Paruthi Veeran Review

It is some time since Tamil cinema had an earthy movie that is realistically redolent of the pastoral predicaments and emotions. Ever since Bharathiraja left behind his hey days, such movies were...

Lee Review

`Sporting' ideas and Tamil cinema rarely go hand in hand. Forget a Lagaan kind of magnum opus or an Iqbal, even smaller level of sporting theme-based scripts have been rare. So when Lee is made with...

Pachai Kili Muthucharam Review

It takes guts and gumption to stitch an icy thriller with the tapestry of commercial cinema. It takes an ability almost bordering on genius to pull it off. Take a bow Gautham & Co, you have just...

Deeppavali Review

Firstly, kudos to Deeppavali crew on giving a neat, family entertainer that does not make you crouch in your seats owing to double entendres or vouch out loud, never to watch a film with family. It...

Pori Review

Director Subramaniam Siva had rendered a racy entertainer in Thiruda Thirudi. Still to come out of the mode, the young director has dished out a commercial cocktail in Pori with Jeeva dominating all...

Veerasaami Review

At a time when his son Silambarasan is playing the hero in Tamil cinema, veteran Vijaya T Rajendhar has competed with his son by playing a bubbly young hero.Veerasaami is a kind of movie which is...

Thamirabarani Review

Vishal has earned spurs as a kind of action hero with a rural tilt. Hari, on the other hand, has underscored his presence with movies suffused with Madurai - Tirunelveli - Tuticorin flavour.So when...

Aalwar Review

These days, most heroes don't want to disappoint their core audience. They know their fans expect the usual package. Ajith is a smart man, he knows what his legion of followers need from him. And he...

Guru Review

`Daring to dream' is probably the larger motif of the movie Guru. In a sense, that has also been the underlying impulse of Mani Rathnam himself as he has dreamed into reel about the life and times...

Adaikalam Review

In Adaikalam, the story is about a father who has to endure the mortification of being away from his children and eventually being an object of their ire.Adaikalam, directed by Bhuvanaraja, is one...

Azhagiya Asura Review

Debutant director Nagu has proved that even with a lesser known star cast, one can come up with an engrossing entertainer in Kollywood. It's a fresh cast handled by Nagu. But he has handled his team...

Kasu Review

Kasu has been in the cans for a long time. Perhaps Sangeetha's rising status after Uyir has compelled the producer and the director to take efforts to get the movie released. Unfortunately the movie...

Ilakkanam Review

Amidst movies glorifying the heroes, debutant director Chandraseyan has come out with a different film, which is not only realistic but also appeals to the movie-buffs. Chandraseyan has penned the...

Poi Review

How do you start a review of a movie that is unconventional and does not have anything formulaic that the industry has grown up on? How do you recreate the story of a movie, which is sure to arouse...

Aadu Puli Aattam Review

Gangster films have become a pet theme now. Though several movies have come on underworld, director Sanjay Ram deserves a pat for making one that is at once sincere and simple without taking...

Thiruvilayadal Arambam Review

Among young crop of actors, Dhanush's case was the most unique. He got introduced in Tamil through a character that was complex and difficult. Having acquitted himself well in that, Dhanush followed...

Nenjirukkum Varai Review

Nenjirukkum Varai is a different outing altogether, for both the director S A Chandrasekharan and the hero Naren, of Chithiram Pesudhadi fame. The reason? Treading on a path less traveled by Tamil...

Veyyil Review

Like the famous character in Anniyan, there are perhaps two personalities residing inside Shankar. One, a world famous director who specializes in dramatic, grand, larger than life movies. The, ...

Chennai Kadhal Review

It is not easy for anyone to try something different from their routine. Director Vikraman, hitherto known for his sentiment packed family entertainers, has tried a commercial pot-boiler with...

Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam Review

The passage of growing up is very complicated. Especially in the impressionable times of the teens. It is a phase that is fraught with possibilities and impossibilities. It, in a sense, decides what...