And then, unexpectedly, after a significant part of the first half had played out, as I was gearing up to gouge my eyes out in boredom and annoyance, the film suddenly got better… much, much better.
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Modha Rathiri Movie Review: When Two Wounded People Stop Performing
I kept noticing these artificial, awkward smiles in Raja Karuppasamy’s Modha Rathiri. Watch Muthu’s (Anishma) smiles at Marudhu (Rishikanth), even though we know she would rather be anywhere else but with him. Watch in-laws smile at each other in ways that suggest neither affection nor happiness. In this film, people smile because they are supposed…
