today she is one of the top multi - lingual dubbing artistes . saritha , who proved her potential in several films , is a busy dubbing artiste today . in fact , at the time of this interview she was dubbing for jyotika for the telugu version of ` ` dumm . . dumm . . dumm ' ' and had to steal a few minutes in order to talk . several small and big screen actors and actresses take up dubbing at some stage . . . of course , only if they fill the bill in the vocal area . one reason , you surmise , could probably be dwindling acting chances .
` ` i began dubbing even when i was a busy actress . i used to balance my acting and dubbing assignments . if it was acting during the day , my evenings were spent at the dubbing theatre . ' '
saritha gives her voice for heroines in tamil , telugu and kannada . ` ` i have also dubbed for one malayalam film for nagma . ' ' with marriage and children acting came to a halt , but not dubbing . it kept her in touch with the industry . ` ` this way i didn ' t miss acting much . because dubbing by itself is quite challenging , ' ' saritha goes on . ` ` when i dub for an actress like sushmita sen ( ` ` rakshagan ' ' ) who does not know a word of tamil ( she could have said anything during the filming . . . even just one , two , three , four ) it is my job to see that the dialogue delivery and the pauses form a perfect sync with lip movement , ' ' she explains .
many actresses are keen to know who would be dubbing for them . vijayashanthi , to name one , insists that saritha dub for her . ` ` nagma is another actress who likes to know how her ` voice ' , is going to sound , ' ' says saritha .
the loop system of dubbing was quite a tedious procedure but today incredible technical advancements have made things very easy , feels saritha . with sons shravan and tejas now in school , saritha has come back to acting . she was recently seen in the vijaya - surya starrer , ` ` friends ' ' . ` it ' s sad that my sons don ' t seem to need me so much anymore . so i have time now . . . , ' ' she laughs .
` ` when i came to chennai from coimbatore after my graduation , looking for acting chances , it was for dubbing that i was first tried , ' ' begins ` ` nizhalgal ' ' ravi .
ravi is one actor who has made wise decisions in chalking out his career . a bharatiraja find and hero of ` ` nizhalgal ' ' ravi did not wait for a hero ' s role again . he did a couple of films and when he saw that his career was not really taking off , he switched over to character roles with ease .
impressed with the potential ravi ' s voice holds , hmv approached him for the audio version of swami sudhabhodananda ' s ` ` manase relax please ' ' . his audio releases include ` ` gayathri manthiram ' ' and ` ` mrithyukshya manthiram ' ' .
going back to his first audition for dubbing , those were the days when he used to call on directors and producers for a chance to act in films . ` ` my father had sent me to chennai on the condition that if i didn ' t make it in two years time , i had to be back in coimbatore , find myself a job and settle down , ' ' ravi reminisces . bharatiraja needed a voice for vijayan for the film ` ` niram maradha pookal ' ' and ravi had gone to prasad studio to meet the director . the sound engineer there said ravi ' s voice was fantastic and could be tried for vijayan . he was asked to speak a few lines and then told to report the next day . ` ` till then i did not even know that dubbing artistes existed , ' ' he says . the next morning , however , ravi saw bharatiraja himself speak for the character . he explained to ravi that since vijayan ' s speed of dialogue delivery and accent were different he had decided to dub for him . but soon ravi was offered the main role in bharatiraja ' s ` ` nizhalgal ' ' , which set his career in motion .
` ` nizhalgal ' ' ravi and saritha have one thing in common . both want to sing too . ` ` i have spoken to a . r . rahman about it . i hope he will call me soon , ' ' laughs ravi , while saritha says , ` ` i love singing . . . but i also feel a little shy . ' '
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a singer ( bharathi ) who is tricked into marriage by his mother - in - law , his wife ( gowri ) is enormously possessive about his fame and his female fans . one day they encounter into a fight and he decides escape from home . on the way he meets someone in the bus who is also running from her life as a dancer because her husband forcefully lets her to prostitution . they both experience some random incidents together and meet an one old couple , who are still very much enjoying love and life . eventually the old couple dies , and by watching the couple they fall in love themselves . then bharathi get a prank call from his pa that gowri is ill so he returns back to home town with jyothi . gowri finds him with another woman and gets furious . she files for a divorce , informs media about jyothi . jyothi ' s husband gets this news comes to find jyothi . one thing led to another gowri finally become mentally unstable because of her own decisions . bharathi visits her in the mental hospital with jyothi . jyothi then understands that gowri really needs bharathi and they belong to each other , jyothi leaves bharathi with her . jyothi ' s husband becomes a cripple and understands his mistakes , reunites with jyothi in the end .
