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 The much awaited Arun Vijay and director Hari combo, Yaanai released on July 1st.  The film is a story of how a young man, Ravi (Arun Vijay), will go to any lengths to protect his family from harm. When a man is killed and  his family is targetted in revenge, Ravi goes all out to save the family honor.  The film has all the typical elements of a Hari movie, with action scenes, family sentiments, an ace line-up of a stellar supporting cast (with actors Samuthirakani, Radhika Sarathkumar,  Ramachandra Raju, Yogi Babu,Jayabalan,Bose Venkat, Aishwarya, Imman Annachi, Pugazh, Ammu Abhirami and others) a good romantic track (Priya Bhavani Shankar aces her scenes as a village girl, in her sceond outing with Arun Vijay), and a comedy track. For Arun Vijay who was seen mostly in city based roles,  the film is a solid outing in a rural avatar and the fine actor he is, flexes his muscles literally in the hi -octane action scenes and shows his histronic range in the e...

 Anya's Tutorial starring Regina Cassandra and Niveditha Sathish, directed by Pallavi Gangireddy and produced by Arka Mediaworks, dropped on Aha Tamil and Telugu on July 1st. Lavanya aka Anya lives alone in an uninhabited apartment building, running online tutorials. Soon she finds students noticing a spooky apparition around her. In addition to this, Anya has to also deal with her sister Madhu ( Regina Cassandra) and their troublesome childhood and traumatic memories that come to the surface. How do the duo combat the problems of troubled relationships amidst the chaos of the spooky atmosphere? The eerie atmosphere, the psycological mind games and the emerging mixed realities of the sisters' situtations as the story unravels, all seemingly entwined with past memories,  are well potrayed and add to the mystery. The camera's play with color and tone adds to the atmosphere of the story as the drama unfolds. Regina brings with her a sense of gravitas with her measured performa...