Tamil Reviews

An eventful journey

K.P. Jagannaath's 'Raman Thediya Seethai' lives up to the expectations of a clean family entertainer. A neat screenplay with some slick direction makes this tale come to life. The protagonist is on a quest to find an apt bride but then he is haunted by…

Royal challenge for romance

Relying on his son's (Vijay) star power, veteran director S. A. Chandrasekharan has dished out Pandhayam, which speaks lofty about his son.With Prakashraj at the helm of affairs, the director has made an action-packed entertainer, which has a storyline that is very old and…

For the funny bone

All credits to director Vijay for faithfully remaking Khosla Ka Ghosla.Dealing about land sharks in a busy city like Chennai, the movie has comical touch all through entertaining the audience.Vijay has recreated the magic of Jaideep Sahini's original well to suit the Tamil…

Of turns and twists

A lot of hype surrounded 'Alibaba' since it is the maiden venture of Krishna, brother of director Vishnuvardhan, as hero. The young lad has lived up to all expectations coming up with a neat portrayal managing to leave a mark as an action hero.Produced…

Midnight Mayhem

Fun, frolic and mayhem were in abundance in Venkat Prabhu's first directorial venture 'Chennai 600028'. With his second film 'Saroja' the director dutifully follows the same pattern despite having the backdrop of a thriller featuring a kidnap, gun totting desperados and characters with malicious intent.…

A bold venture

Producer - director G Siva deserves a pat for touching on a bold theme in €˜Dhanam€™. The movie takes a close look at a woman indulging in the world's oldest profession, who gets married in a Brahmin Iyengar family. The travails that she undergoes in…

Classy And Engrossing

The first thing that has to be said about 'Dhaam Dhoom' is that the man who envisioned the project and started making things happen - master cinematographer and director Jeeva would have been a mighty proud man if he had lived to see the release…

Sibling Reconciliation

Director Kannan's debut film 'Jeyam Kondaan' from the stable of the reputed Satya Jyothi Films comes across as an entertainer sans conviction. The filmmaker has attempted to portray a young man's life weaving incidents that overtake his plans at every juncture and yet the sophisticated…

Fails to impress

Donning the role of an honest cop is indeed a dream of most of the actors in Kollywood. Vishal has fulfilled it in 'Sathyam', a usual cat and rat story, however with interesting twists and turns from beginning to end.Director Rajasekar, who has come…

Bhagyaraj hogs the limelight

Debutant director Gnanamozhi has dished out an oft-repeated storyline based on campus love although with predictable sequences. Newcomers Ratheesh and Priyashree play the lead role. The supporting cast includes K Bhagyaraj, Nalini, Pandu, Kottachi and Manobala.Bhagyaraj hogs the limelight and manages to leave his…