Kandha Kottai - Nothing new, surprises …
Love is the sought-after theme in Tamil cinema. With good showing in his last two outings that dwelt on romantic subjects, Nakulan has tried to recreate the magic with 'Kandha Kottai', which too is about romance. Debutant director S Sakthivel has rendered a commercial cocktail that has action, romance and comedy with Nakulan and Poorna at the scheme of things. Seemingly …
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‘Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai’ is immature
Film: “Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai” Cast: Vishal, Neetu Chandra, Tanushree Dutta, Sarah Jane, Prakash Raj, Santhanam, Mayilsami and Sathyan; Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja; Director: Thiru; “Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai” (TVP) is Vishal’s attempt at a new genre – that of a light entertainer – after his actions flicks failed to evince much interest. “TVP” could have been a sure-fire …
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Not original, but not bad either
It's the turn of directors to don the grease-paint, these days, and when it's someone with the creative drive of director Ameer, you wait with eagerness for his debut acting venture, his own Team Work Productions' Yogi, directed by Subramaniam Siva (of Thiruda Thirudi fame). And intrigue you he does, when he takes on the role of Yogi in a nonchalant fashion, wearing shorts …
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Renigunta - All violence, no silence
What can a debutant filmmaker, new team of technicians and a group of fresh faces do when they come together? They can team up to render a quality product that is engrossing from the very word go, proves director Panneerselvam. A former associate of filmmaker Lingusamy, Panneerselvam's ‘Renigunta’ is a violent tale on the lives of young criminals. The director stress the …
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Bhavani IPS Movie Review
Bhavani IPS a very long pending film has finally seen the light of the day today. Sneha who was so far seen in glamour and homely girl roles has taken an action avatar for this film. Sneha will be seen in the titular role as the police officer. Bhavani IPS is the remake version of yester years Telugu hit film ‘Vyjayanthi IPS’ which turned Lady Amitabh Vijayashanthi as a super …
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Paiyaa bores, thanks to cliched script
As is the norm with so-called youthful movies, “Paiyaa” hero Shiva, played by Karthi who is seen for the first time on screen with a costume that is not dirty, is jobless but couldn’t care less. He is full of fun and enjoys life. Shiva meets a beautiful girl Charulatha (Tamannaah) and instantly falls for her. Shiva’s successive coincidental meetings with the girl increases …
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Ghost of Basha
Yet another action film from the Sarath Kumar's stable which has shades of blockbuster movies like Basha, Ramana and Dhil. A story of a military officer taking revenge on an influential man in the society for killing his friend is Hey. Sarath Kumar plays the honest upright army officer --- and as his wont concentrates more on stunt sequences. While in his last film Chatrapathy …
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Action all the way
In these cricket-rich times, the name Jayasurya evokes only images of an all-guns blazing, going-for-the-jugular batsmen. Ironically, the film under the same name is anything but blazing. To be sure, it goes for the jugular, but ends up shooting itself in the foot. Jayasurya is actually two persons without the benefit of punctuation. Surya (Arjun) is a confidence trickster, …
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Cheran proves himself again
It is quite natural for students to get autographs on the last day of their school and college life. But how many of them flip through the autograph book and rewind their memories in the later stages of their life. Autograph, a film, is one such attempt made by director Cheran to rewind the memories of his early childhood and youthful days with spotlight on his romantic escapades. …
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The man is a perfectionist
Villages are unfailingly romanticised in our films, with the focus willingly on their dew-touched innocence and essential simplicity. But this is a carefully constructed facade, and in Kamal Haasan's Virumandi it is ripped apart as he lays bares its true face in all its brutal glory. But even while exposing its soft underbelly he reaches for your heart --- making a bold case …
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