Tamil Reviews

Earthy and emotional

Director Shankar's debut production is all about romance with an intelligent mix of nativity (Madurai).With no established star cast, Kadhal solely relies on its strong script and all credit should go to director Balaji Sakthivel for churning out a movie that is quite unlike…

Contemporary, comical

Sathyaraj's films ooze lollu (chutzpah) all through. Mahanadigan is no different wherein he plays a matinee idol, who goes on to become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He takes humorous potshots at contemporary Tamil film industry and politicians, all in his own inimitable style.…

A nightmare

his is one film that Dhanush would not like to show his prospective in-laws (Rajinikanth's family). The film is poor pastiche of double meanings, bedroom scenes and a few other vulgar segments.It is shocking that a father and son (Dhanush's father is director Kastooriraja)…

Ripper and gripper

he biggest advantage that Manmathan has is that has hit the theatres without any great expectation. The biggest advantage for Silambarasan, the hero and the de facto director of the movie, is that it works.Since people are coming to the cinema halls without any…

Double strike

When a hit pair comes together, the expectations are always bound to be high.So when Ajith and director Charan who pair up after the success of Kadhal Mannan and Amarkalam, there was an air of expectancy.Though Attagasam does not rise up to that…

Of guns and roses

There is a misconception that action films are just about that --- actions, that is--- and little else. But a good action movie is one that also tells you a story ---like Sathya, Kurudhi Punal did.Bose also tries to build a tale, but it…

Mother of all sentiments

When a film is produced by father, directed by one son and acted by another, it is bound to be full of family sentiments. And M Kumaran s/o Mahalakshmi is.Editor Mohan, who with his son Raja (Director) and Ravi (hero) gave the hit Jeyam,…

Hot action, but little else

Arjun, as even a child would say, is a robust action hero. Fights are his forte. Similarly, director Sundar C, as the same child would say, is known for his earthy stories with dollops of humor and comedy.So when the duo pair up for…

A bad remake

Gajendra is a bad remake of the successful Telugu film Simhadri. The film obviously has lots of loaded dialogues against his political detractors, which will go down well with his fans. Vijaykanth is Gajendra the loyal servant of the rich man Sarath Babu. Gajendra an…

Routine stuff

Arasaktchi is a routine story of a youth seeking vendetta against the corrupt lawyers . The storyline is interesting but the manner in which the vendetta takes place spoils the film. Inspired from an Hollywood film which focussed on the nexus between the judiciary- police…