Roma Asrani - The Malayalam Film Actress

Understanding Villain – Philosophical reflections on Justice

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 19:47:00 +0000

Typical mass masala entertainers revolve around the theme of Hero taking revenge on the villain by killing him. In this instance, is the hero really the hero? Technically both the hero and the villain have committed murder, both for personal reasons. Is justice served and can the loss of beloved people be replaced by this act? Is this is right way that justice should be delivered?

B Unnikrishnan's latest movie Villain discusses these interesting points in detail in an unusual and unbiased style. Here both the protagonist and antagonist have committed villainy and can be considered a villain. So basically this movie is about the psychological struggle of two villains. But one emerges as a true hero in the end. The movie aims to make the viewers realize that the existing administrative and judicial system is the best possible solution for maintaining law and order.

The basic plot of the movie is based on justice. The antagonist Shaktivel considers him the messiah of timely justice and takes the matter of delivering justice into his own hands. However, the protagonist Matthew Manjooran is of the view that no one is allowed deliver justice besides the judiciary system and that revenge is not the answer. Manjooran here puts his faith on the judicial system of the country. It seems Manjooran is with Gandhi on the idea revenge,"an eye for an eye only ends up making whole world blind."

Shakthivel is the complete opposite of Manjooran when it comes to justice and revenge. He believes if justice is delivered by a selected few of the judicial system, why cannot a man like him cannot punish a person who wronged him. Although it is undeniable that there is something gratifying about taking justice into your own hands in order to get a swift solution, it is against the law. However, the thing about court verdict is that, it may be decided by one person but it is a systematic process and thus less prone to error, and definitely better than a single person using unorthodox methods to deliver justice All people are equal before the law, no person has the power to take law into their hands. Unnikrishnan makes sure that this view reaches his audience through his character Manjooran. Our justice system might not be perfect and it might be slow in its process, but in the end, it delivers justice. Justice system is impartial, whereas an individual like Shaktivel cannot be impartial as he is clearly driven by personal motives.

Also Shaktivel is an one man army who can be compared to a dictator. Using Shaktivel, the writer offers a microcosm of the big picture of how dictatorship works in a society. Unnikrishnan points out that a dictator is the worst thing that can happen to a society and their decisions have only plunged the society into deeper troubles.

One other thing that is evident from the movie is that inflated ego is not a desirable quality in a person. Shaktivel is a egoistical maniac who thinks he is above all others, including the law. On the contrary, the protagonist believes that law will take its own course. He understands that he is a part of the system and his role can be effectively carried out by another person, his successor. Manjooran believes in the system, whereas Shakthivel considers himself above the system.

Another topic the movie deals with is personal loss. How one can escape from the mental trauma of losing someone that is dear to them? For a human being, this loss is very sorrowful. They cannot be replaced. Their memories cannot be replaced. But from a system point of view personal losses are negligible. Technically society lost an upcoming doctor when Manjooran's daughter died, however he more than compromises this by giving back two derailed doctors Shaktivel and Shreya who was made to realize their mistakes.

Shaktivel's father committed suicide because he thought his dream to make his son a doctor will not be fulfilled, but later Shaktivel gets admission in the same medical college that refused togive him a seat. So justice is partially served, but instead of trying to overcome the trauma of personal loss by means of grieving Shaktivel takes out his anger on the system.

Manjooran's wife's ambition was to build a school for the mentally challenged children. Manjooran quits his job and decides to fulfill the dreams of his wife so that her dream can live through him This is again another thing which helps the collective society in this corrupted world were humanity and compassion is no longer getting higher priority. This also helps him to overcome his personal loss.Also, he will be able to find solace in the fact that he is doing something that his wife yearned to do all her life.

There is often a prejudiced interpretation that people are either good or bad. However, this is not true, this black and white thing only distorts the reality. There's potential for good and bad in everyone, it's a cliché, but it is true. Every person has their grey, black and white moments. We shouldn't be prejudiced and judge them based on those moments, rather it should be left to those people with experience, like the judge.

This movie is thus against mob justice.Like the Greek philosopher Aristotle believed, everything happens for a reason, we need to analyze it. Here, the protagonist understands the situation that his colleague is in and forgives him. He forgives the man who was responsible for his wife's death instead of blindly seeking vengeance. Manjooran doesn't over react or gets aggressive, instead he enquires calmly about the reason for the betrayal he committed. And he leaves the rest to the judicial system.

Another thing at play here is love. The antagonist and protagonist, both have lovers. Manjooran truly loves his wife. When his wife was in a coma and suffering, he releases her from all that suffering. That is out of love. Shaktivel on the other hand manipulates his lover's love for him and makes her an accomplice in his crimes.

