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 Karthi ( Rishikanth ) and Subbu ( Sananth ) are childhood friends. Over time their friendship grows even more solid.  Subbu enjoys the maternal affection of Karthi's mom, a single parent,  as his own mother and sister are dead. Karthi is influenced by the maculine traits, bravado and violence of Subbu's father (Muthukumar ) and elder brother (Soundarajan). But one day, in a curious change of circumstances, much against his will, Karthi is sent out to kill his best friend Subbu, at the behest of his own father. What circumstances led to this situation? Why is Subbu's family baying for his blood? Does  Karthi share their anger against his best friend? Does he succeed in killing Subbu? The film, Karthik Subbaraj's 10th, is set in a period setting in Madurai and showcases the violence, sense of patriarchy and rawness, long associated with the place as shown in Tamil cinema over the years.  The actors Rishikanth and Subbu bring out this  machoism and rawness w...

  Shikanja Malik ( Mohan Babu) has a tight and cruel grip on the Savari tribe, exploiting them  to his ends, torturing them and treating them unfairly without basic rights. The tribe led by Sakamna is keen to get an identity via a ration card and voting rights, denied to them for  decades even after indepandance. Sakamma's son Sadayan ( Nani ) is jailed  as a teen, for a crime and when he returns home years later, he finds  the situation as bleak as ever, with no hope for change. But circumstances push Sadayan, (who hates his mother due to a past revelation of a secret) to take on her mantle to protect his people and free them from  Malik. But Paradise is a cruel place and the enemy is too powerful. Does Sadayan survive? Does he win and lead the people to freedom? The film has at its core, an interesting premise of a tribe seeking to fight the injustice done to them. But the way  director Srikant Odela using bloodied, gory , relentless violence and onl...

 Jeeva ( Hip Hop Adhi ) lives with dad, Siva (Baba Bhaskar) who is a single dad, and works as a bus driver. Jeeva dreams of bringing gaana music to the world.  One day he discovers that his dad is actually an artiste  in his young days known as Tiger Siva(Hip Hop Adhi) who had a love marriage with his college mate ( Ramya Ranganathan ) who dies tragically. Jeeva due to a turn of events,realises his father's sacrifice and his grandfather Das ( Karunas) contribution to gaana genre. He more takes on the responsibility of running the house with odd jobs. He gives up his dream realising the reality of its being  near impossible to get into film music for the ordinary man. Does Jeeva ever achieve his dream of making it big in the music industry and bringing gaana to the world stage? The film is a hip hop Adhi show all the way new in acting ( 3 roles), singing, as music director, writing or direction and he hits the ball out of the park. He excels in all three versions of h...

 Vellayi ( Abarnathi) is a conservancy worker whose young son loves chess. But due to caste politics he is not allowed to play the game in the government school by a cruelteacher who also tortures him and slanders him.  His mother is distraught by his struggle and passion for the game as she wants him to be a lawyer and study well. But seeing his unwavering passion she decides to teach him the game, revealing her own story behind learning the game in a peculiar set of circumstances, threatened by the president of the chess federation Narayanan  (Suresh Menon) a casteist elite who killed her husband, in a bid to ensure she never plays chess again.  Now,  years later,  the same villain re-enters her life, this time a threat to her son. What happens next? Does he succeed ? What does Vellayi do to save her son and his passion for the game and dream to be a Grandmaster? The film deals with an unusual subject, with Chess at the centre of the story and uses the sp...

 Dorairaj (Gangai Amaran) and his wife ( Roja ) are a rural childless aged couple who get caught up in the cross hairs of a sand mafia gang, due to a series of circmstances. To give them security from the deadly gang, the judge (George Maryan)  sends them a constable Maaravarman Pandiyan ( Dharshaan Ganesan ) for their protection. As the troubles in their lives keep piling up due to corrupt cops and the mafia gang out to get rid of them,  Pandiyan, finds it a challenge to keep up with it all.  Things get out of hand further when his wife Priya ( Shrita Rao) needs a crucial surgery and he has no funds.  Do the corrupt sand mafia manage to bribe Pandiyan or does he stay true to his duty? What happens to Dorairaj and his wife? Who wins on this deadly battle against corruption? The film is beautifully narrated  in a soulful manner that touches emotional chords in the viewer. The screenplay takes time to build up the suspense and present each of the various char...

