thalai nagaram ( tamil : தலைநகரம் ) is a 2006 tamil film directed by suraj .

the film stars director sundar c and jyothimayi .

this film was a low-budget production and the soundtrack was composed by d. imman .

this story is a tale of a man who sacrifices his life to kick out gangsters ruining others lives .

it also stars vadivelu , prakash raj and bose venkat among others . it enjoyed huge success .

the soundtrack was a great hit and the song " etho nennukiren " charted at the top position for 1 week . it completed 100 days .

it 's a successful remake of priyadarshan-mohanlal starrer abhimanyu .

it was remade in kannada as devru .

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thalai nagaram <EOT> thalai nagaram ( 2006 ) | | tamil hit movie | | sundar c and jyothimayi .

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is a tamil film director and actor . he had directed 28 films in kollywood and debuted his acting career in 2006 with the film thalai nagaram .

suraj of marudhamalai and thalai nagaram fame is directing kaththi sandai , which also has two comedy actors , vadivelu and soori teaming up for the first time .

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thalai nagaram is a movie starring sundar c . , jyothirmayi , and prakash raj . thalainagaram dwells on a gang of kind - hearted henchmen who face several troubles after they decide to reform . right ( sundar c ) and balu ( bose venkat ) work as henchmen to a don bhai ( judo . . . see full summary »

thalai nagaram is a 2006 tamil comedy , drama film , directed by suraj and produced by aascar film pvt . ltd . this film stars sundar c , jyothirmayi , vadivelu , prakash raj , bose venkat in the lead role . the films soundtrack and background score were composed by d . imman with lyrics by pazhani bharathi , na . muthukumar , pa . vijay , yugabharathi .

sundar c . is an indian film director , producer and actor . he has directed over 25 films in tamil and telugu languages . initially , he worked as an assistant director to manivannan and became a director with the family drama murai maman . his notable films include ullathai allitha , arunachalam and anbe sivam . he made his acting debut in 2006 with the film thalai nagaram . he made his directorial debut in telugu with the film something something .

if you are tamil movie fans and want to get details about upcoming tail movie details then yes you are at right place because today we are sharing appatakkar tamil movie poster review release date trailer cast box office collection details so must read further information that is collecting by different source . her e we want to mention this is a reality after bollywood south india film industry popular film industry and this is a fact those actor an actress who are not getting fame they are trying in tamil industry . appa takaru movie director name is suraj . director suraj old movies that named military , thalai nagaram , marudhamalai , mappillao and alex pandian is box office hit movies . we are giving best wishes to suraj for his upcoming movie appa takkaru 2015 .

vadivelu is a special kind of comedian , in the sense that he can excel both in verbal and physical comedies with equal degree of comfort . in most films vadivelu has taken prefixes along with the names of his characters such as veecharuva veerasamy { rajakumaran } , kuppai thotti govinda samy { minor mappillai } , oomathurai p . c { gambeeram } kaipilla , { winner } telex pandian { ennamma kannu } , vibration vadivelu { baghavathi } , encounter ekaambaram { marudhamalai } , bullet paandi { koil } theepori thirumugam { english kaaran } naai sekar { thalai nagaram } and snake babu { aaryaa } . what makes his comedy scenes very powerful , is his vigorous voice modulation quite often in the line of madurai slang . he has hardly lost his space to any comedian , be it goundamani - sendhil or vivek , when it comes to a joint performance .

in films like pongalo pongal and manadhai thirudivittai , he proved to be a perfect foil to vivek , maintaining his competitive spirit in every scene . he would have bowed to goundamani like sendhil , only to take goundamani for a ride later . but it is only as independent comedian , he has risen to an enormous stature , ruling the audience to the roost . his success formula in this regard , has been effectively framed in a kind of team spirit with heroes like paarthiban , arjun , vijay , suriya and prasaanth . the verbal banter between parthiban and vadivelu or between arjun and vadivelu has been immensely captivating , sometimes taking the viewers , to the zenith of laughter . though vadivelu appeared in a few scenes with rajinikanth in muthu , it was in the film chandramugi he made highly hilarious scenes , in company with the superstar . most memorable laughter waves prevailed in chandramugi , as in other films like winner , giri , marudhamalai , otran , vetrikodi kattu , friends , thimiru , london , thalai nagaram , enga anna , yei , poekkiri and aadhavan , to mention a few .

he made his directorial debut through murai maman in 1995 and his second film is murai mapillai which was also the debut film of arun vijay . he directed big stars rajinikanth in arunachalam , kamal in anbe sivam . he has worked with karthik for 5 times , prashanth , arjun and sarathkumar 2 times . he directed ajith for only one time . he never directed vijay and surya . sundar . c started his acting career in 2006 in thalai nagaram after quitting direction . thalainagaram upon release only received lukewarm response but later turned out to be a surprise success at th box office . after a great debut in 2007 he released veerappu which also took a lukewarm opening . but after the highly positive word of mouth the film turned out to be a sleeper hit too . after getting recgonised well in 2008 he released sandai in which he worked under director shakti chidambaram . however this film took a huge opening and turned out to be a huge success at the box office . however his streak of succcessses went out when his aayudham seivom despite taking a good opening flopped badly at the box office . in 2009 his first release perumal turned out to be a disaster . but his next film thee turned out to be a flop after taking a huge opening . after that his aiyantham padai was a average grosser . in 2010 his first release guru sishyan turned out to be a flop despite a good opening . his following film vaadaa turned out to be a huge bomb too . his last release in 2010 which was nagaram was a flop despite receiving highly positive reviews for its good story , vadivelu ' s comedy and anuya ' s glamour avatar . he is currently shooting murattu kaalai .

in 2003 , he directed two films winner and anbe sivam . the former was successful and the comedy scenes from that film became hugely popular . however the latter despite being critically acclaimed , the film was under performed but became a cult classic . after directing rendu ( 2006 ) , sundar took a break from directing in order to concentrate on acting career . he made his acting debut as lead actor with thalainagaram ( 2006 ) which was well received . except thalainagaram , his other films as lead actor received negative reviews and performed poorly at box - office . he then made a comeback as a director with nagaram marupakkam ( 2010 ) .

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thalainagaram dwells on a gang of kind - hearted henchmen who face several troubles after they decide to reform . right ( sundar c ) and balu ( bose venkat ) work as henchmen to a don bhai ( judo rathnam ) . enters dhivya ( jyothirmayi ) , who settles down in the same locality where right lives . meanwhile right develops a difference of opinion with bhai . right ends up killing bhai ' s son . bhai takes revenge by killing balu . it brings a change of heart in right and his men . when they decide to reform and lead a decent life , enters bad cop prakash raj , who forces them to take up rowdyism again . meanwhile bhai is on the pursuit of putting an end to right . there is series of encounters between right , bhai ad gopinath and finally right prevails .

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sundar started his career assisting director manivannan and made his directorial debut with murai maman ( 1996 ) . sundar revealed that he initially wanted a leading action hero to play the lead role in his film and approached sarathkumar , but the producer was unavailable to sign the actor . subsequently the director chose jayaram to play the lead role in the film and also said that he tapped into his innate sense of humour , as jayaram was very famous for his humour in malayalam . murai maaman did well at the box - office and sundar went on to direct many humour themed films like ullathai allithaa ( 1996 ) , mettukudi ( 1996 ) and unakkaga ellam unakkaga ( 1999 ) . in 1997 , he directed his high - profile project till date , arunachalam with rajinikanth . he also occasionally directed action and thriller films like unnai kann theduthe ( 2000 ) , rishi ( 2001 ) and chinna ( 2005 ) .

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his most notable films include ullathai allitha , arunachalam and anbe sivam and other notable films include mettukudi , winner , naam iruvar nammaku iruvar , london .

