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PODA PODI (2012) Director: Vignesh Sivan Casts: STR, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, VTV Ganesh Music: Dharan Language: Tamil Genre: Romantic Comedy After a series of experimental films and action entertainer, Osthe, STR strikes back with a simple romantic comedy directed by debutant Vignesh Sivan which also marks the debut of Sarathkumar’s daughter, Varalaxmi. Poda Podi has been highly anticipated ever since it have announced, mainly due to its title and touted premise. So does Poda Podi strikes the chord despite being made for 4 years? Synopsis Poda Podi is a story set in London where two people, Arjun (STR) and Nisha (Varu) who has diverse perception about life fall in love and how their differences carries forward as their relationship progresses from love to marriage. Story & Screenplay Surprisingly, Poda Podi does not look dated at all, thanks to its ever relatable premise on the two opposite poles; Men and women. Vignesh Sivan scores with his w

THUPPAKKI (2012) Director: A.R. Murgadoss Casts: Vijay, Kajal Agarwal, Vidyut Jamwal, Sathyan Music: Harris Jayaraj Language: Tamil Genre: Action Thriller The wait has finally come to an end as the most anticipated movie of the year has finally hit the screens. Vijay is known for his excellent screen presence and energy, having the core aim to entertain. And A.R.Murgadoss is known for his intelligent thriller who colours commercialism convincingly. When both of these entertainers join hands, the expectations hit sky high especially with such profound talents such as Santosh Sivan and Sreekar Prasad packaging it.  So is Thuppakki worth the wait? Synopsis Jagdish (Vijay), an army captain, returns back to Mumbai for a holiday to be with his parents and two sisters. They want him to get married and finds a bride Nisha (Kajal Aggarwal) for him. After the usual bickering’s the couple fall in love. Meanwhile Jagadish an intelligence officer in the military ha