A little over two decades since its first release, Rajinikanth’s Baba comes calling at cinemas in a relatively new avatar, refurbished and reinvigorated. Baba’s comeback has set off expectations that the 2002 box office dud will rise up from the dead like a phoenix. Of late, social media has...
Music director Deva, who has been composing for Tamil films for the past 30 years, for the first time held a public concert, and it’s going viral. On the occasion of his 72nd birthday on November 20, Deva who is most famous for creating the soundtrack to which Rajinikanth attained true...
Kalaga Thalaivan is a taut thriller that could potentially work for multiplex audiences. It has a complex storyline and a grand ideological premise. It grandly declares that corporates rule Indian life and that includes all political parties. KT has Thiru, aka Udhayanidhi, as the rebel whose...
Actor Sivakarthikeyan’s films set off pre-release expectations just as those of the top heroes Ajith and Vijay. In the post-pandemic period, his films Doctor and Don turned blockbusters, raising his stock among fans. Now comes Prince, the first pre-Deepavali release. Anudeep K.V. who has...
Oh Manapenne! released in October revolves around a start-up. The remake of the Telugu film Pelli Choopulu, the Tamil flick directed by Kaarthikk Sundar saw Harish Kalyan and Priya Bhavani Shankar reprising the roles of Vijaya Devarakonda and Ritu Verma. The protagonist wants to become a chef...
Rajinikanth had made Deepavali releases his own for two decades starting in 1976. His films have been mega hits but there have been some failures, too. Nearly all of the Deepavali releases were commercial entertainers. One film, which was a Deepavali release in 1978, stands out, however. It...
The state government has announced that cinema theatres can admit full house capacity starting November 1, setting the stage for the release of Sun Pictures’ Rajini-starrer, Annatthe. It will be a one-horse race since it appears no big-budget movie with big stars will likely be released on...
The movie industry seems to be shaking off the effect of the pandemic.film, Siva Karthikeyan's film, Doctor, has been running to packed houses in theatres. The film’s success has upped the market value of director Nelson Dilipkumar. Siva Karthikeyan’s recent films had bombed. By turning around...
