a gert lush christmas is a british one-off comedy-drama film first broadcast on bbc two on 26 december 2015 .

it was co-written by russell howard and steve williams , and features howard in his acting debut .

the programme also stars kerry howard ( russell 's real life sister ) , neil morrissey , sophie thompson , hannah britland and greg davies .

a gert lush christmas

a gert lush christmas - what time is it on tv ? cast list and preview .
trailer for the brand new festive comedy a gert lush christmas , starring russell howard and kerry howard .
a gert lush christmas was confirmed in april 2015 [ 6 ] and filming took place in may 2015 .
spending christmas with the family can be a testing experience , but it’s perfect sitcom material for russell howard , writer and star of brand new bbc2 comedy a gert lush christmas ( ‘gert lush’ being bristolian slang for ‘brilliant’ ) .
avalon motion pictures , the film production arm of howard ' s management company , will start shooting a gert lush christmas – soon . ' gert lush ' is bristolian slang for brilliant .
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a gert lush christmas will be ' set in a fictitious town in the west country ' and air on bbc two this december .
this will be one of two 2015 christmas specials greg davies stars in . the other being the doctor who christmas special the husbands of river song , which aired on christmas day , the day before a gert lush christmas .
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‘gert lush’ [ english , adjective , bristolian slang ] : – the highest form of praise a bristolian can bestow on anything .
russell howard’s festive one - off comedy drama a gert lush christmas will premiere on bbc two on boxing day ( saturday december 26th ) at 9pm , it has been announced .
' gert lush ' [ english , adjective , bristolian slang ] : - the highest form of praise a bristolian can bestow on anything .
if zach braff and adam sandler had a baby , and that baby grew up to be a horrifying frankenstein mixture of forced indie quirkiness and misguidedly juvenile sex jokes ( with a dash of a selection of the most tired and predictable rom - com plot beats in existence ) , it would look like ' a gert lush christmas ' .
written by howard himself , a gert lush christmas offered the completely onoriginal narrative of a young man introducing his girlfriend to his ' eccentric ' family . this has been a well worn trope of comedy in the last few years , starting with gavin and stacey and culminating in the rather lovely and cruelly cancelled hebburn . the only thing new to the pot each time seems to be regional variation - where g + s gave us wales and essex , and hebburn was set in the eponymous north eastern town , a gert lush christmas was set in the west country , howard ' s…
what can we expect from a gert lush christmas ? kerry : “it’s very like gavin & stacey , that kind of heart - warming show . ” russell : “the idea of me writing a comedy drama seemed so absurd , but me and my mate steve [ his co - writer on bbc3’s russell howard’s good news ] thought , ‘oh sod it , let’s try’ . i wanted to write something about family and christmas seemed a cool theme . ”
penned by russell howard and steve williams , a gert lush christmas follows dan colman , a regular guy who is about to introduce the woman of his dreams , lisa , to his crazy but loveable west country family . with his fitness - obsessed dad , party animal uncle tony , wonderfully inappropriate brother jake and lovely but utterly bonkers mum , what could possibly go wrong ?
bitter and hateful , the grinch is irritated at the thought of the nearby village having a happy time celebrating christmas . so disguised as santa claus , with his dog made to look like a reindeer , he raids the village to steal all the christmas things . the village is sure to have a sad christmas this year . movie star rating : 7 . 3 read more
you had a dream about eating a pie and when you woke up . . .
look , it ' s our first christmas together . it ' s going to be amazing .
dan drives girlfriend lisa from london to his parents ' west country village of bamford for the christmas holidays . the family is eccentric and enthusiastic to put it mildly , with plain - speaking and fancy jumpers being the order of the day . furthermore everybody is on at the couple to get married - except for jaundiced uncle tony , who gets dan so stoned that his subsequent actions send lisa back to london on her own . fortunately the family rallies to ensure that dan has a gert lush christmas .
the film takes place in roughly a week as it starts on christmas eve and ends on the early hours of new year ' s day .
set in bristol in the small town of bamford , a gert lush christmas is a feelgood comedy about loved - up couple dan and lisa and how introducing her to his eccentric family leads to unexpected yet hilarious consequences . what begins as an over - enthusiasm to welcome lisa into the family ends with lisa running away and making dan regret ever introducing her to them . the dysfunctional family pull together in their own unique and crazy way to put things right .
we got a super - super saver , we got a range of loyalty savers . . .
what happens at a howard family christmas ? kerry : “we all play balderdash and have a competition to buy the best presents . russell’s unbeatable – one year i bought him a clock and he got me a car . my mum and dad have the clock now – he didn’t even like it . ” russell : “it was a really terrible clock ! ”
dan colman has met the woman of his dreams . but introducing lisa to his lovable but eccentric family at christmas is increasingly beginning to look like a bad idea .
cos she was a girl i went out with for , like , a month when i was 19 .
the sole , single , salient , solitary source of hilarity to be found in the entire 60 excrutiatingly endless minutes of ' gert lush ' is from professional scene - stealing giant - man , greg davies , who only has to walk into any given shot sporting his amazing face to elicit an automatic chuckle response .
the premise of the already - awkward - in - title ' a gert lush christmas ' - of an amiably likable guy ( played by an amiably likable comedian ) taking his beautiful girlfriend ( played by a female cast member from ' fresh meat ' ) to visit his quirky family - is so irreconcilably similar to the infinitely superior sitcom ' hebburn ' , that it only serves to make me want to watch old episodes of ' hebburn ' again , because at least they were genuinely warm and heartfelt and - most crucially of all - funny .
dan ' s an aries , you ' re a taurus , that ' s a match made in heaven .
very broad , some unbelievable characterisation and tedious crudity but it had its moments . not the worst thing greg davies has been in this christmas , not by a long chalk . . .
easily the worst thing i ' ve watched over christmas , or perhaps i should say it ' s the one i enjoyed the least .
as a kid i was made to walk the plank . we couldn ' t afford a dog .
- gary delaney
a miserable conman and his partner pose as santa and his little helper to rob department stores on christmas eve . but they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid , and the security boss discovers the plot . movie star rating : 6 . 5 read more
inside a snowflake exists the magical land of whoville . in whoville , live the whos , an almost mutated sort of munchkin - like people . all the whos love christmas , yet just outside of their beloved whoville lives the grinch . the grinch is a nasty creature that hates christmas , and plots to steal it away from the whos , whom he equally abhors . yet a small child , cindy lou who , decides to try befriending the grinch . movie star rating : 6 . 3 read more
a chaotic bridget jones meets a snobbish lawyer , and he soon enters her world of imperfections . movie star rating : 6 . 6 read more
luther krank is fed up with the commerciality of christmas ; he decides to skip the holiday and go on a vacation with his wife instead . but when his daughter decides at the last minute to come home , he must put together a holiday celebration . movie star rating : 5 . 4 read more
' my sister is definitely going to be in it , which is good , and it will be shown the christmas after next , ' russell has told tv choice .
remember , do you ? he wrote a letter to the queen , lise .
it was the first time he ' d ever seen roadkill with a boner .
i tell you what , lise , you ' ve got a lovely figure .
that ' s a compliment ! most of your girlfriends have been like rakes .
sue , go and get a camera , let ' s get some pics .
she ' ll be out in a minute , you go and enjoy yourself .
i ' ll tell you what you should do . write lisa a song .
with a love ballad . that ' s what i did for your mum .
that ' s not a song , you ' re just saying her name .
russell howard stars as dan , who brings his new girlfriend lisa home to meet the family at christmas , but introducing her to his eccentric family leads to unexpected yet hilarious consequences .
feelgood comedy about loved - up couple dan and lisa , set in bristol . dan brings new girlfriend lisa home to meet the family at christmas , but there are unexpected consequences .
meet howard langston , a salesman for a mattress company is constantly busy at his job , and he also constantly disappoints his son , after he misses his son ' s karate exposition , his son tells howard that he wants for christmas is an action figure of his son ' s television hero , he tries hard to to make it up to him . unfortunately for howard , it is christmas eve , and every store is sold out of turbo man , now howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a turbo man action figure . movie star rating : 5 . 5 read more
“in tragedy every moment is eternity ; in comedy , eternity is a moment . ”
i ' m not usually a fan of russell howard but i found it funny .
bit rubbish , but discovered hannah britland in the process . what a lovely beauty .
it ' s nice to see someone with a nice bit of flesh on her .
we ' ll find a nice quiet spot , just you and me . . .
but i haven ' t done that , i just want a single to london .
radio : # you will get a sentimental feeling when you hear . . . #
christmas ' tis the season to be jolly ' , unless you are dan colman ( russell howard ) , a regular guy who is about to introduce the woman of his dream lisa ( hannah britland ) to his crazy but lovable family in the fictional town of bamford in bristol .
