Ko - Refreshing

I happened to watch 'Ko' yday. I heard good reviews so thought of going for it. Well I wasnt disappointed.

1. Jeeva was amazing. Except for a couple of his earlier movies, he has taken enough risks in his career which has paid him very well. I think I have watched almost all of his movies, when I recount !!! In this movie, he doesnt have to portray a variety of emotions, sentiments blah blah..adhellam onnum illai.. He has to be a straight forward journalist and behave like one. He has done that very well. He suddenly looks very young and fresh than his previous movie :) Anga inga konjam heroism iruku.. but thats the formula for K.V.Anand.

2. Karthika & Piya - Thankfully, they are not there only for song sequences. But they dont have a pivotal role either except for Piya, who has a surprise twist later and which becomes the turning point of the story. Karthika is very cute and very Tall. She has very expressive eyes and is yet to score well in acting. She lends the necessary support when required.

3. Ajmal is a big surprise. He looks very nice especially after his previous movie (I dont remember the name..it was a comedy...) He has done his role very well. Perfect match. Spoiler: His role reminded me of Prithviraj in Kana Kandean. To have some good looking people in grey shaded roles is a welcome change at times :)

4. Plot - This is definitely new. Effective use of current political scenario and the role of media in it. Very fresh and innovative in some places. You might guess a few things as and when the story progresses, if you watch a lot of such movies. But the 'why' and 'how' part of it is new. In some places, the dialogues are amazing. I liked one particularly..Prakashraj asks in his interview , why people are criticizing him for giving freebies, when everyone is doing the same thing.. he asks.. "dont people give shampoo free when you buy a magazine..how is this different from that.. i am doing it for the poor.. why do you care..." Humor (not comedy) is prevalent and the story doesnt bore you even in one place.

5. Photography, Camera work, Editing - The places shown in the songs are heavenly. God !! Can I see those places in real !!! I would love to please.. Amazing camera work.. very very pleasing for the eyes. Editing is perfect.. no flaws there.

6. Songs - They have the stamp of Harris in every second. Feels like you have heard it already. But still it feels good. Especially ennamo yedho and venpaniye. The big plus is the Lyrics.... You get to hear some very new tamizh words.. For e.g. Kuviyamilla oru kaatchi pezhai (check out this link). That means the display unit which is out of focus (referring to the camera) Ennamo Yedho is my fav of the lot because of the lyrics. I will learn it soon :). The songs become an integral part of the story and except for Venpaniye, all others are part of the story.

I liked the ending. Particularly the Thirukural reference :)

Finally, the Director :) - All his movies have the same formula, except for slightly different plots and background but somehow he makes them watchable and is decent enough. Good show...May be there should be a different formula next time.

Definitely a must watch.. Dont miss it.