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'Idhayam Murali' review: Nostalgia only carries this romantic drama so far

New Delhi, July 11 -- Raja (Murali), from Kathir's debut film, Idhayam (1991), may have become iconic over the years, partly due to the grating niceness and tragic innocence of the character (and most... Read More


'Balan: The Boy' review: A film of surprises and detours

New Delhi, June 21 -- There is an incredible time jump a little over halfway into Chidambaram's Balan: The Boy. A police station hide and seek battle between a police constable and a lost little boy (... Read More


'Mollywood Times' review: A cynical insider's view of the world of cinema

New Delhi, June 7 -- Abhinav Sunder Nayak gravitates towards obsessive compulsive curmudgeons. He is only two films old but there is a pattern. If his debut film, Mukundan Unni Associates, is about a ... Read More


'Karuppu' review: Suriya-starrer is a mangled mess

New Delhi, May 17 -- The opening sequence of RJ Balaji's Karuppu is all sparks and embers in a bichrome backdrop of red and black. It's a nightmare in which a man gets assaulted by unknown assailants ... Read More