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by Rinku Gupta Produced by RBK Entertainment, Aghavan is directed by APG Elumalai with camerawork by Bala Palaniappan and music by C Sathya. The film is set in a village giant temple which is at the periphery of a village. The caretaker Marugavel ( newbie Kishore Ravichandran) and his co worker Ezhuthu ( Thambi Ramaiah) fund strange sounds and movements at night, around them. When Murugavel begins to investigate, he finds a link to his past, namely the mysterious death of his brother and disappearance of a friend's wife. When he begins to find clues and follows up on things, a whole plot of stealing temple wealth is revealed. The developmentsAghavama  takes him  back to mythology and history in an intriguing manner. Who are these powerful people  and does Murugavel find a way to stop them is the story. The first thing that strikes you about thr film is the fantastic camerawork with its rich visuals of amcient temples and aerial shots of various locations.  ...

by Rinku Gupta Produced by Kaviya Entertainment and directed by KC Sundaram, July Kaatril is a refreshing take on love in the age of social media and modern work-life pressures. The story revolves around 3 youngsters ( Anant Nag and his two girlfriends at different stages in his life,played by Anju Kurian and Samyukta Menon). Sathish plays his comic friend and confidant, with the witty one-liners and gyaan on women and their wily ways. The hero is a an IT guy and finds himself interested in a psychologist ( Anju Kurian) whom he meets at a party. One thing leads to another and soon they even decide to get married with the blessings of their families who feel they are ideal for each other. However, our hero finds that the spark is missing from his love life. Its when he meets a photographer (Samyukta Menon) that he begins to feel that she is the ideal one for him. He decides to break his engagement. But to his surprise, he finds that despite a mutual  attraction and compatib...

by Rinku Gupta Nedunalvaadai is a rural saga directed by Selvakannan and produced by B Star Productions. The film revolves around the story of a farmer Selaiyaa (Poo Ram) who has to support his  daughter and her two kids, after she is estranged from her abusive husband. His son resents his father's decision to take her back thus, as he feels she has lowered his social standing and also may end up  getting a share of the family legacy. This resentment puts a great fear of the future and pressure on Selaiyaa whose only goal becomes raising his grandson Ilanga (Ilango) and educating him in a way that would ensure he gets a good job and is able to support his mother and  sister. Though Ilango tries to fulfil his duties as per his grandfather's wishes, there comes an obstacle in his path, when he finds himself in love with his childhood sweetheart, Amutha (Anjali Nair).  Try as he may, he is unable to shake off the emotion. Her family is against the idea of their...

By Rinku Gupta Gili Bambaram Goli is a story revolving around a group of 3 boys and a girl who are from India and work in Malaysia to earn a living to support thier families. The foursome ( Prasath, Naresh, Tamil and Deepthi Shettty) meet by chance and end up becoming friends, all sharing a common history of having to support thier families.  Due to a series of circumstsnces they run into a local don called Chandra ( Santhosh Kumar) who lusts after the girl in the group. He threatens her to give herself up to him. Unable to put up with the gang of baddies and their constant atrocities, all four  friends end up losing their jobs. With big families to support back home, they have to find a way out of the mess.  It is then that they come up with an idea that offers a glimmer of hope, namely the game of Gilli Bambaram Goli. Do they succeed in escaping the don and his henchmen and return to pursue their dreams forms the story. Directed by D Manoharran the film is p...

Based on true events in producer PN Balaram's life, Krishnam is directed by  Dinesh Baboo who has also cranked the camera. The story revolves around the life of loving parents who dote on thier only child, Akshay ( Akshay Krishnan, son of producer Balaraman). The parents are ardent devotees of lord Guruvayurappa. The son is a carefree college goer who loves his parents very much. In the midst of a wonderful life tragedy befalls Akshay one day when he falls ill. The doctors in the hospital declare he needs urgent surgery and has only 1 percent chance of survival. What happens after that,  a miracle, is what is revealed in the film. Thr film is based on the real events in Akshay's life and how he survived imminent  death just be by his father's  sheer faith in lord Guruvayoorappa and divine intervention. ' It happened in my son's life and I wanted to tell this story to the world,'said the producer. The filming is well done and the interest in  the story ...