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, located in the northeastern part of the country . it is bordered by the indian states of

( burma ) to the south and east . like other northeastern states , it is largely isolated from the rest of india . the name manipur means “land of gems . ” its economy centres on

, located in the centre of the state . area 8 , 621 square miles ( 22 , 327 square km ) . pop . ( 2001 ) 2 , 293 , 896 ; ( 2011 ) 2 , 855 , 794 .

boatman on a canal south of logtak lake , near imphal , manipur , india .

some 690 square miles ( 1 , 787 square km ) , runs north - south and lies at an elevation of 2 , 600 feet ( 790 metres ) . its main physical feature is

the hill ranges , connected by spurs and ridges , run generally north - south . these ranges include the

hills to the south , and the west manipur hills to the west . average elevations vary between 5 , 000 and 6 , 000 feet ( 1 , 500 and 1 , 800 metres ) , although the hills in the north rise above 9 , 500 feet ( 2 , 900 metres ) . in the west the

the climate is temperate in the valley and cold in the hills . in summer the average high temperature is in the low 90s f ( about 32–34 °c ) , while in the winter temperatures can drop into the mid - 30s f ( about 1–2 °c ) . rainfall is abundant , with about 65 inches ( 1 , 650 mm ) of precipitation occurring annually . november through february are the state’s driest months .

the hills are densely covered with mixed forests containing stands of bamboo and teak . other trees include oak , magnolia , and chinquapin . the luzon pine grows in the naga hills . among the state’s notable plants are rhododendrons , primroses , and blue poppies . animal life includes the asiatic elephants , tigers , leopards , and wild buffalo . the indian one - horned rhinoceros , once found occasionally in manipur , has largely disappeared from the state because of illegal poaching . the brow - antlered deer is in danger of extinction . gaurs are the largest wild bison in the world ; the mithan ( gayal ) , the domesticated form , is widely distributed in the state .

in the south , make up the rest of the population . divided into numerous clans and sections , the people of these tribes speak languages of the

, is the official language of the state . manipur’s population is largely rural ,

agriculture and forestry are the main sources of income . rice is the major crop , and the rich soil also supports corn ( maize ) , sugarcane , mustard , tobacco , orchard fruits , and pulses ( legumes ) . terracing is common in the hills , where the farmers plow the ground with hand hoes . among some of the hill tribes , domestic animals are kept only for meat and are not milked or used for hauling . teak and bamboo are major forestry products . the nagas are known to use intoxicants to catch fish .

manufacturing is limited to several well - established cottage industries . the designed cloth produced on hand looms is in demand throughout india and outside the country . other industries include sericulture ( silk production ) , soapmaking , carpentry , tanning , and the manufacture of bamboo and sugarcane products . an industrial complex , including an electronics plant , has been established at imphal .

manipur remains somewhat isolated from the rest of india , and communications within the state are poor . a national highway passes through the state from tamu on the myanmar border in the south via imphal to dimapur ( in nagaland ) in the north ; this highway also connects imphal with the northeast frontier railway near dimapur . there are air links from imphal to guwahati and silchar in assam and to kolkata ( calcutta ) in west bengal state .

the governor , appointed by the president of india , is the constitutional head of the state . the governor functions on the advice of the elected chief minister and the council of ministers . manipur has a unicameral legislature consisting of a vidhan sabha ( legislative assembly ) of 60 members . the state shares a common high court with assam . manipur is divided into nine administrative districts .

about three - fifths of the population is literate ; the state has a university at imphal and more than 30 colleges . major health problems include tuberculosis , leprosy , venereal disease , and filariasis . the state continues to have an inadequate number of health facilities .

, bells are not accentuated , and both men and women perform communally . the dance dramas , interpreted by a narrator , are a part of religious life . themes are generally taken from the life of

( burma ) . further communication was minimal until 1824 , when the british were again requested to expel the burmans . disputed successions were a continual source of political turmoil until chura chand , a five - year - old member of the ruling family , was nominated raja in 1891 . for the next eight years the administration was conducted under british supervision ; slavery and

in 1907 the government was assumed by the raja and the durbar , or council , whose vice president was a member of the indian civil service . subsequently , the administration was transferred to the raja , and the vice president of the durbar became its president . after an uprising of the kuki hill tribes in 1917 , a new system of government was adopted ; the region was divided into three subdivisions , each headed by an officer from the neighbouring government of assam .

with the accession of manipur to india in 1947 , the political agency exercised by assam was abolished . two years later manipur became a union territory governed by a chief commissioner and an elected territorial council . in 1969 the office of chief commissioner was replaced by that of lieutenant governor , whose status was changed to governor when manipur became a constituent state of the indian union on july 21 , 1972 .

manipur —a hindu princely state to the northwest of myanmar ( now in india ) that had been subjugated in 1560—declared itself independent , and ayutthaya also regained its independence . toungoo , joined by forces from the rakhine ( arakan ) region , proceeded to ravage bago . when the portuguese subsequently founded a…

he conquered assam and manipur , making them myanmar tributaries . the border with british india thus extended from arakan on the bay of bengal northward to the foot of the himalayan mountains . the british , angered over myanmar border raids in pursuit of rebel forces , launched a war on march 5 , …

india , country that occupies the greater part of south asia . it is a constitutional republic consisting of 29 states , each with a substantial degree of control over its own affairs ; 6 less fully empowered union territories ; and the delhi national capital territory , which includes new delhi , india’s capital . with roughly…

nagaland , state of india , lying in the hills and mountains of the northeastern part of the country . it is one of the smaller states of india . nagaland is bounded by the indian states of arunachal pradesh to the northeast , manipur to the south , and assam to the west and northwest…

assam , state of india . it is located in the northeastern part of the country and is bounded to the north by the kingdom of bhutan and the state of arunachal pradesh , to the east by the states of nagaland and manipur , to the south by the states of mizoram and…

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. blueberry is an atypical western hero ; he is not a wandering lawman who brings evil - doers to justice , nor a handsome cowboy who " rides into town , saves the ranch , becomes the new sheriff and marries the schoolmarm . "

in any situation , he sees what he thinks needs doing , and he does it .

the story follows michael steven donovan , nicknamed " blueberry " , a name he chose when fleeing from his southern enemies ( which was inspired when he looked at a blueberry bush ) , starting with his adventures as a lieutenant in the united states cavalry shortly after the american civil war . he is accompanied in many tales by his hard - drinking deputy , jimmy mcclure , and later also by red woolley , a rugged pioneer .

donovan is the son of a rich southern farmer and started as a dedicated racist . he was framed for a murder he did not commit , had to flee and was saved by an african - american . he became an enemy of discrimination of all kinds , fought against the confederates ( although he was a southerner himself ) , and tried to protect the rights of native americans .

. charlier refused at first , since he never felt much empathy for the genre . in 1963 the magazine sent charlier on a reporting assignment to

, california . he took the opportunity to discover the american west , returning to france with a strong urge to write a western . first he asked

initially titled " fort navajo " , the story grew into 46 pages over the following issues . in this series blueberry - whose physical appearance was inspired by french actor

- was only one of many protagonists . charlier came up with the name during his american trip : "

when i was traveling throughout the west , i was accompanied by a fellow journalist who was just in love with blueberry jam , so much in love , in fact , that i had nicknamed him " blueberry " . when i began to create the new series , and everything started to fall into place , i decided to reuse my friend ' s nickname , because i liked it and thought it was funny . [ . . . ] i had no idea that he would prove so popular that he would eventually take over the entire series , and later we would be stuck with that silly name !

charlier and giraud continued to add to the legend of mike blueberry in pilote and other titles even into the 1990s . during that time the artistic style has varied greatly , much as with giraud ' s other works . in the same volume , sweeping landscapes will contrast sharply with hard - edged action scenes and the art matches the changing mood of the story quite well . like much of the western genre , blueberry touches on the constant conflict between violence and tranquility , nature and civilization , and the obligation of the strong to protect the weak .

after charlier ' s death , giraud wrote and drew five albums , from mister blueberry to dust , until his own death in 2012 .

