Tamil Movie Reviews
Critic verdicts on the latest Tamil releases.
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;…
Shoddy script spoils ‘Maathi Yosi
Film: “Maathi Yosi”; Cast: Harish, Alex, Gopal, Visak, Shammu; Director: Nandha Periyasamy; Producer: P.S. Sekar Reddy; Music Director:…
‘Mundhinam Partheney’ brings freshness in Tamil movies
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…
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya - dragging script and unconvincing twists.
Gautam Vasudev Menon’s “Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya” is a clean romantic story without any deviation or sub-plots. While he succeeds in…
Kutty - Loud and not so new
‘Kutty’ starring Dhanush, Shriya, Sameer Dattani and Meghna Naidu is yet another remake of a Telugu film. Going with remake traditions the…
Kanden Kadhalai - Love is in the air
Remakes are never an easy task. It has to retain the flavour of the original and at the same time ensure that it suits the local audience…
Thambivudayaan - Message dipped in masala
Reluctance by a neighbouring State to release river water has allegedly left many agricultural regions in the Thanjavur district of Tamil…
Pazhassi Raja - Pride of place
In many ways 'Pazhassi Raja' occupied news columns in the recent past. It was the most anticipated Malayalam film this year. Its production…
Naan Avan Illai II - More steamy, less sensuous
Remakes seems to be the trend in Tamil film industry. But for the first time, a movie that hit the screen a couple of years ago has managed…
Vettaikkaran - Hunter is hunted
Racy entertainers and Ilayathalapathy Vijay are inseparable. Much like Rajinikanth, Vijay’s films also are hero-centric and have all the…
Kandha Kottai - Nothing new, surprises few
Love is the sought-after theme in Tamil cinema. With good showing in his last two outings that dwelt on romantic subjects, Nakulan has…
‘Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai’ is immature
Film: “Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai” Cast: Vishal, Neetu Chandra, Tanushree Dutta, Sarah Jane, Prakash Raj, Santhanam, Mayilsami and…
Not original, but not bad either
It's the turn of directors to don the grease-paint, these days, and when it's someone with the creative drive of director Ameer, you wait…
Renigunta - All violence, no silence
What can a debutant filmmaker, new team of technicians and a group of fresh faces do when they come together? They can team up to render a…
Bhavani IPS Movie Review
Bhavani IPS a very long pending film has finally seen the light of the day today. Sneha who was so far seen in glamour and homely girl…
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…
Deep love story
Debutant Rama Subbu in his maiden directorial venture has taken a lofty theme and dwells on the declining status of Tamil. Jeeva playing a…
A bold attempt
Director Vasanth is known for coming up with movies that blend classic and commercial aspects of cinema. A director, whose movies have…
PC. Sreeram's Vaanam Vasapadum
Noted cinematographer P C Sreeram, who has directed a Couple of movies - Meera and Kuruthipunal earlier has Shifted to wielding the…
Dull and dreary
It's yet another movie starring Jai Akash --- almost the third in as many months. He has combined with Pranathi once again after Gurudeva.…