In a poignant scene, Ranjith and his wife, who have just learned the shattering diagnosis, see an old man with advanced Parkinson’s being tended to by his wife. The otherwise steely Ranjith, in a moment of vulnerability, clasps his wife’s hand. It’s a touching moment.
Month: July 2017
Vikram Vedha: A wholly satisfying, smartly conceived thriller
Vikram (Madhavan) is a stone-cold encounter specialist who can sleep soundly, regardless of how many lives he’s ended that day. “Korattai vittu thoonguven,” he says, and explains that he’s able to do that because of his conviction that he’s the good, and he’s putting bullets into the bad. Vedha (Vijay Sethupathi), the contemporised version of…
The Vijay Sethupathi interview: The actor, the philosopher
“I play every role like Vijay Sethupathi,” he says. “Vijay Sethupathi as a policeman. Vijay Sethupathi as a gangster. Vijay Sethupathi as a fraudster. It’s what you do in a scene that defines you, not how you look.”
Gemini Ganesanum Suruli Rajanum: A hilarious turnaround saves this problematic comedy
And then, unexpectedly, after a significant part of the first half had played out, as I was gearing up to gouge my eyes out in boredom and annoyance, the film suddenly got better… much, much better.
Pandigai: An inconsistent, even if well-made, thriller
It’s a compliment to Pandigai that I’m even wishing it had been more intense and contemplative.
Sudhir Srinivasan 