Article can also be read at: http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/article344575.ece An analysis into the success – and failure – of the national award winning Tamil movie Aranya Kandam The slick, pulp fiction-like poster of Aaranya Kaandam, perhaps the first Tamil neo-noir movie by Rajagopalan Venkataraman Think noir in Indian cinema and it is but natural to think of movies based on gangsters and internecine wars for supremacy. Notable examples in this genre include the Amitabh Bacchan-starrer Zanjeer , Mani Ratnam’s Nayakan and Ram Gopal Varma’s repertoire of mafia sagas, ranging from Satya to Company and D. Save for a few, a majority of such movies, in their bid to dish out “masala” entertainers – a euphemism for a film that has something for all sections of audiences – have traditionally offered the backseat to factors like story and screenplay. Ergo, when Aaranya Kandam (the jungle chapter) – perhaps the first Tamil neo-noir movie...
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