Tamil Movie Reviews
Critic verdicts on the latest Tamil releases.
Sarath Kumar and Vijayakumar team up again
Director Bharathy's first movie Marumalarchi starring Mamooty revolved around the village and so is his next, Manasthan. It is the story…
4 Students: Slick entertainer
Coming at a time when the State is rocked with students agitation 4 Students is likely to attract the youth for it€™s theme and…
Daring and different
It is difficult being different in typecast Kollywood. The entrenched set-up doesn't allow you to take chances or experiment. It takes…
Nothing new
Let us face it. It is difficult making films with the likes of Rajnikanth or Vijaykanth. You know You have to have certain formulaic…
Pressing problem, but delayed release
Arun Kumar's Jananam finally sees the light of the day after almost two years. Directed by Ramesh Kumar, who made his debut with…
Not a powerful weapon
Ayudham is an action-packed romantic entertainer sans any logic. With Prashanth flexing his muscles with Sneha providing more glamour than…
Simply stay away
After a long gap, Sathyaraj takes to khaki in Iyer IPS, a film that is all about the a police officer specializing in encounters. Sathyaraj…
Politically correct
After a gap of almost two years, director Lingusamy is back with Gi with Ajith playing the lead role. Lingusamy shows that despite the gap…
Dusty not earthy
After a miserable show in Kannamma, DMK supremo M Karunanidhi is back penning dialogues for Mannin Maindhan. At many places the dialogues…
A conscientious effort
"Righta Thappa", a film based on a real life incident, is a welcome change from the tasteless films with illogical plots that are churned…
Nothing new
Jay Akash in the last six months had signed a rash of movies. Amidst them, Guru Deva is the first to grace theatres. The movie is all about…
Some fun, little else
Sundar C is known for his humour. His Thaka Dhimi Tha is obviously a comedy film that is about a lover couple being estranged and getting…
Lost in translation
If you like Sathyaraj's regular lollus and satires, then Englishkaran is for you --- the title itself is a strong spoofing statement…
Simple tale well told
Director Agathiyan is back on track with Selvam which is all about a search for himself by a youth. Quite typical to Agathiyan, Selvam is a…
Gritty masala
Sarath Kumar has reached a stage where he is now a prisoner to his action-hero image. It is for the directors to come up with interesting…
Meera all the way
A dominant performance by Meera Jasmine coupled with a touchy screenplay by director Lohitha Dass makes Kasthoori Maan an engrossing movie.…
Surya is sincere
Whether one likes it or not, a hero is compelled to act in mass entertainers. He has to appeal to all segments. Unless a hero does it, he…
Father-Son Duo
There is always a fascination and attraction when a father-son duo acts together. We experienced that in Jor but it is missing in Vettrivel…
Another assembly line venture
Vanakkam Thalaiva is a movie which has been churned out to cash in on Sathyaraj image. But the cultivated insouciance (lollu) seems to go…
Fighting for love
Amidst host of remakes with blood and revenge themes comes as a whiff of air Dishoom. Quite typical to director Sasi's earlier movies…