Topic started by Hercule Poirot (@ 203.94.93.42) on Sun May 5 12:42:58 .
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Don't just name u'r favourites, give reasons.
Explain the following
1-Some of the new ideas/tactics which they introduced
2-some different stories
3-difference in screenplay, dance scene,fight scene, because director is in control of the whole film
4-the way they explain the story
and every single technique which u'r favourite director does in his film.
please choose some great directors like
shanker, maniratnam, balachander, barathiraja.....

Responses:

• From: rakesh (@ rev.tatanova.com) on: Sun May 5 14:40:11
  
  Best director yet to come.
  
  Shankar:-
  This guy directs big budget movies. All his movies runs just for this reason. He is definitely not a good director. Just because all his movies ran for more than 100 days doesnt mean that he is a good director. Even Blue films runs for many days. He carries 55/100 marks
  
  K.Balachander:-
  He is OK type director. Actually only 4 or 5 of his movies are good. He got good name and fame from this. He used this name and directing till now. He deserves 58/100 marks.
  
  Manirathnam:-
  He is better director than earlier two guys. But he doesnt have broader thinking and hence he copies scence from his own movies for new movies.
  He carries 72/100 marks.
  
  Barathiraja:-
  
  He is definitely a good director. Most of his movies are very good. He scores 80/100 marks.
  
  K.Bagyaraj:-
  
  This guy is a nice story teller. Most of his old movies are good. He deserves 74/100 marks.
  
  Visu:-
  
  He is a very good family oriented movie director. He deserves 70/100 marks.
  
  All new directors:-
  
  Most of them are not good. Other than love they doesnt know anything else. Thats why they vanish so fast. All new directors deserve 52/100 marks.
  
  
• From: Kajan (@ wc05.ym.rnc.net.cable.rogers.com) on: Sun May 5 15:24:16
  
  Better director is Mr.Maniratnam, different theme , new techniquesin old days ( Akni natchathiram, thalapathy ), Story , reality, getting maximum performance from all artists
  
  
  
• From: RamKumar (@ 202.9.148.253) on: Mon May 6 01:07:07
  
  Yes, Mani is a wonderful director. His story selection , the way he handles the subject, songs in the films ( from IR previously, ARR recently) entertaining screenplay etc.
  
  KB is also a beautiful director. Think about the concepts like NIZHAL NIJAMAGIRADHU, ABOORVA RAAGANGAL etc , which came in 60s
  
  Sridhar is another path breaker. SUMAI THANGI, NENJIL OR AALAYAM , NENJAM MARAPPATHILLAI, with the combination of MSV and ok hits with Illayaraja- Ninaivellam nithya, illamai oonjal aadugiradhu etc
  
  
• From: Nane than (@ 203.197.138.199) on: Mon May 6 03:01:50
  
  Rakesh
  
  I agree with ur points..But w.r to New Directors i would say there is a exceptional case like Bala is there...his way of story telling is great..so for him we should give 75/100
  
  
• From: viko (@ cache6.156ce.scvmaxonline.com.sg) on: Mon May 6 03:54:30
  
  i think manirathnam is the best
  due to his movie like nayagan and kannathil muth...
  i think kamal will be one of the best
  if he becomes a director
  just watch heyram
  
  
• From: Hermione (@ 203.94.94.4) on: Mon May 6 05:12:05
  
  y do u guys always support a director, who dosen't have anything in his film, than a stupid story.
  That's y tamil cinema never gets oscar and never even get nominated.
  Only shanker and mani could do films upto the standards of hollywood.
  Take roja, and bombay for instance. How well the violence scene was created.
  If u take indian/gentle man/muthalvan, u'll see the difference between them and other tamil films.
  
