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 …
Enthiran
Enthiran proves two things – there is no filmmaker quite like Shankar and no actor like Rajinikanth! The film is as …
Naan Mahaan Alla
After Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009), one looked forward to director Suseendhiran’s second film. But unfortunately, though he shows he is quite …
Thillalangadi
When something comes from the Raja stable, one expects some light-hearted fun and a clean entertainer. And Thillalangadi too starts out as …