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LATEST ARTICLES ( 814 )

• Dohchay: Fails to Rob Hearts

  With a title like "Dohchay", which means 'to rob', you expect a movie to do more than just entertain. Such expectations were riding high on this film right... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• O Kadhal Kanmani: With You, Without You

  It doesn't matter if you're a Mani Ratnam fan or not, his latest outing, "O Kadhal Kanmani" is sure to leave you with an everlasting smile on your face. The... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Kanchana 2: Weakest Film in the Franchise

  With the "Kanchana" franchise, which is now about eight years old, Lawrencce had opened the floodgates to several successful horror-comedies in Tamil cinema. Th... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Mani Ratnam Unplugged

  Getting Mani Ratnam to speak is a task itself. The reticent film-maker prefers his works to do the talking. After repeated attempts, I managed to catch up with... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• S/O Satyamurthy: Predictable and Sloppy

  S/O Satyamurthy; Trivikram, Allu Arjun, Prakash Raj, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nitya Menen, Adah Sharma, Rao Ramesh, Rajendra Prasad, Upendra, Sampath Raj, M.S.... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Nannbenda: Where Are the Jokes?

  In the opening scene of "Nannbenda", we see Sathya (Udhay) breaking out of a prison, and we're explained why in the flashback. There's a sense of curiosity and... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• CSK: Good Thriller That Needed More Thrills

  CSK is the kind of thriller that attempts something offbeat but doesn't quite succeed in keeping us on the edge of our seats. The opening moments are... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Jil: More Style, Less Substance

  The film, according to its director, was titled "Jil" because it's supposed to have a few hair-raising moments. There are, literally, when you scratch your... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Rey: Rest in Peace, Sanity

  Given the kind of film that Rey tries to be, there's no point ripping it apart. There's a disclaimer that reads of foreigners speaking in Telugu for your... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Jil: Neither Thrills Nor Chills

  He's a fire officer. He messes up with life and death on a daily basis. These were the only lines that one gets to hear with any little innovation that Jil... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Hunterrr: Unfiltered Coming-of-Age Tale

  Hunterrr, not surprising that it comes from a production house that Anurag Kashyap is a part of, is an 'I give it to you on-the-face' cinema, that you can... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Kallappadam: For the Love of Cinema

  Closely following in the footsteps of meta films such as "Jigarthanda" and "Kathai Thiraikkathai Vasanam Iyakkam", comes debutante J. Vadivel's "Kallappadam",... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Chappie: Oddly Charming

  Neil Blomkomp loves robots and aliens more than human beings and maybe that's why all his stories so far have had something to do with the man versus machine... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Naan Sigappu Manithan: Where Vishal Shines More

  When you're making a film that surrounds you, the biggest need is to know, how far can you pitch yourself. It's not very often we see a poster of a Vishal film... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• NH10: On the Highway

  NH10's intentions, even if they are extremely low-key, show up in its early parts. The woman, Meera (Anushka) in a gathering is desperate for some space to... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Enakkul Oruvan: The Actor Within the Star

  Throughout "Enakkul Oruvan", a remake of Kannada indie hit "Lucia", we see Siddharth desperately trying to convince us that there's a highly talented actor... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Anekudu: One Love, Many Avatars

  Anekudu, staying true to the title is a generous mix of many motifs in a single film, however meant to be conceived as a classic-like romance across generations... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Surya Vs Surya: Lost in Darkness

  Saleem Feku of Angrez fame, a paanwala trapped in an island with the lead character Surya (Nikhil) in the night does an easy job in simplifying the film's... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Kaaki Sattai: Sivakarthikeyan’s Baby Step Towards Stardom

  In what could've been a scene originally written for a star hero, Sivakarthikeyan storms into a police station (in slow motion) as inspector Mathimaran and... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Pisachi: This Ghost Wins Hearts

  With filmmakers on the lines of Mysskin, so aware of their technique and what they can add to an ordinary story or a genre that's crying for reinvention, films... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES