TAMIL MOVIE REVIEWS

Dhaam Dhoom - CLASSY AND ENGROSSING

The first thing that has to be said about 'Dhaam Dhoom' is that the man who envisioned the project and started making things happen - master cinematographer and director Jeeva would have been a mighty proud man if he had lived to see the release of the film.

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Jeyam Kondaan - Sibling reconciliation

Vinay is quite successful in donning a sophisticated and cool demeanor and seems to have traces of his 'naughty' expressions from 'Unnale Unnale' especially in the company of the two leading ladies Bhavana and Lekha Washinton. Kishore as the menacing gangster needs to be appreciated for his performance. The actor seems to have carried on the good work from 'Polladhavan'.

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Nayagan - Perfect appetite for action-lovers

Director Saravana Sakthi has dished out an action-packed entertainer inspired by the Hollywood flick 'Cellular'. The movie has enough commercial elements and the fast narration of events maintains momentum throughout the film. If you can walk in with no expectations, you will very well come out quite pleased.

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Satyam - Fails to impress

Director Rajasekar, who has come out with a tight subject in the first film itself has weaved his day to day experiences during his tenure as a journalist as a racy script, which may be liked by the audience in Andhra Pradesh, than those in Tamilnadu.

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Kuselan - An ode to friendship and of course Rajinikanth

How many times had you walked out of theatre emotionally choked after watching a Rajnikanth film? How many times had you times had you seen Rajnikanth not uttering a punch dialogue in his films? How many times had you not seen Rajnikanth not flexing his muscles and bashing the baddies in his movie?

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Maanavan Ninaithal - Bhagyaraj hogs the limelight

Ratheesh hails from a poor family and manages to secure good marks in his school final examinations. He gets admission in a prominent college in Chennai. He falls in love with Priyashree, who studies in the same college. His life then takes an unfortunate turn.

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Subramaniapuram - Realism in all its splendor

The story, set in the 80s, takes place in Madurai Subramaniapuram, a suburb of the city. Movies like Palaivana Cholai dwelt around four friends. Perhaps Sasikumar impressed by such classics, has made an attempt of chronicling the life of a group of friends.

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Ulliyin Osai - A period film worth watching

The veteran has proved once again that he has not lost all his touch in spite of his busy schedule with ‘Ulliyin Osai’. The film is inspired by Karunanidhi's ‘Sarapallam Samundi’, and turns out to be an interesting and engrossing film.

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Aayudham Seivom - Gripping in patches

'Saidai Sathya' (Sundar C) is a goon, hired for all illegal activities. He along with his friend 'Traffic Kandasamy' spend 30-days in a Gandhi Museum for a wrong-act, following a High Court order. Both come to know about Gandhi and develop a passion for him. They win the admiration of the museum's in-charge and freedom fighter Nasser.

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Vallamai Tharayo - A feel-good family fare

Chaya Singh, who is identified with the peppy number Manmadharasa, has really taken off to the next level in terms of her acting. She has emoted very well in the film. Madhumitha has extracted the best out of the actress and Chaya Singh on her part has not let down her director

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Dasavatharam - Kamal's perfect ten

One striking feature that hits you in the face once you have watched ‘Dasavatharam’ is Kamal Haasan's passion for filmmaking. All the ten roles he has essayed have been meticulously planned right from the body language to dialogue delivery.

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Kathavarayan - Conveying a strong message

If student politics was the crux of Karan's earlier venture 'Thee Nagar', the actor is back with a strong message in 'Kathavarayan'.Stay away from liquor and drugs. You will lead a happy and healthy life. This forms the crux of Karan's 'Kathavarayan'. Debutant director Salangai Durai has dished out a commercial entertainer which laced with this strong message.

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Pandi - A commercial cocktail

A youth, who is ridiculed by his family for being callous and not caring, eventually turns out to be a responsible son taking care of the entire family.

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Arasangam - An engrossing thriller

Though Vijayakanth has donned Khakhi in several films before, in ‘Arasangam’ he plays an instructor in a police training college where in he is brawny as well as brainy. He lends solidity to his role and underplays. He deserves a pat for not tempting to overdo his role.

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Silanthi - A web with a difference

Monica, hitherto playing conservative girl in movies like ‘Azhagi’, has taken to glamour with ‘Silandhi’. She plays a newly-married girl, who runs for her life. Munna is cast as her lovable husband, who helps her overcome her troubles.

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Kuruvi - Certainly not ‘Gilli’

‘Kuruvi’, a racy thriller loaded with romance and action, is a sure treat for Vijay fans.

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Arai En 305il Kadavul - Almighty, appealing & astounding

‘Arai En 305il Kadavul’, produced by Shankar's S Pictures, is totally a different one from Simbhudevan's maiden venture (Imsai Arasan). While Imsai...was loaded with comedy and one-liner, Arai En is sentimental, emotional and conveys a strong message.

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Santhosh Subramaniyam - Spreading santhosam all through

Hats off director Raja and Jeyam Ravi for hitting the bull's eye for the fourth time in a row. The duo continues from where they left in Unakum Enakum to provide a feel-good light-hearted family entertainer sure to be enjoyed with the family.

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Nepali - Enjoyable in parts

The movie has enough doses of romance, action and bloodshed. Unfortunately Durai has missed out on blending them properly.

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Yaradi Nee Mohini - Dhaunsh, desire & dreams

After an action-packed 'Polladhavan', he has come up with romance-filled 'Yaradi Nee Mohini', a remake of his brother Selvaraghavan's recent Telugu hit 'Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verulay'.

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Vedha - Emotional fare laced with action

Vijay (Arun Vijay) has a younger brother Vadhan (Jerovadhan), who cannot digest failure. Vijay is determined to see that Vadhan gets whatever he wants. He bribes the potential winners of a running race to ensure Vadhan’s success. He beats up a whole gang of thugs to make Vadhan to become collage chairman. Finally, when his brother wants to marry a girl, he is shattered. It is his girlfriend, who i

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Inba - Routine love – action drama

Inba suffers by a predictable script and a dull treatment. The film would have been better had the director developed the story based on the past of the protagonist. Instead he uses it as just a backdrop to tell you a routine love – action drama

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Sanda - Hardcore Masala Mix

Director Sakthi Chithambaram leaves no stone unturned in his pursuit to dole out a surefire masala flick. The mix of fights, glamour, songs, sentiments, and comedy could definitely attract a sort of crowd, which doesn’t bother about logic or maturity in film making. The director has woven together Sundar C’s incredible heroism, inimitable sex appeal (?) of Namitha, unimaginative and vulgar comedy

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Kannum Kannum - Bold and beautiful

Eyes cannot see each other, despite being near by to each other. So is the position of the lovers. They live near by but they cannot see each other. Reason?

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Singakutty - A routine masala to launch a young hero

When a director decides to launch a high profile youngster as an action and romantic hero with a typical and clichéd ‘masala’ film, there is little that you could expect from the film in terms of finesse and content.

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Vaitheeswaran - Dealing with an eternal question

Director Vidyadharan has tried to give a different colour to the usual tussle between an individual and a powerful politician by bringing in reincarnation theory. Nevertheless, he hasn’t fully relied upon the theory to make the proceedings move ahead. He has deftly created a two-layered script that operates along the parallel lines of divinity and logic.

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Vellitherai - Genuine critique on the star centric culture

‘Vellithirai’ is all about two friends who want to make it big in tinsel town. Saravanan (Prithviraj), a well-informed person in filmmaking wants to become a director. Kannaiya (Prakash Raj) on the other hand has a dream to become a big star without trying to develop the necessary qualities to become one. Saravanan is a genuine person, who believes in hard work and sincerity, while Kannaiya is rea

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Vambuchanda - Run of the mill

Director Rajkapoor has made it pretty clear that he is not intended to make any effort to make the movie with substance. Though he has shown his ability to execute scenes that are worth to be parts of a masala flick, he hasn’t taken any strain to make it credible.

