Chennai Express - Rohit Shetty's tribute to Tamil films .

Release date – 9'th August 2013

One Word which describes the film –  Melodrama 

Frequently used Dialogue  –
'Don't underestimate the power of a common man '

Genre – Action /Comedy

  

Screenplay - Yunus Sajawal

Music – Vishal–Shekhar 

Producer - Gauri Khan , Ronnie Screwvala , Siddharth Roy Kapur

Direction - Rohit Shetty 

Cast – Deepika Padukone , Shahrukh Khan

  

Budget - 70-80 crores

Chennai Express started in a narrative style with SRK saying that 'Myself Rahul, 40 saal ka ho gaya hoon aur normally is age tak har kisi ki life main ek aadha twist to aa hi jata hai .' We prepared ourselves for a happening journey with lots of twists and entertainment. As soon as Deepika made her entry in the film a big twist came and suddenly everyone started talking in Tamil. There were no subtitles. In a Rohit Shetty's film we are used to flying cars but when 30% of the dialogues are being said in Tamil we wonder for which audience the film is being made. 


Deepika Padukone , after exposing to the limits in Coctail and Ye jawani hai diwani appears as a well dressed South Indian girl. She looked beautiful when she is quiet and expressing with her eyes but the moment she starts talking in the weird accent she has adopted for the film she starts getting on our nerves. She herself must be fed up of the simple look as in the item number 'lungi dance' at the end she is back  in her glamorous look in  see through sarees and low cut blouses.

Shahrukh Khan was the king of romance once. When he said to Kajol 'Kuch kuch hota hai anjali ,tum nahi samjhogi' we all felt his love for the girl who once was his friend . 
In Chennai Express , he himself was using all his famous lines in a comic way which was not at all humorous. Though we did laugh in some scenes but then we expect much more from Shahrukh Khan. 

The film shows some really beautiful and scenic locations  of the South which are at par with the Switzerland we see in Yash Chopra films.

Music of the film is very ordinary . Just one song 'Meherbaani nahi tumhara pyar maanga hai' is melodious .

In a line the film would have been more entertaining ,if Rohit Shetty had made it for the common man who doesn't understand Tamil .

Shahrukh Khan fans will watch it. Time pass .

Rank - 19 out of the 40 films I have seen in 2013

Review of Ramaiya Vastavaiya

Release date – 19'th July 2013

One Word which describes the film –  Sweet 

Best Song – ' Jeene laga hoon '

 

Genre – Romance / Comedy

  

Screenplay - Shiraz Ahmed

Music – Sachin-Jigar

Producer - Kumar Taurani

Direction - Prabhu Deva

Cast – Girish Kumar Taurani  , Shruti Haasan , Sonu Sood

   

Budget - 38 crores

 

In 2005 Prabhu Deva made his directorial debut through Telugu hit film Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana which was inspired by Maine Pyar Kiya . After being remade in Tamil as Something Something... Unakkum Enakkum, in Kannada as Nenello Nanalle and in Bengali as I Love You , the film is now remade in Hindi as Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya .

The film is about a NRI boy who comes to India to attend his cousin's wedding and falls in love with his cousin's best friend . Their love is opposed by the  boy's parents and girl's brother. 

 

Sonu Sood ,who plays the role of heroine's brother has given a wondeful performance . He totally steals the limelight from the lead pair.

 

Girish is perfect in the role of a rich and spoilt brat . He has acted and danced well and given an above average performance in the emotional scenes.

 

Shruti Hassan looked like a replica of her mother Sarika. She looked beautiful and has given a good range of facial expressions.

 

Prabhu Deva has again proved that a good director can turn a very simple story into a complete entertainer. There were many scenes where we just couldn't control our laughter . We felt the innocence of young love , the excitement and pain . 

 

The item dance Jadu ki jhappi featuring Prabhu Deva and Jacqueline was an added bonus.

Everyone who believes in the power of love must watch this film in theaters before it gets derailed by Chennai Express releasing on 9'th Aug.

 

In a line the film takes us back to the days of innocent and sweet love  when a film was more about a well written and executed story and less about exposing and special effects .

 

Complete family entertainer . Good one time watch.