I've been noticing this more recently, possibly because the pattern is repeating across almost every movie or drama series, but it seems to be only getting worse with every other release. The directors are hell bent in proving a point that they are not just making dark themed movies/series but literally want to stamp that message across every frame on screen. The species called light boy is long extinct i guess, for every shot and frame and screen time is filled with nothing but darkness!!! In fact, this approach comes with lot of advantages for the producer and director for they don't have to budge to any threats from actors. All they need to do is set the scene in some dark corner and have a body double perform the scene or just dub it out!! Another advantage is cost wise, there is no need to spend on any light and all those electricity and all the money (pittance actually) they may need to pay for light boys and their association. With more darkness, it forces the audience to literally watch and observe what the hell is going on screen with only the voices to guide. If the scene doesn't warrant any dialogue then it is anyone's guess!! More like abstract art viewers each one form their opinion about the storyline!! Adhennamo solli vachapola all thriller stories are based on what happened in one night or over a period of one day..one hour.. one minute nu ipdiye sollitu suthitrukanunga!! padam edukka enamo years kanakaaguthu but story is based on what happened over a definite period of time!! Adhey story nalla patta pagalla nadantha paakaamaatennu solaporangala!! Illa oru vela ipo vara actorslam avlo mosama acting that if you show any light on their performances people will feel nauseated?!! Enna karumamo!! After OTT's rise, almost every series, is based on night and lunch kooda irutula thaan saapdranunga!! idhuku pesama audio version mattum release panitu poidlam!! podcast pola padam cast!! Idhey pola if they keep releasing movies then paakara audience kannu nollai aagi koodia seekrama censor may start advising against watching movies in general is harmful for eyes!! Torch adichi paathalum kathai enna nu theriakoodathanunnay ipidlam panranga pola!!! Let there be light!!
What makes a drama series tick, in OTT, that too in Tamil? The question should've been pretty straight forward and not as difficult as it is for making a successful movie, for drama series are dime a dozen across scores of TV channels and none of them are found wanting for audience. The more the cry the merrier the TRP. In that context, the only challenge that OTT platforms might've had while streaming tamil series must've been to choose the path - either the well trodden and worn out cryathons aligning with Satellite channels or try for something genre specific like how they do across English and other foreign languages. This is where Heartbeat series in Hotstar finds the fine balance between being a soap oppaari (no pun intended) in tv and carving a niche OTT audience. While the setup might've been familiar one for Hindi audience with so many series happening on hospital based storyline, i guess this is a first for tamil. The first season was more on establishing the...
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The Master Reviewer's killer one liners are in fullo flow. "After OTT's rise, almost every series, is based on night and lunch kooda irutula thaan saapdranunga!!" What a line ......