ritu ( 2009 film )
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ritu, the new malayalam movie by the acclaimed director shyamaprasad was a disappointment .
the film has screened in numerous film festivals around the world, premiering as the opening night presentation at busan international film festival and garnering the best feature film award at tribeca film festival’s online competition .
25. 10. 2009 - “the melting pot” event at the oberoi hotel, mumbai .
golden kingdom has been screened at the berlinale, buddhist film festival in europe, vancouver international film festival, mill valley film festival, and other international film festivals, and was directed by american brian perkins in his feature film debut .
i would classify 2009 year as the most over - hyped year… in the indian music industry .
submitted by wbri web desk on thu, 12 / 31 / 2009 - 21: 07 .
ritu is a worthwhile experiment by seasoned director shyamaprasad with a predominantly new team, and it does not disappoint .
ritu (
seasons
in english) is a malayalam language movie directed by national award - winning filmmaker shyamaprasad. it will be a 2009 production for the director of much acclaimed film ore kadal. the film' s original screenplay is written by international award - winning [ citation needed ] writer joshua ...
very nice to see you have picked sarvam as top because this is my most fav track of 2009 .
the film had its west coast premiere as part of ibff showcase 2010 at the smith rafael film center in december, after its us premiere at the new york film festival .
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after enjoying' ore kadal', ritu was a great let down. still it is a film to be watched and talked about because very few malayalam films that are released nowadays are worth talking about .
ritu tells the tale of three young friends who move through a fascinating season in their lives, different from the earlier one they really cherished .
top 3 tamil osts, 2009 1. sarvvam (yuvan shankar raja) 2. azhagarmalai (ilayaraja) 3. eeram (thaman )
after sold out screenings in the san francisco bay area, the sun behind the clouds, the new film from directors ritu sarin and tenzing sonam (dreaming lhasa) is now in national release in the us. for theaters, screening times, filmmaker appearances and tickets, go to the official film website .
with a stunning continuum fingerboard ending and great soothing vocals from arr this was miles ahead of any indian music that we got to hear in 2009 .
voila! !! !! ! amazing list! sad year for tamil? but i guess 2009 is better than 2008. 2008 was boredom 🙁
buddhist film foundation is co - presenting two new films screening soon at upcoming 2015 international film festivals. golden kingdom, a dramatic feature, will be presented at the vancouver international film festival (september 24–october 9), buddhist film festival in europe (october 2–4) and the mill valley film festival (october 8–18). the much anticipated documentary robert bly—a thousand years of joy will be premiering at the mill valley film festival on october 10 .
top 3 kannada osts, 2009 1. just maat maathalli (raghu dixit) 2. bhagyada balegara (ilayaraja) 3. gokula (mano murthy )
top 3 telugu osts, 2009 1. oy (yuvan shankar raja) 2. leader (mickey j meyer) 3. kavya’s diary (manu ramesan )
the film already has swept up 22 awards and has been receiving appreciation worldwide .
the film continues in new york at cinema village and in several other cities around the country. over twenty cities have booked the film for december and january .
top 3 hindi osts, 2009 1. delhi 6 (a r rahman) 2. gulal (piyush mishra) 3. dev. d (amit trivedi )
the official online release on july 24 brings the film to viewers across the country via amazon and itunes; international access will be available soon on the film’s website .
s hyamaprasad' s ritu: seasons change... do we? cannot claim to change the gloomy weather malayalam cinema is passing through. but, the effort is worth aplauding .
many claim it to be passenger (2009) but i would disagree since it wasn' t anything like 100% avant - garde in production and had only a novel plot .
hosted by the philadelphia asian american film & filmmakers and sponsored by the wyncote foundation and the greater philadelphia film office, the screening takes place september 26 at 7: 00 pm .
this portrait of nicholas vreeland, now the abbot of a tibetan buddhist monastery, was co - presented by buddhist film foundation at the smith rafael film center in december 2014. the film examines a life that encompasses the highest levels of fashion, photography, diplomacy, and buddhism .
top malayalam songs of 2009 01. picha vecha (puthiya mugham, deepak dev) 02. swapnangal kannezhuthiya (bhagyadevatha, ilayaraja) 03. anuraaga (nilathamara, vidyasagar) 04. venal kaattil (ritu, rahul raj) 05. kunnathe konnakyum (pazhassi raja, ilayaraja) 06. aaro nilaavayi (ee pattanathil bootham, shan rehman) 07. suryamugham (puthiya mugham, deepak dev )
the film opens at new york city’s film forum on october 21, 2015, and then moves to the west coast: los angeles, november 6; and san francisco, november 13 .
uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives, the new film from thai director apichatpong weerasethakul, is still in us theaters over four months after its release. the film began its us theatrical release march 4, 2011 at the sundance kabuki cinemas, as part of the san francisco film society’s sffs screen series. it has already grossed more than the director’s previous film, syndromes and a century .
the film revolves around the past and present of three childhood friends, sarath, varsha and sunny .
also appearing in the film are robert thurman, melvyn goldstein, donald lopez, and philip glass .
director dafna yachin will attend, and the tibetan association of philadelphia will perform song and dance before the screening. ibff presented the canadian premiere of the film at ibff 2013 vancouver and its bay area premiere at the ibff showcase 2013 at the smith rafael film center in san rafael, california. the film will be part of the program at the upcoming buddhist film festival europe in amsterdam, oct. 4–6 .
23. 12. 2009 – visit of mr. pujolas to sukh bhumi, an ngo that believes in creating awareness, rehabilitation and protection of environment to promote sustainable development located at ambadi in thane district .
so, there it is – my top of the tops in 2009. i had an incredible time with all these artists playing for me, in my ipod, my car, my mobile phone, my pc and my cd player. as i see, 2010 sounds really promising, with tons of interesting music lined up for release. i’m hoping it’d be another great year for indian film music. needless to add, any new soundtrack that releases in the rest of 2009, will be tagged along with the 2010 releases .
for example, come to mind - its commercial success gave film - makers confidence to explore unconventional themes .
is going to change the contours of film - making henceforth, especially when the subject matter is mythology .
the film premiered at the smith rafael film center in san rafael, where a special opening event was held on the dalai lama’s birthday, july 6, with director mickey lemle attending, along with tibetan musician tsering dorjee bawa performing). other bay area theaters opened the film on july 7, including the roxie theater in san francisco and the elmwood theater in berkeley. the film opened in new york’s ifc center on july 28 .
after critical acclaim at key film festivals around the world including venice, toronto, telluride, and new york, laurie anderson’s new film, heart of a dog, is in limited national theatrical release in the us .
agree on this year’s milliblog list. i’m glad you picked gulaal — it had a brilliant score and a even better bgm. unfortunately, not many saw this one - of - the - best - 2009 - movie .
from the acting, to the music, to most importantly, the dancing everything feels amateur in this film .
official film website. for information and tickets for the rubin museum of art premiere, visit the museum’s website .
the new bangla film arekti premer golpo to be released in 2010 is of interest for a couple of reasons .
harneet kaur, 1 sandeep yadav, 2 avanish. k. srivastava, 1 nidhi singh, 1 jörg j. schneider, 2 om. p. sinha, 3 ved v. agrawal, 1, * and ritu srivastava a, 1, *
azhagar malai 🙂 bhagya devatha 🙂 shan rahman’s two tracks from ‘pattanathil bhootham’ was much better than umpteenth time recycled bhagya devatha. . also pularumo, venal kattil (ritu) was huge hits kerala. . hope you ‘understand’ more malayalam songs in future. . 🙂
( also spelt noukadubi, naukadubi etc .) is an upcoming bengali movie by acclaimed film - maker rituparno ghosh, starring prosenjit and jisshu sengupta with the sen sisters raima and riya. the film will be released in theaters in 2010 .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans. it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
15 - minute indian short film based upon a pakistani mother - son duo is bound to leave you at a loss of words .
which released in jan 2011 was a commercial success and is generally regarded as the first new generation film although i personally prefer nayakan .
commented, ritu is also a good contender. in fact, many people do acknowledge its position as the first new generation film. however, the reason i choose nayakan over ritu is only beacause the term of new generation malayalam cinema was coined only in late 2010 (or early 2011). also, i' m biased towards choosing nayakan. i mean, i have never seen jagathy sreekumar do such a great role. his acting skills in drama and not just comedy can be easily seen in this movie. also, this was one of the best roles indrajith potrayed. after nayakan, he had teamed up with the same director in city of god, another great movie but sadly with little commercial success .
ritu is a tremendously sad tale that undertakes a refreshingly tender treatment of diverse themes such as the certainty of transition, the dashing of young fantasies and above all the incessant flow of life. it talks of a generation that has everything laid out on one palm and literally nothing on the other .
kannur (kerala), may 26 :
salt n' pepper
fame malayalam actor asif ali sunday married zama masreen sunday. asif and zama had a traditional muslim ceremony, but after that, the couple hit the dance floor with friends. zama, who hails from kannur, is a first year degree student at a college in kozhikode. on june 1, a gala reception for the entire film industry will be held in kochi. since his debut in 2009 with
ritu
, the 27 - year - old asif has had a moderate success in the industry, but he has become a heartthrob of the younger generation. he has so far acted in 22 films and even shared the screen space .
