Villain(2002)

Is Villain equally or more self-aggrandizing than some of Ajith's other movies? Hmmmm...I lean towards "more", but I think I'll have to watch ALL of his films before I can give a definite answer ;) Ha, ha. I'm not really serious. Yeah, it was a wee bit eyeroll-worthy at times, but for the most part, I was amused by Ajith's frequent winking at the camera, the bus stop antics of his female stans, and the "Everybody wants to be mine/Everybody thinks I'm so fine" in the "Hello, Hello" song. And, as a bit of a stan myself, I found him quite hot and sexy, even with the undereye bags and tummy bulge.

Ajith plays twin brothers, Shiva and Vishnu. Shiva is a bus conductor who moonlights as one of those noble thieves who steal from shady rich folks in order to help the unfortunate. In this case, the recipients of the stolen loot are the physically handicapped, one of whom is his sibling Vishnu. The flashback episode reveals how Vishnu became disabled, but I purposely skipped past it because I had a feeling it was similar to the one in Aalavandhan(i.e. necessary, but overly long).

Meena and Kiran Rathod were on hand to provide glamour and warm bodies for the duets. I thought Meena, in spite of her overly made-up appearance, was the prettier of the two. I wish Ajith had chose her instead of Kiran, especially since he and Meena appeared to have better chemistry in this flick than in Anandha Poongatrae. I wish I could've gotten some decent caps of Meena, but none of the ones I managed to grab were post-worthy :(

Speaking of caps:




Product placement







Winkedy, wink, wink


Oh hai, guess whose birthday?





I'm the one in white. (Just kidding :P)





Phallic symbolism, anyone?



**sigh** If only.

Anandha Poongatrae(1998)

Meena's beauty, Ajith's presence, and Malavika's playful striptease are pretty much the only reasons I've re-watched the first and last halves of this film. I always skip the flashback sequence with Karthik because...well, I'm not just interested in him. But one day I will watch it, because I've probably missed an important part of the plot, although I correctly guessed straightaway that in spite of her initial reservations, Meena would accept Ajith's love in the end.

Screencaps, 'cuz I'm addicted:


Meena SO PRETTY!

I always think of the scene in Varumaiyin Niram Sivappu where Sridevi prepares a feast for Kamal and his roommates whenever I look at these caps:






Meena in the "Semmeena Vinmeena" song, the movie's only memorable tune, IMO:





I think Malavika sorta resembles Rimi Sen and another actress whose name I can't think of at the moment:



Stripping her way through college(no, not really):










I like this shot of Ajith lighting up:



One last look at the pretty:

Kadhaparayumbol(2007)

Remade in Tamil as Kuselan, and in Hindi as Billo Barber.

I watched about forty minutes before directing my attention elsewhere. I have a feeling it might be another Rathri Mazha in the sense that on the first viewing, I'm not totally into it, but after seeing it multiple times I grow to love it.

I'm still not sure I want to pay $15 for the DVD. I'm afraid that shortly after I order it, it will be marked down to like, $7.99.

I'll have to come back to this later.