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Silanerangalil - A thriller with a different backdrop

‘Silanerangalil’, directed by Jaya Raj and produced by Ram New Light Productions Ltd, founded by 4 US based NRI, tells you a thriller with a very different backdrop. The reincarnation angle adds different colour to the murder mystery is. The movie has the support of a tight script, lively music, spectacular cinematography, and powerful performances by the main actors.

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Thotta - Masala unlimited

Director Selva has done a few things in a different manner. He hasn’t depicted the clichéd love between a thug and a girl from a normal family. He has attributed the attachment to the sense of gratitude. The girl’s aversion towards rowdies is well portrayed.

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Akku - Defying the set pattern

Siva (Ajay), an IT professional, falls in love with Bhanu (Sriji), a bubbly girl. Her brother (Rakshai), a terrorist, is planning to bomb Chennai city. He plants a shoe bomb on Siva and dumps him in the city center and asks him to start running. If he slows down it will explode killing all the people near him.

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Thoondil - Romantic, suspense and sentimental fare

Director Athiyaman has crafted a script that has entertainment value entwined with a suspense element. The twists keep the momentum intact. Athiyaman’s execution of some scenes is praiseworthy. The way he builds up the suspense makes the proceeding interesting and intriguing. Thoondil impresses with its suspense element, deft handling, and good performances.

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Anjathey - Outstanding entertainer

Anjathey is a smartly executed crime thriller with the able support of credible performances, effective back ground music, excellent cinematography and sleek editing.

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Nenjathai Killadhae - Novel yet tiring

Ahathiyan impresses by his theme, execution of emotional scenes, characterization of the Anandhi, and sensible dialogues.

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Sadhu Miranda - A Humor-Thriller mélange!

Director Siddhique, who had earlier given films like ‘Friends’ and ‘Engal Anna’ is known for his comical treatment. In ‘Sadhu Miranda’ he has done the same with a dash of thriller. He has, in the process, given Prasanna a new identity as an actor.

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Thangam - Sathyaraj Goundamani fare

Thangam has a usual story that suits Sathyaraj brand of entertainment with the addition of sister – brother sentiment. Thangam is a simple story of a tug of war between two families. It is a story of friends turning foes.

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Ashoka - Fast paced thriller

Prem deserves to be appreciated for his courage and hard work to come out with a thriller with a racy script, without no songs and other commercial ingredients.

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Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan - Watch it for Vadivelu

Vadivelu’s powerful and colorful performances in three different roles are commendable. He is stunning as Yaman, though Ramaiah has gone overboard in shaping the character. As Indran, Vadivelu scores with his expressions.

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Vaazhthugal - Thought provoking

Seeman, known for his social outlook, has narrated a story of two pleasant families with divergent outlooks on love. Both families believe in human values but differ when it comes to love. Can a girl and boy love each other without hurting the elders and deep rooted family values?

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Kaalai - Loud and lacks finesse

Tarun Gopi, in his second venture ‘Kaalai’, has roped in young and happening Silambarasan and this has triggered the anticipation further.

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Pirivom Santhipom - For family audiences

Visalakshi a.k.a. 'Sala' (Sneha) is the only daughter in a loving family. Sala is a very homely and introvert girl and loves the tradition and values that come with big joint families, probably due to her being the only child in her family. Natessan (Cheran), a soft-spoken guy, belongs to a huge and loving Nattukootai Chettiyar family.

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Bheemaa - Power packed entertainer

Vikram once said, "Bheema is a sure winner irrespective of when it comes. It is worth waiting for such a film". Bheema has lived up to the expectations up to a large extent. Lingusamy and his powerful team have succeeded in presenting an action oriented entertainer. True to its name, Bheema is a power packed action entertainer.

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Pazhani - Perarasu brand of entertainment

The film opens and ends with jail sequences. In both scenes the hero (Bharath) is seen behind the bars. The happenings from his release and his re-entry to the jail make the whole film. The hero, who comes out of the prison, puts his sister’s life on track through his heroics and goes back to the prison as a martyr.

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Pidichirukku - The joy and pain of love

It’s a simple story told without any pretensions. The boy and the girl (Ashok and Visaka) meet in an accident, which was caused by the girl. The boy gets hurt and gets anger while the girl feels for it. The anger slowly gives way to love, while sympathy turns as love.

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Puli Varudhu - Fear is the key

‘Puli Varudu’ is an idiom derived from a folk tale (similar to that of ‘Crying wolf’ in English). Debutant director G.V. Kumar has succeeded in narrating a wafer thin story based on the fear psychology in an entertaining manner. The proceedings are interesting and fast paced. The scene in the church is hilarious. The way the director gives ‘scientific’ reasons to the dreams looks silly

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Evano Oruvan - Sincere attempt to focus on social deceases

Nishikanth Kamath has successfully depicted the pressure undergone by an ordinary citizen, who wants to live according to the laws and rules. The metamorphosis of the protagonist is convincingly portrayed. Nishikanth hasn’t shown him as a superman who could bring about miraculous change overnight.

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Kanna - Pleasant and spectacular

The story is simple and straight. Annapoorani, studying in tenth standard in Coimbatore (played by Sheela) goes on an educational tour to Ooty with her class mates and a couple of crazy teachers (played by Livingston and Sona Nair). She meets a smart looking young florist. The initial misunderstanding between them slowly gives way for mutual attraction. Triggered by her class mates’ teasers, the g

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Mirugam - Powerful portrayal

a film, any creative work for that matter, works beyond the realm of its apparent message and Mirugam too is not an exception. Though the ‘message’ has nothing new to the audience, the experience of such an agony of an AIDS patient and his family could be new and eye opener to many

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Billa - Stylish adaptation

Remake is always a risky affair. No one tries to remake a failure attempt and hence the success of the original naturally becomes the burden on the remake. Vishnu and Ajith have guts to take such a risk and they have worked hard to repeat the magic of original Billa with different treatment.

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Kallori - Capturing the campus life

Balaji Saktivel has remarkably recreated the collage atmosphere and the bondage between the friends. The script has deftly handled the struggle between love and friendship. No scene or turning point seems to be unnatural and contrived. He has amazingly extracted natural performances from the cast that is full of newcomers. He has thankfully avoided melodrama and clichéd sentiments.

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Oram Po - Cheerful entertainer

Director couple Pushkar and Gayatri makes their debutant with Oram Po, featuring Arya and Pooja in the lead roles. The couple has effectively recreated the lives and emotions of the auto rickshaw drivers. They have captured the various shades of their lives. They try to show you the lives as realistic as possible.

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Kelvikkuri - The unavoidable question mark

The question mark on the practice by police to treat the suspects looms large as the movie ends with the death of the protagonist. Debutant director Jailani has given us a film that effectively conveys a very important message related to human rights in India

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Rameshwaram - Mix up and messing up

'Rameswaram' was hailed as a movie that tells a love story in the backdrop of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees. True. It has a love story and it shows the refugees. But the movie has nothing to do with the refugees’ issue. The serious issue has been used as just an item to add spice to the movie. The backdrop just serves as a plain backdrop, like the one you have on the wall of your living room. 'Ram

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Onbathu Rupai Nottu - Real life on celluloid

Thankar Bachan has the reputation of making films based on reality. He tries to bring out some real shades of Tamil life on celluloid.

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Machaakkaran - Impressive in bits and pieces

Machaakkaran, meaning a lucky person, tells you the story of an unlucky person. His life takes a turn when he meets a girl who is considered a lucky person. Does the lucky girl bring in luck for the unlucky guy?

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Polladhavan - Realistic and engrossing

Director Vettrimaran has come out with an engrossing and realistic experience on celluloid. Making films based on the lives of underworld is not new but making it with amazing reality is.

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Azhagiya Tamil Magan - Vijay show

Vijay plays both hero and villain. The first half is filled with romance and a mystery surrounding Vijay’s Extra Sensory Perception (ESP), while the second half is dominated by the tug of war between the two Vijays.

