Meenaxi - a paheli

What was the old man thinking ? Or is it that a common man like me shouldn't understand what Meenaxi was all about, and only those people who pay exhorbitant price for his painting should understand ? All the characaters in Meenaxi are a big question mark, apart from Nawab saab who we know is the ageing writer, all the other characters have no heads or tails. The old man does try to convey some thing in the end, but by that time, everything is over the top for me. In the movie, somewhere there is a comment about women being a question mark and you should try to solve the question to have all the fun, i dont think even after solving the question mark about this movie, i will be having the fun.

Tabu as both the Meenaxi;s is breathtaking, she looks absolutely gorgeous, seductive, scintillating etc etc. Have never seen her with this much oomph since her Coolie No.1 (in Telugu) days. Tabu as the Maria in Prague is quite obnoxious with the anglicised Hindi and psuedo-Spanish looks. Santosh Sivan's cinematography gives the old man;s paintings a very vibrant look. Some of the shots of Hyderabad and Jaisalmer are wow, amazing. A lot have been said about Rahmans music in this movie, what more to add, the songs where brilliant, but the same cant be said about the background music. May be its because, if the movie as such didnt have anything to offer, what would the background music add to it.

Rediff asks you to go see this movie with a open mind, but how much can you open your mind ? Do you go see a movie to enjoy the movie or do you go and try to analyze what the director wanted to achieve and what where his shortcomings ? I mean, atleast give us something, not just vibrant colours and good looking lead actors. Better luck next time old man.