Pavithra Srinivasan

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Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa is a must watch

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa is a must watch

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2010

Directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, the film is possibly one of 2010's most anticipated movies.

Review: Rasikkum Seemane lacks substance

Review: Rasikkum Seemane lacks substance

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2010

With pot-holes the size of craters, uninspired acting and dull music, this Tamil movie flat-lines after the first half-hour.

Theeradha Vilayattu Pillai is no Valentine fare

Theeradha Vilayattu Pillai is no Valentine fare

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2010

Theeradha Vilayattu Pillai is a half-baked chauvinistic film that doesn't inspire romance.

Yuvan is monotonous in Theeradha Vilayattu Pillai

Yuvan is monotonous in Theeradha Vilayattu Pillai

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2010

For someone who tries to introduce something new in each of his albums, Yuvan barely tries here. It looks like he seriously needs to find his groove.

Review: Asal is for Ajith fans

Review: Asal is for Ajith fans

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2010

Sivaji Productions's Tamil movie is a complete masala entertainer sans logic.

Jaggubhai is a dull copy of Wasabi

Jaggubhai is a dull copy of Wasabi

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2010

Radaan Media's Tamil film directed by K S Ravikumar is a silly copy of Wasabi.

Review: Thamizh Padam is a rip-roaring spoof

Review: Thamizh Padam is a rip-roaring spoof

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2010

Cloud Nine Movies' Thamizh Padam, conceived in the best tradition of spoofs, is rip-roaring entertainment.

Story-less Goa nevertheless entertains

Story-less Goa nevertheless entertains

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2010

The Tamil movie directed by Venkat Prabhu, is an endless series of gags, jokes and sexual mis-adventures.

Tamil Padam's tunes are a laugh riot!

Tamil Padam's tunes are a laugh riot!

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2010

The theme track sounds like something straight of the eighties: electric and bass guitars rule the roost and it feels like you've stepped into the refrain of some Boney M number.

Review: Goa's music is not Yuvan's best

Review: Goa's music is not Yuvan's best

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2010

The maestro's signature tunes are hard to find in his latest Tamil album.

Review: Songs of Tamil cowboys

Review: Songs of Tamil cowboys

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2010

This album has all of Tamil cinema's staples and follows set patterns.

Review: This Porkkalam is a dud

Review: This Porkkalam is a dud

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2010

Bharani Minerals' Tamil movie has all the right ingredients of an epic but leaves no impact.

Review: Kutty is fun

Review: Kutty is fun

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2010

This Tamil movie doesn't take itself too seriously and doesn't expect you to, either.

Aayirathil Oruvan is not for the faint hearted

Aayirathil Oruvan is not for the faint hearted

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2010

This Tamil movie is a daring enterprise full of violence and sexual overtones.

Nanayam: Hollywood plot, desi treatment

Nanayam: Hollywood plot, desi treatment

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2010

If you're a Hollywood aficionado, Capital Film Works' Tamil movie starring Prasanna and Sibiraj, is not much fun.

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya: Vintage Rahman

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya: Vintage Rahman

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2010

Fans of the maestro are going to love this Tamil soundtrack.

Porkkalam is worth a listen

Porkkalam is worth a listen

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2010

Despite little variation in the numbers, Rohit Kulkarni's composition for the Tamil film starring Kishore and Tinnu Anand, is still hummable.

Review: Aasal's music is for Ajith fans

Review: Aasal's music is for Ajith fans

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2010

It's also obvious that Bharadwaj has taken pains to deliver something off the beaten path for this Tamil album.

Nothing new about Kutty's music

Nothing new about Kutty's music

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2010

The Tamil album follows Devisri Prasad's pattern to the hilt, with many rehashes from his previous numbers.

Review: Pugaippadam is tedious

Review: Pugaippadam is tedious

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2010

If only Rajesh Lingam had kept the initial chemistry between the characters intact, we'd have had a cult classic.