Movie Reviews
Film: Katha thudarunnu Cast: Jayaram, Mamta Mohandas, Asif Ali, Anikha, KPAC Lalitha, Innocent, Mamukkoya, Chembil Ashokan, Lekshmipriya, Sreejith Ravi Director: Satyan Anthikkad Producer: Thankachan Emmanuel Music: Ilaiyaraja Lyrics: Vayalar Sarathchandra Verma Cinematography: Venu Editing: K Rajagopal Art Direction: Joseph Nellickal Screenplay: Satyan Anthikkad Dialogue: Satyan Anthikkad Story/Writer: Satyan Anthikkad Choreography: Brinda & Rekha The story …
I simply wish Najeem Arshad had declined this offer to act. He’s a young singer whom I have always admired, but to see him being relegated to an insipid role of a rich brat moving around pawing girls in ‘Nalla Paattukare’, was nothing but offensive. The grave error that this film commits to those who …
Movies aren’t reality but they are from reality. That’s what Vasanthabalan has conveyed in his new film. Very similar to the films of Madhur Bhadarkar in Hindi Vasanthabalan too has gone onto the details of a social problem while trying to tell story at the same time. Ayngaran International Films ‘Angadi Theru’ is a disturbing …
‘Pensingam’. Apt to the title the female protagonist of the film roars against social evils and educates people on the need to propagate reformist ideas. Kalaignar’s whipping dialogues hit hard on your conscience. Directed Bali Sri Rangam and produced by J Nandini Arts, ‘Pensingam’ is about celebrating womanhood. It glorifies them and gives a whip …
A cop story made with a purpose always attracted audience. And actors who have gone on to don khaki have made it big on silver screen. Combining both is ‘Kuttrappirivu’, which has made Srikanth and Prithviraj join the long list of heroes who have ventured to police roles. ‘Kuttrappirivu’, directed by Manmohan, showcases police officers …
t’s a dirty word – politics. But in India it is also big business and big money. The quick get-rich scheme that it is, politicians must acquire a thick skin, and the wiles to survive in a cut-throat hierarchy of power. Cashing in on this corruption-laden profession, Raajneeti, Prakash Jha’s latest directorial venture is placed …
Mani Ratnam’s latest Raavanan is nowhere in the league of his previous 80s and 90s Tamil classics. The trouble is that the master craftsman, whose films used to work due to its offbeat storyline and unique presentation, has changed his focus to Hindi cinema. In the process he has lost touch with his roots and …
Maanja Velu is all about a young man who revenges for the cruel death of his elder brother who was upright in his profession. Karthik, yesteryear’s hero makes a comeback as an honest police officer, who takes on the most dreaded local don (Chandrasekar). The officer outsmarts the don in every respect but he is …
Singam – Experience the Lion’s Roar Banner: Sun Pictures, Big Pictures, Studio Green Production: Kalanidhi Maaran, K.E. Gnyanavel Rajan Story, Screenplay, Dialogues and Direction: Hari Star-casts: Surya, Prakash Raj, Anushka, Vivek, Radha Ravi, Nasser and many others. Music: Devi Sri Prasad With most of the Sun Pictures’ previous films turning to be mediocre, the expectations …
Starring: Suriya, Simran, Sameera Reddy, Divya Direction: Gautham Menon Music: Harris Jayaraj Production: Aascar Ravichandran Gautam Vasudev Menon’s Vaaranam Ayiram is intended to be a biography of an ordinary man. What could have been a subtly told story turns into a sloppy fare with way too much of daddy-glorification and emotional I-love-you-and-I-see-you-in-everything-dialogues. However, this memoirs-of-my-dad …
