#tamil films

[hollogramhallucination]

"To forget her, I must first cut my heart out. She was mine since childhood."

sara arjun as nandini and santhosh sreeram as aditha karikalan in ponniyin selvan: II (2023) dir. mani ratnam

#mani ratnam continues to persecute my peace and sanity through film #ponniyin selvan #ponniyin selvan 2 #ps2 #mani ratnam #tamil cinema #tamil films #period drama #historical fiction #cinema #films #indian films #indian cinema #nandini #aditya karikalan #aditha karikalan #sara arjun #santhosh sreeram #period film #historical drama #nandini x aditha #ponniyan selvan

[dosai-maavu]

Aditha Karikalan and Nandini

ok so like i just watched ps2 and OML the scene bw aditha and nandini actually destroyed me. i would literally pay to watch the movie again JUST to see their confrontation. the music, the visuals UGHH just everything was amazing.

so many people analyzing it from aditha's pov but let's look at it from nandini's view. she intentionally invited aditha to meet her. she's going to meet her childhood sweetheart, her first love who completely destroyed her life. she despises him. she hates him. she will kill him. she wants vengeance. not only for veerapandiyan, but for the royal life she was denied TWICE. both times because of the cholas.

but all thoughts of revenge go away once she sees him. because she doesn't see the blood-thirsty, war-hardened warrior who beheaded veerapandiyan without second thought. she doesn't see the carefree young prince who took her on horse rides all those years ago. she instead sees an anguished, tormented man, wracked with guilt. haunted by the horrors he's done.

nandini meant to show her superiority when she tells ravidasan he cannot possibly accomplish a task even she can't. but as she looks at aditha, she realizes that it's true. aditha won't let himself be killed by anyone else. only nandini can do it. in his eyes, dying by nandini's hands is his only way to redeem himself, at least in death.

how can she kill him now? her love for him, buried beneath her hate slowly springs back. she wants nothing more than to forgive aditha, accept his idea and run away, leave this conspiracy, this revenge and all this hatred in her heart behind. she wants playful games of hide-and-seek in the forest. she wants horseback rides by the banks of ponni at sunset. she wants the innocence and happiness of her childhood. because as much as she is HIS nandini, he his HER aditha. she doesn't know how not to love him.

but she's too far gone. it's not only about her anymore. the fate of a kingdom rests in her hands. she remembers her promise to veerapandiyan. she remembers how aditha refused to listen to her, even as she begged at his feet. she remembers how chola soldiers stormed into her house and forced her to flee. sembiyan maadevi's disapproval. kundavai's taunts. every injustice comes to the forefront of her mind and she is able to hate him again, for a fleeting moment.

she wishes she was stronger, because now aditha is pushing a dagger into her hands. she's close, so very close to her goal. barely a hair's breadth separated the dagger and aditha when she realizes she can't do it. she can't kill him. she CANNOT be the one to snuff out his life.

in the dark, aditha talks softly. no more yells, no more sarcasm, no more pleading. he speaks from his heart. he tells her that the man she loved died long ago. she starts to cry. she wants to yell that it's not true. the man she loved is here, right in front of her eyes, begging her to kill him. how can he ask that of her?

aditha embraces her. she's screaming now. because, this is all wrong. she cant do this. she cant. with whatever strength she has, she tries to stop the dagger from going in. but here again, she's weak. before she knows it, aditha goes limp in her arms. he stops breathing. he falls to the floor. nandini clings onto him desperately. she screams loudly, because surely aditha would hear her pain and come back. he doesn't.

someone drags her away. she's not sure who. she doesn't care. her hand remains outstretched. her fingers burn with the touch of his skin, his blood. as his face fades from her view, she catches a ghost of a smile on his face. a happy, satisfied smile. the one her aditha karikalan wore. he's finally at peace.

people die many times. nandini died again, for the last time.

