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**chipkluchi** · 03-24-2006, 03:42 AM

Moodupani . Indian version of Pyscho...

**HugoSimon** · 03-24-2006, 03:50 AM

Moodupani . Indian version of Pyscho...

Hmm.....I used to think "Woh kaun thi" (1964) was based to sum extent on psycho....

Btw, NTR garu, u know/understand Hindi too?

**iqxdvjgmat** · 03-24-2006, 03:53 AM

Illa Lamby
I only know Tamil, English and Malay...

**costamarianavia** · 03-24-2006, 03:54 AM

Ya..
My fault..
it should have been

Moodupani - Tamil answer to Psycho...

**RooldpalApata** · 03-24-2006, 03:57 AM

Ohh....ok
Yea I guessd Moodupani was a Tamil movie....

So was it the one wher Jayalalitha acts as a 'ghost'? It was made in Telugu also.....based on the Hindi film "Woh Kaun Thi"......

**mnhloot** · 03-24-2006, 03:59 AM

Issit..
The song was very famous one

Naane Varuven, ingum angum...

**WXQMQFIr** · 03-24-2006, 04:08 AM

Issit..
The song was very famous one

Naane Varuven, ingum angum...

Hmm......not sure again.....my mom wud know better! :P
Is this the film wher he (MGR?) marries a girl named Sandhya (again Jayalalitha) who looks jus like the "ghost" in the song, who keeps following him singing this song?

**Qrhzbadu** · 03-24-2006, 04:14 AM

Moodupani is an awesome movie.Great performances by Shoba and Prathap pothen.
Hindi..
I guess sholay is one..

anyone know old DevAnand movies?I meant the real old ones..CID and stuff.

**Bemapayople** · 03-24-2006, 04:16 AM

Originally Posted by Raikkonen Issit..
The song was very famous one

Naane Varuven, ingum angum...

Hmm......not sure again.....my mom wud know better! :P
Is this the film wher he (MGR?) marries a girl named Sandhya (again Jayalalitha) who looks jus like the "ghost" in the song, who keeps following him singing this song? YES!!! U got that rite..In tamil its YAR NEE?Amazing movie and superb performances by Jaishankar and JJ.
very well made movie.

**Cemeuncex** · 03-24-2006, 02:52 PM

Ya Moodupani...
I dont know the actors name...

**JamesTornC** · 03-28-2006, 01:39 AM

One brilliant Hindi film in the recent years was Maqbool.
Shakespeare's Macbeth wonderfully adapted by Abbas Tyrewala. The locales,ethos was created

Watertight screenplay, you don't sit back at all. Jealousy, lust, hatred, camaraderie, vengeance, love and power were all portrayed elegantly. The movie is exceedingly well written.

Mindblowing performance from Tabu with equally good performance from Irrfan and Pankaj Kapoor. Tabu, in particular had to manage the delicate balance of playing the manipulator and the vulnerable one.Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri as the cops (equivalent of the three witches in Macbeth) are hilarious.

The music score by Vishal Bharadwaj is a big plus. The flute piece in the background for the slow-motion murder sequence is on example of his innovative work.

Though the movie had a good box office run, it is yet to be regarded as classic that it is. Do check it out.

Just saw the flick this weekend and i completely agree with you.
"Watertight" screenplay it is, alright. I remember reading that Kamal was approached to do a role in this movie.
Check out how, in almost all the scenes, the camera is at an angle lower to the characters [below the eye-line], thereby giving the viewer a perception of ther power of the characters.
Was very impressed even in the very first scene - the lighting is so natural [minimal]. Irfan and Tabu were terrific.
Pankaj Kapoor imitates Brando [GF, of course!] in his walk, dialogue delivery, body/facial posturing and even in turning down the corners of his mouth.

**wpFWNoIt** · 03-28-2006, 05:09 AM

One of my all time fav hindi comedies is Chupke Chupke.Cast includes Amitab,Jaya Badhuri,Dharmendar and sharmila tagore.Amitab as the absent minded english professor who is forced to take botany lessons for Jaya is hilarious.Couple of songs were major hits too..

**Brareevor** · 03-28-2006, 09:02 PM

Check out how, in almost all the scenes, the camera is at an angle lower to the characters [below the eye-line], thereby giving the viewer a perception of ther power of the characters.