by Rinku Gupta The second film of director Ranjit Jeyakodi, IRIR centres around the story of a young man and through his life, explores the meaning of true love . In brief, its about a youngster Gowtham ( Harish Kalyan) who has anger management issues due to his latent anger at his mother having eloped with another man, abandoning him when he was a child. Even as a grown-up he cant come to terms with this and all his rage comes out on others when he is provoked, or in order to defend his friends ( Makapa Anand and Bala Saravanan). One day a series of events lead to his meeting a girl Tara ( Shilpa Manjunath) whom he eventually falls in love with slowly. Letting her into his world bit by bit he is still afraid she too might leave him one day. But even though she assures him she never will, circumstances  and communication  gaps due to mainly his insecurities,  become obstacles in thier path. His worst nightmare comes true and she does leave him for another man. Fru...

by Rinku Gupta After a long gap, director Selvakannan's Nedunalvaadai is now ready for release. ' The film took several years to make due to many issues. But we are happy its finally releasing,all thanks to my producer, ' says Selvakannan. ' In everyones life there will be somebody who would have sacrificed a lot so that thier loved ones could live a good life. This film is about such people who sacrifice for us. Everyone will be able to identify someone like that in thier lives.' The theme of the film seems to  highlight the pain of separation of a grandfather with his grandson. Starring Poo Ram, Mime Gopi, Elvis Alexander and Anjali Nair, the folm has music is by Jose Franklin. The film has  lyrics by Vairamuthu and is produced by B Star Productions. The movie releases on March 15th.

Captain Marvel  is the story of an extraterrestrial, a Kree warrior, who finds herself caught in the middle of an intergalactic battle between her people and the Skrulls. She keeps having visions about her past but is unable to sort out the meaning of it all. She has recurring memories of another life as U.S. Air Force pilot Carol Danvers. Thanks to a series of events, she lands up on Earth and  with help from Nick Fury whom she runs into,  she manages to    unravel   secrets of her past. In this journey she realises who her real friends are and learns to harness  her special superpowers for peace. Brie Larson manages to bring out both the strength and vulnerability of Carol and Captain Marvel. Samuel L Jackson as captain Fury is a solid support and thier screen time together makes for some tense, entertaining and  interesting moments. Her transformation into Captain Marvel and the galactic fight scenes are to watch out for. So too...

by Rinku Gupta Jumbo Films A Sridhar's Neeya 2 is ready for release. The film stars Jai with 3 heroines, Raai Laxmi, Varalaxmi and Catherine Teresa. The film is directed by L Suresh. A large part of this film has VFX which has been done in lot of detail with special close -ups of snakes. The cameraman is Rajavel Mohan. GN Murugan has done the stunts. Said comedian Bala Saravanan, ' Suresh sir is one of the best people I have met. He would treat big and small actors equally and knows how to extract work from his actors. This film is totally commercial with love, comedy and specially concieved snake episodes.' There are 5 fights in the film which were challenging said stunt master GN. The most challenging was the screen fight between 2 heroines. Heroine Raai Laxmi revealed that it was very difficult to shoot with all the CG work. She also had to work with a live snake. ' I was excited about this script which was very different from all the horror scripts...

by Rinku Gupta Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum ( IRIR )  is a love story which will hold you emotionally is the gist of what the speakers said at the press meet today.  Said music director Sam CS ,' All ages will connect to this story. This is my first full love story. I am very satisfied after doing this film. Theres lots of scope for Harish Kalyan's acting in several facets. The story revolves around Shilpa and Harish. Bala Saravanan and Makapa Anand have done a good job at comedy.' Director Ranjit Jeyakodi gave a lot of freedom to us revealed Bala Saravanan who described  himself as the joker in the film. Shilpa Manjunat of Kaali fame thanked Harish Kalyan for making her comfy in the intimate scenes. 'I have gained a good friend now' she said. She also gave credit toBala Saravanan for helping her and teaching her Tamil during  the shoot. The heroine has also dubbed for her role. The director said , ' After the release of Melissai I got this opportunit...

