The following article is by a user and isn't IndiaGlitz's take towards anyone or anything. Written by Ramesh More than a year after Urumi released in Malayalam, the film has finally released in Tamil. However, it's nothing wanting its original counterpart and despite being dubbed, it has all of the qualities of a really perfect movie. I WILL go a step further and say that that is probably the most productive dubbed film I'VE seen. Credit goes to all of the team that has made this possible.
Urumi is directed by Santhosh Sivan, who's know more within the Tamil film industry as a cinematographer, way to his work in different movies including Roja, Iruvar and Raavanan. His style in direction is paying homage to Asoka, the 2001 Shah Rukh Khan starrer, which did not do really well. Ten years later, taking on a period film again, Santhosh Sivan has shown how much he has grown as a director. For starters, portraying a movie like Urumi and its periodical elements are a frightening task in itself. To be cinematographing, partly-producing and directing the movie jointly represents a task that can't be put into words. We salute you on your efforts!
If you had seen the posters, you could possibly know that this film features a lot of huge actors. Prithviraj (who's also producing this time), Prabhu Deva, Genelia, Nithya Menon, Amole Gupte (writer of Taare Zameen Par and Stanley Ka Dabba), Vidya Balan, Jagathy Sreekumar (who has acted in additional than 1000 Malayalam movies) are a part of a protracted prominent. In addition, Arya and Tabu also do guest roles on this one. The entire characters played by these roles add weight to the film and with Santhosh Sivan directing them, they've possibly done top-of-the-line portrayals ever, despite how long they take the screen.
The lead actors are Prithviraj, Prabhu Deva, Genelia and Nithya Menon and they're those who soak up considerably more screen time. I USED TO BE surprised to peer that they weren't those who had done the dubbing. Their performance deserves credit. Action sequences, adjusting to costumes and a few superb reactions shown during dialogues give the movie an overly natural look. However, a bit more time and effort in dubbing would have gone far. This would certainly be a shortcoming.
The highlight of the movie and maybe crucial think about enticing the audience and reducing the dubbing-factor will be the dialogues by Sasikumaran. Dialogue translation is hard on its own, but translating a Malayalam period movie and yet managing to maintain the very essence of it and likewise matching them with the unique lip movements, WOW! Should you should give credit to at least one man for a way good this movie is, or the way it have been managed to be released, it's important to take a look at Sasikumaran.
The next specific credit goes to Deepak Dev, the music director. I MAY notice several genres within the music and was very delighted to be informed that there has been no electronic music used. Others may complain, but I credit him for capturing and delivering tunes to the director that experience made a variety of difference.
To get into more technical stuff, Santhosh Sivan's cinematography is brilliant, which isn't surprising. Slow-motion action sequences pack up shots of actors; capturing emotions during dialogue delivery and using unique angles within the music videos are all attributes to his work. It makes me ponder whether he becomes a greater cinematographer if he's taking the director's seat. Sreekar Prasad's editing makes the movie intriguing and gripping inside the 160 minutes despite some annoying scenes which appear to be dragging. Costumes are admirable, but are removed from the most efficient we've seen in modern-day cinema. The budget of the film being Rs.23 crores may be a surprise.
Despite having an entire package, there are a variety of shortcomings. One of the most voices don't match the faces of characters correctly and that i could find many inconsistencies within the way the scenes got more importance on some occasions and never such a lot on others. The storyline makes you think that a lot, but additionally makes you wonder whether there may be an excessive amount of fantasy involved.
However, the great points trump the bad ones conveniently and that i promise you should have a good time in case you see it within the theatre. Don't write this one off because it is a dubbed movie, or don't just simply get the Malayalam version and notice it home. The large screen adds numerous things for your experience, much more than the normal movies. Compare it with Asoka, and you'll be capable of see the minute differences that make Urumi tons of better.
Rating - 4/5 for giving fans an overly unique and historical experience.
Verdict - Urumi is a winner and all audiences will enjoy it, especially after they are watching it for the primary time.
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