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When one has his father as a successful film maker and he directs his first seven films, he is definitely has a edge over other actors. Though he has acted as a kid in some of his father’s movies, his first film as a hero is “Naalaya Theerpu” at 1992. None of his first few films were neither a box office hit nor critically acclaimed. In fact he was brutally criticized. His first breakthrough was for ‘Poove Unakaga’, 1996. Later his career was a roller coaster with humongous success and failure. Many quote him as a ‘Father made hero’ but the Star he is now is by his choice of family based scripts, effortless dance, excellent sense of humor and cute expressions (Where he rolls his tongue at the corner of the mouth). Vijay, the name itself depicts victory. He is always a producer’s hero. Through his 24 year career, He has acted in several characters that are close to any vijay fan’s heart and the common audience too. Here are 11 memorable characters played by Vijay, Poove ...

Cast:            Gautham Karthik, Sana Music:         Vikram RH, Vishal Chandrasekhar Direction:    Rajkumar Periasamy Rangoon, a place in Myanmar, from where Venkat ( Played by Gautham Karthik) migrates to Chennai. A few years later, he happens to go back to Rangoon for his work and everything changes. What happens next forms the plot of the film. The first half of the film lays the groundwork for the story. The director takes time to introduce the appropriate characters whereas does not waste much time in love.  The scene where Venkat goes to meet Natasha (played by Sana) after she knows about his smuggling activities. Normally there will be an emotional scene where actress blackmails the hero. Instead it is replaced by a beautiful mature conversation. Gautham Karthik’s artificial tan makeup looks a little odd. The film is filled with wonderful performances. The cinematographer has captured both Chennai...

Film making is a not a single man task and that’s why everyone gets excited when two creators join together for a film. This article is about the best moments of a director- music director combo who share their birthday on same day (Today). This director’s film made me realize that a movie can impact you  in a way that you don’t sleep or think about anything else. All these I realized at the age of 12 when I watched ‘Kannathil Muthamittal’ on the television. Years later I came to know about the brain behind the film, Mani Ratnam. If one writes a book about music in India or music around the world, he is inevitable. Many music directors can be claimed as king of background music, he was the one who used background music to narrate the film. Back in 1960s Hindi music was predominantly heard in Tamil Nadu. Annakilli, his film, changed everything from the type of songs to the musical sense of people. Illayaraja, as his name personifies he is the king (raja) of music. ...

Cast:            Samuthirakani, Vikranth, Sunaina Music:         Justin Prabhakaran Direction:    Samuthirakani A ironic scene, a person brutally assassinated in front of a Gandhi statue opens the film. This is not the only scene which happens with reference to some leader or Tamil sayings. Either its Thiruvalluvar statue or his saying that is referred. When Samuthirakani is on the director chair, powerful dialogues are expected in a comedy scenes. A scene where Samuthirakani meets a politician, the later question about the former’s caste and he replies with a lengthy dialogue which not only talks about caste politics but drifts to jallikattu protests. Though the dialogue delivery by Samuthirakani is top notch, the dialogue is inappropriate.  The dialogues are sharp and sensible but inappropriate to the film. As the few inappropriate dialogues, a few scenes hinders the progress the film. The col...

Cast:         Thomas Mathew, Roshan Mathew, Annu Antony, Vishak Nair, Siddhi Music:       Sachin Warrier Direction: Ganesh raj The movie opens up with a narration introducing the characters. Akshay ( Thomas Mathew) a silent innocent one, Gautham ( Roshan Mathew) a rock star faking himself. Kuppi ( Vaishak) a carefree jovial one, Varun ( Arun Kurian) a disciplined one. It’s not only about four guys with different characterization but a perfect casting that one believes these actors’ real life character is same as the film’s. On the lines of female actors, Devika (Annu Antony) who madly in love with Gautham, Diya ( Siddhi) who is jovial and Darsana who is alone deeply into her drawing book. The film is not about serious romance or a social message of college life or even film with twists and turns. It’s a fun filled about the industrial visit that these college students go on. The scenes where they (the lead actors) are frustrated abo...

Cast:            Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan, Anandsami, Misha Goshal Direction:    Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan Music:         G V Prakash The film opens up with a skype chat in an adult chat room. Jayaprakash, the lead and director of the film does not waste much time introducing the characters rather takes you into the story. Jayaprakash is clear about the story he wanted to narrate and that’s why this 88 minute film could make a huge impact. When you have a film that talks about adult chat rooms, sex tape leaks the challenge is to show the film without making the audience frown. Kudos to the crew of the film. Jayaprakash and Anandsami are the two pillars who lift the film to new heights. The film is all about conversation of two people in two different room thorough Skype. Their acting, the depth in the narration and a few commendable twists makes the whole conversation interesting and less preachy. The best...

Cast:            Prabhas, Anushka Shetty, Rana Daggubati, Satyaraj, Ramya Krishnan, Nasser Music:         M M Keeravani Direction:    S S Rajamouli Baahubali 2- The conclusion is a visual extravaganza revealing ‘Why Kattapa Killed Bahubali?’, which created a huge buzz over the past two years. The state of the art buildings, appealing costumes, visual effects are just enough to watch the film. But Baahubali2 is not just about visual treat, it’s a emotional drama with strong characters . Sivagami (played by Ramya Krishnan) is a commanding woman who maintains justice in the kingdom. None other than Ramya Krishnan could have done this role. It’s unfair to say her performance as a positive, as it could undermine it. Nasser proves it again why he is the best character artist. The cunning face while he persuade Sivagami is a proof to it. Satyaraj (as Kattapa) had a chance for some comedy scenes. As it’s his forte he fa...