by Rinku Gupta Produced and directed by R Kannan, Boomerang is an entertainer espousing a cause.  Story in brief: Shiva ( Atharvaa) injured in a fire, undergoes a face transplant. But his life changes rapidly after that, as he discovers that people are out to kill him. He reckons it must be a case of mistaken  identity,  confusing him because of the face of   Shakti ( previous  Atharvaa whose face was transplanted on him). As the attempts increase, Shiva is now determined to find the truth and let the perpetrators know that he is not who they mistake him for. This task  leads him to Trichy. There he unravels the past of Shakti, an IT guy turned farmer, who had tried to link rivers and help the village farmers. But vested interests ( Upen Patel) had him killed. Does Shiva avenge the murder? The film has no lags and the screenplay  moves swiftly.  The entire cast ( see list below) has done a good job including Atharvaa in a role cut ...

by Rinku Gupta RFI Films' Spot is produced by VRR who is also the director. The story revolves around a group of young boys ( Karate Kaushik, Rehaan and others ) who go to a disco to celebrate a birthday. There they run into a young girl ( Agni Pawar) who is being chased by goons hired by a henchman ( Nasser) who are out to kill her. The youngsters pull her to safety in thier car during the attack and what follows is a long car chase right up to Karnataka. As the goons threaten them with death and even kill one of the boys who goes to fetch diesel, the young lady reveals the reason behind the chase and how she landed in such a dire situation. Hearing her story, the boys vow to help her even at the risk of their lives. Do they manage to take on the dangerous gang? What happens next is the story. The young hero, Karate Kaushik has done a good job especially in the stunt sequences. With a good voice modulation he has carried off the emotional scenes as well. Wat...

by Rinku Gupta Kabhilavasthu is directed by Nesam Murali and produced by him under the Buddha Films banner. The story mainly revolves around the lot of homeless people in cities and the hardships they face because of the lack of an address and a home to live in. The film centres around Platform Murugan ( Nesam Murali ) who was abandoned in a public toilet at birth. As luck would have it, he gets a job as the keeper of the same public toilet. Nearby on a platform live Velankanni ( baby Ishwarya) and her grandmother apart from Nandhini ( Dayana) and other homeless people. He develops a familial bond with all of them and falls in love with Nandhini. The homeless child dreams of getting a roof over her head and works in her spare time to collect money to rent a house somehow. They even plan to all live as one family. But try as they might to find thier dream home on rent, the goal keeps eluding them  due to lack of funds, lack of a ration card and I D proof and enemies they ...

by Rinku Gupta After thier recent hit “Viswasam” starring Ajith Kumar and Nayanthara in lead roles, Sathya Jyothi Films is starting its next, tentatively titled “Production No. 34”, starring Dhanush in the lead role. The film kick-starts its first leg of shooting with a 30-day schedule in Courtallam, where major portions involving Dhanush and Sneha are to be filmed. The film marks the second collaboration of Dhanush and filmmaker Durai Senthil Kumar after ‘Kodi’. Filmmaker Durai Senthil Kumar says, “Personally, I'm very happy to be working with Dhanush sir yet again after the success of ‘Kodi’. While I considered this to be a great surprise, I am now enthralled by the fact that I have an opportunity to work with a reputed production studio like Sathya Jyothi Films. Their distinct way of planning and executing a project  smoothly has always been an inspiration to many. I feel like I have a  huge responsibility to deliver a best product on my shoulders and Im keeping ...

by Rinku Gupta The audio launch of July Kaatril was held in the presence of actor Karthi and director KS Ravikumar recently.  The proceedings turned out to be eventful as anchor, actor Kasturi tried to provoke Karthi referring to his father Sivakumar's selfie controversy. But Karthi managed to avoid any controversy and preferred to focus on the film. The director KC Sundaram and his family are his old family friends from decades it was revealed. The director revealed that the film has been shot from the 3 perspectives of hero Anant Nag and the 2 heroines Anju Kurien and Samyukta Menon. ' Usually thrillers are shot like this but this is the first time a love story has been shot grom 3 perspectives, ' he said. The music is by Joshua Sridhar.  ' The heroines are busy in shoot in Kerala so they couldn't come. Hero Anant Nag is not well so he couldnt make it. I am very grateful that my friend Karthi has come to support my film despite night shooting, ' he ad...

