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Meli dear -

Thankoo, thankoo!

I had no idea I had become a senior member, I didn't notice it at all. So, what was I before - could it be a newbie? I believe this new title is conferred based on the number of posts right? -> 200+

From this I know, how much of this I'm doing in office time. 😉

Meli, Thanks for your update too.

Too bad that the other half of the BCert is revealed so soon. I wonder what else CJB has up his sleeve?

Originally posted by: Caryn

HI Jenim


YOu are correct. I have started a 'war' with Leena. 😊

Leena

If you remember reading Penn topic, most of us agreed that although Prajin and Meera looks good together, Meera's acting was wooden. Yes, I agree the scene where her family died, but the rest of the series she was wooden. One member even said maybe because she went through a lot. I only saw Meera in this serial, so my comments is based on that. If I see her again in another programme, she can prove me wrong and I will generously concede. 😊 Why I will even write a public acknowledgement saying yes, I liked her acting etc. Until then, my views about her still stands no matter how much you argue in her defence. Sorry this is my view only. Others could beg to differ.

Next, I said Sada's acting is quite good but long way to go. It is true. Again it is my view. Infact, I never liked Simran's acting because it is stereotype, but in Kannathil Muttamvital, her performance was superb. Similarly, Iwould like Sada to do something like Simran in KM.What I said was her answers were bimbo answers. I did not call her bimbo. There is a difference. So cool down Leena. 😊 Don't take it personally. 😊 Remember one man's meat is another man's poison.

I seldom watch interviews, but Sada's interview I caught up when I was changing channels. It was not a interview by Pepsi Uma. She is acting in a movie and someone took the interview for that movie.

Anyway, Sada I hope you saw Leena's defence. 😃

caryn, meera's acting in Unnai Charanyadithen was good. her expressions in it were not at all wooden. in Jerry, she played a police officer & her expressions, body language in it were impressive. I must say she was the best out of the 3 heroines in the film. Jerry wasn't great but meera was good in it.😊

maybe you should watch those two films & then judge for yourself how good meera really is. till then you can say meera is wooden. I won't say anything more in her defence.😉

anyways, if you watch hindi movies, you should check this one out. Rules - Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula. i've watched it & meera impressed me with her acting.

here a review i found of RPKSF. and the reviwer has a good word in meera's defence too.😊

check it out -

http://www.indiafm.com/reviews/03/rules/index.shtml

about sada.. you said she was giving bimbo answers. if someone gives bimbo answers, doesn't that automatically make then a bimbo? it's like saying that someone who practices farming isn't a farmer.😆😆 lame logic sorry. but it's the only one I can think of now.😆😆😆

sada has done quite a variety of roles in the few films she has done & has proven that she can act well in almost every role given.

it's true & sad that she hasn't been given roles that exposes her to a myriad of emotions like simran in Priyamanavale or Kannathil Muthamittal. but sada has made most of the roles she has been given currently.

as far as I can see, this is what I feel about sada's acting in her films :

Jeyam – her role was that of a village girl who is not afraid to stand up for herself. after she falls in love she even changes the man she loves from a coward to a strong minded man. this was her debut role but she showed immense talent in potraying that sujatha role to perfection. who can forget her 'poya po' dialogue?

Varnajalam – it was a guest role. but sada shone in the movie much more than Kutti Radhika. the touching way she refuses a proposal from a rich classmate because she is grateful to her painter mama Srikant still remains in my memory. and the scene where she dies moved me to tears.😭😭

Ethiri – her role in this was different. after she is rescued by madhavan attempting sucicide, she falls in love with him. but doesn't show it till she confirms that he loves her back. sada's acting in this wasn't that great but her expressions were good. especially in the scenes where she clashes with madhavan & the climax scene with raghuman.👏👏

Anniyan – sada in a whole new avatar. shankar brought out both her homely side & glamorous side in this film. sada's dialogue delivery as a Brahmin girl was nearly perfect. true that kaniha dubbed for her but it was sada who had to give the expressions to the dialogues. the scene where vikram turns into anniyan & tries to kill her by throwing her inot the fire, sada excelled in that scene. her tears & facial expressions deserve two claps!👏👏

