Yearly Archives for 2012
Movie Review: Vazhakku En 18/9 – Judgement Reserved
Tweet Spoiler alert: Sorry, I could not write without some spoilers and that’s why I posted this little late. This was one of the most awaited movies for me this year just because of a honest director by the name … Continue reading
Movie Review: Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (OKOK) – Just not Ok
Tweet I want my readers to do a simple exercise when you watch OKOK . If you can’t do the exercise for the first time, try it when you watch it for the second time on some channel (probably in … Continue reading
Movie Review: 3- Almost a Zero
Tweet The sweetest moment of “3″ comes when Janani (Shruthi Hassan) tries to kiss her husband, Ram (Dhanush) good night and he shows the garland that he is on a fast for Sabarimala. Both express their feelings silently with tears … Continue reading
Movie Review: Aravaan – Something’s Missing
Tweet As I always been saying, unlike Hollywood and international movies, it’s rarity for a Tamil movie to be based on a literary work. The making, production and acting becomes difficult when it’s a period movie. Did Vasanta Balan pull … Continue reading
Movie Review: Ambuli – Once in a (Partial) Blue Moon
Tweet I always have respect for people who experiment in Tamil movies.Some of the experiments have gone horribly wrong but some have become the forerunner for movies of the future. I wanted to see the first venture of the directing … Continue reading
50 Tamil Movies to watch before you Die 20 – Udhiripookal
Tweet I am back with the 20th movie of the list and I hope to finish it by this year at least :) As I quipped in the last post, the movie I am going to talk about is the … Continue reading
Movie Review: Kadhalil Sodhappavadhu Yeppadi – 100% Perfect 0%Sodhappal
Tweet Balaji Mohan is my favourite director. Ok, I can sense that inquisitive look from some of my readers on how’s it possible when the director debuts on the silver screen. It’s possible when the director was a celebrated runner … Continue reading
Movie Review: Dhoni – Out of Form
Tweet Movies based on children have always worked in Tamil Cinema. Yaar Payyan, Kuzhandhaium Deivamum, Shanthi Nilayam (inspired by Sound of Music), Anbulla Rajinikanth, My Dear Kuttichattan, Anjali and Pasanga recently have been massive crowd pullers. Some have used children … Continue reading
Movie Review: Marina – The breeze is not enough
Tweet There are only few movies in Tamil that take a place as the main lead of the movie. I am counting out the innumerous spiritual movies about temples. Pandiraj showed immense promise with his Pasanga and winning a National … Continue reading
What happened to my National Anthem?
Tweet Every year, since 2009 I have been part of the IQL team to host India Unplugged, a quiz on India. As we usually do it on the Republic Day, we play the National Anthem before the start of the … Continue reading