Nandhalala – A Travel in search of Love….

Nandhalala – A Travel in search of Love….

The film is a poem, a landmark in Tamil Cinema. Every frame in the film has a deep meaning in it. Not only Ashwath Ram, Mysskin, Snigitha but even the landscapes, and the music has also played very important role in this film.

The film revolves around Akhilesh (Ashwath Ram) a eight year old school boy and Baskar Mani (Mysskin) a mentally ill man who escaped from the asylum and their journey to see their mother. During their journey they meet many people and everyone they meet on their way teach them a lesson and learn from these two. Anjani (Snigitha) a prostitute joins them half way and travels them till the end.

Every character that they meet on their way has an important role to play with the story not even a frame without the characters are waste in this film. Even the character of a drunk lorry driver played by Nazer which comes in the film for just 12 seconds has a great impact on the story.

The Kid Ashwath Ram has bore all the weight of the film on his shoulders. Mysskin as Baskar Mani is simply marvelous. We forget that he is the director of the film and he lives as Baskar Mani when we watch the film. Raja Sir’s music is the central character of the film, even the silence in the very first shot of the film tells a lot.

Mysskin has given a miraculous story to us. Being a drama every scene is a surprise which is a common in a thriller genre of film.

Magesh Muthusamy has changed the conventional way of capturing a frame. This film is a real credit to the chemistry between the director and the cinematographer. Every frame and shot is a poem in this film. It has life in it. Both the director and the cameraman have killed many conventional styles film making. This is what is needed to take Tamil Cinema to the next level. Not even a small catterpiller or a Cobra crawling in silence in the film is waste.

“Thalatu kekathane….” Song pushes all the audience to the bottom of our heart. A Salute to Raja Sir.

And Mysskin Sir you have proved something that is needed in Tamil Cinema to take it to the next level.

**** Note: All the students of Visual Communication, and all the aspiring film makers watch this movie to change the conventional way of film making…..