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By Rinku Gupta Sibiraj starrer Walter, directed by Anbu, is about a cop in Kumbakonam, who unearths a sinister plot when babies go missing and are later found dead. A local politcian ( Bava Chelladurai) and his family ( Rythvika, Abhishek) in the meanwhile, are bent on protecting their nefarious interests. Babu ( Samudrakani ) is another politico killed in an encounter which leads to the rise of his friend ( Natty) now gunning for Walter. How are all these activities linked? How does Walter solve the mystery? Sibiraj's height and body build makes him ideal for the role of a cop and he does full justice to it. Shirin Kanchwala looks cute but doesn't have much of a role. But a meandering script that seems to move between medical thriller and crime story seems to let him down. The action scenes lack punch and are hardly gripping. Situations seem contrived many a time as do the dialogues. The heroine is just dropped off from the story at one point. The romance itself ...

By Rinku Gupta Its no easy task to remake Vicky Donor, (a Hindi film based on sperm donation), in Tamil, fitting it in with local sensibilities. But debut director Krishna Marimuthu manages to pull it off very successfully,  aided by a superbly handpicked cast, loads of dignity and oodles of understated class. Fertility expert Dr Kannadasan ( Vivekh in a brilliant performance) is ecstatic when he runs into the perfect potential but reluctant sperm donor , Prabhu ( Harish Kalyan in a career best act). When every effort to convince him fails, things look up when a personal issue helps Prabhu take up Kannadasan's suggestion and he agrees to be the donor who would help couples fulfil their  dream of becoming parents. But when he decides to marry and his wife ( Tanya Hope in a controlled, poised and dignified performance) learns of this,  along with his mom ( Anupama perfectly cast)  and grandmother ( Sachu in a delightful act), his life begins to go haywire. What...

By Rinku Gupta JSB Studios' Asura Guru stars Vikram Prabhu as Shakti, a tech savvy thief who has a problem. Whenever he sees oe hears about large amounts of money, he has to fight an urge to somehow steal the money. But he doesnt spend any of, instead he stacks it in a secret room in his studio apartment. Only his friend ( played by Jagan) knows the childhood trauma that causes this kleptomania. Diya( Mahima Nambiar) is a hired , smart detective who is the only one who manages to get to this thief. The cops are hot on his trail, as are dons from whom he has stolen. What is the reason behind Shakti's behaviour? Will he get away from those on his trail? Director Rajdheep has got a goos star cast in place who do their bit earnestly. Mahima does a good job as the feisty, intelligent detective ( Rajdheep deserves credit for giving the heroine a real and unconventional job and a major contributor to the story). Vikram Prabhu does well in the emotional, and action scenes. Jagan...

By Rinku Gupta Libra Productions' Ravindar Chandrasekar after successful ventures like 'Natpunna Ennannu Theriyumaa', now  joins hands with Firstman Film Works' Sivasubramanian, Saravanapriyan to produce a romantic comedy. The film  stars father -son duo K Bhagyaraj and   Shanthnu, while Athulya is the female lead. The film is being  directed by Srijar and is touted to  be made on a grand scale. Shanthnu has been busy shooting for Vijay's Master Director Srijar armed with the requisite exposure and experience of working with television serials of all South Indian languages and working in movies like 'Lavender' in Malayalam and ' Jambhavan' in Tamil is directing this movie. After having seen many movies narrating romantic comedies during the wedding, this movie talks about the first night, the significance of rituals and the proceedings. K Bhagyaraj, Shantanu, Athulya, Manobala, Anandhraj,  Mayilsamy and Motta Rajendran star in t...

By Rinku Gupta  Jio Studios announced its entry into Kollywood with its first Tamil film, titled Hey Sinamika at a puja in Chennai today. The film boasts of talented actors  Dulquer Salman (who is riding high on the success of his recent super hit  Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithal) Kajal Aggarwal and Aditi Rao Hydari. The director is none other than leading Southern choreographer Brinda, who  makes her directorial debut with the film.  The shoot commenced in Chennai today. Ace filmmaker K.Bhagyaraj and  Maniratnam directed the first shot while  actors ,Suhasini and Khushbu gave the first clap.