Hmm.... didn't quite catch that. Should see it again.

I remember reading that Kamal was approached to do a role in this movie.

Not a role, the role. They approached him to play the title role. He wanted it done as a bilingual. So things didn't materialize.
They thank ManiRatnam in the credits, wonder why ?

Everything came together so well in the movie. I wanted to quote an article in ToI, written by Tyrewala about screenwriting in general, and Mabool in particular. I have the hard copy snipped but I can't find it online.

**BloofPailafum** · 03-28-2006, 10:14 PM

Not a role, the role. They approached him to play the title role. He wanted it done as a bilingual. So things didn't materialize.

Ah, now i remember. Guess at that time i thought Aandavar had made a correct decision which only He can make. On hindsight, this is a miss of a lifetime, especially considering the ground lost on the Mumbai Xpress setback.

They thank ManiRatnam in the credits, wonder why ?

Mani Sir in the credits? Need to check it out...

Everything came together so well in the movie. I wanted to quote an article in ToI, written by Tyrewala about screenwriting in general, and Mabool in particular. I have the hard copy snipped but I can't find it online.

If its not so much of a bother can you please post highlights/bullets?

**education** · 03-29-2006, 06:39 AM

Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram I wanted to quote an article in ToI, written by Tyrewala about screenwriting in general, and Mabool in particular. I have the hard copy snipped but I can't find it online.

If its not so much of a bother can you please post highlights/bullets? It's not about the bother at all A-A.

ToI in its trademark brain dead style had asked asked Tyrewala to write a short piece titled " Does the success of Maqbool mean the Indian filmviewer has ciome of age". Tyrewala tore up the argument saying people have always watched good fare. Then he went on to elaborate on the aesthetics of screenwriting. It was crisply autobiographical and nicely written. He played down Maqbool as a regular drama, written with a keen sense of proportion.

**Paybeskf** · 03-29-2006, 10:58 AM

ToI in its trademark brain dead style had asked asked Tyrewala to write a short piece titled " Does the success of Maqbool mean the Indian filmviewer has ciome of age".

It's surprising that ToI, the largest selling "tabloid" in the print media even took the pains to ask the scriptwriter for his opinion on a film that doesn't star the top names in Bollywood. In their rush to praise 'Black', a much better, and perhaps the best hindi movie of 2005, 'Page 3' was completely ignored. What else can one expect from a newspaper that gave 5 stars to 'KKKG'?!

That aside, I remember reading that 'Maqbool' was a project that Vishal Bharadwaj had in mind for a long time. Just wondering, why he made the insipid 'Makdee' when he had such a beautiful project in mind!

I also recommend 'Hazaron Khwaishen Aisi' if you have missed it.

**itsmycock** · 03-29-2006, 09:09 PM

In their rush to praise 'Black', a much better, and perhaps the best hindi movie of 2005, 'Page 3' was completely ignored.

Umm...Page 3, IMO, is a highly overrated film. I was sorely disappointed to see it pick up national awards for Best Film and Best Screenplay. It was a nice concept squandered. So I am going to disagree with you asa far as Black vs. Page 3 goes.

I also recommend 'Hazaron Khwaishen Aisi' if you have missed it.

I was coming here. This is the Best Film in 2005. It was beautifully (even if not tightly) written with excellent performances from even the smallest of roles. I was completely underprepared for such a nice movie. It carried me along completely, which is something that very rarely happens with me

**rostpribru** · 04-29-2006, 08:00 AM

Hi

I think, the director of Hyderbad Blues is Nagesh kukunoor..

**Shemker394** · 07-06-2006, 08:00 AM

Agree with u PR .Maqbool was a brilliantly made movie.Mind blowing performances.

Last heard that Abbas Tyrewala and Vishal Bharadhwaj are working on adapting Othello (with Saif playing Iago)

**thehhhyips** · 09-24-2006, 08:00 AM

Ohhh.....yes, just rem'd- its YAAR NEE!!

Tks for correcting me!

NTR- turns out Moodupani tat ur referring to is actually a '70s film w/ music by Illayaraja!

Btw, SS- did u feel the enthu for responsing to my post bcos ur name was mentioned in it?

