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By Rinku Gupta ( subscribe to cinemaspeak for video updates) Rom-Com flicks have always been the most loved piece of work that instantly arrests the attention of universal audiences when delivered with perfect formula. In this aspect, Ashok Selvan-Rithika Singh starrer Oh My Kadavule has showcased an exquisitely elegant appeal with its visual promos and songs. Apart from these colorful and amazing elements, the film has generated a groovy spell of attractiveness for its star-cast, especially the pivotal role played by Vijay Sethupathi. And now, there’s yet another embellishment to the film as filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon will be seen appearing in a cameo as himself. Producer G. Dilli Babu, Axess Film Factory says, "There are few sequences in the film that involves the shooting spots and one among them had to feature a prominent artiste as filmmaker. Eventually, we felt that the presence of someone very famous in the directorial panorama would be an additional value. ...

By Rinku Gupta ( Cinemaspeak for video updates) The grand audio launch of producer (and hero) Kamal Govindraj's Puranagar was held recently. The grand function was attended by dignitaries like Bhagyaraj, K Rajan, Mansoor Ali Khan, Tarun Gopi, RV Udhayakumar and others. The film is directed by Minnal Murugan with music by EL Indrajith. Murugan has directed a film on Sri Lankan Tamils called Ellalan. Puranagar is a film dealing with caste issues which are the bane of society.

By Rinku Gupta ( cinemaspeak for video updates) Director Samudrakani's Nadodigal 2 is about a group of friends ( Sasikumar, Anjali, Barani) who are the good samaritains of the town, helping out on every issue with protests and petitions. As a result, Sasikumar ends up with nobody willing to give him their daughter in marriage. When finally,  a rich family agrees to him marrying their daughter ( Athulya) , he thinks good times are ahead. But fate has other things in store. On his wedding night, he finds out his new wife was forced into wedlock by her parents because she actually loves a man from another caste. When Sasikumar hears this and sees her ready to slash her wrists, he decides to help her elope with her lover. What follows is total mayhem, with his wife's family hot on her pursuit, ready to indulge in honour killing for sullying their name. How does Sasikumar save his wife? Does he find true love in his life? How does he handle the casteist mindset of the people...

By Rinku Gupta In his next outing, Dagalty, Santhanam plays a con - man called Guru who lives in Mumbai. A rich man in Mumbai ( Tarun Arora)  has an unusual habit. He draws faces of women on a whim and then sends his staff on chase to look for a woman who looks exactly like the painting, all for an astronimical sum of 10 crores this time. Guru manages to find a girl who ressembles the photo and heads to Tiruchendur to bring the girl Malli ( Ritika Sen) to Mumbai on the pretext of fulfilling her dream of directing a film. But things go south when he has a change of heart when he learns the truth about her impending fate.  How does he now rescue Malli from the millionaires clutches? Santhanam  has cut down on the punches and one liners to a minimum in the film, keeping the ' heroic' acts in check,  so as to make it watchable.  There are some funny scenes here and there, the climax scene with Bramhanandam and the farcical cat and mouse game with the million...

By Rinku Gupta Utraan directed by Rajagajini is set in a college campus and revolves around the issues faced by students. Roshan Udayakumar plays a college boy who lives with his college teacher ( Heroshini), who looked after him since childhood. When he falls in love with a college girl  college (Priyanka) this issue of their relationship becomes a bone of contention. Added to his problems are petty college issues leading to enemies which make life tough for him. How does he deal with it all? Roshan looks good and  does a neat job and carries the emotional , action and romance scenes well. His personality fits the role to a T.  But the story seems dated, and the manner of filming reminds you of 80s college movies. The issues the students face seem trivial and there is no solid reason, apart fron the usual love angle, for all the enemity and fights on display.   There are too many characters being mentioned at random which is a tad distracting....

By Rinku Gupta Bad Boys, Created by George Gala, is a series of action films featuring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as 2 detectives-Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett belonging to the Miami Police Department. While Bad Boys (1995) was about the investigation of 100 million of seized Mafia heroin by the 2 detectives, Bad Boys 2 (2003) a sequel to the 1995 film, was about the investigation on the flow of illegal drugs going into Miami. This is the third and final part of the Bad Boys trilogy in which the old-school cops Mike Lowery and Marcus Burnett team up to take down the vicious leader of a Miami drug cartel. Now,  drug lord tries to take revenge on the duo just as they are about to officially retire. Irina Marcus is now a police inspector while Lowrey is assigned to head up AMMO, a 'young Runs' group of millennial cops. With a drug lord and her son Armando against them, leading to several shoot outs and near death experiences, the duo has no choice but to take up th...

