Tamil Reviews

Uthama Puthiran

A sparkling entertainer on a festive day. Realising that a feel-good film would create fireworks in the box-office, especially it is released on a day like Deepavali, director Mithran Jawahar and Dhanush have teamed up to present a family entertainer which is pleasant and entertaining.…

Va Quarter Cutting

Tamil cinema is undergoing a change. Themes that are once considered taboo are taking shape as films and ‘Va-Quarter Cutting’ by Pushkar-Gayathri duo of ‘Oram Po’ fame is one such attempt.A funny take at happenings that take place during one night in Chennai, the…

Endhiran the Robotek

When was the last time, you watched a movie and came out of a theatre and then continued to talk about that movie for ages to come? If you have an answer, you have another opportunity and if you don’t, you have your first ‘experience’…

The Real Friendship

It has been quite some time since Kollywood saw an engrossing action-packed entertainer. Debut filmmaker Sudha K Prasad, a former associate of Mani Ratnam, has come out with a movie that is racy, taut and enjoyable in most parts.For a woman director to handle…

Good Entertaiment

Director Rajesh seems to have begun from where he left in ‘Siva Manasula Sakthi’. Though he is just one-film old, he has almost mastered the knack of rendering a movie that oozes with energy, fun and laughter right from reel one to the last.Humour…

Sindhu Samaveli

Director Samy is man who made a name for himself touching controversial themes and talking about forbidden relationships. Be it ‘Uyir’ or ‘Mirugam’, Samy was right there evoking mixed response from film-buffs for the content.Typical to his style is ‘Sindhu Samaveli’. This film too…

Bale Pandiya

Publicity designer-turned-director Siddharth Chandrasekhar has chosen the comedy route to reach the masses in his maiden venture that is full of fun, laughter and merriment. Quite like the title, a major part of the story has been inspired by the yesteryear classic starring Sivaji Ganesan.…

Irandu Mugam

Tamil cinema was dominated by political satires once. But they hardly found favour with masses of late, as romance and commercial masalas started to rule the roost. At such a juncture, comes 'Irandu Mugam', a movie on contemporary political situation in Tamil Nadu by 'Oomai…

Moscowin Kaveri

Kaveri usually disappoints Tamils. And ‘Moscowin Kaveri’ too is no different. The blame is on Ravivarman, the ace cinematographer who enthralled us with his camera work in many a film.This maiden directorial venture of Ravivarman, which is produced by D Ramesh Babu, deals with…

The Characters and Performances

‘Vamsam’ is a significant movie for reasons a many. Primarily, it is the launch vehicle of Chief Minister Karunanidhi’s grandson Arulnidhi, the hero of the movie and the second movie of Pandiraj who had offered ‘Pasanga’ before. Comparing both the movies would be a bad…