Pasanga 2 (Tamil, 2015)
The sequel to Pandiraj’s National Award Winning Pasanga certainly does not match up to the predecessor as it turns preachy & paints an ideal picture as the solution resulting in a lot of artificiality. However, the film cannot be totally dismissed as it brings to the table a contemporary & pertinent issue that needs more attention.
Thanga Magan (Tamil, 2015)
Without the deliberate messaging towards the end & heroics, the film may have passed as a realistic take on family, values and money. With it, sadly, it doesn’t pass as a formulaic commercial entertainer either for want of a better villain to elevate its hero & ends up in no man’s land.
Eetti (Tamil, 2015)
Ravi Arasu sculpts Eeti into a decent commercial film making sure of having something for every class of audience. However the well-conceived knot could have been made into a razor sharp film had the so-called ‘Commercial Considerations’ been done away with.
144 (Tamil, 2015)
144 is an extremely funny movie to sink yourselves in for a couple of hours and laugh your heart out. Though the 'Soothu Kavvum meets Mundasupatti' seems an exaggeration, it has the right content to garner good support from all quarters as a laugh riot that no 144 curfew can control – a clean family entertainer!
Uppu Karuvadu (Tamil, 2015)
Uppu Karuvadu works primarily as it has the audacity to cast actors in unconventional roles putting them in unusual situations & letting them mouth dialogues that seem natural. All this set in the midst of a premise-conflict-resolution template means fun film overall!