By Dr Neeraja Be it cinematic excellence, crisp screenplay, a proper well written non-swaying story from start to end or cinematography, Jigarthanda DoubleX scores better than all the biggies that got released in 2023. Not hearing Anirudh’s jarring bgm n his adrenalinogenic voice was a relief for the year. SaNa’s bgm was commendable , got […]
The film stars Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Emraan Hashmi. The writing is clean and the action set pieces deliver the goods. Tiger 3, directed by Maneesh Sharma, continues the Yash Raj Spy Universe tradition of prioritising masala storytelling over empty mass moments. Make no mistake: the mass moments do exist. There’s a sensational hero-face-reveal shot […]
By Sahith Reddy Sometimes the big screen leaves us with joy. But it also will make us remember about a time that was or what it could be. Rockstar the Imtiaz Ali film which 12 years on lingers in the memory of the audiences, The narrative that rests on Ranbir Kapoor’s able shoulders is a […]
By V Vijaysree In a 1977 black-and-white film set in Madras, a rich widow sets out to work as the ayah of her grandson – a bit likeAvvai Shanmugi, except there is no big disguise involved. The middle-aged woman trades her diamonds and silks for a maid’s garb and sets out to atone for the […]
The film stars Karthi. He has picked unconventional territory, sure, but what good is it if the writing, the staging is not up to the mark! For his 25th film, Karthi gets himself a cool name: Japan. (The reason behind the name is a nice little motivational bit of a story.) He gets himself a […]
The film stars Raghava Lawrence, SJ Suryah, Nimisha Sajayan. Karthik has rarely been so deeply emotional in his cinema, and this is his most political work to date. There are two kinds of “shooting” in Karthik Subbaraj’s new movie: the kind you do with the gun, and the kind you do with a movie camera. […]
By Soorya N டேய் ! சொன்னா கேளுடா ! போகாத . நாளைக்கு அண்ணனும் வந்துரட்டும், ஒண்ணா போலாம். டேய் பிடிவாதம் பிடிக்காத. எனக்கு அந்த மலைக்கு எப்படி போகணும்னே தெரியாது . நீ வந்தா வா, நா போறேன் . நீ வாடா என்று இன்னொருவனை அழைத்து சென்றான். மலையில் ஏறிக் கொண்டே பேசினான் “தரணி”. இந்த பார்.எப்பவும் நான் தான் உனக்கு தலைவன். நீ ஏதாவது என்னைய கேக்காம பண்ண, அப்புறம் நா […]
Negative externalities of consumption is where the consumption of a good may have spillover costs or negative externalities for others e.g. passive smoking, drink driving, sugary drinks. If left to the free market goods that have negative externalities of consumption…
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The film stars Vikram Prabhu, Shraddha Srinath, Vidharth, Sri, Abarnathi, Saniya Iyyappan. With better writing, the not-bad actors might have sold the story better. Rangesh (Vidharth) is an IT employee who’s disgusted by the sight of his wife, Pavithra (Abarnathi). She has put on weight, and all that extra physical baggage is a subconscious reminder […]
By Jithendar Anandan “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to change you is the greatest accomplishment.” This was one quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson that kept popping up in my head throughout the film. Laal is such an envious character who isn’t influenced by any external forces around him and continues […]
