The crawling aerial footage from the trashy landfill to the skylines establishes the core of the movie within a few seconds. Naachiyaar, a film that deals with the unexplored shades of grey in a minor Read More
Thaarai Thappattai portrays the lives of folk artists and their agony in the modern world as the art form devolves to suit the growing ‘western culture’ in India. What happens when the only way of Read More
In this movie, Director Bala comes together with his previous two Leads – Vikram and Surya – to create yet another haunting tale. Vikram plays a dysfunctional, often violent, a Shakspeare’s “Caliban”esque role who grows Read More
Sethu is not an ordinary love story. There is no boy-meets-girl, runs around trees, sings duets or the hero overcoming inane odds to win the woman. This is a story of obsessive love – a love Read More
A visual vocabulary of the true events depicted in the novel, ‘Red Tea’ by P.H Daniel, Paradesi captures the ordeal and life of tea-plantation workers during pre-independent India. Dealing with slavery, oppression of freedom Read More
True to Bala’s inimitable style, this film explores the fringe elements of society. Unlike his darker fare, Avan Ivan is more a comic satire than a tragi-drama. But that doesn’t stop him from Read More
Naan Kadavul chronicles the life of Rudran, an ascetic from Varanasi and his trysts with a seemingly normal life in the temple city in south India, Pazhani. Abandoned as a child by his father in Read More
Nandha delves into the psychological realm of man and touches upon the mother-son relationship and the dire consequences of depriving a child the love and attention it deserves. The movie won wide critical acclaim both Read More