“A few days of friendship cleanses the flaws of a lifetime for Muneeswaran, and that’s a lovely story unto itself. During a particularly sensitive moment, he sits, face buried in his hands, confused over why every person he ever loved hates him for doing the right thing. Padaiveeran makes many deep points without really making a meal out of them.”
Author: Sudhir Srinivasan
Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren: A mirthless, bizarre attempt at a comedy
“Towards the end, Sowmya stands surrounded by tribespeople who explain to her the weird story of why she’s been abducted. She has a look of absolute bewilderment, and I immediately empathised with her. It’s the same look I had been wearing for the previous two hours.”
After Maa, I’m motivated to make a short film myself: Gautham Menon
“Imagine if directors like Selvaraghavan and Lingusamy released such short films on YouTube every once in a while. These films barely take a couple of days of shooting, after all.”
Maa: An extraordinarily sensitive foray into the world of a middle-class family
Maa feels like Sarjun sneaked into your average middle-class family household and shot them without their knowledge.
Nimir: Udhayanidhi Stalin emerges unscathed, the film not so much
But for Nimir to be a truly great remake, the setting needed to feel more real, its characters more alive. Here, you never truly feel the spirit of what it is like to be part of such a languorous village.
Sudhir Srinivasan 