Topic started by Tojo (@ mail.coware.com) on Tue Jun 12 14:54:03 .
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The ace script writer of Malayalam - Lohithadas - proved to be a failure in his director role. Though two of his movies - Kanmadam and Joker - made it to be a hit in the box office, he is not upto his writing levels, when it comes to directing. Two movies for which he wrote the script and didnot direct ( after he started directing movies ) proved to be hits - Thoovalkottaaram and Veendum Chila Veettukaaryangal - . This means that he still has his charm in writing and is a major disaster in directing. Should he continue directing movies, or should he work with Siby Malayil and Sathyan Anthikad to make movies.?

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• From: kovaipras (@ dhcp-171-68-137-225.cisco.com) on: Tue Jun 12 16:03:00
  
  mallus find ur own forum
  
  
• From: raju (@ host62-6-117-77.host.btclick.com) on: Tue Jun 12 19:13:49
  
  u cant compare director cum writers..... his directing should be judged separately from his writing.
  
  
• From: Raghu (@ 164.164.79.36) on: Wed Jun 13 02:02:35
  
  bhoothakannaadi was one of the best films in malayalam i have ever seen.as it is Lohitadas' first movie, he had really done a commendable job.But yeah his directing is not up to the amrk really.His brilliance in writing was missing when he became the auteur.
  
  I wud like him to direct as wella s write at least for sibi malayil who had really hit a rough patch now for lack of good scripts.
  
  Kovaipras,please dont read this if u dont want to instead of asking others to go away.
  
  
• From: Jo (@ free-tpg-061.tpgi.com.au) on: Wed Jun 13 02:07:06
  
  Lohitdhas directed "Arayannagalude Veedu", what was wrong with this film. Lohitdhas is a very good writer/director. He should definately continue directing. He also directedm, Jeyarams "Kaarunyam"
  I dont really like Sibi Malayil, he seems to make his movies, draging at parts.
  
  
• From: sree (@ 207.241.165.110) on: Wed Jun 13 07:40:47
  
  hey, oru directorude sthaanam kadhakaarante mukalil varilla mashe.....
  
  kadhakaaranaanu onnam sthaanam nammude kochu malayalathil...
  
  
• From: vagees (@ securit-v1.twc.com) on: Wed Jun 13 09:00:10
  
  I think he should continue to write but stay away from directing to give good stories.
  
  Kanmadam was fine. But Boothakkannadi and Arayannagalude Veedu were desparately dragged into made up sentiments which were over dose. On the other hand, Thooval Kottaram and Veendum Chila Veetu Kaariyangal were cleanly architected by Sathyan to the box office with sentiments at the required level and with some entertainment.
  
  Lohithadas tries to read too much into characters which are not realistic.
  
  
• From: Jo (@ nme-pr2.tpgi.com.au) on: Wed Jun 13 09:23:00
  
  I agree with Sree,
  you see I believe a kathakrithu, will know his character better than the director, fo he made his story. He knows, what his character should look like, and how he should move, etc. for kathakrithu is teh only person to have seen this character, i.e. in his imagination.
  
  Lohitdhas knows the characters in his story's, better than any directors, so he can do a better job of telling the actors, about his character.
  He knows what he wants, as a katahkrithu, and a director.
  So i believe he should stick to directing.
  
  
• From: Vince (@ tcache-tr01.proxy.aol.com) on: Wed Jun 13 14:16:55
  
  I don't think a story writes has a better position than a director. Cos after writing a story a writer is done, then the director has to put that in the camera. so I think its the director is number one.
  
  Even though I don't like sentimental movies, I liked ARAYANNANGALUDE VEEDU, It was pretty good, and mammotty was really great in it. I liked kanmadam also, Both lals were amazing. Also I don't care who directs as long as its a good movie to watch.
  
  
• From: vagees (@ securit-v1.twc.com) on: Wed Jun 13 18:03:04
  
  Srinivasan is a great script writer. But seldom he directs. Most of his films were done by Sathyan. A bad director can spoil the story. Lohithadas' direction is not as good as his writing. Better he rely on Sathyan, Kamal etc to direct. Director should be No 1 in any movie and be held for the success and failure.
  
  
• From: tojo (@ mail.coware.com) on: Wed Jun 13 21:03:17
  
  i agree that story writer knows more about the character he created - but that is only in paper. The director knows better how to create the character in celluloid. Siby and Sathyan knows better than Lohi, how to put his characters into the screen. How to put them better, in a way that reaches the mind of the viewers. (do i need to say examples here:). as vagees said, Lohi drags the movie unnecessarily. Even joker was dragging here and there.
  
  
• From: Jo (@ free-tpg-253.tpgi.com.au) on: Thu Jun 14 00:28:24
  
  Sibi malayil drags movies. All movie that I saw, direcetd by Siby had some real dregging parts to it. even Kireedam and Chenkol had some dragging parts, i just watched those parts because Lalletans acting. Summer in Bethleham was dragging at parts. Dhevadhoothan is a very boring film.
  