#mani ratnam #aishwarya #aishwarya rai #tamil films #kollywood #nandini #aditha karikalan #aditya karikalan #ponniyin selvan 2 #ponniyin selvan #ps2 #tamil cinema #chiyaan vikram #mani ratnam coming for my sleep schedule #kalki coming for my sanity

[fishyyyyy99]

There's something incredibly raw and beautiful about the lines,

Varanda Udhatin, Vari Pallangalil,

Kadhal Dhanadi, En Meedhu Unakku

(In the lines of your dry lips,

I can see the love you have for me)

I think it stuck out to me because I saw some advice in a video or article about how your lips should be kept nice and soft for good kissing. Meanwhile, this line is just romanticising a woman's dry lips. I'm not saying that you shouldn't drink a lot of water to be healthy, and have soft lips. But it's also nice to see very real features which are often treated as imperfections, sometimes be romanticised in romantic songs.

#o kadhal kanmani #mani ratnam #a r rahman #aye sinamika #nithya menen #dulquer salmaan #tara kalingarayar #aditya varadarajan #tamil cinema #kollywood #tamil #tamil movies #tamil films #tamil stories #tamil songs #tamil music #Spotify

[xoxokanmani]

“neenga nallavara kettavara?”

“theriyaleyeppa.”

- nayakan, 1987 [dir. mani ratnam]

translation:

“are you a good man or a bad man?”

“i don’t know.”

[photo does not go w/ quote]

#desiblr #desi tumblr #indian cinema #tamil cinema #desi culture #indian movies #kollywood #kamal hassan #kamal haasan #saranya #mani ratnam #nayakan #nayagan #desi cinema #desi movies #south indian #tamil films #south indian cinema #desi music #tamil movies #tamil #tamil music

[deadloverscity]

WAKE UP BABE ITS PONNIYIN SELVAN DAY

#ponniyin selvan #arulmozhi varman #vandhiyathevan #mani ratnam #tamil films #films

[haru-desune]

Historical costuming nerds come get your juice because this is fascinating af

#ps 1 #ponniyin selvan #historical costuming #costume design #costuming #indian films #tamil films #india #shivangi rambles #Youtube

[brownandbaffled]

ramble 01:

margazhi, Ep 4 - Modern Love Chennai

Milton & Jazmine

This will probably be my most favorite episode. It made me feel childlike excitement that we feel when we are around someone who we have a crush on. Like its just so easy and pure, teenage crushes are so much fun. Jazmine trying to catch a glimpse of Milton everywhere she went was so cute. And I think her saying that she will never be able to forget him is probably because he managed to make her so happy this winter after her parents had separated. She had found a kindred spirit. It made me emotional because I’ll probably never get to go back to that teen phase of crushes and also cuz I am on my period so more emo ig :P BUT ITS SO FUCKING CUTE.

And he says you don’t even try to impress anyone and she smirks slightly when WE BOTH know that she did slowly try to get his attention like anyone who has a crush on anyone. ITS SO SIMPLE. My heart.

Moreover, tamil is one of my most favorite languages to hear. I wish i could speak it more fluently. It’s so beautiful and we know that english will never ever be able to capture the true essence of any indigenous language.

Here is a small excerpt from the episode of the never forget you dialogue:

“After I leave, will you remember me?”

‘I’ll never be able to forget you.”

He smiles.

GAHHHHHHHH😭😭brb while i go cry frends

#modern love chennai #modern love #kollywood #tamil films #south indian cinema #modern love anthology #modern love chennai anthology #film review #amazon prime video #indian films

[ramayantika]

Ponniyin Selvan, Character: Nandini

#ponniyin selvan #aishwarya rai #mani ratnam movie #tamil films #gifset #nandini

[wikipediapictures]

Srikanth Deva

#seikanth deva #people #wikipedia #wikipedia pictures #musical director #directors #media #tamilmovie #tamil films #tamil movies #indian directors #indian singers

[missrown]

