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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Be ready for lesser films - That's the first thing to take stock of.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ You might have been spoilt for choice in recent years when it comes to Tamil films, but note that the number of films in 2019 is the lowest in the last few years (apart from 2018, TFPC Strike)]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ While Tamil cinema went past the 200 films a year mark in 2019, we barely made it. This is despite a market prediction of having a little more than 250 plus releases in the year.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The difference between the projected and factual numbers are not because of the lack of films being made but the difficulty involved in releasing them.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Those in the trade have been constantly grumbling about smaller films never getting a solo release and multiplexes avoiding them like the plague in favour of films starring bankable actors.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ This trend, unfortunately, is predicted to continue in 2020 as well.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ And that's where OTT platforms such as Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hotstar and SunNXT come in. 2019 saw a few direct-to-OTT releases such as Sigai, Igloo and Kalavu, and this trend is expected to increase.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Director Balaji Tharaneetharan's Oru Pakka Kathai has already been bagged by Zee5.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Venkat Prabhu's production venture RK Nagar is said to be getting a Netflix release and his long-delayed Party is also speculated to follow suit.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Not only have these platforms become a boon for films struggling to find theatres, but they have also become avenues for films that have had a successful run on the big screen to make more money.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The biggest hits of 2019 such as Petta, Viswasam, Bigil and Nerkonda Paarvai are all now available for streaming.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Kaithi was available on Prime, a mere 30 days post its release, causing a backlash from exhibitors who claimed that the film was still running to packed houses.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Earlier this month, a spokesperson from the multiplex association said that films can be premiered on OTT platforms only after 56 days of their theatrical release.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Apart from streaming feature films, OTT platforms also regularly churn out original content. The last few years saw a boom causing actors and filmmakers to jump ships without the fear of censorship.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Original OTT content might have hit the shores of Mumbai earlier, but 2020 seems to be the year where Tamil content will likely prove its mettle.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Tamannaah's debut web series for Hotstar, titled The November Story, is expected to be out in the first quarter of this year.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Samantha, meanwhile, joined the bandwagon by nabbing a role in the second season of The Family Man.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A Tamil Netflix anthology from directors Gautham Menon, Vetrimaran, Vignesh Shivan and Sudha Kongara, based on honour killings, will also be dropping this year.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Theis Netflix series will star actors such as Kalki Koechlin, Anjali, Prakash Raj, and Sai Pallavi.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Let's also not forget the multilingual prequel to the Baahubali franchise, Baahubali: Before the Beginning. Mrunal Thakur plays Sivagami in this ambitious series.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Expected to be the most expensive web series made in India, it will follow the journey of Sivagami's rise to power in the Mahishmati kingdom.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A recognition of MeToo - The MeToo movement shook the Tamil film industry to its roots with many renowned names such as Vairamuthu, Arjun, and singer Karthik getting called out.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Shockingly, very few from the industry stood up to the survivors and to make things worse, the accusers were denied work by their respective councils.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Sruthi Hariharan, who accused her co-star Arjun after working with him in the film Nibunan, was never seen in a Tamil film after that.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ She had gone on record confirming that films in Kannada, where she works predominantly, had reduced significantly.h]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Singer Chinmayi, who headlined the several women's accusations against lyricist Vairamuthu, was thrown out of the dubbing union and it took a toll on her career despite her stellar work in 96.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Chinmayi made her Tamil dubbing comeback in Sivakarthikeyan - PS Mithran's Hero, and both its producer and director have been vocal about pulling every string possible to get her behind the mic.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The end of 2019 saw some actors receiving flak for collaborating with those accused of harassment. Kamal and Rajini were criticised for sharing the stage with Vairamuthu in Kamal 60 celebrations.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Vairamuthu, who was supposed to receive an honorary doctorate from a University, was not honoured following widespread outrage, and chief guest Union Minister Rajnath Singh cancelled his visit.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Meanwhile, Vairamuthu's name has not been mentioned in the crew list of his long-time collaborator, director Mani Ratnam's next film, the adaptation of Ponniyin Selvan.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Interestingly, another frequent collaborator of Vairamuthu, musician AR Rahman, has stopped working with the lyricist after 2018's Chekka Chivantha Vaanam.