25 things I want to ban from Thamizh films.

1) Red pant and yellow shirt. Blue pant and yellow shirt. Yellow shirt with anything. Period. 2) Hero introduction song featuring sickles/painted potbellies/pierced navels of out-of-work heroines/directors cum dance masters/hero’s son. 3) Switzerland/Chiffon sarees. 4) Directors in cameos like paalkaaran, pichakaaran, velaikaaran, car driver, etc. 5) Lyrics like sexy-baby-shake-your-body in item songs. Make that any [...]

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One man in a thousand – ஆயிரத்தில் ஒருவன்

Long after it was over, I was left wondering why the movie had been named Aayirathil Oruvan. Now I see only one way to justify the title. The director has named the movie for himself, after himself, for he is indeed one man in a thousand. A man who had the vision and the conviction [...]

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Cobweb Clearing!

Ok I’m not dead. Dusting off the cobwebs once again like I’ve done many a times before. I wanted to be back with a bang, with some meaningful writing, a story perhaps, but no meaningful writing seems to be coming to me any time in the near future. So I’m back to the kind of [...]

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