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SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Srinivasan Ravichandran I have the habit of catching up with classics from across the globe, but this is probably the best movie I have seen ever. It is difficult to find everything good in a movie - the direction, comedy, screenplay, writing, acting, casting, music, editing... But this movie has enough scope for all the departments and everyone has done justice!!! From the title song which explains the prelude, to the introduction of each character brilliantly portrayed by Kamal, everything is done so neatly. In fact, the screenplay is so fantastic that scene from each character leads to an intro to other. You can't take the screenplay lightly just because its a comedy flick. Crazy Mohan has done an Epic here, by shelling out some gems (especially to the Palakkad Cook character). And no words about Kamal, he is THE actor. Neat performances by Delhi Ganesh, Oorvashi, Nagesh, Bheem and Manorama. Raja sir has done another masterpiece in his BGMs, I personally loved the "Kai vechalum vekkama" song in climax and the way it is choreographed. BRILLIANT... If you haven't watch, please watch it immediately, If you have already watched, do watch it again. IMDb has provided space for maximum of 1000 words only, so I'm stopping my review here :)

Amalai Definitely the best comedy by my favorite actor Kamalhassan. This movie was well ahead of its time (think about it. It was released in 1990-91) and that was its main problem. The mass could not appreciate it at that time so it did not really become a box office blockbuster (compared to Rajini movies). But all said and done, this movie is a definite classic. The dialogues and screenplay were one of the best in Tamil movies. And Kamal's portrayal of 'Kameswaran' is as famous as a movie character could get in Tamil cinema. Kamal set the bar for himself so high with this movie, he himself is finding it difficult to exceed that in his successive movies. Though Sathi Leelavathi and Avvai Shanmugi were good comedies, Michael Madana Kamarajan stands out on the top.

maestraw-1 First of all I am not even Tamil but I really enjoyed the movie. This movie has got to be one of the best comedies ever. I don't understand Tamil and the movie I watched did not even have subtitles. However, it did not stop me from enjoying the movie. I found it really funny. Kamal Hassan was just awesome in this movie. I think Kamal is one of the best actors in cinema history. I wish he had done some Hollywood movies too.I am of Indian origin. So, I do watch a lot of Hindi movies too. I have seen a couple of Hindi movies of Kamal's and he was really good in them as well.I am trying to get my hands on his other movies like Nayagan, Kurudhipunal, Guna, Mahanadhi and Anbe Sivam. Michael Madana Kama Rajan has definitely got to be one of the best performances of Kamal Hassan's in his long career. Right now, I am waiting for his Vettiyaidu Vilaiayadu. Is it going to be released in the UK, I wonder. I hear it's coming out on Tamil new year but it's so hard to find any information about the UK release dates or whether it's going to be released here or not. If anybody can shed any light on this I'd be grateful...

phoenixarises17 The story of the four children getting separated is quickly dispensed with to get to the meat of the story. How they get back together? Probably the funniest Tamil movie ever made. ''Bhim boy Bhim boy'' and ''Nanum rowdy aakum ketala" went to become its tag lines. Kamal should have perhaps take care to market this movie better. Still a good DVD with interviews of actors could be done to preserve this timeless classic. Dialogue writer Crazy Mohan, a veteran writer of Tamil plays, went on create his inimitable style with this movie. Quick, razor sharp jokes that are packed so close together that it takes repeated viewing to catch the entire action. The movie ends in a ridiculous climax where Singeetham makes ironical fun of the family coming together movies of yesteryear's. Must watch for comedy lovers.