One thing I found interesting is the subtle use of intelligence and technology. Shaktivel is an intelligent doctor who uses his expertise to kill people to take revenge on the system. On the other hand Manjooran uses his intelligence and expertise to solve a murder and to save many lives.

In the movie we can see a chain of events happening because one person took matters into his hands ignoring the administrative and judicial machinery. Felix never wanted to end up in jail, thus he escaped and this resulted in the murder of two people and then again in the murder of an innocent lorry driver. This is an interesting pattern; in the movie out of the three people who lost their lives, only two were real culprits, but revenge cost the life of an innocent person. So when one person takes the task of delivering justice into his hands there will always be collateral damage. In the case of Shakthivel, while he was seeking revenge three innocent police officers lost their lives. This pattern would have repeated if Manjooran had took justice into his hands. However, no more collateral damage was done as Manjooran followed the law.

Interestingly enough the last target of Shaktivel was the DGP of the state. So he thinks that his fight against the Justice system of the society will have a perfect finale if he is able to punish the justice keeper even though it's out of personal vengeance. He proposes to do this in front of Manjooran whom he considers an upright officer and the alternate Justice. But Manjooran clearly points out that we all should follow the law of this land and also proves that the DGP is innocent and that Shaktivel has come to the wrong conclusion. The person who considers himself the best vigilante has erred. So he cannot be considered invincible or better than existing Judicial system. The judicial system of the country delivers justice through a long process which has many levels so the chances of error is much less than Shaktivel thinks.

It is also clear that the movie is also against capital punishment. the movie already established that the people are not binary or black and white. They are much more complicated than that. There are different shades in everyone. There is often a prejudiced interpretation that people are either good or bad. However, this is not true, this black and white thing only distorts the reality. There's potential for good and bad in everyone, it's a cliché, but it is true. Every person has their grey, black and white moments. We shouldn't be prejudiced and judge them based on those moments, rather it should be left to those people with experience, like the judge. Manjooran is ready to accept this fact and let the wrongdoers surrender to law. Once they serve their jail term they should get reformed. This is in line with our justice system. Manjooran mourned the death of his wife and daughter for 7 months in isolation. This can be considered akin to a jail sentence which redeems his earlier mistake of taking law into his hands when letting his wife of her misery.

Manjooran finds that revenge is a bad life-long disease and was in dilemma for long whether to commit suicide or to do murder. But he neither committs suicide or does murder. He overcame his trauma by telling himself that revenge is not the right path, and thus he choose the right path, that is the path of law and order. The movie again makes a strong point by saying that it's the circumstances that makes a person a hero or villain, but even in such circumstances a villain can become a hero by making the right choice. It is the choice that defines who we are. It is the choice that matters.

It is debatable whether mercy killing is ethical, legal, or justified. However when he saw his suffering wife, he didn't think about the legality of his actions. He just wanted to put his wife out of her misery. May be it was a slightly villainous thing to do, but after that he evolved much as a person and became the ultimate hero.

So, Villain is actually an endearing and heartbreaking journey of the protagonist from a villain to a hero. He doesn't allow his animal instincts to overrule his humanity. He is an ideal citizen who doesn't hold himself above the law.

The last thing is that you should always think before you take a decision. Dwell on it. Sleep on it. But never do something in haste. So before posting a negative review of this movie, do think about the movie in depth.

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (Exclusive Review)

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 09:29:00 +0000

We were all looking forward to watching Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, the main reason being the cliffhanger at the end of the first part.

The question why did kattappa kill baahubali stormed the internet and social media after the release of the first part. Everyone was looking forward to finding the answer, and so was I. Thus I decided to go watch the special preview of the movie which was screened on 27 May 2017.

The film opens with a flashback. Who would have thought that the very first frame itself can be disappointing? Even from the very first frame, the lack of passion and effort is evident. The scene was pretty mediocre for a big budget movie.

The stunt scenes then again were mediocre and lacked energy, effort, and passion. The poor choreography stands out.

In order to appeal to a mass audience, certain comic scenes were included. But the irony is that there is no comedy.

However, the movie set design is rather beautiful along with costumes which are very well designed and stunning. These are some of the few positive things about the movie.

The movie has no concrete plot or storyline and the plot progresses at a slow pace. The plot is predictable and nothing significant happens.

In the fight scene where Baahubali saves Devaena (Anushka) is another disappointment. There's no feeling involved, and the poor choreography and mediocre VFX adds nothing but shame to the scene.

The second half of the movie is as disappointing as the first half. There's no further story development or nail biting moments to savour. Again, the film drags towards the climax, but the stunt sequences of the climax are commendable, and a relief considering the rest of the movie.

