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Movie Review: Boomer Uncle

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  A 90's kid, Nesan ( Yogi Babu) marries Amy a British lady but wants a divorce now. But she puts one condition. He has to stay for one day in his ancestral royal palace in the hills.  But there are 4 friends ( KPY Bala, Seshu, Robo Shankar, Thangadurai ) in that village who are raging to take revenge and killa Nesam because he is the reason they are still ummarried. But they all fall for a pretty friend Harini who accompanies Nesan and his wife to the palace. They take turns to win her over somehow. But when she calls him ' uncle' he is shattered and vows revenge. In the meanwhile Amy is busy with a sinister plan, exploring the forbidden upper portions of the palace which have a secret. Amidst all  this, actor Oviya lands up in the palace asking for shelter for one night. Nesan falls for her.  But the boomer uncle finds out that she is in fact a ghost but Nesan doesnt believe her. In the meanwhile strange things are happening. Amy has a secret Hologram fotmula ( whi...

Movie Review : Ka

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 The film begins with a gruesome incident in 1980 followed  by moving to 2020 when Victor Mahadevan ( Salim Ghouse) shoots a young girl to death . Cut to a young wildlife photographer Venba Subbiah ( Andrea Jeremiah) who come into a forest area in the hills on work.  A new forest guard, Madhi, arrives to join work at the Kadapura forest office and has to look after the place when his senior goes off on some work.   When Madhi goes into the forest alone, with no experience in the job and in unfamiliar terrain, he encounters various unexpected dangers and runs into unimagined trouble.  Venba in the meanwhile, slowly discovers that she is not alone in the forest, but in the presence of dangerous criminals armed with guns. Who are these people? Do Madhi and Venba escape their clutches to safety? K Arivazhagan's camerawork is superb capturing the beauty of the hills and forests.  and scenic beauty of Nature beautifully.  The dangers that lurk too, are ...

Movie Review: GODZILLA X KONG :THE NEW EMPIRE

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  Warner Bros. Pictures presents, GODZILLA X KONG :THE NEW EMPIRE is a sequel to Godzilla vs Kong (2021) and is the 38th film in the Godzilla franchise. It is also  the 13th film in the King Kong franchise.  Shot mostly in Queensland, the film premiered at Los Angeles on March 25th 2024. Summary : Godzilla and Kong team up against a mysterious Hollow Earth threat, and also focus on the previously untold origins of the Titans and Skull Island.  The epic battle continues with an all-new adventure that pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence. Review : Right from the word go, the story pulls you in. From the minute Kong appears on screen, in pain from a damaged tooth, lonely in his forlorn world, the giant figure on screen establishes am instant connect once again with the audiences.  From then on, it's a roller coaster ride as one thing leads to another,  ...

Movie Review: Netru Indha Neram

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 The story unfolds as a flashback when a group of youngsters meet up for a trip at Ooty. But a crime takes place that shakes them up. One of their friends, Nikhil, has disappeared. When the cops investigate, a backstory emerges about the dissonance in the friends group.  Ritika was in love with Nikhil ( Shariq) from 3 years. But on the third anniversary of their love she finds out he is not open to marriage which hurts her.  Another friend,  Rohit, then proposes to her which leads to a fight between him and Nikhil. Nithya is another friend in the group who loves Hrithik. In the meanwhile Rohit needs money and decides to win it from Nikhil in a game of cards. But Nikhil wins the game instead. Rohit also reveals that he spotted a serial killer on the loose. Shreya loves Rohit who shuns her. She reveals to the cops that Nikhil was a junkie and it was she who instigated him against Rohit telling him about how he proposed to Ritika, leading to a fight. Very soon Rohit too...

Movie review: Veppam Kulir Mazhai

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 A happily married village couple, Petha Perumal ( Dhirav) and Pandi ( Ismath Banu), has a problem. They have no children despite 5 years of marriage and are the butt of ridicule by  people. There are even fights at home with the mother-in-law. A Chennai couple on a visit to the village advice them to seek medical help in Chennai but the husband is against it.  He prefers going to temples to pray instead.   When the ridicule increases  the husband feels the pressure and  starts displaying signs of mental instability with bouts of abnormal behaviour. His mother advices him to marry his sister's daughter, 15 years younger. One day,  Pandi, the wife convinces her husband to remarry.  But fate has other things in store and the couple finally decide to seek medical help  instead. Do the couple get a child? Do their lives change for the better? The making of the film is raw and realistic which is a big plus.  The leads have done a superb ...

