Tag: Priya Bhavani Shankar

Black Review | An Engaging, but Extremely Diluted Version of Coherence

Reviewing the new Tamil movie Black is tricky because it’s like reviewing Ghajini after having seen Memento. So, if you have seen the 2013 English movie Coherence, directed by James Ward Byrkit, the chances of you looking down upon this adaptation of Coherence is pretty high because of the typical Tamil movie spoon-feeding and masala… Continue reading Black Review | An Engaging, but Extremely Diluted Version of Coherence

Demonte Colony 2 Review | A Fairly Compelling Sequel That Sets the Stage for a Bigger Third Part

Ajay Gnanamuthu’s debut film  Demonte Colony had a charm of its own largely because of how the movie tried to tackle its limitations in terms of budget by being innovative in presenting the story. A larger chunk of that film, which had a runtime below two hours, was in a very confined place, and in the entire… Continue reading Demonte Colony 2 Review | A Fairly Compelling Sequel That Sets the Stage for a Bigger Third Part

Indian 2 Review | The Return of Thatha Can Take Your Tolerance Levels to Zero

Shankar’s Indian was released in 1996, and for people like me, it is a part of childhood nostalgia largely due to the songs and set pieces. If I am not wrong, it sort of showed us this world of large-scale vigilante justice movies. After Indian, we have seen various iterations of mass movies that talk… Continue reading Indian 2 Review | The Return of Thatha Can Take Your Tolerance Levels to Zero

Rudhran Review | Raghava Lawrence Tries to Be Rajinikanth, but He Just Can’t

I wouldn’t say I was unemotional while watching the new Raghava Lawrence film Rudhran. I laughed seeing the action sequences, cried seeing the comedy, and got angry seeing the sentiments. Rudhran is Raghava Lawrence trying to be a mixture of Nandamuri Balakrishna and Rajinikanth, but what he succeeds is only giving the viewer a headache.… Continue reading Rudhran Review | Raghava Lawrence Tries to Be Rajinikanth, but He Just Can’t

Pathu Thala Review| A Subpar Gangster Drama With a Stretched-Out Screenplay

The first half of the movie Pathu Thala is roughly one hour and ten minutes long, and Silambarasan makes his grand entry in the last five minutes of the first half. Even though it isn’t achieving anything unique or gripping, the first half at least felt like a standard gangster film setup. What derails Pathu… Continue reading Pathu Thala Review| A Subpar Gangster Drama With a Stretched-Out Screenplay

Agilan Review | An Incoherent Mess With a Bizarre Story

The introduction scene of the hero in the movie Agilan has him smuggling three containers with fake currency into a cargo ship. And you know what was painted on those containers? “FA-KE” along with serial numbers. I do appreciate fewer complexities in over-the-top action films, for sure. But this almost felt like an insult. N… Continue reading Agilan Review | An Incoherent Mess With a Bizarre Story

Thiruchitrambalam

Urban middle-class comedy is a space where Dhanush has an advantage over his contemporaries. Velai Illa Pattathari’s success cemented his place in that zone. Mithran Jawahar’s Thiruchitrambalam, which has Dhanush along with Nithya Menen, also taps into the fun vibes of that VIP space. Even though it is that standard package love story where the… Continue reading Thiruchitrambalam