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yeah , yeah , yeah , yeah . it ' s just a bit of heartburn .
but , you dig a little deeper , and it ' s cold . real cold .
so , i think we ' ll just nip this in a bit in the back .
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tired of scaring humans every october 31 with the same old bag of tricks , jack skellington , the spindly king of halloween town , kidnaps santa claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on christmas morning . but as christmas approaches , jack ' s rag - doll girlfriend , sally , tries to foil his misguided plans . movie star rating : 7 . 7 read more
scott calvin is an ordinary man , who accidentally causes santa claus to fall from his roof on christmas eve and is knocked unconscious . when he and his young son finish santa ' s trip and deliveries , they go to the north pole , where scott learns he must become the new santa and convince those he loves that he is indeed , father christmas . movie star rating : 6 . 2 read more
oh , what an angel ! oh , if were a man i ' d ruin you .
we were feeding ducks in the park , lise , and a swan got hold of keith .
right , my round . come on , dan , give us a hand at the bar .
listen , my angels , i ' m just going to take dan off for a bit .
i used to have a lovely one of rolf here , but , that had to burn .
oh , double trouble . i ' m a lucky boy , innit ? lovely , lovely .
just don ' t forget me when you ' re a great , big , massive star .
yes , yes , i did . a couple of hours ago . i saw her leave .
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oh , don ' t be such a fanny . right , lois , how much is that ?
' oh , oh , vera , we ' re going to take it up a notch now .
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has seen russell go on to sell out a world stand - up tour playing to over 285 , 000 fans and then return to the usa for a major second sell - out tour earlier this year .
the problem is nowadays some expect fireworks in 20 minutes or its off , - shows should be given a chance to build up . only fools and horses would develope until there was a belly laugh set up .
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oh , maybe in a bit , tone , me and lisa are just going to chill out . . .
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one or 2 laughs but that was it . a poor mans gavin and stacey . his girlfriend was stunning though !
go on , hit me as hard as you can . come on , i won ' t feel a thing !
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when i saw the title for this programme i thought it was a cooking programme with tom kerridge . . . oops !
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an acutely observed , forensically honest , warts - and - all look at a working - class couple in their mid - 20s .
and the attempts at inserting some vague stabs at drama are just so painful , due to the unrelatability of the conflicts being shown to us , the lack of care we have for any of the characters ( due to them all being annoying and flatter than a wah - fer feen mint ) , and because howard simply isn ' t a good enough actor to pull off a serious dramatic performance .
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do you two get the chance to spend much time together ? kerry : “we regularly do sunday brunch together ; we love a brunch . ” russell : “we’re all going on holiday to australia soon . it’s my dad’s 60th birthday so i’m taking everyone out there for a month . ”
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christmas ‘tis the season to be jolly’ , unless you are dan colman ( russell howard ) , a regular guy who is about to introduce the woman of his dreams , lisa ( hannah britland ) , to his crazy but loveable west country family . with his fitness - obsessed dad ( neil morrissey ) , party animal uncle tony ( greg davies ) , wonderfully inappropriate brother jake ( douggie mcmeekin ) and lovely but utterly bonkers mum ( sophie thompson ) … what could possibly go wrong ?
did you enjoy working together ? kerry : “it sounds sickening , but we had a lovely time . i’d do it again . ” russell : “i wanted kerry to be in it from the get - go and she gave me a lot of help . it’s an odd thing when you realise just how brilliant your little sister is . ”
caroline and lloyd are a married couple constantly at each other ' s throats , masters at crafting acid - tongued barbs at the other ' s expense . indeed , they are so obsessed with belittling each other that they never stop - not even at gunpoint . the gunman is gus , a thief on the run from the police , who kidnaps the couple as an insurance policy , planning to use their home as a hideout . but their incessant bickering proves more than gus bargained for , forcing him - for the sake of his own sanity - into the unenviable role of peacemaker . to make things even worse for gus , he discovers that he has taken the couple hostage the night of their big christmas party , and the guests are already on the way . not wanting to leave lloyd and caroline unattended , gus opts to attend the party , pretending to be the couple ' s marriage counselor . this naturally leads to a series of comic confusions , as the hostage crisis and marital tensions head towards their inevitable conclusion . movie star rating : 6 . 7 read more
the hour - long comedy - drama ' about a bloke who falls in love with his family again ' is being produced by mark iddon of russell howard ' s good news .
regular guy dan colman is about to introduce the woman of his dreams , lisa , to his crazy but adorable bristolian family at christmas . but with his fitness - obsessed dad , party animal uncle tony , inappropriate brother jake , and lovely but bonkers mum , it may not go according to plan . comedy drama , co - written by and starring russell howard , with neil morrissey and sophie thompson .
is kerry’s character , julie , based on her ? russell : “julie is an amalgamation of loads of my cousins . they’re into spiritualism – we had a party at my house a few years ago and they had an exorcism because there was a bad man who lived in the hall . ” kerry : “they’re all really giddy about the show . they can’t wait to tell their friends the character is based on them – they’re fighting over it . ” russell : “oddly , the closest character is dan’s dad . my actual dad is really upset because he wanted someone ripped like bruce willis to play him , but it’s neil morrissey . ” kerry : “the mother character , played by sophie thompson , is definitely a love letter to our mum . ”
i gave up after about 15 minutes without a laugh , so can ' t comment on the whole thing . but from the comments here , it does appear that my decision was the right one .
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russell howard ' s debut comedy drama . regular guy dan colman is about to introduce the woman of his dreams , lisa , to his crazy but adorable bristolian family at christmas . but with his fitness - obsessed dad , party animal uncle tony , inappropriate brother jake , and lovely but bonkers mum , it may not go according to plan . co - written by fellow stand - up comedian steve williams . bbc two on 26th december 2015
it did improve after that , and sophie thompson was a revelation . i hope this gets her versatility noticed , as she ' s obviously been typecast as the quiet / nervous type for far too long .
