Jayaram

vc on July 10th, 2010

S N Swamy and K Madhu enthralled us with the CBI series of movies, each of which progressively declined in quality. It reached a point when the parody became more entertaining than the original movie. So when S N Swamy and K Madhu made another movie and it sank without a trace, we were curious [...]

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vc on February 18th, 2010

Imagine your wife is alone at home. It is dark. A bunch of goondas come and throw stones at the window. She is terrified. They damage the car and set the sofa on fire. You don’t know what  they will do next. This is what Parvati faced the other day in Chennai, when goondas belonging [...]

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vc on August 31st, 2008

One of the biggest hits in Malayalam, Katha Parayumbol, got remade in Tamil as Kuselan. With Rajni acting in the movie, the complexion of the movie changed, so did it’s fate at the box office. The movie tanked, a rare occurance for a Rajni Film. The movie’s performance at box office invited lot of comments [...]

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vc on August 11th, 2008

Just when we thought Jayaram’s acting career is about to end, the movie Veruthe Oru Bharya has taken everyone by surprise. Most of the reviewers have given glowing reviews, usually reserved for a Superstar movie. IndiaGlitz comments: Veruthe Oru Bharya’ is the unassuming title for a movie, narrated with intensity and integrity, from the very [...]

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vc on January 17th, 2008

The year is 2008 not 1980. Malayalees have lost the appetite for slow, sentimental, autobiographical movies, but East Coast Vijayan known for his stage shows where his name is repeated every 15 minutes has not realized it. His first film, according to reviewers induces drowsiness. Also when we thought that Jayaram’s career could only go [...]

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vc on January 25th, 2007

Anjil Oral Arjunan follows the fate of other recently released Jayaram movies. None of the reviews were favourable. The actors career is at crossroads. IndiaGlitz writes: What do you call a film that is well made, in terms of cinematic features, but still doesn’t touch your heart? A film that has absorbing sequences but still [...]

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vc on January 4th, 2007

In an interview Director Rajasenan once mentioned that the best character for actor Jayaram is that of a fun loving guy who has some sadness inside him. What better way then to end this actors career than by beating this theme to death. According to the reviews the movie has nothing new and is highly [...]

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