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Also, Rahman has sent a message by roping in Chinmayi for songs in his last two Tamil projects, Sarvam Thaala Mayam and Bigil.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ From Chennai to Hollywood - With comedians such as Santhanam and Yogi Babu preferring lead roles, last year saw an influx of YouTubers in cinema.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Famous YouTube channel Temple Monkeys is coming up with its first feature film. Titled Pallu Padama Paathuka, the zombie film, directed by Vijay Varadharaj, will also star Dinesh and Sanchitha.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Gopi and Sudhakar of Parithabangal channel will be releasing their debut film titled Hey Money Come Today Go Tomorrow Ya.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ After opting for crowd-funding, the film, which also stars the comedians, Gopi and Sudhakar, in the lead, apparently collected in excess of Rs 6.5 crore and became Asia's biggest crowd-funded film.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Popular YouTuber Rajmohan too will be debuting as a director this year on an education-based film.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ On the acting front, many of these YouTubers will be seen in Vijay-Lokesh Kanagaraj's Master.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The latest to join the bandwagon is Jumpcuts fame Hari Bhaskar who is set to play the lead in the romantic film, Ninaivo Oru Paravai.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ R Badree, a constant in the Temple Monkeys team, is part of Ranveer Singh- starrer '83 in which he plays the role of cricketer Sunil Valson.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ From Chennai to Hollywood - After the recent Hollywood debut of Tamil actors such as Dhanush in The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir, Hollywood no more feels like a distant dream.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ 2020 will see a few more actors working hard to bridge the gap between the two industries. This year will see GV Prakash foraying into Hollywood with the film Trap City, co-starring Brandon T Jackson.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Similarly, veteran actor Napolean will have two Hollywood releases this year -- Devil’s Night: Dawn Of The Nain Rouge and Christmas Coupon, both produced by the same production house, Kyyba Films.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Heroes to Villains - Actors who have played lead roles turning antagonists is not a particularly new trend in Tamil cinema. Interestingly, actors such as Rajinikanth, Sathyaraj started off as villains]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ But this year will see a new breed of villains--actors who have hitherto been our heroes. Vijay Sethupathi, who played  grey shades in last year's Petta, is going all black for Vijay's Master.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty, who had a brief tryst with Tamil films with the 2001 film 12B, is returning to the industry as the villain in Rajinikanth's Darbar which is releasing next week.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Cinematographer-turned-actor Natty is also said to be playing a role with grey shades in the Sibiraj starrer, Walter]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Director Venkat Prabhu, whose acting skills were recently showcased in Kalavu, will be playing the villain in Vaibhav-starrer Lock Up, which is produced by his Nitin Sathyaa.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Pending films see the light of day - 2020 will be the year when we might finally get to see if certain movies in cold storage have aged well enough.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ There was light at the end of the tunnel for Gautham Menon after his directorial venture, Enai Noki Paayum Thota, which was completed at the end of 2018, got a release, thanks to Vels Films.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ His pet project, the Vikram-starrer Dhruva Natchathiram which went into production in early 2017, which is yet to be completed, is expected to release this year.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ GVM's long-pending production ventures, Karthick Naren's Naragasooran and Selvaraghavan's Nenjam Marappathillai, will also be supposedly releasing in the first half of 2020.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ While on Selvaraghavan, his long-delayed Santhanam starrer, Mannavan Vanthanadi, which has been in the cans for a long time, is expected to get cleared this year.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Interestingly, Santhanam also has two films — Server Sundaram and Odi Odi Uzhaikkanum — which have long been in the dark without a release date in sight.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Other much-delayed films that hopefully should hit the screens this year include SJ Suryah's Iravaakaalam, Abhay Deol's Idhu Vedhalam Sollum Kathai, and Arvind Swami's Sathuranga Vettai 2.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Also in this list are Samuthirakani's Kitna, Vijay Sethupathi's Idam Porul Yaeval, Atharvaa's Othaikku Othai, Kajal Aggarwal's Paris Paris, Shirish's Pistha and Prabhudheva's Yung Mung Sung.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Curious collaborations - This year will also see some unexpected team-ups. The most surprising one must be director Vetri Maaran's film starring comedian Soori in the main lead.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Next in line is Thalaivi. The Jayalalithaa-biopic starring Kangana Ranaut will mark her return to Tamil cinema after more than a decade.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ After amazing us by working with Nelson last year in Monster, SJ Suryah seems to be continuing his streak in this year's Bommai that will see him working with director Radhamohan.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ While on him, let's not forget his Uyarndha Manithan in which the director-turned-actor will be teaming up with legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, who will be making his Tamil debut with this film.