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the story centres around everyman dan colman ( russell howard ) who lives in london with his girlfriend lisa ( hannah britland ) . for christmas , dan takes lisa to his home - town of bamford in bristol to meet his caring but dysfunctional family which includes his fitness - obsessed father dave ( neil morrisey ) , well - meaning but eccentric mother sue ( sophie thompson ) , charm offensive brother jake ( dougie mcmeekin ) , hairdresser sister julie ( kerry howard ) and party animal uncle tony ( greg davies ) .
the russell howard hour is a satirical comedy show on sky 1 . it follows russell howard tackling hard - hitting topics with his unique sense of humour . its format is quite similar to russell howard ' s good news that aired on bbc .
what a shame about this one - hour special . with the cast and one of the writers being russell howard , this had so much going for it . . . unfortunately , it fails on so many counts . i loved the idea of a more adult show , however , it seems as though a couple of six - year - old ' s ( who usually do loads of funny things spontaneously , though have no real concept of humour ) wrote it . the jokes were immature , which isn ' t always a bad thing ; though , on this occasion , they were just unfunny ; and the
sex
jokes were overdone and were pure drivel at it ' s worst . i would recommend you do anything before watching this garbage . even the fans of russell howard ' s ( which i class myself as ) would be better not to watch this , so their opinion of russell doesn ' t diminish . please mr howard , no more like this .
this film marks the second time russell and kerry howard have co - starred together . the first time being when kerry and her son wesley guest appeared in a sketch for russell ' s tv series russell howard ' s good news in 2014 .
i enjoyed parts of this , but thought some bits were over the top and unnecessary . thought the pairing of russell howard and hannah britland was good , and would watch a series with them in , but lose most of the other characters .
dan ( davies ) is a childish idiot trapped in an adult ' s life , helped along by his uniquely dysfunctional best friends , jo ( conaty ) and brian ( wozniak ) . his inability to navigate the simplest . . . see full summary »
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“howard’s success is down to the way his comic outlook strikes a chord… he’s not afraid to be silly and gently whimsical but he never disappears up his own arse . and his attitude is always sunnily optimistic , taking delight in the daft little details of his life . ”
describing the film as a ' one - off… rom - com kind of thing ' , kerry has previously told digital spy that ' it ' s brilliant and i ' m going to be acting with my brother for the first time , so that will be really cool ' .
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two women , one ( cameron diaz ) from america and one ( kate winslet ) from britain , swap homes at christmastime after bad breakups with their boyfriends . each woman finds romance with a local man ( jude law , jack black ) but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship . movie star rating : 6 . 8 read more
probably the laziest , shittest thing i ' ve seen all year . the only plus in the whole experience was that my family didn ' t like it either - i ' m not sure i could have coped if they had . still a terrible way to spend my last night at the family home but at least we were all in agreement !
this is russell’s acting debut . is he any good , kerry ? kerry : “yeah , i want him to do more . his natural trick is to improvise and that’s where he gets his comic flair , but i kept telling him to trust his script and commit to what he’d written , because it’s amazing . i don’t think anyone else would have had the balls to say that to him because he’s the boss . ” russell : “on the first day of filming , i walked past kerry and clicked my fingers at her to make a cup of tea , which is a joke we do in our house . sophie didn’t know that we were related so she spent the first two days just thinking i was really rude . ”
the only bright spark in the whole sorry affair ( aside from aforementioned literal comedy giant greg davies ) is the luminous hannah britland as howard ' s character ' s girlfriend . any time she ' s on screen , you just want the story to be about her , because she seems a thousand million billion times more naturalistic and interesting than anyone else in the film .
better watch out ! the big guy in red is coming to town once again . this time , scott calvin - also known as santa claus - finds out there ' s an obscure clause in his contract requiring him to take on a wife . he has to leave the north pole to fulfill his obligations , or else he ' ll be forced to give up his yuletide gig . movie star rating : 5 . 5 read more
the one - off comedy drama is being produced by avalon television and stars russel howard as dan colman . other cast members include neil morrisey ( men behaving badly , waterloo road ) as dan’s dad , greg davies ( the inbetweeners , man down ) as uncle tony , sophie thompson ( eastenders ) as dan’s mum , hanna britland ( scrotal recall ) as dan’s girlfriend lisa , newcomer dougie mcmeekin as dan’s brother jake , and russell’s sister kerry howard ( him & her , i give it a year ) as julie .
did you consider letting your parents appear in the show ? russell : “no , but i’m doing a travelogue with my mum for comedy central next year , so she will be on telly . she’s far more entertaining than i could be . ” kerry : “she’s losing her mind about it . she’s already working out whether she’s got time to do loose women . ” russell : “i’m slightly worried about what i’m going to unleash . ” kerry : “it’s like ricky gervais and karl pilkington . ” russell : “that’s how headlines start , kerry – mum will be walking around the house saying she’s karl pilkington now ! ”
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he has written the script with stand - up steve williams , who also writes for russell howard ' s good news .
russell originally said he wasn ' t going to be in the film – but will now be making his acting debut alongside his sibling , whose credits include him and her and the reggie perrin reboot .
meanwhile , russell howard ' s stand up central is to air on comedy central from next wednesday .
recorded at the electric ballroom in camden , the showcase will also feature andrew maxwell , sara pascoe , katherine ryan , nick helm , rob delaney , doc brown , carl donnelly , roisin conaty , alex horne , joe wilkinson and tiffany stevenson among others .
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the actress that plays julie , dan ' s sister , is russell howard ' s real life sister kerry howard .
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consequences . what begins as an over - enthusiasm to welcome lisa into the family ends with lisa running away and making dan regret ever introducing her to them . the dysfunctional family pull together in their own unique and crazy way to put things right .
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bbc two comedy drama . 1 episode in 2015 . stars russell howard , hannah britland , kerry howard , sophie thompson , neil morrissey , greg davies , dougie mcmeekin and others .
featuring : russell howard ( dan colman ) , hannah britland ( lisa ) , sophie thompson ( sue colman ) , neil morrissey ( dave colman ) .
it ' s not the despair , laura . i can stand the despair . it ' s the hope .
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feel - good comedy about loved - up couple dan and lisa , set in bristol in the small town of bamford .
what begins as an over enthusiasm to welcome lisa into the family ends with lisa running away and making dan regret having ever introducing her to them in the first place .
starring neil morrissey as dan ' s dad dave , sophie thompson as mum sue , real - life sister kerry howard as sister julie and not forgetting greg davies as uncle tony , the dysfunctional family pull together in their own unique and crazy way to put things right .
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howard makes his acting debut alongside his sister , him & her star kerry , as well as greg davies , neil morrissey and sophie thompson .
the 35 - year - old comedian plays dan , who brings his girlfriend home to meet his exuberant parents and embarrassing siblings , including his sister , julie , played by kerry .
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with his fitness - obsessed dad , party animal uncle tony , wonderfully inappropriate brother jake ( dougie mcmeekin ) and lovable but utterly bonkers mum ( sophie thompson ) . . . what could possibly go wrong ? .
what begins as an over enthusiasm to welcome lisa into the family ends with lisa running away back to london and making dan regret having ever introducing her to them in the first place . the dysfunctional family pull together in their own unique and crazy way to put things right .
gabriel vick ( wiggy ) is the real life husband of kerry howard ( julie ) .
i love ' good news ' , and i eagerly await each new and all - too - brief series of it that you do .
to quote immortan joe from ' fury road ' , this was just
mediocre !
.
it ' s just all so extremely contrived and farcical ( but again , without any laughs that would make said contrived farce tolerable ) , and enormously self - indulgent .
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russell howard in his first acting role i think . watching it right now . sophie thompson plays his mum . she ' s pretty funny . very different character to the one she played on eastenders .
its very him and her style , if you have ever seen that . its even got one of the same ( or extremely similar , and the same actor ) characters .
ok , given it 20 mins . . . . now it ' s going off .
that would be kerry howard , who played the awful laura in him & her . sister of one russell howard . she just played laura again ?
i thought it was okay but nothing special . i thought neil morrissey was too young to play russell ' s dad . the ending was easily predictable .
that would be kerry howard , who played the awful laura in him & her . sister of one russell howard . she just played laura again ? ( i recorded it , watching tomorrow )
yep , laura was indeed awful but kerry howard played her superbly . her and paul were the stars in that for me .
haven ' t got round to watching this yet but looking forward to it .
same here - the brother - in - law
character
was particularly pathetic . . . . and the sad bit was stretched out for too long ( or maybe i just missed hannah britland being on screen ! )
it should be , but the construction of this one meant that it was excruciating for longer than that , and i only stuck with it to get some more of hannah britland ( who i first noticed in fresh meat and then discovered that i ' d also seen in misfits ) .