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Vel - Racy Entertainer

Hari, one of the best commercial directors in Tamil, has lived up to the expectations in Vel. He has presented a racy film that provides a perfect entertainer. The movie has action, sentiment, and romance. The script, which is compact, is well complemented by the performances.

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Kannamoochi Yaenada - Family entertainer

Feel good factor is the term you could use to describe ‘Kanda Naal Muthalaay’ and Priya’s latest offering ‘Kannamoochi Enada’too fits the bill perfectly. The additional dimension of course, is the comedy element that runs through the entire movie.

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Kattradhu Thamizh - Daringly different

Sporting a different look, Jeeva renders lots of harsh and irresistable emotions to the character in the right proportions.

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Thavam - Romance is the buzzword

The movie begins with Sumathi (Arpitha) and Subramaniam (Arun Vijay), strangers to one another, meet at a suicide point in Chennai. They realise that their goal is the same, that is Suicide! Both had choose to end their lives and duly writes suicide notes.

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Veeramum Eeramum - Action all the way

Veeramum Eeramum is a raw action-film, sure to provide delight to action-buffs. Resembling Ramgopal Verma's films on underworld but with an earthy flavor, Veeramum Eeramum is a movie that is sure to leave an impact with Tamil audience.

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Pasupathi - Good mix of sentiment and humor

Selvabharathy known for hilarious entertainers has come up with a movie that is a right mix of humour and emotions. It dwells on the special bonding shared between a mother and her son

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Vegam - Racy all the way

A caring father, Shekher has chosen to introduce his son in a movie that underplays heroism. The movie begins as a romantic entertainer only to snowball into a suspense drama.

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Malaikottai - Entertaining all the way

The first half is packed with humour and romance while the latter half is filled with stunning action sequences. Handling both with comfort is Vishal. The tall and dark hero of Tamil cinema has announced his arrival to the big league with the movie.

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Nam Nadu - Loaded with political message

Sarath Kumar's Nam Nadu is a important film for Sarath Kumar, which has hit the screen at a time when the actor has taken a new avatar of a political party leader. Interestingly, the movie dwells on the political ideologies of Sarath Kumar and is more a political propaganda film from Sarath.

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Sivi - A welcome relief

The movie is technically rich and the star cast giving their best on screen makes it work. But giving the movie its true color is Dharan's top-class background score.

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Sathumpodaathay - A bold attempt

Director Vasanth is known for coming up with movies that blend classic and commercial aspects of cinema. A director, whose movies have romance and emotions laced at right mix, has lived up to his reputation in Sathumpodaathay.

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Inimey Nangathan - Class apart

An entertainer for people of all age-groups, the movie is a testimony to our technical wizardry. Venky Baboo has rendered an entertainer woven around four prominent characters - Vichu, Varadhu, Vaithi and Govind. He conveys a strong message through this tale which runs for over one and half hour.

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Cheena Thana 001 - A laugh riot

A remake of a hit Malayalam movie, CID Moosa, Gajendran has honestly remade the film without any changes. Though the original was a notch better than the Tamil version, the quick wits and situational humor in Cheena Thana works out well.

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Marudhamalai - Action all the way

Keeping Arjun's action hero image, Suraj has skillfully woven the screenplay around his strength. In a nutshell, the movie is about a group of influential men, who halt the smooth conduct of polls in a village due to various reasons.

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Thoovaanam - A gentle breeze

Thoovanam depicts the time of the sky before and after a drizzle. According to the director duo, the title syncs well with the cinema. It depicts the real life incidents in all our lives that catch up with us inevitably, a lost friendship, a broken bond or a lasting love that went haywire.

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Urchagam - Joyous ride halfway

Ravichandran has tried his hand at a youthful entertainer and living up to the storyline are Nandha and Sherin. Both has understood the intricacies of the script and given their best shot.

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Ammuvagiya Naan - A touchy tale

Padmamagan has rightly lived up to the expectations created by the promos. Ammuvagiya Naan is a short and crisp poem on screen.

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Tholaipesi - Ringing a different tune

In today's modern world where technology has overtaken human-beings, cell phones have become a necessary thing. It connects people across the globe. But it has got some flipsides too.

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Aarya - A commercial entertainer

Unlike his earlier films like Thulli Thirintha Kalam and Love Today, director Balasekharan has laced Arya with commercial ingredients at right proportion which is sure to entertain all class of audience. It is neither a mass movie nor a love story. But a mix of both that will keep the audience glued to their seats.

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Pallikoodam - A nostalgic journey

Pallikoodam is no different from his earlier ventures as Thangar tries to capture the emotions and sensibilities of a group of individuals, who had studied together in a school.

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Thottal Poo Malarum - A youthful entertainer

It's a simple and straightforward story. A boy from a middle-class family falling in love with a rich and an affluent girl. The travails that he encounters to hold her hands forms the crux. But intelligent screenplay and pacy narration by P Vasu does wonders.

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Thee Nagar - All about students

Amidst romantic entertainers making a beeline in Kollywood, debutant director Thirumalai has opted to go around college for Thee Nagar. Featuring Karan in the lead role, the movie revolves around an ex-college chairman and the travails he face after coming across a corrupt police officer.

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Veeraappu - Raising son

Veerappu is a movie that is different from the commercial cliches. It is an emotional potboiler and is sure to go down well with womenfolk.

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Kireedam - Heady with realism

Kireedam fits the mood of a rainy season with its quiet honesty and the poignant poetry that life writes daily.

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Sivaji (Tamil) - The Boss is always right

Where do you start? Where do you end? How do you recapture cinematic magic,the captivating power and charisma of one man, who manages to transcend he rational faculties in all of us? How do you re-create this attraction of soul and heart? No matter what, no review is ever going to do justice to Sivaji The Boss as no writer can summon the ability to bring in words the impossible swathe that Rajnika

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Ninaithu Ninaithu Parthen - Daringly different

Vikranth plays a college student who romances a Pakistani girl (played by debutant Aashitha). Portraying a serious role, the actor has come up trumps. Equally appealing is newcomer Aashitha.

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Karuppusamy Kuthagaitharar - Village vistas

Debutant Murthy has carefully captured the lifestyle and culture of Madurai in impressive details and the movie is attractive because it does not pretend to be village subject ---- on the contrary, it really is.

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Ninaithalae - Candyfloss cute

Playing a lover boy, Suchin has the looks and facial expression to be of good value in the longer run. He emotes and performs well in dance sequences too. The young actor seems to have made a good beginning.

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Spiderman 3 - The best of the franchise

Leave aside the talks of Spiderman fighting his inner demons, battle between right and wrong, misunderstandings between lovers etc. etc. The fact remains that the latest version of Spiderman franchise entertains, enthralls, sets the adrenalin running and makes you gasp for breath in almost each of its nail biting 'Spidey' moments!

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Periyar - Realistic chronicle

Treading a safety path, Gnanarajasekaran has taken pages from the life of Periyar, which many are familiar with. He has pepped it with drama elements to make it an engrossing tale. The script makes the move work.

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Chennai 600028 - Cricket carnival

The movie is a mix of all drama elements with the characters being the boys living next door wielding willows in every open space under the hot sun.

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Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram - Glorifying mother-son bondage

Expectations were high on Dhanush after a grand success in his last release Thiruvilayadal Arambham. The actor has tried to live up to all the hype in Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram. He emotes, flexes his muscles and romances with zeal. Unfortunately the weak link is the storyline. It is an often-repeated and beaten to pulp story in Tamil cinema.

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Mudhal Kanave - A tale of romance

A look-alike of Vijay, Vikranth has come up with a subtle performance and reminds one of Vijay in Poovae Unakkaga.

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Naan Avanillai - Job well done by Selvah

Jeevan in the title role suits the T. He has carried from where he left in Thiruttu Payalae. Jeevan seems to have developed a passion for playing such playboy roles and comes out with a convincing performance.

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Madhurai Veeran - Loads of action

After Githan, director Vincent Selvah and Ramesh team up for Madurai Veeran, this is a remake of Telugu blockbuster Nuvve Nennu. Madurai Veeran is a campus love-story with loads of action.

