Director – cinematographer Santosh Sivan’s Urumi is a welcome change from the run-of-the-mill commercial stuffs. A historical drama set in 14th century, it speaks about Portugese sailor Vasco-da-Gama’s visit to India and a youth’s dardevil act to take revenge on him. In a nutshell, Urumi is about the warrior clans of Kerala and their battle against the greedy sailor.
Doing a period drama is no easy task. It has to have everything in place. Santosh Sivan has done extensive research and gets all his act right in the film, which surely strikes a chord with the masses. The dubbed version of Malayalam hit Urumi, has crisp dialogues by Sasikumar.
The movie boasts of a huge star cast that includes Parthviraj, Prabhu deva, Genelia, Nithya Menon, Tabu, Vidya Balan among others. Santosh SIvan has managed to extract the best from all. The movie has romance, valor, deceit, lust, friendship and revenge et all. With Prithviraj and Prabhu deva at the sceheme of things, he has managed to paint an engrossing picture.
Urumi is about a valourous youth Kelu Rayanar (Prithviraj), who wants to take revenge on Vasco-da-Gama for killing his father Sedurayyan (Aarya). He is helped in the process by his good friend Vavvali (Prabhu deva). Joins their mission Aracckal Ayesha (Genelia). The drama begins when the trio sets out for a battle with the Portugese.
As Kelu Rayannar, Prithviraj is at his best. His stunt sequences, pouring out right emotions and romantic interludes with Genelia add pep to the proceedings. His well-toned physique and serious looks helps him come with a convincing performance. Otherwise known for her chirpy roles, Genelia sheds the tag to play a warrior prince.
Nithya Menon as Chirakkal Bala does a pretty good job. Aarya waslk away with honopur doing a splendid cameo while the likes of Vidya Balan and Tabu appear in a blink-and-a-miss role. But the real scene-stealer is Prabhu deva. Thanks to his comical timing, he manages to leave an impression.
Music by Deepak Dev is good and the background score especially for the wear sequences hold our attention.
Urumi is entertaining and educative too. All credit to Santosh Sivan for a convincing fare.
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The film Urumi directed by Cinematographerturned-director Santosh Sivan which was released yesterday has been receiving good audience response worldwide..
A multi-starrer big budget, the film starred Prithviraj, Genelia, Prabhu Deva, Arya, Vidya Balan and Tabu in prominent roles..
Music for the historical film was scored by Deepak Dev while editing was by Sreekar Prasad..
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Apart from the film Urumi, we also have 2 more films which are hitting the screens today…
Produced under the banner Balaji Real media pvt ltd, the film Ishtam is directed by Prem Nizar..Touted to be a feel good romantic entertainer, the film is a remake of telugu film Yemaindi EE Vela(2010).
Vimal is playing the lead role while Nisha Agarwal is the leading lady. Santhanam is providing the humour quotient..
Songs composed by Thaman are chartbusters..
The film Konjum Mainakkale is directed by Karthikeyan APK..
A breezy rom-com, newcomers Udhay and Mohana Priya makes their debut..Music is composed by L Kesavan..
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Vijay watches Urumi!!!
National Award winning cinematographer-cum-Director Santhosh Sivan’s highly expected film Urumi is hitting the screens today.. The film is a period drama that is set in the 15th century, and casts a hosts of stars including Prithviraj, Genelia, Prabhu Deva, Aarya, Vidya Balan and Tabu in prominent roles..Music for the film is scored by Deepak Dev.. Actor Vijay was seen enjoying while watching the film at a special screening which was held yesterday at Prasad Labs.. Producer Kalaipuli S Dhanu, Director Santosh Sivan were also present at the special screening..
URUMI Worldwide release today
The Historical fantasy film Urumi directed by Internationally-reputed cinematographer and director Santosh Sivan and Asia’s first ASC ( American Society of Cinematographers) award winner is releasing worldwide today..
A multi-starrer big budget film, the film stars Prithviraj, Genelia, Prabhu Deva, Arya, Nithya Menon,Vidya Balan and Tabu in prominent roles..