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ GV Prakash who has composed music for more than 65 films, had notably never worked on a Suriya film before. This will change this year as GVP is composing for Suriya's Soorarai Pottru.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Similarly, Imman, who has more than a hundred films under his name, will be working on his first Rajini film, that Siva is directing.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Ilaiyaraaja will be working with Vishal (Thupparivaalan 2), Vijay Antony (Thamilarasan), Udhayanidhi Stalin (Psycho) and Aadhi (Clap).]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Speaking about the maestro, the year will also mark the first time he will be composing with Yuvan Shankar Raja in Vijay Sethupathi's Maamanithan.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Even with more than 160 films filling up his filmography, Rajinikanth will mostly have another busy year with two releases. In Darbar, he will be playing the role of a cop 27 years after his Pandiyan.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rajini's second film of the year, by director Siva with whom he is collaborating for the first time, will see him teaming up with Khushbu and Meena after 28 and 24 years, respectively.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rajini is also expected to take a deeper plunge into the world of politics in 2020, as he had confirmed that his party will contest in the 2021 TN assembly elections in all 234 constituencies.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Political analysts speculate that the actor hinted at a collaboration with Kamal's Makkal Needhi Maiam in the event and that's something only time will answer.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ 2020 will probably be the first time after 2010 that all the top stars of Tamil cinema — Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Ajith, Vijay, Suriya and Vikram will all have a release each in the same year.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The last time this happened in 2010, the films that came out were Enthiran, Manmadhan Ambu, Aasal, Sura, Singam and Raavanan.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ This year, apart from the above-mentioned Darbar and Thalaivar 168, we will also be seeing Vijay's Master, Ajith's Valimai, Kamal's Indian 2, Suriya's Soorarai Pottru and Vikram's Cobra and DN.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ With these many biggies in the offing, 2020 looks to be an important year for the industry commercially and that thought is enough to make this New Year special.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Here are the top 10 trends you should look out for in 2020.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Krack first-look poster]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Prabhas]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Regina Cassandra]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/Jan/01/doctor-strange-sequel-to-introduce-new-characters-16311.html</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Trust Ayushmann Khurrana to steer his brand of social comedies in new directions.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In 2017, he starred in Shubh Mangal Saavdhan, a film about a newly-married man with performance anxiety and erectile dysfunction.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, directed by Hitesh Kewalya, centres on a gay couple in small-town India. Mainstream Hindi cinema is finally opening up to queer stories.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ We had the Sonam Kapoor-starrer Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga last year, so an Ayushmann film in the space is certainly welcome.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Ayushmann has got the super-talented Jitendra Kumar beside him, as well as Badhaai Ho alums Neena Gupta and Gajraj Rao.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Tiger Shroff’s Baaghi franchise has been a consistent performer at the box-office.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The threequel, directed by Ahmed Khan, is reportedly a remake of the Tamil hit Vettai.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The film was shot in Morocco, Egypt, Serbia, and Turkey. Tiger has collaborated on the film’s action design, combining elements of Kung Fu, Krav Maga and Muay Thai.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ According to the makers, Baaghi’ll be seen defending a desert city in the climax.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Irrfan Khan returns to Hindi cinema with a spin-off of Hindi Medium, the massive 2017 hit about the faultlines of the Indian education system.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The new film, which focuses on foreign education, was shot in Rajasthan and London.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Kareena Kapoor Khan and Radhika Madan have joined the cast, with the former playing the role of a cop. Producer Dinesh Vijan has stated that the character will recur in future iterations.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The new entry also marks the directorial return of Homi Adajania, five years after the oddly captivating Finding Fanny.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Sooryavanshi  is the fourth installment in Rohit Shetty’s police universe.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The film stars Akshay Kumar as DCP Veer Sooryavanshi, the chief of Mumbai’s Anti-Terrorism Squad.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In a teaser, we got a glimpse of the film’s climax, assembling cameos by Bajirao Singham (Ajay Devgn) and Sangram ‘Simmba’ Bhalerao (Ranveer Singh).]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ It sure feels like an Endgame moment for Rohit fans, with Hindi cinema getting its first interconnected universe of supercops. Will Sooryavanshi stop the Marvelization of the Indian market?]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ David Dhawan’s 1995 remake of Chinna Mapillai grew a cult in Indian comedy. The film followed a porter (Govinda) who marries a rich girl (Karisma Kapoor) under false pretenses.