Tamil Reviews

W(h)ets the appetite

Mazhai is an honest remake of blockbuster Telugu hit Varsham. The film will work in all centres.Besides Jeyam Ravi and Shreya, the Mazhai (rain) does play an important role, almost like a never-hovering metaphor.Raj Kumar, a one-time associate of director Charan has struck…

Taut and tough

Director Murugadoss has made bold with an absolutely new idea and to his eternal credit makes it work with finesse and flashiness.The film's production qualities (the technical gloss is eye-boggling) are top class and you feel that Tamil films are coming of age.The…

Targeting women,again

Thangar Bachchan has been under focus for allegedly demeaning actresses. In other words, he had targeted women. In Chidambarathil Oru Appasamuy,too, his target is again women. But this time around, there are bound to be no controversies as he has come up with a cloying…

Action & satisfaction

Whatever you may say about Silambarasan and whether you may like his insouciance, you have to agree that when it comes to performance on screen, the gut sure packs a punch.And that's where it counts.After proving his acting skills in Manmadhan, Silambarasan has performed…

Campus complex

The new pin-up boy of Kollywood Arya, high after the success in Arindhum Ariyamalum and Ullam Ketkumae, had set the expectations high for Oru Kalluriyin Kadhai.And he seems to have not let the expectations go waste as he comes up with an understanding performance…

Soft and sensible

Fazil is a past master in soft, close-to-the-heart romantic entertainers. His films known for their clean frames and clearer screenplay.It is no different in Oru Naal Oru Kanavu. Thanks to a good script, melodious music by Ilayaraja and a good on-screen chemistry between the…

Clean and convincing

Director Radhamohan proved his worth in his maiden venture Azhagiya Theeyae itself giving a quality entertainer.In his next Ponniyin Selvan, Radha has come out with a soft melodrama which aims at imparting confidence in the minds of youths today.Though on the slowside, Radha…

Typical and topical

Jeyam Ravi is back with a pulsating action flick, which is all about romance between an upper caste girl and lower caste boy with the girl's father trying to play spoilsport.This may be an oft-repeated theme in Tamil filmdom, but has been made interesting…

Love's labor not lost

Love as a theme never bores filmmaker or us viewers. Love has many dimensions to it. Director K S Adhiyaman grapples with the idea of life after love marriage in Priya Sakhi and manages to come up with absorbing story. Backed by a good show…

A date with love

February 14, make no mistakes about it, is a candyfloss love subject. With a name as it has got, what can it otherwise be. This youthful romance packs plenty of sentiments and style, to emerge as a viable time-pass.In the shades of Kadhal Kottai,…