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Kaanal Neer - All about friendship

Though it is a beaten-to-bush story, Chinni Jayanth, with lesser known artistes around, has tried his best to come up with an engrosser.

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Mayakkannadi - True images

Dreaming for greater fortunes in life is no harm. But it is must that one develops a passion for what one wants to do and tries to be the master of the task at hand. Mayakkannadi, quite rightly, is not about winners in life. It is about losers like every one of us.

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Arpudha Theevu - A tall attempt

Based on the famous Gulliver's travel, Arpudha Theevu features handsome Prithviraj and Mallika Kapoor in the prominent roles besides 300 dwarfs all through the movie.

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Unnale Unnale - Love makes the world go round

Unnale Unnale is one of the most cute and cuddly kind of city love stories. They say devil is in the detail. But delight too is. Cinematographer turned director Jeeva, who showed his class in movies like 12B and Ullam Ketkume, puts up a mature mind in handling a three-cornered love story.

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Adavadi - More noise

Adavadi is no different in which Sathyaraj plays a 'maniac' film director and naturally makes easy fun of Tamil film heroines and the working culture of the industry in general.

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Koodal Nagar - It's Bharath all the way

Seenu Ramasamy has tried to balance both commercial and realistic cinema. Had he infused more pace in the first half, Koodal Nagar would have been more interesting.

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Vyapari - For the front-benchers

Bidding bye to his playboy image, S J Suryah has donned the serious role of an entrepreneur in Vyapari. In the company of director Sakthi Chidambaram, Suryah has come up trumps essaying his role with ease.

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Kuttrapathirikai - Reality bites

When you watch the film your heart goes out for Selvamani as you realize that the film had been held up for no valid reason. There is nothing offensive or disturbing both in terms of content as well as in its delivery for the film to have faced such problems

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Kuppy - Sizzling show

Kuppi is an exciting film from the first frame. All credits to director AMR Ramesh, who has handled a sensitive issue without siding anybody.

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Sabari - Doctor Yes

Neither the story nor the screenplay is new for a Captain's film. The hero is pitted against a bunch of baddies. But the director has chosen the Government Hospital as the background and this makes for some pertinent observations and gives a context to the script.

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Muni - Three cheers to Saran and Larencce

A do-gooder is killed by an influential politician and he takes revenge through a youth possessed by his spirit.

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Thirumagan - An honest attempt

It now seems to be the season of 'rural themes' in Tamil cinema. After Veyyil and Paruthi Veeran, now comes Thirumagan. All credit to debutant director Rathnakumar, who has come out with a good and clean entertainer. Apparently motivated by his mentor Bharathiraja, Rathnakumar has managed to churn out a film, which captures the lives in remote villages in a realistic way.

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Agaram - For action-lovers

An innocent youth is forced to take on a dreaded gangster. Who prevails in the end forms the crux of this engrossing entertainer.

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Muruga - An honest attempt

The director has made an honest and sincere attempt to give a film which has a good storyline and interesting screenplay.

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Paruthi Veeran - Rural is rich

The story is a simple one of a village lout coming of age and getting refined through the alchemy of love. The trick and the success of the story lies in the small details that are rich and believable.

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Mozhi - Beauty and Joy

Mozhi is a clean entertainer that justifies the tagline that is found in the promotional materials of the film. “It is not the expression, but the emotion.” Indeed! Mozhi is a musical love story. It is the light hearted and at the same time, intense portrayal of love between a musician and a deaf and dumb girl.

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Lee - Kick click

Solomon also needs to thank Sibiraj and Prakash Raj for making the movie tick with conviction. The young hero, looking for a major break, has done all that he could possibly do. Prakash Raj as the coach is remarkable.

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Pachai Kili Muthucharam - Real and racy, glossy and gritty

When you see a movie like Pachai Kili Muthucharam it exposes the hollow talk of many directors and producers that they make movies under a lot of commercial compulsions. Make no mistake Pachai Kili Muthucharam is a commercial entertainer but is filled with all the right stuff that at no point you feel bored.

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Deeppavali - Festive extravaganza!

If you are looking to watch a film with a plethora of bloodshed or a boisterous belly dance, Deeppavali, most clearly, is not for you. It is a poignant love story that showcases the myriad histrionic abilities of the lead pair, Jayam Ravi and Bhavana, in a storyline which is subtly beautiful and screenplay which is neat and taut.

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Pori - Racy and entertaining

After playing a few tough characters in the recent past, it is an easy outing for Jeeva, who has donned the role of a boy-next-door who has to toughen up due to circumstances.

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Veerasaami - TR all the way

Veerasaami is a kind of movie which is sure to provide a quaint relish experience for the audience watching Vijaya T Rajendhar romance, running around the trees, flexing his muscles and mouthing typical 'TR' dialogues.

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Thamirabarani - Typical blend

For Vishal, who is looking to establish his own tradition in the market, Thamirabarani is a straight extension of what he did in his last three movies. Hari, as a director, is always conscious of his limitations. It should be said that their combination does create an impression.

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Pokkiri - Action aplenty

Prabhu Deva and Vijay leave their magical presence especially in the dance sequences. There are five choreographers for the film and each one has put in enough effort and got the best out of Vijay, who is a talented dancer.

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Aalwar - Cool for fans

Ajith looks confidence personified and delivers his usual punch with poise. Ajith also looks ease and elegance. The usual package of action, comedy, sentiments and other attendant things that an average film-goer looks for is present here too.

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Guru - Jubilee of imagination and inspiration

Mani’s genius lies in incorporating a cute and impish love into the broader ambit of an emotionless world of shares and supplies. Mani’s other great success is in getting the best out of his team.

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Adaikalam - Of human bonding

The story is simple and it revolves around Anbu (Prashanth) and Thamizh (Uma). The two are siblings and dote on each other. They live under the care of their uncle Somasundaram (Radha Ravi). Why? Well, their parents (Thiyagarajan and Saranya) had a bitter separation.

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Azhagiya Asura - Entertaining all the way

The movie, which was initially titled Idiot, is an entertaining romantic story which is laced with humor all through.Playing the lead role is newcomer Yogi, grandson of late comedian Thengai Srinivasan. He has come up trumps playing the lead role.

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Kasu - Uninspiring narration

The movie is about Karan (Rehman), who goes on a trip to Kerala. He comes across Prarthana (Sangeetha). Both develop an affinity towards each other. However Karan comes to know that Prarthana's brother Dilip (Bawa) is a rich industrialist.

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Thagapansamy - Water woes

Prashanth has got a film in which he can make his presence felt. He has enough scope to prove his acting skills. As an angry young-man fighting for his land, Prashanth excels.

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Poi - Truths of life

Poi is not a lie. It is truth and like all truths it is good for some not so for others.

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Ilakkanam - A touchy tale

A wholesome family-drama, Ilakkanam is a welcome change among the cliched commercial films.

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Aadu Puli Aattam - A cat and mouse game

Seemingly inspired by Ramgopal Verma’s films, Sanjay Ram's film is slick and engrossing. Packed with newcomers, the film has a fresh feel and doesn't fail to strike a chord.

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Thiruvilayadal Arambam - Breezy masala

This movie is a good breezy entertainer that makes you feel involved. There are no artistic pretensions or faux attempts seemingly serious venture. The movie is a honest try at mass masala. It delivers on that, riding on the sincerity of Dhanush and the glamour and poise of Shreya.

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Nenjirukkum Varai - A heart rending film

The first half of the film is much like a candy floss love story with Bhuvana’s pranks sending smiles across the viewer’s faces. The hero’s friend Ganja Karuppu scores with his witty remarks whenever he appears on screen. But the second half of the film takes a different route altogether-grim, serious, somber and emotional.

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Veyyil - Bright and bold

Now Shankar has again proved his nose for sensible story and honest treatment of it through Veyyil. In Vasanthabalan, he has found a formidable director who is ready to push the envelop far and firm. In an era of ‘punch dialogues’ and massy adventures, Vasanthabalan has chosen to tell a tale of human foibles, frailties and faithfulness.

