Nagaram
Story: The story in brief is about Gate Selvam ( Sundar C) who comes out of jail a new leaf looking to end his life as a crook and live a straightforward life. But as luck would have it something else is in store for him. His best friend, cop Sakarai ( Bose Venkat) is bent on involving him in nefarious activities to satisfy his own greed and Selvam is caught up in too much …
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Va Quarter Cutting
Tamil cinema is undergoing a change. Themes that are once considered taboo are taking shape as films and ‘Va-Quarter Cutting’ by Pushkar-Gayathri duo of ‘Oram Po’ fame is one such attempt. A funny take at happenings that take place during one night in Chennai, the movie is about a youngster’s search to quench his ‘quarter’ thirst. Though loaded with funny scenes from the …
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Irandu Mugam
Tamil cinema was dominated by political satires once. But they hardly found favour with masses of late, as romance and commercial masalas started to rule the roost. At such a juncture, comes 'Irandu Mugam', a movie on contemporary political situation in Tamil Nadu by 'Oomai Vizhigal' fame Aravindaraj. In a nutshell, it is about a youth who aspires to become a Minister. When …
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Inidhu Inidhu
Prakashraj's penchant for meaningful movies is known to everyone. His production ventures never failed to entertain and appease the film- loving audience. After a handful of such films like 'Mozhi', 'Vellithirai' and 'Abhiyum Nanum', he has come out with 'Inidhi Inidhu', a remake of Telugu hit 'Happy Days', which speaks about love, friendship, fun, hatred and jealousy in a …
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‘Naan Mahan Alla’ for it comes
Expectations ran high on ‘Naan Mahan Alla’ for it comes after a hat-trick success for Karthi (‘Paruthi Veeran’, ‘Aayirathil Oruvan’ and ‘Paiyaa’) and an impressive debut by director Sussendhran (‘Vennila Kabbadi Kuzhu’). What more, the movie’s title does evoke a curiosity for it is inspired by a yesteryear hit of Superstar Rajnikanth. Living up to all hype is ‘Nan Maahan …
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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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Naan Kadavul - Hardly Amusing
Call it breath-taking, stunning or out-of-the-world. Any amount of appreciation would fit well for this film. Bala, considered the maverick director of Tamil cinema believes in quality rather than quantity and has come up with a film that spells both charm as well as fear on you. Technically rich visuals, soul-stirring songs and splendid re-recording apart from top-notch …
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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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