bala_iyer24 Reviews

Cuckoo (I) (2014)

Cuckoo touches your heart..

[8/10 · 18 July 2014]

I had not expected much from this movie as i felt it would be the same kind of love story which we usually see. The unusual thing about this movie is the love story of two blind people Tamizh and Kodi(as the character name exists in the movie) The movie makes you realize that there is something called as pure love which exists in their hearts. The performance of both the actors is something to look upon it will leave you speechless. No words may be enough to praise their hardwork and talent which they have showcased in the movie. Brilliant performance by debutant Malavika nair and Attakathi Dinesh. The story being true the director has left no stone unturned in showing what was actually narrated to him by the real life character of Thamizh whom the director had met when he worked as a journalist thus retaining the actual feelings and emotions of the characters.

The movie is completely worth a watch if you can relate to the feelings and emotions of the characters in the movie.

Kudos to the team of Cuckoo..

Kochadaiiyaan (2014)

Kochadaiyaan lacks in some elements..

[6/10 · 25 May 2014]

I had three reasons for watching this movie the first being Iam an ardent lover of animation and special effects; the second being iam a great fan of Rajini sir and the third being this is one of the first Indian movie to be made using the motion capture technology; these three reasons dragged me to watch this movie with huge expectations and I wasn't disappointed either.Great efforts have been taken to make this movie, but very few efforts have been taken to make the story more interesting and gripping; there are moments where in you would feel like walking out of the cinema hall but at the same time you would like to hold on to your seats just because there are few action sequences which are breathtaking and for a moment you again lose yourself in the movie and this is one of the prime reason you may continue watching the movie expecting more of such scenes and you may not be disappointed either as the movie has some very great action and the scenes have been shot in a very sophisticated way and you may actually forget that you are watching an Indian animated movie.The story lacks the ability to keep the viewers entertained all throughout. There are few songs which has been unnecessarily injected into the script and is unnecessary; this does more harm than good to the senses of the audience.The motion capture technology and the real life animation is not in par with the International standards but the efforts taken are just worth it, and if one ends up comparing this movie with The Tin Tin and The polar express which were shot using the same technology you may find this shoddy and inferior.The reason you may watch this movie is the great effort which has been put to make this movie to look realistic and some great action sequences which is extremely magnificent and not to forget the dialogues which garners the attention of the public and drives them crazy. The reason you may dislike the movie is the slow pace by which the story unfolds and the story is far from Impressive and the number of songs which may actually make you fall asleep a number of times.The detailing of the characters is not realistic and there are some minor flaws in the animation as well.The effort with which the movie is made is something to look upon.