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what begins as over enthusiasm to welcome lisa into the family ends with lisa running away and making dan regret having introduced her to them in the first place . the family then pull together in their own unstable but unique way to amend the mistakes that have been made . [ 5 ]
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tedious and insufferable ' comedy ' from blinky wob eyed bristolion russell howard . believe me , it ' s only ever good news when this berk isn ' t on tv .
adele at the bbc : when adele wasn ' t adele . . . but was jenny !
russell howard ' s good news
the dutch guy who can ' t stop laughing after hip surgery
.
he ' s more than amazing . he ' s groovy woovy dibbly doo .
you must be lisa . i ' m dave , dan ' s dad .
oh , hello , lisa , i ' m sue , dan ' s mum .
damn straight . you ' re punchin ' well above your weight there , wonky eyes .
oh , i can ' t believe you drove all the way from london , lise .
honestly , lise , you ' ve never seen diarrhoea like it . oh !
dave , dave , dave . show lisa that picture of dan when he was younger .
bloody grabbing at it .
look , dad , it ' s keith !
together :
dear liz , one of your swans bit my widger .
i know it sounds mad , but it ' s times like this i ' m glad jesus died .
uh , well , well , well . look what the cat dragged in .
nice to meet you . i ' m mark , dan ' s oldest friend .
i ' ll tell you this , lise , you ' ve picked an absolute legend .
we agree to disagree . anyway , i ' d love to stay and chat
nothing wrong with home - made erotica , trev . me and sue have made
i can think of no finer moment than this to give you your present .
yeah , of course i do ! come here , that ' s brilliant .
phone jingle : # ass so hot , can i jiggle your titties . . . #
oh , oh , bloody . . . jake ! he ' s changed my ringtone .
i . . . i . . . i don ' t know how to fix it . ha - ha - ha !
don ' t tell me what it is , just concentrate on the card .
phone jingle : # ass so hot , can i jingle your titties . . . #
she clearly adores you . it ' s just . . . she doesn ' t know how to show it .
come on , we ' ll go to tony ' s for an hour . . . max .
it ' s that there ' s no time like the present , so , come on . . .
come on , lisa , come with me , come on , follow me , girl .
i ' m here to tell you right now , daniel , you never get married .
i don ' t know if i ever told you , but in the ' 80s , i was , er . . .
fuckin ' bangin ' it was . i managed to talk two girls into bed . . .
great chattin ' , tone . doubtless we shall do this again next year .
oh ! you do know who is here though , don ' t you ? it ' s jenny .
hold that lot there . that ' s the crab . both of you .
well , get rid of her . if lisa sees her , she ' s going to go mental .
oh , what ?
she says . don ' t worry , suze , i understand .
come on , lisa , nice and trampy now . go on , get . . .
licking that bald man ' s head again . . . and she just slipped away .
i ' m so sorry , love , i was just trying to be helpful . . .
lise , please call me back , right , it wasn ' t my fault , they drugged me .
i ' m at the station now , i ' ll be home in about three hours .
right , so that ' s single to exeter , all right , thank you .
i ' m not being abusive , am i ? i just need to get to london .
i ' m so sorry , love . i know this is going to sound like
don ' t put . . . please , lisa , don ' t put the phone down , please don ' t .
no , let ' s get some more in , eh ? having the time of our life .
just pick up the phone , please . i just want to hear your voice , please .
but i ' m broke , mate . i don ' t know what to do .
whoa , whoa , whoa . . . what you doing ? come on !
not here , mate , come on , you ' re not in london now .
dan , listen to me , what kind of friend would i be if i just . . . ?
part of me ' s died . like my soul has split in two .
hello , mum ? ca . . . calm down . ca . . . mum ? i can ' t . . .
calm down . what ? his heart ? oh , god ! yeah , i ' m coming .
don ' t say that , don ' t say that . come on . where is he ?
oh , it ' s all right . how are you ? you all right ?
oh , my god , oh , ma , put it on , oh , put it on , yeah . . .
( that ' s not all . zorro has the power to wake the dead . )
oh , it ' s going to be all right . i can feel it .
i know , love , i know you do . i know . it ' s going to be all right .
i ' m serious . you should go up to london and sweep her off her feet
# susie , susie , susie , su - susie , susie sue . #
you want to forget about lisa , mate , and get back inside that jenny .
i bet you when dynamo first tried to walk on water he got soaked through .
before you know it they ' ll be coming to see you at the albert hall .
if you find something you love , then never let go of that thing .
you , you gotta let ' em know that you ' re there . you . . .
that ' s fantastic ! some of that body popping thing that you do , yeah .
no , nothing ' s wrong , i just thought she might be with you .
yeah , no , it ' s , it ' s fine . um . . .
yeah , i came to get lisa , but she ' s gone to barbados .
oh , my poor pudding . why don ' t you come back home , love ?
oh , come back home , love , i ' m cooking your favourite tea .
oh , no , no . you ' re going to miss the best bit .
for now , he has the power to bring you what you most desire .
' that ' s it , love ! ooh , ooh yeah . . . oh , oh , oh , oh . . .
i know , i ' m sorry , i just . . . i needed some space .
how ' d you even get here , that ' s what i want to know .
# suzie , suzie , suzie , sue suzie , suzie , suzie , sue .
i ' d like to try on my old wedding dress . . . and role play .
what i ' m going to do is i ' m going to change my birthday to the . . .
he ' s mental , cheggers is , i . . . i should have . . .
aww . . . to be honest , i ' m more interested in keith .
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naan mahaan alla ( english : i 'm not a saint ) is a 1984 indian tamil-language film directed by s. p. muthuraman .

it features rajinikanth , radha and m. n. nambiar in the lead roles .

naan mahaan alla ( 1984 film )

this article is about the 2010 film . for the 1984 film , see naan mahaan alla ( 1984 film ) .
this article is about the 1984 film . for the 2010 film , see naan mahaan alla ( 2010 film ) .
the film was originally titled naan gandhi alla but , following a court order , was retitled naan mahaan alla .
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this soundtrack was composed by maestro illayaraja for the 1984 tamil film naan mahaan alla starring rajnikanth , radha directed by sp muthuraman .
naan mahaan alla ( english : i ' m not saint ) is a tamil film is directed by s . p . muthuraman . the film during production was referred to as naan gandhi alla . the film was a remake of hindi film vishwanath .
` naan mahaan alla ' will be stylish as well as realistic . the film which started in september 2009 has been scheduled for release in august 2010 .
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naan mahaan alla is a 1984 tamil action , drama film , directed by sp . muthuraman and produced by kavithalayaa productions . this film stars rajnikanth , radha , cho , nambiar in the lead role . the films soundtrack and background score were composed by ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by vaali .
as far as naan mahaan alla – yet to see it – with curiosity factor surrounding the kubrickesque bunch of bad guys from “a clock work orange” playing antagonists is all too compelling .
karthi is one of the hottest stars of this year with three consecutive hit films . this year he had the first super hit ` paiyaa ' publicising his ability . ` naan mahaan alla ' is his fourth film . the title has reused taken an old rajinikanth film released in 1984 . that had rajini and radha and this new film has karthi and kajal agarwal . the similarities end there . the story of karthi ' s ` naan mahaan alla ' has no resemblance to the super star film . while that was a story of lawyer who becomes the nemesis of the villains , the new film is all about a wishful romantic .
