The final act and the entire second half of the new Netflix movie Test, the debut directorial venture of YNout studios head S Sashikanth, had some fire in it. The way it becomes an extremely character-driven movie in that patch where every character is in a space where they have to choose between their desire… Continue reading Test Review | An Interesting Premise That Takes Too Long to Ignite
Tag: Nayanthara
Annapoorani Review | Nayanthara Starrer Is Intentionally Noble but Creatively Tasteless
On a skeleton level, the new Nayanthara movie Annapoorani’s script feels like a non-boring template story about a girl pursuing her dreams against all odds. But when it comes to fleshing out that idea into a proper script, director Nilesh Krishnaa struggles to create genuinely exciting drama that will make us root for the leading… Continue reading Annapoorani Review | Nayanthara Starrer Is Intentionally Noble but Creatively Tasteless
Koozhangal Review | PS Vinothraj Movie Is an Indie Masterclass on Visual Storytelling
The indie art films that actually worked have this nature of keeping us guessing till the very end, and once we join the dots of visual metaphors and dialogue cues as we finish the movie, it will give us that wow factor. One movie that gave me a similar experience was Sudevan’s Crime No. 89.… Continue reading Koozhangal Review | PS Vinothraj Movie Is an Indie Masterclass on Visual Storytelling
Iraivan Review | A Pretentious Whodunit That Mistakes Gore for Craft
Coherence is essential when it comes to thrillers, even if the supporting facts are over the top or nearly impossible. Iraivan, the new Jayam Ravi film directed by I Ahmed, feels like a psycho thriller that thinks the peripheral gore and pointless convolutions will make any basic concept an exceptional thriller. The obsession with blood… Continue reading Iraivan Review | A Pretentious Whodunit That Mistakes Gore for Craft
Jawan Review | Atlee’s Bloated Lion King Struggles to Hold Together
It was pretty clear from the trailer that Shah Rukh Khan was playing a double role in Jawan and that too of Father and Son. The idea is basically Lion King and Atlee uses all his and his fellow directors’ themes in this package. Atlee is not a director who is known for presenting novel… Continue reading Jawan Review | Atlee’s Bloated Lion King Struggles to Hold Together
Gold Review | An Uneven Yet Engaging Comedy With Alphonse Puthren Signature Elements
The filmmaking process of Alphonse Puthren has always been described as peculiar by all his collaborators as he improvises a lot on the sets and delivers something beyond the script. Krishna Shankar and Sharaf U Dheen have said in interviews that Alphonse is terrible at narration, and his movie shapes up in the editing table.… Continue reading Gold Review | An Uneven Yet Engaging Comedy With Alphonse Puthren Signature Elements
Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal
Slightly absurd thoughts can either become annoying ones or sometimes harmless fun rides. Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal, the new Vignesh Shivan movie, belongs to the second category. It is an idea that can easily go into that zone where you will find yourself doing facepalms. But with the right cast and less overdoing, Vignesh manages to… Continue reading Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal
Annaatthe
The first half of Siva’s new film Annaatthe starring superstar Rajinikanth is what if Sundar C directed Viswasam. And the second half of the movie is Udanpirappe on steroids, something that is bound to happen since the hero is Rajinikanth. If you belong to that category of the audience who thinks that the village dramas… Continue reading Annaatthe