After several unsuccessful attempts to film Kalki’s historical epic, Ponniyin Selvan, including one by the great MG Ramachandran (MGR) in …
The Jinx Broken: Ponniyin Selvan
Come Friday, September 30th, and the first part of Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus, Ponniyin Selvan: Part I or PS- I, …
Atrangi Re
Atrangi Re (2021), streaming on Disney + Hotstar is disappointing fare from Aanand L Rai. The film, starring Sara Ali …
Bigil
Filmmaker Atlee teams up with actor Vijay for the third time in Bigil giving us a Chak De! India (2008) …
2.0
The hype surrounding a Rajini film coupled with the sky-high expectations of a Shankar film along with the added incentive …
Sarkar
The third outing together for director AR Murugadoss and star Vijay following Thuppakki (2012) and Kaththi (2014), Sarkar doesn’t really qualify for …
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
A Mani Ratnam film usually evokes tremendous interest and Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (CCV) is no exception. But with a highly predictable …
Mom
A fine lead performance by Sridevi and some truly moody cinematography by Anay Goswamy help Mom to somewhat transcend its …
Kaatru Veliyidai
One hoped that with the partial return to form with O Kadhal Kanmani (2015), Mani Ratnam was on the road …
24
In an industry (Tamil) where the big star film is highly formulaic right from its inception to execution, director Vikram …