I do wonder what is that in Maniratnam movies, which makes them a hit. It is the ability to portray subtle moments of life, and this time in OK Kanmani, Maniratnam does it again. It is easy to bring action or sentiments or masala into a movie, but to bring subtlety of emotions is a tough task, but it is the task that pours abundance of life into the characters etched into OK Kanmani.
AR Rahman's music feels fresh throughout the movie, be it the BGM or the songs and Vairamuthu's lyrics add much needed poetic touch to the love story, taking it one notch higher.
Salman, Nitya menon, Prakash Raj and Leela samson bring in life to their characters and it is always a joy to see Prakash Raj on screen, especially in characters that you know he can essay with flamboyance.
The good thing about OKK is dialogs, for there are no lengthy dialogs, but the weak point of OKK is also its dialogs. Sometimes it seems to be artificial, unrealistic, lifeless but definitely poetic. Mani needs to concentrate more on this department and i personally believe that was the reason why his earlier movies did not do well.
Whenever you see an elderly pair or characters on screen, they portray a typical stereotyped uncle-aunties who are full of jokes in the first half and full of advices to the younger generation in the second half. But OKK breaks the stereotype in the well etched roles of Ganapathy uncle and Bhavani Aunty. Hats off to Maniratnam for braking this stereotype.
One more great thing which cannot go unnoticed is the usage of lights and cinematography. Maniratnam and lights is a clichéd joke, but OKK is colorful and bright visual treat.
Overall the movie is fresh, Crisp and easy fare.
AR Rahman's music feels fresh throughout the movie, be it the BGM or the songs and Vairamuthu's lyrics add much needed poetic touch to the love story, taking it one notch higher.
Salman, Nitya menon, Prakash Raj and Leela samson bring in life to their characters and it is always a joy to see Prakash Raj on screen, especially in characters that you know he can essay with flamboyance.
The good thing about OKK is dialogs, for there are no lengthy dialogs, but the weak point of OKK is also its dialogs. Sometimes it seems to be artificial, unrealistic, lifeless but definitely poetic. Mani needs to concentrate more on this department and i personally believe that was the reason why his earlier movies did not do well.
Whenever you see an elderly pair or characters on screen, they portray a typical stereotyped uncle-aunties who are full of jokes in the first half and full of advices to the younger generation in the second half. But OKK breaks the stereotype in the well etched roles of Ganapathy uncle and Bhavani Aunty. Hats off to Maniratnam for braking this stereotype.
One more great thing which cannot go unnoticed is the usage of lights and cinematography. Maniratnam and lights is a clichéd joke, but OKK is colorful and bright visual treat.
Overall the movie is fresh, Crisp and easy fare.