Tamil Movies – Page 3

Maamannan – The solid first half build-up is let down by an ineffectual predictable second half

Official Trailer: In Pariyerum Perumal, Maari Selvaraj explored the struggles of an individual, a college going student, who faced discrimination from the oppressor castes. The writing was organic with interesting characters. The antagonist, the girl’s father, was one of the well-developed characters in Kollywood movies. We got a peek into his state of mind, the peer pressure he faces, the need to conform to the community, oscillating between the caste

Yathisai – A skillfully made historical fiction about 7th century Tamil Kings

Official Trailer: We know about Cheras, Cholas, and Pandyas from our history classes and books. Most to all of the time the kings are either glorified or vilified. We never had a peek into their lives or subjects other than learning about dates of historical events. How did they live? Their culture? What kind of Tamil they spoke? Why did they go to war? How did they convince their people

Viduthalai – Part I – A ring side view of police force

Official Trailer: Viduthalai Part I is about the conflict between the government which wants to take away and provide the forest land for mining to a corporate and the villagers who are against it. This conflict pits the police force against the Makkal Padai (People’s army). Makkal Padai has the support of the local population. A simple story of development Vs rights/conservation, good Vs evil. Where Viduthalai differs and gets

Fast Cuts – Vaathi and Don

Vaathi: Vaathi does engage the audience with few interesting arcs, smartly written and staged scenes. Schools which are supposed to provide education have become money making centers with the motto that one needs to pay to get good education. Vaathi smartly contrasts this with the movie hall (aptly named Lakshmi) which becomes a place for our protagonist to teach his students. Lakshmi and Saraswathi have swapped places. This arc is

Dada – A template family drama elevated by writing and performances

Official Trailer: Dada is a good example of how a regular family drama that has been told many times can be elevated by fresh writing. It breaks the conventional approach and takes a different route than what we expect. Dada works most of the time except for the portions in the IT office where the director seems to have taken the easy way out till it redeems itself with the

Ayali – A refreshingly well written series that challenges the oppressive cultural norms

Official Trailer: Ayali will ace the Bechtel test hands down. While we had movies that centered around women characters, like TGIK or Gargi, Ayali may be the first regional series where the story revolves around women characters, focusing on women’s issues and empowerment. The topic they have picked up is the biases and prejudices women face around Menstruation. A big applause to the writing team and the director for handling

Sembi – Interesting parts don’t add up to the whole

Official Trailer: Sembi has multiple interesting threads. Anbu the bus, represents a microcosm of the society. Passengers of the bus are from different segments of the society. Along with their value system and perceptions (of others). Then we have the lawyer character thrown into the mix of passengers who plays the catalyst role. Like a catalyst can he brings in the change in the behavior of the passengers in Anbu.

Fast Cuts – Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey, Gatta Kusthi, The Teacher

A movie comes with a new template, well received and that sets a trend for similar movies. Most of the times it is not the movie we wish. A movie like Kadaisi Vivasayi or Aandavan Kattalai doesn’t set a trend even though those two are well made cinemas. But a successful Kanchana opens the door for similar ghost / supernatural movies that falls under comedy-horror genre, but horror-torture for the

Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1

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

Natchathiram Nagargirathu – a finely crafted cinema

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

Tag: Tamil Movies

Maamannan – The solid first half build-up is let down by an ineffectual predictable second half

Yathisai – A skillfully made historical fiction about 7th century Tamil Kings

Viduthalai – Part I – A ring side view of police force

Fast Cuts – Vaathi and Don

Dada – A template family drama elevated by writing and performances

Ayali – A refreshingly well written series that challenges the oppressive cultural norms

Sembi – Interesting parts don’t add up to the whole

Fast Cuts – Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey, Gatta Kusthi, The Teacher

Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1

Natchathiram Nagargirathu – a finely crafted cinema

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