Movie Review: Hotspot

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The film is divided into 4 antholgies, linked together by the narration of a debut film director ( Vignesh Karthick ) to his producer. Happy Married Life  is the first in the anthologies. Dhanya( Gouri Kishan ) marries  Vijay (Adithya Bhasker) and brings the mapillai  home, in a role reversal from the traditional roles in society. The house husband even wears a thali and looks after the home while his wife works in office.  But wait,  is this reality or something else? In the next section, Golden Rules, a young girl Deepti  ( Ammu Abhirami) loves a guy Siddharth ( Sandy Master) and convinces her parents in a novel way to agree to their marriage.   But  to their horror the lovers discovers a secret which changes everything in their relationship. What happens next? In Thakkali Chutney, Anita ( Janani Iyer) is a reporter who loves Vetri ( Subhash), (who works in IT. He is fired due to a misdemeanour in office which he hides from Anita. In order ...

“4 நிமிடங்களுக்குள் ஒரு ரிலேஷன்ஷிப்பில் உள்ள உணர்வுகளை கூறுவதற்கான சிறு முயற்சி “இனிமேல்” – ஸ்ருதிஹாசன்

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ராஜ்கமல் பிலிம்ஸ் இன்டர்நேஷனல் தயாரிப்பில், உலகநாயகன் கமல்ஹாசன் மற்றும் ஆர்.மகேந்திரன் தயாரிப்பில், உலகநாயகன் கமல்ஹாசன் அவர்களின் வரிகளில்,  ஸ்ருதிஹாசன் இசையில், துவாரகேஷ் இயக்கத்தில், ஸ்ருதிஹாசன், லோகேஷ் கனகராஜ் நடிப்பில் உருவாகி இருக்கும் “இனிமேல்” ஆல்பம்  பாடல் வெளியீட்டு விழா சென்னையில் நடைபெற்றது.  பாடல் வெளியீட்டைத் தொடர்ந்து பத்திரிக்கையாளர்களின் கேள்விக்கு ஸ்ருதிஹாசன் மற்றும் இயக்குநர் லோகேஷ் கனகராஜ் இருவரும் பதிலளித்தனர்.  இந்நிகழ்வில் இசையமைப்பாளர் மற்றும் நடிகை  ஸ்ருதிஹாசன் பேசியதாவது,  எல்லோருக்கும் வணக்கம். முதலில் நான் “இனிமேல்” என்கின்ற இந்தப் பாடலை ஆங்கிலத்தில் தான் எழுதத் துவங்கினேன். எழுதத் துவங்கும் போதே ரிலேஷன்ஷிப் தொடர்பாக எழுத வேண்டும் என்கின்ற எண்ணம் இருந்தது. ரிலேஷன்ஷிப் என்பது எப்படி ஒரு Loop ஆக செயல்படுகிறது. அந்த உறவுகளுக்குள் நிகழும் Ups And Downs இவைகளைப் பற்றியும் சொல்ல முற்பட்டேன். பின்னர் எனக்கு ஒரு கட்டத்தில் அந்த ‘இனிமேல்” என்கின்ற வார்த்தையைப் பின் தொடர்ந்து தமிழில் இதை எழுத வேண்டும் என்கின்ற எண்ணம் மேலெழுந்தது. பின்னர் என...

Movie Review: Idi Minnal Kadhal

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  Aran ( Ciby ) is guilty of killing a man Ritesh Jain,  in a car accident, when he was on a romantic drive with his girlfriend Janani ( Bhavya Trikha ). Though Aran feels guilty and wants to confess to the cops, Janani stops him due to his impending trip to USA for a career, which will get hampered by any arrest. Their friend Raja ( Jagan) a car mechanic, helps them to repair the car involved and remove evidence. When Abhishek, the teenage son of Ritesh hears of his death, he is devastated. He is looked after by a prostitute Anjali ( Yasmin Ponnappa ) who lives nearby.  Due to a series of events, involving a deadly villain who wants the the teen in return for the father's unpaid debt, Aran ends up rescuing Abhishek in a daring chase.  But he is in for a huge surprise , when he discovers the link between Abhishek and the man dead in the accident. What do Aran and Janani do next?  Does the teenager ( suffering from depression and  with violent fits of rage) ...

