When you observe the writing of Sriram Raghavan’s Andhadhun, it feels like anyone can direct that movie and make it a good or great film. The placement of twists, how it keeps us guessing, the realness in the performances, etc., keeps you excited about the story’s development. If you want to tell someone how minute things… Continue reading Andhagan Review | A Great Example of How Lack of Nuances Can Make Even the Most Exciting Script Look Dull
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Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan Review | A Hastily Assembled, Worn-Out Secret Agent Thriller
The movie Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan starts with this elaborate character exposition, where they have used these AI-generated images to show us the history of our hero, who was a soldier and then an undercover super agent. The plot explained in those bits is so elaborate that I thought if these things were presented in the main narrative,… Continue reading Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan Review | A Hastily Assembled, Worn-Out Secret Agent Thriller
Raayan Review | A Bloodbath That Started off Compellingly and Ended Generically
The first half of the new Dhanush film, Raayan, written and directed by, Dhanush himself, is thoroughly absorbing. There is a deliberate effort to walk away from the conventional treatment of a mass hero film where the leading man’s only mission is protecting his family. There is only one instance in the entire first half… Continue reading Raayan Review | A Bloodbath That Started off Compellingly and Ended Generically
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
Paradise Review | Prasanna Vithanage’s Contemporary Ramayana Interpretation Is Pertinent and Political
What is peculiar and impressive about Prasanna Vithanage’s Paradise is its gaze that tries to interpret Ramayana differently. And he sort of uses his leading lady to achieve this, who advocates for the woman’s agency in a blunt yet polite way. The female gaze is backed by the current political scenario of Sri Lanka as… Continue reading Paradise Review | Prasanna Vithanage’s Contemporary Ramayana Interpretation Is Pertinent and Political
Maharaja Review | A Rooted Action Thriller With a Smartly Tweaked Screenplay
Maharaja is a good example of how a generic template can be tweaked to create a compelling story if you are willing to experiment with the screenplay. Nithilan Saminathan’s movie starring Vijay Sethupathi as the titular character is an extremely engaging thriller that presents the predictable and used-out elements differently to narrate a simplistic revenge… Continue reading Maharaja Review | A Rooted Action Thriller With a Smartly Tweaked Screenplay
Garudan Review | A ‘Real’ Soori in an Unappealing Commercial Template Film
The synopsis of the new Soori starrer film Garudan, written and directed by RS Durai Senthilkumar and based on a story by Vetrimaran, is very interesting. It is about the rift between two men who started off like brothers and their confidant, who is going through a dilemma of whose side to take. The problem… Continue reading Garudan Review | A ‘Real’ Soori in an Unappealing Commercial Template Film
Star Review | An Elaborate Coming-Of-Age Drama With Its Share of Highs and Lows
Kavin’s latest film Star, written and directed by Elan, is one film that has a huge timeline, making it a very eventful movie on the surface. But when it comes to the treatment of the movie, Elan has to find a balance between being a proper coming-of-age drama and also a star vehicle. While that aspect of the writing is… Continue reading Star Review | An Elaborate Coming-Of-Age Drama With Its Share of Highs and Lows