Surya’s (Suriya) mission in life is to kill Pratap Ravi (Vivek Oberoi), naxalite turned politician after the latter eliminated his …
Rakht Charitra – 2
There are no two ways about it. Rakht Charitra – 2 proves beyond a doubt Ram Gopal Varma (RGV) has …
Nandalala
A mentally challenged adult, Bhasker Mani (Mysskin), who escapes from a mental asylum and an eight-year old schoolboy Akhilesh (Ashwath …
Guzaarish
Cinema, they say, is supposed to be a medium that is first and foremost visual with sound (dialogue in particular), …
P Susheela
P Susheela is undoubtedly the greatest female playback singer ever in the history of South Indian filmdom. Since 1952, she …
Splitting a film
I was watching Da Vinci Code in a multiplex in Bangalore. Langdon and Sophie are fleeing the French police who …
Uthamaputhiran
A remake of the Telugu film Ready, Uthamaputhiran has as cliched a start as it can get with Shriya, in a …
Daayen Ya Baayen
Watching Daayen Ya Baayen is like visiting a place with someone who belongs there, who takes you to their home, and introduces …
Rakht Charitra – 1
With Ram Gopal Varma (RGV), in spite of his last few films being unmitigated disasters, one still felt that he …
The Birth of Tamil Cinema
How old is Tamil cinema? When was it born? An automobile spare part dealer, Nataraja Mudaliar, was so fascinated by …