vara: a blessing, the new film from director khyentse norbu (the cup, travellers & magicians) is screening in theaters in several cities in north america this summer, including a buddhist film foundation co - presentation on july 20, 2015 in san rafael, ca .
this is the first time director shyamaprasad has chosen to film an original screenplay. all of his previous films were adaptations of published novels or plays
walk with me, by marc j. francis and max pugh, narrated by benedict cumberbatch, will premiere at sxsw film festival in march .
digital dharma, featuring gene smith, is the first film to be screened to the public at the perelman theater at the kimmel center, philadelphia .
ritu, the recent movie of shyamaprasad, had come at a time when i was personally unavailable for any sorts of entertainment. but, i still managed to put together an evening for this movie. may be the trailer of the movie has caught me so much that i did not want to miss out on the same .
so why is city of god the first new generation movie, why not ritu. shyamaprasad has always been a director that touched on taboo topics and has taken a different approach towards long before the new generation era started. ore kadal, akale all of which are shyamaprasad movies can also be considered different but not under the category of new generation .
the film is slow and the intermission is long awaited for some refreshments. the point the filmmaker wanted to say seemed to be stretched beyond a point of redemption .
my reincarnation, the new film by award - winning director jennifer fox, is held over in the san francisco bay area and is now booked in 30 cities .
it was not that impressive an year for non - film music, but some of the pop artists did deliver decent stuff. kailasa again gets top billing and after 2 really good albums, delivering a winner again is truly excellent. i opened up to bangladeshi music big time this year and have made a note of them in the top 3 list for the subcontinent. on western music, i really do not have the time to explore deeper, but have listed the 3 that i loved the most in 2009 .
here it is, finally! there are still some interesting soundtracks expected (particularly in tamil – like a r rahman’s vinnaithaandi varuvaaya and yuvan shankar raja’s goa), but it’d be unfair to wait for them and decide on them in such limited time given that we have just 2 weeks more in 2009! 2009, in my opinion, has been a stellar year for hindi and telugu music, an average year for kannada and malayalam music and a sad year for tamil music. also, i considered posting the lists as 5 separate posts, but the point of milliblog has always been uniting music across languages – so, a single, master post! so, without much ado, here goes !
sweet bean is the new film from acclaimed japanese filmmaker naomi kawase (the mourning forest, ibff showcase 2013), opening in selected us cities on march 18, 2016 .
the 2010 cannes film festival palme d’or winner is a dreamlike drama woven around the recollections of an old man in the countryside. the film has deep roots in thai pop cultural history, and director weerasethakul (syndromes and a century) mixes in references to old thai tv, comic books and classic thai cinema along with moments of surreal humor. the performances by lead actors thanapat saisaymar (as uncle boonmee) and jenjira pongpas are riveting, and the film immerses us in the confusion, wonder and curiosity of a spiritual seeker .
ritu depicts the life of three youngsters—sharad (nishan, the hero of the movie), and his two childhood mates—varsha (rima kallingal) and sunny (asif). sharad, who had been abroad for three years, comes back to india to join the other two. his key motivations included winning varsha, to whom he had a deep inner romantic feeling, apart from joining hands with sunny .
it has become a norm in the world of hindi cinema that a film that has attained success in the south indian regional languages would be remade with hindi film stars. but bahubali could bulk this trend with its vfx effect and dubbing as it is the grandeur of the spectacle that mesmerizes the audience and not the star value. a dubbed version in hindi all across the hindi belt is also doing amazing business. bahubali has underlined that one need not require a superstar to make a film a success, rather that amount can be spent on vfx to release the film simultaneously all across the country and reap dividends. one caveat however would be that the cinema halls would have to upgrade to provide the audience the real time vfx experience .
based in peshawar, the plot of film, the school bag, revolves around a six - year - old and his mother, starring actors sartaaj kakkar and rasika dugal, respectively .
ritu is about youngsters working in the information technology sector. it tells the story of three childhood friends who drift apart as grown ups. one of them clings on to the memories of the good old days and wishes to work on their juvenile aspirations. this leads to revelations about the hidden facades of their personalities and how it changes the equations of their relationships with others. this forms the crux of the story .
summer pasture is a production of the kham film project, an organization of american and tibetan filmmakers working together on documentary and participatory video projects that convey contemporary stories and experiences from inside tibet .
such has been the reception of the film within a day of its release that it could open a new vertical for film making - the vertical of mythologies - which hollywood has perfected, and india would start doing after bahubali. the belief is manifested from the reports that in one theatre in andhra pradesh, its tickets have been quoted to be selling at rs. 10, 000 !
