Alaipayuthey (2000) :
Brief Review -
A nice experiment into typical Romance by Mani Ratnam is powered by one of the Finest compositions of A R Rahman. Alaipayuthey is sort of compilation of multiple romantic dramas of old Hollywood and bollywood. The reason to call it typical is, it doesn't reform the Romance genre by giving anything new and the reason to call it an experiment is, it compiles multiple stories but gives it an individual narrative of its own. Those multiple stories i referred have been just a part of some other stories like Family drama or Rom-Com or drama but Alaipayuthey puts them all together to provide a romantic drama of its own league. Additionally, it divides the narrative in two parts, first is about infatuation and love before marriage and second one is all about circumstances appearing after marriage. Now, if it hits hard or not? Are the conflicts so smart to connect deeply? The answer is no. They're not. It has flaws but those were needed to carry forward the storyline, otherwise it wouldn't have reached to its end. But still even after considering a logic of cinematic Liberty all the conflicts don't look fully reliable. One of the major shortcoming is, it doesn't elaborate the misunderstanding chapters smartly. With this being done smartly, it would have been a great film. Anyways, there are positives like beautiful chemistry of Madhavan and Shalini and Rahman's melodious compositions. These two things makes this ordinary film very special in its own way. Not just one or two but Rahman has composed like four or five super hit numbers which have immense repeat value. Mani Ratnam's direction is fine but i expected more from a genius like him. That narrow vision to overlook contracted conflicts would have been forgiven if it was just another ordinary director but with Ratnam sir, sorry it's not just done.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.
A nice experiment into typical Romance by Mani Ratnam is powered by one of the Finest compositions of A R Rahman. Alaipayuthey is sort of compilation of multiple romantic dramas of old Hollywood and bollywood. The reason to call it typical is, it doesn't reform the Romance genre by giving anything new and the reason to call it an experiment is, it compiles multiple stories but gives it an individual narrative of its own. Those multiple stories i referred have been just a part of some other stories like Family drama or Rom-Com or drama but Alaipayuthey puts them all together to provide a romantic drama of its own league. Additionally, it divides the narrative in two parts, first is about infatuation and love before marriage and second one is all about circumstances appearing after marriage. Now, if it hits hard or not? Are the conflicts so smart to connect deeply? The answer is no. They're not. It has flaws but those were needed to carry forward the storyline, otherwise it wouldn't have reached to its end. But still even after considering a logic of cinematic Liberty all the conflicts don't look fully reliable. One of the major shortcoming is, it doesn't elaborate the misunderstanding chapters smartly. With this being done smartly, it would have been a great film. Anyways, there are positives like beautiful chemistry of Madhavan and Shalini and Rahman's melodious compositions. These two things makes this ordinary film very special in its own way. Not just one or two but Rahman has composed like four or five super hit numbers which have immense repeat value. Mani Ratnam's direction is fine but i expected more from a genius like him. That narrow vision to overlook contracted conflicts would have been forgiven if it was just another ordinary director but with Ratnam sir, sorry it's not just done.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.