Jai Bhim Review: The film is bold, intense & gut-wrenching

Cast: Suriya, Lijomol Jose, Manikandan, Prakash Raj, Rajisha VijayanMusic: Sean RoldanDirection: T J Gnanavel 'Jai Bhim' is a slogan used by followers of Dr. B R Ambedkar, who has written the Indian constitution and have fought fiercely for the rights of oppressed people. But the representation of those oppressed people or Ambedkar in Tamil cinema...

#Rewind: 16 Vayathinile

Cast: Kamal Hassan, Sridevi, Rajinikanth, Ganthimathi, GoundamaniMusic: IlayaraajaDirection: Bharathirajaa 16 Vayathinile (meaning ‘At the age of 16’) marked the debut of Bharathirajaa and also started a new wave in Tamil cinema. Until then the films were shot indoors, majorly in studios. In this film Bharathirajaa took the camera to outdoors, especially to rural villages. This...

Mafia: Chapter 1 Review

"This hero-villain thriller is poorly written that heavily depends on slow-motion effects and climax twist" Cast: Arun Vijay, Prasanna, Priya Bhavani ShankarMusic: Jakes BejoyDirection: Karthick Naren Karthick Naren’s debut film ‘Dhuruvangal Pathinaru’ was nothing short of a stunning film. His second venture ‘Mafia: Chapter 1’ is about the cat-mouse game between Aryan (Arun Vijay)who works...

#Rewind: Kadhalikka Neramillai

Cast: Muthuraman, Nagesh, T S Balaiah, RajasreeMusic: Viswanathan- RamamoorthyDirection: C V Sridhar Kadhalikka Neramillai is a 1964 romantic-comedy directed by C V Sridhar. The film’s title credits have paintings as background and one such painting transforms into a song with Vasu (Muthuraman) and Kanchana (Kanchana). They are first couple in the film. The song is...

#Rewind: Subramaniapuram

Cast: Jai, Sasikumar, Swathi, Samuthirakani, Ganja KaruppuMusic: James VasanthanDirection: Sasikumar ‘The Gaurdian’ recently published ‘100 best films of the 21st century’ which included 2012 gangster drama ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’. Anurag Kashyap, the director of the film credits that the film was inspired by movies made by three Tamil directors whom he refers to as ‘Madurai...

Pattas Review

"Dhanush’s persona tries hard to save this obvious film about Adimurai and revenge" Cast: Dhanush, Sneha, Mahreen PirzadaMusic: Vivek-MervinDirection: R S Durai Senthilkumar Pattas is the nick name of Sakthi (played by Dhanush) who is involved in petty thefts along with his friend Puncture (played by KPY Sathish). Dhanush looks young and energetic in this...

Rewind: Aan Paavam

Cast: Pandiyan, Seetha, Pandiarajan, V K RamasamyMusic: IlaiyaraajaDirection: Pandiarajan The opening sequence of this film has a group of villagers offering prayers on behalf of Ramasamy (played by V K Ramasamy). An astonished bystander questions why they are praying on behalf of Ramasamy and is he a politician? The guy next to him says, “A...