NENJIL OR AALAYAM review
Kalyankumar, R.Muthuraman, Devika, Nagesh, Manorama and Baby Padmini star in Nenjil Ohr Aalayam, a black-and-white production of 1962 from Shridhar’s own production company, Chithralaya. Shridhar, the director of films like Kaadhalikka Neramillai and Vennira Aadai, was a top director of his time. His films were fresh, innovative, thought-provoking and – above all – entertaining. When […]
PADAGOTTI review
Padagotti is set in a fishing village and deals with a myriad of important issues that are still relevant today.. Maanickam (MGR) is the leader of a small fishing community. In the same area, Alaiyappan (S.V.Ramadhaas) is the leader of a second group in opposition to Manickam’s group. The enmity between the two groups goes […]
ANBALIPPU review
Master director A.C.Thirulokachander, who delighted cinema audiences with hit films like Anbe Vaa, Athey Kanngall and Babu was the first director to bring together on screen Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan and Makkall Kalainyar Jaishankar. Titled Anbalippu, this film also stars B.Saroja Devi, M.N.Nambiar, Nagesh, Pandaribhai, V.K.Ramasamy and Senthaamarai. Sivaji Ganesan plays the rural youngster Velu […]
NEEDHIKKU PIN PAASAM review
Saando M.M.A.Chinnappa Devar’s Devar Films is behind the film Needhikku Pin Paasan, a film with Makkall Thilagam M.G.Ramachandhran and Abinaya Sarasvathi B.Saroja Devi in the lead roles. Others in the cast are Nadigavel M.R.Radha, S.V.Rungarao, M.N.Nambiar, S.A.Asogan, Saando M.M.A.Chinnappa Devar, S.M.Thirupathisamy, P.Kanaambaa, G.Sakunthala, Radha, Senthaamarai, Gemini Balu and P.K.Mohan. MGR plays the talented advocate, Gopal. […]
OOTYVARAI URAVU review
I have, on numerous occasions, sung the praises of veteran director Shridhar. I have always believed that Shridhar was much too advanced for his time and this film, Ootyvarai Uravu has only served to strengthen that view. Having cast Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan and Punnagai Arasi K.R.Vijaya in the lead roles, one would expect Shridhar […]
PAAR MAGALE PAAR review
Talk to anyone about the golden era of Tamil films and one title that is sure to come up is Paar Magalle Paar, the super hit film directed by one of the top directors of the time, A.Bheemsingh. In my opinion, this is one of Sivaji Ganesan’s most outstanding performances and one of the most […]
VASANTHA MALIGAI review
Once a drunk, always a drunk : How true is that? That is the central issue handled by the blockbuster movie, Vasantha Maaligai, which starred Sivaji Ganesan, Vanishree, K.Balaji, Nagesh, Major Sunderrajan, V.S.Raagavan, Pandaribhai, Shrikanth, Senthaamarai and Sri Devi who was only a child star at the time. Sivaji Ganesan plays a wealthy but hopeless […]
NEEDHI review
Needhi is a colour production from Sujatha Cine Arts, the production company of (The Late) actor K.Balaji. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalitha, Sowcar Janaki, Manorama, R.S.Manohar, M.R.R.Vasu, Major Sunderrajan, J.P. Chandhrababu and K.Balaji. Raja (Sivaji Ganesan) is a loner on the wrong side of morality. He is a truck driver and, because of his […]
Mani Ratnam & Rajinikanth to team up again
Mni Ratnam is in talks to do another film with Rajinikanth in the lead roles. The duo came together only once 33 years ago for the 1991 blockbuster, Thallabadhi. That film, which released for Deepavali 1991, introduced to the screen Aravindswamy and boasted an ensemble cast that included Mammooty, Shobhana, Jaishankar, Shri Vidhya Banupriya, Amrish […]
MEIYAZHAGAN review
Meiyyazhagan is one of those rare films that begins and ends with intense emotions in which its audience is inextricably involved. It is a film that reignites positivity, optimism and a general appreciation of what life can be. Karthi and Aravindswamy share the lead role in C. Premkumar’s second film after his explosive directorial debut […]