Wonder Women: Highly restrained and packed with emotions Official Trailer: Anjali Menon has pulled off a casting coup in Wonder Women. What else one can say about Nadia Moidu, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Nithya Menen, Padmapriya, Sayanora Philip, Archana Padmini, and Amruta Subhash in the same movie? All we need is a simple plot to watch these talented actors on screen. We get more than that in Wonder Women, a feel-good film
Official Trailer: The good news is you don’t have to have read the book to enjoy the movie. I haven’t read the book (yes, one of those few from TN who haven’t read the magnum opus…a traitor 😀) but I am able to follow Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1 (PS1) even with its many characters. In the case of Godfather, I felt the movie was better than the book (book is
Official Trailer: To quote Sujatha from his novel Pirivom Santhipom, Love is nature’s way of ensuring pregnancy. Call it love or lust (people don’t fall in love at first sight they fall in lust), since it is driven by nature one may think it must be easy to get attracted to someone opposite to you. Opposite here doesn’t mean opposite gender but the person in front of you, could be
Official Trailer: Gargi and Jana Gana Mana has similar threads, searching for truth in a pile of different viewpoints, and mobs vying for blood. While I found both movies to be engaging with their narration and screenplay, Gargi has an edge over Jana Gana Mana, comes out ahead with its realistic portrayal, avoids melodrama, and a better cinema with an engaging and gripping screenplay. Our perspectives are driven by emotion
Official Trailer: Other than Paava Kathaigal I am yet to see a Tamil anthology series where the different stories from different directors come together with some connection to the title theme. In Victim: Who is next, anthology series on Netflix, we have four episodes narrated by directors Pa.Ranjith, Chimbudevan, M.Rajesh, and Venkat Prabhu. Victim also ends up in the bucket of missed opportunities. Dhammam by Ranjith has a simple plot
Official Trailer: We all are familiar with Time Travel paradox where one of the twins travels to a distance star at the speed of light and when he returns his twin brother has aged more than him. Time and ageing are an interesting premise to play around with and the writers are limited only by their imagination. In the hands of good directors, what is on paper gets staged beautifully
Official Trailer: When we open the newspaper do we stop and ask who decides which news get to be the headline, which ones make it to the front page or end up as a small item in inner page? What we get to read? Or who controls the topics in 24×7 news channels? What we get to see and hear? Two similar incidents, one gets to be on the front
(A poem by Diya Kiran, VI Grade) Image Credit: WikiCommons I get stomped every now and then I lead a terrifying life till I reach my den I’d like something sweet to eat No insects, “I hate meat” We are disciplined, so we walk in a line Whether it is many or just nine No detective can find out footprint Even if you get a hint Elephants I am
(A poem by Diya Kiran, VI Grade) Image Credit: WikiCommons The first word I pronounce Till my piggy bank, filled with every ounce Until my feet touched the ground Then my parents were spellbound The first time I was walked to school And the time my dad helped me jump in the pool The heavy bag I carried while climbing the stairs The excitement I received when my project
(A poem by Aadya Prasad, V Grade) Image Credit: WikiCommons A beautiful memory from the past Who knows long it will last 2 types of rides Wet and dry The green slide Which I like to call Ride of Doom Very fun but scary Last the color changing slide And the wave pool And the memory I can never forget