“His wife’s in danger, some people have been killed, and he’s on the way. Another masala film director would announce the arrival with loud background music, and bring you the hero in slo-mo. But Vinoth isn’t done teasing. He gives you the heroic arrival, yes, but not of Theeran. He brings somebody else to equally rousing reception: an adult German Shepherd.”
Category: Film Reviews
Nenjil Thunivirunthal: A couple of good twists don’t save this uninspired thriller
The mother sits in her room, seething, her eyes red in rage, and threatens to kill herself. Why? She’s just seen a selfie of the couple at a recent wedding, and spoken with the girl’s friend. And yet, she reacts like she’s just caught them naked in a motel in the middle of some dark sexual experiments.
Aramm: A powerful story that doesn’t flinch from asking tough questions
There’s a lingering sense of guilt on the faces of most of these government employees, every time Mathi asks them a tough question. Their heads hang down in shame, but it seems they are too entrenched in the system to feel emotionally about the impact of their jobs any more. Mathi doesn’t get this. She just isn’t wired that way.
Ippadai Vellum: Some clever moments in a film whose writing shows effort
“If Udhayanidhi wanted to be a larger-than-life hero, he would be chasing thugs. But here, he is chased by them.”
Aval: Lo and behold, a well-made Tamil horror film
Milind Rau’s Aval is perhaps the closest a Tamil horror film has ever come to being deserving of that much-coveted label, ‘Hollywood standard’
Sudhir Srinivasan 