By Rinku Gupta The success meet of Mysskin's Psycho was both an emotional and fun event. The meet was attended by happy distributors apart from the cast and crew which included Udayanidhi Stalin, Nithya Menon, Singampuli, Naren and villain Rajkumar Pitchumani. Mysskin revealed that Pitchumani had been his assistant for 5 years and Psycho was his way of giving something back for his loyalty and effort over the years. He thanked his entire team for the film and appreciating Udayanidhi's efforts said that he had found a brother in him and would always be there to direct him when needed. He also spoke of his special bond with actor Nithya Menon. An elated Udayanidhi narrated the back story of how he landed the role and how the project came together despite the odds of many not too keen on him doing a non-heroic role of a visually challenged person.“I want to thank three eminent personalities who couldn’t make it for the occasion. Ilayaraja sir, PC Sreeram s...

By Rinku Gupta Raji Nila Mukil Films' Maayanadhi, stars Abi Saravanan as Senthil, an auto driver,  while Venba plays Kowsalya, a middle class, high school student in a small town , aspiring to be a doctor and studying hard for it. Her widowed  father, played by Naren, has beought her up with utmost love and care after the death of her mother and has been a friend and guide all through. When Senthil comes into her life, quite by chance, Kowsalya slowly develops feelings for him which are equally reciprocated. Despite their bond, she keeps the love a secret from her father and is slowly distracted from her studies as well. Senthil encourages her to study further, but cant stand a separation when she wants to stop meeting him till her exams are over. Things come to a head one day when the lovers decide to elope and marry in a temple. This is discovered  by Kowsalya's father and he is shattered. What happens to Kowsalya? Does she get to fulfil her aspiration to beco...

By Rinku Gupta ( subscribe to cinemaspeak for video updates) Riding on the wave of the acclaim for Asuran, Dhanush has his hands full with  films with Karthik Subbaraj and Mari Selvaraj next. In the meanwhile, he is already set for his third Hindi film. The much in demand, talented actor who is clearly on a high, is going to start shooting with Akshay Kumar and Sara Ali Khan for a film titled Atrangi Re. Sara is the hot favourite in Bollywood right now, and the pairing with Dhanush is an exciting, fresh combo. The 2 0 actor Akshay is doing a special role, which he said yes to within the first 10 minutes of the narration Aanand gave him. After Raanjhana and Shamitabh, this is Dhanush's third film in Hindi. The film is directed by Aanand L Rai and will have music by AR Rahman. The film is written by National Award winner Himanshu Sharma. The shoot begins on March 1st and the film is set for a 2021 release. The actors are already trending on social media ever...

By Rinku Gupta International TV channel Discovery continuing on its tradition to feature Iconic Indian, has in a near impossible accomplishment, signed  Superstar Rajinikanth for the first episode of a new format series ‘Into The Wild with Bear Grylls’ With this, Rajini will  make his TV debut after 43 years of Cinema. The episode will also raise awareness about the important issue of water conservation After featuring PM Modi in the first episode of Man Vs Wild, which was shot in India, the channel has now signed Rajinikanth, to feature in the first episode of a new format series called ‘Into The Wild with Bear Grylls’ produced by The Natural Studios and Banijay Asia. The show marks the television debut for Rajinikanth,  who has gained a cult status for being a Humane Superstar – simple, humble, generously loved – and adored by millions for more than four decades. Rajinikanth will join the world's most recognizable face of survival and outdoor adventure, Bear Gry...

By Rinku Gupta ( subscribe to CinemaSpeak for latest video updates) The entire team of the actors of 83 The Film came down to Chennai to launch the first look poster of the film. Ranveer Singh who plays Kapil Dev was accompanied by all the actors who play cricketers, including Kollywood actor Jiiva who plays K Srikanth. The film tells the inspiring story of the 1983 win of the cricket World Cup by Kapil Dev and his team. The chief guest was Kamal Haasan who was accompanied by ace cricketers Kapil Dev and K Srikanth, who regaled  the audiences with anecdotes of their cricketing days and the experience of winning the World Cup. Ranveer Singh introduced his entire team of actors and was overwhelmed by the frenzied response of Chennai fans to his presence in the city, which he revealed was his first. He was also overwhelmed by his iconic meeting with Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan. The spirit of camaraderie was evident amongst the actors as they joked, rendered songs and even ...

