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Jailer: Is it as entertaining as Sivaji?

Does the latest Rajini-starrer Jailer directed by Nelson measure up to the expectations? In the past two decades, only two films – Sivaji directed by Shankar and Petta by Karthick Subburaj – were out-and-out Rajini films. They were cocktails of all the customary Rajinisms. Chandramukhi,...

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Jailer
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Maamannan: Mariselvaraj is at it again

Mariselvaraj’s earlier films ‘Pariyerum Perumal’ and ‘Karnan’ hit the spot; his recent criticism of Kamal’s blockbuster Devarmagan has evoked support as well as denunciation.  These factors have made up the hype about his latest film Maamannan. Has it really measured up to expectations? The...

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Maamannan
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Budget films prove small is beautiful

While there have been big-ticket films that have turned mega grossers, at the other end of the spectrum there are films that have also set the cash registers ringing though produced on a shoe-string budget. Both phenomena are common to Tamil cinema. Films such as Dada, Good Night, Porthozhil...

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Budget Films