in addition to hosting the american premiere of what may be the best new film of 2018 from anywhere, this year’s open roads at the film society of lincoln center pays tribute to four key figures of the past. roberto de paolis’s film pure hearts (about which, more below) is, at the very least, a sign of hope that the italian cinema that gave rise to the beloved the taviani brothers (paolo and the recently deceased vittorio), maverick director marco ferreri, and the elegant but largely underappreciated actress valentina cortese—not to mention the formidable masters who preceded them—still lives .
just completing a four week run at new york’s cinema village, the film is now in national release in the us. for locations, screening times and ticket information, visit the official website .
the kapoor family - rishi kapoor, rima kapoor jain, randhir kapoor and rajiv kapoor - got together on tuesday to celebrate bhai - dooj. as their sister ritu nanda couldn’t make it for the festival, the brothers took their sister rima kapoor jain for lunch at china garden. rishi kapoor shared a photo of them with a caption thatread more the post check out: the kapoors’ lunch date on bhai dooj appeared first on bollywood hungama .
the last dalai lama? , the new film by director mickey lemle (ram dass fierce grace, compassion in exile), is now set to screen in theaters in over a dozen us cities .
tara is a feature film directed by the award winning bengali playwright - actor - director - producer bratya basu, with a lead star cast of paoli dam, prosenjit chatterjee, tota roychowdhury and others .
tamil film music was very, very average in 2009. i found it difficult, unlike hindi, to even come up with a credible top 10. but, even in the tamil list, i’ve added a 11 - 20 given that there are some songs that are little known and could sure do with some minimal extra popularity that milliblog can bestow on them. james vasanthan made definite, confident strides in 2009, after a chart - buster track in 2008, while yuvan’s track record continued to remain dotted – but he shows tremendous promise in the kind of sound he creates. the most promising climb is that of young thaman, who, after a series of telugu soundtracks, finally makes his mark with just 2. 5 songs in shankar’s eeram. the most shocking omission in the list is however, harris jeyaraj, who after being the composer of the year in 2008, fails to get even a single track in not just the top 10, but even in the 11 - 20 list. hope he does better in 2010 .
based in peshawar, the plot of the short film, the school bag, revolves around a six - year - old boy named farooq and his mother, enacted by sartaaj kakkar and rasika dugal, respectively .
“the making of the film became a mindfulness practice in itself. we had to remain non - attached to our outcomes because we never knew what would happen each day. some days we couldn’t film anything, and on others we managed to capture great scenes. ultimately, we wanted to find a cinematic language that could transmit to the audience our own personal experience in the monastery so it could feel like a meditation in itself. ”
it could have been sheer coincidence that with the government launching a digital india campaign, the world of movie making has underlined its commitment to adopt the idea by releasing the costliest vfx film ever. and as far as incorporating the element of vfx in a film is concerned, it has by far beaten krrish and happy new year. the director rajamouli indeed has given the clarion call that india can make mythological movies with a difference .
i may not be able to respond to every comment, but i’m committed to read every single comment posted in milliblog. so, do let me know your feedback – it’d be fair to say that since every person’s taste is different, there would be tons of disagreements with my lists above. do let me and milliblog’s readers know of your top songs of 2009 – i may not change my opinion, but i’ll be richer with the awareness .
ritu sarin and tenzing sonam have been making films on tibetan subjects for more than 20 years. through their work they have attempted to document, question, and reflect on, the issues of exile, cultural identity and political aspiration that confront the tibetan diaspora. at the same time, they have consciously made an effort to dispel some of the more romanticised and exoticised representations of tibet and its culture that have found currency in the western imagination, by taking a more intimate, sensitive and realistic perspective .
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the film starts out as an empowerment story, gravitates toward romantic drama, has bits of lame comedy, and, of course, there' s the dancing. something for everyone, presumably, just none of it very good .
this film shares something of cinema treasures tampopo, cherry blossoms, and kawase’s earlier the mourning forest, and as with laurie anderson’s heart of a dog, which isn’t really about dogs, sweet bean is about far more than pastries .
the film’s cinematographer bradford young is best known for his work on the academy award - winning selma, and he was awarded the cinematography prize at sundance 2013 for his work on two films at the festival, ain’t them bodies saints and mother of george. aradhana seth, a veteran of many films including the bourne supremacy and the darjeeling limited, was the production designer, and famed director wang kar wai’s editor, william chang, took on those duties for this film .
sunny is the villain of the film and is said to be ‘gay’. the fact that he is ‘gay’ is mentioned in a conspiratorial tone. was there are an implication that his cunning and untrustworthy nature is because of his sexual orientation ?
