Sudhir Srinivasan

Kaappaan Movie Review: An overlong film full of bloat and devoid of soul

“Kaappaan is what you’d ostensibly get if you fed the ‘necessary ingredients’ of a commercially successful film into a computer, and it spat out a script.”

An audacious experiment that works more than it does not

“It’s a film that has been—and will be—mainly talked about for its chief conceit of having only one cast member, and for being shot in a single room, but there’s more.”

Gang Leader Movie Review: A fascinating premise that deserved a more satisfying film

“The checkpoints aren’t the problem. The conveniently rushed journeys are. It’s the director channeling his inner Steve Austin: “Cause I said so.””

Sivappu Manjal Pachai Movie Review: This simple film lacks finesse, but is still likeable

“What I liked about this film is that it isn’t a film about whether the cop can reform the street racer. It’s about something more rooted, more relatable. It’s about whether these two can live as, and I’m not kidding, maaman-machaan.”

Saaho Movie Review: Lavish filmmaking can’t rescue convoluted writing

“Like its protagonist, Saaho, whose fingers twitch in anticipation of a fight, this film is overzealous about showing off its budget, and what better way than through action sequences—by a Hollywood stunt choreographer—never mind their purpose.”