  
• From: Anesh (@ 210.187.157.230) on: Thu May 9 11:08:47
  
  Maniratnam can be considered as one of his kind.
  Well set aside his old movies but i think nayagan was a wonderful job.
  Thirudha Thirudha ws a different approach by him and an adventurous story.
  Anjali was another one of its kind movie.
  We normally do not see this kind of movies back then and also now.
  It was something like an american movie for tvs only kind.
  Kannathil Muthammittaal is another feather to his cap a different kind of movie.
  Next to Maniratnam and the upcoming director is Bala.
  With the limitation of budget and whole load of talent he produced Sethu a wonderful story and the way he made the actors potray their roles was superb.
  The rest of the director are only catering the basic needs of the normal cinemagoers thats all.
  
  
• From: Sriram (@ client-151-198-243-110.qdx-it.com) on: Thu May 9 14:29:27
  
  WHat about fazil?
  He has given great movies like Poove Poo chudava,
  Poovizhi vasalele and etc
  
  
• From: Dallas Cowboys (@ 64.232.170.13) on: Tue May 14 07:20:52
  
  TO: Hermione...good comment. I agree with you.
  
  This is my opinion. I don't aspect anyone to agree with me.
  Maniratnam is as old as my great great grand pa. Shanker is as young as my great great great grandson. At this age Shanker had produced quite number of average movies. By the time Shanker hits the age of 50's... I believe he'll produce something better than what we all have had watched so far. Wait and see .....
  
  1)Shanker has introduced better stuns than Mani( dont get me wrong nothing like Hollywood)
  2)Shanker has better..well different stories than mosts.
  3)Shanker had introduced some good screenplays.
  I believe he is using better software than others
  4)Maniratnam is a better Narrator.
  
  The are some others in the Directors' list..well they mostly produce something like hero's singing around heroin's skirt and saree.
  
  
• From: baba (@ 203.106.211.71) on: Fri May 24 03:49:34
  
  every director has their own talent but the worst idiot onetheko peruchunomo elatha rajesh and others name as mention above except me baba is the disgusting stupid fellows ;;; u all like donkey compare to the directors... my question is can u all earn as much as the directors earning..
  pechakare pasunge da nenga elam
  
  
• From: media aliance (@ hse-montreal-ppp106493.qc.sympatico.ca) on: Fri May 24 13:19:44
  
  To Dallas Cowboy
  
  To me shankar is just an average masala movie maker with big prodution cost and a great team og technicians..
  
  Lets see
  
  >>1)Shanker has introduced better stuns than Mani>>( dont get me wrong nothing like Hollywood)
  
  you mean stunts...well what is so special about shankar's stunts that is different from other tamil movies..Shankar does the same "Dishum Bishum" lame fight scenes..Even in Mudhalvan (Arjun vs the village punk), we had a 10 mins fight scene that started in a village, then to the city then ontop of a bus..No time did the punk hit Ajun..What is so special about a fight scene where the hero continously beats his enemey (typical fight scene in tamil movies).
  
  An interseting fight scenes is a good duel..
  
  Mani's fight scenes are more realistic and short..
  
  If you want to do an over the top fight scene, do it with style and grace..I am not saying tamil movies can match fight sequence like in matrix, or john woo films..but even low budget hollywood films have good interesting fight scenes.
  
  >>2)Shanker has better..well different stories >>than mosts.
  
  How so..He might have good concepts but it is so unbelivable..And he does not admit that his stories are basically fairy tales..HE thinks he is making a difference...Most of his stories have so many flaws and holes and too many pointless sub-plots that distract from the main theme...The fact that are so many flaws, one can say that he never pays any attention to any details (example of a bad director).
  
  Mani- may have some recyled concepts..and his concepts are not original..His themes are bold but nothing special..However, he is good storyteller..He has the guts to do bold themes..Iruvar, Bombay, Nayakan..
  
  
  >>3)Shanker had introduced some good screenplays.
  >>I believe he is using better software than others
  
  Shankar screen play sucks.It might be better than the masala tamil films..but there are too many flaws and holes and pointless subplots..They are all done for commercial reasons..I don't think you know what screenplay means..
  
  with regards to software..are u talking about computer graphics?..Well Mudhalvan has decent cgi. but Mani's latest KM beats em all..But then again mani does not use alot of cgi..
  