to put things into context, malayalam cinema, or ‘mollywood’ as it’s affectionately known, is one of the four cinematic industries from the south which includes the tamil, telegu and kannada film fraternities. malayalam is the fourth largest indian film industry in the nation after telegu, tamil and hindi, strictly going by the number of films made each year. the big distinction and differentiator of malayalam movies is they are far less star focused, which means the film, story and script are kings, a key driver of why the industry is dishing out some truly stellar cinema. there are no reigning khans as such whose face beckons the masses and sets the box office on fire, regardless of how silly the content may be .
after the horror film, sharon went on to make shikar (2006) starring koel mullick and amitabha bhattacharya in lead roles, with june malia, sagnik chattopadhyay, shantilal mukherjee, rajesh sharma, kanchan mullick and others also in the cast .
when he had made his ninth film eega, which was translated as makkhi, and went on to rewrite box office success stories, rajamauli had given a clear message to the fans of cinema that he is well - versed with the manifestations of extreme and has the uncanny ability to make absurdity larger - than - life through imagination and to mesmerize the audience into believing it. with bahubali, he has taken the element of make - belief one more step forward and has given a strong message to the film - making community that if they do not use technology and weave the story on a large canvas, footfalls would not happen at all. he has really raised the bar and pushed the envelope for the fraternity of film - making .
a film about the well - known tibetan buddhist teacher gelek rimpoche, american rimpoche, premieres june 7, 2014, at the rubin museum of art, with director nikki appino, composer philip glass, and gelek rimpoche in conversation after the screening .
the new generation is also characterized by the diminishing star culture. given that the industry is so small, it doesn’t have the required budgets to focus on flashy gimmicks and scale, and as a result, the focus is on the writing and acting, putting the content at the heart of the film. this has been a key driver of mollywood becoming one of the most progressive and celebrated film industries today. in that sense, it can be argued that its biggest weakness became its greatest strength .
one of the film' s drawbacks is it' s characterisation which is faulty. sarat is shown as a goody - goody fellow who internalises every humiliation. the film also perpetuates the myth that females working in bpo / it sector are sex fiends. the socialist tirade that sprouts in between is also jarring. it parks and other such places are presented as symbols of capitalist dystopia where the poor are robbed of their land and provided menial jobs in compensation while the rich loot and milk the place dry .
as the narrative progresses, one gets to witness a heartbreaking change of events that leaves us numb. beautifully picturised with amazing performances by both the child actor and rasika dugal, the film is directed by dheeraj jindal and is inspired by a true incident .
opens at ny’s lincoln plaza cinemas, march 18; landmark midtown art cinema (atlanta), april 1; smith rafael film center (ca), april 8; sf’s sundance kabuki cinemas, april 8; and la’s laemmle theaters, april 8 .
laurie anderson, best known for her theatrical events with music and text, has made a very personal yet universal meditation on memory, loss, love and death. she wrote and directed, and shot much of this film herself, and it is suffused with a feeling of attention and reflection. the film is driven not by a dramatic narrative but by associations, connections, many creative leaps of imagination, and… a dog. there is a soundtrack album as well, available on cd and through itunes .
as i had explained in my annual round - up in 2008, i do not listen to every single thing released in telugu, malayalam and kannada. so, the lists below may not be exhaustive enough – still, they’re an opinion and i sincerely hope you dig up some gem from them which you may have missed otherwise. as far as telugu film music, mickey j meyer ruled the roost in 2009 – he topped it all with a super soundtrack in leader. but, long before leader happened, yuvan, making a state - shift, delivered a mind - blowing soundtrack in oy, which deservedly takes top spot. devi sri prasad, in his usual style delivered many soundtracks, but he truly evolves in the nuanced composition, attu nuvve, from current .
hi karthik, in malayalam how did u miss ‘annarakkanna vaa’ from bhramaram…. and ‘kuzhaloothum’ from the same film is a good song too. . the other songs u might like are ‘muthe muthe’ sung by sujatha from kaanaa kanmani and ‘priyanu maathram njan’ from robinhood .
working through their film company, white crane films, they have produced and directed several documentaries, including: the reincarnation of khensur rinpoche (1991); the trials of telo rinpoche (1993); a stranger in my native land (1997); and the shadow circus: the cia in tibet (1998). in 2005, they completed a dramatic feature film, dreaming lhasa, executive produced by jeremy thomas and richard gere. the sun behind the clouds: tibet’s struggle for freedom, is their most recent work .
top 10 kannada songs of 2009 01. just maat maathalli (just maat maathalli, raghu dixit) 02. madhu magalu (bhagyadha balegaara, ilayaraja) 03. mauni naanu (suryakaanti, ilayaraja) 04. haalada heartalli (maleyali jotheyali, harikrishna) 05. aaramaage iddenaanu (gokula, mano murthy) 06. hodadavne (prem kahani, ilayaraja) 07. nisapaa (mukhaputa, hamsalekha) 08. alele savaari (thaakath, gurukiran) 09. thanthane (jhossh, vardhan) 10. koogi kuniyona (venkata in sankata, ricky kej )
a new film about vietnamese zen teacher and prolific author thich nhat hanh opens in us theaters on august 11. walk with me, produced and directed by max pugh and marc j. francis, had its us premiere at sxsw, and features the voice of benedict cumberbatch .