மார்ச் 29 ஆம் தேதி வெளியாகும் நேற்று இந்த நேரம்

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  கிளாப்-இன் ஃபில்மோடெயின்மென்ட் சார்பில் நவீன் குமார் தயாரிப்பில், சாய் ரோஷன் கே.ஆர். எழுதி, இயக்கி இருக்கும் திரில்லர் திரைப்படம் "நேற்று இந்த நேரம்". பிக்பாஸ் புகழ் ஷாரிக் ஹாசன் கதாநாயகனாக நடித்துள்ள இந்த படத்தில் ஹரிதா மற்றும் மோனிகா ரமேஷ் என இரண்டு பேர் கதாநாயகிகளாக நடித்துள்ளனர். இந்த படத்தின் கதை, திரைக்கதை மற்றும் வசனங்களை நித்தின் ஆதித்யா மற்றும் சாய் ரோஷன் கே.ஆர். இணைந்து எழுதியுள்ளனர். மர்மமான முறையில் காணாமல் போன நண்பர்களும், அதன் பின்னணியில் நடக்கும் திடுக்கிடும் சம்பவங்களும் கதையாக உருவாக்கி இருக்கிறார்கள். கிரைம் திரில்லர் பாணியில் சுவாரஸ்யமாக திரைக்கதை அமைத்து இருக்கும் இந்த படத்தின் படப்பிடிப்பு ஊட்டி மற்றும் சென்னையில் நடைபெற்றுள்ளது. கெவின் என் இசையமைத்துள்ள இப்படத்திற்கு விஷால் மணிவண்ணன் ஒளிப்பதிவு செய்துள்ளார். படத்தொகுப்பு பணிகளை கோவிந்த்.ந மேற்கொண்டுள்ளனர். நேற்று இந்த நேரம் படத்தின் இசை உரிமத்தை ஜீ மியூசிக் சவுத் வாங்கியுள்ளது. படத்தின் பாடல்களை இசையமைப்பாளர் ஜி.வி.பிரகாஷ், அறிவு, ஆதித்யா ஆர்.கே., ரவி ஜி ஆகியோர் பாடியுள்ளனர். இப்படத்தின் பின்னணி வேலைகள...

Suriya’s Kanguva Teaser garners almost 2 crore Views in a short time!

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The much-awaited moment of quenching the thirsts of  cinema enthusiasts has arrived with the the grand unveiling of actor Suriya's Kanguva teaser during the prestigious Grand Amazon Prime video India event in Mumbai. The expectations over this film has been over the top from the time of its announcement for it marks the collaboration of top league actor Suriya, and filmmaker Siva with the Midas-Touch of  Studio Green K.E. Gnanavel Raja and UV Creations Vamsi-Pramod, one of the big players in the production.  The Sizzle teaser received overwhelming appreciation from across the globe for its making, performances and VFX work. The entire team is delighted to read the encomiums on the teaser and are determined to give their best in the film. Actor Surya's magnetic charisma, the captivating background score by Devi Sri Prasad, and the stunning visuals have truly mesmerized everyone. Additionally, the powerful screen presence of actor Bobby Deol, fresh from the success of Anima...

Hot Spot -team meets Press!

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  Directed by Vignesh Karthik and produced by K J Balamani Marban and Suresh Kumar under the banner of KJB Talkies and 7 Warrior Films and presented by Dinesh Kannan of Sixer Entertainment, Hot Spot is a film that talks about the unspoken sides of male-female relationships. As the film is slated to hit the screens on March 29, the film's press meet was held in the presence  of the Media as well as the film crew. In this event... Producer KJ Balamani Marban said... Hot Spot is our first venture. Vignesh is known to me for past four years. We made a short film during the lockdown time. He told the story of this film while making  Thittam Irandu movie .And  I liked it. The trailer has created huge waves. There are a lot of comments about the film. Do Watch the movie and you will definitely like it. Then give your reviews. After the completion of the film, Sixer Entertainment came with a big helping hand and I am thankful to DineshKannan. The film is scheduled for releas...