The third quarter of 2015 began with reassurance to the industry & the hero of Papanasam, the remake of the popular Malayalam film Drishyam, which turned out to be a wholesome treat. Close on its heels came SS Rajmouli‘s epic Baahubali (whose Tamil version was more of a remake than a mundane dub!). With the two films setting the quarter engine revving, there had to be a few big duds to bring the heat down and those came in the form of the drab trio of Maari, Vaalu & VSOP. Then came the surprise film of the year – Thani Oruvan – which helped Jayam Ravi wash away the sins of his other pedestrian outing & we can’t thank Raja enough for getting us the ever-so-charming Arvind Swamy back in an uber cool villainous avatar. The quarter ended on a sound note with critics lapping up the National Award winning Kuttram Kadithal & the fans giving their thumbs-up to the awkwardly titled adult comedy Trisha Illanaa Nayantara whose whopping collection would have surprised its hero GV Prakash himself!
Papanasam (July 3, 2015)
180 min
- U Rated
- Directed by Jeethu Joseph
- Music by M. Ghibran
- Shot by Sujith Vaassudev
- Edited by Ayoob Khan
Papanasam
Full ReviewBaahubali: The Beginning (July 10, 2015)
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Baahubali: The Beginning
Bahubali: The Beginning is a humble effort of ace director S.S. Rajamouli who takes storytelling to an entire new level. A simple story line of Royal family feud glamourized by brilliant cinematography, high-calibre acting from the cast and a classy period-look execution have made this movie find a place in our top 6. Setting a trend on its own, this movie has been able to break the cross-industry shackles by being a success across all industries and has created a huge expectataion for the next installment. So lets wait to find out 'Why Kattappa killed Bahubali?'.
Full Review159 min
- U/A Rated
- Directed by S. S. Rajamouli
- Music by M. M. Keeravani
- Shot by K. K. Senthil Kumar
- Edited by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Naalu Policeum Nalla Irundha Oorum (July 24, 2015)
135 min
- U Rated
- Directed by N. J. Srikrishna
- Music by BR Rajin
- Shot by Mahesh Muthuswamy
- Edited by V. J. Sabu Joseph
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Naalu Policeum Nalla Irundha Oorum
Naalu Policeum Nalla Irundha Oorum turned out to be an innovatively conceived and packaged comedy, that builds upon the chaos theory to provide genuine shots of laughter throughout with the new wave comedians like Singampuli and Yogi Babu producing riotous moments. Not taking the usual hero centric narration, a refreshing treatment to take the story to an unexpected ending in a linear and effective manner makes this movie quite the surprising entry to this list despite average on-screen performances.
Full ReviewThani Oruvan (August 28, 2015)
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Thani Oruvan
Thani Oruvan is perhaps the film that reinforces the fact that you are valued only on the quality of your previous film. Having been ruthlessly criticized for doing only remakes, Mohan Raja’s first original attempt has turned the heads of not only critics but also the general audience through his exceptional work. The film reaps the benefit for placing an equal Antagonist in Arvind Swamy to the Protagonist, Jayam Ravi. The gripping screenplay, aided by a thrilling background score by Hip Hop Tamizha, devoid of any compromises in spite of being a truly ‘Commercial’ film, has made Thani Oruvan waltz its way into our picks of this quarter.
Full Review159 min
- U Rated
- Directed by Mohan Raja
- Music by Hiphop Tamizha
- Shot by Ramji
- Edited by Gopikrishna.V
Maya (September 17, 2015)
140 min
- U/A Rated
- Directed by Ashwin Saravanan
- Music by Ron Ethan Yohaan
- Shot by Sathyan Sooryan
- Edited by T. S. Suresh
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Maya was emphatically embraced and touted to be the best pure horror movie to emanate from the Tamil film industry, that guaranteed to instigate fear in virtually anyone watching the mystery unfold. The most compelling aspect apart from the eerie and scary setup was the beautiful intertwining of two plot lines by the debutant director Ashwin Saravanan who made the perfect cerebral potboiler with bankable actors like Nayanthara at his disposal. Truly the new face of Horror and on par with international standards, this movie has literally screamed its way into this list!
Full ReviewKuttram Kadithal (September 24, 2015)
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Kuttram Kadithal
Kuttram Kadithal is one of those rare films that manage to shake the audience while at the same time not tending to go overboard & be preachy. It has a storyline that is reflective of the current scenario and more importantly a film that will instigate discussion & debate on a vital topic. For a debutant filmmaker, Bramma captures our attention through his acute usage of the Cinematic medium exceedingly well. While there is talk from North of India about this film being on the louder side in spite of the whole-hearted acceptance from the South, even such folks accept this to be one of those rare films that needs to be celebrated.
Full Review120 min
- U Rated
- Directed by Bramma G
- Music by Shankar Rangarajan
- Shot by Manigandan S
- Edited by C. S. Prem Kumar
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