what’s more, the majority of films are very much mainstream in their sensibility but include intelligent, well - thought - out plots, setting a new standard for mainstream commercial cinema across the nation. the sheer presence and impact of malayalam films have also been well reflected in the national awards, with 11 of the 63 national awards for best feature film to date being awarded to a malayalam film. the most recent of which was the 2010 adaminte makan abu (abu, son of adam), which also went on to be india’s official entry to the oscars .
with excellent access, the film explores thich nhat hanh’s plum village (france) community of monastics—monks and nuns who have given up all their possessions and signed up to a life of chastity for one common purpose—to transform their suffering, and practice in the zen buddhist tradition of their teacher .
clerk is an upcoming 2010 kolkata bangla film produced by nitesh sharma / bangla talkies. the movie is written and directed by subhadro choudhury. music is by raja narayan deb. the running time of clerk is a short 84 minutes. read all about clerk, watch the free prmos online
of all the pressures weighing on a major film festival, the most urgent—and in some ways the most absurd—is the one to be topical. how does a behemoth like cannes meet the moment, and what would that even mean? as the most powerful film showcase and marketplace in the world, cannes doubles as an annual referendum on the state of the art and the industry, and two framing narratives dominated this year’s pre - festival coverage. the first stemmed from the festival’s ongoing battle with netflix, with cannes positioned as the stubborn old guard defending the sanctity of the cinematic experience against
top 10 tamil songs of 2009 01. needhaane (sarvvam, yuvan shankar raja) 02. tharai irangiya (eeram, thaman) 03. oh eesa (aayirathil oruvan, g v prakash kumar) 04. oru vetkam (pasanga, james vasanthan) 05. thuli thuli (paiya, yuvan shankar raja) 06. vaanam pudhidhu (ilamai idho idho, vidyasagar) 07. karuga mani (azhagarmalai, ilayaraja) 08. kooda varuviya (valmiki, ilayaraja) 09. ulagam ninaivil illai (pokkisham, sabesh murali) 10. oru kal (siva manasula shakti, yuvan shankar raja )
top 10 telugu songs of 2009 01. oy (oy, yuvan shankar raja) 02. atu nuvve (current, devi sri prasad) 03. maa telugu talliki remix (leader, mickey j meyer) 04. meghama (prayanam, mahesh shankar) 05. seheri (oy, yuvan shankar raja) 06. danchave remix (ride, hemachandra) 07. egire (konchem ishtam konchem kashtam, shankar ehsaan loy) 08. kalavaramaye madilo (kalavaramaye madilo, sharreth vasudevan) 09. yenno yenno (kavya’s diary, manu ramesan) 10. kadile padam (banam, manisharma )
if you don' t go by the media created hype around new generation films, there were many unconventionally written and directed movies that released in early 2010. the first of such movies was td dasan std vi b. although a good movie, it is not actually a new generation film .
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top 10 hindi songs of 2009 01. masakali (delhi 6, a r rahman) 02. kaminey (kaminey, vishal bharadwaj) 03. iktara (wake up sid, amit trivedi) 04. barson yaaron (london dreams, shankar ehsaan loy) 05. kurbaan hua (kurbaan, salim sulaiman) 06. ek hulchul si (dev. d, amit trivedi) 07. rehna tu (delhi 6, a r rahman) 08. yaara maula (gulal, piyush mishra) 09. tu hi haqeeqat (tum mile, pritam) 10. mudhi mudhi (paa, ilayaraja )
there is no doubt that malayalam is one of the most progressive and innovative film industries in the country, not to mention a fascinating case study of what a lack of a star culture and big budgets can really achieve, and deserves to be far more recognized for it. so consider this a heartfelt request to any and all cinephiles out there, to catch a malayalam film, be it one listed here or otherwise. it will be a wonderfully rewarding cinematic experience. there has never been a better time to be a follower of malayalam cinema, with many calling it the greatest era of malayalam films ever .
the films each took a different path to audiences. the last dalai lama? had its theatrical premiere in july, after several sold - out presentations at international buddhist film festival events in los angeles and the san francisco bay area, and is being distributed to us theaters via matson films. the film has run in over 20 cities to date, and has bookings through the end of the year. director mickey lemle has attended a number of the opening weekends around the country, including a birthday tribute to the dalai lama, with tibetan musician tsering dorjee bawa performing along with a tibetan children’s chorus before the screening .
