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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 161/365 – Kadhal Neethana from Time
I still remember going to this movie on a rainy day at an empty theatre in Thanjavur. We were exactly ten people watching the movie, and the only thing that made us sit through this lousy movie was...
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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 162/365 – Maane Maragathame
Prashanth was churning out more movies than any other actor at one point in time – He was doing more than 4-5 movies a year – when Vijay Sethupathi had six releases last year, it was considered a...
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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 163/365 – Panivizhum Maalayil from Meera
When you rope in Asha Bhonsle to sing in your movie, will you give her lyrics or not? Ilaiyaraaja had the audacity to use her only for humming “La La” in the song, and it works so beautifully that you...
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Movie Review: Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan – Assault
I am watching movies since my Kindergarten days (my first movie in a theatre was Mythili Ennai Kadhali). I might have started comprehending about movies probably when I was 5 or 6. In this 30 years of...
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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 164/365 – En Manasa Parikoduthu
Ullam Kavarntha Kalvan was directed by Thooyavan. I wrote a bit about this writer, producer and director in an older post about this movie. He had a string of movies with Rajinikanth and one of those...
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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 165/365 – Oh Janani from Pudhiya Raagam
Pudhiya Raagam was an audacious attempt by Jayachitra to revive her fortunes at the fag end of her career. The movie was written, directed and produced by Jayachitra. And of course, she played the...
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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 166/365 – Ompula Vaikiri/Kanmani Kanmani
April 1 Vidudala was one of those comedy movies in Telugu that got remade in every other South Indian language. It’s a story of a cheater who tries to be honest to marry the love of his life. The...
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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 167/365 – Ninaithathu Yaaro
I would call 1988 to 1994 as the golden period of Vijayakanth. He acted in 41 movies in that period, and a majority of them were hit. This is the time he moved on from Anti-establishment movies to...
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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 168/365 – Unnaithan Nitham from Maapillai
If I am not wrong, this is the third song from this album to be on the list, and of course, I haven’t used the popular ones. The versatility of the album will baffle you – Ennoda Raasi is the typical...
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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 169/365 – Enna Solli Paduvatho
This is one of the songs that resides on my “Love Duets” playlist. A song that I will instantaneously sing along. It’s that catchy because of the beautiful yet simple tune. En Mana Vaanil was the...
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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 170/365 – Muthirai Eppodhu
Whenever I listen to sensuous songs of Ilaiyaraaja, one thing stands out, his playfulness. I remember SPB making a remark about Maadathile Kanni Maadathile, in which he asked him to emphasise the...
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Vivegam: The Ajith Ecosystem – Not a movie review
When I was watching Vivegam, my thoughts were moving in different directions, and I was thinking how the current movie reviewers would have reviewed a film like Aayirathil Oruvan or Ulagam Suttrum...
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Movie Review : Magalir Mattum – Happy Trip
There is a single shot scene where Subbulakshmi (played by Saranya) goes about doing her daily chores with a stone face while her husband Mangalamurthy (Livingstone) is singing after a drink. This is...
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Movie Review: Thupparivaalan – The Sleuthing of Mysskin
In movie making, I idolise directors who change their style and not modify the story to their style. Some directors choose stories that suit their style, but there are movie directors who adapt their...
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50 Tamil movies to watch before you die – 36 – Captain Prabhakaran
When you choose such a list, it’s one of the toughest things to make choices. A few weeks back, I had to choose between Aboorva Sagotharargal and Michael Madana Kamarajan, and I chose the latter...
View ArticleMovie Review : Theeran – Adhigaram Ondru – A valiant attempt
Tamil cinema directors have always stayed away from real-life stories fearing a backlash. They used specific incidents as scenes but shied away from making full-length movies on real-life stories...
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Anti-establishment movies were a norm during the 1980s. Either the rebellious attitude of Tamil cinema directors was healthy, or the politicians were more accommodating during the golden period of...
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The Annual Tamil Film Music Round-Up 2017
Year-end is here, and my annual lists are back. It wasn’t an easy year for my blog as it went through a lot of tribulation (do blogs have astrology issues?). I think even Tamil film music went through...
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The Annual Tamil Movies Round-Up – Best Tamil Movies 2017
2017 was the year of low budgeted or indie films in Tamil cinema. There were 203 releases in 2017 and out of which we had 19 movies that were profitable for the producers and distributors. I had a...
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Sketch Movie Review by Sylvianism : Who’s it for?
How do people narrate a story to an actor or producer? I have heard stories about how some directors would narrate with meticulous detailing. After watching Sketch, I have been thinking how Vijay...
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