Ullozhukku movie review: A subtle and profound drama backed by incredible Urvashi and Parvathy
Stephen (Samuel L Jackson) from Django Unchained has always fascinated me. A traitor to his race, th...
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Maharaja movie review: Contrived screenplay overshadows the few good things in Vijay Sethupathi’s film
It’s hard to write about Maharaja without spoilers since the film’s biggest highlights are those car...
Weapon movie review: Sathyaraj’s superhero saga aims for the stars and crash lands on the audience
As long as our gold standard of filmmaking and sensibilities is Hollywood, there is no scope for ori...
Ilaiyaaraja’s copyrights controversy asks an existential question about the ownership of art
Ilaiyaaraja, the maestro who revolutionized Indian film music, has recently found himself at the cen...
Mani Ratnam: A filmmaker who owns songs like no other
Cinema purists have always had a disdain for songs. Tracks with the lead couple dancing with a gang ...
Kamal Haasan at Indian 2 audio launch: ‘Why shouldn’t a Tamilian rule India?’
Kamal Haasan looked as stylish as ever at the audio launch of his upcoming and much-delayed film Ind...
Garudan movie review: A gripping tale of Mahabharta’s Karnan choosing what’s right over loyalty
The act of betrayal, so powerful and devastating, has changed the course of many epics. Be it the an...
How the Telugu fantasy genre birthed a new brand of heroes, outperformed superstars
Sankranti 2024 turned out to be the watershed moment in Telugu cinema. One of the important festive ...
Ajith Kumar: How the reclusive star’s reluctance became the very reason for his omnipresence
Any hardcore Ajith Kumar fan will invariably take pride in the fact that his idol consciously avoids...
Rathnam movie review: Unsurprisingly, Vishal and Hari deliver an outdated action-drama
In a recent interview, director Hari claimed the astonishing success of Ghilli’s re-release has give...
Why Vikram’s Mahaan is a miracle that refused to happen
Chiyaan Vikram is an enigma if you consider the unforgiving nature of any film industry. Umpteen sto...
Romeo movie review: Vijay Antony’s latest is a tedious love story of a 35-year-old virgin
Some stories keep coming back, more so in Tamil cinema. It could be because of the dearth of creativ...
PVR-INOX stops screening Malayalam films including Varshangalkku Shesham, Aavesham and Aadujeevitham across India. Here’s why
It is currently festival season in Kerala, which is also the time the Malayalam film industry flouri...
Prithviraj’s Aadujeevitham’s poor performance in Telugu states sparks a virtual war between Tamil and Telugu fans
A familiar debate between Tamil and Telugu fans has ensued online about which group supports good ci...
How we lost the ‘comedy hero’ in Prabhudheva as he searched for the director in him
In 2005, the Telugu film Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana was released which changed the course of the fil...
Chakku Chakku Vathic Kuchi to Karu Karupaayi: What’s so distinct about Lokesh Kanagaraj’s playlist?
Two American YouTubers reacting to a song from a 1995 Tamil sci-fi film named Asuran, which is unkno...
Por movie review: Bejoy Nambiar’s latest is a wannabe film about wannabe people
By now, it is obvious that Bejoy Nambiar, an erstwhile assistant director of Mani Ratnam, is also hi...
From mimicry artist to Amaran, why Sivakarthikeyan’s journey is as rare as hen’s teeth in Tamil cinema
Sivakarthikeyan has a lot of new fans, especially among youngsters and children. The young fanbase m...
Siren movie review: Jayam Ravi’s latest is decent as a thriller, dragged down by its ‘packaging’
Packaging is an odd word that keeps getting associated with cinema. A story or a great script never ...
Lal Salaam movie review: Despite noble themes and Rajinikanth, the film falls short of excellence
Rajinikanth has been a perplexing figure in Tamil Nadu when it comes to his ideological and politica...
Meet Bejoy Arputharaj, the man behind the impressive visual effects in Sivakarthikeyan’s Ayalaan
Ayalaan has become a significant achievement in Tamil cinema in terms of visual effects and CGI. The...
How a book publication in Chennai Is enriching Tamil cinema literature
Many Tamil historians, including the revered Theodore Bhaskaran, have raised concerns over the pauci...
Singapore Saloon movie review: Melodrama drowns a few good laughs in RJ Balaji’s film
RJ Balaji‘s Singapore Saloon begins as a tale of two friends, Kathir (RJ Balaji) and Basha (Kishen D...
Why Vijay Sethupathi being Vijay Sethupathi in all his films makes him a great actor
Method acting or ‘getting under the skin of a character’ is not something you see a lot in Indian ci...
Ayalaan movie review: Sivakarthikeyan’s sci-fi film feels dated
“For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love,” reads a popular quote ...
Captain Miller movie review: Dhanush’s film is a brilliant political drama in the guise of an actioner
It has become hard to write about Tamil cinema without mentioning Quentin Tarantino. His influence i...
Arun Matheswaran: ‘Captain Miller is my least violent movie yet’
Speaking at the audio launch of Captain Miller, Dhanush said that he was glad to have gotten hold of...
Tamil Cinema 2023: Jailer to Leo, biggies are the highlight of a decent year
In stark contrast to the clarity of 2022, this year defies easy categorization. While the previous y...
Vijayakanth (1952-2023): Tamil Nadu loses its Captain
Tamil actor and politician Vijayakanth passed away on Thursday, leaving legions of his fans heartbro...
Prithviraj Sukumaran on Salaar, and beyond: We should be grateful to SS Rajamouli and Prashanth Neel
Even before pan-Indian cinema became a thing, Malayalam superstar Prithviraj Sukumaran was known for...