Meenaxi is an art film revolving around the classic case of writer's block! Sometimes it becomes difficult to interpret a beautiful/masterpiece paintings in appropriate words, Meenaxi is a like a painting on a canvas so gaudy, magnificent, vivid, imaginative, very open yet very difficult to interpret in first instance! The thin line between reality and imagination is crossed several times but with such a pace that is impossible to catch. The characters are well built for each scenario, the story is well woven for each three niches. At times it seems as if you are reading a book and the characters are walking and wandering around here and there on the pages searching for the length of their survival. The imagination is much stronger than the reality but it's the reality that supersedes all the three fantasies and overlaps them. Three characters played by Tabbu are done with full justice. She looks very gorgeous, strong, very beautiful and confident.
It is interesting to see that how a Hyderabadi Meenaxi dictates the writer to develop characters for her based on her personality and when compare those characters with her own personality,she refuses to be the woman of the novel and comes out of the scenario, the whole novel writing process. She continues to be an enigma from start till end. No one else could do justice to the characters played by Tabbu. She is absolutely one of the most talented actresses of movie industry. When she is quiet, her eyes speak volume. Nawab, another powerful character played by Raghubir Yadav gives a remarkable performance. He is very confident and comfortable while playing the role of a novel writer. His expressions are accurate with a full control on his body language. Kunal Kapoor is stylish and confident. Working with two great actors on set (Tabbu and Raghubir) with full confidence and required expressions would not have been a piece of cake for him, but he managed it too precisely. Nadra Babber is adorable and convincing and portrays the great potentials of her character with grace. Music by A.R.Rehman is classy, melodious, apt according to the mood of the film. After DilSe, it's his second best work. "Noor-ul-aala", "Yeh Rishta", "Titli", "Do Kadam", "Rang Hai" are of top notch. Asha Bhonsle is very expressive in "Badan Dhuwan". Cinematography is breathtaking. The deserts of Jaisalmir and the scenes pictured in Prague are of top notch. Camera work is superb, although there are some minor technical mistakes but those could be ignored easily. M.F.Hussain was a real gem as a painter as well as a film producer. It's a must must watch for art loving people!!! My ratings 10/10...!
