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#KeerthySuresh24 is Penguin - Karthik Subbaraj

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by Rinku Gupta The National Award winning actor Keerthy Suresh celebrates her birthday today. On the occasion, StoneBench Films and Passion Studios released the intriguing title and first look  poster of their next production. Titled Penguin, it shows a pregnant lady in silhouette , raising the curiosity bar by leaps and bounds. The last time one saw a similar poster of a pregnant lady, was Vidya Balan in thecsuper hit Kahaani ( Hindi). Known for essaying the unconventional with ease ( think Mahanati), this could be one more feather in Keerthy's cap. The tagline to the title  is 'Rise Destined'. The film is written and directed by Eashvar Karthic and has music by Santhosh Narayan. Producer  Karthik Subbaraj has tweeted, revealing the title today, '#KeerthySuresh24 is #Penguin. ' The poster credits list states, ' starring : Keerthy Suresh' which highlights that  it is one more woman oriented film in the industry,  and another for the actor af...

Quick Review: Game Over

By Rinku Gupta YNOT studios' home invasion thriller Game Over   is directed by Ashwin Saravanan of Maya ( starring Nayanthara) fame, with Taapsee Pannu making a return to Tamil after a few years. The film revolves around a video games creator Sapna( Taapsee ) who suffers from phobia of the dark, apart from being affected by trauma symptoms when the anniversary of a past tragedy triggers subconscious memories. She even contemplates suicide. She lives alone with her maid Kala ( Vinodhini Vaidhyanathan) who helps her through this tough time. As if this was not enough, another series of events await her which pushes her nearer to the edge. Does she keel over? Or does she fight her demons and rise like a phoenix? Ashwin and co- writer Kaavya deserve credit for the tight screenplay, research and unusual choice of story. The thrills and jumps will keep viewers glued and also guessing. The first half builds up the tension and the puts the pieces of the puzzle in place, though a ...