` naan mahaan alla ' directed by suseendran of ` vennila kabadi kuzhu ' fame . this is a different film for the director as his first film was set in a village backdrop and ` naan mahaan alla ' is a city - centric flick . this film is produced by k . e gnanavel rajan of studio green films in collaboration with s . r . prakash babu and s . r . prabhu . studio green is the banner which gave riveting films like ` sillunu oru kadhal ' and ` paruthi veeran ' .
naan mahaan alla is a tamil film is directed by s . p . muthuraman . the film was a remake of hindi film vishwanath . produced by rajam balachander , pushpa kandaswamy written by a . l . narayanan , story by subhash ghai , starring rajinikanth , radha , m . n . nambiar , v . k . ramasamy , cho ramaswamy , senthamarai , sathyaraj , bhaskaran kannan , leo sangili murugan , music by ilaiyaraaja
the hottie in telugu after the blockbuster ` magadheera ' , kajal agarwal is the heroine of the film . in tamil , she was last seen in saran ' s ` modhi vilayadu ' . her character in ` naan mahaan alla ' is cute and bubbly , something on the lines of what asin played in ` ghajini ' , says the director .
song from superhit tamil classic movie naan mahaan alla ( 1984 ) . singers : s . p . balasubrahmanyam , s . janaki , s . p . sailaja star cast : rajinikanth , radha , m n nambiar , sathyaraj , v . k . ramaswamy , senthamarai , leo prabhu , sangili murugan , bhaskaran . music : ilaiyaraaja story : subhash ghai writer : a . l . narayanan director : s . p . muthuraman
then came a phase when rajinikanth abruptly chose to quit acting , but then was coaxed back by family , friends and fans . he continued acting with the blockbuster tamil film billa ( 1980 ) , which was a remake of big b ' s superhit film don ( 1978 ) . with its phenomenal success , rajinikanth was accepted as a full - fledged hero . billa was followed by a row of hits , namely murattu kaalai ( 1980 ) , pokkiri raja ( 1982 ) , thanikattu raja ( 1982 ) , naan mahaan alla ( 1984 ) , pudukavithai ( 1982 ) and moondru mugam ( 1983 ) .
nallavanuku nallavan is a tamil film , directed by sp . muthuraman . the film is a remake of the 1982 superhit kannada film jeevana chakra that starred vishnuvardhan and raadhika sarathkumar in main roles .
director suseendran assures that ` naan mahaan alla ' contains 100 % entertainment factors with the right mix of comedy , romance , action and sentiments . karthi had said ,
when director suseendran was narrating the first half of the story i was laughing . i asked him whether i would be suitable for the role of an ordinary middle income youth . he said i will fit the role . for the first time i rehearsed for this film . i rehearsed for one week .
the satellite rights of the film were sold to kalaignar . the film was given a
u / a
cerficate by the indian censor board .
rajinikanth has received a gamut of awards for many of his films . he bagged the filmfare best actor ( tamil ) award for nallavanuku nallavan in 1984 and for muthu in 1994 .
the satellite rights of the film were bagged by kalaignar tv . the film was given a
u / a
cerficate by the indian censor board .
, which failed to commence due to financial problems , he decided to first direct a film featuring a known lead actor , before coming back to that film .
wow …this is the only genuine appreciation for vamsam i have read till now . that too categorically in detail . and the naan mahan alla – what a let down . wish they had made a story about the birth , rise and fall of the antagonists instead . something on the lines of naan kadaval where the all powerful hero comes to demolish them . suseendran looks more comfortable handling those guys that the happy - go - lucky hero ( not the protagonist ) part .
started to work on the script for his next film . initially planning to do one titled
he acted in his first cameo role alongside child actor meena durairaj in the movie anbulla rajinikanth ( 1984 ) . more box - office hits dominated the 1980s with padikkathavan , thee , velaikaran , dharmathin thalaivan , mr bharath and maaveeran .
in his 100th film , sri raghavendra ( 1985 ) , rajinikanth played the hindu saint raghavendra swami .
for his previous film . the soundtrack album , which was released on 16 july 2010 at sathyam cinemas ,
he garnered accolades for the film ' s score as well . as per suseenthiran , the music was
crucial
in the second half of the film , which was the reason for opting for yuvan shankar .
this film will be an extension of karthi ' s image in ` paiyaa ' . according to the director suseendran karthi ' s role in this film is almost the same as senior karthik ' s role in mani ratnam ' s ` mouna raagam ' . this film will showcase another romantic side of karthi ala paiyaa , sources say .
mr . bharath is a tamil film is directed by sp . muthuraman . the film stars rajnikant , sathyaraj , ambika , goundamani , s . v . shekhar and others . the plot is about a son ' s revenge against his father . it is a remake of the 1978 hindi film trishul which starred amitabh bachchan and sanjeev kumar .
in this article , i join him in the debate he has rekindled . i offer a more local contextualisation of the film , looking at the political influences under which the film was made . i also present an alternative intersectional analysis of the film placing class and gender conflict as intricately intertwined , rather than as independent or conflicting . i also deliberately distance myself from comparing mannan with its remakes and inspirations , which were obviously made in a different context , studying the film on its own .
aug 29 , 2010 – walking into naan mahaan alla , i knew i couldn’t hope for anything as exhilarating as vennila kabaddi kuzhu . for one , the latter was a first film – one forged by years of pent - up creative fires . the second film is almost always a letdown , if only in comparison . but more importantly , this time around , susindran , the director , has a star in karthi – and star vehicles carry their own sets of rules and requirements . the question now becomes not if you can tell a good story , but whether you can hold on to your sensibilities while simultaneously acknowledging the must - haves of the star vehicle . the temptation to sell out is strong because the market , here , recognises only stars . once you get hold of a star , financing becomes easy , distribution becomes easy , attracting other top talents becomes easy – so it’s entirely understandable why a young director , especially one who might have faced humongous hurdles while making his first film , would want to settle into the air - conditioned comfort of a star vehicle .
he starred in the 1988 american film bloodstone , which released with much fanfare in india , but went unnoticed in the united states .
rajinikanth ' s movies in the ' 90s included thalapathy , mannan , annamalai , uzhaippali , veera , muthu , arunachalam and padayappa . rajinikanth wrote his first screenplay and made a special appearance in the film valli ( 1993 ) . his film baashha opened in 1995 .
the rich dividends started with rajinikanth ' s very first film which was in tamil . he was cast in a supporting role , debuting as an abusive husband in apoorva raagangal in 1975 . the film was directed by k balachander , who rajinikanth refers to as his ' guru ' or ' mentor ' .
( suseenthiran ' s first feature film ) starred mostly newcomers , he chose karthi for the lead role in this film as he felt that karthi has an
innocence in his face
that was needed for this role and that he could
convey charm , innocence and being jolly at the same time
.
the second film’s the real test , it appears , and one filmmaker ends up with a disappointing star showcase while another , wisely , chooses to showcase himself .
only three songs were used in the film in their entirety , with
oru maalai neram
being left out completely . the album received favorable reviews , with
sagalakala vallavan is a 1982 released tamil - language indian feature film directed by sp . muthuraman , starring kamal haasan , ambika , raveendran , y . g . mahendran , thengai srinivasan , silk smitha and v . k . ramasamy . the film was a sensational hit and remains as kamal haasan ' s cult entertainer of all time .
now that the film is taken over by dhayanidhi alagiri ' s cloud nine movies , it will leave no stone unturned to reach the masses in every nook and corner .
and as the tamil cinema universe has little use for the heroine , priya is almost entirely written out from the second half . this is how you can separate involved writing from the indifferent . in sathya , too , the character played by kamal hassan – in a far - more believable transformation to avenging angel – takes leave of his girlfriend ( amala ) before the end , before he sets out to annihilate his nemeses . and we get to see the part where he takes leave of her . she pleads with him . he has no answers if they’ll end up together . all he knows is that , at that point , he cannot think of her . he can only think about the task at hand . and , though left incomplete , there is a strange sense of completeness in this love track . naan mahaan alla has no time for such niceties . priya’s father instructs that jeeva return in six months to ask for his daughter’s hand , but that thread remains flapping in the wind .
interestingly , after seeing the entire film , he was said to have remixed and completely reworked that song , altering the orchestration inter alia , to match it with the visuals .
