Sudhir Srinivasan

Vedalam

Pulsating fight scenes, but predictable otherwise For the longest time, Deepavali has been synonymous with a screening of Baasha on at least one of the two dozen Tamil television channels. This time, however, the channels seemed to be quite engaged with trying to outdo each other by screening the latest hits, including Baahubali and Maari…

Naanum Rowdy Dhaan

A thoroughly entertaining black comedy Now that I have watched Naanum Rowdy Dhaan , I can safely say, “I knew it!” I was probably among the minority that found Podaa Podi , Vignesh Shivan’s 2012 debut film, quite entertaining. Sure, the story was nothing to write home about, but the dialogues were effortlessly hilarious, and…

Maiem

Like a mediocre TV soap Imagine you’re stuck in an ATM, and are in mortal danger. You’ve just seen a man murder two people outside the ATM with a crowbar. He’s now sizing you up from outside, but is reluctant to walk up to you, lest he be captured by the CCTV camera. What do…

Where is the next Manorama?

The week saw the passing away of veteran actress Manorama. The condolences poured in, and the odes were deservingly conferred. “A legendary comedian.” “An acting stalwart.” “A peerless character artiste.” That last compliment, richly deserved no doubt, however, got me wondering. Why is she peerless? Where are all the female character artistes? Where are the…

Different courses, different horses

You know you like a movie but you can’t quite figure why. Your friend, who dislikes it, is meanwhile making all the perfect points. He’s talking about the flimsiness of the storyline, the subpar acting, the bad screenplay, but it’s all you can do to not get up and ask him to go shove it….