Film: "Vidiyum Munn"; Cast: Pooja Umashankar, Malavika Manikuttan, Vinoth Kishan, John Vijay and Amarendran; Director: Balaji K Kumar; Rating: *** - Suspenseful, well executed thriller.
Films on child trafficking usually throw at us startling facts and numbers in an attempt to emotionally hijack us but debutant Balaji K Kumar's "Vidiyum Munn" avoids all such genre cliches and sticks to presenting a well executed thriller that intrigues with suspense from start to finish.
Although inspired from British thriller "London to Brighton", to which the makers have not given due credit, "Vidiyum Munn" stands out as one.
Films on child trafficking usually throw at us startling facts and numbers in an attempt to emotionally hijack us but debutant Balaji K Kumar's "Vidiyum Munn" avoids all such genre cliches and sticks to presenting a well executed thriller that intrigues with suspense from start to finish.
Although inspired from British thriller "London to Brighton", to which the makers have not given due credit, "Vidiyum Munn" stands out as one.
- 11/28/2013
- by Amith Ostwal
- RealBollywood.com
Chennai, Nov 27: Actress Pooja Umashankar, who shares the screen space with child artist Malavika Manikuttan in forthcoming Tamil thriller "Vidiyum Munn", said she had to compete with the youngster to match her performance.
"She (Malavika) is a wonderful actress and there were several instances in the film where I had to push myself to perform better. Since we had to act together in most of the scenes, I had to ensure that she doesn't overpower me with her performance. I was challenged to act better because of her," Pooja told Ians.
Directed by Balaji K. Kumar, "Vidiyum Munn" is a story about four men, three reasons,.
"She (Malavika) is a wonderful actress and there were several instances in the film where I had to push myself to perform better. Since we had to act together in most of the scenes, I had to ensure that she doesn't overpower me with her performance. I was challenged to act better because of her," Pooja told Ians.
Directed by Balaji K. Kumar, "Vidiyum Munn" is a story about four men, three reasons,.
- 11/27/2013
- by Lohit Reddy
- RealBollywood.com
Chennai, Nov 22: Tamil actress Pooja Umashankar, who has played roles as diverse as a blind beggar and a biryani shopworker in her career, doesn't mind looking ugly on screen for the sake of a character. But she says not many actresses are comfortable facing the camera without makeup.
"Actresses don't like to look ugly on screen...they get very conscious without make-up," Pooja told Ians
"I have always challenged myself with offbeat roles that didn't require me to look good, therefore, never had a problem looking ugly. Most actresses rely heavily on make-up because they feel audiences won't accept them without it," she added.
Pooja also enjoys doing glamorous roles.
"I enjoy playing strong character roles,.
"Actresses don't like to look ugly on screen...they get very conscious without make-up," Pooja told Ians
"I have always challenged myself with offbeat roles that didn't require me to look good, therefore, never had a problem looking ugly. Most actresses rely heavily on make-up because they feel audiences won't accept them without it," she added.
Pooja also enjoys doing glamorous roles.
"I enjoy playing strong character roles,.
- 11/22/2013
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
Chennai, Aug 22: Actress Pooja Umashankar, who is returning to Tamil cinema with upcoming thriller "Vidiyum Munn" after a brief gap, says she is keen to work in a children's film if given an opportunity.
Pooja was last seen in 2009 Tamil drama "Naan Kadavul".
"I love to work with kids because you don't feel the pressure of working when you have them around you. I would be more than happy to star in all kids' film. This is why I didn't hesitate to play a cameo in Tamil film 'Drohi' as a teacher to kids," Pooja told Ians.
On her return, Pooja is not bothered about competition as she feels there is enough room.
Pooja was last seen in 2009 Tamil drama "Naan Kadavul".
"I love to work with kids because you don't feel the pressure of working when you have them around you. I would be more than happy to star in all kids' film. This is why I didn't hesitate to play a cameo in Tamil film 'Drohi' as a teacher to kids," Pooja told Ians.
On her return, Pooja is not bothered about competition as she feels there is enough room.
- 8/22/2013
- by Leon David
- RealBollywood.com
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