03-24-2006, 03:42 AM	#21
chipkluchi Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 398 Senior Member	Moodupani . Indian version of Pyscho... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-24-2006, 03:50 AM	#22
HugoSimon Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 495 Senior Member	Moodupani . Indian version of Pyscho... Hmm.....I used to think "Woh kaun thi" (1964) was based to sum extent on psycho.... Btw, NTR garu, u know/understand Hindi too? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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iqxdvjgmat Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 517 Senior Member	Illa Lamby I only know Tamil, English and Malay... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-24-2006, 03:54 AM	#24
costamarianavia Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 422 Senior Member	Ya.. My fault.. it should have been Moodupani - Tamil answer to Psycho... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-24-2006, 03:57 AM	#25
RooldpalApata Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 461 Senior Member	Ohh....ok Yea I guessd Moodupani was a Tamil movie.... So was it the one wher Jayalalitha acts as a 'ghost'? It was made in Telugu also.....based on the Hindi film "Woh Kaun Thi"...... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-24-2006, 03:59 AM	#26
mnhloot Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 354 Senior Member	Issit.. The song was very famous one Naane Varuven, ingum angum... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-24-2006, 04:08 AM	#27
WXQMQFIr Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 381 Senior Member	Issit.. The song was very famous one Naane Varuven, ingum angum... Hmm......not sure again.....my mom wud know better! :P Is this the film wher he (MGR?) marries a girl named Sandhya (again Jayalalitha) who looks jus like the "ghost" in the song, who keeps following him singing this song? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-24-2006, 04:14 AM	#28
Qrhzbadu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	Moodupani is an awesome movie.Great performances by Shoba and Prathap pothen. Hindi.. I guess sholay is one.. anyone know old DevAnand movies?I meant the real old ones..CID and stuff. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-24-2006, 04:16 AM	#29
Bemapayople Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 305 Senior Member	Originally Posted by Raikkonen Issit.. The song was very famous one Naane Varuven, ingum angum... Hmm......not sure again.....my mom wud know better! :P Is this the film wher he (MGR?) marries a girl named Sandhya (again Jayalalitha) who looks jus like the "ghost" in the song, who keeps following him singing this song? YES!!! U got that rite..In tamil its YAR NEE?Amazing movie and superb performances by Jaishankar and JJ. very well made movie. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-24-2006, 02:52 PM	#30
Cemeuncex Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 407 Senior Member	Ya Moodupani... I dont know the actors name... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-28-2006, 01:39 AM	#31
JamesTornC Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 319 Senior Member	One brilliant Hindi film in the recent years was Maqbool. Shakespeare's Macbeth wonderfully adapted by Abbas Tyrewala. The locales,ethos was created Watertight screenplay, you don't sit back at all. Jealousy, lust, hatred, camaraderie, vengeance, love and power were all portrayed elegantly. The movie is exceedingly well written. Mindblowing performance from Tabu with equally good performance from Irrfan and Pankaj Kapoor. Tabu, in particular had to manage the delicate balance of playing the manipulator and the vulnerable one.Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri as the cops (equivalent of the three witches in Macbeth) are hilarious. The music score by Vishal Bharadwaj is a big plus. The flute piece in the background for the slow-motion murder sequence is on example of his innovative work. Though the movie had a good box office run, it is yet to be regarded as classic that it is. Do check it out. Just saw the flick this weekend and i completely agree with you. "Watertight" screenplay it is, alright. I remember reading that Kamal was approached to do a role in this movie. Check out how, in almost all the scenes, the camera is at an angle lower to the characters [below the eye-line], thereby giving the viewer a perception of ther power of the characters. Was very impressed even in the very first scene - the lighting is so natural [minimal]. Irfan and Tabu were terrific. Pankaj Kapoor imitates Brando [GF, of course!] in his walk, dialogue delivery, body/facial posturing and even in turning down the corners of his mouth. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-28-2006, 05:09 AM	#32
wpFWNoIt Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 386 Senior Member	One of my all time fav hindi comedies is Chupke Chupke.Cast includes Amitab,Jaya Badhuri,Dharmendar and sharmila tagore.Amitab as the absent minded english professor who is forced to take botany lessons for Jaya is hilarious.Couple of songs were major hits too.. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-28-2006, 09:02 PM	#33
