Anpe Sivam – It’s parable like journey of an arrogant youth stuck in a strange land finding his way back home with an equally lost handicap, Kamal Hassan’s masterful control of the medium in this warm and exhilarating classic of adventure, courage, love, loneliness and transcendence takes the camera down with the travelers so that we see how wonderful the world can be.
THE PLOT:
Anpe Sivam tells us the story of Anparasu (an arrogant film maker played by Madhavan), Sivam (an innocent handicap played by Kamal Hassan) and their journey home. Anparasu is stuck in Bhuvaneswar when his transit flight is cancelled due to disastrous weather. He meets Sivam, fellow traveler and an exact opposite of Anparasu’s Character and incidentally they are forced to take their journey home together, where a life changing experience awaits both of them. Anpe Sivam is not your typical Over-the-top mushy Tamil movie fair. It strictly follows a single treatment throughout and conveys an amazing message by the end. Though the core concept of the movie, a journey that brings together two extremes of nature, is influenced by the John Candy starrer - Planes Trains and Automobiles, Anpe Sivam stands out in delivering a movie experience which is built on an awesome script, excellent acting and crisp direction.
THE DIRECTOR:
Eventhough, Sundar C is credited as the Director, its debatable with the counter argument of Kamal Hassan being the Ghost Director. Anyway, as it’s the direction that matters and not the director, I would go ahead and give Anpe Sivam the credit of being one of the best-directed movies of Indian Cinema. It doesn’t follow any convention neither it compromises on conditions. I can’t point out a single scene in the movie, which is not well directed.
THE ACTORS:
Kamal Hassan -Period. His acting skill needs no mention, but still Anpe Sivam is one of Kamal’s most underrated performances of all time. Any day, It’s much harder to act as a normal below-average human than a larger than life, abnormal demigod. Maybe that’s reason Anpe Sivam is rarely mentioned along with Kamal’s name. No one can excel better than Kamal while he is handling extreme emotions. He does this on a very subtle level in this movie. Watch out the scene where Kamal finds out from Nassar that his girlfriend is married. Kamal tries to speak out his emotions but he is abruptly stopped by a whopping cough. He thinks for a moment and walks away, clearing his throat. If it were any other movie, I would’ve been expecting a very long monologue. Madhavan’s best role till date, in the movie he lives like a typical arrogant youth who is always irritated by Kamal’s conventional but rational way of thought. Nassar needs a special mention for playing the cold-blooded business tycoon with such ease.
THE GREAT SCENE:
It’s hard to pick just one when the whole movie is a parade of brilliantly executed scenes. One among my personal favorites is when Madhavan comes to visit Kamal and finds out that its not his home, but a party office, he is not married and the Son he talked about that he had, is a stray dog. Madhavan asks Kamal why the lies and Kamal says “As every handicap needs a walking stick to support him in walking, I need these lies to support me for living…Imaginary family, my walking stick”. The scene was awesome with Kamal’s method acting and Madhavan’s authentic gestures. The dialogues were so real and at the same time, meaningful.
OUR VERDICT:
A must-watch. We give it an 8.5/10.
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