by Rinku Gupta 90 ML met with huge criticism with the release if its trailer. It also created huge expectations as everyone was curious to see what the movie was all about. The story revolves around 4 women living in an apartment building, belonging to different age groups. Each has issues in life which they slowly begin to open up about once their friendship thickens. And the binding factor turns out to be Oviya who  plays Reeta, the new entrant in the building. Shes a carefree  warm hearted and friendly girl,  in a live- in relationship, who loves to party, smoke and drink when it suits her. She ends up  making friends with the other 4 girls, forming  a girl gang who, once they get over the shock of her lifestyle,  soon begin deeply caring for her and each other. How they open up about certain  situations in thier lives and sort out thier issues with the help of each other is the story. The film  is visually rich and showcases an upscale...

by Rinku Gupta Milestone  Movies Sathru is finally releasing on March 8th. The film stars Kathir, Srushti Dange and Laguparan. The music is by Ambrish and newbie  Naveen is directing. The movie has Kathir playing a cop.Everyone was all praise for Kathir's dedication to his craft. 'Kathir and I have worked for 3 films. During shoot of Pariyerum Perumal he has undergone many hardships.He is totally a director's actor and will do anything for a film,' said actor Marimuthu. Said director Naveen,' I couldn't  have made  this film without the co-operation of my artists and crew.We have shot on live  locations mostly. So Kathir had to undergo mamy physical challenges during shooting. Laguparan will emerge a great villain after this film. Srushti Dange too was very co-operative  In one instance, she has changed 20 costumes for a song which is very diffiult for any artist. Even 10 changes are a lot! Moreover she even used the common bathroom in a bea...

by Rinku Gupta Dhadha 87 revolves around the stories of several characters living in a suburban  tenement. The hero  ( Anand Pandi)is a youth who is hell bent on having a girlfriend at all costs. One day a new girl ( Sri Pallavi) lands up in the  area, drawing his attention immediately. He goes all out to woo her but she refuses him everytime. But one day she suddenly accepts his proposal. However, his joy is shortlived, when she reveals that she is actually a transgender. Shattered, he abandons her. What happens to  thier love story after that? Parallelly there is also the older love story of the dreaded old don Dhadha (  charuhaasan). He strikes terror in the area of fighting politocos and criminals. He is reunited unexpectedly with his teen love ( Saroja). Though the director Vijay Sri G has tried to highlight the sad plight of a section of society, there are too many scenes of caste clashes and petty fights taking up screen time. The hero's consta...

by Rinku Gupta Directed by Cheran, Thirumanam is his comebwck film, produced by Preniss International. The story in brief revolves around Cheran's sister  ( Kavya Suresh ) who falls in love and wants to marry an RJ ( Umapathi Ramaiah). His sister ( Sukanya) and uncle  (MS Bhaskar) agree to the wedding. But problems arise when the grooms richer family wants to have a grand wedding while the brides family believes splurging  is a waste. Things reach an impasse and the wedding is called off. What happens after that is the story. Cheran has done his best to give the film a modern and contemporary loom. From FB, whats app and other apps being used, to the groom being a happening RJ in a modern home, he has stayed relevant to the modern way of life. The 2 sides of the coin , whether grand marriages are a waste of money or a livlihood for many in the economy  from the flower vendors to the caterers,  are well-debated in the film. He has also showcased the ills of...

by Rinku Gupta Masala Pix Boomerang directed by R Kannan is releasing on March 8th. The film stars Atharvaa,  RJ Balaji, Megha Akash and Indhuja. ' The film is about the water and rivers issue. If we dont think about our future generations it will be bad for all,' said director R Kannan. Speaking  at the event RJ Balaji said ' This is a socially conscious film. In fact I also started work on my film LKG on the sets of Boomerang only,  thanks to the encouragement of Atharvaa. He has done 2 roles in the film.' Arjun Reddy music director Radhan is the music director. Said he, ' My mother is my inspiration. When nobody believed  in me my mother was the only one who did.  After Arjun Reddy it was director Kannan who called me up and met me to congratulate me and he also signed me up for Boomerang. I dont even know Telugu, only now I am learning,  but my line -up is of Telugu films. I am happy to be doing my first Tamil film. ' Indhuja said '...