Naalaya iyakunar June 27 Finals 1st part

The finals took on the razzle dazzle and trappings of the entertainment programs lie maanaada mayilaada. I dont know whose idea was that.

There was even a item number like dance. And with the compere asking every aspirant finalist how they are feeling it was no wonder they did not show more than three short films in one hour.

But it looked like many bigwigs of kollywood had turned up for the finals including AVM Saravanan sir, K Balachander and Shankar.

So here is the round up of the first three short films that were shown on Naalaya Iyakunar Finals on June 27th.

Suyambu by suryapratap
Genre: Historical
A periodic film which takes a bit of effort from viewers to follow. The movie started out in dark and stayed chasing shadows for a long time. The story was simple. A brave soldier raises up in revolt against a tyrant. They make a surprise assualt on the tyrant's fort but is repulsed. The soldier is betrayed by his partners. His wife sis captured. The soldier frees her and then engages with the tyrant in a sword fight. The soldier is killed in the battle.

The movie cuts to a long shot showing the soldier's small son practicing sword fight. He is being taught by none other than his mother and the slain soldier's wife.

Madhan said that the biggest obstacle of making a periodical movie is that you have got to erect sets at huge cost. There is no way you can shoot a believable movie in dilapidated structures of today as suryapratap's short film was. He is probably right. But for me, the major irritant was the semi dark surrounding for the most part of time and the fact that the jumpy narrative. But it was a good effort overall.

anu annuvaai by ajay gnanamuthu of White magic pictures
Genre: Romance
The story starts with the hero in a reminiscing mood. He and his daughter are on the road in a car. In voice over we get to know of his love interest , anu, in school days. A blind school comes in focus and we get to see the hero and Anu, both blind. They fall in love. There is a small problem. The hero has a chance of getting back his eyesight by an operation. Few days before the operation, Anu falls ill. Hero gets his eyesight back but gets the news that Anu has passed away.

Cut to the present and the hero is back in the blind school and is able to see the nun, the class,the school. He asks for a photo pf Anu. But the nun says there isn't any. As he is going out the nun asks a woman on the sewing machine, 'Do you think what you did is right, Anu?' She nods.

The movie received a good round of applause from the crowd. Personally I felt that the romantic scenes didn't have spark. But the twist in the end made up for it. Again another decent film.

nenjukku needhi by nalan
Genre: Comedy
A poor guy is selling toys on roadside. Gangsters come and pick him up on the pretext that his blood donation saved their boss and hence they have come to repay for his help. They do everything to make his day a great one. Then comes the twist. He is taken to the hospital where the boss is and put in the bed next to him. He is told that the boss's heart is weak and his heart is going to be transplanted to boss. Then comes the climax. It is hilarious. You all should watch it in YouTube or wherever they host the clippings of the episodes.

Personally I liked this of the three movies screened today. Though it could have been shorter and sweeter the twist in the climax made that film worth watching.


Naalaya iyaunar Awards
They also handed out few awards in other categories. I think the decision was made on the basis of the movies of the previous rounds.
Best editor - alphonse puthiran
Best cinematography - manikandan

Which movie did you like? Feel free to talk about it here.