Over the course of decades, we follow the ups and downs of a Muslim family in southern Tamil Nadu. There’s a love angle at the centre of this […]
Meera Kathiravan’s ‘Habeebi’ is a diligent documentation of Tamil-Muslim life Read More
Pradeep Ranganathan plays a man who believes in old-fashioned love. He falls for Krithi Shetty, who thinks an app will decide her mate. How will these polar opposites
Vignesh Shivan’s ‘LIK’ is a flat, bland love story with little heart or humour Read More
A family is preparing for the wedding of their daughter the next morning. But as darkness falls, danger arrives in the form of IPKF soldiers who take over
Someetharan’s ‘Neelira’ is a tight, tense drama about Sri Lankan Tamils during the war Read More
Ken Karunaas plays an underachieving schoolgoer. He spends his time with friends, and trying to make girls fall for him. These portions are okayish. But once the protagonist’s
Rahman Dakait is dead, and Ranveer Singh returns as Hamza, getting deeper into the Pakistani underworld. We see who Hamza was, before he landed in Pakistan, and then
Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ is a thrilling, moving conclusion to the spy saga Read More
In an interview, Vetri Maaran expressed regret that the climactic action block of his first film, Polladhavan, had been inspired by an action stretch in Apocalypto. So his next movie, Aadukalam
Berlinale 2026 Diary 2: A Tamil movie, and filmography and bibliography as autobiography Read More
Raichal plays a woman who lives in Sivakasi. She has a secret. She is not ostracised by others, but she has self-ostracised herself, in the sense that she
If you’ve seen the first two installments, you know what to expect. But a charged, convincing Rani Mukerji, the emphasis on women on both sides of the law,
Abhiraj Minawala’s ‘Mardaani 3’ shows that the female-led cop franchise still has fuel Read More
Jiiva plays a panchayat head who has to be a proper politician when a wedding and a death threaten to erupt into trouble. The film’s strength is its
This Arun Vijay starrer is a total misfire. Every frame is designed to a micro-degree, sure, but there’s no coherence. That’s a short take. A longer review follows,
Nivin Pauly and Aju Varghese make a great team. But after a point, a ghost enters the story and dilutes the earlier focus. There are many interesting ideas
Akhil Sathyan’s ‘Sarvam Maya’ is an easy watch but it’s not as engaging as it should be Read More
Mammootty and Vinayakan play killer and cop in a story that takes a while to take off. The writing could have been better at times, but post-interval, things
