The following is an extract from American-born Filmmaker Ellis R Dungan‘s autobiography, A Guide to Adventure, co-written with Barbara Smik …
Kaatru Veliyidai
One hoped that with the partial return to form with O Kadhal Kanmani (2015), Mani Ratnam was on the road …
Kadugu
Kadugu benefits from an interesting setting and empathetic characters but it’s plodding screenplay and copious amount ham-fisted melodrama make it …
Maanagaram
It takes just about a couple of minutes into Maanagaram to realize that Lokesh Kanagaraj is not your average Tamil …
Kuttram 23
Kuttram 23 (K23) hits the ground running with a solid opening and intriguing premise. And for most of its 135 …
SI III
SI III sees Duraisingam (Suriya) looking into the murder of a Police Commissioner in Vizag. His investigation ultimately uncovers a bigger and …
Bogan
There was undoubtedly an interesting film somewhere involving interchanging and transmigration of souls. Bogan, however, is certainly not that film. …
Cinema Memories: The Collage On The Wall
Vasantha Talkies was the cultural hub of that little town of Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu, where I grew up. This …
Thodari
Prabu Solomon gets it all wrong with Thodari, his weakest film by far. What should have been an enjoyable train …
Iru Mugan
A fine performance, actually two by Vikram, fail to rescue Iru Mugan. The film, mounted as an action thriller, is time …