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By Rinku Gupta Its no easy task to remake Vicky Donor, (a Hindi film based on sperm donation), in Tamil, fitting it in with local sensibilities. But debut director Krishna Marimuthu manages to pull it off very successfully,  aided by a superbly handpicked cast, loads of dignity and oodles of understated class. Fertility expert Dr Kannadasan ( Vivekh in a brilliant performance) is ecstatic when he runs into the perfect potential but reluctant sperm donor , Prabhu ( Harish Kalyan in a career best act). When every effort to convince him fails, things look up when a personal issue helps Prabhu take up Kannadasan's suggestion and he agrees to be the donor who would help couples fulfil their  dream of becoming parents. But when he decides to marry and his wife ( Tanya Hope in a controlled, poised and dignified performance) learns of this,  along with his mom ( Anupama perfectly cast)  and grandmother ( Sachu in a delightful act), his life begins to go haywire. What...

By Rinku Gupta JSB Studios' Asura Guru stars Vikram Prabhu as Shakti, a tech savvy thief who has a problem. Whenever he sees oe hears about large amounts of money, he has to fight an urge to somehow steal the money. But he doesnt spend any of, instead he stacks it in a secret room in his studio apartment. Only his friend ( played by Jagan) knows the childhood trauma that causes this kleptomania. Diya( Mahima Nambiar) is a hired , smart detective who is the only one who manages to get to this thief. The cops are hot on his trail, as are dons from whom he has stolen. What is the reason behind Shakti's behaviour? Will he get away from those on his trail? Director Rajdheep has got a goos star cast in place who do their bit earnestly. Mahima does a good job as the feisty, intelligent detective ( Rajdheep deserves credit for giving the heroine a real and unconventional job and a major contributor to the story). Vikram Prabhu does well in the emotional, and action scenes. Jagan...

By Rinku Gupta Libra Productions' Ravindar Chandrasekar after successful ventures like 'Natpunna Ennannu Theriyumaa', now  joins hands with Firstman Film Works' Sivasubramanian, Saravanapriyan to produce a romantic comedy. The film  stars father -son duo K Bhagyaraj and   Shanthnu, while Athulya is the female lead. The film is being  directed by Srijar and is touted to  be made on a grand scale. Shanthnu has been busy shooting for Vijay's Master Director Srijar armed with the requisite exposure and experience of working with television serials of all South Indian languages and working in movies like 'Lavender' in Malayalam and ' Jambhavan' in Tamil is directing this movie. After having seen many movies narrating romantic comedies during the wedding, this movie talks about the first night, the significance of rituals and the proceedings. K Bhagyaraj, Shantanu, Athulya, Manobala, Anandhraj,  Mayilsamy and Motta Rajendran star in t...