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                                                                     Critic - No.102 Director:  Maren Ade Casts:    Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek Language:  German, English Genre:  Drama Plot:  A practical joking father tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter a stony and single-minded management consultant Review: By sweeping up many award cabinets and critical acclaim worldwide, ‘Toni Erdman’ has provoked grins and grimaces among cinema lovers all over the world. With a perfect balance of laugh out loud absurd comedy and painfully underlining tragedy, Maren Ede’s black comedy is winner at all aspects. The main thing that indulged me at each frame is the unusual yet relatable character sketch of the leads. You are introduced to ‘Toni Erdman’, an...

Critic - No.101 Director:   P.Vasu Casts:  Raghava Lawrence, Shakthi, Ritika Singh, Vadivelu, Urvasi Music:   S.Thaman Language:   Tamil Genre:   Horror Plot:  C BI officer, Shivalinga reopens a case of a mysterious death of a Muslim cook, Rahim. Meanwhile he starts to suspect that his newly wedded wife, is possessed by the spirit of Rahim.  Will Shivalinga save his wife and solve the mystery behind Rahim ’ s death? Review: It’s interesting to see how a veteran director like P.Vasu has crafted a name for himself in Kannada market as a thriller expert who churns out back-to-back blockbusters. After about 12 years, P.Vasu is back with a similar horror flick after his mega-hit film Chandramukhi (2005). So will he recreate his magic? Shivalinga start off with a promising knot with the scene of Rahim’s mysterious death. However, it transits into a gradually exhilarating commercial space with Lawrence’s intro fight scene. Th...

Critic - No.100 Director: Dhaush Casts:  Rajkiran, Revathi, Prasanna, Madonna Sebastian, Chaya Singh, Rinson Music: Sean Roldan Language: Tamil Genre: Drama Plot: A retired old stuntman ‘Power’ Pandi decides to break free from his controlling family and stereotypical society’s view of an elderly. He escapes his house for a soul-searching travel to find himself again. Review: Who would have thought that the very talented actor of Indian cinema, Dhanush would decide to helm a film? After almost 15 years in the industry, the multi talented actor has forayed into the role of a director and writer through Power Pandi , which has been renamed as Pa.Pandi for obvious reason. So let’s see whether he excels in this role as well. The interesting thing about this film is that it is not pretentious or preachy. The film starts of with creating very natural scenes of a family setting and how the lead character ‘Power Pandi’ is confined into a space where ev...