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.
Category: Film Reviews
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.
One Heart: The music almost makes it all worthwhile
I’d hoped to understand how a self-confessed introvert like Rahman has now become comfortable with performing at sold-out concerts.
Sudhir Srinivasan 