innathe chintavishayam..for the women..out and out

innathe chintaavishayam, which roughly translates to 'thought of the day',has been made with a lot of thought. the film is not for men. its not for flamboyant,fun loving grls either. its for women who remain glued to TV watching non sensical tear jerking mega serials. if you put the film into that genre, i must say its a winner. it never makes you laugh, or even cry either. the most important thing i noticed is, unlike satyan anthikkads previous films rasathantram and vinodayatra, there are very few irritating moments.

the plot is a tried and tested one. marital woes,extra marital affairs (without the sex part,though), children,sentiments et al. the director thought a 50+hero romancing the ravishing meera jasmine would be the icing on the cake. give us a break man!!
and to me, the sub plots seemed too far from reality. like the loving husband vijayaraghavan following his wife around, exhibiting shades of the classy act 'thalathil dineshan' at times. and mohan lal seems to change his life miraculously. so miraculously that we see a totally social and understanding and modern husband by the climax.

and i wonder if all that male chauvanism does exist. oh come on, we are not living in the eighties. a wife who can cook is fun. but a wife who can earn sounds more practical to me. watching that traditional muslim family plot unfold, i couldnt help thinking about SmR(im not a big fan of fake names, but i thought i shouldnt give her undue publicity. :) sorry SmR, if ever you come across this) whom i had long, latenight yet unromantic chats with till quite recently. i think we once had a very interesting argument on marital relationships and all. and she's pretty convinced that men are still very chauvanistic,egoistic,megalomaniacs(i agree on the megalomania part).

meera jasmine very badly needs a good personal wardrobe consultant. who the hell thought she'd be a sight in those tight fitting frocks and skirts. and not even a single scene in saree which makes her gorgeous. although she's still my fav heroine, i suggest work outs might just be necessary. you are getting too much fat on you baby!!! whats with that gents watch? if you think it gives you the air of an intellectual, get out on the road and take a look. these days evry seetha and geetha sports a gents watch. and for heavens sake,stop signing a satyan antikkaad movie just because hes directing it..

i think ur being typecast in those horrible bold-girl-with-a-bad-past roles.

one thing i really hate about the movie is its songs. i have half a mind to believe that one of them was personally choreographed by mohan lal after watching paandi heroes having a good time with meerajasmine.

one last word to the writer-director. i think its high time you get back to doing what you do best- directing an intelligent script. now for directing an intelligent script, its unavoidable that some one else writes it.
u have proved beyond doubt that ur a very bad writer.

so heres my verdict,if it matters at all: definitely far far better than rasathantram and vinodayatra. and a good one to take ur mom to. that is, if you just drop her at the cinema. watching the movie is way too much man!!!