Comments on: Kannathil Muthamittal (’A Kiss On The Cheek’)

by: krishna

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:22:39 +0000

The film tat valued my time i spent for it..THe base line of the story s really great thing to handle,tat too with the amudha character…great work by mani ji& my ever musical star A.R pulls my heart with vairamuthu’s words.mathavan.simran,nandita das,prakash raj,pasupathi,simran’s dad,simran two kids,mathavan’s sister & last but not least amudha rocked & mind blowing characters by mani ji…..HANDS OF TO ALL…

by: rajani

Tue, 20 May 2008 10:55:00 +0000

the most touchin movie ive seen till date…..ilove t movie,t actors,tstory& t emotions…..i value t tears i spent 4 it

by: kiana

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:43:17 +0000

i think this was an inspiring movie. especially because if you were adopted you feel the emotions the little girl was going through. I know this is a movie i will recommend anyone to see.

by: anu

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:31:05 +0000

i like the film beacause of my fav. star simran . i’m a die hard fan of her . & i love you sooooooooooooooooooo much sim

by: Daddy's Girl

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:43:21 +0000

Okay, Madhavan is chipmunk-esque. Totally. Definitely. Just saw ‘Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein’.

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Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:08:23 +0000

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by: Daddy's Girl

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:41:37 +0000

This is a really interesting review, thanks - the film sounds great, and I think I will have to find it… have never watched a Tamil film. I must admit that I love Madhavan though (did you just call him ‘’chipmunk-esque'’?? - gasp - am I thinking of the same Madhavan - the one from ‘Ramji Londonwaley’ and ‘Guru’?). LOL

I’ve seen only 2 Ratnam movies - ‘Dil Se’ (which I found fascinating, impressive, troubling and distasteful all at once) and ‘Guru’ (which I found inspiring and rather interesting to analyse - recently reviewed it on my blog). This might be my next one.

PS ‘A kiss on the cheek’ definitely sounds nicer… LOL

by: Stephen

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:19:21 +0000

I don’t think the film was ever released with an official translated English title, so ‘Kiss On The Cheek’ can work just as well - and sounds nicer I think

I understand your point about the Tamil industry’s negative image being a stereotype, but I think it’s one that is propagated by themselves just as much as it is by others. I do definitely agree though that there is plenty of good work to be found if you know where to look. Of the titles you mentioned, I’ve managed to catch Virumandi, Rainbow 7/G Colony, Anniyan and Manmadhan. Of those four, Virumandi was the only one I’d rate highly, but I will endevour to check out the other five as well.

Some of my own favourite Tamil films would be Anbe Sivam, Hey Ram, Minsara Kanavu, Kandukondain Kandukondain, Kushi, Ullam Ketkume, Iruvar and Bombay.

by: UK Bloke

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:04:58 +0000

PS) The film English title is
A Peck on the Cheek (not kiss)

by: UK Bloke

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:02:34 +0000

Tamil cinema is not always about low budget crude movies, with aging stars and old-fashioned messages. That has been a negative and propagated stereotype; like bollywood “singing and dancing around the trees”. Yes, there are problems with the Tamil film industry but this is slowly being wiped out thanks to the recent surge of low budget films which focus on performance and storylines from a South-Indian working class perspective.

Recommended Tamil films would be; Raam (2004), Rainbow 7/g Colony (2005), Kaadal (2005), Pudupettai (2006), Dishum (2005), Manmadhan (2005), Virumandi (2004), Anniyan (2005), and even the recent low budget satire 23rd Pulikesi (2006).

Although these films aren’t perfect they slowly represent a more mature side of Indian cinema. It’s just a shame that they don’t get more exposure.