Tag: Tamil Movies

Netrikann – could have been a fine thriller that loses steam halfway through with gaping logic holes

Official Trailer: Netrikann should have been shorter by 30 minutes, should have ended when the killer gets caught. That way even with logic holes and predictable twists, it wouldn’t have been boring. We pretty much wait for the movie to get over. There are only few saving graces. Nayanthara brings out the vulnerability of Durga character well. Specifically, when Durga is stuck on the middle of the road with high

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Navarasa – More misses than hits

Official Trailer: Navarasa – 9 episodes on 9 emotions. What is with the title of episodes – need to look it up to get the meaning for few episodes😒 While the series scores high with casting, and production quality, many episodes fall short on content and writing – generic to letdowns. Roudhram: I liked this the most. Directorial debut by Arvind Swamy. Brilliant and engaging story of poverty and life

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Sarpatta Parambarai – Excellent Bugger!!

Official Trailer: Sarpatta Parampari (SP) is one of those rare movies where every aspect of movie making, casting, cinematography, costume, art direction, music, dialogues, are in sync with director’s vision. One of those movies where director creates a universe of his own, like Angamaly Diaries, Jallikattu, Aaranya Kaandam, Super Deluxe, Vada Chennai and we are immersed in that world. The template is nothing new, we have seen it many times,

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Vaazhl and Nomadland

Official Trailer: Vaazhl is the second outing from director Arun Prabu Purushothaman. There are lots of similarities with his first movie Aruvi, in terms of narrative style, criticism of fast paced, money-minded life, and getting into existential questions like meaning of life. Vaazhl expands on the brilliant pre-interval monologue from Aruvi. Vaazhl could be seen as an extension of Aruvi. Simply put, Vaazhl is about celebration life, living is not

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Maadathy – Nobodies do not have gods…they are gods

Official Trailer: If you have taken a bus ride between Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli, you would have come across Isakkiyamman temple near Aralvaimozhi where every vehicle would stop, get the blessings, and continue their journey. Similarly, there is a Shastha temple between Theni to Madurai near Andipatti. My safe guess is there are many like this. While I have heard stories that these gods are related to death, they are powerful,

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10 years of Aaranya Kaandam

Official Trailer: Aaranya Kaanadm trailer itself was so different when it came out – breaking the convention. The opening villain introduction scene sets the tone for the rest of the movie. After watching it you realize this is a director with complete understanding of the neo-noir genre, and with a vision. Usually in their first movies, directors play it safe when it comes to the story they want to tell.

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Karnan – What you do if where you live and your name controls your destiny

Official Trailer: Let’s get the few obvious questions out of the way. Which one is better, Mari Selvaraj’s first or his second movie? Pariyerum Perumal (PP) or Karnan? To me, both are director’s movies and showcases his talent, how not to get carried away by the message compromising the art of cinema, how to make a good cinema with great content. Both had oppression, a universal subject, as the core

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Mandela – Underneath the humor it is a story about the sorry state of our society

Official Trailer: What is one vote worth in a democracy? Especially if that one is the deciding vote in an election outcome. That is the question the movie Mandela asks and uses that interesting premise to cleverly to give us a political-social satire. Village of Soorangudi is split in to two groups based on caste – from my observation these castes are at the same level in our caste hierarchy

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Master

Official Trailer: Master has lots of things going for it…Vijay, and Vijay Sethupathy for one. Then Lokesh Kanagaraj who has created a name for himself with engaging Mahanagaram, a superb hyperlink story, and Kaithi, a Die hard and Rambo rolled in to one. Vaathi coming and Kutti story has been on the charts for sometime now. Prelude with intro of the villain Bhavani made me smile. Bhavani gets a super

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Bhoomi – better off if he had taken the trip to Mars

Official Trailer: Take a serious social issue and use it as a star vehicle, to sell the star, this has become a Kollywood trademark. In the process, nuance, and logic goes out the window. Insult the victims (of the issue) and the audience. I guess this trend started with Gentleman. We have seen it in so many movies in last 2 decades including Kaththi, Sivaji, Sarkar, and now we get

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