May 1, 2011
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For those of us used to seeing so called “Entertainers” like Twenty-Twenty or various mindless comedy movies, Urumi is a welcome change. It is a bold move from the producers to think of a big canvas movie, get a pan-Indian … Continue reading
March 15, 2011
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The movie starts with the line - “This film is imaginary. If you think it is real, then you are imagining things”- a line which is seen even in the beginning of movies like Pokiri Raja. This strikes as odd … Continue reading
January 12, 2011
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There is a very complicated sequence in Juan José Campanella’s Argentinian crime thriller, The Secret in Their Eyes. The camera flies through the dark night sky and we see a brightly lit football stadium. As the camera flies over the … Continue reading
July 20, 2010
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Oru Naal Varum evokes nostalgia, unfulfilled potential and leaves you with a sense of incompleteness. Srinivasan’s characterization: Srinivasan’s role as a corrupt Asst. Town Planning Officer is half baked and confusing. We are not sure if Srinivasan became corrupt for obtaining … Continue reading
July 10, 2010
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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 … Continue reading
November 20, 2009
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We saw a movie which was made for less than 3.5 crore the other day called Romeo. It was directed by one of our favorite directors, Rajasenan, starring one of our favourite comedy actors, Dileep and written by the successful … Continue reading
November 4, 2009
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The story of Devasuram – an evil man’s fall and his redemption is quite powerful. The narrative offers many dramatic moments, for the evil to manifest, to experience the fall and then rise up again. It offers the script writer … Continue reading