PS Mithran’s ‘Sardar 2’ is an overlong spy thriller that needed more surprises, more thrills
Karthi continues with his double role of father Chandra Bose and son Vijay Prakash. The first film had the son in angst about the fact that his father […]
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Mariyappan Chinna’s ‘Immortal’ is a just-about-okayish thriller about a man who’s trapped by an… “immortal”
GV Prakash is well-cast as Magi, a young and vulnerable man who moves into a flat that’s occupied by Sindhu, played by Kayadu Lohar. Slowly, Magi realises that
Nahas Hidhayath’s ‘I’m Game’ has a nice, new premise that becomes an overlong, old-fashioned revenge story
Dulquer Salmaan digs deep and gives one of his most likeable performances as Dan, an irresponsible “loser” who likes to gamble away his father’s wealth. Dan gets into
Vignesh Srikanth’s ‘Once More’ is a pleasant romance that opts for small moments over big drama
Arjun Das plays Raghu, a sad soul with a sad past. Aditi Shankar is the chirpy Anjali, who tries to fill Raghu’s life with sunshine. The USP of
Geetu Mohandas’s ‘Toxic’ is eccentric, ambitious, not fully successful, but not without interest either
Yash gives a magnificent performance as a gangster named Raya. The film wants to explore the person beneath the gangster. It is about what a life of “toxicity”
Gireesh AD’s ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’ is an exquisitely detailed story about love and other relationships
Nivin Pauly and Mamitha Baiju play Justin and Ashley. They fall in love despite a significant age difference. Both actors are marvellous in this movie that’s not just
Shiva Nirvana’s ‘Irumudi’ is a very effective mix of devotion and emotion
Ravi Teja is in excellent form as a devoted father whose fondness for drink takes a break only once per year, when he takes the vow for Lord
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Ramachandran Kannan’s ‘Ram and Leela’ is a rom-com fantasy that doesn’t know what to do with its premise
Rio Raj and Vartika Jain play Raghuram and Leela. They are in love, but she has some quirks that make things difficult. The story has elements of fantasy
Raja Karuppasamy’s ‘Modha Rathri’ is a confident debut feature that combines the flavours of Tamil and Malayalam cinema
Rishikanth and Anishma Anilkumar play Marudhu and Muthuchelvi, who get thrown into a marriage that neither of them wants. And something unexpected happens when they’re taken into a
Elan’s ‘Pyaar Prema Kalyanam’, on Netflix, has an interesting gender-flip premise, but the rom-com hits its marks only occasionally
Elan makes his acting debut as a civil engineer with low ambitions and no job. He falls for a reels-maker / influencer played by Saanve Megghana. When they
Venky Atluri’s ‘Vishwanath & Sons’ takes a subversive subject and plays it safe
Suriya is in fine form as a forty-something bachelor. Mamitha Baiju plays a twenty-something woman who falls for him. We think the ups and downs of this unusual
Venky Atluri’s ‘Vishwanath & Sons’ takes a subversive subject and plays it safe Read More
Krishnakumar Ramakumar’s ‘G.D.N’ is a series of hasty highlights from the life of a great man
Madhavan plays GD Naidu, the Edison of India. His long and complicated legacy is certainly a story worth telling, but this film tries to stuff in too much