Thunivu Review I had great admiration for the director who made Theeran Adhigaram Ondru.As Thunivu was approaching its release, H. Vinoth had given many interviews and seeing them made me realise that Vinoth sees cinema as a medium to tell messages.Thunivu tries to be in the Shankar zone, but message over entertainment has never worked! … Read more
Varisu Review Vamshi has done Thozha; a film I love for its strong emotional vibrancy and Maharshi, which I wouldn’t want to even recall in my dreams. Varisu is Vamshi’s latest with Vijay in lead and has fared somewhere in between! Vijay’s one man show, though overboard at times mouthing 90s masala dialogues, is undoubtedly … Read more
GOLD: This “Alphonse Puthren-overdoing” is painful to watch! Continuing to do what you found success at is an excellent bet and there is a clean way to do it. You could go both ways; outdoing it and overdoing it. Alphonse Puthren outdid himself in Premam (2015) and overdid himself in GOLD (2022)!! Prithviraj’s presence is … Read more
Ponniyin Selvan Movie Review Ponniyin Selvan: A story told neat and clean! Mani Ratnam’s long-time dream Ponniyin Selvan has finally hit the theatres and the periodic excites you; only with the technical finesse. Ponniyin Selvan is about the Cholas and their battles. Karthi shoulders the film. The lovable spy character is well suited to Karthi … Read more
Cinema halls are the only place that keeps me alive and elated thus forming a larger part of my life. For me, Cinema isn’t just an entertainment medium but has also molded me into a better version. The effect of the reel world differs from person to person. But over the years do we fail … Read more
Chiyaan Vikram is pure talent. His performances even in the silliest of scenes make you wish that the actor makes a comeback. But every other film of Vikram turns out to be a fancy dress competition. Cobra directed by Ajay Gnanamuthu is the most terrible film of this kind. Vikram is earnest. You sense the … Read more
A well-made remake. Nenjuku Needhi is an official remake of the Article 15 Hindi movie. If you ask whether Nenjuku Needhi created the same impact that was created by Article 15, I will say absolutely Yes. It delivered the same essence as Article 15 did. This movie is based on the complex caste system in … Read more
In Vikram Vedha we saw how immaculately Pushkar-Gayathri blended folk tales to deliver an intense gangster drama. Their ease in pitching stories diluted with mythological and folk stories also reflect in their first web series production. Suzhal-The Vortex is a meticulously crafted investigative drama helmed by the director duo that, despite its angle of predictability, … Read more
Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Vikram is a disciplined mess. By mess, I mean the large quantity of a substance that Lokesh tries to incorporate into a single film. And this ‘could-have-been’ plot is well handled with the correct designation of star charisma. Lokesh lavishly mounds the abstracts on star power. We have Kamal Hassan, Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh … Read more
#Don: Crowd pleaser Cibi Chakravarthi is very clear on what is to be made and his conviction speaks during the final laps of the film. Chakaravarthi aka Don (Sivakarthikeyan) is in quest of his true talent. His father (Samuthrakani) and his college principal Bhoominathan (SJ Suryah) are his foes. How Don manages to succeed is … Read more