) resulting into all kinds of formats and quality—from b / w , american comic book sized budget collections to full color european style albums with many extras . since 1993 no blueberry comics have been published in english . moebius painted new covers for the epic line of blueberry . actually this was the first time blueberry was published under giraud ' s

, the translator of the books wrote : " this is quite ironic because giraud first coined the ' moebius ' pseudonym precisely because he wanted to keep his two bodies of work separate . yet , the artist recognizes the fact that he has now become better known in this country under his '

two chapters in one book . chapter title : the ghost with the golden bullets

two chapters in one book . chapter title : " the half - a - million dollar man "

divided into sequels : cheval noir # 46 - 50 . black and white , american current size comic book format .

in the case of some epic versions ( chihuahua pearl , ballad for a coffin , angel face , the ghost tribe , and the end of the trail ) , titan books has issued the identically same albums for the uk market , with a few months delay .

mojo press published a black and white , american comic book sized budget collection : the blueberry saga # 1 : the confederate gold in 1996 . it contains the following stories : chihuahua pearl , " the half - a - million dollar man " , ballad for a coffin , the outlaw , angel face . it also contains a 14 page non blueberry comic .

some issues of graphitti design ' s series presenting moebius dealt with blueberry . moebius # 9 contains the the lost dutchman ' s mine and the ghost with the golden bullets , along with non - blueberry westerns ( king of the buffalo , jim cutlass : mississippi river ) .

since its inception , the series has slowly gained a large following in europe , and has been extensively translated into several languages including spanish , portuguese , italian , german , dutch , swedish , danish , norwegian , polish , finnish , serbo - croatian , hungarian and turkish . apart from europe , in india it has been translated in mizo by mahlua of cydit communications , aizawl , tamil by prakash publishers in their " muthu " comics , and also in indonesian .

a " prequel " series , la jeunesse de blueberry ( young blueberry ) , as well as the sequels marshal blueberry and mister blueberry have been published as well , with other artists and writers , most famously william vance .

a prequel dealing with blueberry ' s early years , during the american civil war —how the racist son of a wealthy plantation owner turned into a yankee bugler and all the adventures after that . the material for the first few albums were first seen in digest size super pocket pilote during the late sixties . later these were blown up , rearranged , colored , to fit the album format . some panels were omitted in the process . the 1990 english language edition of these stories , by catalan communications under their " comcat " line , give track of the changes and present the left out panels . only the first three stories were published in english , although the company planned to publish the missouri demons and terror over kansas , as can be seen on the back covers of the ones published . the three albums were also published in a single hardcover version .

in the lead role . however , many purists were appalled by this film .

in addition to the comic strips , blueberry and his fellow characters can be found on posters , clothing , and other items .

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during the last century , apart from g . ramanathan , viswanathan ramamurthy and k . v , mahadevan there were more than half a dozen other music directors who competed for higher level positions and made in roads , as music makers of individual merit and popularity . each one’s music could be identified by a kind of trade mark that sweetened their compositions and helped them get firmly rooted to the ground . similarly , each one had the sum and substance of musical richness that retained their career undeterred . this article looks upon them with esteem and special recognition .

t . r papa who entered tamil film music almost at the time of g . ramanathan , was known by his music direction of films of sivaji ganesan such as anbu , raja rani , rangoon radha and kuravanji . the two mgr films for which he composed music were nallavan vaazhvaan and thaai magalukku kattia thaali . his two gemini ganesan movies were aasai and mallika . apart from malliga he was the music composer for a few other films of the citadel pictures house like vijayapuri veeran , iravum pagalum and kaadhal paduthum paadu . his music greatly helped the success of rambaiyin kaadhal in which k . a . thangavelu played the hero . songs like ‘samarasam ulaavum’ and ‘baghavaane mounam aeno’from sirkazhi govinda - rajan’s scintillating voice are life time melodies . the movie kumara raja which had the most popular song of j . b . chandrababu ‘onnume puriyala ulagathula’ owes its remembrance to the lovable music of t . r . papa . his other immortally popular songs are from nallavan vaazhvaan . similarly , songs like iravum varum pagalum varum , ullathin kadhavugal kangalada , { both sung by tms } ullathile uram venumada [ a . m . raja } and ‘iraivan enroru kavignan’ { sung by sp . balasubramanyam from aein } made his contribution memorable . t . r . papa continued to compose music for films of the nineteen seventies like teecharamma , aein , maru - piravi , vairam and avasara kalyaanam . a few other lasting tunes of t . r . papa are ‘aasai pongum’ { aasai } ' varuvein naan unadhu maaligaiyin vaasalukke’ { mallika } ’nee sollaavidil yaar solluvaar nilave’ { kuravanji } .

s . m . subbaiah naidu , the other early contemporary of g . ramanathan , started his musical career with the mgr films abimanyu , mohini raajakumaari and marmayogi . his later works for mgr films include films like malaikallan , nadodi mannan , thrudaathe , aasai mugam and thaayin madiyil . some of his most exciting songs from this list of films are ‘ethanai kaalam dhaan yematruvaar indha naattile’ ‘kannil vandhu minnal poel’ ‘thoongaadhethambi thoongaathe’’thirudaathe papa thirudathe’ and ‘ethanai periya manidhanukku ethanai siriya manmirukku’ three of his well known sivaji ganesan films were annaiyin aanai , maragatham and kalyaniyin kanavan , the songs ‘annaiyai poel oru dheivamillai’ ' vaazhvinile vaazhvinile ' became instant hits . some of his other films that need a special mention are velaikkaari , thigambara saamiyaar , thirumanam , nalla theerpu , konjum salangai , pandhayam , mannippu , naalum therindhavan , panakkaara pillai and aindhu latcham . the song‘nee enge en ninaivugal ange ‘ from mannippu will ever remain as one of his most powerful musical pieces . sms as he was briefly called in film circles is specially known for his singularly striking use of percussion instruments .

another noted music composer of this period was t . g . lingappa who was closer to b . r . pantulu and directed music for the latter’s earlier movies like kalyaanam panniyum brammachaari , thangamalai ragasiam , sabash meena and muradan muthu . his other sivaji ganesan films were , mudhal thedhi , naane raaja and bommai kalyaanam . two other films for which lingappa composed music were , s . , s . rajendran’s sangilithevan and gemini ganesan’s’ ellorum innaattu mannar . p . suseela’s ' amudhai pozhiyum nilave’ from thangamalai ragasiyam , ' kaanaa inbam kanindhadhenoe’ from sabash meena and ‘thingal urangidum nerathilum’ from sangilithevan are enough to perpetuate the memory of this great music composer .

ghantasala has found a special place in tamil cinema not only by his vocal contribution but also by his most soothing musical composition . he has enriched films like , devadas , paataala bhairavi , tenali raman , anaarkali , lila majnu , maayaa bazaar , engal veettu mahalakshmi and anbu sagodharargal by his beautiful musical capability . in his music one could experience a soul sustaining process of peace and happiness . it would be like listening to the songs of a mukesh or magendra kaboor or mannade of the hindi film music world . it is always a pleasure to listen to ghantasala’s music at bed time for a peaceful sleep without any onslaught of nightmarish dreams . same is the case with a . m . raja who composed music for a few tamil films like kalyana parisu , vidi velli , thein nilavu and adi perukku . eternal melodies are the extraordinary legacy of these two men . there were a few other telugu musicians like s . rajeswara rao { missiamma , madharkula manickam } t . chelapathi rao { amaradeepam , meenda sorgam and punar jenmam } and aadhi narayana rao { adutha veettupen and manalane mangaiyin bagyam } whose musical work in tamil cinema is limited but great .

r . sudharsanam the other famous face of tamil film music has to his credit ‘parasakthi’ the first film of sivaji ganesan followed by other wonderful films like rathakanneer , kuladheivam , sellapillai , thilagam , sagodhari , dheivapiravi , kalathur kannamma , annai , naanum oru penn , anbukkarangal and kaakkum karangal . songs like ‘nenju porukku dhillaiye’‘kutram purindhavan’ ‘ anbaale thediya en arivu selvam’ { all in the unique voice of c . s . jeyaraman } ' kangalin vaarthaikal ' { a . m . raja and p . suseela } ' annai enbaval needhaanaa ' { p . banumathi } ' kannaa karumai nira kannaa’ { p . suseela } ' kagidhathil kappal seidhu ' { tms } and ' allithandu kaalgaleduthu ' { tms and p . suseela } carry the charm of his distinct musical thrust .

among the late entrants , v . kumar became the chosen music director of k . balachander for many of his films and his prolific contribution of melodies supported by the use of limited musical instruments , added to the strength of k . b ' s quality - oriented films . films like naanal { kuyil koovi thuyil ezhuppa , by soolamangalam rajalakshmi } , velli vizha { kaadhoedudhaan naan peisuvein by l . r . eswari } edhir neechal { thaamarai kannangal by pb srinivas and p . suseela } nootrukku nooru { naan unnai vazhthi paadugirein by p . suseela } neerkumizhi { aadi adangum vaazhkai yada , by sirkazhi govindarajan } major chandrakanth { oru naal yaaroe , by p . suseela } and iru kodugal { punnagai mannan poovizhi kannan , by p . suseela and jamuna raani } will refresh nostalgic memories of many a worthy movie of k . balachander . i have mentioned only some movies here . besides kala kendra films , kumar has also worked for a few muktha pictures’ films like niraikudam and bommalaattam { nalla naaal paarkavoe , by tms and p . suseela } . his other films include panakkaara penn , veguli penn { the famous tms song engellaam valai osai keitkinradhoe } and thein sindhudhe vaanam . none of the songs of kumar would create a jarring note and the soothing combination of vocal and instrumental components of music has always been the trade mark of kumar .

