Vaa Vaathiyar ends up being a bland yet fascinating iteration of a masala film funnelled through the prism of a quirky humorist, notes Arjun Menon.
Several new faces impressed with their performances in Tamil cinema.
Comedies are a difficult genre to pull off in today's day and age, thanks to the audiences' increasing exposure to diverse content and dwindling attention spans. Still, there are quite a few Tamil movies that can bring on the laughs. Arjun Menon lists the recent releases you can watch at home.
Director P Ramesh talks about his journey as a short filmmaker to the success of his debut film Thegidi.
Soodhu Kavvum is an engaging film, with ingenious characters and entertaining situations.
Director Nalan Kumarasamy talks about the sucess of his first directorial venture Soodhu Kavuum.
Here's what Vijay Sethupathi has in store for us this year.
The best part of the film is that, though it revolves around Vijay Sethupathi and Madonna Sebastian, they are small players in the larger story, says S Saraswathi.
The remake rights have been bought by Rockline Venkatesh and the film is expected to go on floors by August.
'I did not expect to become an actor someday,' Madonna Sebastian tells us.
Which of these movies are you looking forward to?
A look at this week's hits and misses.
'I believe that one thing leads to another. Seenu Ramasamy's Thenmerku Paruvakaatru earned Vijay Sethupati the role in Karthik's Pizza, which was a huge success. You cannot credit just one film to his success, there were a number of films.' Nalan Kumarasamy talks about success, and superstar Vijay Sethupati.
A look at the hits and misses of the week.
Debutant director Ravi Kumar deserves all the credit for Indru Netru Naalai, writes S Saraswathi.
A look at the week's hits and misses.
We saw the big hits of Tamil cinema. Now it's time to look at the flops.
Comedy and satire are beautifully interwoven in Moodar Koodam with excellent support from the cast
Indian and Pakistani movies, now in New York theatres!
'Mistaking carnality for sensuality, X: Past Is Present rings as too literal-minded and too talky, with a technique that just about drains any real density or genuine playfulness that may exist beneath all the talk,' says Sreehari Nair.
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