Director’s Note: An American in Madras
It sounded almost unbelievable – An American? Who made Tamil Films in the 1930s and 40s? Directed the great MGR …
Arrambam
Ajith’s character in Arrambam keeps mouthing, “Keep it simple!” What’s more, the filmmakers of the film do precisely that, working on getting …
August Club Since 1969
A wealthy, romantic housewife meets her knight in shining armor at the August Club. Anyone who has watched all the …
Singam II
A sequel (or prequel but as it is Singam II we’re talking about, I’ll stick to sequel) to a successful film is …
Vastupurush
Bhaskar Deshpande, a philanthropic doctor who has just won the Magsaysay Award for his phenomenal work with the cure and …
BV Karanth – Baba
At a very young age BV Karanth ran away from his house in Babukodi village near Mangalore in Karnataka, South …
Celluloid
Originality is an art that isn’t practiced everywhere. Unfortunately, Malayalam cinema too, as Celluloid explicitly suggests, appears to have its …
Kadal
Kadal finally makes you ask that dreaded question – has Mani Ratnam lost it as a storyteller? Returning to a straight …
Alex Pandian
An utterly silly story line, supported by equally pitiful treatment, the film, directed by Suraj, relies heavily on the typical …
Thuppakki
Reviews for big budget star films don’t really have any bearing on their box office results. We have seen this …