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Chennai Kadhal - It’s all about romance

Laudable performances, a racy screenplay and the light-hearted comic sequences make Chennai Kadhal a definite winner.

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Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam - For your eyes

Kastoori Raja delivered a hit through Thulluvatho Ilamai as he chronicled the process of growing up in this make or mar period. It was a youth subject for the grown ups. Here in Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam, you have women, full of oomph with Kiran particularly being voluptuous.

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Mann - A good attempt

Debutant Pudhiyavan has come out with a romantic tangle in the backdrop of the existing rich-poor divide in Sri Lanka. The movie, shot entirely in the Tamil territories of Northern Sri Lanka, lends insight into the feudal set-up prevalent among the Tamils.

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Nenjil - Cold hearted

Love stories are pet themes in Kollywood. Selvah, known for action-packed flicks, has tried his hand at a romantic entertainer set in London.

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Iruvar Mattum - Couple in jungle

The movie begins with an old couple visiting a jungle. Their memories go back. Selvi (Sunitha) runs out of her house only to find solace in a jungle. She reaches a small hut in deep forest, where she plans to stay. Now enters Azhagu alias Azhagu Sundaram (Abhay).

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Sivappathigaram - Red is the message

Sivapathikaram, in itself, symbolizes anger and ire. So it is little surprise that this film is of an angry young man, who launches a crusade against the current political system, which he feels is rotten and disgusting.

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Irandu - Twin tales

Sundar C has dished out a commercial entertainer with enough masala to work in this winter season. Rendu is a masala laugh riot.

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Prathi Gnayiru 9 Manimudhal 10.30 Varai - Sleaze and fun

Director Anbu has taken to glamour and has interlaced it with a revenge theme in Prathi Gnayiru 9.30 Muthal 10.30 Varai. It is a story of a woman gang raped by four friends and she sets out to take revenge on them.

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Vathiyar - Formula fix

Vathiyar is Basha meets Gentleman meets countless vigilante justice movies. The story and treatment are on typical lines. But Arjun shows that he is still a live wire. Well past his 40s, Arjun still looks fit as a fiddle and comes up with a robust performance. He shows the smoldering fire inside him with certain ease and effect.

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Kizhakku Kadarkarai Salai - Cute and quiet

Srikanth has utilized the opportunity well. He has shown a marked improvement in dialogue delivery and stunt sequences. Equally appealing is Bhavana. Unlike other films, the heroine does play a major part in Kizhakku Kadarkarai Salai.

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Maranthean Meimaranthean - Honest attempt

Debutant Yoga and child artiste-turned-heroine Poornitha play the lead roles. The director has managed to come up with a fairly engrossing movie.

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Vattaram - Local & global

Saran goes for a stylish show and manages to pull it off. Nepoleon as a suave operator of the arms world is an inspired choice. The tall actor repays the faith in a sterling manner.

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Thalaimagan - Of pen and power plays

Sarath, as actor and director, brings to fore both in Thalaimagan. The film is an age-old tale of good vs evil, with the former triumphing after many ordeals.

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Vallavan - Forbidden love

Hats off to Silambarasan for continuing the good run of his Manmadhan in Vallavan. A triangular love-story with twists and turns has been brought out well by the actor-director. T

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Varalaru - Triple whammy

Ajit has been off the radars for some time now. And perhaps to compensate it all, he hogs all the limelight in triple variations in Varalaru. He dominates the movie much like Sachin Tendulkar would Indian cricket team’s innings not long ago. And then again, much like Indian cricket team’s show then, which used to be all Tendulkar and little else, Varalaru too is all Ajit. He manfully tries to lift

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E - The right letter

Jeeva, playing a youth brought up in slum, has proved his mettle again. Getting into the skin of the character, he plays the role with comfort though it has negative shades all through. Equally impressive has been Nayantra playing a bar dancer with voluptuous elegance.

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Dharmapuri - City of Good and bad

The movie has come at a right time when his political career is on an upward swing. What more Captains utter punch dialogues which will certainly find favor with his fans and party cadre.

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Ilavattam - Youth force

Navdeep appears the central character in the movie. He has enough scope to perform, which he seems to have utilized well. Debutant Sheela is impressive. With good features and decent acting skills, the actress has enough potential to make it big.

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Kedi - Love triangle

It is youthful in the first-half, wile the second-half is laced with emotions and sentiments. All credit goes to Jothikrishna for rendering a wholesome entertainer.

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Manadodu Mazhaikalam - Ponderous and predictable

The movie is about a boy and girl developing affinity towards each other. They share a bond of friendship which continues till their end. However the director has tried to mix commercial elements and eventually loses the track.

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Perarasu - Good patchwork

Here Vijayakanth provides you a double bill as he has a double. The plot has an element of suspense (though not too difficult to guess) and the new director Udayan works the story on a racy script and keeps you interested all through. Vijayakanth, as a CBI sleuth and also as a revenge-seeking twin brother, flies around, mauling the malcontents. But mercifully the blood doesn't splatter.

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Jambavan - No purpose

Prashanth enacts the role of an angry youth trying to clean the society of anti-socials after he loses his family to the baddies.

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Em Mahan - Emotional roller coaster

Metti Oli fame Thirumurugan has dished out an emotional saga chronicling minutely the minutiae of the bitter-sweet emotions that are specific to a hard working man and his son whose world views are slightly different.

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Sillunu Oru Kaadhal - In love with love

There is the romance of youthful vigor and there is the romance of the sober and soft heart. Sillunu Oru Kaadhal is actually Sillunu Rendu Kaadhal.

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Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu - Stylish and Substantive

Gautham sets the mood right from the start as he introduces DCP Raghavan (Kamal Haasan) in typical style. Raghavan sets off on the trail of the killers of Rani, the daughter of Arogya Raj (Praksh Raj).

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Gurushetram - Not a battle royal

The movie is set around Bharat (Sathyaraj) and his wife Vaishnavi (Roja). Shocked after the death of their daughter in a terrorist attack in a foreign country, they return to India to lead a peaceful life. Trouble begins when Bharath meets his old-friend Jack (Rajendra).

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Nee Venunda Chellam - Three-cornered love

Ramesh, after a decent outing in Jerry, plays a romantic hero with good scope for action sequences, which he has utilized well. Gajala plays a typical heroine who runs around the tree and romances. Vivek playing a fake godman tries hard to evoke humor. Glam-girl Namitha plays a second-fiddle, who appears in skimpy costumes and sacrifices her life towards the end.

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Thimiru - Fighting fit

The movie is about a group of baddies on Vishal's trail for no fault of his. How he manages to overcome them forms the crux.

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Aran - Rooted in reality

Aran, in a nutshell has all the ingredients for a gritty entertainer without being mindlessly masala. It is technically sound, visually striking and is based on a story, which is very much rooted in the reality.

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Sasanam - Realistic and rich

Muthiah (Arvind Swami) and his wife Visalakshi (Gowthami) are a loving couple. They come across Saroji (Ranjitha). With no one to go for, she takes refuge in Muthiah's house. Now the inevitable happens.

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Something Something Unakkum Enakkum - Love is lovely

A NRI youth from London Santosh (Jeyam Ravi), comes to India with his mother (Geetha) to attend a family wedding. He comes across a young girl Kavitha (Trisha), who also come to attend the wedding. He falls for her instantly. After a few cat and mouse games between them, they finally

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Yuga - Sans logic

The story is about a scientist who stays at Kollimalai Hills to find ways and means to tackle the rocks that are to fall from moon and destroy the earth. The problems that he encounters in his mission forms the crux.

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Thoothukudi - Terror town

Rahman, making a comeback after playing a cop in Ram, plays a dreaded gangster, while debutants Harikumar and Karthika chip in adequately to add strength to the movie.

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Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi - King of comedies

Vadivelu playing the hero for the first time has gone hammer and tongs. Utilizing the opportunity well, this actor sparks emotions, plays fool on others, romances, fights with guts and runs for cover at times too.

