The Characters and Performances
‘Vamsam’ is a significant movie for reasons a many. Primarily, it is the launch vehicle of Chief Minister Karunanidhi’s grandson Arulnidhi, the hero of the movie and the second movie of Pandiraj who had offered ‘Pasanga’ before. Comparing both the movies would be a bad thought because ‘Pasanga’ was special for its own reason and ‘Vamsam’ is different from the usual. Though …
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Raavanan compelling tale of modern day …
Film: “Raavanan”; Director: Mani Rathnam; Cast: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Prithviraj, Prabhu, Karthick, Priyamani and others. An innocent woman caught in a fierce clash between the system and the people — Mani Rathnam’s ‘Raavanan’ is all about the plight of a modern-day Sita and more. Veerayya alias Veera (Vikram) is the head of a tribal community inhabiting the forest …
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Vijay’s popularity fails to save ‘Sura’
Film: “Sura”; Cast: Vijay, Vadivelu, Tamannaah, ‘Vennira Aadai’ Murthy, Dev Gill; Director: S.P. Raajkumar; Producer: ‘Sangili’ Murugan; Music Director: Mani Sharma; Cinematographer: N.K. Ekambaram and M.S. Prabhu; Vijay’s 50th film has turned out to be a big disappointment and the actor has added one more flop in the series of “Kuruvi”, “Villu” and “Vettaikkaran”. In the …
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Shoddy script spoils ‘Maathi Yosi
Film: “Maathi Yosi”; Cast: Harish, Alex, Gopal, Visak, Shammu; Director: Nandha Periyasamy; Producer: P.S. Sekar Reddy; Music Director: Guru Kalyan; “Maathi Yosi” means “think differently”. Hence, one expects something new in the film. Director Nandha Periyasamy’s second directorial venture after “Oru Kalluriyin Kathai” (2005) does have something new in the form of backdrop, …
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‘Mundhinam Partheney’ brings freshness …
One should admit both the film and filming comes as a pleasant surprise. When big films starring big stars can’t guarantee success, it is not so easy to make a film that makes one sit up and take keen interest in the proceedings on the screen. The attempt of debutant director Magizh Thirumaeni, a Gautam Vasudev Menon protege, to narrate a love story between two typical upper …
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Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya - dragging script …
Gautam Vasudev Menon’s “Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya” is a clean romantic story without any deviation or sub-plots. While he succeeds in telling the love story in a pleasing manner, he fails to present the lead pair’s separation convincingly. The film is about Karthik (Simbu), an engineering graduate, who yearns to become a director and falls for beautiful Jesse (Trisha), the …
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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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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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Aval Peyar Thamizharasi’ is a movie that …
Films celebrating empowerment of women are rare in Tamil cinema. ‘Aval Peyar Thamizharasi’ is one such flick that is more heroine-centric with a strong storyline. Debutant filmmaker Meera Kadhiravan deserves a pat for trying something away from regular commercial films. A love story in rural milieu might be a common thing in Kollywood. But Meera Kadhiravan narrating it with …
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Odipolama - Commercial Caper
‘Odipolaama’ is one more addition to the long list of romantic movies in Tamil screen where the plot, treatment and execution all reminding one or few earlier films. Since it is a commercial movie, director Kanmani seems not to have bothered for logic. He has tried to infuse pace in the script laced with some comedy. The movie makes a feel-good viewing at some places while …
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