recently , rajinikanth and 2 . 0 team launched the film ' s first look in mumbai and one of the attendees was salman khan . the event host was filmmaker karan johar .
the following year , rajinikanth acted in his first kannada film , katha sangama , directed by puttanna kanagal . though rajinikanth considers director k balachander his mentor , it was director s p muthuraman who actually revamped rajinikanth ' s image . muthuraman next cast him in the experimental bhuvana oru kelvikkuri ( 1977 ) as a villain in the first half of the film and a protagonist in the second .
furthermore , he praised lead actor karthi ' s
power packed
performance , citing that he
nails the character to perfection
and
carries the film to its winning point
. similarly
rajinikanth was next seen as a gangster opposite radhika apte in kabali . in the film he played the role of a benevolent malaysian don hoping to reunite with his family , once he learns they survived a fatal mishap .
vijay : of course expectations play a part , but this film was underwhelming in more ways than one . the love angle , the characterisations ( except for the parents and the bad guys ) — pretty much everything was meh .
while it ' s true that vijayshanti had carved a successful niche for herself in south indian cinema , and was indeed called a ‘lady superstar’ , it ' s a far cry from being on par with rajnikanth by any means . in fact , the very article that maderya quotes shows vijayshanti’s remuneration as rs ; 40 lakh per film , while rajnikanth’s rs ; 1 crore . to draw a parallel for present day , reports have it that actress nayantara , who is being called ‘lady superstar’ today , hiked her remuneration to rs . 3 crore for her latest telugu film . rajnikanth , on the other hand , who still remains ‘the superstar’ is said to have earned 35 crores as remuneration for his latest film , kabali .
rajinikanth was next seen in 2014 ' s kochadaiiyaan directed by his younger daughter soundarya r ashwin . the film , which also featured deepika padukone , jackie shroff and sarath kumar , turned out to be a damp squib leaving distributors in huge losses .
a combination that made ` paiyaa ' a success , music director yuvan shankar raja and cinematographer mathi are back together in this film . songwriters are na . muthukumar , yugabharathy and francis while bhaskar sakthi has penned dialogues . rajeevan is in charge of the art department .
also gave a very positive verdict , stating that director suseenthiran comes up with a
rocker of a film
that is
refreshingly fresh , innovative and packaged in a breezy manner within the commercial format
, adding that it is
engrossing and racy
.
only three songs were used in the film in their entirety , with
oru maalai neram
being left out completely . the album received favorable reviews , with
iragai pole
in particular , sung by composer yuvan shankar raja , becoming very popular . [ 21 ] before the soundtrack release , yuvan claimed on twitter that the song was one of his favorites , on which he had worked for days . [ 22 ] interestingly , after seeing the entire film , he was said to have remixed and completely reworked that song , altering the orchestration inter alia , to match it with the visuals . [ 23 ] he garnered accolades for the film ' s score as well . as per suseenthiran , the music was
crucial
in the second half of the film , which was the reason for opting for yuvan shankar . [ 12 ] according to karthi , yuvan had worked for 12 days for the score of the second half , which has
hardly any dialogues
, adding that he was the one
who narrates the story in the second half through his music
. [ 23 ]
next came the 2010 blockbuster enthiran opposite aishwarya rai bachchan . the film , made at a whopping cost of rs 200 crore , collected rs 117 crore in the first seven days , even surpassing the first - week collection of bollywood ' s highest grosser dabangg ( rs 82 crore ) in 2010 .
behindwoods gave the movie 2 . 5 out of 5 and said
although there are a few slow patches , suseendiran should be appreciated for coalescing the energy and entertainment of a mainstream film with a sensitivity of a realistic one . he has the wholesome attention of the audience in most parts .
in parallel , the ' 80s saw the rise of j jayalalithaa in tamilnadu’s electoral politics . she was propaganda secretary of the aiadmk , she was nominated to the rajya sabha , and is even known to have attempted to take over as chief minister in 1984 , when mgr - - the chief minister of the time - - was hospitalised following a stroke . even as this effort failed , she contested the 1989 elections claiming to be mgr’s true heir - - by this time mgr had died and the aiadmk was broken into two factions . she became the first woman to be elected the leader of opposition in tamilnadu . soon enough , the dissenting factions of the aiadmk merged and accepted her unanimously as their leader .
while working as a bus conductor , his charisma and style were noted by passengers who suggested he become an actor . a friend helped him out financially and rajinikanth joined the madras film institute in 1974 . the kannada - speaking rajinikanth also learnt to speak tamil , a move that was to pay rich dividends .
rajinikanth is currently prepping for 2 . 0 , which is the sequel to enthiran . rajinijkanth reprises the role of dr vaseegaran who has a new nemesis , dr richard , played by akshay kumar . amy jackson and sudhanshu pandey also feature in the shankar - directed film slated to release on diwali , next year .
as regards to expectations messing up nma’s reach , classic case was singaravelan from the 90s . we couldnt just pull ourselves to appreciate kamal in a typical comedy film back then . then kamal unleashed the comedy movies with vengeance in the 2000s , meeting with better success , still none as whacky and funny as singaravelan in my opinion .
rajinikanth also received tamil nadu state film awards in the best actor category for his roles in muthu ( 1995 ) , padayappa ( 1999 ) , chandramukhi ( 2005 ) , and sivaji ( 2007 ) . he also received numerous awards from cinema express and filmfans ' association for his on - screen performances and off - screen contributions .
rajinikanth made his bollywood debut with andha kanoon ( 1983 ) but the film didn ' t do well at the box office . despite his bollywood debacle , he was seen in several hindi films including chaalbaaz ( 1989 ) , uttar dakshin ( 1987 ) , geraftaar ( 1985 ) and the famous hum ( 1991 ) opposite amitabh bachchan .
reviewer bhama devi ravi , gave 3 . 5 out of 5 , claiming the film to be
entertaining almost till the end
, whilst addressing high praise to both suseenthiran , who according to her is
turning out to be a treasure
, and karthi , whose performance she described as his
best work yet
.
recently , kumudhan maderya revived the interest in mannan by offering a retrospective textual analysis , studying the “urtext through the lenses of contextualisation , historicisation and concatenation . ” (
hardline feminism and unfettered capitalism in the action - masala , ' mannan '
, popmatters 31 january 2017 ) . in his essay , he dismisses the feminist critique of the film - - its portrayal of the female antagonist , the underlying misogyny and restoration of the status quo - - as “decontextualizing” the film based on “popular cultural memory than through thorough textual analysis” . he offers a “second - order marxist reading” where he places the idiom of “class struggle as the primary animator of narrative tension , and attempts a more balanced feminist interpretation” .
dualist : i’m not comparing the entire film to sathya . just that one part where the hero goes on his quest , and yet the director doesn’t forget to include a farewell scene for the heroine . similarly , had i felt some similiarity between vamsam and thevr magan and so forth , i’d have made a comparison . i didn’t . therefore i didn’t .
hermoine granger : yeah , both the mother and the heroine were beautifully written . and i was quite surprised by how good sunaina was . i remember seeing her in an earlier film and didn’t care for her at all . here , even the lip - sync was perfect . i know this is a minor thing , but that issue gets my goat always 🙂
rajinikanth was 31 when he married latha on february 26 , 1981 , in tirupati . the couple have two daughters . elder daughter aishwaryaa rajinikanth is married to actor dhanush and made her debut as a director with 3 . rajinikanth ' s younger daughter soundarya rajinikanth works in the film industry as a director , producer and graphic designer . she also directed kochadaiiyaan which starred her father in the lead role .
