Rajini’s “Kuselan” to be released on 18th July

Finally, the news is up! According to IndiaGlitz, the latest Rajinikanth’s movie titled “Kuselan” would be released on 18th July 2008. The storyline won’t be something new as it is a remake of “Katha Parayumpol”, a super hit Malayalam movie.

One thing that surprises me is that the ‘amount’ of heroines in that movie. Nayanthara, Meena, Sneha and Mamta Mohandas! WOW! Just WOW! It has also been reported that the said four actresses plus another actress (Suja) would appear opposite Rajinikanth in a song, and let me stress it again, FIVE ACTRESSES with Rajinikanth in a song! Reminds me of a song in the movie “Naan Avan Illai”! Other actors would be like Pasupathy, Vadivelu, Livingston, Prabhu Ganesan (again!) and so on.

I seriously hope this movie won’t be further ‘enhanced’ with some stupid addons, such as flying from one building to another (ehem!), sword-fighting, the same lame punch dialogues, one hero going against 50+ villains and all those other typical tamil movies’ gimmicks! For god’s sake, please stop all these “breaking-the-law-of-physics” actions! Isaac Newton has already committed suicide after watching ‘a few’ of Vijayakanth’s actions, and I wonder which physician going to commit suicide after watching the latest Vijay’s movie “Kuruvi”, let alone when watching Rajinikanth performing some stupid stunts equivalent to those of Vijayakanth’s?

Anyway, below is the synopsis of the Malayalam movie “Katha Parayumbol”, which might or might not be 100% as the upcoming “Kuselan” but anyhow, it’s worth a read!

The story is about a commoner Balan (Sreenivasan) a barber, in Melekavu village somewhere in Idukki district who runs the run-down ‘New Kerala Saloon’ and lives in abject poverty with his family consisting of his wife Sridevi (Meena), two daughters and a son. Balan is struggling to keep afloat with his old tools, as he cannot find anyone who would give him a loan to modernize his shop without taking a bribe and competition from rival ‘Modern Hair Stylist’ run by a slimy character (Jagadish) is killing! Added to that, being a Puniyavalan( principled man) living in a house with no basic amenities, three school going kids in a convent school makes him a butt of ridicule among the villagers!

All that changes one-day when superstar Asok Raj (Mammootty) comes to the sleepy village to shoot his new film Pakshikal Parakate. Life takes a U-turn for Balan as the superstar crazy villagers come to know that Balan is a childhood friend of Asok Raj! Now all the villagers who spurned Balan want to be his friend, so that they can get close to the superstar and go on a celebrity chase. But Balan is made of different mettle and refuses to acknowledge or meet Asok Raj, leading to a stunning climax.

The writer Sreenivasan and his director Mohanan has skillfully caricatured the characters you meet in a remote village- the moneylender and local ‘blade’ Eapacchan Muthalali (Innocent), Das Kattumantha(Salim Kumar), the boring village bard, guy(Mukesh) who runs the local tutorial college, rival hair stylist(Jagadish) tea shop owner(Mamookoya), self centered local politician who always talks about his connections(Augustine). Sreenivasan has also explored the craze among ordinary people for getting close or seen with a superstar. There is also a message that stars become superstars only because of their script writers who have given them memorable roles. The comedy laced satirical song ‘Vyathyasthanaaya…. tuned by M.Jayachandran is a rocker. P.Sukumaran camera has beautifully etched out the Thodupuzha countryside.

The film with a wafer thin story line works big time due to its climax, which has been worked out very well by Sreenivasan and a riveting performance by Mammootty. Everybody in the film from Sreenivasan, Meena to the girl playing his eldest daughter, Innocent, Sooraj Venjaranmoodu, Salim Kumar, Mukesh, Jagadish and others are all apt for the characters they enact which has made the film touching and appealing to the audiences.

Source: Sify.com

 
Oh and according to Wikipedia, Dasavatharam would be released on 2nd June! Can’t wait for it!