Saturday, October 27, 2012

The Kollywood Phoenix

'Nayagan' was a movie for the masses and not a cult hero movie.It was 'inspired' by the 'Godfather' and had a star studded crew to make 'Nayagan' a hero of a movie.

Kamal never ceases to be himself, on and off the screen.His obsessive compulsion with himself clearly comes out in print in an article in The Hindu Magazine(a supplement with the newsdaily) dated October 21. Besides self claiming to be the trump card of 'Nayagan', he partners in glory with the artistes of his likes and considers them worthy of his mention and compartmentalizes the ones who were not and makes no bones about saying it loud.

The film has reached its 25th year and has been voted one of Time magazine's top 100 films. And Kamal has donned a 100 odd roles since then ('Nayagan' was released in 1987) in many standout movies that etch his every emotion and his unforgettable screen presence. A celebration of the art in any film goes beyond publicity, even negative.

A phoenix bird is symbolic of a hopeful soar, higher than the dark clouds that come on its way and even if struck by lightning, it rises from the ashes to fly all over again. And Kamal is kollywood's version of a phoenix. He has proved time and again that he can be the standout from the flock of stars in the tamizh film galaxy and rise beyond industry standards.

As audience, we still are positive that he'll reconnect with movies that become better versions of him as an actor and as a person too.