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KADHALUM KADANTHU POGUM (2016) Director: Nalan Kumarasamy Casts: Vijay Sethupathi, Madonna Sebastian, Samuthirakani Music: Santosh Narayanan Language: Tamil Genre: Comedy Kollywood has seen a remarkable, healthy change in the past 3 years and Nalan Kumarasamy is one of the significant game changer. After the stupendous success of ‘Soodhu Kavvum’ , all eyes were on his next and to everyone’s excitement, Vijay Sethupathi teamed up with him for the second time. Being a remake of a Korean film, ‘My Dear Desperado’, ‘ Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum’ (Ka Ka Po) is one of the most expected films of the year. So will the duo strike gold again? Synopsis Yazhini (Madonna), a fresh graduate, sets off from Vizhipuram to Chennai in search of a stable job. She resides in an apartment where she meets a carefree, sharp-tongued henchman, Kathir (Vijay Sethupathi). Sparking with a rift at first, their relationship starts to bloom from sour to a sweet companionship. Story – Screenplay...

SOWKARPETTAI (2016) Director: Vadivudayan Casts: Srikanth, Rai Laxmi, Singam Puli, Saravanan, Suman, Vadivukarasi Music: John Peter Language: Tamil Genre: Horror Comedy Horror comedy genre is something that has been dominating the Kollywood scene since the success of Kanchana in 2010. It has been 6 years and this genre doesn’t seem to die down as new directors have taken this concept and experimented in many interesting ways. According to the director,   ‘Sowkarpettai’ aims to bring back the vintage style of black magic concept again to Kollywood.   So will this horror comedy add on to the successful list? Synopsis An evil moneylender Gothra (Suman) kills the entire family of Vetri including his fiancé, Maya (Rai Laxmi) and buries them in the house that he has loaned to them previously. How the spirits of the murdered couple take revenge of Gothra forms the crux of the story. Story – Screenplay Reading the synopsis, one might think that the film i...

POKKIRI RAJA (2016) Director: Ramprakash Rayappa Casts: Jiiva, Sibiraj, Hansika, Ramdoss Music: D.Imman Language: Tamil Genre: Fantasy Comedy After the disappointing show of ‘ Yaan ’, Jiiva is back to business again and this time with a promising director who debuted with the critically acclaimed, “ Tamilukku En Ondrai Azhuthavum” . With colourful promos and couple of hit songs, the film has garnered great pre-talks. Touted to be a fantasy action film, will this ‘ Pokkiri Raja’ sweep the hearts of the people? Synopsis Sanjeevi gets sacked from his jobs consecutively as he has a serious frequent yawning (contagious) problem. However one day, he is put into a situation where he turns that flaw into a life saving weapon. Story – Screenplay ‘Pokkiri Raja’s unique concept has to be appreciated and director Ramprakash does show some innovation by coming up with a script about a yawn that translates into a super power. The screenplay also flows in a way that in eve...