Nanban

It’s difficult to review Nanban as a stand-alone film especially if you’ve seen the movie it is a remake of …

Rajapattai

Rajapattai has you gobsmacked as it shows you just how bad a mainstream Indian film can get. You actually wonder what …

Mayakkam Enna

Mayakkam Enna finally leaves you with the thought that for all its highs, the film is one of missed opportunities. The …

Velayudham

Velayudham sees Vijay in safe masala territory and offers little else. If you’re a Vijay fan, you probably know how it …

7aum Arivu

If anyone needs to be commended for 7aum Arivu, it is producer Udhayanidhi Stalin. Not only has he spent lavishly on …

Kaakha Kaakha

Gautham Vasudev Menon’s third film following Minnale (2001) and its Hindi remake, Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein (2001), Kaakha Kaakha is an engrossing and hard-hitting …

Ray’s Real Women

The women characters in Satyajit Ray’s films are not perfect women of unquestioned and unquestioning virtue and this one quality …

Engaeyum Eppothum

Engaeyum Eppothum marks a fine directorial debut for M Saravanan and a good foray for Fox Star Studios and AR Murugadoss …

Mankatha

While one would like to congratulate Thala Ajith for his 50th film, one cannot quite tell him well played. And …

Venghai

I was desperately trying to count the number of ‘aruvals’ (sickles), that all the good guys and bad guys are …