To put it in terms of this movie’s sensibility itself — I can say the stars aligned perfectly when all I wanted was a good regional commercial cinema on a weekend eve and feel at home. Hail the Thathasthu Devathas. The screenplay, filmmaking, casting, and the performances from the lead actors (especially Nazriya) derive a refreshingContinue reading “Ante… Sundaraniki starring Nani and Nazriya is a perfect Friday evening refreshment”
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Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Vikram does more magic when the Ghost is inside the lamp than when it is unleashed
Okay, so, it will be an understatement to say that Kamal Hassan is a phenomenon. Even when he is just a part of the frame, or even when the spotlight is away from him, your attention waves just converge on to him. He is that word in a sentence that’s highlighted in bold. Now whatContinue reading “Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Vikram does more magic when the Ghost is inside the lamp than when it is unleashed”
Storyboard: Navarasa – Bhaya
With the anthology wave majorly hitting our OTT platforms, the recent one that set out to make a big splash is “Navarasa” on Netflix produced by Mani Ratnam and Jayendra. But much to the disappointment, except a couple of segments — Payasam (Disgust) being the best and Ethiri (Compassion), the anthology on the whole didn’tContinue reading “Storyboard: Navarasa – Bhaya”
Nenjam Marapathillai – Psychedelic resurrection of Selva ( or Satanic Tamasha )
The “Badhil” part highlighted in the title could be read in an ironic sense, that the movie will be leaving you with so many questions unanswered. Another crucifixion-resurrection story told in a trippiest way after Trance that released in early 2020, starring Fahadh Faasil which also had a resurrection angle told with psychedelic visuals. Well,Continue reading “Nenjam Marapathillai – Psychedelic resurrection of Selva ( or Satanic Tamasha )”
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