Category: Firstpost

Soon enough, Andhagaaram gets tiresome. The details unravel painfully slowly, and in excruciating little bursts.

The best thing about Mookuthi Amman is the delicate understanding with which RJ Balaji writes a suffering family. The worst thing about Mookuthi Amman is that everything else is more like trite sketch comedy than a meaningful take on society that’s desperate enough to be voluntarily conned

I rooted for Suriya’s character Maaran when he took flight. But also for director Sudha Kongara as she solidified her position as a rare female filmmaker to narrate a solid mainstream Tamil film.

Raghava Lawrence’s franchise is successful because he normalises vulnerability. While we can debate if the representation is truly positive or a crude caricature, one would find it difficult to argue that he has any malice or is misguided.

The five films in Amazon Prime Video India’s maiden Tamil anthology are not all equal, but they are different and thoughtful in interesting ways.

Arjun Reddy made me angry. Varmaa is insipid because it is a half-hearted copy-paste of the original.

Ka Pae Ranasingam reminds us that resistance is an exhausting endeavour; they will not kill you, they will simply wear you down.

It appears that the makers of the web series want to stay within their comfort zones, recycling gags and making inside jokes.

Penguin draws a clear line — this is a story about a mother. Rhythm is only that. For her, and for the film, that is enough.

In a sense, Ponmagal Vandhal fits perfectly into Jyotika’s pursuit: Every film is a milestone in her single-minded journey of women’s empowerment.