Baahubali makers boasted of a budget in excess of 400 crores, but while watching the movie one cannot fathom how such a mediocrity of a movie can cost so much. It seems more or less like an advertising strategy.

After the movie, it is impossible for not to feel sorry for Prabhas for wasting two years of his career for such a below average movie. Same goes with the people who worked for this movie for about two years. It seems their hard work went down the drain because the movie seems mediocre at its best.

Rajamouli disappointed me with the second part of Baahubali. A second part should have never been made contrary to the popular public opinion.

So it is advisable that viewers should keep their expectations low and approach this movie with either low or zero expectation. There's nothing epic about this movie. For me, it's a below average movie which ruined the grandness of the first part.

Rating: 2/5

Roma's item dance trolled in Social media

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 07:08:00 +0000

Roma's latest movie "Sathya" starring Jayaram and Paravathy nambiar was released on 20th April

Sathya is the last directorial venture of Late Diphan

Roma sizzles in an item number " Chilankakal tolkum chuvadode enn nadanam" sung by Sithara in the movie

Trolls appeared in all the major troll pages in Facebook, they found that the music is complete mismatch for the song

for an item number, one cant have an devotional song , its like " aluvayum mathicurryum" - read an hilarious comment in Youtube comments section of the Song video

Music director Gopi Sunder was the main victim of the trollers, some even mentioned that Roma's physique is not ideal for an item number like this

Below are some interesting Trolls from few leading troll pages in social media

Sathya movie song Troll credits:
International Chalu union
Cinema mixer
Kidilan comments and dialogues
Outspoken
Troll garage
Troll malayalam
Troll movies
Troll malayalam movies

Roma hot on Nana Magazine cover November 2016

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 18:34:00 +0000

Roma Asrani hot picture on the cover of Nana Film Magazine November 2016 issue

Pic Courtesy: Nana Film Magazine

Roma hot video from IIFA Utsavam 2016

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:35:00 +0000

Roma was part of IIFA Utsavam 2016 held at Hyderabad

lets hear what she has to say about this grand event and her favorite performance

Roma at IIFA Utsavam 2016 - Awards

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 11:03:00 +0000

Roma was spotted recently at IIFA Utsavam 2016 in a hot sizzling attire

Enjoy the pics of this South Indian beauty

Roma Asrani pics from Facebook, Instagram

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 10:38:00 +0000

Roma Asrani uploaded several pics on her Facebook page and instagram account

a few of them can be viewed here

Roma Latest Snaps - Namasthe bali

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 18:25:00 +0000

Roma's new movie Namasthe Bali released on 27th Feb, early reviews suggest its an average movie
Namasthe bali is remake of super hit hindi movie Queen starring Kangana

Roma Ad - Bindu Jewellery

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:34:00 +0000

Roma's hot avatar in Bindu Jewellery Advertisement

Roma's Namaste bali ready for release

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:37:00 +0000

Roma is back, after a gap of 2 years. her new movie Namaste bali is getting ready to release on Feb 20th. Aju Varghese is pairing against Roma in Namaste bali directed by KV Bejoy

Click on the pics to view original size

Roma hot pics from her official Facebook page

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 06:26:00 +0000

Roma asrani pics from her official facebook page

More hot pics will be updated....

Roma hot pics from photo shoot

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 06:02:00 +0000

Roma Asrani latest hot pics from photo shoot

More pics will be uploaded soon...

Roma Asrani Latest Facebook Pics

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:35:00 +0000

Latest Pics of Malayalam Actress Roma Asrani from her Facebook page.More pics will be updated soon

Roma Asrani latest Hot pics

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:24:00 +0000

Roma in Hot new Avatar during a photo shoot

(Click on the pics to view larger size)

Grandmaster is Grand indeed - Review

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:16:00 +0000

Mohanlal and Unnikrishnan strikes again after the big success of Madambi. Lal in this movie is Chandrasekhar, one divorcee lazy Police Officer who is much troubled by his personal life. Lal’s ex-wife, Deepthi is portrayed by Priyamani. Sadly she doesn’t contribute much to this movie. While amidst all these troubles, Lal gets appointed as Head of Metro crime stopper divison and finally gets a chance to make things work. He is assisted by Narain and Jagathy, who remains in Lal’s shadow although the movie.

The movie is slow moving, yet entertaining. the movie hits to life when Chandrasekhar receives a letter from a criminal named Z who claims to be a fan of him. This Z wants Chandrasekhar back in game and Chandrasekhar is all set for the game..

