Chekka Chivantha Vaanam ~ The Stars Shine but the Galaxy Doesn't Sparkle
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (CCV) (English : Crimson Red Sky, released as Nawab in Hindi) - the Mani Ratnam directed multi starrer with Arvind Swami , Vijay Sethupathi , STR , Arun Vijay , Jyothika , Aditi Rao Hydari and others has been the talk of the town with so many people breaking their heads to predict 'the story'. Some said, it could be like "The Godfather" with brothers trying to take their father's throne while others said it could be the famed Tamil Novel, 'Ponniyin Selvan'. Film critics has often mentioned that Mani Ratnam has been repeating his old films off late with OK Kanmani (OKK) being a modernised version of Alaipayuthey (I felt the same too, you can read my review of OKK here ), with Kaatru Veliyidai showing shades of Roja so CCV should be like Nayagan. Some had even analysed the posters of Nayagan and CCV to strike a comparison between the two! With so much hype around, Mani Ratnam has surprised the audience with Chekka Chivantha Vaana