Produced by Suresh Kamatchi under the banner of V House Productions, Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai is the latest offering from acclaimed filmmaker Ram, whose films have consistently connected with audiences through deeply emotional and thought-provoking storytelling. After a brief gap, Malayalam star Nivin Pauly returns to Tamil cinema as the lead, with a role that marks his reunion with the Tamil film industry. Soori, who has increasingly taken on substantial and challenging lead roles, plays another pivotal character alongside Nivin Pauly, while Anjali plays the female lead. Interestingly, a rat also plays a significant character in the film. Featuring music by Yuvan Shankar Raja, who has been an integral part of director Ram’s cinematic journey and has continually brought his films alive through evocative music, Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai is set to release worldwide in theatres on October 1. The film’s pre-release event was held at the MGR Film Institute campus in Taramani, Chennai, in the p...

'Dorathy' is a film directed by Karthik Subbaraj and produced by Jio Studios, Sikya Entertainment and Dhammam Films, starring Rishikanth, Sanand, and Keerthy Suresh . The pre-release event of this film, which will be released in theaters on September 25, was held. Actor Muthupandi said, "This is my first stage. Thank you to Karthik sir for giving me the opportunity. Everyone has acted well. Thank you to Keerthi Suresh mam, who was the guiding light for this film as the Meenakshi of the lyrics in Raja sir's music." Actor Soundararajan said, "I have known Karthik Subbaraj since the short film days. He is a very talented director. His thoughts and actions are one. He loves Madurai and those people very much. He should grow up to be a great director in India as well. Thank you for giving me a chance in the film 'Dorati'. I am happy with the development of both Sanand and Rishi. Keerthy Suresh is the director's actress. I have bought her autograph. Con...

  அசோக் செல்வன், ப்ரீத்தி முகுந்தன், சபுமோன் அப்துசமத், கதிர் பாலு, மஹா டெல்லி கணேஷ்  மற்றும் பலர் நடித்துள்ள திரைப்படம் 'அன்பில் அவன்'. ஆர். கார்த்திகேயன்  இயக்கியுள்ள இப் படத்தின் கதையை ‘போர் தொழில்’ பட இயக்குநர் விக்னேஷ் ராஜா எழுதியுள்ளார். கோவிந்த் வசந்தா இசையமைக்க, கௌதம் ராஜேந்திரன் ஒளிப்பதிவு செய்ய ,ஆர்.கே. செல்வா படத்தொகுப்பு செய்ய,  மணிகண்டன் ஸ்ரீனிவாசன் கலை இயக்கத்தை மேற்கொண்டுள்ளார். ஐங்கரன் இண்டர்நேஷனல் மற்றும் ஹேப்பி ஹை பிக்சர்ஸ்  சார்பில் கே.கருணாமூர்த்தி, அசோக் செல்வன் மற்றும் அபிநயா செல்வம் ஆகியோர் இணைந்து தயாரித்துள்ளனர்.ஸ்ரீ குமரன் ஃபிலிம்ஸ் ராசி சிதம்பரம் வெளியிடுகிறார். *இவ்விழாவில் ஹேப்பி ஹை பிச்சர்ஸ் நிறுவனத்தின் சார்பில் தயாரிப்பாளர் அபிநயா பேசும்போது,* "இந்தப் படம் எடுக்க முடிவு செய்வதற்குக் காரணம் கதை தான் . கதை பிடித்துப் போய் தான் இந்தப் படத்தை எடுக்க முடிவு செய்தோம். அந்த அளவுக்குத் தரமாக இருந்தது. பிறகு நல்லதொரு ஒரு புத்திசாலித்தனமான குழுவினர் அமைந்தார்கள். கனவுப் படம் போலவே இந்தப் படக்குழுவையும் கனவுப் படக்குழு என்று  கூறலாம் . ...