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Movie Review – Andha Naal

An unflinching Tamil tribute to noirs In spite of having some knowledge about yesteryear Tamil movies, I was largely unaware of ‘Andha Naal’. Prime reason could be that I’ve never seen this movie showcased in TV, at least not in prime channels. When I got to know what a defining film it was, I was […]

Movie Review – Dial M for Murder

Definition for a thriller ‘Dial M for Murder’ defines how a thriller should be. There might have been ‘n’ number of great movies but I honestly I feel that this is the film which defined Hitchcock. Master at his best. I watched this movie about a decade back and it’s been an everlasting love story […]

Movie Review – Aamis

Food for thought This film might have been an entry to Assamese films for many, it was for me too. This movie was in the list for quite some time but hardly did I know what I signed up for. One of the perks of not researching on a film. Every time the film delves […]

Book Review – Vellai Yanai

A Case Study of Caste System in India ‘Vellai Yanai’ if not for anything, is an unflinching caste study of caste system in India. Jeyamohan, just like his speeches, doesn’t mince with words in this novel too. For the first time the castes are directly addressed and talked about. The fact that the novel happens […]

Movie Review – Santa Sangre

Circus in the mind This year has been the year of revisits. Revisits of great movies which I didn’t know where great back then. The good thing about it is I pretty much know what to expect but the bad thing is the memory about the film. Not the story or the suspense but the […]

Movie Review – The Greatest of All Time (GOAT)

A Venkat Prabhu Kirikuthanam A movie can have tributes but can a movie be made only with tributes. That’s what GOAT feels like. If you had expected GOAT to be the Greatest of All Time film of Vijay, then it’s not a mistake of the director. Because that’s what majority of the reviews say, that […]

Movie Review – Kottukkaali

World Cinema in Tamil Easily, one of the finest films to have ever come on the celluloid. During a candid conversation with my mom about why filmmaking is becoming tougher with times, she casually replied, “filmmaking during those years were like drawing something on empty vase, so whatever you draw it’d look good as it […]

Movie Review – Thangalaan

An honorable attempt but leaves the audience dazed and confused The funny thing about a Vikram film is how it churns out continuous recipes of disaster, how the odds would always fail, how everyone becomes a critic, how every critic becomes a normal audience and every wrong that you could ever think of. Pa. Ranjith, […]

Travelogue – Terrific Thekkady via Suruli

There was lot of restrictions while thinking of a trip to Thekkady. First, it had to be a road trip, second, I can plan only when I go to my hometown, Madurai, and third, to satisfy above conditions, I need to have at least five days holidays. Luckily it all came together around Independence Day […]

Book Review – November Nila

A no nonsense page turner As soon as I got this book home, my dad said, these books used to be sold for Rs. 1 at bus stands and people used to buy it without even knowing what it’s about. What he meant to say through it was, why had I put an effort and […]