if v . kumar remained the favourite of k . balachander , the duo shankar ganesh were the regular music composers for the dhandayudhabaani pictures of devar film circuit . films like magarasi , akka thangai , aattukkara alamelu , sorgam naragam , vellikizhamai viradham , ranga , thaai veedu , thaayillaamal naanillai , komadha en kulamadha and adhisiappiravigal for which the duo composed music were from the devar production house . . besides , they have the proud position of composing music for mgr films like idhaya veenai and naan yen pirandhein . for the avm banner they have worked for the film samsaaram adhu minsaaram . they have also been associated with the sujatha cine arts ' films like mangamma sabatham , vidhi , billa etc . their other popular movies are neeyaa , darling darling darling , kanni paruvathile and vandi chakkaram . if v . kumar tried to bring out the voice mould and efficacy of the singers sankar ganesh believed more in the instrumental wield over songs and their musical tuning . chandrabose , the other well - known music director of this period , had his merit and talent recognized by the avm banner by composing music for the two most successful rajinikanth films manithan and raja chinna roja , besides being the music director for rajini ' s earlier film mangudi minor . he has also composed music for two other avm films like sankar guru , and maanagarakkaaval . he carries the pride of making music for the national award winning film pudhiya paadhai and the sathyaraj entertainer anna nagar mudhal theru . what is very special about chandrabose music is his high level of lyrical clarity and optimum instrumental thrust . he has given us many hits like ' kaala kaala ' as well as the title song from manithan , ' super starru yarunnu ketta ' from raja sinna roja and ' medhuva meduvaa oru kaadhal paattu ' from anna nagar mudhal theru

besides these musicians , the violin maestro kunnakkudi vaidhiyanathan has also joined the wagon of music directors once a way by directing music for a . p . nagarajan’s films like thirumalai thenkumari , kaaraikkal ammaiyaar , raja raja cholan and mel naattu maru magal . similarly the devar films unit also had the privilege of availing the musical support of vaidhiyanathan for their films dheivam and thiruvarul . all these films either had a spiritual theme or a carnatic base . with his profound understanding of traditional music , vaidhyanathan could substantially enrich the musical component of the films mentioned above . like kunnakkudi vaidhyanathan , soolamangalam rajalakshmi the noted carnatic singer also composed music for films like karpooram , dharisanam , magizhampoo , manam oru kurangu , and jeevanaadi . the songs from karpooram and dharisanam deserve a special place for quality stuff music .

while all these music directors made tamil cinema reach higher positions in creativity and entertainment , some have been acknowledged more than the others or some have not been given their due recognition . the objective of this article is to reasonably record their service and respect them with a sense of gratitude and appreciation . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 0 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

it is a known fact that quite a few tamil actors here and there take a fancy for directing films once a way . but very rarely did directors show much interest in acting at least till the middle of nineteen eighties . for quite long , without the facility of television channels , very little opportunity was there even to see the photos of highly esteemed directors like a . bhimsingh , a . c . thirulokchander ,

p . madhavan , k . s . gopala krishnan , k . balachander , balu mahendra , j . mahendran , p . neelakandan and s . p . muthu raman . it was a . p . nagarajan who first appeared as poet nakkeeran in his most popular film thiruvilaiyaadal and made an eternal mark by his clear and chaste delivery of tamil dialogues . then directors like k . vijayan began to appear at least in a single scene of their films . new age spokesman barathiraja too has acted in a couple of films . chitra lakshmanan who served as assitant director of barathiraja , became a regular actor playing character and comedy roles , of course , simultaneously directing films like kamal ' s soorasamhaaram and prabu ' s periya thambi . same is the case with director ramesh kanna who is now more known as a comedian than film director .

it was t . rajender who after giving his mega hit movie oruthalai raagam in the mid seventies , began to seriously try acting , first in character roles and then as hero in a few movies . tamil film viewers can never forget his sterling performance as the elder brother of heroines in films like thangaikkor geedham and . en thangai kalyani . as a hero he was impressive in mythili ennai kaadhali and samsaara sangeedham . his other popular movies were oru thaayin sabadham sonnaaldhaan kaadhalaa , kaadhal azhivadhillai and veerasaamy . what made t . rajender from the other film makers was his constantly valid sentimental themes and the emotionally intense depiction of scenes and characters in all his movies . quite often melodramatic outbursts would make his narration and acting very appealing to the viewers . his tamil specially known for its thrust on alliteration in framing dialogues placed him on a distinct pedestal as a film maker . his lyrics and music composition have never failed to create the intended emotional impact on the audience . t . rajender could be called a pioneer among directors turning to acting , without losing his grip in the manifold management of film making involving multifarious tasks like direction , acting , music composition , dialogues and lyrics writing , singing , dancing and fighting . he can be called the grand master of film making .

from the nineteen eighties onward , many film directors vigorously looked upon the tinsel world with a passion for acting . while some have been doing a successful round as character actors , a few of them have played hero roles with zeal and conviction , to the extent of casting indelible impressions on the mind of the audience , by creating an exclusive space for themselves on the big screen . sometamil film directors occupy distinguished positions in this regard .

k . bagyaraj and r . parthiban , who began to direct themselves as heroes created some box office hits . tamil film audience owe a lot to these two men of meritorious talent , for unfolding an awesome evolution of creativity in celluloid form . both these men are intelligent performers with ripeness of imagination and right understanding of reality and fiction . as actors , they have excellently brought out the intrinsic layers of ideas and emotions perfectly channelized in the right form , to win the audience mood . it is their sharpness of understanding the right themes and story lines of appealing under - currents , that enabled them to create waves among the movie goers , and project them as the right type of film makers and actors . the audience earnestly loved to watch the pranks and mischievous deliberations of bagyaraj and parthiban whose focus on dialogues was not only inventive but also thought provoking . both have consistently reflected their avowed preference for the humour track for a valued journey of thoughts and emotions towards an enlightening destination . while bagyaraj has attracted everyone by his innate geniality , parthiban has become closer by his sharpness and witticism . the best of bagyaraj are films like mouna geedhangal , andha ezhu naatkal , darling darling darling and mudhaanai mudichu . parthiban has to his credit films such as pudhiya paadhai , housefull , barathi kannamma and kaakkai chraginile . despite this restrictive listing one could very well say that as actors , both of them have never failed to entertain the audience by their common sense and commendable wit . a long list of their films would vindicate this observation .


lady vengeance ( hangul : 친절한 금자씨 ; rr : chinjeolhan geumjassi ; lit . " kind-hearted geum-ja " ; korean english title : sympathy for lady vengeance ) is a 2005 south korean psychological thriller film by director park chan-wook .

the film is the third installment in park 's the vengeance trilogy , following sympathy for mr. vengeance ( 2002 ) and oldboy ( 2003 ) .

it stars lee young-ae as lee geum-ja , a woman released from prison after serving the sentence for a murder she did not commit .

the film tells her story of revenge against the real murderer .

the film debuted on 29 july 2005 in south korea , and competed for the golden lion at the 62nd venice international film festival in september 2005 .

while it failed to win in competition , it did walk away with cinema of the future , the young lion award , and the best innovated film award in the non-competition section .

it won the award for best film at the 26th blue dragon film awards .

the film had its u.s. premiere on 30 september 2005 at the new york film festival .

it began its limited release in north american theatres on 5 may 2006 , to favorable reviews from critics .

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lady vengeance <EOT> lady vengeance | vengeance trilogy ( sympathy for mr . vengeance , oldboy , lady vengeance ) | movies

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sympathy for lady vengeance ( 2005 ) attracted a lot of media attention for its leading lady lee young - ae , one of korea’s foremost actresses . the film , along with sympathy for mr . vengeance and old boy , comprises park’s vengeance trilogy . if old boy has parallels to the myth of oedipus , sympathy for lady vengeance is reminiscent of medea .

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lady vengeance is the easiest to swallow of the three , but even lady has an ending that pulls at the heartstrings more so than other films of its type .

친절한 금자씨 sympathy for lady vengeance - korea 2005 chinjeorhan geumja - sshi ( lit . kind geum - ja )

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2 ) visually stunning , lady vengeance is a treat , its desaturated colors and contrasty look perfectly complimenting the somber tone .

the film is a tale about two desperate men consumed by the desire for vengeance and the first of the vengeance trilogy .

lady vengeance forms the final part of a trilogy that began in 2002 with sympathy for mr vengeance ( 2001 ) , followed by the globally acclaimed oldboy ( 2004 ) . championed by quentin tarantino at cannes , oldboy’s breathtaking gore - fest eclipsed the later reception of lady vengeance , park’s more striking and accomplished work .

