Thoongavanam keeps you awake. But the intensity is on the wane as the night progresses.

Thani Oruvan marks the welcome of ‘version 2’ of director Raja. It is possibly the most rewarding experience you would have got from a mainstream Tamil actioner in the recent past.

It is a welcome relief to see an edge-of-the-seat thriller in Tamil without resorting to hurried screenplay, unnatural dialogues, forced characterization, abrupt editing, loud background scores to list a few among many other commercial compromises. The director deserves credit for making a nail-biting crime drama with no action sequences or unwanted songs.

Kamal Haasan alternates between experimental risky movies and low-budget commercial remake movies. The question in audience mind is which category does “Uttama Villain” fall under? In Uttama Villain, The answer is Kamal has blended them both and achieved mixed results.

Shankar’s magic may be missing in his latest edition. However, the movie has enough merits to warrant a watch at the theatres.

With an excellent first half and a slightly melodramatic second half Kayal is a breezy watch and surely another winner from Prabhu Solomon.

…is an engaging action drama that unfolds with interest. But the ease with which the hero vanquishes his nemesis in the climax leaves you with a half filled stomach.

It is rare that a film questions beliefs, especially of a god fearing nation like ours that has million gods smiling on us every single day. It is even rarer that the film does this with a smile on its face, without pontificating and sermonizing. PK does all of this with a flair only Hirani can manage. After Munnabhai, PK is the next buzzword for years to come. All Hail PK!

If you feel the goodwill of Rajini’s onscreen character Lingeshwaran help grow the brand aura of real-life Rajini, you know very well the movie has worked on you.

An interesting premise and a definite welcome addition to the diverse nature of films that has been hitting the screens recently. A little more tightening of the screws and the bark would have been more loud and clear.