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Amala Paul starrer “The Teacher” trends with heavy appreciation!

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  Amala Paul’s recent sensational hit flick ‘The Teacher’ produced by Nutmeg Productions, premiered on Netflix and has garnered tremendous response among Netizens, thereby trending at No.1.  The Malayalam film ‘The Teacher’, directed by Vivek, was dubbed in Tamil and Telugu and had its OTT premiere on Netflix on December 23, 2022.  Hakkim Shahjahan, Chemban Vinod, Kalyani, Manju Pillai, Nandhu, Mala Parvathi, Dinesh Prabhakar, Football player-actor I.M. Vijayan, Anumol, and many prominent actors have played pivotal roles in this movie. This film, a thriller by its genre, is bankrolled by Varun Tripuraneni, Abhishek Ramisetty, and G Pruthvi Raj of Nutmeg Productions and VTV Films. Amala plays Devika, a physical training teacher in this movie, a victim of sexual harassment, who sets out to seek revenge on who harassed her. Amala Paul’s adroitness in performance has grabbed the attention and praises of audiences. Besides, the Thriller genre and riveti...

Film Review : Jasper

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 Jasper directed by D Yuvaraj released in theatres on Dec 23rd. The film stars Vivek Rajgopal, Aishwarya Dutta, Raj Kalesh, CM Bala, Lavanya and others.  Mr J aka Jasper, a former hitman, is an arrogant drunk who now lives alone. His new neighbours are a young man Harish  (Vivek Rajgopal) and his family.  One day,  Harish is kidnapped by a deadly gang. Harish's wife seeks Jasper's help. From thereon things begin to unravel as Jasper goes in search for Harish. Why is he so keen to find him? What is the real relationship between the duo? Vivek Rajgopal has done well in a dual role, bringing out the dual aspects of an honest family man and the gangster when he plays his father in his younger days.  Aishwarya Dutta, makes a brief but significant appearance. Raj Kalesh as the  baddie torturing victims sends a chill though the overall  portrayal of himself and cult members feels a bit over the top. The movie rambles on in places and could do...

Film Review : Laththi

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Rana Productiobs' Vinoth Kumar directed action entertainer, Vishal, Sunaina, Ramana starrer Laththi hit theatres in December 23rd. Vishal plays a constable who gets suspended because of wielding the laththi mercilessly on an accused, at the behest of a senior cop. Months later, he gets back his job due to his wife's  (Sunaina) contact as a nurse.  But trouble follows him when he is once again called by senior cop ( Prabhu) to wield the laththi on  a renowned Don's, villainous, hardened criminal son  ( Ramana). After this,  the entire don brigade, which is furious and thirsting for his blood, is adamant to find him and wreak vengeance. Do they succeed? Vishal as the constable does a great job portraying his sincerity to his job and as a family man, who later transforms into a mean machine determined to protect his son, family and also wipe out the criminals despite the high odds stacked against him.  The family scenes, especially with...

என்ஜாய் ; விமர்சனம்

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முழுக்க முழுக்க இளைஞர்களை  குறிவைத்து எடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ள படம் தான் இந்த ‘என்ஜாய்’. டைட்டிலுக்கு ஏற்றபடி இரண்டு மணி நேரமும் படம் பார்ப்பவர்களை என்ஜாய் பண்ண வைத்துள்ளதா இந்த படம் ? பார்க்கலாம். ஐஏஎஸ் தேர்வுக்கு தயாராகும் மதன்குமார், சாப்ட்வேர் கம்பெனியில் வேலை பார்க்கும் டான்சர் விக்னேஷ், பணக்கார வீட்டு பையன் ஹரிஷ்குமார் மூவரும் ஒரே வீட்டில் தங்கியுள்ள நண்பர்கள். அதேபோல கிராமத்திலிருந்து சென்னையில் உள்ள கல்லூரியில் படிக்க வரும் ஜீவி அபர்ணா, சாருமிசா மற்றும் பெங்களூரு பொண்ணான நிரஞ்சனா மூவரும் நட்பாகிறார்கள். ராக்கிங்கில் இருந்து இவர்களை காப்பாற்றும் சீனியர் தோழியாக இவர்களுக்கு நட்புக்கரம் நீட்டுகிறார் ஹாசின். காதலி இருந்தாலும், சின்னச்சின்ன சில்மிஷங்களுக்கு கூட தன்னை அனுமதிக்காத விரக்தி மதன் குமாருக்கு. சாப்ட்வேர் கம்பெனியில் வேலை பார்க்கும் விக்னேஷோ சரியான சபலிஸ்ட். திருமணத்துக்கு முன்பே அந்தரங்க பிரச்சனை குறித்த குழப்பம் ஹரிஷ்குமாருக்கு. இந்த நிலையில் கொடைக்கானலுக்கு சென்று ஜாலியாக என்ஜாய் பண்ண நண்பர்கள் மூவரும் (இன்ப) சுற்றுலா கிளம்பி செல்கிறார்கள். ...

