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Vaandu review: An incoherent mess

Vaandu reminded me of another film of last year, Sketch. Even though Sketch was a far better movie than this (I can’t believe I am typing this), both films have a similar theme. The former focused on impressionable youngsters who take to thuggery because they find it to be cool. Similarly, in Vaandu, Veera wants to be a street fighter, inspired by his dad Raja. But the latter is pushed to a bedridden state, due to injuries from his fight with Guna. Hence, Veera faces resistance from his mother to get into street fighting. However, he does get into it, and also develops a rivalry with Guna’s son, Logu. The conflict between Veera and Logu forms the core conflict of Vaandu.

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https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2019/feb/08/vaandu-review-an-incoherent-mess-10019.html

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Chennai 2 Singapore movie review: This Abbas Akhtar-Gokul film is a mindless entertainer

Chennai 2 Singapore is said to be a crazyology. And it stays true to its tag. A completely whacky and mindless film, the film’s sole purpose is to make the audience laugh and not to think. How else would you explain a story that documents the story of an aspiring filmmaker who travels to Singapore to make a film but ends up planning to rob a bank? Continue reading “Chennai 2 Singapore movie review: This Abbas Akhtar-Gokul film is a mindless entertainer” →

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Sathya movie review: This Sibiraj starrer is a gripping tale

It is the classic case of remake-citis. Every remake is bound to be accompanied by side-effects, a round of comparisons. This week seems to be the remake week as the Tamil versions of two major hits from other languages, Kshanam (Telugu) and Ulidavaru Kandante (Richie) are hitting the screens. The biggest advantage I had in watching Sibiraj’s Sathya, the remake of Kshanam, was that I was new to the film. However, after saying that, Sathya is a gripping tale that doesn’t compromise on the narrative keeping you invested till the end. Accompanied by some great music and apt performances, Sathya is a good comeback vehicle for Sibiraj after the tepid Kattapava Kanom. Continue reading “Sathya movie review: This Sibiraj starrer is a gripping tale” →

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Karuppan movie review: Characterisation and performances save this Vijay Sethupathi film

As a story, Karuppan has nothing new to offer. The core storyline, at least the starting point, easily belongs to the 80-90s. The eponymous hero Karuppan (Vijay Sethupathi) is a Jallikattu enthusiast. In one of the Jallikattu contests, Maayi (Pasupathy) agrees to marry his sister Anbu (Tanya Ravichandran) to Karuppan if he manages to tame his ferocious bull. But director Panneer Selvam’s characters are well-etched and with some good performances, it makes Karuppan a good watch. Anbu and Karuppan end up married, to the annoyance of Kathir (Bobby Simhaa). The family drama that ensues forms the crux of Karuppan. Continue reading “Karuppan movie review: Characterisation and performances save this Vijay Sethupathi film” →

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Hara Hara Mahadevaki movie review: This Gautham Karthik movie tries too hard with ‘adult humour’

There is a sequence in Hara Hara Mahadevaki where Ramya (Nikki Galrani) explains to Hari (Gautham Karthik) what a flash mob is. Hari, owner of a funeral service, gets a set of people who dance at death processions to perform a flash mob for Ramya. Not just that, he makes her sit on the procession chair, garlands her and then gifts her a ring. Before the logic hits you, you genuinely laugh out, seeing Ramya’s hopes crumble in front of her eyes. Sadly, that’s one of the very few laughs Hara Hara Mahadevaki provides. Continue reading “Hara Hara Mahadevaki movie review: This Gautham Karthik movie tries too hard with ‘adult humour’” →

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Magalir Mattum movie review: Go watch this Jyothika starrer and take your mom along too

Magalir Mattum’s title credits goes like this — Oorvasi, Bhanupriya and Saranya Ponvannan’s names come together first and then says ‘ivargaludan Jyothika’ (with them Jyothika). Couldn’t have been more apt as the film belongs to the older ladies. However, it is not a documentation of them getting together to complain about their lives. Magalir Mattum is genuinely about these women. It goes beyond the men in their life, the dreams that have been buried or the sacrifices they have had to make. The main strength of Magalir Mattum is the empathy it invokes. Whether it is Gomata (Oorvasi), Rani (Bhanupriya) or Subbu (Saranya), their lives are stories we get to see in our families. But what is fascinating is Bramma’s pick of situations. The familial predicaments of these women are interestingly at odds. If Gomata’s problem is a dead husband and a son in a different country, Subbu and Rani’s qualm is the existence of their husbands. (Subbu has an alcoholic husband and in Rani’s case an indifferent one.) Bramma’s writing will bring flashes of conversations with women of your own family and that is a major asset for the movie. Continue reading “Magalir Mattum movie review: Go watch this Jyothika starrer and take your mom along too” →

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