By Rinku Gupta Actor and producer Vishal has now turned director with Thupparivaalan2 after a fall out with director Mysskin, midway into the shoot of the  sequel. Today, releasing the first look of the film,  an emotional Vishal has written about the whole issue in a letter, and   posted it on social media, giving an insight into the reason for turning director. He wrote:  "What are the reasons for a Director to opt out of a film midway?  AS a Producer I still wonder why does a Director, who specifically wanted to write the script in Canada and UK and spent the Producers money to the tune of  close to 35 Lakhs for the above expenses including travel, accommadation,  after having started shoot without proper planning of location hunting, after having spent close to 13 Crores of INR. Why would a Director opt out of a Movie. midway ? As a Producer. I wonder. Is it because I didn't have the money to complete the film, No. Is it...

By Rinku Gupta The hard working duo Arun Vijay and Regina Cassandra have been shooting non - stop for #AV31 directed by Arivazhagan,  in Agra. The unit is stationed at a star hotel near the iconic Taj Mahal, a view which can be seen from their rooms everyday ! Letting their hair down on the festival of Holi being celebrated with tradional fervour in UP, the team took time off to celebrate as well. Here are some photos from the festivities. Arun Vijay however assured concerned fans that they took the necessary precautions for the corona virus scare, while celebrating.

By Rinku Gupta Atharvaa Murali’s new film directed by debutant Ravindra Madhava and produced by Michael Rayappan has got Lavanya Tripati onboard as the female lead. Director Ravindra Madhava says, “The pursuit of heroine for our film has been quite a long phased one. Soon after giving thecomplete sketch to the female lead character, we felt someone with charismatic, graceful look and at the same time, a powerful performer can add more value to it. She isn’t someone, who appears in a blink and miss role, but will travel throughout the film. She is matured, bold, wise and doesn’t think twice to make a decision. She is the one, who questions about the antagonist’s intention of injecting pain in others. With so many traits involved, we approached many talented actresses here, who loved the script and character but couldn’t take up due to their prior commitments. Finally, we are happy to have Lavanya Tripati onboard for this role and I’m sure her presence is going to add more values...

By Rinku Gupta Telugu film actor Manoj Manchu makes his comeback with ‘Aham Brahmasmi’ which is to be made on grand scale as a Pan-Indian film in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi, “Aham Brahmasmi is produced by Manchu Manoj and Nirmala Devi for the MM Arts Banner while Vidya Nirvana and Manchu Anand will present it. Apart from directing the film, Srikanth N Reddy has written story, screenplay, and dialogues for the film. Achhu Rajamani and Ramesh Thamilamani are composing music and Sunny Kurapati is handling cinematography. Ramajogayya Sastry & Ananth Sriram (Lyrics), Tammiraju (Editing),  Vivek A.M (Art Director), Peter Hein (Stunts)  Divya Narayanan & Kalyan Chakravarthi (Additional Dialogues),  Deepak Bhojraj (Publicity Designer), Thottempudi Swamy (Co-Director) and Venkat Challagulla (Executive Producer) are the major technicians involved in this film

By Rinku Gupta Director Hari Santhosh's College Kumar brings back veteran actors Prabhu and Madhoo to the screen, playing husband and wife. Their college going son ( Rahul Vijay) does not as well in college as they expect, as middle class parents. One day he challenges his father that if he were to go to college, only then he would understand how difficult it is. His father takes up the challenge and starts going to college,( adding that he will one day become a CA) while the son has to now look after running the household. How both of them cope in their new roles is the story. Are they successful in completing their challenge? Prabhu as the humorous, happy go lucky dad is charming and lights up the screen as usual. Madhoo does her bit sincerely but seems to be doing an overkill in the expressions department in places. Rahul Vijay as the typical college goer is aptly cast while Priya Vadlamani makes a mark with her presence as his love interest. The peppy numbers by...