Sabari produced by Maha Movies under the direction of Anil Katz with Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar wrapped up its shoot!

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Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Tollywood's happening lady who is stealing the hearts of the audience as an actress, is moving forward with distinctive roles and consecutive successes. She is currently working on the film "Sabari", and she will be seen in a never before role. The film is produced by Mahendra Nath Kondla under the Maha Movies banner and directed by Anil Katz, who is making his directorial debut with the film. Maharshi Kondla is the film's presenter. The shoot of this film, which is being made in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi, has been completed at a rapid pace. On this occasion, the team spoke so highly about the film. Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar said, "The shooting of our 'Sabari' has been completed. We are lucky to have a producer like Mahendra garu. He spent a lot on the film, believing in the strong content. He is one of the best producers, i have worked with. Every rupee he gave, has been brought to the screen by direc...

Film review : Project C

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 Project C- Chapter 2 , a Sophomore feature film, directed by VNO starring Sri, Chaams, Ramji, Vasudha  Krishnamurthy and Balaji Venkatraman, hit theatres on 23rd Dec. The story revolves around a youth ( Sri) a BSc grad, who lands up as a caretaker to a bedridden older man ( Ramji) who turns out to be an inventor of a magic, youthfulness  pill which is much in demand.  Eager to make a fast buck, the caretaker finds the hidden secret formula and starts selling the pill making a huge profit. But his plans run into trouble when the house help ( Vadudha) he trusted, betrays him and beats him up to get hold of the money instead.  There is also a greedy fake physiotherapist ( Chaams) who is after the formula. What happens to the money and the stolen formula? Who succeeds in getting both? The storyline is interesting and despite speed breakers, like long pauses here and there, the screenplay moves fast enough as the story proceeds. The story rev...

Vijay Sethupathi – L Ramachandran duo hits a hat-trick with “The Artist”

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  Internationally acclaimed ace photographer L Ramachandran, habitually picks up a unique theme every year, makes it sparkle through his distinguished approach thus producing astonishingly great collections with a cosmopolitan touch, which he then transforms to monthly calendars. Earlier, L Ramachandran and Vijay Sethupathi had produced collections titled ‘Human’ and ‘Kalaignan’. And, this time as the third consecutive year, L Ramachandran is on a hat-trick portraying Vijay Sethupathi on a creative pursuit titled ‘The Artist’, the theme for the 2023 calendar. For this collection, L Ramachandran has shot Makkal Selvan Vijay Sethupathi in absolutely interesting dimensions of a creator such as a Painting Artist, Sculptor, Graffiti Artist, which gets transformed to a colourful calendar for 2023. To make this a reality, hundreds of creators had put in more than ten days of tireless work bringing out 12 unique sets is certainly noteworthy.  “Art and Imagination has broug...

Film Review : Avatar The Way Of Water

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 The much awaited James Cameron's Sci Fi action adventure, Avatar The Way of Water hit theatres on Dec 16th today. The story takes us back into the world of Jake Sully and Ney'tiri who now are a happy family with four kids and Quaritch's son Spider.  But into this world comes danger searching for revenge, in the form of Miles Quaritch, forcing them to flee their haven and take refuge in an island on the sea.  The new people who give them asylum are now also put  in danger as old enemies are determined to seek out Sully and exterminate him.  Do they succeed? Is Sully able to protect his family? The VFX is amazing as it takes you from the forest areas to new adventures under the sea. The breathtaking visuals of marine life and the emotional bond the kids begin to forge with the sea creatures and Nature is engagingly and vividly presented on screen as are the interesting rough edges they encounter settling into a new life with new people.  The acti...

Sathyaraj making his comeback as a villain with Angaaragan?

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  Sathyaraj as terrorizing police officer in Angaaragan Producers Jomon Philip and Jeena Jomon of JULIAN & JEROMA INTERNATIONAL are producing a film with a new-fangled premise and gripping package titled ‘Angaaragan’ Sreepathy is playing the protagonist in this movie and he has written the screenplay and has wor loopked as a creative director as well. He currently works as a Senior Manager in a well-reputed software firm. With an insatiable passion for films, especially acting, he has now embarked on a new journey as an actor. The film is directed by Mohan Dachu, who has earlier worked in films of Ram Gopal Varma’s magnum opuses like Sarkar-3, Killing Veerappan and Cinderella. Sathyaraj appears as a terrifying  police officer in this movie. Malayalam actress Niya is play I'ming the female lead role in this movie, which marks her debut in the Tamil film industry. It is worth mentioning that she played the female lead role in versatile filmmaker Vinayan’s recent Malayalam mo...

