


The film follows the ’80s loud commercial template - a larger-than-life hero, two sidekicks, ample sentiments, songs and a few fights. The film also engages in homophobia, and the lead characters often constantly shame a character for being a gay person. Laced with crass objectification of women, double entendre dialogues, lewd gestures and gags, IAMK becomes a butt of jokes especially post-interval. The four friends stay at a beachside bungalow, and they eventually realise the house is haunted by a ghost with an insatiable sex drive. If a film comes with the ‘A’ certificate in Tamil cinema, it means it has the ‘license’ to say and show anything on the screen. And this plays to his disadvantage on the whole. As an actor, Vijay Antony barely shows any nuance in emotions or action.

The premise of Kaali is bizarre and outdated at the same time. The film, directed by Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi, is failed by execution and has several loopholes in the plot. This search forms the narrative of the Vijay Antony-starrer. When she doesn’t give in, he even says, “Bhoomi suthinadha vida, pasanga ponnungala jaasthi suthirkaanga.” Despite having strong comedians on board like Kovai Sarala, Mansoor Ali Khan and Yogi Babu, the end product isn’t all that impressive.Īn Indian-based doctor in the US learns that he is adopted and decides to come to India to trace his roots and biological parents. Kuzhanthai (GV Prakash) thinks it is okay to stalk a girl. This is also on the lines of Trisha Illana Nayanthara, Bruce Lee and Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru. Mohini, like Nayaki, is a film that will make you feel why someone like Trisha should even attempt after being in the industry for close to 16 years. The story is a rehash of your typical horror film template that becomes very predictable starting from scratch. A spirit takes revenge on others by entering into the body of its lookalike. Trisha plays a double role - Mohini and Vaishnavi - in this film. Director Ponram thinks all this is funny. There is another scene where a fat woman comes running to the stage, and we hear the sound of an elephant’s trumpet in the background. Enough of the objectification? Still not. He has forgotten their real names because they’re too tough to recall. Soori calls his wife - Jil, Jung and Juk. You get a boring flashback portion, besides a subplot that discusses farmers’ issues. The film was problematic on multiple levels. This totally sums up the Sivakarthikeyan-starrer. (Even to ‘recycle’ things, you need talent). There is this line in ‘Vaaren’ song that goes “Aracha maava arachaalum… adhukku venum oru thiramai”. I didn’t visit the theaters to see ‘Anniyan’ in Saamy Square. He wants to become an IAS officer but ends up a cop because of ‘poorva jenma’ connection and all that. Again, just imagine when he accidentally brushes against a police uniform, he thinks of his father, Aaruchaamy and gets some transformative vibes. Just imagine a star like Vikram saying things like, “Naan saamy illa… bootham” with his beefed-up muscles stretch. I still remember how Priscilla was pronounced with a ‘K’ instead of a ‘C’. The film actually sets out to discuss the current-day education system and the adverse effects of pressurising a child to score well. And he is taken to a ‘massage parlour’ to ‘cure’ his illness. Susienthiran’s protagonist Dinesh Kumar (Roshan) is diagnosed with schizophrenia. Also, there is another reference of a prospective bride being compared with “fresh bondas”. According to the director Raj Sethupathy, a widow is a “bad omen”. I wonder how the makers, first of all, chose to release Billa Pandi for Diwali - considering the amount of toxic masculinity it had. The film revolves around the life of an avid Ajith Kumar fan who mouths loud-annoying lines like, “Thala rasigan-na uyira kudukka dhaan theriyum, uyira eduka theriyadhu”. But hey, did that group of filmmakers finally make a film? God only knows. This aspiring woman director tracks down one such “interesting character” and pursues him. Unsatisfied, the producer wants them to think of ‘a novel idea’, and even suggests that they find an “interesting character”. What do they do? They pitch in a “Baahubali-like” story and an “Enthiran-like” story to a producer. A group of wannabe filmmakers try to find a script so that they can make a film.
