The director is my close friend and I am glad that you liked it and wanted to talk to him. It is a great movie and I was wondering if I could recommend his first movie which awarded him 2 national awards last year which was critically acclaimed tamil movie released last year in Netflix due to covid restrictions. Movie name is Mandela and Yogi babu did the lead role in this movie. It's a debut movie of my friend Madonne Ashwin. Please watch the trailer and if you feel interested you can review the movie. Trailer with English subs ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ES1Oz7cW11M.html
The director is my close friend and I am glad that you liked it and wanted to talk to him. It is a great movie and I was wondering if I could recommend his first movie which awarded him 2 national awards last year which was critically acclaimed tamil movie released last year in Netflix due to covid restrictions. Movie name is Mandela and Yogi babu did the lead role in this movie. It's a debut movie of my friend Madonne Ashwin. Please watch the trailer and if you feel interested you can review the movie. Trailer with English subs ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ES1Oz7cW11M.html
This is pure intelligence. These guys are not Indians BUT look at how deeply they have analyzed this story and brought out the beauty of this movie to us. YET our Indians will NOT appreciate the brilliance of such a movie as Maveeran. Thank you guys . I really enjoyed your thoughts and reaction of this brilliant movie. Watch more movies of SK like Doctor...and the other one where he was a female nurse. He actually looked so beautiful as a female. Dig up more movies and watch guys. And once more thanks to the tamil industry for bringing out such unique movies. Love from South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤️
I think the main problem is tamil literacy. We can't say any words other than a select few words: "nalla iruku" "massa iruku" "semmaya iruku" "hollywood mari iruku" "vera mari pantanga" "veera level" "veeeeeera level". So when a movie is over, this is how we talk about it. Have we ever used words like 'gentrification' 'conscience' 'great shot' 'quirky music' 'original' 'stereotypical'. We just say first half was good, second half was boring. and think to ourselves we just expressed ourselves. Did you know 'entertainment' direct translation is 'pozhudhu poku'? the way we use this word is to imply negative things in life, so how would you ever say 'this movie was very entertaining'. just watch this public review of leo, tell me how many tamil folks said anything remotely thought provoking? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LTu74-4CpWE.htmlsi=5xlwC46H86yjBqHh My review of leo would be: "The movie was very intense" how do i say that in tamil? That was my rant on limited literacy.
Symbols not discussed: 1. Charlie Chaplin did silent movies. It's a foreboding of the climax. 2. Sathya jumps twice in the movie. The first leap is out of desperation in the start of the movie. Sathya's second jump off the boat is the literal "leap of faith" he needed. He carried the "rock of fear" that had been weighing him down all along, thereby the shot of the rope around his feet breaking, leaving fear behind. Despite his outward cowardliness, the inner "anchor" of value systems he possesses, lifted him up and saved him. All he had to do was to trust in himself.
Also, he got the hearing after a while when his head got hit in the wall first time he slipped. He lost the power after a while when minister hit him in the head. He got the power again after a while when Minister hit him in the head again He got the power again after climax because he got hit in his head in the building shambles
@@SanthoshKumar0410no, he lost the power when he didn't do what the voice said (he let his ppl down first). Second time he lost his power when he didn't obey the voice (the fight where he didn't hold back) He loses power eveytime he goes out of the plan.
Ending: I njoyed the connection established...good writing At the start of the movie, the comic story narrated as Warrior saves 'Princess' from a collapsing 'Palace' by making 'Cloth rope'.. Magician with swirl 2nd scene: Girl kid says to SK "I look better than the Princess you drew" Climax: 'Princess' is the same girl kid with the Tamil name 'Illavarasi' (meaning princess) Collapsing building named 'people palace' Magician is Antagonist with iron rod SK saves the kid (illavarasi-princess) making Cloth rope
Maveeran didn't get the love it deserved in the box office. Don't know why a very original concept unseen in Hollywood or anime,tailored with emotional story for the target audience and very well executed.the only flaw would be the love intrest and their relationship taking a sidestep
Sadly, many movies barged in after the release and as usual, Tamil suck at marketing outside Tamilnadu (or even in Tamilnadu, I don't know). And also, few percent of people were disappointed at commercial take down in the second half.
Pretty sure the guys who doesn’t agree would be Telugu folks…as both Malayalam and Kannada do make quality movies these days so they agree that tamil continue impress with Mass,class and big movies without propaganda in calling every movie as PAN INDIAN movie
If you notice, the film starts with him drawing the comic where the warrior saves the princess (Ilavarasi) ....and the climax is him saving the girl Ilavarasi just like how it's done in the comic. He was writing his story from the beginning ❤
This journey of this movie is splendid guys. I love how passionately Rick speaks of it . Also , did see Korbin almost tear up when SK was submerged in water He looked at the camera and controlled it
I am from Kerala and watched this movie yesterday and really loved it an unique story which was not done before but l don't understand y it didn't get the hype in theaters.
