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Deiva Thirumagal, Kollywood's I Am Sam: A Critical Overview
Okay, so we all laughed at the ridiculous trailer for Vijay's Deiva Thirumagal, and rightly so.  The Tamil unofficial remake (read: rip-off) of Sean Penn's disastrous I Am Sam not only featured what looked to be astoundingly insensitive portrayal of a man with autism or some other developmental disability, but also featured giant fucking snakes, dinosaurs, a battle sequences straight out of Lord of the Rings, and hand puppets.  If that isn't fodder for mockery, what is?  Well, if you read the Indian media reviews, which I do, you'd be surprised to hear that Deiva Thirumagal is setting Chennai movie houses on fire.  Audiences are leaving the theatre in tears, the good kind, at the overwhelming emotional sentiments in the film. Frankly, I would like...
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  • 7/15/2011
  • Screen Anarchy

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