Tamil Reviews

Not original, but not bad either

It's the turn of directors to don the grease-paint, these days, and when it's someone with the creative drive of director Ameer, you wait with eagerness for his debut acting venture, his own Team Work Productions' Yogi, directed by Subramaniam Siva (of Thiruda Thirudi fame).…

Renigunta - All violence, no silence

What can a debutant filmmaker, new team of technicians and a group of fresh faces do when they come together? They can team up to render a quality product that is engrossing from the very word go, proves director Panneerselvam.A former associate of filmmaker…

Memoirs of a heart with abounding memories

Varanam Aayiram - Memoirs of a heart with abounding memoriesThe film designed as a tribute to Gautham Vasudev Menons father comes across as emotions spelt out in a reserved manner and thereby proves to be a tame affair. One can understand the directors angst…

Thenavattu - A Commercial Cocktail

Thenavattu - A Commercial CocktailJeeva was on a penance longing for a commercial hit. His recent films featured him in off-beat roles and the actors fans were eager to see their favorite hero donning a macho-man challenging baddies and bashing the goons.Thenavattu has…

Poo - A tale of timeless love

Poo - A tale of timeless loveThe innate determination of women has been written about extensively across many cultures€¦. Hell hath no fury like that of a womans scorn is one of them. Poo also weaves a tale of a woman with tremendous determination€¦.caught…

A deja vu feel

Director Hari is known for narrating race tales with right commercial mix. Much was expected from Hari's €˜Seval€™, which was touted to be a crusade against the sufferings of widows in an Indian society. Unfortunately the movie has belied all expectations as it provides a…

Loaded with punch, but lacks crunch

It was the much-expected movie, much talked about and waited with anticipation by Ajith-fans. A remake of Hindi hit Main Hoon Na, Aegan eventually proved to be a movie which is packed with punch but lacked crunch.Doing a remake is no easy task. Choreographer-director…

Pulsating & powerful

€˜7G Rainbow colony€™ debuted an actor who portrayed the character of a young lad in the most apt manner. After a few duds, Ravikrishna has now opted to get in to the line of action with €˜Netru Indru Naalai€™. It is indeed a comeback for…

Arjun's action all the way

Loads of action is the hallmark of any Arjun film. Durai is no different from his routine commercial action entertainers, where he takes on baddies, fights corrupt system and romances heroines.Director A Venkatesh seemingly inspired by Hollywood flicks like Bourne Identity and Gladiator, has…

An Amateurish Endeavor

Shantanoo Bagyaraj's debut film 'Sakarakatti' comes across as a lackluster film with a screenplay that fails to impress right through. Though the young actor seems bubbly, his efforts have been wasted with contrived dialogues and clichéd sequences.A. R. Rahman's brilliance is in abundance both…