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actor rahman , who recently starred as jyothika’s husband in kollywood movie 36 vayadhinile , is ready to experiment a bit now . the 48 - year - old actor , who has been in the industry since the early 1980s , recently signed a movie by a 21 - year - old debutant director , karthik naren . titled dhuruvangal pathinaaru , the starcast of the cop thriller includes all fresh faces , barring rahman .
“no one of my calibre and experience would necessarily agree to be directed by amateurs , but i realised that someone should be willing to open doors to fresh talent . so here i am , working with a fresh team . i have finished a few days of work , and i must say it has been more than satisfactory , ” says rahman . “also , i feel good working with youngsters . i haven’t aged mentally ; probably that’s why it shows on my physique too . even today , my nieces tell me that i am very kiddish , ” laughs rahman .
while the plot is nothing new , the way the script was presented to him had him agree to sign on the dotted line . “the team had done its homework . they narrated the script to me in a way that was both appealing and convincing . not just that , ever since we started working together , all schedules are being carried out in a well - structured way , just like any director with , say , 20 years of experience would do , ” he says . “these youngsters have so many fresh ideas to offer to the industry , and i decided that i was ready to take the risk of giving them a chance , ” adds rahman , who also recently finished shooting for another cop thriller , pagadi aattam .
besides kollywood , the actor is busy with malayalam film ente sathyanweshana pareekshakal ( translates to the title of gandhi’s autobiography , my experiments with truth ) , where he plays a lawyer , and has another , lavender , running in the theatres . “i am very picky when it comes to malayalam movies . i want to do only the choicest of movies there , but in tamil , i do it for a nice script and making money , ” he says candidly .
what’s next ? rahman will continue doing what he does best — acting . “i have also written a few scripts that are yet to see light of the day , ” he says hesitatingly . “they are all cry - baby stories . i would really like to see them made as movies someday , ” he says .
geetha’s character is surprisingly well - defined . as a rabid fan who gets to marry the object of her desires , she is obviously afraid her husband will cheat on her with one of the thousands of women throwing themselves at him – after all , he slept with them before their marriage . geetha turns in a convincing performance as a woman whose all - consuming love ends up consuming her . rahman , who sounds suspiciously like ‘nizhagal’ ravi , also does well as the famous singer – but a tiny quibble with the story : he goes to work in a restaurant in north india serving south indian cuisine , and none of the customers recognize the famous singer . then , he makes a living in goa with jyothi , meet one malayali couple , who died later in the movie and are both fluent in hindi , and by watching the couple , they learn the true definition for love while falling in love themselves .
then bharathi get a prank call from his pa that gowri is ill . so he comes back with jyothi from goa , which makes gowri angry and she doesnt let jyothi in without knowing who she is . bharathi gets angry and they stay in another one of his houses . bharathi gets so angry that he claims that he loves jyothi and that she cannot go because of her problems . so gowri files for a divroce , informs news reporters about jyothi . jyothis husband appears later in the story . gowri plans to get married to a cricket player guru . guru had proposed to her in the past . he accepts the proposal and abandons one of his fans , yamuna , who is obsessed with him . later , yamuna commits suicide in the marriage hall readied for gowris marriage . gowris mother and her pa feel that she is mentally unstable . her mother begs bharathi to go and see her in the hospital and he goes with jyothi to see her . jyothi then sees that bharathi and gowri belong to each other . jyothi later finds her husband , who was indeed in love with her . after that , bharathi goes to recording with him being happy and visits his wife in the hospital while enjoying himself .
every movie lover would have an artist behind to spark the love for movies . for me it is kb sir .
director k balachander gave meaning to the title iyakkunar sigaram ( summit of directors ) . he had learnt so many rules of making a good screenplay that he can break them with ease to stand apart from the crowd and be a trail blazer for the tamil film industry . many say his loss is irreplaceable but i feel he is immortal and would live through his movies .
one of the iconic movies directed by him is aboorva raagangal in 1975 . the movie features kamal hassan and introduced a new actor shivaji rao rechristened as rajinikanth . both of them later went on to take the indian film industry by storm . aboorva raagangal dealt with intergenerational romance between two families which was quite a controversial topic during that era . but it went on to win 3 national awards . post this kb sir had directed many movies with kamal hassan and rajinikanth in the lead which included avargal , moondru mudichu and ninaithale innikum .
kb sir emphasized on the empowerment of woman in most of his movies . his lead women characters right from avargal , arangetram , sindhu bhairavi , achamillai achamillai , kalki were bold , forward looking and very powerful .
