Madha Review

Characters come with longing looks and self-absorbed traits. Mentally-retarded people pop out suddenly and can give you jump scares. The suspense unravels in the climax....

Dharala Prabhu Review

What works best in 'Dhaarala Prabhu' is the core messages about child adoption and removing the stigma associated with sperm donorship for which the credit goes to the original writer Shoojit Sircar....

Anukunnadhi Okkati Ayyinadi Okati Review

'AOAO' takes below-the-belt jokes so too seriously that such "humour" accounts for most of the content.  Had the second half done away with "comedy", there would have been scope for seriousness....

Palasa 1978 Review

This film speaks up for the oppressed Dalits, and provides both an Amebdkarite solution (welcome in every respect) as well as a radical path (incompatible with values of modern society). ...

Gypsy Review

What works best in Gypsy is humanity above all else message that the film emphasizes throughout. The political commentaries on many issues including beef...

Draupathi Review

What works best in 'Draupathi' is the first half which plays out like a murder mystery thriller with a vigilante touch. The director has also cleverly built up the curiosity over who the Draupathi...

Kanni Maadam Review

What works best in 'Kanni Maadam' is the emotional quotient that is present throughout the screenplay even though some of it borders on melodrama....

Kannum Kannum Kollaiadithal Review

The screenplay gets into the thick of things after the interval when the director gets ready to spring loads of surprises, the debutant deserves applause for treating the storyline with romance,...

Hit Review

Humans don't take to extreme crimes so unconsciously unless they are demented. Also, you can take only so much of mental illness in a single film. The hero is already mentally disturbed....

Kanulu Kanulanu Dochayante Review

In crime dramas and thrillers like this, some creative liberties are a given.  This film does take liberties.  To its credit, it doesn't take the audience's intelligence for granted too...

Bheeshma Review

Essentially conceived as a rom-com, this film intersperses serious moments with light-veined scenes involving the lead pair. The result is some fun, more fun, and a few emotional scenes to boot....

Mafia: Chapter 1 Review

Arun Vijay and Prasanna's performances apart, Mafia boasts of a great Technical team that supports Karthick Naren's vision in delivering a glossy entertainer that sets base for an exciting, dark,...

Day Knight Review

What works best in 'Day Knight' is the second half when a supernatural element is introduced giving the audience hope that Annam may be saved from the killer....

Ayyappanum Koshiyum Review

With an intense, raw and realistic screenplay and terrific performances from Prithviraj and Biju Menon, Sachy has another winner here. Prithviraj and Biju Menon complement each other perfectly on...

World Famous Lover Review

'World Famous Lover' fails to engage the audience with a soulful story. Of the three segments, only one of them is decent. The other two are drastically flawed and even stretched....

Naan Sirithal Review

What works best in 'Naan Sirithiaal' is the last half an hour which contains a few laugh-worthy scenes and is racy too. The sequence in which Aadhi laughs out loud to emotional scenes of Vijay and...

Oh My Kadavule Review

What works best in 'Oh My Kadavule' is the youthful exuberance the screenplay maintains throughout. The fantasy element helps in keeping the curiosity going....

Vaanam Kottatum Review

 Vaanam kottattum from Dhana and Maniratnam is a neat family entertainer with some good emotional moments and memorable performances by Radhika and Sarathkumar and also has refreshingly...

Seeru Review

Seeru is a mass entertainer with a social message on women safety, legal system and the loopholes, and how a help extended without expectations will return in unexpected moments, and has Jiiva in...

Jaanu Review

Unlike typical love stories, this film is not about events. It's a lot about conversations and how two souls revisit their past and look at the future with hope (or maybe, with nothing in)....