Konterr Brilliant and touching

MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Borserie it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

Vihari_Krishna Story : It is an atypical "Good vs Evil" story told in Maniratnam's perception.Performances : The casting is superb. Everyone acted well but Aravind Swamy and Arjun shine in their roles. Gautham Karthik makes a fine debut.Story-Screenplay-Direction : Story is nice with some interesting twists thrown in. Screenplay is little dragging. It is absolutely dull in the scenes following Sam's conviction. The concept of hero joining Bergman is unconvincingly told. I thought hero is avenging. Direction is nice. The scenes like Thomas taking the newly born baby into his hands and looking at Jesus Christ's idol are excellently shot and they show the class of Maniratnam.Music & Background Score : Music by A.R.Rahman is godly. It is divine, sweet, eclectic, soul stirring and adjectives are insufficient. Every song is a gem. This is easily the best album from Mani-ARR combo since "Alaipayuthey". Background Score is excellent again. Rahman has bought in the global music feel to the background score. The orchestration is superb. In short, the music and background score out shines the movie itself.Other Departments : Cinematography by Rajeev Menon is topnotch effort. Watch the climax and know how good the cinematography of this film is. Editing is okay. Artwork is excellent.Final Piece : This is typical Maniratnam movie. It is dark, silent and has little commercial elements. But Maniratnam's fans like me may like this film. I liked it. Plus points are some extraordinary scenes, excellent music, performances by Arjun and Aravind and world class cinematography. Minus points are over all slow pace of the movie, unconvincing told concept of hero joining Bergman and lack of universal appeal. Watch it with academic interest.

Jeyannathann Karunanithi Maniratnam movies always evoke a loud 'boo', from supposed mass-oriented audience,for the characters of his movies are usually upper middle class intelligentsia, who speak in measured tone and this pattern is fitted on to characters from other social classes as well.This cliché is broken, for the dialogues are written by acclaimed writer Jeyamohan and the screenplay is jointly sketched by Maniratnam and Jeyamohan. They bring out the raw energy through usage of slang that is prevalent in Christian fisherman villages of South Tamilnadu.The initial scenes in Seminary and the dialogues sets the landscape for the story of 'Kadal', which is essentially a clash of ideologies between God seeking Aravindswamy (Sam) and self proclaimed son of Satan,Arjun Sarja (Bergmans). The dialogue of Arjun, wherein he says,he came to Seminary just to escape poverty does make the intent of the antagonist much clearer and also reflects the realism. The first 15 minutes of the movie essentially portrays what to expect from from the whole movie itself. The love affair of Maniratnam with Raavanan is not yet over for, Arjun is portrayed as a well learned biblical scholar who engages in wishful sins.The Hero of the movie, Gautham Karthik (Thomas) is introduced as a bastard son and the social interactions push him towards becoming Anti-social. The scenes in village transport you there as an observer and makes you realize the effort, the director has put in artist selection for supporting and background roles. One of the background roles which get etched in your mind is a fisher-woman who hawks in the market and picks up a duel with Aravindswamy.Religion itself has to play a major role in the movie and the reality of how the religious functions are commoditized is brought out. The tape recorder which Aravindswamy uses to connect the people with God travels along with the movie till the very end. For the first time, Maniratnam completely deals with people who live in the fringes of society and morality.The immersive experience that the movie offers can be attributed to the picturesque cinematography of Rajiv Menon who has unobtrusively sewed vast unending landscape of ocean and ocean associated land and the haunting background score of AR.Rahman. 'Magudi' song by Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam, a Sinhalese Rapper sets the tone for the movie in either halves of the movie, by showing how the character of Gautham Karthik develops itself from child to brash teen and his experiences with Sins.The milestone scenes includes the scene were the young Gautham breaks down before the tape recorder, the first experience of Ocean by Gautham, the scene were Aravindswamy is implicated in the sin of flesh, When Arjun proclaims himself as Satan before Aravindswamy, When Gautam experiences the first blood of birth on his hands, The mental torment of Gautam when he tries to explain about what is Sin to Thulasi , the climax in mid of rough seas and of course the rousing song near the end credits.One cannot stop admiring the energy in débutant Gautham Karthik and the comeback performances of Aravindswamy and Arjun Sarja. Thulasi (Beatrice) fits the limited scope offered by the story and Ponvannan as usual brings out a standout performance.The story can be pushed aside by many as a classic "Truth Alone Triumph" formulaic film, but what makes it stand out is the layered treatment which the makers have brought in to make it more realistic. Though a fairy tale ending, it brings out the grey nature of human, wherein do- gooder saintly Father Sam is pushed to kill Bergmans, Proclaimed Son of Satan Bergman's inability to kill his estranged daughter Beatrice and the sinner Thomas insistence in saving Bergmans. The movie ends with the supposed Angel, Beatrice spending her time in a rehabilitation institution.Overall, a truly immersive visual, aural experience and watch it for the wonderful acting performances of lead and supporting artists.And Yes, Kadal is not a Romantic movie.And with respect to the ad films that were played before movie titles, the news ads for National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), shows the desperate need for creativity among government based public relation offices. The syntax and the template of the ads are so shamelessly the same that I can recall the mid 90's ads for oral contraceptives in Doordarshan, which once monopolized the broadcasting industry in India.Actors: Arjun Sarja, Aravindswamy, Gautham Karthik, Thulasi Nair, PonvannanDirected by: ManiratnamEditing: A.Sreekar PrasadCinematography: Rajiv MenonProduced by: Madras TalkiesMusic Composer: AR RahmanReleased languages: Tamil (as Kadal), Telugu (as Kadali )

yunusitboss Kadal (U) TAMIL --------- my Rating : ★★ DISASTER STRENGTHS : - * Music and Background Score : A.R.Rehman is a king of melodies well composed my favourite is moongil thootam * Cinematography by Rajiv menon was handled perfectly extraordinary shots between the sea waves ..... * Direction : obviously man of silence has its own style ...Starting 30mins is best .... * Performances by Arjun and Arvind Swami WEAKNESSES : - * Story and Screenplay : very slow revenge story ....it is not a romantic entertainer... * Casting - Actor and Actress : are very young and bad performances ..need to improve a lot....... * Dialogues : too much disgraceful words featuring christians as the main plot .....FINAL VERDICT : - * On the whole .... the movie is a waste of time....U will be feeling to leave the cinema hall after a few minutes of interval .. please avoid and catch some other good movies ...... Gautham Karthik, Thulasi Nair Kadal is a drama film directed by Mani Ratnam. It is based on the lives of the fishermen living on coast of Tamil Nadu. This film marks the comeback of actor Arvind Swamy back on the big screen and also the debuts of Gautham Karthik and Thulasi Nair.

Nirmal Jose I think people should know the base story of the film. In the bible, there are two main angels, Micheal and Lousipher. Lousipher was bad and kicked out of heaven and he became the Satan. In the real world, Michael helps us to be out of bad and Lousipher pulls us into the bad. Lousipher in the end, fails to Holy Lady. This is the base story from which the story is developed I believe. Aravind Swami plays Michael's role and Arjun plays Lousipher's role. The hero is a normal soul that is been the targeted by both.The hero, is brought up to good by Michael who is later taken away by Lousipher's bad world. Then he comes back to the normal life through a confession to the girl that he has done these these sins. Ultimately arjun fails in-front of the girl due to his fatherly love. I think if people know this story before watching the film, it could have been more entertaining. Mani Ratnam showed his class again by using a theme story like this and making it an entertaining one. The casting, cinematography, story line, direction everything has been excellent.