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Vivegam Review

Cast:           Ajith Kumar, Kajal Agarwal, Akshara Hassan, Vivek Oberoi Music:        Anirudh Direction:   Siva Vivegam as the title logo suggests it’s a film where Ajay Kumar races with time. Ajay Kumar is an international spy agent, though he doesn’t do any spying work. His pertinacious character in the film which is relatable to the actor’s personal life (one who knows about him, basically fans) makes this character enjoyable to watch. Ajith’s physical transformation reminds me Amir khan’s ‘Fat to fit’ for Dangal. It’s disheartening that Ajith’s rigorous work outs are wasted in this film. Even before the title card, Ajay Kumar gets introduced and through the intro fight Siva gives us a hint about how the film is going to be. If you liked the first defying physics stunt, you might probably accept the rest of the stunts in the film. The film takes you to the time of 2006 as well as 2025. There are abundant clichés in the film and the use of technology gadgets, methods

Taramani Review

Cast:            Vasanth Ravi, Andrea Jeremiah Music:         Yuvan Shankar Raja Direction:    Ram When Althea ( Andrea Jeremiah), a girl working in a corporate stands aside in shade to avoid rain and Prabhunath ( Vasanth Ravi) is sitting under the same shade. Althea’s mind runs all the news related to rape. Prabhu mind reads and tells “I am not going to rape you”. Prabhu opens up about his past and scenes later try to tell you this is yet another romance film. After the film, I would still call it a romance film but narrated in the most unique way. Their love is not disturbed because of different castes but different life styles. Althea and Prabhunath’s characters are brilliant and the way it changes as their life moves on (as film moves on) is beautiful and convincing. The film starts in a unusual way with Ram’s voice explaining why six women are praying that India to lose in the ‘India versus Sri Lanka’ cricket match. After you hear the explanation, you would t