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The filmmaker returns to the farce once again, this time set in Bangkok and starring his son Varun Dhawan.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The duo had attempted something similar with Judwaa 2, and while the formula feels ripe, it will be tough to top the enduring legacy of the source material. There’s help though — Sara Ali Khan.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Mahesh Bhatt’s Sadak was the biggest hit of 1991. It paired Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt in a Taxi Driver-ish romance about an insomniac cabbie and a brothel girl.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Mahesh, who hasn’t directed a film in 20 years, returns with a sequel in 2020. Releasing on July 10, Sadak 2 brings back Sanjay and Pooja alongside Alia Bhatt and Aditya Roy Kapur.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Sadak 2's plot picks up from the original, with Sanjay’s Ravi battling with depression and assisting a young girl (Alia) expose a fake godman. The great Gulshan Grover is also in the cast.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 - This one’s big. In 2007, Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan teamed up for a Hindi remake of Manichitrathazhu.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The result was a blockbuster horror comedy, a hilarious romp through a Rajasthani palace seemingly haunted by a pirouetting ghost. Despite the popularity of the title, the genre failed to take root up]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ It was recently revived though, with the success of Amar Kaushik’s Stree, and several horror comedies are presently in the making.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is directed by Anees Bazmee and stars Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani. The script is by Farhad Samji, quite the man for crowd-pleasing chaos.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Hindi television has survived the past two decades on Priyadarshan re-runs. The ace director is finally back, parading a reboot of one of his most enduring comedy hits.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Hungama 2 stars Meezaan Jaffery, Pranitha Subhash, Paresh Rawal, and Shilpa Shetty Kundra. It’s the filmmaker’s eighteenth collaboration with Paresh, in line with classics like Hera Pheri, Hulchul.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Meezaan, meanwhile, is the son of Jaaved Jaaferi, so his comic talents will be duly tested.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ They wouldn’t admit it, but critics adore Milap Zaveri. His 2018 vigilante thriller, Satyameva Jayate, was a trashy throwback to the masala movies of the ‘80s.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Relentlessly overt in its displays of patriotism and pyromania, the film pitted John Abraham and Manoj Bajpayee in a plot involving corrupt cops, charcoal paintings, and fragile tyres.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Milap has been hyping up the sequel, potentially featuring the ‘strongest’ character he’s ever written for John. You will be well-advised to take that literally.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ As we sort out our film calendars for the new normal, here are 10 Hindi film retreads that happened and will happen over 2020.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Sudhir Mishra]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/columns/2020/Jan/01/biweekly-binge-when-pontificating-sounds-like-fun-16307.html</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Last Color]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Sandalwood is bidding adieu to the decade after offering 220 plus films this year and this includes Tulu movies too. The number is comparatively less than last year since over 230 films were released]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ With November being the busiest month -- with 34 releases -- the Kannada film industry did create a talk at the national level and had its share of controversies.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The industry also gave rise to the dubbing of films in other languages into Kannada, and the release of KGF Chapter 1 in 2018 influenced a lot of filmmakers to go for a pan-India release.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Though the total Kannada films made was 205, only 7 films (Yajamana, Kurukshetra, Bell Bottom, Kavaludaari, I Love You, Pailwaan, Avane Srimannaryaana) turned out to be successful.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The year 2019 belonged to Challenging Star Darshan, who had three releases in the year.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ While Yajamana, which marked the directorial debut of composer V Harikrishna, was declared a super hit, the actor’s 50th film, the mythological drama, Muniratna Kurukshetra was a blockbuster.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Darshan's latest film, Odeya is currently having a good run in theatres.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Sudeep also created a buzz with Pailwaan, and the film directed by S Krishna saw a pan-India release.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Sudeep, who was seen in a pivotal role in the Telugu film, Sye Ras Narasimha Reddy, returned to Bollywood after a gap of 10 years with Salman Khan-starrer Dabangg 3.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Sudeep is currently busy hosting the much-talked-about reality show, Bigg Boss Kannada Season 7.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ It was a unique year for Puneeth Rajkumar, who started his production house - PRK - and the first film made was Hemanth M Rao’s Kavaludaari.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ However, Puneeth had only one release -- Natasarvabhouma, a film made under the banner of Rockline Production and directed by Pavan Wadeyar.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Puneeth also got back to the small screen and hosted the reality show, Kannadada Kotiyadhipathi.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rishab Shetty, the well-known director, got noted for his acting too. Jayathirtha’s directorial, Bell Bottom, featured him a​s a full-fledged hero and garnered a stupendous response at the box office.