Brareevor Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 389 Senior Member	Check out how, in almost all the scenes, the camera is at an angle lower to the characters [below the eye-line], thereby giving the viewer a perception of ther power of the characters. Hmm.... didn't quite catch that. Should see it again. I remember reading that Kamal was approached to do a role in this movie. Not a role, the role. They approached him to play the title role. He wanted it done as a bilingual. So things didn't materialize. They thank ManiRatnam in the credits, wonder why ? Everything came together so well in the movie. I wanted to quote an article in ToI, written by Tyrewala about screenwriting in general, and Mabool in particular. I have the hard copy snipped but I can't find it online. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-28-2006, 10:14 PM	#34
BloofPailafum Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 357 Senior Member	Not a role, the role. They approached him to play the title role. He wanted it done as a bilingual. So things didn't materialize. Ah, now i remember. Guess at that time i thought Aandavar had made a correct decision which only He can make. On hindsight, this is a miss of a lifetime, especially considering the ground lost on the Mumbai Xpress setback. They thank ManiRatnam in the credits, wonder why ? Mani Sir in the credits? Need to check it out... Everything came together so well in the movie. I wanted to quote an article in ToI, written by Tyrewala about screenwriting in general, and Mabool in particular. I have the hard copy snipped but I can't find it online. If its not so much of a bother can you please post highlights/bullets? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-29-2006, 06:39 AM	#35
education Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 430 Senior Member	Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram I wanted to quote an article in ToI, written by Tyrewala about screenwriting in general, and Mabool in particular. I have the hard copy snipped but I can't find it online. If its not so much of a bother can you please post highlights/bullets? It's not about the bother at all A-A. ToI in its trademark brain dead style had asked asked Tyrewala to write a short piece titled " Does the success of Maqbool mean the Indian filmviewer has ciome of age". Tyrewala tore up the argument saying people have always watched good fare. Then he went on to elaborate on the aesthetics of screenwriting. It was crisply autobiographical and nicely written. He played down Maqbool as a regular drama, written with a keen sense of proportion. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-29-2006, 10:58 AM	#36
Paybeskf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 509 Senior Member	ToI in its trademark brain dead style had asked asked Tyrewala to write a short piece titled " Does the success of Maqbool mean the Indian filmviewer has ciome of age". It's surprising that ToI, the largest selling "tabloid" in the print media even took the pains to ask the scriptwriter for his opinion on a film that doesn't star the top names in Bollywood. In their rush to praise 'Black', a much better, and perhaps the best hindi movie of 2005, 'Page 3' was completely ignored. What else can one expect from a newspaper that gave 5 stars to 'KKKG'?! That aside, I remember reading that 'Maqbool' was a project that Vishal Bharadwaj had in mind for a long time. Just wondering, why he made the insipid 'Makdee' when he had such a beautiful project in mind! I also recommend 'Hazaron Khwaishen Aisi' if you have missed it. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-29-2006, 09:09 PM	#37
itsmycock Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 375 Senior Member	In their rush to praise 'Black', a much better, and perhaps the best hindi movie of 2005, 'Page 3' was completely ignored. Umm...Page 3, IMO, is a highly overrated film. I was sorely disappointed to see it pick up national awards for Best Film and Best Screenplay. It was a nice concept squandered. So I am going to disagree with you asa far as Black vs. Page 3 goes. I also recommend 'Hazaron Khwaishen Aisi' if you have missed it. I was coming here. This is the Best Film in 2005. It was beautifully (even if not tightly) written with excellent performances from even the smallest of roles. I was completely underprepared for such a nice movie. It carried me along completely, which is something that very rarely happens with me Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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04-29-2006, 08:00 AM	#38
rostpribru Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 497 Senior Member	Hi I think, the director of Hyderbad Blues is Nagesh kukunoor.. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-06-2006, 08:00 AM	#39
Shemker394 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 492 Senior Member	Agree with u PR .Maqbool was a brilliantly made movie.Mind blowing performances. Last heard that Abbas Tyrewala and Vishal Bharadhwaj are working on adapting Othello (with Saif playing Iago) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-24-2006, 08:00 AM	#40
thehhhyips Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 424 Senior Member	Ohhh.....yes, just rem'd- its YAAR NEE!! Tks for correcting me! NTR- turns out Moodupani tat ur referring to is actually a '70s film w/ music by Illayaraja! Btw, SS- did u feel the enthu for responsing to my post bcos ur name was mentioned in it? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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