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 The Nataraj Subramanian aka Natty, Vidya Pradeep, Jeeva Ravi, Muniskanth starrer Infinity, directed by Sai Karthik, hits theatres on July 7th. When a series of killings take place,  from a young girl, to a writer and even a cop, a CBI officer  ( Natty) is called to unravel the case. His investigation takes him in circles and the plot gets thicker with not much hope of a solution. A mysterious caller adds to the suspense.  But as things get worse, a ray of hope emerges. Who is the killer and what was their  motive? Does justice prevail? Or is there more than what meets the eye? ( The film ends with a promise of a sequel..) Natty plays the officer in his usual confident style, with energy and panache. He brings the much needed dynamism to an otherwise rambling screenplay that takes a long route to get to the truth. Muniskanth as a,cop actually seems to be there for comic relief mostly. Vidya Pradeep in a brief but important role does  full justice. The other characters come and go doing

Bumper directed by debutant M Selvakumar and produced by Vetha Pictures, S Thiagarajan,  starring Vetri, Shivani, Hareesh Peradi, GP Muthu and others,  hits screens on July 7th. Summary : Pulipandi ( Vetri ) and his 3 friends indulge in thefts and petty crimes in Thoothukudi, often in cahoots with the local cops. This makes Anandi ( Shivani) his relative whom he likes,   feel replused. Her parents refuse the marriage proposal by Pandi's mother due to his activities.  One day,  Pulipandi goes to Sabrimala where he meets an old man Ismail ( Hareesh Peradi ) who sells him a lottery ticket. As luck would have it, the ticket wins him a 10 crore bumper prize. But Pulipandi had dropped the ticket on the floor and forgotten about it.  The lottery seller Ismail, had found it and kept it safely on his bag.    When the win is announced Ismail decides to go all the way to Thoothukudi to find Pulipandi and give him the ticket, even though his own family tries to dissuade him,  telling him t