The year 2008 has been quite a disappointing one for all the film buffs. The movies they expected a lot flunked miserably at box office while the films made at low budget leaped with high laurels. Kollywood Today brings you the exclusive of such groundbreaking films made at low budget and peaked with high profits.

Saroja – This isn’t a low budget film as in Venkat Prabhu’s directorial ‘Chennai 600 028′. Produced by Pyramid Saimira, the film had successfully completed 100 Days with high profits.

Subramaniapuram – Sasi Kumar made his debut directorial; performance on the screen as well produced it. Unable to raise more funds, the film was shot at 8mm camera. And now, the film has been winning high laurels, more awards and good profit. The film has been recently sold out for Telugu remake at the cost of Rs. 1Crore.

Poo –Followed by commercial films, Director Sasi stepped ahead for an offbeat theme that has won accolades for him. With no superstars and glamorous girls on lead role, the film has arrested everyone’s senses and expectations are lot as it would hold special position in the category of World Cinema.

Poi Solla Porom - Remake of Khosla Ka Ghosla and Director Vijay wins the race with big releases aside him. Not even a single person on main stream made their lead role. Shot in 33 days with low budget, the film made more rooms in multiplex and single screens crossing successful 100 days.

Anjathey – Again, it’s same off the classification. Produced by Nemikchand Jhabak, Mysskin wielded megaphone for this film. An upcoming actor Naren, Debutant Ajmal and a chocolate guy Prasanna turning into baddie made the film so successful.

Star-casts: Karunaas, Karthika, M.S. Bhaskar, Saranya, Flora, Sanmuga Rajan, Mayil Samy, Periyar Dasan and many others.
Production: J. Mohan Kumar, S. Bhaskar
Screenplay and Direction: Siva Sanmughan
Dialogues: Ramnath
Cinematography: S. Taj
Music: Dheena
Editing: V.T. Vijayan

Scriptwriter-Director Srinivasan from God’s own country seems to be having a great time here in Kollywood. Many of his scripts are being adapted into Tami film industry. But makes us feel so sorry is that they aren’t remade best as in Malayalam. Well, it’s because off varying tastes of audiences of Mollywood and Kollywood. Adding unwanted commercial stuffs to the beautiful theme really spoils the best spell. It’s more illustrious with ‘Katha Parayumpol’ into ‘Kuselan’.

The film is about Saarathi (Karunaas), a man haunted by inferiority complex is in fact a mad of his own sort. Even for a photograph to be clicked at him, he wants to apply powder to look brighter. This is something that’s happening mainly in Country like India where people are ruled by the skin complex issues. Saarathl’s mother Saranya arranges for his marriage, but each and every girl keeps refusing his proposal as he is dark in colour. But things aren’t the same as he meets Vasanthi (Karthika). Getting to watch her beautiful looks, Saarathi himself decides to get out of the house with a strong belief that she wouldn’t accept to marry him. But, it’s quite surprising that Vasanthi likes him so much and agrees for the marriage.

Things are fine and good until the marriage is done and Saarathi takes his wife to his hometown. Everyone in the town look at him wondering how come such a beautiful girl married him. Heeding to their useless talks, Saarathi starts doubting whether his wife really loves and that eventually turns into suspiciousness… he starts spying on her around the house and finally loses out all his close relations and falls onto pathetic grounds. Does he make up for his faults and revive his relations or not forms crux of the story.

Right from the first scene where Karunas gets picked on by elephant he actually wanted to feed is more hilarious. Kaunas’ characterization is so perfect and natural of an ordinary man with bag on his hand, TVS Scooter, applying powder on his face very often have been depicted so nicely. Both on hilarious and emotional situations, Karunas brims with uttermost efforts and he deserves special mention. On the pars, don’t miss his reactions as he wife sings appraisals of Ajith Kumar in Billa and while lodging complaint against a person who threatens about kidnapping his wife.

Karthika is spotted on more matured performance than her debut flick ‘Nam Nadu’. Well, she didn’t much role to perform their and over here Director has offered her more space. In particular, watch her gestures and performance while she gets to know that her husband is suspecting her. M.S. Bhaskar, Saranya, Livingstone, Chitti Babu, Mayilsami and others in the star-casts exceed our expectations with decent works.

Dheena’s music and Thaji’s cinematography add to the good quality of the film. Especially, the promo song ‘Remix of Dindukal’ reveals over the top of all technicians. Hats off to JD-Jerry, Blaaze for making it so rich. Ram Nath’s dialogue and Siva Shanmugham’s direction reveals of their comme il faut work.

On the whole, Dindukal Saarathi is a special movie for those who were constantly watching movies of extreme commerciality.

Bottom – Line: An inch above mediocre

Verdict: Can watch it once…

Not many actors do follow such simplicity in tinsel town. Their stardom, name and fame create a self-pride in them, but Rajnikanth is always an exception. His simplistic nature stunned everyone while shooting for his magnum opus ‘Endhiran’. Shooting for film was recently held at Ennore and Rajnikanth was stuck in Traffic Jam. Immediately, the actor made a phone call to Director Shankar about getting delayed and asked someone to pick him up.

Couple of stunt men went there without any delay on motorcycle. They covered Rajnikanth with a huge coat and his face by helmet to manage. They took Rajnikanth to the shooting spot through motorcycle without getting delayed. Each and every one in the crew were surprised that the Superstar Rajnikanth reached the spot through motorcycle. None other stars didn’t take a ride in motorcycle for their profession.

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