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Bench Talkies

2021-06-27T07:02:05Z

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{{short description|2015 Tamil language independent anthology film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Bench Talkies
| image = Bench Talkies.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Karthik Subbaraj]] [[Anil Krishnan]] Gopakumar Charukesh Sekar Monesh [[Rathna Kumar]]
| producer = Kaarthekeyen Santhanam Kalyan Subramanian
| writer =
| starring = [[Vijay Sethupathi]] Rishinanth Rajendran [[Guru Somasundaram]] [[Sananth Reddy]] Vijaymuthu [[Aravinnd Singh]] Harish Sharathkumar
| distributor = Stone Bench Creations
| released = {{Film date|2015|03|25|df=y}}<ref name=":0" />
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| runtime = 116 minutes
}}
'''''Bench Talkies''''' is a 2015 Indian [[Tamil language]] [[independent film|independent]] [[anthology film]] consisting of six short films directed by [[Karthik Subbaraj]], [[Anil Krishnan]], Gopakumar, Charukesh Sekar, Monesh and [[Rathna Kumar]]. The film was produced by Subbaraj's newly formed production house [[Karthik Subbaraj|Stone Bench Creations]] and features an ensemble cast including [[Vijay Sethupathi]], [[Guru Somasundaram]], [[Sananth Reddy]] and Rishikanth. The film was released on 25 March 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|last=J.nath|first=Parshathy|date=2015-03-24|title=Shortcut to success|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/shortcut-to-success/article6963463.ece|access-date=2021-06-11|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
== Plot ==
''Bench Talkies'' is a collection of six short films directed by six different directors, which will make you travel through different genres, emotions and experiences.
{{colbegin}}
*''Agavizhi'' by Gopakumar
*''[[Madhu (2014 film)|Madhu]]'' by [[Rathna Kumar]]
*''Nallathor Veenai'' by Monesh
*''Neer'' by [[Karthik Subbaraj]]
*''Puzhu'' by Charukesh Sekar
*''The Lost Paradise'' by [[Anil Krishnan]]
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== Cast ==
{| class=wikitable
|-
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:20%" | ''The Lost Paradise''
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:20%" | ''Agavizhi''
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:20%" | ''Puzhu''
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[Guru Somasundaram]] as David
| valign="top" |
* [[Aravinnd Singh]] as Anjan
* [[Nisha Krishnan]] as Zara
* Anukush Agarwal as Siddharth
* Sandeep Menon as Boss
| valign="top" |
* Sarath Kumar
* [[Rishikanth]]
|-
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:20%" | ''Nalladhor Veenai''
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:20%" | ''[[Madhu (2014 film)|Madhu]]''
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:20%" | ''Neer''
|-
| valign="top" |
* Harish as Karthi
* Prince Ranson Jonase as Tuition Teacher
* Saran Raghavan as Raghavan
| valign="top" |
* [[Sananth Reddy|Sananth]] as Kumar
* [[Vivek Prasanna]] as Vinodh
* Roshini Abraham as Madhumitha
* Vignesh as Kishore
* [[Deepak Paramesh]] as Amit Krishnan
| valign="top" |
* [[Vijay Sethupathi]] as Mahesh
* Vijayamuthu as Selva
* Ravishankar as Siluvai
|}

== Release ==
The anthology film opened to limited screening in [[Chennai]] and [[Coimbatore]] on 25 March 2015 through [[Sathyam cinemas|Sathyam Cinemas]] and [[PVR Cinemas]],<ref name=":0">{{cite web|date=2015-03-25|title='Bench Talkies: The First Bench' hits screens today - Times of India|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/bench-talkies-the-first-bench-hits-screens-today/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-11|work=The Times of India}}</ref> and was released in [[Bangalore]] on 3 April 2015, through PVR Cinemas.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Srinivasan|first=Sudhir|date=2015-03-27|title=Short in the arm|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/short-in-the-arm/article6969419.ece|access-date=2021-06-11|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Reception ==
''Bench Talkies'' opened to positive reviews from the critics. M. Suganth, editor-in-chief of ''[[Times of India|The Times of India]]'' gave it 3 out of 5, stating that "The compilation of six films from six filmmakers in different genres makes it an entertaining experience."<ref>{{cite web|date=2015-03-25|title=Bench Talkies Movie Review|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Bench-Talkies/movie-review/46487303.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-11|work=The Times of India}}</ref> [[Baradwaj Rangan]] of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote "The key word is amateur, so it won’t help to go in expecting professional-grade acting or craft. What we can (must) do is see how these films fare in purely directorial terms."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rangan|first=Baradwaj|date=2015-03-26|title=Bench Talkies: An okayish showcase for amateur talent|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/bench-talkies-an-okayish-showcase-for-amateur-talent/article6969422.ece|access-date=2021-06-11|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> ''Behindwoods'' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars for the film stating "A little more concentration on the content would have justified the overall effort better."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-03-25|title=Bench Talkies - The First Bench (aka) Bench Talkies review|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/bench-talkies-the-first-bench/bench-talkies-the-first-bench-review.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-11|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> In contrast S. Saraswathi of ''[[Rediff.com|Rediff]]'' gave 2 out of 5 stars stating "''Bench Talkies'' is a very ordinary collection of short films. They fail to impress, leaving you with a sense of dissatisfaction."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Saraswathi|first=S.|date=2015-03-27|title=Review: Bench Talkies fails to impress|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-bench-talkies-fails-to-impress/20150309.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-11|website=Rediff|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|4522052}}
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Hosanna A. R. Rahman song

