Mynaa- Review
It’s not considered a safe bet in Tamil cinema when a director ventures out to make a film which doesn’t have the usual ‘commercial elements’, which is not hero-centric and which has no known-faces in lead roles. Hardly such films come and only one or two, that too once in a bluemoon, manage to win the admiration of the audience. Mynaa, a movie by Prabhu Solomon, joins this …
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Magizhchi comedy
Adapting novels into movies has been quite a frequent (not as much as we would like) practice in the film industry. But, the most common complaint that we come across with all such efforts is that the soul of the book was ultimately lost while translating it onto screen. But, Magizhchi is one effort that cannot be accused of Magizhchi tampering with the original feel of the …
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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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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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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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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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Angaadi Theru watchable fare
Film: “Angaadi Theru”; Starring: Mahesh, Anjali, A. Venkatesh, Sneha and others; Director: Vasanthabalan; Music: GV Prakash Kumar, Vijay Antony; Producer: Ayngaran International Films (Pvt.) Ltd.; Vasanthabalan, who has given a memorable film in “Veyil”, is back with his third venture in “Angaadi Theru”, a statement on the life of traders and workers in a marketplace as busy …
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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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