By Rinku Gupta The  Telugu movie ‘Evaru’,  actor Regina Cassandra has a promising lineup ahead in the Tamil industry among which is her mystery-thriller  directed by Caarthick Raju.  Vijay Sethupathi has unveiled the film’s first look and the title, ‘Soorpanagai’. Director Caarthick Raju says, “We as a team are extremely happy about Vijay Sethupathi’s gesture of releasing the film’s first look and title." Going by the look and title seems like its going to be a character driven film. Ask him about  the phenomenal look of Regina, Caarthick Raju says, “That’s the ‘Mystery’ element, which I want the audiences to experience in theatres. Soorpanagai is a mystery-drama that encompasses action, adventure, humour and thriller moments together.” Produced by Raj Shekar Varma for Apple Tree Studios, the film is simultaneously made in Tamil and Telugu. The shooting of this film commenced in January and is being filmed across the live locations including Courta...

By Rinku Gupta Actor Bharath who is currently on a high after  his last release Kaalidas in Tamil, is busy with his Bollywood entry opposite Salman Khan titled Radhe. In the meantime he has  been shooting for another upcoming movie,  titled "Last 6 Hours". The film is produced by Anoop Khalid under the his banner "Lazy Cat Productions".  Viviya Santh plays the female lead and Adil Ibhrahim, Anu Mohan, Pramil Siddarth have done the supporting roles. Adding a surprise element, producer Anoop Khalid has played an important role. Kailash Menon scores the music for this film while Sinu Siddarth handles the Cinematography. The movie is directed by Debutant Sunish Kumar who earlier assisted Director Rajiv Menon in his films. Suresh(Thoothukudi) has written the story for this film. A group of 4 people who have excelled in 4 different fields plan to do a big heist and settle in their life. As planned they decide to loot the money within 6 hours of time. ...

By Rinku Gupta KKK is the debut film of director Desingh Periyasamy and marks the entry of Pellichoopellu heroine Ritu Verma in Tamil. Dulquer returns to Tamil after a gap. Without giving away spoilers, suffice it to say it is the tale of 2 conmen ( Dulquer and Vj Rakshan) who carry out con jobs to earn money without any qualms about it. When the duo meet 2 girls ( Ritu Verma, Niranjani Ahathian) they fall in love and decide to follow an honest mode of living. In the meanwhile, a cop ( Gautham Menon) is hot on the trail of their con jobs. But just as the four youngsters run offto Goa to start a new life, the con men are in for a rude shock that turns their world upside down. What happens to their plans? The film takes its time to get to the interesting twists but the journey turns out to be fun. The scenes between the four leads are engaging and nothing quite prepares you for what happens later ( Except a nagging doubt as to how the girls accepted the love propsals so q...

By Rinku Gupta Draupathi is directed by Pazhaya Vannaiyarpettai fame Mohan G. The story revolves around Rudra Prabhakar ( Richard) who is supposed to have murdered his wife Draupadhi and her sister in a fit of rage as an honour killing when the latter marries a boy of another community secretly. When Prabhakar is released from jail he goes to Chennai and starts selling tea at a government marriage registrar office, and one by one he starts killing an advocate and a politico. What is the reason behind his behaviour? Is he really the killer of his wife whom he loved dearly? Why does he choose a marriage registrar's office to carry out these crimes? The film is hard hitting, with a no holds barred attitude. Taking the lid of the scam of fake marriages in the state and the modus operandi, Mohan seems to have done his research. The film would serve as an eye-opener about how unscrupulous persons can exploit youngsters with dangerous consequences. The film ends also tries to...

