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Vettaiyan (3)
Yek Number (1)
Bohurupi (1)
Colourrs of Love (1)
Amar Prem Ki Prem Kahani (1)
Devara Part 1 (3)
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Vettaiyan
Manoj Kumar
OTT Play, HT Media
This Rajinikanth movie lacks emotional punch, a strong villain
Vettaiyan tells the story of a celebrated cop, known for encounter killings, who strives to correct a grave error in his judgment.
Vettaiyan brings together two cinematic legends—Rajinikanth as Athiyan, a top cop delivering swift justice, and Amitabh Bachchan as Justice Sathyadev Bramhadutt Pande, who questions the very foundation of that justice. Director TJ Gnanavel sets up a thought-provoking premise that wrestles with themes of morality, justice, and redemption, but unfortunately, the film struggles to deliver a compelling narrative.
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Vettaiyan
Aditya Shrikrishna
Independent Film Critic
A Tiring Film From A Tired Rajinikanth
With Vettaiyan, filmmaker TJ Gnanavel concerns himself with several issues at once. It is like walking into a multi-cuisine restaurant and not a single dish is done well.
There are always visual and grammatical cues to determine the origin of any kind of cinema. In India, it differs with language and region but there is one kind of image that is not exactly the pride of Tamil cinema. Simplistic and overused in the last thirty years, its progenitor is probably director Shankar though the image draws power from the long history of Tamil Nadu in post-independent India.
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Vettaiyan
Sudhir Srinivasan
The New Indian Express
Much to be happy about, despite some misgivings
This Rajinikanth film attempts the tight-rope walk of aiming to entertain while tackling past wrongs
In among the best stretches of Vettaiyan, the friend of an accused—both hailing from the slums—is being interrogated for his assistance in facilitating the latter’s escape, and the police eagerly slap their biases on them. Director TJ Gnanavel quietly, and subtly captures the indignation of these two young men at various times, as they square up to the police forces. It takes a great line about friendship from Athiyan (Rajinikanth) to restore a bit of faith in the young man’s eyes.
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Yek Number
Keyur Seta
Bollywood Hungama
Ambitious propaganda that turns unintentionally hilarious
A couple of weeks ago, we saw the release of Dharmaveer 2, in which a deceased political hero, Anand Dighe, was used to glorify and popularize Maharashtra’s current Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Now, the same kind of propaganda has become the core of another Marathi movie. Titled Yek Number, the film aims to glorify Raj Thackeray, the chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).
Bohurupi
Shamayita Chakraborty
OTT Play
Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Abir Chatterjee gift us a wholesome entertainer
Directed by Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy, Bohurupi features Abir Chatterjee, Ritabhari Chakraborty, Koushani Mukherjee, and Shiboprosad.
Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy’s Bohurupi delivers what it promises: unadulterated entertainment. It is fun watching this mad cat-and-mouse game. The film is lavishly shot, and most importantly, made with care. It excels in almost every department with Shiboprosad’s skillful acting hogging the lion’s share of the limelight.
Colourrs of Love
Srivathsan Nadadhur
South First, Friday Wall
This Breezy Urban Romance Works In Parts
Avee Sharma, a sexologist, is traumatised after breaking up with Shruti at the cusp of marriage. While he gradually comes to terms with it, he indulges in a no-strings-attached relationship with a patient – a married woman Rekha. Later, he falls for a neighbour Nikita. However, she hides a secret from her life that could derail their equation. Meanwhile, Rajat, a psychologist, opens him to a new perspective towards love.
Amar Prem Ki Prem Kahani
Srivathsan Nadadhur
South First, Friday Wall
Queer Romance Gets Slapstick Treatment
Amar, who’s yet to come out as gay to his family, is off to London to meet his uncle. Over a flight, he falls in love with a flamboyant Prem. Despite initial friction, the two are inseparable and hit it off as a couple. As Amar returns to India, his conservative family is desperate to get him married. Prem decides to surprise him at the event and when they make their relationship official, all hell breaks loose.
Devara Part 1
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo
The Hindu
NTR and Anirudh amp up the intensity in an overstretched action drama
Director Koratala Siva and NTR mount an intense action drama, with huge help from Anirudh Ravichander, only for the later portions to lose steam in the over-zealousness to stretch the story for a sequel
Nine years after SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali – The Beginning left viewers curious about why Kattappa killed Baahubali, a spate of films have been mounted ambitiously, with scope for sequels. This has turned out to be a double-edged sword. While filmmakers get the scope to present in-depth character delineations and build the world in which the story unfolds, there has also been a tendency to overstretch the narrative. A few questions are left unanswered, with the hope that the audience will wait in anticipation of a sequel.