Tamil Reviews

PC. Sreeram's Vaanam Vasapadum

Noted cinematographer P C Sreeram, who has directed a Couple of movies - Meera and Kuruthipunal earlier has Shifted to wielding the megaphone again. Though the ace cameraman had proved his abilities in handling the Camera beyond doubt, as a director he seems to have…

Dotted with the typical Maniratnam touch

It's dotted with the typical Maniratnam touch, lively and entertaining, but shorn of pace, fails to make the 'Mani grade'. Slow take-off and lag in narration make Ayudha Ezhuthu a disappointment for the craftsman's fans who always expect a masterpiece from him. The film, apparently…

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 between a father-son, where the latter sacrifices everything for the family's pride and honor. After Natpukkaga, Sarath Kumar and Vijayakumar team up Manasthan, that…

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 presentation.4 Students is the story of four students, who stand against corruption and injustice in society. The movie directed by…

About a spirit, but not spirited

Suddenly, horror is the flavor of the season in filmdom. You have Ram Gopal Varma's Factory churning out flicks after flicks that are about ghosts, spirits and other scary things. In Tamil itself you had Shock. Adhu, at core, is about the struggles of a…

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 one-pointed monkishness to do your own thing. But Selvaraghavan is luckily one. As we saw in Kadhal Kondein, he has a brooding streak in…

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 situations, songs and stunts. And you have to try and blend a story into this heady brew.Director Samudhira Kani, who…

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 Vijayakanth's Ulavu Thurai, Jananam touches upon the issue of unemployment haunting the graduates in the society.Though the issue has been highlighted…

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 usual, Ayudham is certainly a film for the masses.After a relatively sedate start the movie takes to top gear towards interval. Though the movie has…

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 plays a dual role (a Brahmin police officer and a gangster).Though the director Harirajan, who won his spurs in…