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Aacharya - Impressive

Debutant director Ravi has made his mentor Bala proud by giving a gripping tale of a Brahmin youth forced to wield the knife influenced by his situation and surroundings.

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Uyir - Lot of life

Inspired by recent Bollywood themes, the debutant director has dealt in detail about a young widow, who tries to seduce her brother-in-law and marry him. Thankfully the story has been narrated sans any vulgarity or glamour.

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Kusthi - Yesterday not once more

The movie begins with Jeeva (Prabhu), running away from his village to Chennai fearing a possible marriage with the daughter of a local chieftain (Radharavi), arranged by his father. He joins his old-friend Velu (Vadivelu), who runs a eatery in the city.

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Naalai - Fighting for friend

Richard hitherto known for playing romantic youth roles has tried his hand at action and has done a commendable job. Madhumitha plays the usual lover girl in the movie who finally sacrifices her life.

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Kai Vandha Kalai - Fun continues

Amidst all action-packed films of the day, Kai Vandhai Kalai is a movie with a simple narration and little characters.

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Parijatham - Mix of emotions

Parijatham certainly comes as a refreshing breather among a deluge of action films.

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Don Sera - Overkill

Don Sera is another overkill, in more ways than one.The film is an extension of Pattiyal and Pudhupettai, without possessing any gritty realism of the other two.

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Pudhupettai - Love layered with violence

Puthupettai is utterly real. Too real and stark, for some. Selva as usual gets to the nub of things pretty shrewdly. The only failing of the movie maybe that there are too many gangster movies around. But that is not Selvaraghavan's fault

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Jerry - Funful

Crazy Mohan has kept his reputation of coming up with non-stop laugh-riots intact with Jerry

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Thalainagaram - Capital crime

It's yet another underworld story, but what makes the movie interesting is director Sundar C playing the hero for the first time coming up with a decent performance.

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Kokki - Real and riveting

The most difficult part of a climb back to heights, is doing it all over again. It is much more painful. Only the truly determined and focused manage it. Karan is. This serious actor, on a comeback through Kokki, has managed this difficult feat.

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Pachchakkuthirra - Shantytown and scruples - less

For Parthiban, this is an extension of his roles from Puthiya Pathai to Ullae Veliyae. A baddies turned nice man thanks to a girl who he marries outrageously.

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Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu - Youthful flavor

The movie begins with Mano (Bharath), a native of Ooty, who comes down to Chennai in search of his lover, whom he had met in his native. On coming to Chennai, he comes across Jo alias Jothi Lakshmi (Mallika Kapoor).

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Tirupathi

Perarasu has kept his reputation of rendering successful commercial masala entertainers intact with Thirupathy with Ajith dazzling at his best. It's re-energised and a fiery Ajith who takes the whole burden on his shoulders and delivers a consummate performance.

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Thiruttu Payalae - Lovable Rascal

Susi Ganesan sure knows to tell a tale. A tale that is not run of the mill. And there is also no attempt to shortchange the public with gimmickry in the name of entertainment.

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Pattiyal - Of guns and gangsters

The story begins around Koshy (Arya) and Selva (Bharath), the quintessential back street boys, the hatchet men of Sami (Cochin Haneefa).

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Mercury Pookal - An honest try

Success is all about right combinations and partnerships. Srikanth and director Stanley have a nice understanding. And that shows in Mercury Pookal, a movie about the travails of a husband and wife who don't see eye to eye with each other.

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Sudesi - For the masses, with a message

Vijayakanth plays his part as a brainy and a brawny youth on a mission to reform the corrupt rulers of the State.

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Kovai Brothers - Trite and tiresome

Sathyaraj and Sibi, come from Kovai on a mission. Their ire is on the system that they feel took the life of Uma ---Sathyaraj's sister and Sibi's girlfriend.

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Thambi - Bold in thoughts

Seeman has made the story seemingly inspired by the Communist revolutionary Cheguvara. His love for poet Bharathy is also visible at many places where Madhavan's diction and body language reminds one of the poet, who is also known for his revolutionary thoughts on the society.

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Kalvanin Kadhali - Youthful Flavor

Satya, a rich lover boy whose weakness, and strength, are women. He can't stop winking and having a pass at them. To love is his life. He comes across Haritha (Nayantra).

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Kalaba Kadhalan - Fatal attraction

Akhilan (Arya), a city slicker and a software pro to boot, goes to a village in Tirunelveli to pick a bride for himself. He marries Anbarasi (Renuka Menon), a typical wide-eyed, impish belle. It is all fun and frolic for the couple.

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Madarasi - Action all the way

The movie begins with Arjun resolving to avenge the killers of his parents when he was a young boy but takes different twists and turns and ends up nowhere.

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June R - Welter of emotions

June R (Jyothika), an orphan, is born on the month of June, and hence that name. She works in an advertising agency. One day she happens to come across a middle-aged woman (Saritha) hurt badly in a road mishap.

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Kodambakkam - Turning the searchlights inside

Sugavannan (Nanda), a village youth, settles down in Chennai with hopes of becoming a director one-day. In his native, he falls in love with Dhanam (Dhiya), who motivates him to achieve his dreams.

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Chithiram Pesuthadi - About the violence of love

Thiru (Naren) works as a henchman with Annachi (Thandapani). One day, he comes across Charu (Bhavana). They end up quarreling. Over a period of time, he develops a soft corner for her.

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Amirtham - Whiff of fresh air

The story is about the eponymous Amritha (Navya nair). She, the daughter of a highly orthodox priest (played with consummate ease by Girish Karnad) and a tradition-bound mother (Anuradha Krishnamoorthy).

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Idhaya Thirudan - This robber is endearing

It is a typical love story allright. But the shrewd screenplay makes it work.

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Dishoom - Fighting for love

The movie is all about an affair between a stuntman and a student who pursues course on arts and sculptor.

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Aathi - And quietly flowed blood

The story is about Aathi (Vijay), is brought up in New Delhi (by foster parents Seetha and Manivannan). He comes to Chennai apparently to study.

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Paasakiligal - Anachronistic

The movie happens in two villages --- Aalur and Melur. Sethupathy (Prabhu) and his brother Sathayya (Murali) shower boundless affection on their sister Maragatham (Navya Nair).

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Paramasivan - Action aplenty

Paramasivan marking the return of a leaner and fitter Ajith, looks like it will manage to re-launch his career. A treat for Ajith fans.

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Saravana - Ravikumar keeps his reputation intact

Silambarasan performs well as the soft romantic lover and also as an angry man. Jothika excels as Sadhana. KS.Ravikumar has kept his reputation intact with Saravana

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Vanakkam Thalaivaa - Another assembly line venture

The movie begins with Manickam (Sathyaraj) dressed as a sardar kidnapping Mano's (Abbas) girl friend Divya (Susan). Manickam breaks every attempt of Mano to trace his lover by appearing in different costumes and confusing him.

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Sandai Kozhi - Action unlimited

The story is about Balu (Vishal), who on a visit to his friend’s town, takes on the local dada Kasi (Lal). Balu, an engineering student, also falls in love with his friend’s sister Hema (Meera Jasmine).

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Vetrivel Shakthivel - Father-Son Duo

The movie is all about Vettrivel (Sathyaraj), a rich merchant in Coimbatore. His son Sakthivel (Sibiraj) helps his father in business and comes across Nikitha and falls in love.

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Aaru - Surya is sincere

Whether one likes it or not, a hero is compelled to act in commercial masala and mass entertainers. He has to appeal to all segments. Unless a hero does it, he is not seen to have made it.

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Thavamai Thavamirundu - Straight from the heart

The thing about Cheran films is that they are straight from the heart. And it is also for your heart. Even chilling truths of personal lives are extrapolated in a warm manner.

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Kanda Naal Mudhal - Clean fun

The movie begins with two young kids who fight each other in a marriage hall who grow up to be Krishna (Prasanna) and Ramya (Laila).

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ABCD - Right alphabets

Interestingly, the movie has very little characters, and the sequence of events that they come across in their life makes up the story.

