I have seen A WEDNESDAY at least 3 times and I still have the movie in my DVR for easy/quick view again. When I read Kamal was going to remake Munna Bhai MBBS, I chose NOT to watch Sanjay's Dutt's movie and waited for Kamal's Vasool Raja MBBS and it was worth a wait, for me at least. Unnaipol Oruvan though was a huge expectation and I always had the fear that the original will be hard to beat.
The core part of the movie and vast majority of the scenes are direct lift from the original. There are a few changes made for the local audience and most of them fit well. Mohan Lal is possibly one of the best choice for the Marar role and how well he played the role to perfection. His dialogs are peppy and his acting brings an immediate respect for the role. The 2 dedicated policemen under Marar were absolutely brilliant. Lakshmi's character started off well, but turned into an unnecessary intervention later. The movie's biggest plus is the punchy dialogs . Shruti Hasan's music is just adequate.
Now to Kamal and his role as common man. As always, this role is cooked too much to make it look perfect and in the process the "common man" looked way too much artificial. Kamal's super fluent accent English, tech-savvy behavior and his detailed explanation on his plans does not go well with the "common man" image. Even some of his body language like the scene where he wipes his tears with the pistol is not something that you will see a common man do. I guess there are ways you can argue and define a "common man" to defend Kamal's portrayal. Naseerudin Shah brought simplicity to his role and did not depend on too much antics to keep the audience interested. His dialog delivery though purposeful had a little bit of stutter and natural hesitation. Also, the little flashback in the Hindi version helped us to connect with the true emotions of the character. IMHO, it was hard for me to connect and empathize the "common man" in Unnaipol Oruvan.
Finally on the movie itself - I think this is an honest attempt in doing something different from the usual masala that Tamil cinema is so heavily dependent on. Kuselan was a sincere attempt by Rajini to go away from the norm, but it failed miserably due to it's reluctance to stick to the original (and P Vasu too), but Unnaipol Oruvan comes across as a brand new concept for Tamil cinema and hopefully our younger stars follow Kamal and cut down on heroism and punch dialogs. Unnaipol Oruvan is a rarity for Tamil cinema and is probably one of the best movies in the recent past.
The core part of the movie and vast majority of the scenes are direct lift from the original. There are a few changes made for the local audience and most of them fit well. Mohan Lal is possibly one of the best choice for the Marar role and how well he played the role to perfection. His dialogs are peppy and his acting brings an immediate respect for the role. The 2 dedicated policemen under Marar were absolutely brilliant. Lakshmi's character started off well, but turned into an unnecessary intervention later. The movie's biggest plus is the punchy dialogs . Shruti Hasan's music is just adequate.Now to Kamal and his role as common man. As always, this role is cooked too much to make it look perfect and in the process the "common man" looked way too much artificial. Kamal's super fluent accent English, tech-savvy behavior and his detailed explanation on his plans does not go well with the "common man" image. Even some of his body language like the scene where he wipes his tears with the pistol is not something that you will see a common man do. I guess there are ways you can argue and define a "common man" to defend Kamal's portrayal. Naseerudin Shah brought simplicity to his role and did not depend on too much antics to keep the audience interested. His dialog delivery though purposeful had a little bit of stutter and natural hesitation. Also, the little flashback in the Hindi version helped us to connect with the true emotions of the character. IMHO, it was hard for me to connect and empathize the "common man" in Unnaipol Oruvan.
Finally on the movie itself - I think this is an honest attempt in doing something different from the usual masala that Tamil cinema is so heavily dependent on. Kuselan was a sincere attempt by Rajini to go away from the norm, but it failed miserably due to it's reluctance to stick to the original (and P Vasu too), but Unnaipol Oruvan comes across as a brand new concept for Tamil cinema and hopefully our younger stars follow Kamal and cut down on heroism and punch dialogs. Unnaipol Oruvan is a rarity for Tamil cinema and is probably one of the best movies in the recent past.
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Very apt and 'nuch' one!
Keep it up!!
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