Priyasakhi - one of sada's best films to date. her character Priya is a real character. a modern girl who falls in love with a man who has a joint family. her desires to have a peaceful family life is disrupted by her husband's overzealous attitude towards his family. sada's transition from a happy lover to an unhappy wife to a reproachful mother was commendable.👏👏 Suresh Kumar who hosts Lion Dates Top 10 Movies even said that sada may not have impressed you with her beauty but she sure impresses you with her acting.😃 I've always admired him for his neutral opinions & I think I can safely say I trust his words.😉

Thirupathi – sada came in a typical heroine role. I wish she would do more films like priyasakhi & less films like thirupathi. her role was bubbly but nothing impressive.😊

I admit sada is not perfect but saying that she's not a good actress, I can't find that acceptable. I am not aiming this at caryn but to anyone of sada's detractors. I've come across loads of them.😕 caryn what you said about sada is only 1% of all the other nasty things people say about her.

actresses like trisha or namitha can't even be compared to sada. sada doesn't know tamil & she gives good expressions & some actresses who are Chennai born & even won miss Chennai can't give up to the mark expressions.😕

I am not picking a fight with caryn. I understand what you mean but hey, we're all here to express opinions. and I do love a good debate now & then. it livens up the forum.😊

i don't know how many of sada's films you've watched caryn but you're entitled to your own opinion. i rest my case for now. tired from all that typing.😆😆😆

Originally posted by: Shalinikanthan

I agree abt meera she was great thing abt trisha she was brought up in da modern society of chennai were many dont know tamil much exp church park skol s were u dont even see a single gal speaking tamil. wich s a dreadful thing so cant blame trisha i think skol plays an important part in an indivudual's life so they shd change their system dere but trisha's tamil has been improoved compre to before and wht abt asin leena as being a malayalai she has picked up tamil well. But bavana i agree she acts good but sorry she s a very much of a head weight gal. I think its nto good for her to be so much stubborn nd head weight at the very begining of her carreer surely it will tak her no were. she shld change a bit. otherwise she s fine. 😃

brought up in a modern society? shalini, singapore is much more modern than chennai & i still can speak fluent good tamil without any tanglish in it. where's the excuse for trisha to stutter when speaking in her mother tougue?❓

yeah, i can't blame trisha for not being able to talk in her mother tongue despite being ms chennai. wow! what an achievement for her. and as far as trisha's acting is concerned, i'm sorry to say. she impresses me zilch. she is considered one of the top actresses in the industry & her expression are just limited to two. smiling & crying. how many best actress awards has trisha won for tamil films? none as far as i can see. asin won a best actress award for Ghajini just two years into her career.👏👏 trisha has been around for more than 6 years & still no award. trisha couldn't even make use of the beautiful role director aamir gave her in Mounam Pesiyathey. give that role to jo or simran. and you'll see what good acting truly is about.😊

asin. i have mixed opinions about this actress but she still doesn't impress me. he roles from M.Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi to her recent outing Pokiri has always been bubbly & cheerful. sometimes it makes me wonder if asin is capable of acting in other roles except the happy go lucky heroine types? that charm is sure to wear off sooner or later.

don't get me wrong. asin is GORGEOUS & a fantastic dancer. i find her even more beautiful than my all time favourite sada.😉 asin kept up with vijay in the song 'Dole Dole Than'. keeping up with vijay is no easy task & i can commend asin for that. i've nothing to complain about the way she looks or dances. but her roles distrub me a lot.

i remember correctly that asin won the best actress award for Ghajini. Ghajini was released around the same time as Chandrmukhi. and jothika deserved that award much more than asin. jo's myriad of emotions, her body language right down to the movement of her eyes was much more impressive than asin's bubbly role in ghajini. asin has picked up tamil quickly & dubs in her own voice. but if she doesn't try to vary in the shades of the roles she chooses, i'm sorry to say she's going to fizzle out sooner or later.

