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Akam (2012)
Different and worth it
Akam focuses primarily on the man-woman relationship. What happens when the hero is not able to charm women like he used to - when he is instead charmed by a woman and she remains a mystery to him, something out of his control and becomes intimidating. Pretty, vulnerable, mysterious woman and the quite opposite man who feels he is not in control.
Watch Akam for the great performances, cinematography which makes the on goings more intriguing, subtle but effective background score (or the effective absence of background score), live sound sync and a different movie making which I hope to get to see more in Malayalam. And I also wish to see women directors picking up all kinds of stories and not limiting themselves to 'women-centric' ones.
Ekk Deewana Tha (2012)
Fresh faces might have ruined it a bit
I have watched the original Tamil 3-4 times so far and I like most of the one-lines , subtle and non-gross humor. Also the fantastic music.
But the Hindi version might have lost something in translation. I watched it but its not a bad movie. I agree that the supporting cast has done a better job than the new hero-heroine. And the ending makes all the twists and turns pointless. But I guess Gautam menon was not sure if the Hindi audience would accept the same Tamil ending. I hope that someone who has fallen in love with a girl and lost her would be able to relate to the story. For the same reason, I urge all to watch the director's cut version with the alternate ending.
But still the movie is not as bad like the critics have reviewed. The whole point of the movie is that this is a story about a 22 year old boy who is acting like a 19 year and a girl who is confused and prefer to suffer than go against her parents. Don't expect super melodrama or cheap comedy or item numbers. I have lost count of friends who have told its their story.
I give 7 stars because of the dialogs, music, camera, good performances by support cast.