Madras Cafe - Movie Review
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 10:46 pm
Madras Cafe The best film of the year so far and definitely one of the best political thrillers ever in Indian cinema. Excellent direction by Shoojit Sarcar for the most part. As Baba said the climax was thrilling despite knowing the ending. Thankfully there were no stupid unnecessary songs. Cinematography was very good especially the use of B&W pictures which could be or at least looked like actual pictures from the Lankan Civil War.
Did not like the whole John Abraham narrating to a priest angle. I think that was completely unnecessary. Also they should have cut down on the use of cordless phones – I don’t think they were that common in 80s. Also use of the word Press instead of Media would have been better and they should have shown only DD channel instead of implying modern media channels and TV reporter.
John was very good – his role reminded me of Force though. Nargis was good and they thankfully let her speak in her natural accent. Siddhartha Basu was good as RD. Prakash Belawadi was excellent as Bala. The Tamilian characters and Sri Lankan Tamils all were well cast specially Anna and the ex-PM’s killers.
Good that the movie was not banned by any political party or the govt.
Did not like the whole John Abraham narrating to a priest angle. I think that was completely unnecessary. Also they should have cut down on the use of cordless phones – I don’t think they were that common in 80s. Also use of the word Press instead of Media would have been better and they should have shown only DD channel instead of implying modern media channels and TV reporter.
John was very good – his role reminded me of Force though. Nargis was good and they thankfully let her speak in her natural accent. Siddhartha Basu was good as RD. Prakash Belawadi was excellent as Bala. The Tamilian characters and Sri Lankan Tamils all were well cast specially Anna and the ex-PM’s killers.
Good that the movie was not banned by any political party or the govt.