“essential viewing for anyone who cares about the fate of the mountain region and the legacy of the dalai lama… the film is notable for its focus on an extraordinary year in tibet’s history and on tibetans themselves—historians, writers, activists, all eloquent, impassioned and living in exile. ” –sheri linden, the hollywood reporter
however, the industry still doesn’t get the credit it deserves, and although it has amassed more attention it recent times, when it comes to indian cinema as a whole, the malayalam industry still tends to fly under the radar. many have desperately clung to bollywood as the be all and end all of indian cinema. and yet all it really takes is one film, the right film, to open up a whole new world of cinema which is refreshing as it is familiar. take, for example, anjali menon’s bangalore days, which is a great foray into malayalam cinema – it’s a whole new cinematic world to explore .
ask anyone who’s even remotely familiar with the industry, and they will tell you there is something distinctly different and special about malayalam movies being made today. if regional cinema is the underdog of indian cinema, with bollywood hogging the limelight, then malayalam cinema is no doubt the underdog of those regional industries. the kerala - based film industry is becoming increasingly well reputed for producing some of the best movies in the country year after year, alongside marathi cinema which is similarly serving up some truly groundbreaking films. the malayalam film industry is turning more and more heads for the technical quality of their movies alongside innovative storytelling and exploration of socially relevant issues .
the film maintains high standard as far as the look and the feel is concerned. shamdat captures the past (mostly outdoors, a lakeside hangout of the three chums) in hazy form giving it a mushy music video feel. on the other hand, the present - - the cfl lit corridors of an it conglomerate - - is bright .
tibet in song is both a celebration of traditional tibetan folk music and a harrowing journey into the past fifty years of cultural repression inside chinese - controlled tibet. director and former tibetan political prisoner, ngawang choephel, weaves a story of beauty, pain, brutality and resilience, introducing tibet to the world in a way never before seen on film .
the 25th season of the pbs series pov opens on june 21, 2012 with the broadcast of jennifer fox’s my reincarnation (check local listings for the exact time in your area). this film about namkhai norbu rinpoche and his son yeshi has been seen in over 20 countries, with a theatrical release in the us that has reached over 60 cities to date .
le chhakka is an upcoming calcutta bangla commercial movie directed by raj chakraborty. the star cast includes hero dev paired with heroine payel and actor / film - maker anindyo banerjee as the villain. others in the cast are rudranil ghosh, kanchan mullick, ritwick bhattacharya, kharaj mukherjee and partho. read all about the movie synopsis cast crew details. watch the free trailer of le chakka online .
walk with me had its theatrical premiere in august at the smith rafael film center in san rafael, california, and is reaching audiences through the innovative theater - on - demand platform gathr, which allows people to attract a screening to their town by signing up online, and when a threshold of signers has been reached, a screening is booked. some of these one - night events lead to regular week - long bookings at the theater. so far, the film has been shown in over 60 venues, with more scheduled in the coming months. the filmmakers, marc francis and max pugh, have attended several screenings, accompanied by monks and nuns from thich nhat hanh’s organization, including a highly publicized group walking meditation from new york’s union square to a screening at the rubin museum of art .
for me, it has been a very disappointing year. it started very promisingly with dev. d and then dilli 6, but it later fazed out. these are the only two only film soundtracks, that are worth listening. if i was just to pick only a song from an album, then i find it very difficult to come up with top 10, so here are my top 5 :
based on the novel an (“sweet red bean paste”) by durian sukegawa, the film features tokue (a quietly powerful performance by famed japanese actress kirin kiki), an elderly woman who offers to help sentaro (masatoshi nagase), a young cook of dorayaki (bean paste pancake, a much loved confection in japan), and there’s just enough plot to take us through some very deep waters of japanese culture .
gelek rimpoche was born into a privileged world in a tibet that no longer exists, and he has lived an extraordinary life spanning continents, customs, and cultures. framed by archival photos of old tibet taken by rimpoche’s father in the 1930s and ’40s, the film traverses the link between one man’s job as a modern spiritual teacher and the impact of tibet’s myths and practices on americans seeking direction in an increasingly complex world .
the film is a rare and intimate glimpse into the life of a young couple and their infant daughter during a time of great transition. locho and yama are nomadic herders who carve their existence from the land as their ancestors have for generations. but now, as traditional nomadic life confronts rapid modernization, summer pasture captures a family at a crossroads, ultimately revealing the profound sacrifice they will make to ensure their daughter’s future .
the make - believe world of mythology can become convincing only when the costumes and weaponry on display have an element of novelty that whets the appetite of aficionados; and fight sequences are woven into the narrative in such a manner that the ingenuity of the costumes and the weaponry becomes the usp in tackling the opponent. bahubali has an ample dose of this triangulation and it manifests in the gusto during the second half of the film .
