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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 167/365 – Ninaithathu Yaaro
I would call 1988 to 1994 as the golden period of Vijayakanth. He acted in 41 movies in that period, and a majority of them were hit. This is the time he moved on from Anti-establishment movies to...
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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 168/365 – Unnaithan Nitham from Maapillai
If I am not wrong, this is the third song from this album to be on the list, and of course, I haven’t used the popular ones. The versatility of the album will baffle you – Ennoda Raasi is the typical...
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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 169/365 – Enna Solli Paduvatho
This is one of the songs that resides on my “Love Duets” playlist. A song that I will instantaneously sing along. It’s that catchy because of the beautiful yet simple tune. En Mana Vaanil was the...
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Projekt Ilaiyaraaja Season II – 170/365 – Muthirai Eppodhu
Whenever I listen to sensuous songs of Ilaiyaraaja, one thing stands out, his playfulness. I remember SPB making a remark about Maadathile Kanni Maadathile, in which he asked him to emphasise the...
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Vivegam: The Ajith Ecosystem – Not a movie review
When I was watching Vivegam, my thoughts were moving in different directions, and I was thinking how the current movie reviewers would have reviewed a film like Aayirathil Oruvan or Ulagam Suttrum...
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Movie Review : Magalir Mattum – Happy Trip
There is a single shot scene where Subbulakshmi (played by Saranya) goes about doing her daily chores with a stone face while her husband Mangalamurthy (Livingstone) is singing after a drink. This is...
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Movie Review: Thupparivaalan – The Sleuthing of Mysskin
In movie making, I idolise directors who change their style and not modify the story to their style. Some directors choose stories that suit their style, but there are movie directors who adapt their...
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50 Tamil movies to watch before you die – 36 – Captain Prabhakaran
When you choose such a list, it’s one of the toughest things to make choices. A few weeks back, I had to choose between Aboorva Sagotharargal and Michael Madana Kamarajan, and I chose the latter...
View ArticleMovie Review : Theeran – Adhigaram Ondru – A valiant attempt
Tamil cinema directors have always stayed away from real-life stories fearing a backlash. They used specific incidents as scenes but shied away from making full-length movies on real-life stories...
View ArticleMovie Review: Aramm – Who’s the hero?
Anti-establishment movies were a norm during the 1980s. Either the rebellious attitude of Tamil cinema directors was healthy, or the politicians were more accommodating during the golden period of...
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The Annual Tamil Film Music Round-Up 2017
Year-end is here, and my annual lists are back. It wasn’t an easy year for my blog as it went through a lot of tribulation (do blogs have astrology issues?). I think even Tamil film music went through...
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The Annual Tamil Movies Round-Up – Best Tamil Movies 2017
2017 was the year of low budgeted or indie films in Tamil cinema. There were 203 releases in 2017 and out of which we had 19 movies that were profitable for the producers and distributors. I had a...
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Sketch Movie Review by Sylvianism : Who’s it for?
How do people narrate a story to an actor or producer? I have heard stories about how some directors would narrate with meticulous detailing. After watching Sketch, I have been thinking how Vijay...
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Thaanaa Serndha Kootam Review by Sylvianism – Mass Murder
Remakes are safe, but adaptations are challenging to make. I can make it easy with an example – Santhosh Subramaniam is a remake of Bommarilu, but Thillu Mullu is an adaptation of Gol Maal. There was a...
View ArticleNaachiyar Review : Yet another Bala film
Naachiyar Review When Bala tried to change his template last time by adapting a novel like Eriyum Thanal, it failed miserably. Whenever he wants a hit, he goes back to his template. His previous movie...
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Amaidhi Padai – 50 Best Tamil movies to watch before you die – 37
Tamil movies are used as launch pads to enter politics. Politics and cinema are intertwined in Tamil Nadu from the days of early Tamil cinema. In fact, directors used cinema to infuse revolutionary...
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A – Z Challenge | 80s Tamil Movie Directors | B for Bhaskar
B for Bhaskar M Bhaskar graduated from The Presidency College, Chennai and joined as an assistant director to CV Sridhar in 1964. He worked with him until 1975. Most of the websites report that he...
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A-Z Challenge | 80s Tamil Movie Directors | C for Cochin Haneefa
C for Cochin Haneefa You would have hated him in Vaname Ellai for marrying his son’s lover’s mom and in Mahanadhi for ruining Kamal’s life, you would have laughed when he played Vikatanandha in...
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A-Z Challenge | 80s Tamil Movie Directors | D for Devaraj-Mohan
D for Devaraj-Mohan Devaraj I think I have to make two things clear – Devaraj and Mohan are two people and they didn’t make only Annakili. The biggest problem of a supporting act in a more prominent...
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A-Z Challenge | 80s Tamil Movie Directors – E for இராம நாராயணன் – Rama Narayanan
E for இராம நாராயணன் – Rama Narayanan As I mentioned at the start of the series, it’s tough to find film directors in all the letters. I don’t want to write about someone just because their name starts...
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