bhavana? i saw her interview on sun tv during Pongal. she seems like a down to earth person. but i don't trust celebritites cos only a handful of them are genuinue. the rest of them continue acting even behind the camera.😆

bhavana as a person doesn't impress me much but as an actress? yes she does impress me. be it "kizhaku kadalkarai saalai", "chittram pesudathi", "veyyil" or "deepavali", bhavana has proven that she is the cream of the crop.😃 she may not be drop dead gorgeous like shreya or tamana or dance as well as asin, but bhavana has something called talent. something that will last her through her years in cinema.😊

by the way, how many heroines nowadays can potray the psycho role that urmila did in 'Ek Hasina Thi'? if you guys watch hindi films, check it out. none of the recent heroines in our tamil cinema fraternity are capable of doing that role as far as i can see.

if you want to talk about genuine heartfelt acting by a heroine in tamil cinema, i think that ended with Sridevi in 'Moondram Perai'.😊

Thanks Leena, tired after seeing so many movies.

Leena....... err...... what are you studying for? Law? 😃

You have to see that interview to know what I am talking about. Giving a bimbo answer not necessarily means she is a bimbo. It is hard to describe to you. But the questions asked and the answer given are totally irrelevant. I was really put off. Maybe because I saw it at end of last 20 mins. At that mo, I said to my brothers, I am glad I did not sit the whole hour of the interview. It is crap. 🤢

Like Trisha, Sada too needs to work on her impressions. Sorry. You can keep on defending her until you turn blue. But this is my opinion and it will stay the same until I say differently.

Just like you not impressed with Trisha, Asin for various reasons, I am too not impressed with all three of them.

I did not see all of Sada's pics, the ones I saw I have to admit she is quite good. I do not hate Sada or Trisha. They are individual of their own. Similarly like you defend Sada, someone will come out and defend Trisha. For me between Trisha and Reema, I prefered Reema. 😊 😉

However, I don't like people insulting actresses by calling them names. That is very rude. Unless, we see things with our own eyes, everything is a hearsay. 😡

I will definetely agree with you, that about Jo. She deserves the award for best acting in chandramukhi. I have been a big fan of Jo from the day one, when she acted as secondary role in Valli until now. She have good facial expressions which I really enjoy. She is par to Revathy.

Oh what the heck......... it is each individual. Good to have opinion exchange.

Agree with u Kavi... nowadays movie really pass time... kuttu vetuu. Nalla enge forum looooo time spend pandelam 😆 😆

Originally posted by: jigglypuff726

if you want to talk about genuine heartfelt acting by a heroine in tamil cinema, i think that ended with Sridevi in 'Moondram Perai'.😊

👏 👏

I'm such a huge fan of Sridevi's - I always thought it was Tamil Cinema's loss when she went to find greener pastures and a husband in Bollywood.

There's still no one to match her beauty or her performance. She has given knock out performances even in KB's Black & White films. OMG, I was completely shocked to see her look so angelic and beautiful in her recent public appearance in Prabhu's Son's wedding pictures - what with her being in her late 40s ??

Asin may be slightly better than Trisha (who like you mentioned has only a handful of expressions to show), but I think they are all cut out from the same mold. Simran used to be like that, but she came out with very good performance in several movies later in her career like those you mentioned and also "Parthaley Paravasam" with Maddy.

Jiggly, BTW the tamil film industry is referred to as "Kollywood" and the mallu film industry (I think) as Mollywood.

I agree with Kavi and Uma. Better to spend time in If than to watch movies.
Pat

Originally posted by: Caryn

Leena....... err...... what are you studying for? Law? 😃

Oh what the heck......... it is each individual. Good to have opinion exchange.

lols! no caryn, i study travel & tourism. law is too boring for me.😆😆😆 i am happy to have had that discussion with you. it helped me de-stress! lols!😉