" sympathy for lady vengeance " concludes director park chan - wook ' s revenge trilogy ( story lines are not related ) .

the ultimate collection of three films by acclaimed korean director chan - wook park that includes sympathy for mr . vengeance , oldboy , and lady vengeance , 3 of tartan’s all - time top releases .

south korean movie making at its best , all three are great , but oldboy just pips lady vengeance to best of the trio .

lady vengeance has a 74 % approval rating on rotten tomatoes and an average score of 75 / 100 on metacritic . ( wikipedia )

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lady vengeance ( also known as sympathy for lady vengeance ) is the third and final film in park chan - wook ' s vengeance trilogy . it is noticeably different in tone than its predecessors , as it has a much lighter feel — at points bordering on black comedy . make no mistake , though , even if lady is doesn ' t have the same level of despair as the prior films , it is by no means cheerful .

lady vengeance and its critics steve erickson reviews the conclusion of park chan - wook ' s revenge trilogy and samples its u . s . critical reception

" get together " , on the other hand , is a fun featurette interviewing some of the stars who came back from oldboy to cameo in lady vengeance .

the finest revenge movie ever made ? a superb conclusion to the vengeance trilogy .

" photography featurette " is a brief 10 minute piece about the photography on the set . park discusses some of the pictures taken during the filming of lady vengeance .

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there are two versions of lady vengeance in this set . the first is the theatrical release , the other is the " fade to white " version found on disc two .

park chan - wook ' svenice - bound sympathy for lady vengeance has notched the highestgrossing opening weekend in south korean history , narrowly beating out lastyear ' s record - breaking tae guk gi .

on the surface , lady vengeance tells a classical tale of revenge , but to describe it as such would be unjust . it ' s an engrossing film both visually and emotionally , and there couldn ' t have been a better closer to park chan - wook ' s vengeance trilogy .

" park chan - wook , " mr . vengeance " " feels like a studio piece , as there isn ' t much gained that isn ' t found in the other , better , featurettes . basically , it ' s people talking up lady vengeance and very lightly touching upon some of the more interesting aspects of lady , such as topic of filming it in black and white .

from park chan - wook , the celebrated director of oldboy , lady vengeance and stoker , comes a ravishing new crime drama . park presents a gripping and sensual tale of two women – a young

locally the major drawappears to be park himself , who has become a local hero after winning the grandprix at cannes in 2004 , with lady vengeance ' s venice competition berthintensifying interest in the film .

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cj entertainment has released sympathy for lady vengeance in a two disc special edition that contains both cuts of the film and spreads the extras across both discs . here ' s what you ' ll find and where you ' ll find it :

lady of vengeance is a 1957 black - and - white british crime film directed by burt balaban , and starring dennis o ' keefe , patrick barr , anton diffring , " and introducing " ann sears , in her first film role .

the south - korean director is once again in the news here for the arrival of lady vengeance in brazilian movie theatres - in few of them and at very innappropriate schedules ( usually at about 10 pm ) , let it be said .

3 ) the decision to return to the carefully - composed elegant shots that characterised mr vengeance was a wise one .

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" lady vengeance in venice " follows park and lee young - ae as they do interviews and meet and greets at a film festival in venice . this one is what it is , and is probably the only feature that can be skipped .

park chan - wook is the korean director who cranked the extreme - dial up to 11 with oldboy , his ultraviolent movie of obsession and revenge . it was similar in style and substance to his earlier , equally intestine - curdling thriller , sympathy for mr vengeance , and now lady vengeance repeats the grisly motifs of abduction , imprisonment and retribution - which again originate , interestingly , in the cruelty of school days . it is supposed to complete a " trilogy " of films about revenge , but it could just be the latest in a blood - splattered production line , expanding into a tetralogy or pentalogy : vengeance boy , vengeance dog , vengeance anything . i wouldn ' t put it past park to make them all horrifying , and all unspeakably ingenious .

park , known for his first korean hit in 2000 , jsa : joint security area , a political thriller also starring the lead of lady vengeance , lee yeong - ae , gives audiences the classic theme of revenge in a scintillating , vividly visceral , three - chapter arc . the director comes from a philosophy background , and it shows : if mr . vengeance is a sanguinary meditation on “reason” , oldboy is a glorious epic of “spirit” , and lady vengeance is about satisfying “appetites” . technically , all three films possess plato’s society - mind tripartite , but the sinuous stories within often take their given part beyond the limits and juggle astonishing feats of virtue and vice .

three things hold a seceret - lady riding in a dream , the dog who sounds no warning and the maid who does not scream .

5 . sympathy for lady vengeance ( 2005 ) this 2005 south korean movie tells the story of a woman ' s efforts to seek justice for a crime she did not commit . lee young - ae stars as lee geum - ja , who has been incarcerated for 13 years for the kidnap and murder of a 6 - year - old boy . with the help of her fellow inmates and her reunited daughter , she seeks to exact vengeance on the man responsible for the boy ' s death . the film is the third installment of director chan - wook park ' s the vengeance trilogy , which includes sympathy for mr . vengeance ( 2002 ) and oldboy ( 2003 ) .

" sympathy for lady vengeance " is a tremendous achievement and a genuine masterpiece of modern cinema . concluding the revenge trilogy that includes " sympathy for mr . vengeance " and " oldboy , " this third installment , from director chan - wook park , is the most satisfyingly complete . i ' ll avoid any details of the plot as the less you know going in , the more you ' ll enjoy this film ' s twisting and unpredictable path . the lovely yeong - ae lee is excellent as lady vengeance herself , geum - ja lee . it ' s an intense role and lee delivers a riveting and believable performance . visually breathtaking from the opening credits right through to the end , this film demands repeat viewing . with a beautiful and haunting score , " lady vengeance " is a memorable and emotional ride . uncompromising and intelligent , it is an unmissable , thought - provoking film that i can ' t recommend highly enough . an unreserved 10 out of 10 .

sympathy for lady vengeance ( and let ' s pretend tartan haven ' t dumped the first half of the title in favour of a snappier designation ) is the third part of park ' s revenge trilogy and , boy , does it show it . while sympathy for mr vengeance was an eye - opening thriller in which your , um , sympathies for the protagonists shifted with astonishing regularity , leading you to question your own morality in places , and oldboy was a taut revenge flick with an intriguing premise , sympathy for lady vengeance wants to be arty and worthy , but disappears up its own arse before , ultimately , leaving us with a predictable plot and bollocksy conclusion whilst trying to prove its arthouse credentials .

if sympathy for mr vengeance was a stunning essay on the rights and wrongs on crime to escape from a dire situation , and oldboy a beautiful , stylish treatise on personal revenge , what is sympathy for lady vengeance all about ? well , frankly , bog all . it ' s as flimsy as a piece of tracing paper , really only an excuse for the director to come up with some pretty visuals soundtracked by boring , overloud baroque music .

whats there to say ? all 3 films are amazing in their own right , but oldboy probably stands out the most , and for good reason . even in 2018 nothing matches the pure velocity of oldboy . its a revenge tale told right , with plenty of thrills and psychologically broken characters . lady vengeance on the other hand is a wonderfully different piece to stand opposite oldboy . instead of the rough , grimy asthetic , we get a ridiculously composed heroine and a surprisingly subdued revenge tale . if oldboy was all about the consequences of our actions , lady vengeance is a beautiful elegy to end the trilogy .

