tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936223.post111699960977022160..comments2023-09-10T01:11:02.710-07:00Comments on Random ramblings: The Complete List - ALL-TIME 100 Movies - TIME MagazinenIlagrIvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04778523144960984421noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936223.post-1117776933423136962005-06-02T22:35:00.000-07:002005-06-02T22:35:00.000-07:00I didn't say Nayakan wasn't well made. If you read...I didn't say Nayakan wasn't well made. If you read my blog, I've said that Nayakan was made very well. And of course, it was Godfather Indianized to a good extent. I don't think Varadarajan Mudaliar's life was just like Nayakan's.<BR/><BR/>BTW, Nayagan was supposedly modeled on Varadarajan Mudaliar (not Velunayakam). <BR/><BR/>http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1381786,00110003.htm<BR/><BR/>Also, look at the link above to see that it's not just me but some others also who feel the same (that it was a tribute to Godfather). BTW, I like Nayakan and I've seen it 5-6 times. But Maniratnam is capable of a lot better than this and he needs to do that.<BR/><BR/>Another thought is, we have our films to ourselves - we don't need Western movie critics to tell us what to like and what not to. There have been tons of Indian movies better than some movies on the Time list. It is just that these appeal to Indian sensibilities more than to the west. For example, we Indians can enjoy (not just tolerate) a song like rAkamma kaiya thaTu in Dalapathi and also appreciate it as a serious movie. To a 'serious' movie critic, the song will make him pan the movie or he will make it a musical.nIlagrIvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04778523144960984421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936223.post-1117758445681941212005-06-02T17:27:00.000-07:002005-06-02T17:27:00.000-07:00Nayakan, a remake of godfather, maybe but it was m...Nayakan, a remake of godfather, maybe but it was made very well and what do you mean indianized, nayakan happened india and was life story of velunayagam mudaliar in bombay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com