By Rinku Gupta ( subscribe to CinemaSpeak for latest video updates) There are always great expectations from director Mysskin's films which  are recognised by their particular template, with his brand of music, sound, characterisation, ethereal camerawork, poetic story telling and a gripping screenplay. Psycho ticks all the boxes this time too. But how does it work overall? Udayanidhi Stalin plays Gauthaman, a visually impaired, musician who falls for an RJ, Dhahini ( Aditya Rao Hydari). But in a twist of fate, while waiting for him on a lonely train station late at night, ( as an indirect result of his stalking her to convince her of his love) she is kidnapped by a psychopath who has beheaded more than a dozen women. The police have made no headway. Time is running out. But Dhahini's body does not turn up like the others, giving Gauthaman  a clue that she is alive. He is now determined to find her, using every clue he can get. He even meets a quadriplegic ex...

By Rinku Gupta ( Subscribe to CinemaSpeak for video Updates ) Taana, directed by Yuvraj Subramani, stars Vaibhav as an aspiring cop, Yogi Babu as his friend and Nandita Swetha as his lady love. Vaibhav plays a man afflicted by a malady affecting his vocal cords. Wherever he gets emotional or angry, his voice turns feminine. Due to this, he is rebufffed by a corrupt cop from getting entry into the police force. This affects his dad ( Pandiarajan) who comes from a line of brave police officers, celebrated for generations in the village. He is determined to get his son into the police force for the sake of family honor. In the meanwhile, the cop within the dejected Vaibhav comes to the fore as he runs into a data sharing racket leading to mysterious deaths. Does he solve the crimes? Does he overcome his affliction? Does he restore the honour of his family? The comedy bits with Yogi Babu and Vaibhav work well in parts. Vaibhav's own poker- faced style of humor is a bi...

By Rinku Gupta (Subscribe to CinemaSpeak for video updates) Director Sai Rajkumar returns post a long gap with the Cheran , Irfan, Srushti Dange starrer, investigative thriller Rajavukku Check. Cheran plays an alcoholic cop, affected by a malady known as the Sleeping Beauty syndrome where he can fall asleep suddenly and for undeteremined periods. This affects his marital life, with divorce proceedings turning bitter and running into 10 years. In the final hearing, he tells the judge that he is willing to grant divorce if his wife allows his 17 year old daughter to stay with him for 10 days prior to leaving for the US for higher studies. When she comes over, all goes well, till she is kidnapped by a man who she introduces as her boyfriend via a video recording ( Irfan in a convincing performance). But unbeknownst to her, the boyfriend and his 3 friends have trapped her, as revenge for a previous arrest Cheran had got them into. Now, the villains subject Cheran to a cat ...

By Rinku Gupta The grand audio and trailer launch of Mani Ratnam's Madras Talkies' Vaanam Kottatum was held  in Chennai. The cast and crew were present which included Rajiv Menon, director Dhana, costumer Eka Lakhani, actors Vikram Prabhu, Aishwarya Rajesh, Balaji Shaktivel, Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, Radhika, Sarathkumar, Amitash Pradhan, Madonna Sebastien and music director Sid Sriram who now debuts as a composer. Sid sang a few of the tracks live along with Antony Dasan, in a well conducted event, with brief interactions with the actors on stage, before the audio was launched with the entire team on stage. The function did away with long drawn out speeches and there were no special guests on the dais, as is the norm in Kollywood. Sarathkumar plays Radhika's screen husband while Aishwarya plays Vikram Prabhu's sister. Also spotted at the event were Dushyanth, Ujjaini Vikram, Poornima Bhagyaraj and Charu Haasan

By Rinku Gupta (Subscribe to CinemaSpeak for video updates) The Amala Paul starrer Adho Andha Paravai Pola is ready for release. The film showcases her as an action star. Directed by debutant KR Vinoth, the film has action by Supreme Sundar and Krav Maga Sriram. The story is around a girl getting caught up in a forest and how she escapes. The film is produced by Century Films International and released by SDC Pictures. This is the debut effort of a young team. Santhakumar debuts as DOP after working with George C Williams. The team worked under difficult situations while shooting in a forest. Krav Maga Sriram said at the trailer release" Krav Maga is an Israeli street fight . Amala runs 5 kms everyday,  has a gym at home in Kerala and has clean eating habits. Amala is a fast learner and a risk taker. She has done an amazing job. This film will be a benchmark in women in action films thanks to Amala's hard work. Supreme Sundar gave me comple...