The film has everything to look out for including exotic locations, superbly-choreographed action scenes (including never- before-seen sword fights).
Ayngaran International proudly presents the film worlwide (Excluding India)
The film will be screend at your favourite UK cineworld cinemas including Ilford, Feltham, Wandsworth, Staplescorner, Birmmingham,Milton Keynes, Crawley, Glasgow RS, Aberdeen & sheffield..
The film will also be screened at:Cinéma MEGA CGR Epinay sur Seine – Paris
Fri 25th May 19.30
Sat 26th May 16.30-19.30
Sun 27th May 16.30-19.30
Mon 28th May 19.30
Méga CGR Évry
Sunday 27th May 14.00..
More than a year after Urumi released in Malayalam, the film has finally released in Tamil. However, it is nothing short of its original counterpart and despite being dubbed, it has all the qualities of a great movie. I can go a step further and say that this is probably the best dubbed film I have seen. Credit goes to the entire team that has made this possible.
Urumi is directed by Santhosh Sivan, who is know more in the Tamil film industry as a cinematographer, thanks to his work in several movies including Roja, Iruvar and Raavanan. His style in direction is reminiscent of Asoka, the 2001 Shah Rukh Khan starrer, which didn’t do very well. Ten years later, taking up a period film again, Santhosh Sivan has shown how much he has grown as a director. For starters, portraying a film like Urumi and its periodical elements are a daunting task in itself. To be cinematographing, partly-producing and directing the movie at the same time represents a job that cannot be put into words. We salute you for your efforts!
If you had seen the posters, you would know that this film includes a lot of big actors. Prithviraj (who is also producing this time), Prabhu Deva, Genelia, Nithya Menon, Amole Gupte (writer of Taare Zameen Par and Stanley Ka Dabba), Vidya Balan, Jagathy Sreekumar (who has acted in more than 1000 Malayalam movies) are part of a long prominent. In addition, Arya and Tabu also do guest roles in this one. All of the characters played by these roles add weight to the film and with Santhosh Sivan directing them, they have possibly done one of the best portrayals ever, despite how long they take the screen.
The lead actors are Prithviraj, Prabhu Deva, Genelia and Nithya Menon and they are the ones who take up considerably more screen time. I was surprised to see that they were not the ones who had done the dubbing. Their performance deserves credit. Action sequences, adjusting to costumes and some very good reactions shown during dialogues give the movie a very natural look. However, a little more effort and time in dubbing would have gone a long way. This would definitely be a shortcoming.
The highlight of the movie and perhaps the most important factor in enticing the audience and reducing the dubbing-factor would be the dialogues by Sasikumaran. Dialogue translation is difficult on its own, but translating a Malayalam period movie and yet managing to keep the very essence of it and also matching them with the original lip movements, WOW! If you ought to give credit to one man for how good this movie is, or how it has been managed to be released, you must look at Sasikumaran.
The next specific credit goes to Deepak Dev, the music director. I could notice several genres in the music and was very delighted to learn that there was no electronic music used. Others may complain, but I credit him for capturing and delivering tunes to the director that have made a whole lot of difference.
To get into more technical stuff, Santhosh Sivan’s cinematography is brilliant, which is not surprising. Slow-motion action sequences close up shots of actors; capturing emotions during dialogue delivery and using unique angles in the music videos are all attributes to his work. It makes me wonder if he becomes a better cinematographer if he takes the director’s seat. Sreekar Prasad’s editing makes the movie intriguing and gripping throughout the 160 minutes despite some annoying scenes which seem to be dragging. Costumes are admirable, but are far from the best we have seen in modern-day cinema. The budget of the film being Rs.23 crores is also a surprise.
Despite having a complete package, there are quite a few shortcomings. Some of the voices do not match the faces of characters correctly and I could find many inconsistencies in the way the scenes got more importance on some occasions and not so much on others. The storyline makes you think a lot, but also makes you wonder if there is too much fantasy involved.