  4)Maniratnam is a better Narrator.
  
  
  Does this mean shankar is bad director..no..it may not..Shankar movies do entertain..I enjoyed mudhalvan, gentleman and Indian like i enjoyed some good masala tamil movies..I hated Jeans..
  
  But Shankar is nothing special..Take aways his technicians and big budget..you have just another masala movie.
  
  
• From: baba (@ 203.106.211.253) on: Sat May 25 12:40:09
  
  for a conclusion dallas cowboy and his geng are pacha thevi diya mavangel
  
  
• From: D.C (@ 164.58.65.1) on: Tue May 28 19:57:26
  
  baba...what you bitchin about ...u are a son a bitch you schmuck.
  
  
• From: Jan (@ cwpp-p-203-54-237-66.prem.tmns.net.au) on: Wed May 29 03:46:07
  
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• From: vico (@ 210.186.87.3) on: Wed May 29 08:16:13
  
  D>C u are a son a bitch you schmuck pek pun dak
  unga amma oru thevi diya... nee oru pacha thevi diya mavan..... don disturb baba.. or i ll f'ck ur sister in front of ur ..kandara oli ...myrandi myrandi dallas cowboy.. poi cow suthe nakee
  
  
• From: baba (@ 210.186.87.3) on: Wed May 29 08:17:16
  
  every director has their own talent but the worst idiot onetheko peruchunomo elatha rajesh and others name as mention above except me baba is the disgusting stupid fellows ;;; u all like donkey compare to the directors... my question is can u all earn as much as the directors earning..
  pechakare pasunge da nenga elam
  
  
• From: D.C (@ 164.58.65.1) on: Tue Jun 4 18:52:32
  
  vico.
  hey tell you what. Flip one of the KLCC tower to the left and one to the right. Shove one to your mama's pussy and one to your sister's pussy. Forgot something rise Empire tower high up stick in on your mama's ass.
  
  
• From: Windy Hill Bomber (@ its-wn-prox2.its.rmit.edu.au) on: Tue Jun 4 23:08:40
  
  It is not Mani Ratnam.
  
  
• From: Shakthi (@ bangdp-35-132.mantraonline.com) on: Wed Jun 5 02:54:38
  
  Balachander- For the unique ending of any movie
  Visu - For the useful messege he conveys
  Balumahendra - Practical and artistic approach
  
  
• From: Kajan (@ wc05.ym.rnc.net.cable.rogers.com) on: Wed Jun 5 03:17:40
  
  I could not accept Balachander, c Parthalar Paravasam
  
  
• From: loveakshay (@ 203.106.146.18) on: Wed Jun 5 04:47:32
  
  i think maniratnam is great in directing the movies but lack to come out with fresh story line
  ...how we can forget mouna ragam, thalapathy, nayagan (to name few nice movies of mr maniratnam...and pls dont compare with hollywood movie makers..i just see it in the context of tamil movies}
  
  see how he shape out the dialogues ..very short and really nice ..
  the way he is handling the camera..for ex : shah rukh khan in action dancing on the top of moving train...
  
  
  
• From: Karups (@ wsip68-15-216-158.at.at.cox.net) on: Wed Jun 12 12:46:52
  
  Shankar - makes commercial hits, but more unreality
  
  Maniratnam - handles well, less unreality
  
  Balachander - handles well, sometimes unimaginable story for the current situation, can be accepted later (eg: a lot like Ethir Neechal, Apoorva Ragangal)
  
  Balumahendra - handles well, more (full of) reality (eg: Veedu)
  
  Mahendran - handles well, more (full of) reality with acceptable, admisible story (eg: Uthiripookal, Mullum Malarum)
  
  Bharathiraja - handles well, more reality some unacceptable scenes
  
  Bala - ?, wait and see
  
  +
  Thirulogachandar,
  Beem Singh,
  Sridhar,
  ...
  
  

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