" the style of lady vengeance " consists of five featurettes that discuss topics from visualization to the cgi used in the film . i ' m really impressed that , like the majority of featurettes in this vengeance box set , they are all fluff free , and there is actually solid information gleaned from watching them . i wish there was a way to play them all at once ( they can only be played individually ) , but that ' s just one small niggle . being an effects fan , the cg was the most interesting as it showed how cgi was subtly incorporated into some of the scenes in lady .

as much as i enjoyed sympathy for mr . vengeance and oldboy , in particular for the depth they went in exploring the motives of revenge , lady was extraordinarily pleasing in its own right . it still manages to delve into the characters ' inner turmoil — more so than most other films of this nature — but is not nearly as emotionally draining as the prior films . in lady , the protagonist and antagonist are crystal clear and knowing who to cheer for makes lady not as heavy as the first two . that doesn ' t mean , however , that anyone would confuse lady ' s style with something like savage streets ( a film which i love ) . oh , no . just because the film is more straightforward , it still is multilayered enough to be more than just a standard revenge flick .

while each film in park chan - wook ' s vengeance trilogy is independent of one another , there is a natural progression of style and tone from one film to the next . sympathy for mr . vengeance is riddle with despair and depression , and is emotionally draining to watch because you feel for every character .

with plenty of new polaroid kit on the horizon , it seems that instant photography is back with a vengeance - only this time , it ' s digital .

i first watched lady vengeance in a stuffy cardiff cinema , where i formed half of the total audience . park’s work felt like it was somehow made for only me , its sole spectator . if more female filmgoers could be provoked by a similar personal encounter , perhaps we could in time become more than a third of film critics .

in lady vengeance , co - writer / director park chan - wook strays away from the theme of his earlier films of numerous people looking for revenge for their own reasons and instead goes the more traditional route found in films of this nature . in lady ' s case , the protagonist is lee geum - ja ( lee young - ae – j . s . a . : joint security area ) , a woman recently released from prison and looking to settle a score against the person who put her there .

there has been relatively limited coverage of the revenge theme in television . the changes in the forms of media provide fresh opportunities for coverage of the vengeance theme in the 21st century . the contrast between the community approach of law and that of the individual seeker after revenge are formally different , but in the end they both involve elements of vengeance .

this is not a box set , it ' s a single case with 4 discs , one for each movie plus special features for lady vengeance and no printed matter . it is a canadian version of amazon ' s kino lorber films 4 disc version which is listed for $ 69 . 98 prime . well worth the $ 32 . 09 with shipping .

park chan - wook is the most famous film director in south korea . he is known both nationally and internationally for his 2002 - 05 vengeance trilogy of films . this was comprised of ‘ sympathy for mr . vengeance ’ , ‘oldboy’ , and ‘ lady vengeance ’ . he has even been credited with bringing korean cinema to the world stage . in 2016 , he released ‘the handmaiden’ ; a film that has been hailed an erotic masterpiece . this film has built a large community of fans in korea . since 1992 , he has directed ten feature films . despite his success , he leads a humble life . he takes the bus into seoul and feeds five things you didn’t know about park chan - wook

sympathy for mr . vengeance ( 2002 ) , which highlights park chan - wook’s penchant for and talent in b movies , was met with great enthusiasm from filmmakers and critics .

shiva , the ice queen . . . to incur her wrath is to feel your very heart freeze in your chest , for cold is her anger and swift her vengeance .

of the " park chan - wook " section , all of the featurettes are worth a watch , but " interview with park chan - wook " is the clear winner . running 42 minutes , park talks about numerous topics surrounding lady vengeance , including his own personal feelings on revenge . this is the only one not subtitled , as there is someone translating onscreen .

the film was produced by ridley scott and the now late tony scott ; written by wentworth miller , the star of the tv series prison break ; and scored by clint mansell , who did the music for black swan . park joined forces once again with camera director jung junghoon , who had also worked on old boy , sympathy for lady vengeance , and thirst .

the handmaiden isn ' t quite like any movie south korean director park chan - wook has made to date , and yet it contains the signature tastes of his most beloved movies . it ' s got the hidden agendas and violent ends of his vengeance trilogy ( sympathy for mr . vengeance , oldboy , and lady vengeance ) . it ' s got the forbidden romance of thirst . it ' s got the twisty , unpredictable dynamics of stoker . and that ' s just scratching the surface . park chan - wook ' s latest starts off with a simple plan . a slick con - man , count fujiwara , hires a petty thief , sook - hee , to help him win the affections of lady hideko , a japanese heiress . sook - hee is hired as hideko ' s personal handmaiden , a position she ' ll use to help manipulate the japanese heiress to fall in love . . . read more

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lady vengeance is the perfect finale to a long line of payback ; it’s an extravagant moral play that’s sharper and more satisfying than the kill bill volumes . the personification of “appetite” is so immense that park makes it an omnipresent backdrop on which reason and spirit play out—frequently punctuated by highlights of dark desire : immoderate indulgences of food , sex , money , and death . since platonic standards demand productivity , the heroine , lee geum - ja , makes her living as a gifted pastry chef while collecting the odd favor from ex - fellow inmates she rescued or inspired with religion . lady vengeance isn’t an emotionally effusive picture , but it’s complex in its mix of messages , elements , and characters ( e . g . many actors from the trilogy reappear ; choi min - sik in particular ) and relies heavily on cool , ironic wit to carry it along . the comedy is hilarious , and ventures often into to beckettesque territory—an effect mostly due to the choppy narrative . the tale’s progression of cause and effect is somewhat like that of mr . vengeance , tortuous and set to intrigue , but what’s more fascinating is cho’s music ; it supports all the plastic charm and muted grace of lee’s persona , all the while telling the story of lady vengeance through immaculate compassion . ( again , more anon . )

lee geum - ja , the film’s vengeful leading lady , is freed after 13 years in prison for a child’s murder . she swiftly snaps into action to track down the man who framed her .

hq ( stereo ) : urltoken first 3 tracks : " sympathy for lady vengeance " ( adapted from vivaldi ' s cantata " cessate , omai cessate " , rv 684 " ah ch ' infelische sempre " ) " geum - ja ' s prayer " " none of your business " music composed by jo yeong - wook , choi seung - hyeon and na seok - joo .

of course there’s a world of difference between what von trier and park are up to . von trier uses the baroque pieces – vivaldi , albinoni , et al – as an ironic comment that goes hand - in - hand with john hurt’s oh - so - sarcastic narration , a mockery of the paul bettany character’s paradoxical and confused enlightenment aspirations and realpolitik actions . in park’s vengeance fantasy , i suspect the baroque sound is very much a part of a formalism that is the director’s trademark , and also that of his methodically vengeful characters . it does for revenge what kubrick’s use of a schubert trio did for opportunistic wooing in barry lyndon , and with a similar sense of irony . lady vengeance and her predecessors in the trilogy serve their vengeance with plotting that would put most elizabethan revengers to shame . the idea is that the formal modes of vivaldi , paganini and others suit the premeditation better than the sentimental romanticism of vengeance that might be suggested by nineteenth century romantic writing for orchestra and opera . ( though both of the latter have been used for schemes of vengeance , with the climaxes of the godfather films immediately coming to mind . )

what ' s interesting about sympathy for lady vengeance is that it manages to fall squarely in between the cold , calculating revenge of sympathy for mr . vengeance and the completely over the top pre - meditated revenge of oldboy and it works out quite nicely . as a whole , the trilogy stands as a very unique take on one of cinema ' s oldest and most reliable genres but it takes the formula for the standard revenge movie and dissects it , exploring new ways to deliver that dish best served cold . it ' s this unique take on what can be done with a rather simple premise and the many layers on which the three stories function that makes the trilogy not so much an exercise in style over substance but an exercise in style and substance . admittedly , the visuals in all three films and specifically in sympathy for lady vengeance are very flashy and definitely meant to impress but the stories hold their own and completely validate each and every excessive frame .

stuck on my bedroom wall is one of my most valued possessions . it is a film poster bearing the iconic image of a woman , a halo circling her tear - stained face . this poster is for lady vengeance ( 2005 ) , by south korean writer - director park chan - wook , and the film is my greatest cinematic inspiration , as well as my constant critical benchmark .

though it’s technically been available for a few months due to an exclusivity deal with best buy , park chan - wook’s “ vengeance trilogy ” is available everywhere else starting today , so it seemed like a good time to finally take a look at this fantastic four - disc set from palisades tartan’s asia extreme division . since i’ve already reviewed all three films in some capacity over the years , i’m not going to again , other than to say that “ oldboy ” remains the highlight of the trio and “sympathy for mr . vengeance” the most overrated . “lady vengeance , ” on the other hand , is even better when watching the “fade to white” version – a previously unreleased cut of the movie that is slowly drained of color until it eventually dissolves into black and white .

i don ' t usually review movies , nor a trilogy in this case , but i truly believe this should be an exception . i ' m probably like most of you , viewing this boxset after watching oldboy . however , the reason i bought it in the first place was to have my favourite out of the trilogy in blu - ray ; sympathy for lady vengeance . just as a general gist , these films are not narratively connected at all , though all tell profound stories in their own right . mr . vengeance being the most gruesome one , oldboy being much more bitter , whilst lady vengeance being surprisingly elegant and detailed , ( despite scenes of murder / torture ) . as a note , this version of lady vengeance is the fade to black and white version , of which does what it says ; as the movie progresses , colours will eventually became shaded white / black until only subtle primary colours remain . albeit i was rather disappointed when i found out the colour version was not included , but after now watching it the second time , i personally feel this is the version park chan - wook intended , and in my opinion is superior to the former . nonetheless , as a fan of contemporary korean movies , i am truly happy with my purchase , especially with the current price which i had purchased it for , it is an absolute bargain !