he used metaphors predominantly in his movies . these were fondly referred to a directorial touch in tamil cinema . there also used to be a character which is insignificant in the gamut of the plot but plays crucial role in emphasizing a point , mood or the gravity of a situation in his movies . rajinikanth’s character in aboorva raagangal , irumal thaatha in ethir neechal , the dumb and deaf painter in varumayin niram sigappu , telephone in azhagan , chaplin uncle in punnagai mannan and many more are examples of this . he had also given some great comedy movies like bhama vijayam and thillu mullu in which he had experimented rajinikanth playing a full - fledged comedy role . this had introduced a different dimension of rajinikanth which is still exploited well by many directors .
kb sir had dealt with many genres of movies , his initial movies were centered around family drama , later he shifted to social drama which covered impact of society on people’s lives , he also has given some of the gems in romance genre which included marocharitra in telugu , ek dujhe ke liye in hindi , punnagai mannan . kb sir is a true king maker . he had not only made the two star waltzes rajinikanth and kamal hassan but also had rediscovered nagesh as a character artist , introduced prakash raj and many more . he is so spontaneous and appreciates good art in any form . once he sees a good movie he took time to write an appreciation note to the director who had made the movie .
truly kb sir is a film maker that everyone would wannabe . his affair with cinema will always be sweet memories … taking with lyrics from one of his movies … it is an affair to remember … ninaithale innikum !
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why did the notable tamil movie director k . balachander direct a b - grade movie named ' manmathaleelai ' starring kamal hasan ? - quora
why did the notable tamil movie director k . balachander direct a b - grade movie named ' manmathaleelai ' starring kamal hasan ?
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thanks for the a2a . manmadha leelai is about a story of an individual who always lives for lust . it is just a character of a person which is being depicted in the movie . the movie has an amazing story plot , screen play and the direction . the story even tells us the reality of such person and his journey of his life and nothing beyond it . ps : a movie about lust and sex are always not a bgrade or a porn movie .
what ' s so special about the tamil movie manmatha leelai ( 1976 ) starring kamal haasan and directed by k . balachander ?
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can you explain me what is a b - grade movie ? the movie explains the life of a lusty rich man , who understands the true value of life and wife . this personality is very common in society . kb is a director of realty . so , this is one of the movie which represented a character of the society . its one of the underrated movie of kb . i love it
i agree with @ maha rajan ' s answer . netrikan movie has a similar story with same plotline acted by rajnikanth , written by k . balachander and directed by sp muthuraman became a smash hit . lust is one of the attribute of the human like anger , desire etc . the movie is about cause of it if you don ' t control it .
film is just a business , and people mainly come there for livelihood . balachander sir was not an exception . he made anything he wanted , but what made him great was that he gave life to his movies using great actors .
what are some interesting facts about movies of tamil director kavithalaya k . balachander ?
don ' t you think tamil movie director k . balachander should have made his movie azhagan with kamal haasan rather than mammootty ?
what are the similarities between the indian movie directors k . balachander and bharathiraja ?
what ' s so special about the tamil movie sindhu bairavi directed by k . balachander ?
a singer ( bharathi ) who is tricked into marriage by his mother - in - law , his wife ( gowri ) is enormously possessive about his fame and his female fans . one day they encounter into a fight and . . . see more »
a singer ( bharathi ) who is tricked into marriage by his mother - in - law , his wife ( gowri ) is enormously possessive about his fame and his female fans . one day they encounter into a fight and he decides escape from home . on the way he meets someone in the bus who is also running from her life as a dancer because her husband forcefully lets her to prostitution . they both experience some random incidents together and meet an one old couple , who are still very much enjoying love and life . eventually the old couple dies , and by watching the couple they fall in love themselves . then bharathi get a prank call from his pa that gowri is ill so he returns back to home town with jyothi . gowri finds him with another woman and gets furious . she files for a divorce , informs media about jyothi . jyothi ' s husband gets this news comes to find jyothi . one thing led to another gowri finally become mentally unstable because of her own decisions . bharathi visits her in the mental hospital with jyothi . jyothi then understands that gowri really needs bharathi and they belong to each other , jyothi leaves bharathi with her . jyothi ' s husband becomes a cripple and understands his mistakes , reunites with jyothi in the end . written by shafraz
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it all started from the split between k . balachander ( kb ) and ilayaraja ( ir ) .
during 80 ' s especially in the golden period of 86 - 90 ir used to be very busy and almost all the leading directors used the services of ir for the music and re - recording ( rr ) . at the same time lot of first time producers also dependent on ir for the music . the trend at that time is to book ir for music and goundamani - senthil for comedy and the rest with fillers - you are assured of minimum guarantee success . there were films which went on to become huge hits ( especially
mike
mohan and
dowser
ramarajan ) just because of ir .
