Category: Tamil

Who said commercialsm has overtaken realism in Tamil cinema? Amidst the flock of  movies where the hero flex his muscles and utter punch dialogues and sings needless duets in exotic foreign locations, movies like Subramaniapuram, Paruthiveeran and Vennila Kabbadi Kuzhu  proved all hopes are not lost.

Is director Vikraman still living in Jurassic age of filmmaking? Such doubts will be created in the viewers mind after seeing Mariyadhai. It is no different from the 60’s and 70’s family tear jerker’s, the omnibus masala concoctions serving all nine rasas.

If laughter is the best medicine, then try out Guru En Aalu, which is good in parts. It has a few sparkling moments, though at times it is downright silly. The laugh- spinning line-up includes Madhavan, Vivek, M.S Bhaskar, Abbas, Mayil Sami and others.

Suriya, who proved his credentials as a versatile actor doing varied roles untill recently, has taken a litmus test of doing a mass commercial hero in ‘Ayan’. In the end, he emerges out as a clear winner leaving his impression all through the film.

Films on the awkward adolescence period, is difficult to make, as such films can easily follow the sleaze and vulgarity route. Debutant director Rohan Krishna’s back to school Pattalam with tag line ‘relieve your school memories’, is a clean movie that follows the classic Paneer Pushpangal  format.