Nooru Saami Review: A Tender, Quietly Defiant Drama Carried by a Luminous Swasika
In a season crowded with spectacle, Nooru Saami arrives almost on tiptoe, a small, unhurried village drama with no grand canvas and no appetite…
Parimala and Co Review: A Golden Cast Trapped Inside a Half-Cooked Caper
Some films are undone by a shortage of talent. Parimala and Co suffers from the opposite affliction: it has talent to spare, a premise…
With Love Review: A Soft, Sincere Tamil Romance With Warmth and Memory
With Love is a gentle, charming, and quietly affecting Tamil romantic drama that works best when it keeps things simple. It is…
Parasakthi Review: A Fierce Subject Rendered Strangely Cold
There are films that fail because they reach for too little, and there are films that fail because they reach for a…
Youth Review: A One-Man Debut That Proves Heart Can Outsell Star Power
Every so often a film succeeds not because of who is in it, but in spite of who is not. Youth, the coming-of-age…
Kara Review: Dhanush and Vignesh Raja Mount a Gritty Period Heist That Promises More Than It Delivers
There is a great deal to admire in Kara, and a little to lament, and the two are so closely entwined that one…
Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil Review: Jiiva Anchors a Warm, Wickedly Observed Village Satire
Every so often a film arrives without the thunder of a grand release, makes no promises of spectacle, and then proceeds to…
Love Insurance Kompany Review: An Average, Overstuffed Romantic Sci-Fi That Has Ideas but Not Enough Spark
Love Insurance Kompany is the kind of film that arrives with a bold concept, a flashy premise, and a clear desire to…
Thaai Kizhavi Review: A Rich, Rooted Rural Drama With Wit, Soul, and a Fiercely Unconventional Protagonist
Thaai Kizhavi is the kind of film that quietly surprises you with how much it has to say, and how warmly it…
Karuppu Review: Suriya and RJ Balaji Conjure a Rousing, Big-Hearted Spectacle
There is a particular kind of Tamil film that arrives not merely to entertain but to thunder, to stir something communal in…