By Rinku Gupta Irumbu Manithan,  produced by Shankar Movies International's  Joseph Baby productions, Disney directorial, stars Santhosh Prathap, Archana, Kanjakaruppu and Madhusoodhana Rao. The story revolves around a young man Sundharam ( Santosh Pratap) who rises in life from poverty till he becomes a rich hotel owner with 100 restaurants. As a youth, he even gives up marriage, in order to look after 3 orphan boys that he adopts. He is highly charitable and a do- gooder all through his life. He is aided by his Man Friday ( Kanja Karuppu). When he becomes old  and his sons are grown -up, things begin to go downhill. The sons are gamblers and have no respect for him.  Things go from bad to worse till one day they get him to sign his wealth to them and turn him out of his home and business. He is back on the streets as he was in childhood. Will things ever get better? Will his sons realise their mistake? The film tries to drive home points about ch...

By Rinku Gupta "Galtha” marks the third directorial outing of filmmaker Hari Uthra, who earlier made “Theru Naaigal” and “Padithavudan Kizhithuvidavum”. Malarkodi Raghupathy, Usha and Hari Uthra are producing this film for Malar Movie Makers and I Creations.  The  star-cast comprises of Siva Nishanth, Merku Thodarchi Malai fame Antony,  Ayraa, Divya, Gajaraj, SMT Karunanidhi, Kaaka Muttai Sasi, Suresh, Muthu Veera, Pazhaya Joke Thangadurai and Raja Simman in title roles. K. Jai Krish has composed music and B. Vasu is handles the camera with Muthu Muniyasamy as editor. The others in the technical crew are Kotti (Stunts), Suresh (Choreography), Inba Art Prakash (Art),  Blesson (Designs), Pa. Laxman (Stills), Kaviperarasu Vairamuthu-Kuwait based Kavignar Vidhyasagar (Lyrics). The story is set in a rural TN area near the Kerala border where medical and other  waste is being dumped by unscrupulous people in connivance with the local politicians and police. ...

By Rinku Gupta After making waves with his  multi-lingual Avane Sriman Narayana , hero and writer Rakshit Shetty is busy shooting for his  next,  777 Charlie, a Kannada film directed by Kiranraj K.                              Recce in Rajasthan But amidst this,  Rakshit is busy with other activities as well. Apart from announcing the possibility of   Kirik Party 2, a sequel to his super hit film,  the multi- faceted writer, director, producer and actor has just got an exciting new addition to his Paramvah Studios. The actor has got the latest Panther Classic Plus Camera Dolly, a state -of - the- art  equipment , a first of its kind in Bengaluru, that will make filming much more smoother. The actor tweeted, "Have been waiting for this for so long and finally it arrives. Panther Classic Plus, a new addition to @ParamvahStudios... First of its kind in Bangalo...

By Rinku Gupta  Based on H. G. Wells' 1897 science fiction novel, The Invisible Man, Universal Pictures had made The Invisible Man in 1933 which paved way for a number of sequels. The Invisible Man (2020) is a science fiction horror film written and directed by Leigh Whannell. Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy & brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) escapes in the dead of night and disappears into hiding, aided by her sister (HarrietDyer), their childhood friend (Amis Hodge) and his teenage daughter (Storm Reid). But when Cecilia's abusive ex (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) commits suicide and  leaves her a generous portion  of his vast fortune, Cecilia suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of eerie coincidences turns lethal, threatening the lives of those she loves, Cecilia's sanity begins to unravel as she desperately tries to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see. The film takes the cat and mouse ...

By Rinku Gupta  The much anticipated Harish Kalyan - Priya Bhavanishankar starrer whose title is to be announced successfully celebrated the ‘Wrap Up’ party with the crew. Apart from cutting a cake with everyone present,   Harish Kalyan treated  the entire crew and cast members, with  home-made Biriyani. Priya seems to be missing the shoot too as she  tweeted " That's a wrap with this fun team. I'll miss these happy faces with lots of beautiful memories and love sharing my gratitude for all of you for these memorable days in my life I and all the lovely people involved see you all soon. Love " Director Kaarthikk Sundar says about the experience of working with Harish Kalyan and Priya Bhavani Shankar, the director opines, “They are pure professionals and their dedication levels are extraordinary. Harish Kalyan is someone, who can effortlessly keep scoring big with chocolate boy roles, but the way he is trying to push himseld out of his...