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‘Remo’ has a ton of technical expertise working in its favour to give it a posh look on the outside, but underneath all that gloss a lot of repulsive content is being propagated such as demeaning women at the expense of an immoral lead character with malicious intent – now that’s a pretentious cover up of a fiasco at the core!
Confident performances from much of the cast accompanied by peppy background scores is just not enough to make up for the shoddy treatment provided to the subject. A lacklustre screenplay means that the movie fails to grow the much needed wings as it comes crashing down!
While Over A Chai had the viewer at a distance throughout (not the relatability but the actual proximity to the characters on screen) 'Andha Naal Nyabagam' is highly claustrophobic especially after the Rajagopalan character enters the life of Karthik.
Aandavan Kattalai is one of those rare films that will appeal equally to the two categories of audience – the critics and the masses. While it may be for different reasons, it is that fine balance that our filmmakers strive to achieve and Manikandan seems to have mastered it. A Must Watch on all counts!
'Island City' has a very modern theme on how automation has taken control of humanity in a big city like Mumbai. To make such a theme resonate across three distinct chapters, within 110 minutes with a small connection between each of them, is no mean feat. Go watch this brilliant work!
'Kidaari' backed by some fine acting and technical masterclass, puts up a valiant struggle to overcome the pitfalls injected by the weak treatment meted out to a potent subject – but ends in futility as its too huge an obstacle to surmount!
When a movie is supposed to star an actor like Vikram in a lead role, it creates a lot of buzz and hype around it as the fans prepare for a display of exemplary acting and finesse. Even though Vikram does his job to perfection, when other elements in the movie don’t gel well, it ends up being a huge let down. Iru Mugan falls into such a category – a movie that tests not just the intelligence of the audience but also their tolerance and endurance levels.
The fact that Seenu has been able to package the travails and experiences of a first-in-family graduate in a tale that is entertaining as well as it is emotional is a success in itself. It could have turned out even better - If only some ‘love’ related clichés had been avoided!
Manikandan plays as comfortably in the thriller turf as he did on the endearing comedy turf with his Kaaka Muttai kids but if the more pertinent subtle layers were socio-economical in nature in his first outing, they are on psyche of characters this time – a ‘great to have’ for any twisty thriller.
‘Meednum oru Kaadhal Kadhai’, as the title literally suggest is nothing but another love story which suffers the wrath of unimaginative treatment to the plot, making it a borderline movie that lacks the vitality to provide a poignant experience for the audience.