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Another experiment from Rishab Shetty was Katha Sangama, an anthology comprising seven directors -- Chandrajith Belliappa and Shashi Kumar P,.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rakshit Shetty’s Avane Srimannarayana was the last release of the year. The film, directed by Sachin Ravi, is running to packed houses. This is yet another film having a pan-Indian release.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The other actors who made their presence felt were Upendra with I Love You, and Shivarajkumar, whose films -- Kavacha, Rusthum, and Aayushman Bhava -- got average results.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Ganesh was seen in 99, Gimmick and Geetha, while Ravichandran was seen in Paddehuli, Aa Drushya, and Dasharatha, Jaggesh scored well with Premier Padmini and Kalidasa Kannada Meshtru.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Bharaate was the only release for Sriimurali, and it was the case with Nikhil Kumar, with Seetharama Kalyana.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Among the 21 films, which had an average hit, were Yaana, Singhaa, Aadi Lakshmi Purana, Ellide Elli Tanaka, KISS, Gantumoote, Rangayanaki, Mane Marattakkide, Damayathi, and Mookajjiya Kanasugalu.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ It was a significant year for Rachita Ram, Hariprriya and Aditi Prabhudeva who had more than a couple of releases this year.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ While Rachita caught viewers’ attention with films like Seetharama Kalyana, Natasarvabowma, Rustum, I Love You and Aayushman Bhava, it was a busy year also for Aditi Prabhudeva, who had five releases.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ It was a good year for Hariprriya too. The actor made a cameo appearance in Kurukshetra, and her other releases for 2019 were Bell Bottom Soojidaara, Daughter of Parvathamma, and Ellidde Illi Tanaka,.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Women-centric films had their share of success at the box office. They included Priyanka Upendra’s Devaki directed by H Lohith, Vrithra helmed by Gautam Iyer, and Mahesh Gowda’s directorial, Mahira.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Mansore’s directorial, Nathicharami, created a buzz at the National Film Awards by bagging 5 awards -- best film in Kannada, best lyrics, best writing, best editing, and best female vocalist.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The jury also made a special mention of Sruthi Hariharan’s performance in Nathicharami. However, the court ordered a stay before the award ceremony, since one of the jury members was part of the film.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The other films which bagged awards were KGF Chapter I, starring Yash and directed by Prashanth Neel; the social comedy, Ondalla Eradalla, directed by D Satya Prakash.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rishab Shetty’s socio-political satire, Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shale, Kasaragodu, Koduge Ramanna Rai, a socio-political satire, and P Seshadri’s Mukkajiya Kanasugalu, among others, also got awards.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The debate about films in other languages not getting dubbed in Kannada got resolved.  Oru Aadhar Love, titled Kirik Love Story, was the 1st Malayalam film to be simultaneously dubbed and released.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Also released were Ajith’s Jagamalla, Raghava Lawerence, Kanchana 3, Ram Vharan-starrer, Rangasthalam; Vijay Devarakonda and Rashmika Mandanna-starrer Dear Comrade; and megastar Chiranjeevi’s Sye Raa.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Hollywood film, Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator Dark Fate, also had a simultaneous release in Kannada, and the latest one to be out was Salman Khan and Sudeep-starrer, Dabangg 3 in Kannada.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Bhinna director Adarsh H Eshwarppa went a step ahead by not going with a theatrical release for his film, and instead opting to screen it on Zee 5.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Kannada industry is also laying its hands on web series, and a couple of series, including Hate You Romeo, Honey moon, are in the making.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ While Shreyas and Abhishek Ambareesh made their debut with Paddehuli and Amar, respectively, among the newcomer heroines were Rukmini Vasanth, Anupama Parameshwaran, Sanjana Anand, and Sai Dhansika.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The year 2019 came with its own set of controversies, and the one that caught all the attention involved Sumalatha Ambareesh, during the parliamentary election at Mandya.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ was supported by two actors -- Darshan and Yash -- and standing opposite Sumalatha in Mandya was JDS contestant and actor Nikhil Kumaraswamy.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ I Love You song from Mathanade Mayavade, featuring Upendra and Rachita Ram, was the most talked-about track.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The long-pending Vishnu Memorial got a green signal, but fans wanted a memorial in Bengaluru.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Regional Censor board rejected Dandupalyam 4, however, a certificate was given by the revising committee.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Kotigobba 3 also invited controversy, when the manager was detained by the tour operators at Poland. The issue was later resolved by actor Jaggesh and Union Minister Sadananda Gowda.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Kannada film industry lost a few gems like Jnanpith Award-winning director and actor Girish Karnad, Master Hirannaiah, dialogue writer K Nanjunda, producer Samarth Prasad, director Kodi Ramakrishna.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Here's a look at what transpired in Sandalwood in 2019...]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Film: Saaho - What if a sole heir to an underworld empire decides to avenge the death of his father by faking his identity? Bingo! Sujeeth already had an excellent story in his hand.