the vengeance trilogy is a strong collection of korean films focused on the consequences of actions , the vengeance that comes from those actions , and the pain that can be brought on by vengeance . the films , dark in nature and visuals , are well acted , well directed , and well written . they are not , however , for the faint of heart or those easily disturbed or unsettled by violence , sex , or difficult themes . as for the physical aspect of the movies , each movie comes in their own case and are then held all together by an outside box .

problem is , as well as this film being virtually plot - free , sympathy for lady vengeance is also criminally boring . director park tries to fill the void with arty shots , but the fact remains that , as the movie meanders towards its conclusion , there are no sympathies towards anyone ( let alone ' lady vengeance ' ) , there is no tension , there is no emotional involvement . this movie is just there . yes , in places it looks nice , but there ' s nothing meaningful to back it up . in that respect , it ' s a close cousin to kim ki - duk ' s the isle , which similarly had a " strong " female protagonist and lots of lovely looking shots , but which revealed itself finally to be equally empty , dull and lacking in worth .

not a bad ol’ week at the cinemas – you’re unlikely to see me at the house , but lady macbeth and chocolat most certainly have me sold . but ultimately , my pick goes to the villainess .

the “fade to white” edition of “lady vengeance” is just one of many new extras that appear on the four - disc set . it’s also the only way to purchase two of the three films on blu - ray in the u . s . ( “oldboy” has been available for a few years now ) , and although that may seem like a pretty voracious decision on the part of the studio , they’ve clearly done their research , because i haven’t come across too many people who want to own one of the films and not the others . with that said , palisades tartan has done everything in their power to make these new ultimate revenge editions truly ultimate in every way . both “sympathy for mr . vengeance” and “lady vengeance” boast audio commentaries with chan - wook and his lead actors , as well as hours of production featurettes , interviews and more . they also look and sound great thanks to brilliant 1080p video transfers that really play to the film’s strengths , and dts - hd 5 . 1 master audio tracks .

go vist www . ladyvengeancemovie . com to see when the film will be playing in your city ! ! the trailer of the finale to park chanwook ' s vengeance trilogy ( oldboy , sympathy for mr . vengeance . aka - sympathy for lady vengeance . lee geum - ja , at the age of 19 , goes to prison for the murder and abduction of a child on behalf of her accomplice mr . baek , only to find out that she is betrayed . while in prison , she carefully prepares for her revenge by winning the hearts of her fellow inmates with her kindness , thus earning herself the nickname ' kind ms . geum - ja ' . upon her release from prison after 13 years , she finally sets out to seek revenge on baek , with the help of her former prison mates .

vengeance or revenge has been characterized in popular culture in a range of different ways . within theories of criminology and social psychology , its relationship to retribution has been examined along with notions of deterrence and rehabilitation . vengeance has been prevalent within a range of various belief systems as well as in myths , legends , and sacred texts . while vengeance seems to be a feature in all cultures , its acceptance as an appropriate response has been less than clear . it has been weighed alongside a preference for forgiveness , and tensions between these two options against harm have come to the fore in more recent times .

leaff presents a park chan - wook retrospective the london east asia film festival ( leaff ) proudly present a retrospective of internationally acclaimed filmmaker park chan - wook , supported by picturehouse cinemas . with his versatility and idiosyncratic style , park has become a powerhouse not only in asia but across the globe . we want to do justice to his outstanding contribution to asian cinema , so park will attend leaff to discuss his new feature the handmaiden and present the stunning 4k restoration of lady vengeance as part of the famous ‘vengeance trilogy . ’ ( picturehouse cinemas ) click here to book tickets leaff presents a park chan - wook retrospective

in diametric contrast , lady vengeance is deadly beauty ; aloof , striking , and dangerous . it ' s a captive , cultivated cobra lilly ( of the carnivorous persuasion ) at the height of its bloom , but one about to undergo immediate transplant into the wild . in an unpredictable world , will it flourish or wither ? when movement and actions are judiciously restrained for survival’s sake , it becomes apparent that flamboyant musical styles aren’t what propel the film . lady vengeance , without the intrusions of first - person flashbacks , is ( essentially ) a less complicated , lighter film accompanied by an emotionally byzantine score . cho collaborates with producer / composer , choi seung - hyun , and arranger , na seok - joo , to bring about what seems like a straightforward repertoire on album , but a focused , complexly integrated score for the film .

when the verdict is finally decided , there is an awful—but hilarious , extended period of anxiety and sounds . park’s asian sensibility and wit makes the dénouement an invigorating , if ambivalent , experience ; no one is entirely happy with the results , yet justice has been done , and in this , it shares a musical link ( a waltz ) with oldboy . the majority of the waltzes in oldboy are in the vein of madness—‘cries and whispers’ , ‘breathless’ , and ‘farewell , my lovely’ could easily be rearranged for any freakish , circus funhouse . the latter track’s arrangement is the one that ‘unhappy party’ most resembles ; instead of keeping the solo clarinet prominent , the waltz in lady vengeance uses it to lead in the string orchestra before merging with other wind instruments . it is no longer a lone soul wrought and ravaged by revenge , but many . mr . vengeance featured a hesitant ( or perhaps indifferent ) ending when the blood ran dry , but lady vengeance has a small daughter . unlike oh dae - su of oldboy , she has a chance of true redemption .

it’s fairly low - wattage for the most part . unlike those other scorned heroines in western revenge flicks , her vengeful lady seems a little unspectacular when compared to the scorching white - heat intensity that say zoë tamerlaine brings to

sympathy for lady vengeance in venice is eight and a half minutes of footage from the film ' s premiere at the venice film festival . there ' s some neat footage here of a press conference , a few cast members are interviewed , and we also see some footage from the festival itself . no subtitles , but you can still get the general idea of how the film went over as everyone seems very upbeat and positive here .

the assumptions we make about the cinema we don’t imagine we’ll ever see usually say as much about our ignorance as our wisdom . our willingness to overlook art that carries certain social associations usually comes back to bite us . listening to the music of sympathy for lady vengeance made me think that i’d been unjustifiably arrogant about the films of park chanwook , the korean filmmaker whose films to date ( sympathy for mr vengeance , oldboy ) have obtained cult popularity and moral disapproval from mainstream critical press , a unit remarkably amoral itself when it wants to be . the plot reads as the edifying kind of material i’d expect given park chanwook’s previous violent subject matter :

the final installment in korean writer - director park chan - wook ' s " vengeance trilogy " is marginally less sadistic than sympathy for mr . vengeance ( 2002 ) and oldboy ( 2003 ) but delivers an equally intense emotional wallop . it begins with the release of lee guem - ja ( lee young - ae ) after 14 years of imprisonment for kidnapping and murdering a small boy . guem - ja ' s . . . read more

several actors on this film , specially the ones portraying the relatives of the dead children , also appeared on boksuneun naui geot ( 2002 ) and / or oldboy ( 2003 ) , the previous parts of the vengeance trilogy .

deep into the stony hills miles from town or hold a troop of guards comes riding with a lady and her gold . she rides bemused among them shrouded in her cloak of fur companioned by a maiden and a toothless , aged cur .

characters for lady vengeance is a collection of four interviews : young - ae lee , min - shik choi , bu - seon kim , and most of the actors who played the family members of the deceased children from the movie . combined , these four interviews fun a total of just a few seconds over twenty - six minutes in length and again , they ' re in korean without any subtitles making them impenetrable to those who don ' t speak the language .

from park chan - wook , the celebrated director of oldboy , lady vengeance , thirst and stoker , comes a ravishing new crime drama inspired by the novel ‘ fingersmith ’ by british author sarah waters . having transposed the story to 1930s - era colonial korea and japan , park presents a gripping and sensual tale of a young japanese lady living on a secluded estate , and a korean woman who is hired to serve as her new handmaiden , but who is secretly involved in a conman’s plot to defraud her of her large inheritance . powered by remarkable performances from kim min - hee ( right now , wrong then ) as lady hideko , ha jung - woo ( the chaser ) as the conman who calls himself the count and sensational debut actress kim tae - ri as the maid sookee , the handmaiden borrows the most dynamic elements of its source material and combines it with park chan - wook ’s singular vision and energy to create an unforgettable viewing experience .

