Well Done, Michael Jackson!!

Comparisons are common especially when it comes to paraphrasing the feat of an individual with that of a famous persona that may be existing, existed or never existed! By Never existed I mean comparing with any fictional character that is made famous like Robin Hood. I have come across many such statements like say like-Gandhi, like-Einstein, like-Newton, etc. Many giants from the past have been successful to iconize their name but very few were famous with a wide variety of the masses and also long lasting at the same time!!

In this aspect I think Michael Jackson is very famous and was a living legend who was able to hold the imagination of the whole world. Dubbed "King Of Pop" he became very popular in America and also rest of the world. I was myself awestruck by seeing his trademark "Moonwalk" and to a lesser e

Michael Jackson via last.fm

xtent "Robot". There can't be a more famous and inspiring personality whose fame reached even the remotest part of the world where even the media has not penetrated! Such was his aura that every budding dancer was compared with him even when he was alive. Prabhu Deva's entry into movies was as a dance assistant appearing for dance and songs initially. Remember "Chiku Bukku" with Gautami? It was such a hit that I was told that he learned his steps with Michael Jackson! I was too young that time and naturally I believed such stories. And lol He became India's MJ!

I remember Jackson's "We are the world" to be one of the first albums that I had seen. But I came to know more when my cousins used to see his numbers in MTV. "Dangerous" and "All I wanna say" were the others that I used to see regularly in TV. His tour to India was much publisized and attracted front page coverage in national dailies. Everything relating to Jackson was famous. His Neverland Ranch, his style of dressing even the military jacket and his trademark glove. Though some pediophile accusations were prevalent none were proved and MJ was aquitted of charges. His sudden change in skin complexion, his support for the black, his charities were famous as well.

The impact he made by his music and culture is so great that his legacy and influence will never be challenged atleast in the immediate future. Many younger generation just copied him and was attracted to music simply because of this Jackson including Britney Spears, Mariah caray and Justin Timberlake. Even after his death he remains as the sole leader in Pop Culture - As Michael Jackson. And when I see Appu (sister's little son) dance and I tell him spontaneously "Well done, Michael Jackson"!

Captain's Different Role!

Me writing for the first time about Tamil Cinema. South India's most popular and much followed filmdom and the place where screen presence makes demi-gods does not need my comments as more interesting blogs are always aplenty. But this one I mention because I was surprised to see a star of Vijaykanth's stature (Our Own Captain of Tamil Cinema and TamilNadu as a whole) do such a role where the hero does not hype with the usual do gooder role!!

The movie is "Naane Raja Naane Manthiri" and this is for people who wonders if the Captain has done any roles that doesn't defy the laws of physics. He is neither a Police nor a Politician and there are no dialogues for the audience about justice,truth,poor man's saviour,political punch dialogues,etc.Vijaykanth does the role of an arrogant,uneducated villager to perfection equally supported by Radhika. The sequence of the movie fits well in a moving way and Goundamani and Senthil has been included in the sequence fittingly!!The plus point is that Captain himself is involved in the comedy role with proper dialogues. Radhika who falls in love with the hero and Jeevitha who the hero likes to marry gives a love triangle but the climax is unexpected and a bit dragging, thinking who were the leading actors at that time. Music by Ilayaraja is as usual more than the movie itself and Jayachandran-P.Susheela team's "Mayanginen Solla Thayanginen" is a nice song. I think they made Jayachandran sing for Vijaykanth after the success of "Raasathi Unnai" for a while in the 80's.

Directed by Balunandh and a good screen play and dialogue makes this a different movie of those times.