Karuppan seems to be made almost with the same sort of languor that you imagine village life to be. Fair enough, the film’s about a family in the village, after all. This indolence in story development would be unbearable in a bad film. But Karuppan has heart… and Vijay Sethupathi. In one scene, you…
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Spyder: A terrific SJ Suryah can’t salvage the film by himself
The villain, Sodalai (SJ Suryah, who is joyously mental in the film and its main attraction), seems inspired by The Joker. He’s constantly cackling, and the relish with which he observes people who wail is an idea for the ages.
Magalir Mattum: A necessary, even if not a terrific film
Sometimes, when you look at your mother, perhaps as she is watching television or reading a newspaper, it’s easy to forget that she too bristled with your youth and harboured the promise of an exciting life once. It’s easy to assume that mothers were born looking the way they do today, saree and all. Of…
Thupparivalan: Underwhelming, but a sequel may be a great idea
For a man who’s as stone-faced, it’s rather preposterous when he later breaks into a Nayagan-like lament. Kaniyan would have been the sort to stare without blinking, perhaps well up a bit, and maybe… lose his footing.
Kathanayagan: Sporadic laughs don’t really save this dud
Thambidurai is a man scared of everything, except, of course, a fair-skinned woman.
Sudhir Srinivasan 