Saturday, June 18, 2011

Mollywood: Re-exploring 'Rathinirvedam'

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PREMA MANMADHAN / The hindu.

 A scene from the new Rathinirvedam
A scene from the new Rathinirvedam.

The remake of the Malayalam classic, ‘Rathinirvedam' stands on the strength of P. Padmarajan's sensitive script. Bharathan directed it then and now comes T.K.Rajeevkumar's version. A look at the two versions
As I entered the multiplex screening room, all eyes followed me to my seat somewhere in the middle. Wondering if I had forgotten some part of my attire, I looked around stealthily and suddenly, there was a Eureka moment. I was the only female in the packed cinema on the first day first show to see the remake of ‘Rathinirvedam'!
I realised that even in a multiplex, catcalls can happen.
The Bharathan-Padmarajan movie of the late seventies was BOLD in that age, when soft porn sold. But this was not soft porn. It dealt boldly with a topic not publicly discussed, that Padmarajan wrote sensitively about and Bharathan made intelligently.
Comparisons.................................................................................................................
Svelte Shwetha.............................................................................................................
Remakes are always welcome, if the treatment is interesting!
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