Oscars from Freeprana
Today got to see Vijay awards on TV ( missed most of it when it was aired last week ). It is Star-Vijay's annual fete for recognizing 'good' Tamil films and artists who did well in 2008. There were repeated references to Subramaniapuram and Varanam Aayiram; that they would bag many of the awards. ( Knew the results that they actually did win ; as news on the awardees was in the papers last week ) Of 108 films, seems only 7 did really well last year. This was good and bad news. Was glad that many that would have done well in TN a few years back bombed/fared very average ( some even had heroes who had become idols and guaranteed box office success ). This meant the audience was craving something more than pure Shakthi Masala. The bad part was films like Varanam Aayiram and Subramaniapuram that had turned the corner as they claimed, were not "brilliant" , if that is the word. Probably it was ....."In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king". (...