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Maatraan and English Vinglish: Cinematic Vicissitudes

The review bug bites this author after he caught up with two of Kollywood's recent releases... Maatraan - conjoined to confound and contrive Basic science stipulates that matter can neither be created nor destroyed, and can only be transformed from one form to another. In Maatraan , director K V Anand turns this dictum on its head by employing all the ingredients for a gripping blockbuster — a leading hero in a dual role, an upcoming starlet, a plot involving a nefarious researcher and exotic locations (I ain't talking about the songs alone), A-list technicians and an established production house to boot — and comes up with a product that can at best be described as nothingness. Of glamorous translators and wealthy heirs... So, we have conjoined twins Agilan and Vimalan (Surya), heirs to an energy drink organisation constructed by their ambitious scientist dad (Sachin Khedekar), with contrasting personalities. While Vimalan is studious, a teetotal