Malayalam has simple yet unique content. Telugu has over the top cinema but is completely entertaining. Tamil cinema somehow makes films that appeals to all audiences and its so clever in screenwriting wise.
Vijay Sethupathi didn't took salary for giving voice-over for this movie. He generously did his part for the friendship he had with the cast and crew . This is called a healthy cinema industry.
Sivakarthikeyan started as a mimicry artist. Appeared in small screen for game competitions, became anchor for several TV shows, got his first big break in 2012 and has never looked back ever since. He is a huge Thalaivar Rajni fan❤
The fact that you both got emotional about the movie is exactly why you guys are my favourite. This movie is such a gem and am so happy you got most of the nuisances and things the Director did in the movie.. It's an absolute gem..
Very impressive review! Rick your understanding of the nuances and the symbolism was spot on here. Infact watching this with you guys has changed my impression of this movie completely, as I did not think it was all that great during the first watch.
Guys, i agree with everything you expressed for Maaveran (and Jawan). One of my all time favorites for sure. THANK GOD they didn't go extra with the "love" angle .. thank you Madone and Chandru. PLease watch Madone's MANDELA (won Indian National Award, and few other awards). It would be amazing if you interviewed Director & co-writer Madonne Ashwin, and co-writer Chandru A, and shared it with us. That would be awesome. Please watch DOCTOR & Kolamavu Kokila by Director Nelson. Sivakartikeyan was not in Beast.
I watched it in ott and missed the ending scene after credits😬.. Just now realised it😅 Being a guilty coward... This movie hit me hard! When the heroine said everyone's climax is death it blew my mind.... I knew it all along but... The sk character trying to not get into trouble was so me... He connected with me... I was totally blown when she said that.... I guess maaveeran character resonated with so many people who go about their everyday family life, work, sleep etc.,not bothered to question things... Thinking that is "practical".... This movie kindled my conscience. This movie is very personal to me ❤
When I saw this movie the first time I thought it was just an average film. But now, after seeing ur video I finally get all the connections and the beautiful message the movie has delivered.. and as an audience I feel guilty to not have given the movie the recognition it deserves. Thanks a lot for the in depth explanation. And the final touch in the movie was amazing❤
The level of foreshadowing in this movie is freaking crazy. The ending (building crumbling scene) mirrored the opening scene where the magician/wizard destroys the palace (he destroyed the building due to his greed) and him ending up saving the princess (ilavarasi in Tamil translates to princess) using a long line of cloth (which Sathya did so to save ilavarasi, the little girl). And secondly, when Satya runs off to the roof before he (attempts to) commits suicide he utters "He (Maaveeran) then tore off the face of the engineer (the one who misbehaved with his sister) with glasses (or something along this lines)" while scribbling over Maaveeran's portrait on the terrace wall (which he says from the narrator's perspective and the same words are uttered by the narrator later in the movie), which literally happens the same way not once but twice in the movie. This ties back to what Nila(Satya's love interest) said to Satya before Satya realised that the building is gonna collapse. Nila said that his power is his voice and it has always been him who was the narrator in his mind, which lines up with Satya ended up doing what his consciousness wanted him to do. It is a superpower? Yes. But if you think about it, it was his subconscious which he had suppressed all along until his death gave way for it to (kind of) take over. This film is pure genius. Thanks for reading. Have a nice day.
Now that was not a stupid reaction.... That was a precise, concise summary of how I felt after watching the movie, a true original story of a superhero, and how movies should speak about corruption and reality of the society. A true superhero is one who listens to his inner conscience and shuts all the other voices down, believes in himself, and fights for what is right. What a movie!!!
Mandela was such a great movie too! It's a comedy/political satire movie. I'm not sure if all the references will be relatable for you guys but it was amazing!
I'm equally mad about Jawan, Rick 😅 we just expect better from a SRK and Atlee film lol . But yeah politics ( I've been told there were some jabs being taken at local politicians, I'm not exactly sure who and why) aside Maveeran objectively is definitely a unique superhero film , like minnal murali , bhavesh Joshi and thank goodness for that!
a quick info, Sivakarthikeyan, also known as SK the movie's actor, is one big star in Kollywood, he is not as huge as Rajnikanth, Kamal hassan, Thalapathy Vijay but is getting there. he started his career as a shows anchor and then got into acting in comedy movies and now he's turnng into an action star with this movie. Do check out his other movie, he has a lot of great rom-com movies like Remo. The actress in this movie, Aditi Shankar, is the verywell-knownn indian director Shankar's daughter and this is her second film. There's a song in this movie, the love songsungg by both SK and Aditi Shankar. Sivakarthikeyan and Vijay Sethupathy are the new generation actors and the fans often compare both of them just like how they do with Rajnikanth and Kamal Hassan, Thalapathy Vijay and Thala Ajith. So that is why Vijay Sethupathy agreed to give his voice-over to this movie as he wants to shut the fans from calling them both rivals. Fun fact, he didn't receive any penny for this movie, he did it out of generosity and love for the director and SK.