ir is supposed not to differentiate between the big and small producer / director . any film he accepted means he used to complete the music tracks and the rr to his best ability and complete the same ( in the accepted order ) . the complexity lies in managing his dates with that of lyricist , directors and other stakeholders for review and approval . somehow it was managed and the show was going .
this trend of booking ir , but utilizing only for music track and avoiding him for rr ( citing time , but actual reason is money ) continued for one more film of kavithalaya - unnai salli kutramillai - a amir john film with karthick in lead . ir was very much upset and said if this trend continued he may not be keen to do another film for kavithalaya .
this upset kb and he decided to part ways with ir . nee paadhi naan paadhi a vasanth film from kavithalaya has to go without ir and had music from maragatha mani ( keeravani , changed names , ironically a die - hard fan of ir ) .
now comes the big occasion - mani rathnam ( mr ) was booked by kavithalaya for their next film - for mr it is the film after thalapathi - though mr had good equation with ir he has to go with as per the production house wishes . but he demanded the best . somehow kb was able to identify a . r . rehman and as they say , the rest is history . roja was released in 1992 and the music was sensational hit and the legend of arr is born .
this is just ( kb - ir ego clash ) is just one side of the story . many were working behind or looking for the fall of the great ir as they could not stomach the success of him and more importantly could not stomach being labelled of their success being attributed to the music of ir . chief among them are vairmuthu - the lyricist and bharathiraja the other director who immensely benefited from ir ' s music . for them arr is god send and ensured that ir was sidelined . ( vairamuthu ' s fall from grace started this time and that is another story , not very much relevant here )
after this ir was targeted subtly and more directly for his ego , rigidness and head weight for all and sundry and to his credit as far as possible ir never joined issue with them . along with arr , another music director came in to the scene at that time . deva , was literally deivam ( god ) for the low budget film producers and ir baiters . ( deva , at his peak even used to copy his own songs ! ) the annihilation of ir is complete . . ( or so they thought ) .
unthinkable betrayals , severe test for friendship and trust - ir has to go through an unknown phase to him - several of his old colleagues remained loyal to him balu mahendra and fazil to name a few . ( after all these , kadhalukku mariathai of fazil in 1998 showed how ir can still be a force ) among the new directors bala ( sethu and pithamahan ) remained fanatically loyal to ir . and balki from bollywood ( cheenikum , pa . . . )
in spite of the musical genius of arr , for a generation of tamil ( cinema ) music lovers ir is like a demi - god and will remain so . also , it is nice to know that both ir and arr have mutual respect to each other .
ps - most of the above information is from hearsay and from the media publications prevailing at that time . authenticity of this cannot be ascertained and the personal bias of the author towards ir will always be there .
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suppose if ilayaraja doesn ' t break his relationship with mani ratnam , then how many years would have taken for a . r . rahman to make his debut i . . .
most of mani ratnam’s films are flops or boring . why do so many actors and technicians want to work with him , and treat him like he’s a legend . . .
no reason . mani rathnam almost always has , in all his films after roja , ar rahman as his constant music composer , but he does not say either that ar rahman is the best composer or that arr is better than ilaiyaraja .
here i will put ilaiyaraja and kamalahasan together in this . mani also doesn’t work with kamalahasan , after nayakan . the reason is that mani is a director , who likes unpredictability . he considers ilaiyaraja as a genius who invariably has more than one tune in place when the background for either a film scene or a song is narrated to him . likewise , when he explains to kamalahasan , kamal delivers more than what mani wants without ( sort of ) a retake being required . so mani creatively gets dissatisfied , as he feels he’s probably underworking himself with both kamal and ilaiyaraja .
in contrast , when mani works with other actors , invariably they are of course short of what one would get from a kamal or rajini , just to name these two , but he feels he gets to work more perfectly or feels satisfied as he feels he’s extracted much more from other actors . likewise , arr starts working on tunes only after listening to the scene and tends to work before mani before rendering a set of tunes ( but by no means he’s slow as his panchathan studio is one of the most modern and automated ) . arr also has his pre - recorded tunes and melodies for songs , but works afresh for mani , as i feel . if in reality things are different , others may chip in with their views .
this was conveyed to kb who got pissed of with this reply & decided to use the old rr of ir in the film . this is ir ' s version which he mentioned in an interview .
kb ' s version is that ir angrily threw some old rr cassettes of his previous films & told hsi team that if the release was so urgent they could go ahead .
there is scene in the movie poovellam kettupar . there will be a argument between naasar ( musician ) and karan ( film director ) where nasar claims the all the movies done my karan were successful because of his music . this is said to be based on the true incident between ilayaraja and balachander .