Tamil Reviews

A tale of romance

Mudhal Kanave - A tale of romanceAfter a swashbuckling debut in Karka Kasadara, Vikranth has opted to play a soft romantic hero in Mudhal Kanavae.A look-alike of Vijay, Vikranth has come up with a subtle performance and reminds one of Vijay in Poovae…

Loads of action

Madhurai Veeran - Loads of actionRemakes are generally considered the safe bet in Tamil film industry. The likes of Vijay and Jayam Ravi have rendered several hits inspired by Telugu films. Following their footsteps is Githan Ramesh.After Githan, director Vincent Selvah and Ramesh…

Love makes the world go round

Suddenly urban, uber-cool romantic flicks seem passé in Tamil movies. Almost every second movie made in Tamil has too much of what the industry call ??nativity??. Madurai, the land of dust and blood, and those districts in the south of it, are the happening backdrops.…

True images

Cheran is one of the few film-makers who churn out movies with a purpose. His movies dwell on social issues and try conveying a solution for it. Be it Vetri kodi Kattu, Pandavar Bhoomi or Thavamai Thavamirundhu, Cheran's moves had a strong message and moral…

A tall attempt

Director Vinayan deserves all credit to have come out with a travelogue-based adventure film in Arpudha Theevu. Providing a visual treat for the film-buffs, Vinayan has given a right entertainment for children this summer vacation.Based on the famous Gulliver's travel, Arpudha Theevu features handsome…

It's Bharath all the way

Bharath seems to have a special liking for movies with Madurai backdrop. Such movies have gone on to become big hits. No different is Koodal Nagar. The film set in Madurai features Bharath in dual roles. Debutant director Seenu Ramasamy has laced the movie with…

For the front-benchers

Bidding bye to his playboy image, S J Suryah has donned the serious role of an entrepreneur in Vyapari. In the company of director Sakthi Chidambaram, Suryah has come up trumps essaying his role with ease. Giving him able company are the leading ladies -…

Doctor Yes

From a serious cop to a caring doctor, it is a transformation for Vijayakanth. But his mission remains the same and that is, eliminating the evil elements from the society.Seemingly inspired by Ramana, director Suresh has woven a script which suits Vijayakanth's new-found political…

An honest attempt

It now seems to be the season of 'rural themes' in Tamil cinema. After Veyyil and Paruthi Veeran, now comes Thirumagan.All credit to debutant director Rathnakumar, who has come out with a good and clean entertainer. Apparently motivated by his mentor Bharathiraja, Rathnakumar has…

Three cheers to Saran and Larencce

It is a straight six from Larencce's bat. The choreographer-turned-director has got all the basics right in the supernatural thriller which has enough loads of fun and action.Kudos to him for thinking out of the box by rendering a film which is quite different…