there are nods to the earlier two films – geum - ja gives up one of her kidneys to help a friend ; the detective is the same one as in mr vengeance ; and baek ' s justification of kidnapping is much the same as cha ' s in that movie – only while cha was politically ( and , to an extent later on , personally ) motivated , baek is only out for gratification and riches . perhaps it ' s money that this movie is about – when the families of baek ' s victims are invited by geum - ja to take their revenge on a captive baek , it ' s geum - ja ' s promise that their ransoms will be returned that seems to seal the deal . if mr vengeance was about ethics , and oldboy focused on justice , lady vengeance deals with the more shallow aspects of crime : questions of morality , dirty money and the iniquities of the criminal justice system .

unlike in oldboy , the music of lady vengeance is vital to striking the right tone ; music , tempered by silence , takes on a myriad of roles that do for the film what the graphic sounds did for mr . vengeance , but there’s never any hostility as it serves as a conduit of angst , humor , and irony . baroque , italian - styled phrases frequently morph into an analytical shrink , mildly sardonic spectator , comedic straight man , or the nonplussed arching of brows . it’s this clever juxtaposing of musical tone and character that imbues in the film something the characters don’t , or can’t always secure for themselves , that is , sympathy . ( most of which doesn’t manifest until the movie’s second half . )

in the third and final commentary , richard peña , the associate professor of film at columbia university , goes into great detail on the symbolism spread throughout the movie . peña is obviously a big fan of lady , and he really is quite knowledgeable .

little does the lady care what all the guardsmen know that bandits ambush caravans that on these trade roads go . in spite of tricks and clever traps and all that men can do , the brigands seem to always sense which trains are false or true .

south korean filmmaker chan - wook park made a name for himself with j . s . a . and later with sympathy for mr . vengeance , a hard - edged and emotionally involving tale of revenge . he followed that film with the second in his ' revenge trilogy , ' the masterful and very popular oldboy . a year or so later , he finished the trilogy with the release of sympathy for lady vengeance , a film which shares some of the same basic themes and principals of the two earlier entries but definitely stands on its own as a truly unique and gripping work of cinema . needless to say , with the international popularity and critical acclaim that was lauded on oldboy , expectations were high for this film – thankfully , park delivers .

a documentary entitled the style of lady vengeance is an interesting peak at the look of the film was developed . with a combined running time of roughly half an hour in length , the five sections of this documentary are : visualization , production costume and make up , special art and a section on computer graphics effects . this is a pretty interesting look at how the filmmakers and technicians came up with the unique look of the movie , with a lot of attention given to the integration of computer graphics .

from ambush bandits screaming charge the pack train and its prize and all but four within the train are taken by surprise . and all but four are cut down as a woodsman fells a log , the guardsman and the lady and the maiden and the dog .

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the chilling baroque score ; the signature slashes of geum - ja’s pink eyeshadow ; surreal messages spelt out by clouds over an australian desert ; a motif of white tofu and catholic forgiveness… this beautifully brutal film is woven together with a fine , darkly comic thread , and cannot be stuffed in a box along with many other titles crudely marked ‘asia extreme . ’on my film poster , lady vengeance herself fiercely returns my gaze , and challenges me to search for new critical perspectives , whilst daring me to discover more .

a ten minute ‘making of sympathy for lady vengeance’ featurette is next on the agenda . this is entirely different to the one found on the panorama disc , so there’s even more reason to be hacked off that you can’t understand korean . the featurette is followed by a series of character profiles , which run anywhere between five and eight minutes long . we hear from lee yeong - ae , choi mik - sik , seo young - ju and some of the actors who portray the family members of the murdered children .

the lady and her sister by a single trader lone were hired out to try to lay a trap all of their own , and no one knew their plan except the two who rode that day . for what you do not know you cannot ever give away .

the bandits growled a challenge and the lady only grins , the sorceress bows mockingly and then the fight begins . when it ends there ' s only four left standing from the horde , the witch , the wolf , the traitor and the woman with the sword .

a distinction can usefully be made between vengeance undertaken by the state and the community on the one hand , which might be termed the revenge of the legal process and that exacted by the individual or family . the vengeance theme has been a major feature of western culture in its expression in greek literature and theater , through classical authors like shakespeare and racine to the present day . there is a link to popular literature as well as the more elusive world of popular theater and its occasional forays into the revenge theme .

the blue dragon awards , considered one of korea ' s top two awards ceremonies together with the grand bell awards , has announced the nominations for its 26th edition . competing for the best picture award will be five critical and box office hits : park kwang - hyun ' s korean war drama welcome to dongmakgol , park chan - wook ' s thriller sympathy for lady vengeance , park jin - pyo ' s melodrama you are my sunshine , jeong yun - cheol ' s drama marathon , and kim dae - seung ' s period thriller blood rain . with 15 categories in total , the films with the most nominations are park kwang - hyun ' s welcome to dongmakgol and park chan - wook ' s sympathy for lady vengeance , each with eight nominations . another three films managed to secure seven nominations each : you are my sunshine , blood rain , and a bittersweet life . as for acting nominations , gang hye - jung ( rules of dating ) , kim jung - eun ( blossom again ) , son yeh - jin ( april snow ) , lee young - ae ( sympathy for lady vengeance ) , and jeon do - yeon ( you are my sunshine ) will compete for the best actress award , while park hae - il ( rules of dating ) , ryoo seung - beom ( crying fist ) , lee byung - heon ( a bittersweet life ) , cho seung - woo ( marathon ) , and hwang jeong - min ( you are my sunshine ) will battle it out for best actor . the ceremony is scheduled to be held at 8pm on november 29 at kbs hall in yeouido , seoul ,

then off the lady pulls her cloak in armour she is clad her sword is out and ready a nd her eyes are fierce and glad . the maiden makes a gesture and the dog ' s a cur no more . a wolf , swordmaid and sorceress now face the bandit horde .

as good as her work in 대장금 ( dae jang geum : jewel in the palace ) was , he felt he could finally show all the fire inside her , hidden by her past image . and a lot of ' lady vengeance ' is more about lee young - ae than revenge itself , about her transformation . the project promised to bring back park ' s theme of vengeance for one last time , but also show something new in lee young - ae ' s career . and boy , so it does . park fills the first half of the film with allusions to lee ' s cf image , to her roles in tv dramas ( the cook who makes magic out of simple ingredients , enough to serve a king ! ) , using it as an ironic build - up for geum - ja ' s revenge plan . whereas the real person behind geum - ja built a career out of perfectly controlling every aspect of her life , geum - ja uses this way of living all for one purpose : find the man who caused her to commit a sin , and get her vengeance .

family is the basis of the vengeance trilogy—more so in lady vengeance than the others , hence the focus of five tracks on lee’s long - lost daughter , jenny . ‘mareta , mareta no ' m faces plorar’ , an 18th century , spanish folk cradlesong , is representative of lee’s chance for personal salvation . she hums this to her stubborn child after finding her , but the ‘lullaby’ is later sung by jenny in forlorn despair . ( incidentally , the alternative take is much more pleasant to hear . ) despite appearance and prickly disposition , jenny ( ‘the angel’ ) has in her the kindness that everyone professes to see in lee . ‘the letter’ to her mother , led again by a cynical harpsichord , is one of poignant scorn ; a split screen features jenny speaking the written words , and lee , frantically paging through an english - korean dictionary .

the directors cut of sympathy for mr vengeance desaturates as the film goes on , going from full colour into black and white . i ' ve filmed the blu ray playing fast forwarded so you can see it fade into b & w ; without having to sit through 2 hours .

the movie is the last one from park chan - wook ' s " the vengeance trilogy " - the first movie in the series was sympathy for mr . vengeance , in 2002 , which if i remember correctly , was only shown once , in brazil at the rio de janeiro film festival . actually , this movie wasn ' t , at all well , recieved and is generally considered a " flop " , even by its creator , who , when talking about it , remarked : " that ' s why it ' s my favourite . . . " .

the film , the finalinstalment of park ' s so - called " revenge trilogy , " which also includes oldboy ( 2003 ) and sympathy for mr vengeance ( 2002 ) , sold 1 . 46mtickets between july 28 and 31 , amounting to approximately $ 9 . 3m in box officetake .

i enjoyed this album . it made me feel like i’d underestimated the director - composer team behind the film a great deal , and encouraged me to watch one of park chanwook’s vengeance trilogy sometime , if only to see how the musical choices made here payoff in the context of the film .

it ' s well - worth a run for the nearest movie theatre , as soon as possible , before it ' s too late . if it ' s no longer in cinemas , amazon . uk already has the the vengeance trilogy box - set , but subtitles are only available in english -