Comments on: Women in Mani Ratnam’s movies http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/women-in-mani-ratnam%e2%80%99s-movies/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:04:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Aparna http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/women-in-mani-ratnam%e2%80%99s-movies/#comment-158638 Aparna Sun, 24 May 2009 17:16:39 +0000 http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/women-in-mani-ratnam%e2%80%99s-movies/#comment-158638 Pri, Welcome to my blog! Yes Aparna, Thank you :) You have noticed now ;) It’s not just the ladies but most of the characters in Mani Ratnam’s movies are portrayed in a subtle way Puranjoy, Your comment actually made me want to write a post on all those subtly different characteristics. I may write it sometime or I may not Sreekrishnan, Nicely put comment! Usha aunty, Glad to see a comment from you :) Agreed that women in KB’s movies are more powerful but I am not a big fan of most of his characters. If you see, Mani Ratnam doesn’t show any character in full strength. There is a subtlety in the portrayal of all his characters. >some how they loose their identity once they get married Though I don’t fully agree with this, still in reality, don’t most of the girls do really loose their identity after their marriage? Naran, Welcome to my blog! Yes both are good examples! :) I never even thought about these two characters when writing this post! Pri,
Welcome to my blog! Yes

Aparna,
Thank you :) You have noticed now ;) It’s not just the ladies but most of the characters in Mani Ratnam’s movies are portrayed in a subtle way

Puranjoy,
Your comment actually made me want to write a post on all those subtly different characteristics. I may write it sometime or I may not

Sreekrishnan,
Nicely put comment!

Usha aunty,
Glad to see a comment from you :) Agreed that women in KB’s movies are more powerful but I am not a big fan of most of his characters. If you see, Mani Ratnam doesn’t show any character in full strength. There is a subtlety in the portrayal of all his characters.

>some how they loose their identity once they get married
Though I don’t fully agree with this, still in reality, don’t most of the girls do really loose their identity after their marriage?

Naran,
Welcome to my blog! Yes both are good examples! :) I never even thought about these two characters when writing this post!

]]> By: Aparna http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/women-in-mani-ratnam%e2%80%99s-movies/#comment-158637 Aparna Sun, 24 May 2009 17:13:59 +0000 http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/women-in-mani-ratnam%e2%80%99s-movies/#comment-158637 It's been such a long time. I don't know how many of you'll check the replies now...Anyway, let me reply. Vijay Kumar, After reading all the comments here, I have to agree that each of us look at the characters from different perspectives. Btw, I feel Sharanya in Nayagan is the most innocent of all. Madhusudhanan, A comment without smileys? Am surprised :P Vivek, Welcome to my blog! Aren’t the characters mentioned by Naren in his comment strong and assertive? Sathej, Yup perception varies. Anyway I have written about the character in my next post. Sangs, Thank you. I also now agree that we both were looking at the characters from different perspectives. :) >Eloping to marry a man you barely know is naive. Falling in love with a rowdy is also ,to me,barely something a mature girl would do I don’t agree. The characters seem to be fully aware of what can happen to them if the man cheats them. If you see the scene where Manisha reaches Bombay, you will see the doubt in her eyes as she waits for Arvind Samy in the station. Even though Meera Jasmine marries a rowdy, she doesn’t even hesitate to go for abortion when she realizes that her husband is not going to change. Anyway, I have to thank you for writing that post since that made me write on Mani’s movies after a long time :) It’s been such a long time. I don’t know how many of you’ll check the replies now…Anyway, let me reply.

Vijay Kumar,
After reading all the comments here, I have to agree that each of us look at the characters from different perspectives. Btw, I feel Sharanya in Nayagan is the most innocent of all.

Madhusudhanan,
A comment without smileys? Am surprised :P

Vivek,
Welcome to my blog! Aren’t the characters mentioned by Naren in his comment strong and assertive?

Sathej,
Yup perception varies. Anyway I have written about the character in my next post.

Sangs,
Thank you. I also now agree that we both were looking at the characters from different perspectives. :)

>Eloping to marry a man you barely know is naive. Falling in love with a rowdy is also ,to me,barely something a mature girl would do
I don’t agree. The characters seem to be fully aware of what can happen to them if the man cheats them. If you see the scene where Manisha reaches Bombay, you will see the doubt in her eyes as she waits for Arvind Samy in the station. Even though Meera Jasmine marries a rowdy, she doesn’t even hesitate to go for abortion when she realizes that her husband is not going to change.

