“In a film about terrorism and espionage agents, these visuals are par for the course. This is less about romanticising violence than about establishing authenticity. In a scene, a bunch of children are lined up for rescue, and without warning, a man, of their own kind, suddenly pumps bullets into them. It truly drums in the tragedy of how faith-based propaganda has dehumanised communities.”
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Kamal Haasan: ‘I have turned out to be like Thevar Magan’s hero’
“I’d like for Vishwaroopam II to be among my last films, because I have work to do. I’ll do these last few films I’ve already committed to because I need money for myself and the party. Once my political responsibility increases though…”
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’
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.
Taramani: A film that holds a mirror up to men
“She is hurt, and to heal, she needs to cut herself off these men. Perhaps fittingly, the name, Althea, is derived from the Greek work, althos, that means ‘to heal’.”
Sudhir Srinivasan 