2021-06-26T17:42:48Z

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{{Infobox song
| name = Hosanna
| cover =
| alt =
| type =
| artist = [[A. R. Rahman]] featuring [[Vijay Prakash]], [[Suzanne D'Mello|Suzanne]], [[Blaaze]], [[Leon D'Souza|Leon]]
| album = [[Ekk Deewana Tha (soundtrack)|Ekk Deewana Tha : Music From The Motion Picture]], [[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (soundtrack)|Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa : Music From The Motion Picture]] and [[Ye Maaya Chesave (soundtrack)|Ye Maaya Chesave : Music From The Motion Picture]]
| released = 6 January 2010
| recorded = [[Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios]], [[Chennai, India]]
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Filmi]]
| length = 5:30
| label = [[Sony Music India|Sony Music]]
| writer = A. R. Rahman (composer), [[Anantha Sreeram]] (Telugu lyrics), [[Thamarai]] (Tamil lyrics), [[Javed Akhtar]] (Hindi lyrics), [[Blaaze]] (Rap lyrics)
| producer = A. R. Rahman
}}

'''"Hosanna/Hosaanaa"''' is a [[Tamil language|Tamil]]/[[Telugu language|Telugu]]/[[Hindi language|Hindi]] song from the 2010 ''[[Tamil film]] ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]'',''[[Telugu film]] ''[[Ye Maaya Chesave]]'' and 2012 ''[[Hindi film]] ''[[Ekk Deewana Tha]] composed by [[Academy Award]] winner [[A. R. Rahman]], sung by [[Vijay Prakash]] & [[Suzanne D'Mello]] featuring Tamil lyrics by [[Thamarai]], and the rap portion in all versions by [[Blaaze]]. The song features additional vocals by Vivek Agarwal, Dr. Narayan, V. V. Prasanna and [[Haricharan]] and chorus by [[KM Music Conservatory|K. M. Music Conservatory]]. In the 2012 Hindi remake of the film, ''[[Ekk Deewana Tha]]'' the song was written by [[Javed Akhtar]] sung by [[Leon D'Souza]] & [[Maria Roe Vincent]] and the interlude Hosanna humming by [[Suzanne D'Mello]]. The song became very popular in all versions and was #1 in the year end music charts of 2010.<ref name="charts">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/Top-10-songs-of-2010-imagegallery-kollywood-km3jUBecbic.html#galname |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101101312/http://www.sify.com/movies/Top-10-songs-of-2010-imagegallery-kollywood-km3jUBecbic.html#galname |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 January 2011 |title=Top 10 songs of 2010 |publisher=[[Sify]] |date=25 December 2010 |accessdate=22 December 2011}}</ref>

==About the song==
The song is woven around the word [[Hosanna]] which is considered sacred and used in [[liturgy]] by [[Jew]]s and [[Christians]]. The word is a shout of adoration and literally means ''save now''. In the movie, it is a soulful romantic song which express the joy in the heart and soul of a guy who comes across his beloved. The song has [[Rap music|rap]] interludes in between by [[Blaaze]].

The song in Tamil and Telugu starts slowly with lyrics ''Ee Hrudayam/Yen Idhayam'', which resembles the [[biblical]] verses "''If someone slaps you on one cheek, let him slap the other too!''", (But in Hindi it uses a She'r "Dil hote jo mere seene mein do Doosra dil bhi main tumhe deta todne ko" which means "If there were two hearts in my chest I'd give you the second heart as well to break it.." having almost similar meaning in context of Love ) but soon gain its pace with the lines starting ''Entha Mandhi/Andha Neram'', (But in Hindi it uses a She'r "Dilkash thi woh shaam pehle pehal Jab tumse mili thi nazar" which means "that evening was lovely when for the first time my eyes met yours.." The Tamil lyrics were written by director [[Gautham Menon]]'s usual associate [[Thamarai]] and the Telugu lyrics were written by [[Anantha Sreeram]], whilst the lyrics for the rap portion were written by the Blaaze. It was the composer itself, who suggested to include the word ''Hosanna'', as the heroine hails from a Christian family and to include the portion ''Ee Hrudayam/Yen Idhayam''.

Singer [[Vijay Prakash]] is the main vocalist, who sung the male portion completely except for the rap portion starting ''Everybody Wanna''. While [[Suzanne D'Mello|Suzanne]] with her excellent singing, culminates in a humming of the word ''Hosanna''. and also singer [[Leon D'Souza]] who is singing that song in the Hindi film.

