Aishwarya Lekshmi

How big will Chiyaan Vikram-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Ponniyin Selvan 2 open at the box office? Trade expert predicts

Ponniyin Selvan 2 is directed by Mani Ratnam.

Christopher movie review: A wake-up call after three lovely Mammootty starrers…

... lest Puzhu, Rorschach and Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam caused anyone to assume that the Big M is now fully committed to original thinkers making out-of-the-box films.

Kumari: Home-groan gothic horror

That woman in Kumari is Aishwarya Lekshmi. The lovely, young actress has been growing from strength to strength in no time at all. The last we saw her, she was an abused, newly married wife in Charukesh Sekar’s Telugu film Ammu.

Ex Stream Benefits: Look at the best on OTT in October

Some gems sparkled like deeyas in the dark. Here are the ones that saved the month.

Naveen Chandra on Ammu: This was a good medium to explore the idea that what if a woman decides to fight back?

A social drama centered around domestic abuse, Ammu is winning accolades for its gritty portrayal of the lives of a married couple. Actor Naveen Chandra took a gamble to play the role of an abusive husband and succeeds in making the audiences hate him for his fearful role as a violent cop.

Ammu: Amazon’s arresting rumination on domestic violence gives Aishwarya Lekshmi a role of a wife-time

In Ammu, this pretty talented young actress gets the role of a wifetime: she gets to play the wife of a bully-cop Ravi (Naveen Chandra), who has all his colleagues at his precinct eating out of his hand as a hero.

Ammu movie review: Aishwarya Lekshmi shines in this striking story

At one of its brightest moment, Aishwarya Lekshmi as Ammu, in a conversation with a beggar about her predicament asks why she has changed as a person. She wonders when she turned into this spineless person who seems incapable of even standing up for herself.

Ponniyin Selvan 1 movie review: Mani Ratnam film is a visual spectacle that is a little less magical than the book

Ponniyin Selvan 1 is a brilliant experience that doesn’t chase the same high as other recent commercial films did. The spectacle lies in the setting and the story of the film that unravels beautifully.

Ponniyin Selvan: Why this Mani Ratnam film could be a magnum opus like Rajamouli’s Baahubali

The epic drama is based on the life of Chola emperor and has many firsts to its credit including being the first Tamil film to release in IMAX worldwide.

Gargi: Sai Pallavi delivers a stellar performance in this important social drama

At the outset, this story penned and directed by Gautham Ramachandran is one of the most well-written and sensitively portrayed films in recent years on sexual abuse and rape.