Disclaimer : Lots of spoilers
- I wonder why Kamal doesn't want to take direction credits for these movies. I mean it's so clear that he's the man running the show, take the scene where Parvati meets Kamal for the first time. The background is a movie set, which is taken away quickly in a blur, symbolizing how the past is flashing past. Then the symbolism in the shot of Pooja playing the harp. It's all Kamal.
- Got to take my hat off for Ghibran and Kamal (For the lyrics, not for the acting). Just wow. I was a fan of the music of this movie even before watching it, but now I am able to appreciate the effort and ingenuity that has gone into it even more. Ghibran is just out of this world. I guess Vasanthabalan will be humbled after watching Uthama Villain. Kaaviya Thalaivan is like a school play compared to this.
- Felt really good to see KB sir on the screen in a substantial role. All the supporting actors are adequate. MS Bhaskar has a #win scene where he breaks down competely. Parvati and Andrea have nothing much to do.
- This movie too (like most recent Kamal movies) unfortunately suffers from over indulgence. 3 hours is too long for a movie about a movie star making a movie. 30 minutes can be easily cut from the movie. Also the production values could have been a lot better I felt. Many scenes had tacky graphics and questionable lighting. Maybe Kamal himself should have done the editing and cinematography. ;)
- There is no doubt that Kamal is one of the most talented screen writers we have now, his problem has always been to find a way to tell his story the way the audience wants to hear it. He has had stretches in his career where the symbolism and hidden meanings have been so abstract that half the movie goers don't understand what's going on. But I feel with Uthama Villain he has struck a balance between his sensibilities and what the audience wants to see. So what does he do? He makes a commercial movie in which he makes another movie which satisfies his creative urges. :) If only he can dial down the self indulgence....
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