  
• From: Raj (@ ip-20-182-76.albany-g.navipath.net) on: Thu Jun 14 01:31:21
  
  yo Devadoothan had to be the WORST Sibi film..
  The movie sucked big time from a director that has a higher standard. Sibi musta started overdosing on "Kanchaavu."
  
  later! Raj
  
  
• From: sree (@ 207.241.165.110) on: Sat Jun 16 06:43:40
  
  A script/story writer is the backbone of our cine industry. The reason for the critical situation in malayalam movie field is the lack of good writers. Currently we have only few good writers. They are Srinivasan, Lohitadas, Ranjeeth, Renji Panicker etc. The last two are commercial writers only. Except Lohi, no one can make the story for more than one in a year.
  
  We had certain writers like Balachandra Menon, Hariharan, MT, T.Damodaran, Fazil. But now they are not on the main stream. If there is no any quality writers existing, no directors can make a good movie. The directors can only fix the angles of the camera, lighting, some good shots for song scene etc. etc.
  
  However, the discussion between directors and writers will of course help to a certain extent in the creation of a good movie. Even if there is no any directors, the writers can make the movie by themselves. More later on……………
  
  
• From: raju (@ host62-6-113-174.host.btclick.com) on: Sat Jun 16 14:19:54
  
  'kireedom' dragged at parts!!!!never. it has to be the perfect movie ever made in india.
  
  can we get a list of films written by lohithadas and directors involved. i saw his valayam( dir by sibi) last week. just great.
  
  
• From: vagees (@ securit-v1.twc.com) on: Sat Jun 16 17:43:03
  
  Script writer may be the brain. Director is the action. If writing scripts can make a director, almost all novel writers would have become directors.(Sujatha, Balakumaran etc...
  )Infact 90% novel writers failed in Cinema.
  
  When a movies is hit or fail, you ask who is the director and not who is the script writer.(In fact lay men don't know about script writers at all) I don't think scripts are 100% approved by director. They atleast modify 20 to 40 %.
  
  I doubt somebody can become director by knowing how to fix camera, do lighting etc. One who can picturise the wrier's view as he wishes is the real one.
  
  In this sense, Lohitadas does not match any of the big directors for whom he write stories by even 50% (Like Sathyan, Kamal ....).
  
  
  
• From: sree (@ 207.241.165.110) on: Sun Jun 17 01:02:20
  
  Helo man, I never say a novelist can be a good director. I was talking only on script/dialogue writers. All of our scriptwriters can be a director after cooperating with two or three movie production. See the history of mallu movies. I can list you the name of certain story/script/dialogue writers turned directors.
  
  Padmarajan, Hariharan, KG George, Sethu Madhavan, Vincent, Fazil, Balachandra Menon, Srinivasan, Siddique, Lohitadas, Priyadarsan, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Venu Nagavally, Lenin Rajendran, Bhadran, Dennis Joseph, Rajasenan, Thulasidas, Jayaraj, RajeevNath, Rajiv Kumar, Rajiv Anchal, Rafi Mecartin, Vinayan, Balu Kiriyathu, and Ranjeeth.
  
  Evar ellam swantham aayi ezhuthi direct cheythu vijayichavaraanu..
  
  Of course the directors can make changes in story line, climax, scenes, casting etc. etc. That is why they are holding discussions before and during the production. I don’t care what people ask if a movie is flop. In the contrary, movie making is teamwork. Even light boys are participating with their own contribution.
  
  Director is only an organizer of a good team with an incredible talent of views and visions. That is it.
  
  
• From: sree (@ 207.241.165.110) on: Sun Jun 17 01:05:02
  
  sorry .... On the contrary.....
  
  
• From: Rakesh Menon (@ ) on: Mon Dec 24 06:22:55
  
  hello all,
  i've always known lohithadas as a good writer & director too. I'm looking forward to work with him soon & will tell you the first hand info on how he is, etc.
  
  
• From: UNNI (@ dsl-64-192-247-33.telocity.com) on: Wed Dec 26 09:21:47
  
  Lohi's best scripts are:
  Aadaram, AakashaDoothu, His Highness Abdullah, Bharatham, Kamaladalam, Kireedom, Chenkol, Kuttettan, lots more.
  Yes, He does not come up to the mark as a director, but the movies directed by him cannot be seta side as not good. In real, they are really good -- Boothakannadi, Ara.veeedu, Kanmadam.
  
  
• From: kizhavan (@ 164.164.83.132) on: Wed Dec 26 09:58:16
  
  aakasha doothu was by dennis joseph and not Lohi.. Amaram, sallaapam, kudumba puraanam, thooval kottaram, veendum chila..., thaniyaavarthanam etc are more of his superhits
  
  
• From: Jayasurya (@ dialpool-210-214-240-94.maa.sify.net) on: Wed Feb 20 08:01:40
  
  Bhoothakkannadi is one of the best films ever to hit the Indian screen.It is a commendable venture by Lohithadas.
  
  

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