#CelluloidCritic

Critic No. 291 Director: Selvaraghavan Written by: Selvaraghavan, Dhanush Produced by: V Creations Casts : Dhanush, Indhuja Ravichandran, Prabhu, Yogi Babu, Elli Avrram Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja Language: Tamil Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery SYNOPSIS:  Prabhu (Dhanush) an average suburban man for whom his family is everything. His life is turned upside down when his daughter Satya is possessed by the ghost of a little boy. REVIEW: Right from the time of announcement of the project, the hype surrounding it was immense as the super successful combo of Dhanush-Selva-Yuvan is joining hands after 16 years. Of course, with successful history comes high expectations. As their confidence to release the film against India’s biggest film currently, Ponniyin Selvan is promising, I was all pumped out to witness their magic again. The film kicks off with Prabhu (Dhanush) and his family, which includes his wife Bhuvana (Indhuja) and daughter Sathya (Hiya Davey) living their life peacefully....

Critic No. 290 Director: Pa Ranjith Written by: Pa Ranjith Produced by: Yaazhi Films, Neelam Productions Casts : Kalidas Jayaram, Dushara Vijayan, Kalaiyarasan, Sindhuja Viji, Shabeer Kallarakkal, Hari Krishnan Anbudurai Music: A.R.Rahman Language: Tamil Genre: Drama, Romance SYNOPSIS:  As a motley theatre troupe sets out to stage a play about love, the drama reaches new heights as attitudes around sexuality and castes begin to clash. REVIEW: Pa Ranjith shows much boldness when it comes to nail his voice against the caste system and the injustice that follows through because of that. He cleverly weaves in his perspective and thoughts in his mainstream films. However, Natchathiram Nagargiradhu , feels like Pa Ranjith’s return to experimental filmmaking after his debut film, Attakathi (2012). In this film, Ranjith doesn’t only talk about caste, he also tackles on the prejudices on the form of love.  Ranjith crafts his messages by using the backdrop of a theater group in Pon...

Critic No. 289 Director: Mani Ratnam Written by: Mani Ratnam, Elango Kumaravel, B. Jeyamohan Produced by: Madras Talkies, Lyca Productions Casts : Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Prabhu, R. Sarathkumar, Vikram Prabhu, Jayaram, Prakash Raj, Rahman, R. Parthiban, Sobitha Dhulipala Music: A.R.Rahman Language: Tamil Genre: Period Drama SYNOPSIS:  The Chola kingdom is under threat from forces both internal and external, and with crown prince Aaditha Karikalan (Vikram), his younger brother Arunmozhi Varman (Jayam Ravi) and the emperor, Sundara Cholar separated by circumstances, it is up to a messenger, Vandhiyathevan (Karthi) to ensure the safety of the kingdom. Can he succeed in his mission, especially with Karikalan's former girlfriend, Nandhini (Aishwarya Rai), plotting to bring down the entire Chola empire? REVIEW: Ponniyin Selvan , Kalki Krishnamurthy’s five-part historical novel on the Chola dynasty, not only captivated generation...