Anyway, I have to thank you for writing that post since that made me write on Mani’s movies after a long time :)

]]> By: naran http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/women-in-mani-ratnam%e2%80%99s-movies/#comment-156665 naran Tue, 12 May 2009 15:12:10 +0000 http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/women-in-mani-ratnam%e2%80%99s-movies/#comment-156665 hai aparna-ji, u forget to mention few actress from mani sir movie which are not innocent but very confident and independent .example like banupriya(dhalapathi)...there is one scene where she went to mamooty house and tell him about some of his men tried to misbehave wit her.so she asked mamooty to stop giving money to her and her daughter.she will said she can live alone wit her daughter in some other place without anyone help.nanditha dhass is another example which was a leader for ltte group in KM movie.she still stay at sri lanka even after her husband past away. both is example showing how mani sir giving important to heroin roles in his movie...;-) hai aparna-ji, u forget to mention few actress from mani sir movie which are not innocent but very confident and independent .example like banupriya(dhalapathi)…there is one scene where she went to mamooty house and tell him about some of his men tried to misbehave wit her.so she asked mamooty to stop giving money to her and her daughter.she will said she can live alone wit her daughter in some other place without anyone help.nanditha dhass is another example which was a leader for ltte group in KM movie.she still stay at sri lanka even after her husband past away. both is example showing how mani sir giving important to heroin roles in his movie…;-)

]]> By: usha http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/women-in-mani-ratnam%e2%80%99s-movies/#comment-156123 usha Fri, 08 May 2009 23:45:49 +0000 http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/women-in-mani-ratnam%e2%80%99s-movies/#comment-156123 Hi aparna..read your article on the women in maniratnam movies..to a little extent it is true..but the women character in his movies do not stand apart..take for example a balachander's movie ..you will remember the movie for that women character..mani ratnam doesn't show women in full strength..they are bold but you don't get to see them in full strength..and some how they loose their identity once they get married..this is my observation ... Hi aparna..read your article on the women in maniratnam movies..to a little extent it is true..but the women character in his movies do not stand apart..take for example a balachander’s movie ..you will remember the movie for that women character..mani ratnam doesn’t show women in full strength..they are bold but you don’t get to see them in full strength..and some how they loose their identity once they get married..this is my observation …

]]> By: Sreekrishnan http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/women-in-mani-ratnam%e2%80%99s-movies/#comment-156040 Sreekrishnan Fri, 08 May 2009 17:31:29 +0000 http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/women-in-mani-ratnam%e2%80%99s-movies/#comment-156040 I would say, a Drama effect arises out of a char when the Innocence is captured in a subtle way. Take any girl you see around, not every face they show to the people around them are Innocent, but a Drama arises when the female char's Innocence is built on. "Ariyamai thaaningey Paerinbam anbey" [If you have to go to the first meaning from vairamuthu] Maniratnam is clever enough to show both the parts of the feminine attitude. The innocence builds the drama and the attitude forms the other part. That is the reason why Mani's heroines always looks complete... Always ! So, in My opinion - Mani Shows both the sides of the char, where in the innocence is impressive to guys and attitude is impressive to the girls !! Now, others [like heroines in Vijay movies] are completely made dumb [not innocent]. This is to make sure the hero looks better - which actually irritates.... Sangs: //Falling in love with a rowdy is also ,to me,barely something a mature girl would do// Very frankly you are super wrong ! .. I know from my college experiences that this is wrong for sure. The rowdyism and the arrogance is sometimes attractive just like innocence and dumbness is attractive ! I would say, a Drama effect arises out of a char when the Innocence is captured in a subtle way. Take any girl you see around, not every face they show to the people around them are Innocent, but a Drama arises when the female char’s Innocence is built on.

“Ariyamai thaaningey Paerinbam anbey” [If you have to go to the first meaning from vairamuthu]

Maniratnam is clever enough to show both the parts of the feminine attitude. The innocence builds the drama and the attitude forms the other part. That is the reason why Mani’s heroines always looks complete… Always !

So, in My opinion - Mani Shows both the sides of the char, where in the innocence is impressive to guys and attitude is impressive to the girls !!

Now, others [like heroines in Vijay movies] are completely made dumb [not innocent]. This is to make sure the hero looks better - which actually irritates….

Sangs: //Falling in love with a rowdy is also ,to me,barely something a mature girl would do//

Very frankly you are super wrong ! .. I know from my college experiences that this is wrong for sure. The rowdyism and the arrogance is sometimes attractive just like innocence and dumbness is attractive !

]]> By: puranjoy http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/women-in-mani-ratnam%e2%80%99s-movies/#comment-155874 puranjoy Thu, 07 May 2009 19:37:51 +0000 http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/women-in-mani-ratnam%e2%80%99s-movies/#comment-155874 gullible, innocent, shy, conservative, introvert--subtle differences in the characters. ok, although I am most tempted to, I am NOT getting into this debate. gullible, innocent, shy, conservative, introvert–subtle differences in the characters.
ok, although I am most tempted to, I am NOT getting into this debate.

]]> By: Aparna http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/women-in-mani-ratnam%e2%80%99s-movies/#comment-155860 Aparna Thu, 07 May 2009 12:59:20 +0000 http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/women-in-mani-ratnam%e2%80%99s-movies/#comment-155860 Phew! This made great reading! Though i would agree a bit more with sangs. Yes women in movies are 8 out of 10 times miss goody 2 shoes! but your view point is refreshing.. These ladies are subtly bold/ brash and all that. However the subtlety is barely noticeable. Unless someone points it out.. You wouldn't really notice. Phew! This made great reading! Though i would agree a bit more with sangs. Yes women in movies are 8 out of 10 times miss goody 2 shoes! but your view point is refreshing.. These ladies are subtly bold/ brash and all that. However the subtlety is barely noticeable. Unless someone points it out.. You wouldn’t really notice.

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