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Yaanai Movie Review: An action drama that does what it sets out to do
Karthikkeramalu • 3 years agoLove alone doesn’t win at the end of the day in Yaanai. Dysfunctional families that remain functional during a malfunction also win here.
Don movie review: Sivakarthikeyan's well-intentioned film is bogged down by commercial clichés
Ashameera Aiyappan • 3 years agoDon plays with lofty ideals, yet it rarely engages with nuance and only deals with extremes.
Maaran movie review: Dhanush, Smruthi Venkat's film is a complete disaster
Ashameera Aiyappan • 3 years agoMaaran wants to be an intelligent, engaging thriller but ends up being lazy and trite.
Writer movie review: An insightful, unvarnished peek into the police force
Ashameera Aiyappan • 3 years agoWriter depicts an honest policeman’s mental health struggle like no other film -- the introspection is real and honest.
Walter movie review: Sibi Sathyaraj's 'super-cop thriller' suffers from a wafer-thin plotline with limited twists
Sreedhar Pillai • 5 years agoWalter is a cop thriller based on child trafficking
Kangana Ranaut strikes a Bharatanatyam pose in new look from upcoming Jayalalithaa biopic Thalaivi
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThalaivi, directed by AL Vijay, brings onscreen Jayalalithaa's journey as a stellar actress which was followed by a powerful political career.
RRR: Thor actor Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, Olivia Harris join cast of SS Rajamouli's upcoming film
Fp Staff • 5 years agoRRR is slated to release in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and other Indian languages.
Kangana Ranaut reveals Jayalalithaa biopic Thalaivi will be made in two parts: First will focus on her life before politics
Raja Sekar • 6 years agoKangana Ranaut says it is nerve-racking for her to play Jayalalithaa since despite the similarities, the former Tamil Nadu chief minister enjoyed a command over a lot of things.
Namma Veettu Pillai, Sivakarthikeyan's family drama, tops Tamil Nadu box office with Rs 19.5 crore in three days
Surendhar Mk • 6 years agoWithin just five days, Namma Veettu Pillai surpassed the lifetime total of Sivakarthikeyan's Mr Local at the Tamil Nadu box office.
Kangana Ranaut, not Vidya Balan, was first choice to play Jayalalithaa in Thalaivi, says film's producer
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThalaivi, a biopic on legendary politician J Jayalalithaa, will go on floors in October and Kangana Ranaut is set to play the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.