while vennila kabadi kuzhu ( suseenthiran ' s first feature film ) starred mostly newcomers , he chose karthi for the lead role in this film as he felt that karthi has an
innocence in his face
that was needed for this role and that he could
convey charm , innocence and being jolly at the same time
. [ 9 ] for the lead female role , kajal aggarwal , who had appeared in tamil films as pazhani , saroja and modhi vilayadu , was roped in . suseenthiran chose her after seeing her performances in the telugu films chandamama and magadheera . he felt that her
cute expressions
were what he needed for that character . [ 9 ] while karthi ' s character is a middle - class bank employee , aggarwal would play an employee in a mobile phone company . [ 9 ]
in this scene , krishna clearly has more power over her - - he has the smarts , his wit stands taller and he has the last word . in fact , as she realises that she is losing the exchange , she desperately hangs onto her position as the managing director of a company to restore her power , and fails . long before production and human capital are introduced in the film , gender lays its foundation as the reason for conflict .
by the time mannan released , rajnikanth was already a ‘superstar’ , a bankable hero and a force to reckon with in tamil film and political milieu . in fact , j ramki in his book rajni : sapthama ? sagaapthama ? writes that rajnikanth had ruffled a few feathers in the ruling aiadmk since his mullum malarum ( 1978 ) , where he sings ‘ raman aandaalum raavanan aadaalum enakkoru kavalai illai [ i don’t care if raman rules the state or raavanan ] ’ .
the heart of the film is about the bonding of a serious father and a romantic son , laced with the criminal backdrops of chennai . karthi plays the role of jeeva , a typical middle - class chennai youngster with a devil - may - care attitude , who is drawn into the world of crime and criminals after a particular incident changes his life . jayaprakash after his superb performances in ` pasanga ' and ` naadodigal ' , plays the role of karthi ' s father .
soori , who also played a comedic role in vennila kabadi kuzhu was again included , while jayaprakash , who played several supporting roles and rose to fame with his performance in pasanga was chosen to play karthi ' s father . [ 12 ] as in his previous film , suseenthiran introduced several new artists , [ 12 ] such as five boys who played the villains with one of them being vinod who played the younger character of surya in nandha . [ 13 ] according to the director , he found three of them
loitering on a popular road in the city
, whilst cinematographer vijay milton ' s assistant ramachandran and cinematographer aruldass debuted and played pivotal roles . [ 14 ]
to susindran’s credit , he does attempt to build a rickety bridge between creativity and commerce – at least for a while . he begins his story with his villains – druggies who kidnap and kill a girl – and he takes us right into the opening credits . years of star - vehicle conditioning have taught us that the time may be right for the hero to be introduced with an evil - trouncing fight sequence , but the hero is revealed , instead , in the midst of innocuous new year celebrations , in the midst of cheer – and that’s who jeeva ( karthi ) is , a youngster filled with inexhaustible reserves of cheerfulness . and then the heroine priya ( kajal agarwal ) makes an entry , and there are long stretches of meet - cute banter . and we begin to wonder if susindran is indeed going to make good on this beginning , by making a film with a big hero who’s not allowed to do the things a big hero usually does .
the real disappointment of the film , however , is how cinematic , how unreal , it is – a far cry from the naturalistic developments of vennila kabaddi kuzhu . the love story between priya and jeeva verges on the intolerable . it’s a good idea , in theory , to have long scenes of their burgeoning rapport , but the director pushes the “cuteness” factor so far that you begin to gag . he might take a lesson – or three – on how to stage buoyant love stories from his fellow second - time filmmaker , pandiraj , who , after pasanga , has brought out vamsam . how refreshingly , how naturally , he tells his tale . yes , there are “cinematic” touches like the cow – once the hero’s , now the heroine’s , and used as a go - between – that has been renamed from azhagi devi to asin , but the pacing and the treatment removes all trace of artifice . even the senior love track , between the hero’s parents , is handled beautifully .
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that doesn’t quite happen . the entire first half is a monumental exercise in hero - building , the cinematic equivalent of “ annan banian size 42 , ” that line from aboorva sagotharargal that a friend of kamal hassan’s used to extol the star . jeeva , we learn , is so guileless that he plays with children every chance he gets . jeeva is so honest that he tells priya’s father that he intends to marry her , never mind that they are separated by the proverbial railway tracks . jeeva is so charming that a goon hired by priya’s father to make jeeva stay away becomes a pal instead . jeeva is so liked that on the first day of his new job , he’s inundated by calls from well - wishers , and even his parents can’t bring themselves to rebuke this wastrel son who constantly cadges them for cash . jeeva is so kindhearted that when asked to collect owed - money from the impoverished , he buys biscuits for their children instead .
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“you roll your eyes that this is yet another installment of cinemadurai – the seemingly endless series of rural stories where local colour and flavour are flaunted like proud badges of honour . ” – oh come on , this has to be one of the best things that has happened to tamil cinema , not to mention the inevitable illayaraja songs running in the background . didn’t rameshram label this as rettai - jadai verite ? let there be a thousand rettai - jadais . at least we will be spared the idiocy of romancing in the alps .
the one thing i am waiting for is this generation ; s bhagyaraj . that special sly slightly naughty sense of pure tamil humor , there ; s got to be someone out there .
venkatesh : oh , i do like these films very much . the rolling - eyes comment was restricted to those films like aval peyar thamizharasi , which have colour and flavour and nothing else — the films that think that they are “good” and “different” films simply because they are not set in the city . vamsam is genuinely well written , well shot , well narrated , and it doesn’t fall into that category at all .
rangan’s telling point , in contrasting second films of both directors , is that one is a showcase for a star ( nma ) while other is a director’s work ( vamsam ) . in conclusion , he tilts towards pandiraj . this is an understandable canon . but i’m not sure . i liked portions of vkk if anything . while i wasn’t impressed by pasanga at all . and with rangan ending on this note , “sparkling an achievement as pasanga” ( not the first time i differ , recollect his liking for subramaniyapuram ! ) , i’m increasingly skeptical about vamsam . but rangan lays out his views on nma ( at one point comparing to ‘sathya’ , so by way of example shouldn’t he be comparing “vamsam” to , let’s say , “thevar magan” or “virumandi” . i don’t rate bharathiraja’s films highly ) and vamsam succinctly . and where his preferences lies .
i thought that vamsam was plain silambattam ( among relatively recent movies ) in another bottle ! talk about the tale and its telling… . .
i also must comment on the characterization of both the female roles in vamsam - esply the heroine . the drive and the nerve ! it would have been totally sufficient to have both women dab frustrated tears on their saree pallus and loiter around in desperation for the men to take the lead , casting the wont - you - do - something - for - me looks . but kudos to the director for his depiction !
br : so vamsam is required viewing then – though must admit i wasn’t overly impressed with pasanga , there were some genuinely good moments in there , the last 30 minutes – deux ex machina anyone , overall it was ok . what impressed me more was the confidence of the director to just go for it .
dualist : “director who made kalavani” – i . e . sargunam . , good choice . i loved kalavani .
venkatesh : you know by now i don’t make recommendations . if you think it’s required viewing , then go ahead 🙂
br : any movie that has the hero washing his clothes with pears soap can ; t be that bad . . : - ) . anything that is non - generic in that way gets my vote .
that and the lack of closure on the kajal front made it less complete for me ( although her blip - on - the - screen role made it less devastating ) . otherwise , this was a movie that i enjoyed watching ( except for the last 20 - 30 minutes ) mainly because i like karthi’s acting ( paiyya notwithstanding ) . karthi might not be a mega star or get womenfolk to swoon like his brother does , but he knows his acting well . he uses his eyes to great effect throughout this movie . he has played the “regular guy” ( as well the deadbeat in earlier stints ) with intensity , edginess and mischief .
the triumphalism of bloodlust which has become the tamil movie mantra is a weighty topic in itself , although one is led to infer that hopelessness in institutional justice is rampant ( for the little guy ) and can drive a man to become the institution or a milquetoast to become a monster and mete out justice with nary a qualm .