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Bambharakannaley - Loud and heavy

The movie is about Srikanth, a low class youth who goes to Ooty for a job and comes across Aarti Agarwal. He falls in love with her.

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Sivakasi - Have a blast

The story is simple. The eponymous hero (Vijay) has to take on his greedy, slimy brother (Prakash Raj). The brother is so sinister that he doesn't even baulk at using his mother (Geetha) as a pawn.

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Majaa - Fun and funny

Govindan (Manivannan) is a thief who groups two orphaned kids. Years go by and the two, Adhi (Pasupathy) and Madhi (Vikram)decide to stop stealing and mend their ways and lead a hardworking life along with their father.

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Athu Oru Kanaa Kaalam - Dreamy desires

The movie is an emotional and a gripping tale of a youth who falls in love with his servant maid but ends up in prison for an accidental crime.

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Kasthoorimaan - Meera all the way

Meera Jasmine walks away with all honors. Meera steals the show playing a bubbly youth in the first part and a totally different portrayal towards the end.

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Kundakka Mandakka - For the funny bone

The movie is all about Ilango (Parthiban), a middle-class youth, who dreams to get his sister Kavitha (Autograph Mallika) married to a millionaire.

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Mazhai - W(h)ets the appetite

The movie begins with Shailaja (Shreya) a popular actress being kidnapped by a notorious gangster Deva (Rahul Dev). Her father (Kalabhavan Mani) seeks the help of Arjun (Jeyam Ravi), a youth who is employed in a quarry in the same locality.

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Ghajini - Taut and tough

Sanjay Ramasamy (Surya) is a rich tycoon suffering from quick memory loss. His story is unraveled by a medico Chitra (Nayantra) who wants to a kind of research on his medical condition.

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Chanakya - Gritty masala

Ganesh (Sarath) is an auto-driver, who cares for the poor and the needy around him. Known as 'Publicity Ganesh', he loves to keep himself in limelight all the time. The auto owner Deivanayaki (Namitha) falls in love with him.

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Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy - Targeting women,again

The movie begins with Elangovan(Thangar Bachchan), a school teacher in Chidambaram leading a carefree life without any goal. He spends all his time boozing around and gambling with his friends without bothering about his wife Thenmozhi(Navya Nair) and his two daughters.

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Ah Aah - Anbae Aaruyirae - Hormonal horse-play

Siva (Suryah) is a scribe and he shares a live-in relationship with Madhu (Nila) who is rich and bratty. They have their hot-headed run-ins and they have their even hotter patch-ups.

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Totti Jaya - Action & satisfaction

Rowdy Totti Jaya (Silambarasan), works for a don Seena Thana(Pradeep Rawath). Totti Jaya runs away to Kolkata to escape a murder case. In the event, he rescues Brindha (Gopika)

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Oru Kalluriyin Kadhai - Campus complex

The movie is all about Arya a college student undergoing a stress disorder and how all his friends bail him out of trouble.

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Oru Naal Oru Kanavu - Soft and sensible

The story revolves around Maya (Sonia Agarwal), a college student, who always wants to triumphs in all her endeavors.

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Ponniyin Selvan - Clean and convincing

The movie is about Venu (Ravi Krishna), a youth who lives with his mother Ponni (Revathy).

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Selvam - Simple tale well told

The movie begins with Nandha (Selvam)coming to Chennai. In a freak mishap, he suffers a injury on his head and he forgets all about his past.

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Daas - Typical and topical

The movie begins in a small village in Tirunelveli district where a few upper caste men hold a chariot festival.

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Priyasakhi - Love's labor not lost

Madhavan plays a cool dude - Santhana Krishnan (called Sakhi) and Sadha plays a model Priya. Sakhi who works in an automobile company lives in a joint family. He comes across model Priya.

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Englishkaran - Lost in translation

The movie is all about Thamizharasu (Sathyaraj), who sounds a reformist, enters a village. He runs behind Sandhya (Madhumitha), a college student in the village.

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February - 14 - A date with love

The movie begins with Bharath (Siva), a native of Thamaraikulam in Madurai going to Bangalore to take up his higher studies. He comes across Renuka Menon (Pooja) in the college and falls in love with her instantly.

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Chinna - Another psycho pot-boiler

The movie begins with Gayathri (Sneha) who reaches Rameshwaram from Chennai to do a research work on sea corals. She comes across a gangster Chinna (Arjun), who lives by sword and bullets.

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Kaatrulla Varai - Dull and dreary

It is the story of an actress Narmadha (Pranathy) who is caught between her car driver Bala (Jai Akash) and an ardent fan Burma Bala (Suresh).

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Anniyan - Breathtaking!

Anniyan has taken all the audacity and ability of Vikram and the boldness and brilliance of Shankar to come up with this mesmerizing magic!

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Ullam Ketkumae - Full of fizz

The friends gather for the wedding of Ehshaan.There begins the movie with a flashback, all recollecting their college days.

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Padhavi Paduthum Paadu - No bite in the satire

The movie begins with the smuggler Malaiappan (Ranjith) kidnapping a former Chief Minister Thamizharasan (Ravichandran) and demanding ransom.

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Amudhae - Patchy and predictable

Jay Akash and Madhumitha a couple in love who decide to marry.However their parents come in between.They threaten their children and emotionally blackmail them.

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Arindhum Ariyamalum - Entertaining and enlivening

Navdeep who reaches Chennai from Nagercoil to pursue his studies.He comes across Samiksha a college-mate and falls in love with her.

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Kanaa Kanden - Good effort

Srikanth visiting his village for his friend Gopika wedding. But he ends up in returning to city with Gopika herself.

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Karka Kasadara - Fresh and fertile

With all newcomers in the lead, Veteran R V Udayakumar has made a movie that is full of youthful mass elements.

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Githan - Honest effort

Director Vincent Selvah who has made Hindi Gayab as Githan in Tamil Ramesh the hero who is earnest in his complex role.And Pooja, the heroine, has ably supported him.

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Chandramukhi - Of and for Rajni

Saravanan (Rajnikanth) a top psychiatrist from America is on a SOS mission to help rescue his best friend Senthil's (Prabhu) wife Ganga (Jyothika) who suffers from a split personality syndrome.

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Sachein - Kushi ---second innings

The same hero,an egoistic heroine,an old comedian still studying in the campus and an oomph girl having some fun with the hero.

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Mumbai Xpress - Wagon of fun and frolic

Mumbai Xpress is a roller coaster ride of mirth, fun. Mumbai Xpress --- a fun train, all through.

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Sevvel - Red in the face

Sevvel starring Jai Akash is a movie on the emotions between a father and son.

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Thaka Dhimi Tha - Some fun, little else

Thaka Dhimi Tha is obviously a comedy film that is about a lover couple being estranged and getting reunited after several twists and turns.

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Gurudeva - Nothing new

The movie is all about a young girl falling in love with a local dadha.

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London - Laughathon

The film has shades of every Sundar C film before.

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Mayavi - Fun and frolic

Director Singapuli has obviously some flair for comedy and mirth. And on the looks of Mayavi, he seems to have touched that.

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Righta Thappa - A conscientious effort

"Righta Thappa" is realistic and devoid of trappings of action, violence and sex.

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Raam - Stylish and substantive

A simple story of mother-son affection forms the crux of the movie.

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Mannin Maindhan - Dusty not earthy

An outdated story perhaps. Karunanidhi as usual has touched upon Agananooru, Purananooru, Valluvam and Kannagi in this movie.

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Kadhal FM - Needs fine tuning

A story of a radio jockey falling in love with an avid listener of his programmes.

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Sukran

Sukran begins as a campus love story ends haywire with the heroine being gang raped by a Judge, a Minister' son and a police officer and eventually the hero taking revenge on them for their heinous act.

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Kannadi Pookal - Sensitive and serious

A powerful emotional drama dwelling in detail about child psychology forms the base of the film.

