Comments on: Duh !!

By: Hemanth

Hemanth — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:48:38 +0000

I thought you would write a page or two about Raghuvaran….

By: bart

bart — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:58:58 +0000

Oops.. Misunderstood. Peace :)

By: Lazy Geek

Lazy Geek — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:06:31 +0000

Bart, I was probably communicating it wrongly. I was trying to only spotlight this instance. i wasn’t trying to make a bigger accusation.

Infact, I personally like BR for his reviews and even one this blog he has been mentioned more than once.

that was a general comment to Raj asking how long would he keep reading someone if they weren’t level headed. it wasn’t referring to BR.

By: bart

bart — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:14:57 +0000

Whoa, now it moves on to a bigger accusation – level-headedness….
I fully accept, that article was a sore thumb. Desikan has a better collection of obituaries to the great man.
But till date, haven’t found a better reviewer (may or maynot match my verdicts) of indian cinema (hindi and little pieces of tamil) than brangan.
“How long can u keep reading someone just for the pleasure of reading if there is no level headedness?”
Looks like there is much more than this instance that you are hinting at, Lazy.. I would disagree.

By: Lazy Geek

Lazy Geek — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:03:18 +0000

//Vaira is a modernist God, yes , I would disagree but would never forgo the pleasure of reading BR for that line. If you are a sucker for good writing, you shouldnt either but thats your prerogative as BR says!)//

Raj, How long can u keep reading someone just for the pleasure of reading if there is no level headedness.

By: Chenthil

Chenthil — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:04:05 +0000

Raj, I read all BR’s reviews though I hardly see any film he reviews. I like his prose and that is the reason I read his posts. This particular post irritated me like no other.

And thanks, I can’t quote sundara ramasamy or vanna nilavan types in sleep, thought I try :-)

By: raj

raj — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:06:40 +0000

lazy and chenthil, as someone who reads all 3 of you(including BR) , have to say there is a lot of miscomprehension here.
Yes, he doesnt have much exposure to ‘modern’ tamil literature, as in the Sundara Ramasamy or Vanna Nilavan types that Chenthil can quote in sleep.
But the ‘bite’s are unwarranted. He isnt the type who would show-off or pretend. I think what he says comes from the heart and thats his understanding. I mean, he is the type who would claim that “Gemini Ganesan was the most popular of the 3 60′s TF idols” and genuinely mean it. I dont think he needs to be berated for a lack of understanding of kanaiyazhi and kurumpathrikai audience. he is a class writer and he has his perspective, just like you guys do. And I respect all 3 of you for expressing things as you see them from your perspective. I know from interaction with him that he would see your POV as he has infact done in this case also. It would reflect well upon you to read his articles from HIS POV, rather than toss them away as Chenthil seems to have done because he expressed a POV thats not yours. (Vaira is a modernist God, yes , I would disagree but would never forgo the pleasure of reading BR for that line. If you are a sucker for good writing, you shouldnt either but thats your prerogative as BR says!)

By: Lazy Geek

Lazy Geek — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:33:04 +0000

Good Catch Chenthil. I over-looked that fact !! Yes, BR seems to be a pretty good movie reviewer. Probably his editorial team asked him to do this as a stretch goal.

Obviously, he didn’t stretch too well.

By: Chenthil

Chenthil — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:22:36 +0000

I saw red after this line – “the great modernist god that was the early Vairamuthu, say ” – and skipped the post. Obviously Baradwaj Rangan doesn’t have much introduction to Modern Tamil Literature.