#CelluloidCritic

Critic - No.174 Director: Tushar Hiranandani Produced by: Anurag Kashyap, NidhiParmar, Reliance Entertainment Casts:  Bhumi Pednekar, Tapsee Pannu, Prakash Jha, Vineet Kumar Singh Language: Hindi Music: Vishal Mishra (songs), Advat Nemlekar (score) Genre: Drama SYNOPSIS: Saand Ki Aankh depicts the story of the 60 year old sharpshooters, Chandro Tomar and Prakashi Tomar who serve as an inspiration to many women in India who are still trapped under the male chauvinistic ideology and domination.   REVIEW: Following the loud voice about feministic view on women’s dream in film like Dangal, Saand Ki Aankh presents the real story of two rural grandmothers who shot to fame due to their sharpshooting achievements in their 60s. The most charming thing about the film is the way it presents the male chauvinistic characters as mere caricatures and the way it sets up how the well-respected men are merely relying on the work of their wife. Tushar also presents grim details

Critic - No.173 Director: Vetrimaran Producer: Kalaipulli S. Thanu, V Creations Casts:  Dhanush, Manju Warrier, Pasupathy, Balaji Sakthivel, Prakash Raj, Teejay Arunachalam, Ken Karunas Language: Tamil Genre: Action / Drama Music: G.V.Prakash Kumar SYNOPSIS: A family from the underprivileged class is on the run after the teenage son kills a rich man from the upper caste.  REVIEW: Vetrimaran is one gem of Tamil cinema who tries to address relevant social issues through hard hitting real stories that are also presented to the taste of mainstream audiences. His combination with Dhanush has always worked and Asuran is no different. With Asuran , Vetrimaran delivers a solid engaging drama through an adaptation of the novel, Vekkai written by acclaimed writer, Poomani. He touches on the casts division and the atrocities that followed in the 60s to 80s in the villages of South India through this thriller drama. However, he doesn’t throw the socio-political idea so blata

Critic - No.172 Director: K.V. Anand Producer: Allirajah Subaskaran, Lyca Productions Casts:  Surya, Mohanlal, Arya, Sayyesha, Samuthirakani Language: Tamil Genre: Action / Thriller Music: Harris Jeyaraj SYNOPSIS: A Special Protection Group officer, Kathiravan (Surya) has to identify the threat to the prime minister and the nation. REVIEW: K.V. Anand’s Ayan (2009) and Maatraan (2012) with Surya, clinched an important place in the list of gripping contemporary action thrillers in Kollywood. In fact, it gave Surya, his much needed boost for his second leg of career. The expectations were sky rocket from the word go for Kaapaan and does it touch the target it set to hit? The film is quite clear in what it wants from the first scene, when the plot of threat for the Prime Minister is introduced. And then the story shifts to a village where Kathir, a commander who is in undercover to find out more about the threat behind the Prime Minister. Sou