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Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Scotty Burke It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Vicky Cool This is a true story.......Falls considerably as a film. BGM gives a whole life to the film. DHANUSH was good ..stellar performance from parvathy. Songs worth only hearing..netru aval irunthal was one song which made me asleep..visuals a big plus.. bharath bala falls apart..editing was awful,and the film was too slow.HALLUCINATION should have been correctly explained to Tamil audience.death of jagan was not clear.ALL songs are good..nenje ezhu was dragged to an extent where audience wanted to go off the theater .the only scene i liked was when dhanush speaks to parvathy.Saar..Saar money Saar...underwater sequence was well shot..that was neat..

Vinay Payyapilly Maryan turned out to be a total dud. The entire theatre kept groaning and moaning audibly through the movie. The movie tells of a small town boy who decides to go to Sudan on a lucrative contract to help his future father-in-law escape a debt. In typical style, the first half of the movie introduces us to the protagonist and peripheral characters. It is light and filled with fun. The second half takes us to Sudan where the hero falls in the clutches of a band of kidnappers. While the story looks compelling on paper, BharatBala should have left it alone. There is just too much advertisement like styling that it takes away rather than adds to the telling of what should essentially be a gritty story. That Bharat Bala doesn't have a clue about story telling is seen in the second half where only token scenes show us how someone might have survived in the hot desert. Instead, we are treated to scene after scene of Dhanush stumbling through the desert while thinking of his love back home. Groan!Give it a miss. Go watch Ranjanhaa once more. Or maybe Aadukalam.

Vasudevan Chandrasekaran Maryan(Immortal) - A story of Love, Hope & Survival.Loved every bit of it & here is why.Well at the first place, Maryan is not for you if you are expecting a fast paced screen play(especially the first half).The trailer of the movie is quite misleading in portraying it as an adventurous journey. Its a story of how a hero survives and fights an impossible journey back home not by fists but just by hope.So a story of survival cant be action packed, fast paced, mushy & hence its a little demanding on the viewers with its slow pace.Bharat Bala the story writer, the man behind screen play & direction has done tremendous justice to his script ( a simple one).In the introduction scene, Dhanush, the fisherman in a village proves his heroics not by doing some mass action scenes, but his aim is to catch the all difficult tiger fish which no one has done before other than his father some 20 years back if I am right.This heroism is so justifiable as we all prove to be heroes in our profession or by doing things which we are good at but difficult & which need not always be fist pumping & thrashing bad guys :- )First marks to that.As his love life unfolds, kudos to Parvathy Menon for being the soul of the movie he has to take the decision of leaving his dear profession of fishing (Remember Maryan is called Kadalraasa - The man made for the seas) & work for a Sudan oil company to get his lady love.After two years he get his chance to come back home to get the hand of his lady love.The scenes on his longings to see her are so well made.Now our hero is caught by some baddies in Africa & he has to make a herculean effort to run away from them.This is the story.The first half is all about the romance between Maryan & Pani. Its slow but its engrossing.After a long time its really nice to see some meaningful real life romance in Tamil cinema.A romantic heroine need not have some sexy dance moves & some glamorous dress to prove a point. If Dhanush is as swift as the ocean , Parvathy alias Pani is so earthy & real.Good marks to the director for his faith on the soul of the movie , Pani is a true embodiment of love. I was simply floored by Parvathy Menon's performance.Great job from her.Even though , Dhanush the ocean is swift outside(first half), remember oceans are deeper & more you go down its calmer & heavier.The second half is this journey of hope.The scenes based in Africa are new to Tamil cinema & hence exciting.There is one scene in which the hero escapes from the baddies den at night by killing one of them swiftly. And thank god he does not take the baddie's gun & starts fighting like a mass action hero.If that would have happened I would have been very disappointed instead he just chooses to run.Now running in a desert & surviving without food is only possible but just by hope.Its hope to meet her lady love & the second journey of hope is well made.The scene in which he calls his lady love over phone instead of his company is very touching .Loved the glint in his eyes when he see his mother i.e the sea towards the climax fight scene he now knows the ball is in his court.If you would ask me who is a good actor, I would say any actor who can withstand a close up shot of 30 secs.Dhanush never disappoints you.His love,will & conviction can be easily felt.The intensity which he shows in the close frame shots are just incredible. Mass heroes join for a tuition class of Dhanush.( No I must not compare, its not worth it Surely you will be enchanted by the cinematography of Belgian, Marc Koninckx.Thanks to the nice location.My favourite is the cliff near the waters where few romantic scenes are set. The shots in sea front, sea shores, in the African desert are simply fantastic.My favourite is the shot of moon from the bottom of a well.Its simply fantastic.You would see the moon reflection in Dhanush's dark eyes.Just wow.And the close up shots of the heroine, so beautiful & romantic.The slow pace in first half gets a breather from the soul stirring music of A.R Rahman. My favourite is Enga Pona Raasa.In the second half "Nenje Ezhu" is so inspiring & so apt for the scene.And the whole credit for the movie must go to its creator "Bharat Bala".Thanks for giving nice & real romance to Tamil cinema.Every attempt made by movie makers like Bharat Bala in this & actors like Dhanush, Vijay Sethupathi will take Tamil cinema one step ahead. But the sad reality is the mass heroes , movie makers brings Tamil cinema behind by 3 steps.So we should encourage such good attempts to film making. And for god-sake do not classify this as an art movie.It is a commercial movie & commercial movie need not always have stupid mass appeal.They can be made believable & more importantly with some logic ( a little would do)Go & dive in Maryan & see the ocean's depth for yourself. Its worth it.I have already planned for the second dive

