Latha's Movie Companion
The magical world of the movies interpreted in my way. Its a simple expression of ‘How I feel about the Film’ and ‘Why I feel that way’.
As Adoor Gopalakrishnan says, Work of art will feel differently to different people depending on their outlook of life‘, I am humbled in sharing my feelings about the film and attempt to express the reasons behind it as honestly as possible. My interpretation is ‘time bound’ and is limited to my life’s experiences. As I grow and my horizon’s expand, my view my stand different.
But I am happy to create this ‘time capsule’, to record how I feel right NOW, to interestingly to go back and compare it later.
Glad you are part of this journey.
Happy watching.
2019, Tamil, Amazon Prime, 5.6/10 IMDB, Directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, The romance and action concoction works to an extend as the proportion seems just right. The lead pair’s chemistry, Dhanush’s performance and Mega’s innocence saves the movie. There is something about this Director Gautham Menon. His mind has paralyzed somewhere with his adolescent age … Read moreEnai Nokki Paayum Thotta
2019, Tamil, Disney Hotstar, 8.5/10 IMBD, Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj A never heard before, uncanny story-line, backed with foolproof screenplay and adequate thriller elements, making Kaidhi, a complete Diwali Dhamaka for movie lovers, irrespective of the Hero’s fan base strength. Kudos to SR Prabhu for producing such an amazing off beat movie, after ‘Aruvi’, which … Read moreKaidhi
2019, Tamil, Amazon Prime, 6.8/10 IMDB, directed by Atlee Kumar A sincere attempt to bring back the ‘Gilli’ Vijay whom we fell in love with, using the women empowerment quotient to dig deeper on the ‘Vijay Anna’, psychology- saved only by actor Vijay’s fan following and AR Rahman. Atlee loves Vijay, as in Karthik Subbaraj … Read moreBigil
2019, Tamil, Amazon Prime, 8.5/10 IMDB, Directed by Vetrimaran South-slanged, slow paced story on inequalities of the 60’s, portrayed through the eyes of a poor farmer with a painful past, strictly saved by the scintillating performance of the lead male and few strong supporting artists. The story opens with a murder of an alpha male … Read moreAsuran
2019, Tamil, Sun Nxt, 6/10 IMDB, Directed by Pandiraj Yet another star studded drama, reiterating theories of family system and it’s humdrum, saved by its casting characterizations and naive honest film making. Pandiyaraj and Sivakarthikeyan teaming up with veterans like Director Barathiraja, Archana and the talented lots like Asiwarya Rajesh, Soori, Samudrakani, Yogi Babu, … Read moreNamma Veettu Pillai
2019, Tamil, Netflix, 8.6/10 IMDB Directed by R. Parthiepan A Mono-act drama, that encompasses seasoned acting and breathtaking sound engineering, keeps you engaged till the last frame. The occasional fatigue of a sole artist performance, is vanquished by the foolproof screenplay and flawless direction. The 2004 movie, Kudaikul Mazhai from R. Parthiban, made heads turn … Read moreOththa Seruppu size 7
2019, Tamil, Zee5, 8.2/10 IMBD, Directed by H.Vinoth A Near perfect honest remake, a slow paced non glorifying movie, where the stardom of the actor is solely used in shouldering the ‘core of the movie’, in rendering the ‘The Dire Message’, to all the chauvinist men and anxious parents of girl children, in this side … Read moreNerkonda Paarvai
2019, Tamil, amazon Prime, 6.3/10 IMDB, Directed by Rathna Kumar With a judgment on ‘Public Prank Ban’ in April this year, this movie falls short on outdated concept, but scores with counsel on restraints of feminism and some scintillating talents. Aadai, a second venture by Rathna Kumar of Meyadha Maan fame, does gleam to glory … Read moreAadai
2019, Tamil, Amazon Prime, 5.7/10 IMDB, Directed by Rajesh M Selva A turtle paced action movie lacking the macho quotient inspite of Vikram’s hardship, resulting in a soap opera replication, all fingers pointing towards screenplay, casting and direction. Thoonga vanam fame Rajesh M Selva in Rajkamal productions with the designer stubbled ‘Indian Robert Downey … Read moreKadaram Kondan