@@sharavana_ Excatly my reaction. I would say Dhanush and VJS makes more sense considering that they are the only real candidates with a humongous reach outside of just Tamil Nadu. I mean... the two are super well known even in the North. Super impressive considering many Vadakkans barely know who Ajith is.
@@arak9735 you guys are living in a different universe 🤣😂 - ivanga rendu perukulla vj, ajith mari controversy nadakuthuney indha bro comment pani tha therium ( rendu perum delusional world la vazhndhutu irukinga pola) Nanba wake up to reality💀👍🏻
Sadly/unfortunately this is how our government built buildings really are !!.. ‼️in India, in Tamilnadu.... 😔😪... Anything given by the government is not less than trash - quality-vise ... "Corruption ".. ‼️‼️💯💯
I hope that you guys remember the beginning of the movie where he narrates his comic in which he save the princess in the same way as climax with sarees used as a rope and this same small girl asks hero that you should have drawn my face in place of princess.STORY ENDS AT THE SAME PLACE WHERE IT BEGINS correctly matches this.
Dude should have put 4 dimensional 360 degrees worth of concentration while writing the beginning and the end. and the best part is you almost couldn't guess
Kudos to Siva Karthikeyan to trust his director, he is known for providing suggestions in the story and screenplay but he completely surrendered to this director because he saw HUGE potential in Madonne Ashwin. Interesting Titbit: Both Siva Karthikeyan and Vijay Sethupathi started at the same time and were gaining popularity. In Tamil Industry there has always been competition between two top actors. Fans split between these actors. Its MGR Vs Sivaji then Rajini Vs Kamal then Vijay Vs Ajith... So, the media started pitching these two against each other SK and VJS... they almost succeeded, but these two being very mature people never took it serious and had mutual respect for each other.... In fact, the director said he wanted VJS as the voice, So SK was not sure if VJS would agree to this. But, VJS took it with both hands and showed great attitude. SK did acknowledge this in the movie related interview. I'm a fan of both the actors... FYI, just like SRK... SK came from TV, his comic sense is just BRILLIANT. CALL THE DIRECTOR FOR DISCUSSION, I FEEL HE WILL OBLIJE. He is a promising star from Tamil film Industry. The movie did very well in the box office... but not a Blockbuster... Critics think it could have been appreciated a bit better. I hope this effort gets recognized at least now.
Fun rather sad fact.. SK's dad is a police officer in real life.. and I believe SK's dad died in a shootout ..fighting for the people .. and SK himself became a creative person like in the movie... in a way, this movie feels like an Omage to his dad.. tearing up right now..
SK`s dad is an honest Jail suprentendent . He died while he is working because of high pressures given by his co workers and certain officers due to some issues that he is too honest & strict in his job( evidence from interview by TADA RAHIM)
Yeah he died by heart attack due to tremendous form all corners in an important case I heard... He was a very honest and upright police... No wonder SK is a thorough gentleman@@sivanathansinaperil5287 He always gets emotional about his dad. Well brought up by his mom and sister...the women of his house...now his wife and daughter. proper family man.
I watched this movie on my birthday in a fully packed theatre. I will never forget that experience for my whole life. ❤ I have watched this already 4 times by now. Every time it gets me emotional in the climax 🥹
Director: Madona ashwin ( this is 2nd Film) Starring: Sivakarthikeyan Stunt Choregrapher: Yaanick ben cinematographer: Vidhu Ayyanna Production 🏠: Shanthi talkies( this is 1st film)
29:27 The love portion that we see in many of the movies of the new-gen directors is out of pressure from the producers and distributors. Many dont want to have unnecessary love track and songs
The animated cartoon shown at the beginning of the movie is what actually happens in the climax…saving the princess (name of the girl) and the hero dying in the process
Mandela is also a great film from the same directer in which Yogi babu would be hero (lead actor) in that movie and Doctor is a must watch movie for you guys, where the same actor of this film have acted in that movie. It's a fun action film which is directed by Nelson
Mandela is this director's first film. And guess what, Yogi babu is the hero in that.... you guys will enjoy that movie a lot.... its similar to this movie... except that's not a super hero movie... its also available in OTT
There is one shot after the original settlement is razed to the ground .. only two things are seen left untouched.. the temple and the party flags..that is so clever 👌
This proves that majority of Indians need full slomo hype fights with big heroes where as less people appreciate original work.Jawan best bits and pieces of all commercial movies put together does record breaking views whereas this original concept film .The film director really wanted us to think instead of some directors who make us look stupid with same old scenes songs then scenes then item song and a grand place for climax. Rick is a real cinema critic who can find the film's real worth. A true analyst and we are lucky he turned towards Indian Cinema all these years. Thankyou Rick and Korbin.
