#CelluloidCritic

Critic - No.161 Director: Prem Kumar        Casts:  Vijay Sethupathi, Trisha, Aadithya Baaskar, Gouri, Devadarshini, Janagaraj, Bagavathi Perumal, Aadukalam Murugadoss, Kavithalaya Krishnan Language: Tamil Genre: Drama / Romance Music: Govind Vasantha SYNOPSIS: After chancing pass his native place, Tanjore, Ram (Vijay Sethupathi), a travel photographer decides to organise a reunion with his school friends. After 22 years, Ram meets his childhood sweetheart Janu (Trisha) that sparks a flood of memories.   REVIEW: ‘96’ joins the list of films that successfully rekindles our school memories convincingly in the likes of Autograph (2004) and Premam (2015) . Right from the first frame, the film starts to stir our emotions through sounds of nature followed by the soulful ‘Life of Ram’ track that grows on us with its arresting visuals in Andhaman. Ram’s simple life and motivations are established in that so subtly. The visual storytelling s...

Critic - No.160 Director: Mani Ratnam          Casts:  Vijay Sethupathi, Silambarasan, Arvind Swamy, Arun Vijay, Jyothika, Prakash Raj, Aishwaraya Rajesh, Aditi Rao, Dayana, Jayasudha, Thiagarajan Language: Tamil Genre: Action / Drama Music: A.R.Rahman SYNOPSIS: After a fatal murder attempt on a powerful mafia Senapathy (Prakash Raj), his three sons (Arvind Swamy, STR, Arun Vijay) aim to seat on the throne even if they have to turn against each other. REVIEW: Right from the announcement till the latest promo videos, Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (CCV) has made a spot on noise among the Indian film circuit. After experimenting with two light hearted films (OK Kanmani & Kaatru Veliyidai), Mani Ratnam returns to his 80s love of portraying the tricky, complex emotions in the world of gangsters. Loosely based on Ponniyin Selvan, Mani threads a story about how three brothers who have totally different characteristics are...