talking abt lip - sync , i recall an old interview where anu hassan said that sometimes ppl in the industry consider it auspicious if there isnt lip - sync for a particular dialogue , especially if the dialogue was in an important part of the movie . sort of like a drishti - pottu , i guess !
terribly sorry to nitpick - but rosa centifolia should be written this way and not with a c ( caps only for genus name ) .
speaking of pacing , what did you think of hot fuzz ? or any of edgar wright’s work for that matter , if you ve watched them .
i liked both films…… . though i think vamsam had more big hero stuff than nma ! except for that over - blown climax fight and that very filmy i - loved - my - dad - yeeee - yeeee - like - this - you - know - yeeee - yeeee song , and that irritating no - closure love interest , it could work mainly becuase of those 4 scary boys ( would stay way from them if i see them somewhere ! ! ! ) and how he built - up the momentum before their path crossed with our hero ! vamsam was a revelation becuase of sunaina ! ! ! i didnot think before this that she could really act ! ! well , i would take these two any day , without even a blink of an eye compared to non - sense - remakes like thillalangadi ! ! ! what are they thinking ? comedy padam - a athu ? kolranunga - da saamy ! ! ! mudiyala ! ! !
br , maybe if you hadn’t viewed nma as suseendran’s sophomore effort but as just a masala vehicle for karthi’s transition to urban roles would your review have been different ? just a thought . expectations have a way of skewing opinions sometimes . i remember just because thiruda thiruda happened to be made by mani ratnam and came right after roja , there was some negative press all around . if you just watch the movie regardless of that fact , for what it was , it wasn’t that bad at all .
i saw vamsam and it was what a bhagyaraj version 4 . 0 might have done to an age old feudal enmity saga – sans references / pretensions to sex ( bhagyaraj version 2 . 0 in the 80s would have hapily inserted things to dwell upon botanical ingredients to make the vamsam grow literally ) . the characterisations have never been so crisp as noted by you – very minimal exercise in establishing some one as good and someone as a bad guy . however some interesting preludes in exposing the villain’s character – a guy gets thrown out of job from villain’s house and what that thread enfolds ending neatly with the thread of heroine , hero and completing a logical end – almost similar to some mahabharatha stories – neatly showing how smart the scriptwriter / director is . the temptation to even insert the “story – screenplay and direction ” credit in a crucial scene would have completely sealed the bhagyaraj stamp on the screenplay . my issues with the movie are with the overall theme of village movies which has some gaping holes in treatment of content and honesty of portrayal – which this movie too continues to err on .
senthil : haven’t watched any of his films , though i’ve heard lots of good things about them — especially scott pilgrim .
apala : yeah , thillalangadi ! 🙂 so many crappy tamil films get released these days , it’s tough to keep track . every week , there are some 4 - 5 releases , and with so few screens to play on . i wonder how they think they can make money .
jaiganesh : re “the temptation to even insert the “story – screenplay and direction ” credit in a crucial scene would have completely sealed the bhagyaraj stamp on the screenplay , ” i had a flashback just now of the exact place where bhagyaraj put his story - screenplay - direction credit for mundhanai mudichu . at the instant thavakkalai puts a feeding bottle into his mouth , there’s a freeze - frame and the credit appears 🙂
enough already , write a book . loads of random people are writing books these days , why cant talented ones like you write one . i read through part of picture of films i have no interest in just for your writing . if not fiction , write on indian cinema . write !
after seeing stills of “azhagar samiyin kudhirai” , one can give a “maafi” to susindhran . btw what is sasi , the director of poo upto these days ?
how did you like polladhavan ? ? did it work for you ? ? did you write anything about it . .
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not only does mannan inflict pre - meditated physical violence on a female superior at a workplace , it equates that retaliation to ‘manhood’ and brings in the angle of honour , for good measure .
in this decade’s renewed interest in feminist critique of cinematic text , especially in tamil , mannan ( 1992 ) has a special place . against the backdrop of persistent violence against women , several writers have used mannan , among other films , to theorise the role of films in shaping public psyche . mannan is especially interesting because of the socio - political climate it was released in , the clash between superstar rajnikanth and a female villain , and the way in which the narrative tension is reconciled .
the extratextual star economy that maderya proposes as reinforcement of his textual analysis warrants closer scrutiny . he proposes that , “in the ensemble cast of mannan , vijayashanti’s reputation as ‘lady superstar’ , of course , positions her on par with tamil cinema’s ‘superstar . ’”
moreover , vijayshanti and rajnikanth were ‘superstars’ in different regional cinemas , overlapping sparsely . to place vijayshanti’s stardom predominantly in telugu and rajnikanth’s formidable position in tamil into a bucket called ‘south indian cinema’ and to compare notes would be misguided .
maderya positions the parity of rajnikanth and vijayshanti’s superstardom as one that “ensures that there can be no easy resolution that would too severely damage the dignity of either character , which would upset their fans . ” on the contrary , if anything , vijayshanti’s star economy only makes her a meaner villain for rajnikanth , the violent / cunning / dramatic defeat of whom ( albeit inevitable ) makes him a bigger star than before .
in an earlier study of the angry young man phenomenon in tamil cinema , maderya writes that , “the first indications that tamil cinema was responding to popular political scepticism began to be registered in terms of the irreverent rajini - persona” . during the ' 70s and ' 80s , rajnikanth was the quintessential angry young man , even as he swayed between playing the villain and the hero in his career .
later that year , she was physically attacked in the assembly , which she stormed out of , avowing that she wouldn’t return until as chief minister . jayalalithaa was here to stay .
rajnikanth , as kaalai , promptly dismisses this line of thought , and they venture on to finding the right body for kaalai to inhabit . as the god of death and his bookkeeper show him the options one by one , cho standing to his left , unravels the realities of his options and giving him sound advice .
this trend of underlining his political maneuvers continued until the early ' 00s . “ katchiyellam ippo namakkedhukku , kaalathin kaiyyil adhu irukku ” [ why do we need a ( political ) party now ; time will tell ] he sings in muthu , while his lover sings “ kaadhal therdhalil kattil sinnathil vetri petru nee vaazgha [ in the election of love , with the symbol of bed , may you win and flourish ] ” in padaiyappa ( 1999 ) .
he doesn’t stop there . rajnikanth escalates the conflict between a tamil man and a modern , urban tamil woman . his films feature female antagonists more often and more fervently than other successful heroes of the time . these antagonists tend to be rich ( by inheritance ) , arrogant and dismissive of people of a lower class , rude , and authoritarian to the point of getting dissenters beaten up or murdered . often , rajnikanth not only exposes the tyranny of the antagonist and defeats her , but also takes issue with its incompatibility with her gender and tames her .
maapillai ( 1989 ) was among the first of highly successful rajnikanth films where an evil , rich , angry , shrew ruins the lives of commonfolk . over the next decade , he acted in several films in which he defeated and subdued female antagonists . some of them are evil mistresses or second wives - - adhisaya piravi ( 1990 ) , rajathi raja ( 1989 ) ; some evil mothers - in - law preventing his marriage to the woman he loves - - puthukavidhai ( 1982 ) , maappillai ( 1989 ) ; and yet others where the woman desires him and he rejects their advances - - mannan ( 1992 ) , padaiyappa ( 1999 ) .
. there are pointed cues which enable the viewers identify the villain neelaampari with jayalalithaa . the most obvious one is the scene of rk going to meet neelaampari in her house . before he comes , she gets all the chairs except one on which she is seated removed , thus forcing rk to stand in her presence ( while she is seated ) . this scene is clearly a cinematized replay of phenomenon frequently observable in public functions and meetings , particularly of the admk , in which jayalalithaa ( as the chief minister ) would take part .
given rajnikanth’s interest in electoral politics and his gender politics , picking either class or gender as the “primary animator of narrative tension” does injustice to the various ways in which the two intersect .