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By Krishna (aka Caesium)
If the wiki article is to be believed, GVM’s fiftieth birthday is subsequent week. Using that as an opportunity to jot down this text (largely from reminiscence) – a group of memorable mini-moments from our Menon’s motion pictures.
Minnale (2001):
Poopol Poopol music freeze-framing to Pepsi sponsored Minnale! (I’d equally credit score HJ and GVM for this one)
Kaakha Kaakha (2003):
Open curtains – “Ippadithan irukanum nu sollala.. Ipdi irundha nalla irukum nu solren..” and its poignant echo within the climax.
Upon Pandya’s first name to Surya, Surya takes Jothika through the again door. She casually asks “is this how you normally exit?” And he responds “sometimes”. This informal tone, once they simply acquired a menace, was so contemporary. To keep cool was truly kinda massy, nevertheless it was performed in an aesthetic manner right here.
Vettaiyadu Vilayadu (2006):
In a flashback, Kamal and Prakash Raj encounter just a few villains. Kamalini will get harm and Prakash Raj rushes her to hospital instantly (whereas Kamal is someplace somewhat away nonetheless combating the unhealthy guys). Despite that, docs couldn’t save Kamalini. Kamal is devastated.
In present time, Kamal is trying to find the serial killers understanding they’re additionally liable for Prakash Raj’s daughter’s demise. During the investigation, he talks about Prakash Raj to a fellow cop and says “I owe him that. Actually, I owe him more than that”. That second line was such a refined echo of that flashback scene the place Prakash Raj tries to save lots of Kamalini. I used to be simply blown away by how subtlety GVM establishes the emotional connections.
Pachaikili Muthucharam (2007):
“Who said bad things can’t happen to good people?”
Vaaranam Aayiram (2008):
As an aged couple, Surya invitations Simran to bop, dances along with her, seats her again on couche, sits on the ground by her aspect & gently massages her foot.
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya (2010):
Simbu instantly wakes up from a nap with a flash of an concept. Goes to Ganesh and says “Luck favors brave illa. Luck favors the intelligent. Tomorrow is Sunday, so let’s focus on church”. This by itself was good sufficient. The subsequent line by Ganesh made it out proper good! “Indha oorla veedungala vida church dhaan neraya iruku..” An instance of how self conscious GVM is of his personal plot holes and letting different characters poke holes at his hero’s traces.
Nadunisi Naigal (2011):
<Skip> (Sometimes you push boundaries and grow to be a pioneer. Sometimes you push boundaries and get burnt. This one, for me, falls within the latter class)
Neethane En Ponvasandham (2012):
The teaser second: Samantha & Jiiva sit in a terrace. She sings “.. Oru raja vaazhkai naalai nam sondham.” He corrects “un sondham”. She says “apo naan gaaaali” with just a few further a’s.
Yennai Arindaal (2015):
In the unakenna venum music, the daughter writes a msg for her mother in a helium balloon and sends it up. The good contact was, there can be a small spelling mistake in it and he or she would appropriate it with a ^ in between.
Acham Enbadhu Madamaiyada (2016):
While Simbu and Manjima are watching TV late at night time, she says she’s a tad hungry, noting that it’s 12am and so they had dinner at 8pm (which itself was a shock to me, as she cared to clarify that). Simbu goes to the kitchen and will get her one thing. What caught my consideration was what he will get. Had he acquired only a chocolate, it could’ve been “just ok”. Had he made omelette or dosa, it could’ve been “too much”. Instead, he will get an ice cream with some fruit toppings – which means that he cares to place in some effort to make it, however not displaying all his playing cards (but)..
Ennai Noki Payum Thotta (2019):
Hey Nijame music in soul-soothing voice of Bombay Jayshree. Tough luck that it acquired overshadowed by Maruvarthai.
Skipping his shorts in Navarasa (2021), Puthum pudhu kaalai (2020), Kutty Story (2021) & Paava kadhaigal (2020) and different language options
Vendhu thanindhadhu kaadu (2022):
Mallipoo music – humanizing everybody within the room, even when they’re goons. Simbu is hardly even there within the music.
Thanks, G, for these moments. Happy fiftieth birthday! May this be a particular birthday. (Mathematically, it already is: your DOB provides to your age: 25/2/23 → 25+2+23=50 :D)
– A fan of GVM, earlier than he turned GVM, and even GM (who was credited as simply ‘Gautham’ in Minnale)