==Music video and picturisation==

The song is picturised when the protagonist of the film Karthik/Sachin (In the Hindi remake of the film)([[Silambarasan Rajendar|Silambarasan]]/[[Naga Chaitanya]]/[[Prateik Babbar]]) comes across his beloved Jessie ([[Trisha Krishnan]]/[[Samantha Akkineni]]/[[Amy Jackson]]) for the very first time. The choreography was done by Flexy Stu. The song was picturised in United States for the Telugu version, [[Malta]] for the Tamil version, and in India for the Hindi remake with an interesting dance sequence by Naga Chaitanya, Silambarasan and Pratiek Babbar in these respective films. Its tamil version crosses 19million views and hindi version crosses 58million views on [[YouTube]]. It was sung in those movies - [[Leon D'Souza]], [[Ekk Deewana Tha]], and [[Vijay Prakash]], [[Blaaze]] (rap lyrics) from the 2010 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-[[Telugu language|Telugu]] bilingual film, [[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]] / [[Ye Maaya Chesave]].

== Controversies ==
''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]'' was one of the most anticipated soundtracks as it was Rahman's first album he composed after his double [[Academy Award|Oscars]] win. Following this anticipation, the track was leaked on to the internet before the official audio releases. Later the track was officially released with the same singer but another strophe had been added to the song. A thirty second video of the song was also released later.

In 2012, members of an organization called Christian Secular Forum (CSF) objected to the song, claiming that "Hosanna" is a sacred word. They demanded removal of the word from the song, and an apology.<ref>{{cite news|title=Christian community hurt by AR Rahman's Hosanna?|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-christian-community-hurt-by-ar-rahmans-hosanna-2759176.html|accessdate=17 January 2012|newspaper=Dainik Bhaskar|date=17 January 2012}}</ref>

==Reception==
"Hosanna" created waves among the music lovers even before the audio release of the film. It had another grand reception when its video was released onto television channels on 11 March. The song was the most promoted song of the film and it became very popular.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/apr/22/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-vijay-prakash.htm |title=From Jai Ho to Hosanna - Rediff.com Movies |publisher=Movies.rediff.com |date=22 April 2010 |accessdate=22 December 2011}}</ref> The song was #1 in the year end music charts of 2010, published by [[Sify]] on the number of times the songs have been played on FM channels, digital downloads and physical sales of the audio.<ref name="charts"/> The song is regarded as a classic by fans of the film and A.R.Rahman

==Professional reviews==
*'''Indiaglitz''':''"The brilliant composer in A R Rahman has woven a lovable song around the word Hosanna (considered auspicious by Christians). With rap interludes in between by Blaaze, the song sticks to hearts instantly. Anantha Sreeram's lyrics describes the joy in the heart and soul of a guy who comes across his beloved. A soulful romantic number, the song with Suzanne chipping in with her best is the USP of the album."''
*'''Behindwoods''':''"Christian tradition defines Hosanna as the cry of adoration of the Messiahship of Jesus on his entry into Jerusalem’. Rahman has boldly adopted it to express the joy that erupts in the heart of the hero when his soul mate walks into his life. This lovely number, a mix of a few genres, is richly layered with violin, flute and many other instruments and conceived very differently too. We hear bits of Mohanam and Natabairavi notes all along. Could rock the charts."''
*'''Lordofthewebs''':''"This has to be the most popular song of the album. Amazing music, singing and lyrics combine to create this masterpiece that is bound to be wildly popular with the crowd. What begins as a melody with soothing music and soulful female chorus parts transitions beautifully into rap and then back to melody. Vijay Prakash has beautifully captured the mood of the song . Suzanne, with her excellent singing culminating in a mesmerizing humming has made the song better, if that is even possible. Blaaze is good with what he does, as usual."''
*'''Radioandmusic''':''"This track is bound to have a mass appeal with its contemporary arrangements and rap portions rendered by Blaaze. Vijay Prakash is at his best and the track starts on a melodious note with Prakash, enters the rap- hip hop mode with Blaaze and Prakash again brings back the melody bit. Suzzane D’Mello’s humming in the background makes the song even more likable."''
*'''Rediff''':''"On a half romantic, half mournful note, with a flute interlude begins possibly the most publicized number of the album: Hosanna by Blaaze, Vijay Prakash and Suzanne. The musical arrangement somehow takes you right back to the early days of ARR until you realize which number the refrain, Hosanna, bears a striking resemblance to: Only Time, by Enya. The rap segment closely follows the tune as well; the lyrics celebrate the lover pining away for his beloved until his world shrinks to just her. There's no denying that it's romantic what with church bells pealing, complicated violin arrangements and a chorus which all reach a crescendo in the finale. It's a pleasant listen but still seems inspired."''
*'''Kollynews''':''"This one is the pick of the lot for me. Nice rap number. With amazing humming and very smart singing. Tamil lyrics are too good. The componsition and the use of guitar is at a different league. The lyrics suggest that the picturization should be interesting."''

==See also==
*[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa|Ye Maaya Chesave]]
*[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]
*[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (soundtrack)]]
*[[Ye Maaya Chesave (soundtrack)]]
*[[Aaromale]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://jalali.me/2011/04/02/hosanna/ A Sufi interpretation of the Hosanna song]

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