Tamil Movie Reviews
Critic verdicts on the latest Tamil releases.
Whiff of fresh air
First things first. Director-producer Kannan (of Vedham Puthithu fame) deserves fullest praise for attempting a serious and sensitive story…
Turning the searchlights inside
Kodambakkam always holds special allure in the minds of Tamilians. After all, it is from where thousand dreams are launched daily. The…
Welter of emotions
After all hurdles, June R has finally made it to the theatres. So is the wait worth it? The answer is a moot point. Debutant director…
Bold in thoughts
Seeman seems inspired by the latest cricket sensation Mahendra Singh Dhoni ---like the blasting batsman, Seeman gets his ideas with force…
Trite and tiresome
Somebody needs to stop this Sathyaraj. His spoofs and parodies wearing thin. He and his son Sibiraj are proving to be caricatures of…
For the masses, with a message
With elections around, Vijayakanth, who recently floated his own party to test the waters in the elections, has come out with Sudesi where…
Of guns and gangsters
Chennai may not have an organized underworld like Mumbai does. But if it had, it would certainly look like the one that Vishnu Vardhan has…
Shantytown and scruples - less
In some ways, it is not difficult to sympathize with Parthiban. Whenever he has seriously and sensitively crafted movies, the response from…
Real and riveting
The most difficult part of a climb back to heights, is doing it all over again. It is much more painful. Only the truly determined and…
Capital crime
It's yet another underworld story, but what makes the movie interesting is director Sundar C playing the hero for the first time coming up…
Funful
Crazy Mohan has kept his reputation of coming up with non-stop laugh-riots intact with Jerry. His Crazy Creations, which left a mark on the…
Mix of emotions
Called the king of screenplay, the acclaimed actor-director Bhagyaraj has managed to keep his reputation intact with Parijatham which…
Fighting for friend
You can hide yourself in the davy Jones Locker or stay put on the moon. But you cannot escape from the glut of gangster movies in Tamil.…
Yesterday not once more
Karthick and Prabhu created magic together on celluloid through Agni Natchatram. Both of them star sons were top lights in the industry…
Lot of life
Samy, in his debut directorial venture, has tried his hand at a bold theme. Walking on a tight rope, Samy has managed to convey a…
Impressive
Debutant director Ravi has made his mentor Bala proud by giving a gripping tale of a Brahmin youth forced to wield the knife influenced by…
King of comedies
A historical is rare enough in Tamil. A comical historical is many times so. But to our happy surprise, it works €“ big time, at that.…
Sans logic
After a long gap, director 'Yaar' Kannan is out with a sci-fi thriller, perhaps inspired by movies like Alien. Kannan has tried to render…
Love is lovely
Their love is eternal. And for Tamil cinema, love theme is equally eternal.Unakkum Enakkum is a romantic tale of a boy-meets-a girl type,…
Rooted in reality
Artistic talents are something that you don't normally associate with army personnel. But Major Ravi seems different. He has proved in his…