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 The story revolves around a weaver Mohamed Yousuf ( Kasthuri Raja) who has worked hard all his life for his family.  His brother has to go abroad to earn a living,  however, after marriage, his wife Saliha (Anusreya Rajan) lives with all of them in a large family in the village. As the years proceed, the family expands. But Yousuf's youngest son Abu Thahir ( Esha) doesnt get married right upto his 40's. The reason lies to an event that took place when he was  a teenager, in love with a young girl Niloufer ( Malavika Manoj).  But now, in his 40's, when he visits from a job abroad,  his family somehow convinces  Abu Thahir to agree to wed and preparations are get underway.   But things dont go according to plan and the past somehow gets in the way of his present. What happens next? The story seems set in southern part of TN and director Meera Kathiravan takes the viewer  into the lives of the community he is portraying on screen, right fr...

 A young couple ( Vinodhini ,Bose Venkat) havea baby, whom they name Rajini (who by a quirk of fate, transforms from male to female at different times of the day. One day the parents die in an accident and the male Rajini (Santhosh) starts hating his female version (Reshma Venkat) as she got to do the last rites of the parents. Cut to the present,where the duo are adults. They switch from male to female at 6 am and 6 pm. Both of them find jobs and each of them also find love  ( Vinoth Kishan and Samyuktha Viswanathan) and even a common friend ( in VTV Ganesh).  But due to their  constant gender changes, they land into several misunderstandings with thier friends. To add to their woes, a corporate boss wants to exploit their rare gender situation for making money.  In the midst of all these tough situations,  do both Rajini's ever find their way to a better life and find love?  The film has an unusual fantasy plot, which keeps you intrigued about what i...

The film stars SAG winner and Oscar® nominee Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer, A Quiet Place), Emmy and Golden Globe winner Josh O’Connor (Challengers, The Crown), Oscar® winner Colin Firth (The King’s Speech, Kingsman franchise), Eve Hewson (Bad Sisters, The Perfect Couple) and two-time Oscar® nominee Colman Domingo (Sing Sing, Rustin).   Based on a story by Spielberg, the screenplay is by David Koepp, whose previous work with Spielberg includes the scripts for Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Combined, those films earned more than $3 billion worldwide. Koepp also wrote the script for this 2025’s Jurassic World Rebirth.  Disclosure Day is produced by five-time Academy Award nominee Kristie Macosko Krieger (The Fabelmans, West Side Story) and by Spielberg for Amblin Entertainment. The executive producers are Adam Somner and Chris Brigham.  The film explores the concept of humans more being alon...

 Set in the 1970's , Amaithiraj ( Essaki Saravanan) is an encounter specialist transferred to  a remote mountain village in the Kodai Hills, inhabited by plantation worker families. Azhagu ( Abi Nakshatra) is a bold tribal plantation girl who helps in the education of the small kids in the village.   But when a new teacher is, assigned to the remote village, she is disturbed when he acts inappropriately with her.  In the meanwhile, Amaithiraj is bent upon finding criminals and crime in the area. One day, when the new teacher is found dead outside his cottage, Amaithiraj starts his investigation which leads to startling revelations. Who is responsible for the murder? Is there a dark secret lurking amongst the villagers and in the jungles? The period setting of the film is well brought out on screen, kudos to the camera tea, who get the tone and tenor just right.   The characters are well  etched and presented, be it Azhagu 's characters that of the...

Slumdog 33 Temple Road   is a pan-India action film jointly produced by Puri Connects and JB Motion Pictures, starring Vijay Sethupathi in the lead role. Directed by renowned director Puri Jagannath , the film has created a lot of anticipation among the fans right from the start. The grand teaser launch of the film was held in Chennai with great enthusiasm. The film crew, media persons and many celebrities from the film industry attended the event. Director Puri Jagannath, producer Charmme Kaur , actor Vijay Sethupathi, and the film crew participated in the event and met the media and fans. Many interesting details were shared at the event about the film “Slumdog Millionaire”, which has been generating huge anticipation since the title announcement and first look poster. Speaking at the event, producer JB Narayan Rao Kondrola said: My heartfelt greetings to all the media and press friends. Thank you to everyone who participated in this event. This is my first film as a producer. I ...

 Parimala ( Jayaram) and Suthandhiram (Urvashi) are a middle class couple living with their daughters Parasakthi ( Sanjana ) and Madhumitha (Ananthika Sanilkumar) and doggie Tina. The family is tortured by a local drug dealer and gangster Varghese ( Sandy Master) who wants to marry both the girls. The family threatens, him but he is unfazed. One day  Varghese is found killed. An Inspector Emperuman ( Mysskin) investigates suspects. Slowly the family comes into his cross hairs and are terrified as each of them suspects the other has had Verghese killed. Who is actually behind the murder? The film is a whodunnit laced with oddles of dark comedy and suspense filled moments. The highlight of the film are the performances of every actor. Urvashi and Jayaram shine in a top notch act, while Mysskin delivers a measured, impactful performance in a meaty role that will surprise you as layers of the story peel off. While Yogi Babu looks good in a different role and wardrobe, he is largel...

With Dolph Lundgren in the title role, He-Man: Masters of the Universe (1987) was the first live action feature film following the first animation film of the franchise by Mattel, The Secret of the Swords (1985).  The theme was set around two teenagers who meet He-Man the most powerful man in the universe, who travels to Earth with his friends, Man-at-Arms and Teela, to stop their enemy, the evil Skeletor from obtaining a cosmic key that will enable him to take over their home planet Eternia and the entire universe. Cut to 2026, directed by Travis Knight, we have  He-Man: Masters of the Universe ,the second live-action feature film based on the Masters of the Universe by Mattel. In order to save his home planet, Eternia from the hands of the villain, Skeletor (Jared Leto), Adam Glenn (Nicolas Galitzine), a former Prince of Eternia has to transform into He-Man After being separated for 15 years, Prince Adam is now back from his mother's home planet Earth to his father's, Etern...

 Peddi ( Ram Charan) is a young man who hails from a remote mountain village which has no access to any sort of transport. The villagers have to travel to and fro to work undergoing an arduous journey through jungles and so can only visit their families once in few months.  Peddi, who is inspired to change this situation for his people, turns into a man with a mission, under the umbrella of sports, undeterred by the cruel hand of fate, several physical, emotional and financial setbacks that life metes out to him.  How this one man turns his fate around, serving as an inspiration to generations, is the story. Does he succeed?  The film is grandly mounted and the vastness of the canvas comes through, be it in scenic locales, grand sets, moving across cities and climbing through jungle terrain, the film has it all and serves to keep the viewer hooked to the story. The camerawork is top notch.  The  editing however could have done with trimming to lenghth ( 189...