I'm so glad you guys liked this movie ❤❤❤ It's one of my favorite films. It's such a fun, smart, and meta take on the masala action hero, and it's just an all-around fun and awesome film! 🎉🎉🎉 Glad you guys loved it!
Thank you Rick and Korbin for watching and reacting to this brilliant movie 'Maveeran', which I admire a lot. I feel that one can relate to this movie if it is seen that everyone has got this inner voice which matures as we keep listening to it, and become what is called 'intuition'.
I’m so happy that you are watching this movie. I loved it and it was my favorite movie of 2023. I agree that this movie deserves so much. The plot is so unique and different.
You guys should definitely check out Mandela. It is also a film by this director. The lead in this movie is Yogi Babu (the comedian from Maveeran) so it was great to see him take on a lead/serious role and kill it. The movie is a must-watch about India's caste system
I think him looking upto the sky and smiling was him finally being satisfied with the life he has been living, and not afraid of imoending doom anymore, becauss he knows he did the right thing, amd doesnt have to live in fear of anything anymore. I mean, there are so many things it could mean, the movie was so artistically sound while being appealing to the masses as well.
Collection wise this movie did great. Madonne Ashwin (director) did a great work on script and narration. Tamil audience proved that strong script will be valued even it is not a Mega star film.
Exactly true💯 Such a BEAUTIFULLY written movie it is. I felt the fullfillness after watching this movie❤️ But we cant deny the fact that ppl celebrates big movies rather than good movies. Mandela & is the nxt goto films for you guys🔥
You must watch this director's first movie 'Mandela' which speaks about cast and untouchblity and ugly politics about it... it is an extraordinary movie starred by Yogi Babu.. Yes!! 😊
if you liked Maaveeran, then you guys should definitelty watch mandela, the director's first film with yogi babu as the lead. I'm sure you guys will love it more than maaveeran. It's less massy and more artistic than maaveeran
And thanks for mentioning the Chaplin symbolism. I was trying to look up the connection between this film and Chaplin, but I could not find it anywhere. Incredible.
Did yall notice the shadows? When he first looked up with the thunder storm there was 2 shadows then at the end it became 1 shadow again. Showing someone else in him.
Although I watched only your cutup version on RU-vid, I loved what I saw. Great movie. So original, and now that Rick pointed out the Charlie Chaplin reference, what an intelligent writer-director. I am glad it was profitable, even though such movies should be juggernauts at the B.O., so we can get more such movies. You guys picked up on the symbolism and cues so well; with your "intelligent" comments, the movie was much more enjoyable.
He lost the power when he didn't do what the voice said (he let his ppl down first in the godown). Second time he lost his power when he didn't obey the voice (the fight where he didn't hold back in pre climax) He loses power eveytime he goes out of the plan. He regained his power when he was ready to sacrifice his life (by jumping into the river) and again he probably regained in the climax hecause je was ready to die by getting in the collapsing building.
I had a nice time watching this reaction video :) You should watch Mandela :) Being socially conscious & wanting the good to win, I think You'll love it :)
The actress who played as mother of the hero in the movie is Sarita. Sarita is great actress, at least in my opinion. Tamil Director K. Balachander, who introduced Sarita to film industry with his film 'Maro Charitra' (kamalahasan as hero), said once that I cannot keep camera running focused on any actor in close shot for nearly 3 to 5 mts, except Sarita ( he didn't mention even about Kamalahasan though K.Balachander considers Kamalahasan as great actor). So Sarita is the best Indian Actress. You should watch her acting. Her films: 1. Angi Sakshi (wherein she portrayed as schizophrenia patient and which got her that comment from K. Balachander). 2. Thaneer Thaneer, 3. Thappu Thaalangal (with Rajinikanth). Particularly ladies should watch her in these movies and should appreciate. I think they are available on RU-vid freely.
It made Profit, words spread, Director has a good name so a lot watched film after reviews made on first screen and even recieved Appreciation, from Contemporary Politicians and Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Hope fully will get many awards too.
