#CelluloidCritic

KUTTRAM KADITHAL (2015) Director: Bramma Casts: Master Ajay , Radhika Prasidha, Sai Rajkumar, Sathya, Pavel Navageethan, Kulothungan Music: Shankar Rengarajan Language: Tamil Genre: Thriller Some films are made to entertain, some are made to educate but only very few movies are made to emphasize reality and capture it sincerely as it is to inform or scare the audience . ‘Kuttram Kadithal’ touted to be a film with such a calibre has already garnered the accolades all around the world prior to its theatrical release. The title of the film was derived from the 44th adhikaaram (chapter) of the Thirukkural, where Thiruvalluvar alludes to avoiding mistakes. Winning the ‘National Award’ for best regional film, ‘Kuttram Kadithal’ has finally hit the screens to collect the warm response of the audiences too! Synopsis Merlin (Radhika) a newly wed school teacher losses her cool on her first day of school and slaps a 5 th grade boy, Chezhiyan for kissing a girl in...

UNAKKENA VENUM SOLLU   (2015) Director: Srinath Ramalingam  Casts: Deepak Paramesh, Gunalan Morgan, Jaqlene Prakash , Mime Gopi Music: Siva Saravanan Language: Tamil Genre: Horror Yet another horror has hit the screens in this high peak season of Horror genre delivered in Kollywood.   As many try to inject commercial elements, there are only few of them who keep the plot simple and stay really focused on the genre. Joining that list, Helmed by debutant, Srinath Ramalingam, ‘Unakkena Vennum Sollu’ has already stirred up the curiosity of moviegoers, thanks to the well-paced promos and the title. So will this Synopsis The film starts on a couple living in Singapore (Gunalan & Jaqlene) setting off to Chennai to treat their son. However they face a few unusual paranormal activities in their guesthouse and soon unlock a deep secret connected to them. In parallel track,   Karthick (Deepak) gets an eerie phone call and sets to investigate the root...

NAANUM ROWDY DHAAN   (2015) Director: Vignesh Shivan Casts: Vijay Sethupathi, Nayanthara, Parthiban, RJ Balaji Music: Anirudh Language: Tamil Genre: Comedy With a terrific form, producing a blockbuster Vellai Illa Pattathari and National Award winning, Kakka Muttai , Wunderbar Film has picked a comedy entertainer this time, helmed by ‘Poda Podi’ Vignesh Shivan. With such appealing lead pair, successful album and innovative promos, ‘Naanum Rowdy Dhaan’ brims with positivity. Does it deliver as promised? Synopsis ‘Pondy’ Pandi (Vijay Sethupathi) dreams to be a rowdy one day after an ‘insightful’ conversation with a criminal when he was 8, quite contrary to his mother’s (Radhika) wish to make him a police, just like her. On the other end, Kadambari (Nayanthara), a hearing-impaired girl, wants to take revenge of Killivalan (Parthiban) who killed his mother by placing a bomb in her house. What happens when both Pandi and Kadambari cross path and destiny leads the...

MAYA   (2015) Director: Ashwin Saravanan Casts: Nayanthara, Aari, Robo Shankar Music: Ron Ethaan Yohaan Language: Tamil Genre: Horror In a time where the culture of commercial Horror films have taken a comedy sub route in Indian cinema, ‘Maya’ was promoted as a efficient, pure horror which will not only play homage to the classic horror genre but also promised to take the audience to a fear ride. With debutant Ashwin Saravanan leading the team, will ‘ Maya’ fulfil its expectations? Synopsis Apsara (Nayanthara) is budding actress and she gets separated from her husband Arjun (Aari) prioritising his film career over her and their one-year old child, Meera. At one point of time, a moneylender threatens Apsara and she has no choice and decides to participate in a contest to watch a horror movie called,  ‘Irul’ . The condition is to watch the horror movie alone in the cinema hall with their heart rate and image being monitored. If there is a declination in p...

PAAYUM PULI   (2015) Director: Suseenthiran Casts: Vishal, Kajal Agarwal, Samuthirakani, Soori Music: D.Imman Language: Tamil Genre: Action Thriller Vishal’s Paayum Puli finally pounces after the major hiccup from Producer’s council and the expectation is sky high on this ‘Pandiya Naadu’ team. With aggressive promotion and anticipation will this tiger pounce as high as it wanted? Synopsis Jayaseelan (Vishal) arrives Madurai for an undercover mission to eradicate the local goons who have been extorting business tycoon and systematically killing the ones who don’t pay up. One of them who falls prey to this is Jayaseelan’s ladylove’s Soumya’s (Kajal Agarwal) father. In midst of this operation he discovers that there is one mysterious leader to the entire chain of killing. Who is it? How do Jayaseelan tracks down the main kingpin forms the crux of the film. Story – Screenplay From the first frame itself, Paayum Puli establishes itself as a violent investigat...