Disclaimer : I didn't choose this movie after watching Kanna Laddu Thinna Aaasaiya. There are only few movies in India that has portrayed coming of age with style and not treading in to vulgarity. Although there were movies that had story lines similar to Indru Poi Naalai Vaa, what differentiated this movie was the way [...]
50 Tamil movies to watch before youdie
50 Tamil Movies to watch before your Die – 21: Oru Thalai Raagam
Over the years Tamil Cinema has produced some independent movies with zero star power and limited budget that created trends. Although they are far and few, the impact they have created in the world of Tamil cinema is beyond imagination. The 21st movie in our list is one such and created a trend that shaped [...]
50 Tamil Movies to watch before you Die – 18 : Sigappu Rojakkal (1978)
Bharathiraja doesn’t love criticisms. But when the media rubbed him in the wrong side early in his career, he answered in the way he could. So what was the criticism all about? His first two movies (16 Vayadhinile, Kizhakke Pogum Rail) were village based and he was branded as a director who can only give [...]
50 Tamil movies to watch before you die-17: 16 Vayadhinile
I consider 70s to 90s as the Golden period of Tamil Cinema. It’s the time when both hard core masala movies and radical directors co-existed. Both types of movies were lapped by audience with open hands. It also saw the rise of the “B” directors (Bharathiraja, Balachander) and moreover it gave the genius by the [...]