Skip to content
Tamil Cinema · Reviews

Tamil Movie Reviews

Critic verdicts on the latest Tamil releases.

V
Vijay’s popularity fails to save ‘Sura’

Vijay’s popularity fails to save ‘Sura’

Mar 30, 2010

Film: “Sura”; Cast: Vijay, Vadivelu, Tamannaah, ‘Vennira Aadai’ Murthy, Dev Gill; Director: S.P. Raajkumar; Producer: ‘Sangili’ Murugan;…

S
Shoddy script spoils ‘Maathi Yosi

Shoddy script spoils ‘Maathi Yosi

Feb 11, 2010

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

‘Mundhinam Partheney’ brings freshness in Tamil movies

Jan 12, 2010

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…

V
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya - dragging script and unconvincing twists.

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya - dragging script and unconvincing twists.

Jan 10, 2010

Gautam Vasudev Menon’s “Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya” is a clean romantic story without any deviation or sub-plots. While he succeeds in…

K
Kutty - Loud and not so new

Kutty - Loud and not so new

Dec 28, 2009

‘Kutty’ starring Dhanush, Shriya, Sameer Dattani and Meghna Naidu is yet another remake of a Telugu film. Going with remake traditions the…

K
Kanden Kadhalai - Love is in the air

Kanden Kadhalai - Love is in the air

Dec 23, 2009

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…

T
Thambivudayaan - Message dipped in masala

Thambivudayaan - Message dipped in masala

Dec 23, 2009

Reluctance by a neighbouring State to release river water has allegedly left many agricultural regions in the Thanjavur district of Tamil…

P
Pazhassi Raja - Pride of place

Pazhassi Raja - Pride of place

Dec 23, 2009

In many ways 'Pazhassi Raja' occupied news columns in the recent past. It was the most anticipated Malayalam film this year. Its production…

N
Naan Avan Illai II - More steamy, less sensuous

Naan Avan Illai II - More steamy, less sensuous

Dec 23, 2009

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…

V
Vettaikkaran - Hunter is hunted

Vettaikkaran - Hunter is hunted

Dec 23, 2009

Racy entertainers and Ilayathalapathy Vijay are inseparable. Much like Rajinikanth, Vijay’s films also are hero-centric and have all the…

K
Kandha Kottai - Nothing new, surprises few

Kandha Kottai - Nothing new, surprises few

Dec 23, 2009

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

‘Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai’ is immature

Dec 13, 2009

Film: “Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai” Cast: Vishal, Neetu Chandra, Tanushree Dutta, Sarah Jane, Prakash Raj, Santhanam, Mayilsami and…

N
Not original, but not bad either

Not original, but not bad either

Dec 12, 2009

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…

R
Renigunta - All violence, no silence

Renigunta - All violence, no silence

Dec 12, 2009

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…

B
Bhavani IPS Movie Review

Bhavani IPS Movie Review

Dec 10, 2009

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…

P
Paiyaa bores, thanks to cliched script

Paiyaa bores, thanks to cliched script

Nov 23, 2009

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…

D

Deep love story

Nov 13, 2009

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

Nov 13, 2009

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

Nov 13, 2009

Noted cinematographer P C Sreeram, who has directed a Couple of movies - Meera and Kuruthipunal earlier has Shifted to wielding the…

Dull and dreary

Nov 13, 2009

It's yet another movie starring Jai Akash --- almost the third in as many months. He has combined with Pranathi once again after Gurudeva.…