the kolkata bengali movie industry seems to have a sudden craze for alternative lifestyles. the recent flick cha - e - chuti, in spite of being a film that should have stood up for its skillful making and freshness, nevertheless became popular in at least some, if not most, part because of its depiction of romantic love between two women in a way that is far from the subtle portrayal of similar feelings in nil nirjane (get dvd) .
hindi film music, in my opinion, had a fantastic year. it was so good that i found really difficult to come up with a final top 10 songs list! so, breaking usual tradition, besides the top 10, i also have a 11 - 20 list that did not make it to my top 10. another reason for this extension is that people tend to ask me the ones that did not make to the top 10, in the comments section. besides, the 11 - 20 list adds justification to my choice of the composer (s) of the year, since that is not a mere result of being in one of the top 3 soundtracks or being a composer (s) of one of the top 3 songs. my choice of composer (s) of the year is more from the point of consistency, all through the year. after aamir in 2008. amit trivedi continues to impress in 2009, even if he had just one soundtrack and a solo song in another soundtrack. vishal bharadwaj was, as usual, in incredible form in kaminey, but the man who stole the year was a r rahman, with a soundtrack that elicited milliblog’s first ever 300 word gushing review! but, shankar ehsaan loy deserve the title of composer (s) of the year due to the sheer range of impressive songs they composed – 5 out of the top 20, to be specific .
sharon dutta was pretty well - known for his advertising spots before he moved to directing full length feature films. his first bengali movie was the 2005 horror film raat barota panch (12: 05 in the night) starring paran bandyopadhyay, ananya chatterjee, anjana bose, aparajita ghosh das, ashok chakraborty, ipshita bakshi, kanchan mullick, sagnik chattopadhyay, shantilal mukhopadhyay and others. the music director for 12: 05 is the famed alternative new - modern bengali songwriter - singer shilajit .
this is a beautifully filmed neo - realist work featuring very young monks in a rural buddhist monastery. they are suddenly left to their own devices when their abbot is called away during a time of violent conflict beyond the monastery’s simple and calm environment. there are echoes here of the cup, uncle boonmee who could recall his past lives, and the silent holy stones, but the unique location in remote shan state and historic timing of golden kingdom offer a compelling case for this breakthrough film .
if one were to view the phenomenal success of amish tripathi as the writer who re - created mythologies in a scientific way through the shiva trilogy, it would underline the fact that the present generation indeed laps it up when mythology is presented to them in an easy - to - swallow capsule. bahubali seems to have taken the leaf out of amish’s success as a writer practicing mythology, to present to the indian viewers a film which may appear mythological but has kept the religious underpinnings on a tight leash .
filmed over three years, in thich nhat hanh’s plum village monastery in rural france, and on the road in the usa, the film is a meditation on a community grappling with existential questions and the everyday routine of monastic life. with unprecedented access, walk with me goes deep inside this international zen buddhist community. as the seasons come and go, the monastics’ pursuit of a deeper connection to themselves and the world around them is amplified by insights from thich nhat hanh’s early journals, voiced by academy award - nominated actor benedict cumberbatch .
the film is a comprehensive update of the director’s groundbreaking compassion in exile (1991) profile of the dalai lama, with an intimate look at the enduring good humor and gentle wisdom of his holiness, now eighty - one. addressing his own death, the dalai lama considers the challenges of the prospect of his reincarnation, with tibet still under chinese control; his urgency and dedication come through powerfully. the last dalai lama? was filmed on location in india and the us, and features vivid archival footage, with an original score by philip glass and tenzin choegyal.
ritu ( english : seasons ) is a 2009 malayalam film , now widely acclaimed as the ' coming of age ' of malayalam cinema , directed by shyamaprasad , whose previous film ore kadal was highly acclaimed . the original screenplay was written by joshua newtonn . this is the first time shyamaprasad made a film based on an original screenplay , all of his previous films were adaptations of published novels or plays . 
ritu (english: seasons) is a 2009 malayalam film, now widely acclaimed as the' coming of age' of malayalam cinema, directed by shyamaprasad, whose previous film ore kadal was highly acclaimed. the original screenplay was written by joshua newtonn. this is the first time shyamaprasad made a film based on an original screenplay, all of his previous films were adaptations of published novels or plays.
ritu (english: seasons) is a 2009 malayalam film, now widely acclaimed as the' coming of age' of malayalam cinema, directed by shyamaprasad, whose previous film ore kadal was highly acclaimed. the original screenplay was written by joshua newtonn. this is the first time shyamaprasad made a film based on an original screenplay, all of his previous films were adaptations of published novels or plays.