Up front, I have to admit that the detailing and the palpable tension built around the cock fight tournament are …
Siruthai
Supposed to be a massy masala movie that is totally ‘paisa wasool’, Siruthai is anything but so. Having to pay exorbitant ticket …
Manmadhan Ambu
The film is inconsistent as is KS Ravikumar’s direction. Brilliant sequences are mixed with qualitatively weak ones. As the film collapses, …
Easan
I came out of the theatre feeling terribly angry, disgusted, disappointed and totally let down. My sensibilities, intelligence and dignity, …
Rattha Charithram
Surya’s (Suriya) mission in life is to kill Pratap Ravi (Vivek Oberoi), naxalite turned politician after the latter eliminated his …
Nandalala
A mentally challenged adult, Bhasker Mani (Mysskin), who escapes from a mental asylum and an eight-year old schoolboy Akhilesh (Ashwath …
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 …
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 …