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Sruthi Ganapathy Raman

Sruthi Ganapathy Raman

Film Companion·HollywoodReporterIndia

8Reviews
2Publications
KD – The Devil

KD – The Devil

2026 · HollywoodReporterIndia

'KD: The Devil' flirts with the idea of an underdog's ascent in a blood-soaked world of crime, offering fleeting moments of kitschy fun in an otherwise jarring action drama.

Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups

Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups

2026 · HollywoodReporterIndia

'Toxic' presents a house of mirrors that is largely out of service, failing to deliver a coherent or compelling narrative despite its ambitious premise of exploring a man who doesn't fear death.

Karavali

Karavali

2026 · HollywoodReporterIndia

An intense Kambala drama that remains emotionally distant.

Maharaja

Maharaja

2024 · Film Companion

A flawed yet gripping human drama in which storytelling is the hero.

Indian 2: Zero Tolerance

Indian 2: Zero Tolerance

2024 · Film Companion

Indian was by no means a perfect film. It was still a film drenched in sexual innuendos — a marker of films from a particular time. But it still had just the right amount of rigour that made us root for its far-fetched world where a timeworn veteran could kick a man or two.

Star

Star

2024 · Film Companion

The little moments get lost in an overwritten, cloying drama.

Garudan

Garudan

2023 · Film Companion

In the end, it all comes down to how this director re-introduces a new kind of hero. Jithu Madhavan crowned Fahadh Faasil a modern mass king in by fully surrendering to the actor’s wild yet delicate side. Durai Senthilkumar tries to do the same with Soori. While it might not be as effective in its writing, Soori quite easily makes up for it in Garudan.