Kannathil Muthamittal

I finally snagged a copy of Kannathil Muthamittal through Netflix and spent New Yera's Eve watching an amazing drama unfold. It began with Shyama (a winsome Nandita Das) getting married to Dhileepan in the backwaters of Sri Lanka and then a... Full review

In Sri Lanka, a country divided by religion and language, the civil war between the pro-Sinhalese government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist organization, has claimed an estimated 68,000 lives since 1983. Human rights groups have... Full review

Separated from her new husband by the war, Shyama flees Shi Lanka with other refugees despite being pregnant with their child. Alone, young and with no real hope for a future Shyama puts her girl up for adoption. Years later... Full review

Sri Lanka... not a country I've ever given much thought to, I have to admit. I didn't even know it was near India, let alone that there has been a bloody civil war going on there since 1983. It seems... Full review

Hey sophocles, Indian Movies generally SUCK!!!Can you name an Indian film that is as powerful as The Godfather? Or Gandhi>? Or Amadeus? Beautiful Mind? Schindler's List?Indian actors rely on artifice rather than reality. There are few character actors in Indian... Full review

I am a big follower of Indian Movies especially Malayalam and Tamil.Shame on India for not sending this movie as their official Oscar entry. I have seen this movie and it has clearly revealed to me the maturity Tamil cinema... Full review

The film has Maniratnam written all over it. It is subtle in its content, yet manages to be in-your-face with some trademark-Maniratnam blunt dialogs and blunt visuals too. I've only seen Spielberg and Benigni who have managed to balance subtlety... Full review

I saw this film at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival.This is the first Indian film I've seen in the Tamil language, and while it does share some similarities with other Indian films (wonderful music and choreography, sweeping storyline), the... Full review

The Director of Kannathil Muthamittal directed the first Indian film I had seen "Dil Se" which led me down the path of buying well over 122 Hindi DVDs in thecourse of four months. I can say I understood the total... Full review

Mani Rathnam is seriously a World Class Talent. If he had been working in Western Countries he would be considered in the same league as Stanley Kubrick, Stephen Spielberg or Martin Scorsese.With Kannathil Muthamittal ( A Peck on the Cheek)... Full review

Its a fantastic film. The actor has also starred in Mani Ratnams award-winning masterpiece Kannathil Muthamittal. Mani hates them From the beginning, Ram Gopal Varma and Chakravarthy have shared an excellent rapport. ... Full Review

The result is a very stylish, beautifully crafted film with artful little details that you usually miss seeing in our movies. The film is full of such lovely narrative surprises. Stylistically, Mani's masterpiece And it's completely convincing. ... Full Review

A little girl's search for her biological mother who had abandoned her as a new born baby is brought out poignantly in 'Kannathil Muthamittal'. With films like 'Mouna Ragam', 'Alaipayuthe' and now 'Kannathil Muthamittal', Maniratnam yet again proves that he is at his best when tackling human emotions and relationships. ... Full Review

Madhavan does the best he can with a character that has not been defined very well(atleast compared to Simran's). Both issues are handled with the sensitivity they deserve and so the movie, with its strong dialogs, eye-catching cinematography and suitably melodious soundtrack, is both thoughtful and entertaining, a combination that has become increasingly rare in Tamil cinema these days. ... Full Review

This time, too, with the seething Sri Lankan problem as backdrop, he presents a sensitive story about a delicate flower caught in a storm.....Mani Ratnam seems to have drawn out the best from Simran, who has been shying away from glamorous roles for a while now..... ... Full Review

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Looks like director Ameer's voice for the Eelam Tamils will go beyond stage speeches. The director, who was one of the vociferous speakers about the plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka, has already planned a script on their lives. ... Full Article

RAMANATHAPURAM: "Rameswaram is a fantastic shooting spot. I have no doubt that the scenic environment and marvellous corridors in various famous temples in the region will continue to attract many film shooters in the future," was the opinion of film... ... Full Article

Chit-chat with Chinmayi Chinmayi made her debut as playback singer through the movie Kannathil Muthamittal . This young singer has scaled heights in her career through classical and light music. ... Full Article

Chinamayi made her debut as playback singer through the movie Kannathil Muthamittal . This young singer has scaled heights in her career through classical and light music. ... Full Article

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