Fahad Faasil and Vadivelu more than deliver the goods, but the film, as a whole, fails to live up to their startling on-screen partnership, observes Arjun Menon.
Fahadh Faasil reunites with Maamannan co-star Vadivelu for the film Maareesan.
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Narrating the role of Vadivelu in Maamannan, the judge said the eighth respondent Karuppu faced a similar situation in this case.
Maamannan could have been so much better with an alternate lead actor and a tighter, more gripping storytelling, sighs a disappointed Divya Nair.
Catch J Baby in theatres, and if you want to watch more touching Tamil stories on the dysfunctional family, Arjun Menon lists where you can find them on OTT.
They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not even seem to recognise that they too have crossed a red line themselves, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Fans of Vadivelu began groaning halfway through the movie and quite a few of them walked out 30 minutes before the climax.
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Reacting to a police case registered against him following a complaint by Vadivelu in connection with the attack on the comedian's residence and office on Sunday, DMDK chief Vijayakant, said: "Vadivelu is acting on DMK's instigation, as Karunanidhi and the party are unable to bear the rise of DMDK." Vadivelu's house was attacked allegedly by around 40 DMDK workers a day before he was to depose in a local court in a case involving him and a DMDK functionary.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai appealed to people to celebrate Hindu new year Ugadi and 'Hosa Tadaku' festivals peacefully without disturbing law and order.
Kaththi Sandai is a tedious action film, feels S Saraswathi.
Asserting that the present situation is not alarming, the minister said the emphasis should be more on COVID-19 appropriate behaviour and people should come forward to get vaccinated to shield themselves from Coronavirus and its variants.
Sabesh-Murali's musical score is unimpressive.
The film tires to present a socially relevant issue in a humorous manner, but sadly, the film fails to make any kind of impression.
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Sona dons a bikini in her new film, Alazhar Malai.
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A betting racket, in connection with the India-England World Cup tie played in Bangalore on Sunday, was busted and two persons arrested thereafter, a top police official said.
There are three Vijays! Each Vijay has his own heroine and each couple gets a song. Otherwise, it's the same old songs and the same old Vijay, sighs A Ganesh Nadar.
Chimbudevan is back with his third Tamil film, Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam, a full length comedy starring Ragavara Lawrence, Padmapriya , Lakshmi Rai, Sandya, Sai Kumar and Nazzer.
The movie is frivolous, unfunny and totally avoidable.
Sundar C's film has nothing to see but cleavage.
Karnataka High Court has set aside the conviction of Jayalalithaa.
Why is the BJP upset about the dialogues in a Tamil movie, wonders A Ganesh Nadar.
The South Indian Film Artistes Association, also known as Nadigar Sangam, conducted its high-profile elections on Sunday, October 18.
Vijay and Mohanlal starrer Jilla is your everyday Madurai-based action thriller set in the backdrop of the special bond shared by a father and his devoted foster son
The DMK still wants to look elsewhere for excuses to its electoral debacle, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
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