There’s a character in Jailer 2 whom I’d become really fond of, to the point of genuinely worrying whether he would get killed. Strangely, I’m not talking about any of the good guys. Not even Rajinikanth’s Muthuvel Pandian. I’m talking about Moorthi (Namo Narayana), an annoying little villain who is hilariously convinced that the mere…

Given how my heart beats for underdog narratives and anti-system stories, it’s so hard not to praise Meesaya Murukku 2. This is, after all, a film about people trying to get through a door that generations of powerful people have guarded. Talent isn’t enough here. Generations pass, gaana changes, and yet, the struggle remains. That’s why…

There is a moment in Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai when a rat is given CPR. Yeah, you read this right. Someone presses its tiny chest, desperately trying to get it to breathe again. You see its tender chest compressing, expanding… In another film, this would be a ridiculous visual, a joke perhaps. In this film,…

Baththa, played by Vijay Sethupathi, is a frightening gangster. He is driven by ego, and no threat scares him. At home, he casually slaps his wife, throws a plate full of food, yells at his daughter. And he seems to be getting away with everything. So, you really wonder who’s gonna put him in his…