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Ji - Politically correct

Ajith, seems to have got the pulse of the audience right this time playing the role of a angry young man. Be it a romantic lover boy or a that of a student politician, he does get the method and modulation perfection with ease and elan. His dance movements too deserve a special mention.

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Kannamma - Karunanidhi scripts a Kargil film

"Kannamma", a film scripted by DMK president M. Karunanidhi, is the top release on Friday in theatres across Tamil Nadu.

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Iyer IPS - Simply stay away

After a long gap, Sathyaraj takes to khaki in Iyer IPS.

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Devathaiyai Kandaen - Dhanush's wait continues

Dhanush, it seems, has to wait for some more time, for that elusive hit.

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Thirupachi - For Vijay’s fans

It's a typical Vijay in the movie. He looks at his best in dance and stunt sequences.

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Ayya - Nice mix of everything

Sarath Kumar walks away with all honors. The movie, starring Sarath Kumar in a dual role, with the rural backdrop and the right mixture of human emotions, action and romance, is sure to make it big at the box-office.

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Dancer - Well-intentioned

Dancer,is the story of a physically challenged youth, making it big by becoming a dancing sensation.

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Ayudham - Not a powerful weapon

Ayudham is an action-packed romantic entertainer.

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Jayasurya - Prefer the popcorn

Jayasurya is actually two persons without the benefit of punctuation.

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Hey - Ghost of Basha

Yet another action film from the Sarath Kumar's stable which has shades of blockbuster movies like Basha, Ramana and Dhil.

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Jananam - Pressing problem, but delayed release

Arun Kumar's Jananam finally sees the light of the day after almost two years.

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Kadhal - Earthy and emotional

Director Shankar's debut production is all about romance with an intelligent mix of nativity.

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Maha Nadigan - Contemporary, comical

The film is entertaining and engrossing.

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Dreams - A nightmare

The film is poor pastiche of double meanings, bedroom scenes and a few other vulgar segments.

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Manmadhan - Ripper and gripper

The film works because it is a gripper.

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Attahasam - Double strike

The film on the whole is an unpretentious entertainer.

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Chatrapathy - Mundane and mediocre

The denouement is about Sarath putting an end to the machinations of Mahadevan.

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Neranja Manasu - Nothing new

The movie could have been much better had the director tried to tell a story rather build a story around a character.

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7G Rainbow Colony - Daring and different

A realistic portrayal of characters is the highlight of the movie.

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Vishwa Thulasi

A story dealt poetically with excellent background score by the music legends M S Viswanthan and Illayaraja is a sight for sore eyes.

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Bose - Of guns and roses

Bose also tries to build a tale, but it is sometimes too tacky to sound convincing.

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Athu - About a spirit, but not spirited

Spirit is there. But the other spirit is slightly missing.

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M Kumaran s/o Mahalakshmi - Mother of all sentiments

If you like films with sentiments, M Kumaran...is for you.

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Giri - Hot action, but little else

Giri’s story is as old as the sky.

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Gajendra - Gajendra: A bad remake

A careful adaptation to suit the Tamil audience could have done the trick.

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Arasaktchi - Routine stuff

Arasaktchi is a routine story of a youth seeking vendetta against the corrupt lawyers .

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Chellame - Lives upto expectations

The film is about a possessive youth who plays spoilsport between a husband and wife.

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Kudaikul Mazhai - A Brave Attempt

The movie is a brave attempt on a youth with schizophrenia.

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Madurey - A remix

Madhesh in his first directorial venture has made up his mind that Vijay’s stardom would do the trick for the non-existence of an original storyline.

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Vasool Raja MBBS - Better than the original

Kamalhassan - Crazy Mohan duo combo creates a laugh riot in Vasool Raja MBBS.

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4 Students - 4 Students: Slick entertainer

Coming at a time when the State is rocked with students agitation 4 Students is likely to attract the youth for it’s theme and presentation.

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Azhagiya Theeae - Offbeat Entertainer

Sticking as much as possible to realism director Ratha Mohan has woven an interesting story of four friends who are strugglers looking for a break. Coupled with this is a story of romance.

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Shock - Really scary!

Prashanth's Shock, a remake of Ramgopal Verma's Bhoot, is a movie on whether there exist ghosts or not?

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Sullan - Routine fare

Amidst much hype and expectation, Sullan starring Dhanush graced theatres this week. Does it worth the hype and hoopla is the question one would ask, after watching the movie.

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Suryah’s brilliant performance coupled with all round good portrayals by the supporting artistes makes the film a good entertainer.

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Machi - Fast paced action entertainer

The film's story's emphasis is on friendship. Dushyanth has improved a lot as an actor and is very comfortable in the role of a spoilt brat who turns over a new leaf.

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Jore - Father-Son Duo

After his Student No 1 which marked actor Sibiraj's debut, director Selvah is back with his next -- Jore. This time he brings together both Sathyaraj and Sibiraj in the movie (Father-Son duo).

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Manasthan - Sarath Kumar and Vijayakumar team up again

Director Bharathy's first movie Marumalarchi starring Mamooty revolved around the village and so is his next, Manasthan.

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Ayutha Ezhuthu - Dotted with the typical Maniratnam touch

It's dotted with the typical Maniratnam touch, lively and entertaining, but shorn of pace, fails to make the 'Mani grade'. Slow take-off and lag in narration make Ayudha Ezhuthu a disappointment for the craftsman's fans who always expect a masterpiece from him.

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Arul - Fails to impress

Director Hari has teamed up once again with actor Vikram after their big hit in Saamy. Arul, starring Vikram and directed by Hari is action-packed entertainer.

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Jana - Jana is a complete rehash of Rajni starrer

A string of failures has pushed Ajith to try his hand at a mass film and his latest Jana is a complete rehash of Rajni starrer Baasha.Directed by Shaji Kailash, Jana is completely out of sort movie, where the actor is portrayed as a violent aggressive man fighting to clean the system similar to the one by Amitabh Bachchan in Shaenshah.

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Perazhagan - Surya strikes a hat-trick

Kudos to AVM for rendering a family entertainer in Peralagan with right mix of action, romance and humor all through.

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Vaanam Vasapadum - PC. Sreeram's Vaanam Vasapadum

Noted cinematographer P C Sreeram, who has directed a Couple of movies - Meera and Kuruthipunal earlier has Shifted to wielding the megaphone again.

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Ethiree - Laugh-Riot

Ethiree is likely to bring laurels for Maddy.

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Gilli - Vijay and Trisha on track with another blockbuster

A fast- paced movie with hits, chases and the right mix of romance and humour is Gilli. Director Dharani, known for such movies, has come out with a three- hour entertainer by having actor Vijay single-handedly takes on an influential gang and save a girl (Trisha) from their clutches

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Kuthu - Kuthu

Silambarasan, who appeared a lot subdued in his last film Kovil, is back doing what he knows best -- acting as a typical hero in Kuthu.

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Autograph - Cheran proves himself again

Autograph, a film, is one such attempt made by director Cheran to rewind the memories of his early childhood and youthful days with spotlight on his romantic escapades.

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Engal Anna - Engal Anna

Vijayakanth seems to have got it right this time. Engal Anna, the remake of Malayalam blockbuster Chronic Bachelor, a laugh-riot all through will certainly provide some relief to the actor.

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Virumandi - The man is a perfectionist

Villages are unfailingly romanticised in our films, with the focus willingly on their dew-touched innocence and essential simplicity. But this is a carefully constructed facade, and in Kamal Haasan's Virumandi it is ripped apart as he lays bares its true face in all its brutal glory.

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Kanavu Meippada Vendum - Kanavu Meipada Vendum

Janaki Viswanathan with her debut venture Kutty winning national acclaim, showcases the plight of devadasi women, albeit is mixed with the right amount of popular elements that appeal to the average movie-goer.

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Gambheeram - Its Saraths turn to don khaaki

It is now Sarath Kumar's turn to don the khaki uniform, after Vikram in Samy and Surya in Khaaka Khaaka. Gambeeram is laced with stunts, revenge and sacrifice, typical of a movie dealing with the life of a policeman.

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