It stars with a dream. The dream of the hero Ramesh shows a mishap in a marriage hall. The €˜Thirumangalyam€™ falls down in the fire. The marriage is stalled. Ramesh comes forward to marry the girl. A friend is sent to get a new €˜Thirumangalyam€™…

A butterfly kisses the closed eyes of a cute young girl. The girl opens her eyes to the pleasant morning in her house. It is an ideal home with a pleasant environment made possible by a loving father, a friendly mother, and a mischievous younger…

Nowadays many directors and producers have the guts to come out with products that defy the set standards of so called commercial ventures. They have dared to be different to make films without fights, glamour, clichéd sentiments, and heroism.Balaji Sakthivel, who has given us…

Yes, Vishnu Vardhan€™s Billa (which premiered in a few select cinema halls in Chennai today), releasing tomorrow, proved that it is not just another remake of an old cult film, but magical and a visual treat with its own style and individuality.Vishnu€™s style-mantra project…

We rarely come across Tamil films approaching the various sections of people in a realistic manner. Belittling the marginalized segments by looking down or patronizingly portraying them is the normal practice of mainstream Tamil cinema. However, we get to see some realistic portrayals of such…

'Rameswaram' was hailed as a movie that tells a love story in the backdrop of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees. True. It has a love story and it shows the refugees. But the movie has nothing to do with the refugees€™ issue. The serious issue has…

Thankar Bachchan has the reputation of making films based on reality. He tries to bring out some real shades of Tamil life on celluloid. His latest offering Onbathu Rupai Nottu, starring Sathyaraj, Archana, Nasser, and Rohini in main roles, is an adaptation of his own…

Machaakkaran, meaning a lucky person, tells you the story of an unlucky person. His life takes a turn when he meets a girl who is considered a lucky person. Does the lucky girl bring in luck for the unlucky guy?Jeevan-Kamna starrer Machaakkaran directed by…

Very rarely we come across realistic portrayals in Tamil cinema. Some filmmakers do deal with various shades of life but more often than not they indulge in diluting the reality in their pursuit to ensure commercial success. Some directors, however, achieved the rare combination of…

€˜Azhagiya Tamil Magan€™ banks heavily on Vijay€™s charm and performance. The Ilaya Thalapathy has lived up to the challenge created by the huge success of €˜Pokkiri€™. He looks stylish and handsome. He lights up the screen by his dynamic performance.Director Bharathan has exploited Vijay€™s…