Where are the gifsets of Anbu?? I don't want the hero I want the villain :(

#im so fucking glad i watched the movie #i was so 😍 the moment he was on the scene #if anyone makes gifsets for him you better tag me #kaithi #vikram #vikram 2022 #anbu #arjun das #> why are there no tags for him???? #im fighting a losing battle already #kollywood #tamil films

[nanthaa]

#spotify #release radar #indie music #tamil films #kollywood #discover weekly

[hollogramhallucination]

#I saw PS2 twice and re-watched Raavanan #mani ratnam continues to persecute my peace and sanity through film #mani ratnam #aishwarya #aishwarya rai #tamil films #kollywood #nandini #aditha karikalan #aditya karikalan #ponniyin selvan 2 #ponniyin selvan #ps2 #tamil cinema #chiyaan vikram #mani ratnam is definitely obsessed with vikram and aishwarya #raavanan #nandini x aditha #vikram ate up ab jr in terms of acting and chemistry with aish #ab jr is a flop nepo actor and im sorry but that’s the honest to god truth #ponniyan selvan #vikram #aishwarya rai bachchan #aishwarya rai supremacy

[mookuthi-amman]

sideblog for tamil movies and related stuff!

21 || desi || any pronouns

main @entropy-sea-system (follows from that blog)

Went with Mookuthi Amman for blog title because it's one of the recent Tamil movies I liked!

It's a movie about a reporter, Engels, whose hometown, along with nearby areas, is under threat of being destroyed for a construction project by a self-proclaimed 'godman' - and he meets his household/family goddess - Mookuthi Amman - who shows herself when he and his single mother and sisters visit her temple. The goddess wants her temple to become well-known, and the reporter and goddess both want to stop the construction project so they work together to achieve these goals. The movie is mainly comedy with themes of family and somewhat environmental conservation and preservation of heritage.

Many tamil movies focus heavily on romance and/or arranged marriage, often in amatonormative ways, but this movie refreshingly does not. It has a theme of people being able to be happy and have social support without necessarily being married to someone, and that's a very important message in a country where we're pushed to get married, stay in marriages, etc. for those things.

#mookuthi amman #tamil movies #movies #film #tamil film #tamil films #desi #desiblr #tamilblr #pinned post #amatonormativity

[fishyyyyy99]

It's weird how comfort can be found in the most unexpected places. Thinking about this 2006 Tamil movie called Mercury Pookkal which has a scene in which the protagonist's friend (played by Karunas) tells the protagonist (played by Srikanth) about how he can't have sex with his wife (ever), but he thinks that the relationship between a husband and wife is not just about sex, and that there are things beyond it like love and the heart. It wasn't said in the context of asexuality, but it still warmed my alloromantic asexual heart.

(This post is not meant to shame people who like sex or need it in a relationship. I just wanted to talk about a scene in a film, that appealed to me as someone who wants to be in a romantic relationship but is sex-averse.)

#asexuality #ace pride #aces #acespec #alloromantic #tamil cinema #kollywood #tamil #tamil movies #tamil films

[shaslin]

"From Dump Yard to destined: The Adaptable Journey of Bujimma and Her Brother"

In 'Bujimma and Her Brother', we follow the heartbreaking story of two orphaned siblings who live in a dump yard. Bujimma and her brother face the harsh realities of life as they navigate the difficulties of their less fortunate situation. Despite their fortitude, they become the target of humiliation from a group of people who hold contempt for them simply because of their humble origins. Through the trials and tribulations of their daily lives, this story reveals the strength of the human spirit and the enduring power of hope. 💔🏚️ #BujimmaAndHerBrother #ResilienceOverHumiliation #HopeInAdversity 🌟.

watch it here:

#film #film and culture #movies #short film #short movies #tamil films #tamil cinema #tamil stories #sibilings #heart touching story #film by #filmgifs #cinema #cinema world #cinema global

[xoxo-devdas]

the three types of mainstream tamil films:

cops are shit

cops are the shit

everyday guy discovers romance

#tamil films #tamil cinema #all this said im not a filmy just a casual watcher