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ But, the real problem in Saaho began when the production house decided to make the budget superfluous and the director started to weave a concoction of twists, which left everyone bewildered.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The layers in the screenplay just kept on adding as Prabhas was gliding across the middle east, stone-faced, only to turn the film into a royal cocktail of confusion.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Film: Simba  - We would give Simba full points for setting the mood right for the audience, with a terrific album of Vishal Chandrasekar based on the various forms of high.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ With the outlandish idea of making Premgi play a dog in human form, everything felt so interesting about Simba, that most of us were eager to witness a stoner world created by Arvind, a proud stoner.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ But the film, which started as a good trip filled with fascinating visuals, crash-landed into a melodrama and ended as a bumpy, bad trip, literally.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Film: Thirumanam - The fact that Cheran, one of the most important directors of the past decade, was making his comeback to direction with his strongest zone, family drama, was a thing to rejoice.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ While his Autograph was about the journey of a groom who invites people for his wedding, Thirumanam was a story of the wedding itself.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The film, which could have been a breezy entertainer with an social message on marriage, turned out to be a marriage of errors, because of the amateur performances and  unrelatable characterisations.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Film: Kee - This long-delayed release of Jiiva had one of the best plot summaries of the year, 'What if an ethical hacker takes on an invincible, evil hacker?']]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ But the major problem with Kee is that the former isn't a clean guy and the latter doesn't seem as wicked as he sounds.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The differentiating line gets more blurred when the 'hero' who was supposed to rescue the people is actually a philanderer, who hacks into the personal data of girls and hits on vulnerable girls.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ To sum it up, the only doors this Kee opened for the audience are the wrong ones.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Film: Airaa - KM Sarjun-Nayanthara's film addressed racism, superstition and even the casual sexual abuses in families.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ But all these were restrained to a 20-minute-something flashback towards the end of the film.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Though these social horrors were enough to make a vigilante film, the director somehow chose to take the cliched horror route and the only thing that scared the audience was the wait for the flashback]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ It also was hard to consume Airaa as a film that empowers women, as the main innocent Bhavani, who has been subjected to constant abuse, is the one who gets painted black here, literally.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Suriya-Selvaraghavan was one of the most awaited combinations. And when NGK was teased as a political drama with a blood-stained hand of Suriya, we got ready to celebrate the Pudupettai of this decade]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ But the scenario was topsy-turvy post the release. Both the story and characterisation of Suriya felt incomplete and it paved the way for a set of the audience to come up with tons of questions.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ And Selvaraghavan himself had to clarify the plot points and character arcs through social media and videos to silence the noise.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A wider section of the audience believe NGK is a film, which got deformed due to its conjectural writing, and there is a better version of the film somewhere stuck in the editing table.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Film: Aadai - It would be a sin to miss this film in the list of best-shot films of this decade.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Be it the aesthetic and dignified cinematography of Vijay Karthik Kannan, the realistic performance of Amala Paul or the editing of Shafique Mohammed Ali, everything about its making was on point.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The film which should have ideally left the audience in amusement thinking how it was made, instead got them perplexed thinking why it was made in the first place, because of the contradicting message]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Aadai was definitely a warrior, but sadly, the battle it fought was a blind-folded one, unsure of its nemesis.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Film: Bigil This star-vehicle for Vijay that was never short of interesting ideas.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ It has an acid attack victim rising above her trauma, a footballer being the messiah of a community, which believes sports is their only means for redemption, and a diverse girls' football team.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ But, it was an unpleasant surprise for many to see Bigil, which was promoted as a sports drama about women's football, being yet another film that belongs to the Vijay-genre.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Bigil, which could have been either a heart-warming sports flick or inversely a proper masala entertainer, got stuck somewhere in between and the end result made us say, 'Clarity um mukkiyam, Bigilu.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Here are a host of films, which we loved for their novel ideas, but, despised for the way they were executed.]]></image:caption>
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