However, the good points trump the bad ones very easily and I promise you will have a great time if you see it in the theatre. Do not write this one off because it’s a dubbed movie, or don’t just simply get the Malayalam version and see it home. The big screen adds a lot of things to your experience, even more than the traditional movies. Compare it with Asoka, and you will be able to see the minute differences that make Urumi a whole lot better.
Rating – 4/5 for giving fans a very unique and historical experience.
Verdict – Urumi is a winner and all audiences will enjoy it, especially when they are watching it for the first time.
The Historical fantasy film Urumi directed by Internationally-reputed cinematographer and director Santosh Sivan and Asia’s first ASC ( American Society of Cinematographers) award winner is releasing worldwide today.. A multi-starrer big budget film, the film stars Prithviraj, Genelia, Prabhu Deva, Arya, Nithya Menon,Vidya Balan and Tabu in prominent roles.. The film has everything to look out for including exotic locations, superbly-choreographed action scenes (including never- before-seen sword fights). Ayngaran International proudly presents the film worlwide (Excluding India) The film will be screend at your favourite UK cineworld cinemas including Ilford, Feltham, Wandsworth, Staplescorner, Birmmingham,Milton Keynes, Crawley, Glasgow RS, Aberdeen & sheffield.. The film will also be screened at:Cinéma MEGA CGR Epinay sur Seine – Paris Fri 25th May 19.30 Sat 26th May 16.30-19.30 Sun 27th May 16.30-19.30 Mon 28th May 19.30 Méga CGR Évry Sunday 27th May 14.00..
Arun Vijay is back in action after a long break. The talented actor, who has been struggling to get success, has finally managed to hit the bull’s eye.
After giving romantic Munthinam Partheney, Goutham Menon’s former assistant Magizh Thirumeni has presented an action thriller without any gimmicks. Thadayara Thaakka is a fast-paced, racy film with many twists and turns. The smart editing of Praveen-Srikanth makes the film quite interesting.
Magizh has opted for a simple and straightforward story but presented it with some happenings that are interesting and credible. Even the twists are by and large executed in an acceptable manner.
Arun Vijay handles the role of a cabs operator who gets caught in a mess thanks to his concern over his friend’s wife’s plight.
Selva (Arun Vijay) runs call taxi business successfully. His lover Priya (Mamta) is a nurse at a hospital. Selva successfully convinces Priya’s parents and the wedding date has been fixed. Both are quite excited.
But fate has something different in store. Selva gets caught in a vortex and gets into the lives of two deadly brothers Maha (Maha Gandhi) and Kumar (Vamsi Krishna). The brothers control the city’s underworld and are aided by their main henchman (Arul Das) in doing so.
The gang wrongly marks Selva as the man to be hunted for a crime with which he doesn’t have any connection at all. Selva is pushed to a corner whereby he would have to either prove he’s innocent or fall victim to the gang’s hit-men.
There is another twist in the tale. There is a girl in Maha’s life. No one has seen her in public. She is said to be very beautiful. Maha protects her like a treasure. Selva tries to utilize her as a shield to save his life. But the girl has a story to tell which leads to another complication.
The rest of the film is about Selva’s struggle and the girl’s mysterious life.
The 128-minute long film moves at a good pace thanks to the editors’ deft handling and no-nonsense script. There are just a couple of songs in the film. No separate comedy track. Thirumeni has successfully presented an ordinary story with some credible twists and neat execution. He has handled the romantic sequences very well.
The lull in the second half and the no-so-convincing story of the mysterious girl are the weak points of the movie.
Sukumar’s cinematography is very good; in particular, the sequences shot in the night are excellent.
Arun Vijay delivers a knock out punch in his performance. Vijay’s body language and dialogue delivery are perfect.
Mamta Mohandoss looks pleasant and scores in romantic sequences. The ‘chemistry’ between them is very good.
Maha Gandhi and Arul Das have done their respective parts equally well. Vamsi Krishna as a furious young baddie is outstanding.
Overall, the film has come out as a neat entertainer.