Sindhu Samaveli
Director Samy is man who made a name for himself touching controversial themes and talking about forbidden relationships. Be it ‘Uyir’ or ‘Mirugam’, Samy was right there evoking mixed response from film-buffs for the content. Typical to his style is ‘Sindhu Samaveli’. This film too is set in a sensitive theme - that of a girl caught between her husband and her father-in-law. …
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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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Yathumagi’ dull fare
A lingering, soft romantic story has been told in a lacklustre manner in ‘Yathumagi’, robbing it of the beautiful feeling that usually stays with viewers after watching a movie of this genre. In the film, Sachin plays an advertisement photographer who belongs to a rich family. But his problem is that wherever he goes, he invariably gets into trouble and is bailed out by his …
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Rajathi Raja 2009 - Commercial Cocktail
"Does glamour sell in Kollywood? Producer - director Sakthi Chidambaram firmly believes so. His heart seems to beat for an overdose of glamour, laced with commercial masala elements. ‘Rajadhi Raja’ starring Larencce Raghavendra and a bunch of five heroines is an attempt by Sakthi Chidambaram in that direction." The movie is an extension of his earlier films which were predominantly …
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Kadhal Kadhai - Nothing New And Very Badly …
Within fifteen minutes on entering a movie hall to watch Velu Prabhakaranin ‘Kadhal Kadhai’, you encounter nudity from a small boy and girl to Adam and Eve, and hear of the word ‘kaamam’ in every sentence uttered. At best, ‘Kadhal Kadhai’ is between a boring documentary and titillating pornographic piece. And as a result, it is not watchable as either of these. How much …
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Malayan - Trite And Tiresome
‘Malayan’ is another wholly Karan’s film, much many of his previous films, in which he is the sole remedy for everything bad and the sole cause for everything good. Given the natural actor that Karan is, it does seem like a noble idea to give him a film that amply boosts his image and brings out a seasoned performance from him. But why is it that you think everybody but him …
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Naai Kutty - Great Attempt
An orphan brought up in a slum takes to negative ways in his life. Eventually he becomes a victim of his own acts. This forms the crux of 'Naaikutty', produced by V A Durai and directed by debutant Sathaji. The events that unfold in the movie are predictable and cliched. Had the director opted for novelty in narration, 'Naaikutty' would have been a different fare. Durai, …
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Dindukal Sarathy - Family Entertainer
Joining the long list of comedians trying their luck as heroes is Karunaas. Unlike others, his maiden venture as hero is a whiff of fresh air for it is laced with lighter moments, sentiments and a message at the end for the masses. Doing a remake is never an easy task. Even remakes from other languages starring big artistes failed to strike a chord with the masses. 'Dindigul …
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Thiruvannamalai - Action All The Way
Arjun is known for his 'mass hero' themes and Robinhood kind of films. So are the movies churned out by director Perarasu. What when the two come together? A racy entertainer loaded with punch dialogue and stunts. So is ‘Thiruvannamalai’. However the movie seems to be a rehash of several films of the past including few movies of Perarasu. A youth fighting against injustice …
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