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Movie Review: Nagaraja Chozhan MA MLA – Mani Darling.. Why?
This review will not say why the movie is bad and how it could have been better. Rather, it will be a rant on why one of my most favourite directors should not have taken this movie. I consider Manivannan as one of the best in Tamil Cinema. His movies are far far better than [...]
Movie Review: Ethir Neechal – What for?
If you ask **RS Durai Senthilkumar**, director of **Ethir Neechal**, what’s the one line for his movie, he might end up with any one of the following answers; + A young man who has a problem with his peculiar name, realises that a name gets fame because of what you do. + It’s a comedy [...]
Movie Review: Soodhu Kavvum – This madness is enjoyable
Let me be clear, Soodhu Kavvum is not a classic or a path breaking movie but it will end up as one of the well made movies of 2013. For me, this May Day's first choice movie was Soodhu Kavvum against Ethir Neechal and Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal (after Nagaraja Chozhan MA MLA opting out [...]
Movie Review: Udhayam NH4 – Badly laid
Road movies make an interesting watch only when the audience are made to travel along with the lead protagonists. If the audience are as lost as the lead protagonists like in Udhayam NH4, let the road gods save them. Probably some of you may like the movie by calling it fast paced and entertaining but [...]
Movie Review: Gouvravam – Not enough
There are two ways that a movie dealing with social problem can go wrong. One, it can become aimless rhetoric that preaches audience or it will be a shallow half baked product that never conveys the point it intended too. Surprisingly, Radha Mohan's Gouvravam falls in to the second category. Gouvravam is a story of [...]
Movie Review: Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga – Neither Kedi Nor Killadi
When we watch bad movies of some prolific directors, we try to assure ourself that it's just a small slip. But when we watch certain movies, we tend to wonder whether this director was the one who made his first movie. Pandiraj is a perfect example of what I am talking about. His national award [...]
6 things happened on April 1 that were not so “foolish”
April 1st is considered to be a fool’s day. But some of the most important things in this world have happened on this very day. I have listed just 6 of them. The Wrigley Company was founded by William Wrigley Jr. in the year 1891. Adolf Hitler was sentenced to Jail for his participation in [...]
Movie Review: Paradesi – an aimless wail
A movie becomes great only when it conveys the intended message to audience. I don’t believe in the differentiation between art house and commercial cinema. For me, I either enjoy it or I don’t. I didn’t enjoy Paradesi (don’t make the argument, Paradesi is a serious movie, how can you “enjoy” it? – I meant [...]
Goodbye Feedburner. Hello Feedcat…
Dear Readers Thanks for your support in reading my blogs. For the last two days, you might not have received my blog posts on your readers. My Feedburner account started showing “0″ readers today morning. I thought it’s time to move away from Feedburner. I have been dabbling with this idea since Google Reader was [...]
Why I did not wish “Happy Women’s Day”?
Yes I mean it. I haven’t wished anyone from this morning. I don’t see any meaning in celebrating Women’s day (not because I am a man). By now, you would have seen 100 ads from sanitary napkins to restaurants that give special offers for women. 100s of award ceremonies that will celebrate women power (every [...]