With Sethu (1999), director Bala helped Vikram break through the Tamil film industry after years of struggle. Nandhaa, his second film, is …
Yudham Sei
Yudham Sei had me wondering why exactly Mysskin made this film. Is it just furthering career prospects or has he lost …
Kaavalan
Kaavalan is a remake of the Malayalam blockbuster Bodyguard (2010) starring Dileep and Nayanthara but in Tamil fails to deliver. Somewhere, the original …
Aadukalam
Up front, I have to admit that the detailing and the palpable tension built around the cock fight tournament are …
Siruthai
Supposed to be a massy masala movie that is totally ‘paisa wasool’, Siruthai is anything but so. Having to pay exorbitant ticket …
Manmadhan Ambu
The film is inconsistent as is KS Ravikumar’s direction. Brilliant sequences are mixed with qualitatively weak ones. As the film collapses, …
Easan
I came out of the theatre feeling terribly angry, disgusted, disappointed and totally let down. My sensibilities, intelligence and dignity, …
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 …