The First Look of ‘Kaliyugam' – A Post-Apocalyptic Thriller is out now!

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The first look of the Post-Apocalyptic thriller 'Kaliyugam', featuring actors Shraddha Srinath and Kishore in the lead, has now been released. Produced by Prime Cinemas proprietor KS Ramakrishna under the banner RK International Inc., the film has been directed by Pramodh Sundar. Actress Shraddha Srinath, consistently garnering phenomenal reception for her spellbinding performances in all her movies is playing the lead role in this movie. Actor Kishore plays a pivotal role in the film, which has cinematography by K Ramcharan. Nimz (Editing),  Sakthee Venkatraj M  (Art), G.N. Murugan (Action), Dawn Vincent (Music & Sound Designing), Tapas Nayak (Sound Mixing), Praveen Raja (Costume Stylist) and S Raghunath Varma (Colorist) are the others in the technical crew.  The intriguing first look poster was designed by Sivakumar (Sivadigital Art), which encapsules the movie’s mood and theme with lot of intricate detailing.  Director Pramodh sheds light on the fi...

"Thank you Darling. You believed in my international recognition when I myself didn't" replied S. S. Rajamouli to Prabhas as the superstar wished the director for his great win

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Prabhas is indeed one of the most bankable stars of the Indian entertainment industry. After the superstar has delivered the most successful franchise Baahubali with the director S. S. Rajamouli, his stardom has created examples of its success. While the film was a cinematic wonder from the actor-director duo, the bond of their friendship was often witnessed from time to time which was recently been seen when the actor wished the director on his big win.  Recently the director of Baahubali, S. S. Rajamouli won the prestigious New York Films Critics Circle Award and LA Films Critics Awards to which the megastar Prabhas congratulated him while writing -  "The greatest @ssrajamouli garu is going to conquer the world. Congratulations for winning the prestigious New York Films Critics Circle Award for the best director & begging the LA Films Critics Awards for the best director (runner up).  Huge congratulations to legendary Keeravaani garu for rece...

நான் புரட்சி தளபதியும் அல்ல தளபதியும் அல்ல என் பெயர் விஷால் அவ்வளவு தான் – நடிகர் விஷால்

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பொதுவாகவே திருட்டு வீடியோவை பிடிக்காது இப்போது லத்தி வேறு கையில் இருக்கிறது இறங்கி அடிப்பேன் – நடிகர் விஷால் விஷால் நடிக்க, ராணா புரொடக்ஷன்ஸ் சார்பில் நடிகர்கள் ரமணா, நந்தா தயாரிப்பில் உருவாகி வரும் படம் #லத்தி. வரும் 22ம் தேதி உலகமெங்கும் வெளியாகும் இப்படத்தை ஆர்.வினோத் குமார் இயக்க, யுவன் ஷங்கர் ராஜா இசை அமைத்துள்ளார். நான்கு மொழிகளில் தயாராகியிருக்கும் இப்படத்தின் டிரைலர் வெளியீட்டு விழா சென்னையில் நடைபெற்றது. இயக்குநர் லோகேஷ் கனகராஜ் லத்தி படத்தின் டிரைலரை வெளியிட்டார். அவ்விழாவில் கலந்து கொண்ட லத்தி படக் குழுவினர் மற்றும் சிறப்பு விருந்தினர்கள் பேசியதாவது : நடிகர் விஷால் பேசும்போது, ரசிகர்கள் கைதட்டி ஆரவாரம் செய்து புரட்சி தளபதி வாழ்க என்று சொல்ல, வேண்டாம்.. நான் தளபதி அல்ல, புரட்சி தளபதியும் அல்ல. என் பெயர் விஷால் அவ்வளவு தான்.. என்று பேச்சை ஆரம்பித்தார். #லத்தி திரைப்படம் நான்கு மொழிகளில் டிசம்பர் 22ஆம் தேதி வெளியாகிறது. முதலில் அனைவருக்கும் நன்றி தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறேன். இது எனது வழக்கமாக நடக்கும் விஷயம். சால்வையும், மலர்க்கொத்தும் சிறிது நேரம் மட்டும் ம...