Sudhir Srinivasan
Annabelle Sethupathi Movie Review: The premise is interesting, but the pain is real
If your idea of humour is having humans likened to unusual combinations of objects, perhaps you might have more fun than I did
18 Sep 2021
Laabam Movie Review: Lessons alone don’t make a movie
This Vijay Sethupathi film that attacks owners who prioritise profits above workers, prioritises messaging above entertainment
10 Sep 2021
Thalaivii Movie Review: Good writing makes this a fairly enjoyable, even if unsurprising, biopic
This film that interprets the rise of Jayalalithaa through the prism of myth, is a retelling of a familiar story, but this is done on a scale that is quite impressive
10 Sep 2021
Black Widow Movie Review: Natasha Romanoff deserved a better send-off
This film fails to utilise a rare opportunity to add depth and detail to Scarlett Johansson's character
03 Sep 2021
Rathindran Prasad: Save yourself, not the planet
Rathindran Prasad, the director of Boomika and Inmai (in Netflix’s Navarasa), speaks of how his relationship with nature shaped him as a filmmaker
01 Sep 2021
Kasada Tabara: The ideas are complex, the writing sadly isn’t
Akkarai, starring Venkat Prabhu, makes an impact in this middling anthology
27 Aug 2021
Director Vasanth: I don’t chase the limelight anymore
Director Vasanth S Sai speaks of fame and self-expression, while dissecting his short film, Payasam, from the Netflix anthology, Navarasa
21 Aug 2021
Netrikann Movie Review: Many likeable ideas in a reasonably effective thriller
This Nayanthara star vehicle, an official remake of the Korean thriller, Blind, is a faithful adaptation that has a lot of good ideas but still feels strangely cold
13 Aug 2021
Navarasa Review: Guitar Kambi Mele Nindru - Good music and some strong moments in this unsurprising addition to the GCU
Gautham continues to show a great taste for music and an uncanny ability to draw good music from every composer he works with
09 Aug 2021
Navarasa Review: Thunintha Pin - Sarjun-Atharvaa's film bites more than it can chew
The real problem is how, with all the jumps in time and perspective, the small ideas don’t really come together to make a riveting whole
09 Aug 2021
Navarasa Review: Roudhram - Arvind Swami makes a promising directorial debut
This film has some great commentary on how rage is, in a sense, a natural consequence of being a have-not
08 Aug 2021
Navarasa Review: Payasam - Vasanth, Delhi Ganesh deliver the best film of this anthology
It’s the sort of contained film, focussed on everyday gestures and conversations, that we don’t get a lot of
08 Aug 2021
Navarasa Review: Project Agni - This Karthick Naren fails to evoke any real sense of wonder
Project Agni feels like a pretty strange discussion of a few ideas that often populate the Nolan universe.
08 Aug 2021