ram kumar "Maryan" a typical movie came out this year with a very strong performance by Dhanush and Parvathy as the lead and also with A.R.Rahman's remarkable music.Director Bharatbala who did "Jana Gana Mana" album with A.R.Rahman (an Oscar award winner) before given his first directional venture "Maryan" with some soulful love, emotions, pain and tragedy.A real incident should be equally mixed with strong love and all commercial elements through "Maryan". But it is presented in a slow pace that creates the question "how this movie do well at box office collection?" "Maryan" plot remembers Manirathnam's "Roja" that's a major drawback of story narration by the director. Also the slow pace of the screenplay remembers the style of Manirathnam makings.The plot is very simple and the scenes should be easily identified by the audience but through strong performance by the lead pair the movie gets more interesting towards the end. First half is packed with full of love and emotions by the lead pair. Second half is fully packed with tragedy and survival.Dhanush (an award winning actor) has given a solid performance through the character Maryan and gives life to the movie. Definitely this year he should be the one who will give a strong competition to all other actors, those who are hungry to get the National award. As a fisherman and lover in the first half he shows all his skill of acting and as a hostage in the second half he is simply outstanding and brilliant. He goes to his next level of acting abilities through the second half. Especially in sequences like telephone speaking, just before Kadal Rasa song and at the climax portion. He should be appreciated for choosing movies like this after got an award. None of the actor can do this Maryan character except him. Hat's off to him.Parvathy(who did "Poo" before)did an equally excellent role as Panimalar. She looks very beautiful in the movie and acted very excellent also gives a tough acting competition to Dhanush. One of the rare actresses who plays equal role to hero after a long time in Tamil cinema industry.Other supporting characters should equally given their best acting. Especially Uma Riaz, Appukutty and Jagan did their job good.The great plus of the movie is A.R.Rahman's music. Songs are already in chart-busters. All songs are done with beautiful emotions. "Enga Pona Rasa", "Netru Aval Irundaal", "Innum Konjam Neram" are the sweetest melodies "Kadal Rasa", "Nenje Ezhu" are packed with soul and emotions. "Sonapariya" gives the joyful pleasure. BG score also given more support to the movie. Especially in second half A.R did an excellent BG work.Cinematography by Marc Koninckx is very valuable and shows technically brilliant in many sequences. Scenes like Dhanush waiting inside the sea and desert regions are brilliantly photographed by him. Editing by Vivek Harshan gives equal support for the movie.Overall "Maryan" is a typical Tamil cinema and it should be appreciated for brilliant performance by Dhanush and Parvathy as the lead and for A.R.Rahman's best music.Go and watch it for Dhanush and A.R.Rahman.