Unnikrishnan, in this film takes a turn for the better. He created this film in a distinctive way with sheer brilliance. The director instead of focusing on dialogues and stunts gave much stress to the investigation and plot. The viewers of Grandmaster don’t have to sit through the verbal diarrhea of the protagonist or his gaudy heroic acts. If meticulously watched, reflections of Agatha christie's famous novel ABC Murders can be found in some parts of the movie.. Shades of sentimentalism can be seen in the movie as well.

The movie has got much positive aspects. The biggest plus point of this movie is that the culprit has a convincing motive and everything is well planned. The purpose of the murder and why the culprit embroiled Chandrasekhar in is rationally justified. The movie doesn’t torture the viewers with unwanted characters. The movie is so brilliantly directed that the director succeeds in making the audience scratch their heads. The skill of the scriptwriter is reflected all throughout the movie, especially in the climax. Deepak Dev has composed two beautiful songs for this movie. Some may feel that the songs are uncalled for, but they’d know the impact of the songs once they’ve finished watching this superb movie.

Vinod Illampally has wonderfully captured each and every moment wonderfully through his camera. The background music at times seems loud, but it’s fresh. Casting was also done in an exquisite way. They really made use of the talents of these fine actors. Babu Antony’s acting needs special mentioning and the girl who played Lal’s daughter has done a fine job as well. .

After some bad setbacks, Roma strikes back through Grandmaster. Surely this time she won’t disappoint her fans. She looked super cool in the movie.

Lal excels as a fine police officer onscreen. Lal as always did well as a man in his forties who is much bothered by his personal life. Although most of his dialogues are simple, Lal with his skilled voice modulation and dialogue delivery creates much impact on the audience. The tremendous effort of the cast and crew has been greatly accoladed by the audience. In short Grandmaster is one great suspense thriller and of course it’s worth a watch!

Verdict: Go for it!

Roma pics from Grandmaster movie

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Sat, 05 May 2012 03:26:00 +0000

Roma Asrani in Malayalam movie Grandmaster

Roma sexy in Grandmaster

Roma hot in Grandmaster


Roma in Grandmaster

Roma sexy in Grandmaster

Roma hot in Grandmaster

Roma in Grandmaster

Roma Asrani in Grandmaster movie

Grandmaster HD song Aaranu nee - Roma

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:09:00 +0000

Malayalam movie Grandmaster HD song - Aaranu nee featuring Roma, Mohanlal, Priyamani, Mitra kurian and Babu Antony

Chaappa kurish movie posters

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:38:00 +0000

Fahad Fazil, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Roma, Niveditha and Ramya Nambeesan in Chaapa kurishu posters

Poster design: Sreerag, Pappaya Media

Roma on cover of Manorama weekly

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:39:00 +0000

Roma asrani on cover of Manorama weekly - June 2011, Oct 2010

Credits: Manorama

Roma pics from Chappa Kurishu

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Sat, 28 May 2011 02:20:00 +0000

Roma Asrani, Fahad Fazil in the latest malayalam movie Chaapa Kurishu

Click on the pictures to view full size. more pictures from Chappa kurish will be updated soon..

Roma & Vineeth in Chappakurisu

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Sat, 07 May 2011 04:07:00 +0000

Another truly unique film is in the making in Malayalam cinema. This time the casting is also special.

Roma who had made a notable comeback with the year's first hit 'Traffic' will don the lead in the new movie directed by cinematographer Sameer Thahir, titled as 'Chappakurisu'. Nivedhitha of 'Veruthe oru bharya' and young star Ramya Nambheeshan will be the other heroines of the movie which will have Vineeth Sreenivasan and Fahad fazil as the heroes.

The movie which is based on the untold stories of Kochi will follow two negative characters. 'Based on a thousand real stories- is the tagline of the movie, which will experiment with a totally different narratives. Unni R is the screen writer of the movie produced by Listle Stephen

Roma & Fahad Fazil in Chappa kurishu

Chappakurish poster

Roma interview - Suryaprabhayil Priya taarangal

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:01:00 +0000

Latest interview of Roma from Surya TV Show Surya prabhayil Priya taarangal

Roma and Jayasurya are interviewed by Rekha menon

Surya prabayil priya thaarangal, suryaprabayil priya thaarangal, surya prabhayil priyathaarangal
Credits: Surya TV, Techsatishmallu.com

Roma pics from Kadhayile Nayika

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:09:00 +0000

Roma, Urvashi, kalabhavan prajod from the movie - Kadhayile Nayika

Roma Asrani on Nana magazine cover

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 08:59:00 +0000

Roma on the cover of malayalam film magazine Nana

Roma - Nana Magazine Photoshoot

noreply@blogger.com (Varun R) — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:44:00 +0000

Roma Asrani - Nana magazine photoshoot.