Viduthalai Part 2 Review | An Excellent Second Half Dented by a Preachy and Hasty First Half

In my review of Viduthalai Part 1, I mentioned that the movie felt like an elaborate first half that sort of sets you up for a more enticing second half. Viduthalai Part 2 is narrated from the perspective of Kumaresan, but the focus this time is on how Perumal Vaathiyar became this iconic rebel leader.… Continue reading Viduthalai Part 2 Review | An Excellent Second Half Dented by a Preachy and Hasty First Half

Miss You Review | A Dysfunctional Relationship Rom-Com With Contrived Coincidences

As an idea, the core element of the new Siddharth movie Miss You has the scope to create curiosity in our minds. However, when it comes to the making, this concept becomes a very fragile skeleton for a movie that just goes after formulaic traits to create this typical song and dance package. With coincidences… Continue reading Miss You Review | A Dysfunctional Relationship Rom-Com With Contrived Coincidences

Sorgavaasal Review | An Enticing Premise That Needed Fine-Tuning in Its Treatment

Sorgavaasal, the latest RJ Balaji starrer, which has him playing a lead role in a “serious” film for the first time, has a very enticing premise. Sidharth Vishwanath, the director of the movie, wants to build a world of grey-shaded people against the backdrop of a riot happening inside a central prison. And he uses… Continue reading Sorgavaasal Review | An Enticing Premise That Needed Fine-Tuning in Its Treatment

Kanguva Review | Nobody Emerges a Winner in This Big Bland Screaming Competition

When Kanguva was announced as this Pan-Indian film by director Siva, it had a very mixed reaction since Siva was known for creating a certain style of gallery-pleasing entertainers that sort of over-emphasize emotions. His movies are basically an overdose of Paasam, and even the ones that have worked at the box office were largely… Continue reading Kanguva Review | Nobody Emerges a Winner in This Big Bland Screaming Competition

Brother Review | Dated Packaging Combined With Serial-Level Messaging

In his prime, director M Rajesh used to get it right in cracking that irreverent kind of humor through his movies. It was the signature humor that made him unique. But of late, he has been overdoing it, and the sheer lack of a proper story or the presence of a shitty story was making… Continue reading Brother Review | Dated Packaging Combined With Serial-Level Messaging

Bloody Beggar Review | An Overdone, Wacky Comedy That Fails to Utilize Its Premise

The latest Kavin starrer Bloody Beggar, directed by Sivabalan Muthukumar and produced by director Nelson, is a wacky black comedy that fails to utilize its unique premise due to all these contrasting themes and treatments one gets to see in it. The film sort of dangles between being a black comedy to being a sentimental… Continue reading Bloody Beggar Review | An Overdone, Wacky Comedy That Fails to Utilize Its Premise

Amaran Review | A Biopic That Documents the Journey in a Fairly Engaging Way

The one thing that makes the audience root for the characters in the latest Sivakarthikeyan starrer Amaran is the love story of Major Mukund Varadarajan and his wife, Rebecca Varghese. The army part of the story, which may have consumed the bulkier chunk of the budget, is largely a documentation of the soldier’s life. Even… Continue reading Amaran Review | A Biopic That Documents the Journey in a Fairly Engaging Way

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