2019, Tamil, Zee5, 5.2/10 IMDB, Directed by Arun Kumar Fatiguing narrative sadly leaves an impression less aftermath, despite the interesting casting of real life father-son combo. VJS and his son Surya directed by Su.Arunkumar of Pannaiyarum Padminiyum and Sethupathi fame, with Anjali as the female lead, does evoke you to expect an interesting tale. Appreciate … Read moreSindhubaadh
2019, Tamil, 6.9/10 IMDB, Directed by Ken Scott An uninterestingly shot uncogent story, solely riding on Dhanush’s acting ability for which there isn’t much opportunity in the screenplay. Is it a story on the hardship of immigrant refugee? Is it a fantasy story? Is it a story for children? Is it a story of lovers? … Read morePakkiri
2019, Tamil, Netflix, 7.1/10 IMDB, Directed by Ashwin Saravanan A thriller that doesn’t run chills through your spine, yet catches you off guard with the movie making and leaving the content to the audience’s interpretation- a new (safe) trend to escape blame games, I guess. Tapsee Pannu, a welcome change to the female lead roler … Read moreGame Over
2019, Tamil, Disney Hotstar, 7.2/10 IMDB, Andrew Louis A slow paced thriller with tiring monotone dialogue exchanges, salvaged by story line, couple of unexpected twists and shorter running time of just 2hrs. Vijay Antony with his distinctive choice of storyline, coupled with skillful editing and a strong role for the female lead assures you a … Read moreKolaikaran
2019, Tamil, Amazon Prime, 5.9/10 IMDB, Selvaragavan I would give RJ Balaji’s LKG a bigger thumbs up (irrespective of the fact who snatched the story from whom). What matters is, who narrated the story better, that we could understand it in the first place, let alone appreciate it and become saviours to cleanse our dirty … Read moreNGK
2019, Malayalam, Netflix, 8.1/10 IMDB, Directed By Manu Ahsokan A simple trail of an ambitious girl, amidst life playing ‘fate’, but she relentlessly sweeps us off our feet, making us fly beside her.. Where do I start to explain my ‘Uyare’ experience? I know I will be biased, as I correlate the lead to my … Read moreUyare
2019, Tamil, Netflix, 8.4/10 IMDB, Thiagarajan Kumararaja A testingly slow series of screenplay- interestingly embedded in an array of puzzles, ranging from sheer existence of life, to perceptions on sexual orientations to spiritual beliefs. All this morality is wickedly preached through immoral means, coined as ‘futuristic evolution’. The director, Thiyagarajan Kumararaja, what we know of … Read moreSuper Deluxe
2019, Tamil, Amazon Prime, 8.2/10 IMDB, Direced by Magizh Thirumeni The turtle paced subtle thriller wins the race, all credit to flawless screenplay and precise story telling, face lifted by tangible casting. Mazhil Thirumeni, is out with a dual role off-beat thriller screen play, in similar lines to his successful past ventures, ‘Thadayara Thakka’ and … Read moreThadam
2019, Tamil, Sun Nxt, 6.9/10 IMDB, Directed by Prabhu Petit yet noisy kinda atom bomb, saved by the rib cracking humorous walk down the Memory Lane of TN polity and it’s drama in recent years. Movie opens with the credit- ‘Arasiyalil Pizhaithorkku Aram kootraagum’ -Pulamai Pitthan. You are preped for the plot on which the … Read moreLKG - My Vote
2019, Tamil, Netflix, 7.6/10 IMDB, Directed by Rajiv Menon An ambitious plot gone weary with big names in the crew, profusely because of the non-sync of the mirudhangam backdrop and the much rooted guru-bakth storyline.. Rajiv Menon masters in depicting unique onscreen characters with an edge. Guru-Shishya duo GVPrakash and veteran actor Nedumudi venu’s … Read moreSarvam Thaala Mayam
2018, Tamil, Amazon Prime, 9/10 IMDB, Directed by Ram Just when your cribbing reaches the pinnacle with the hideously stupid plot, you are saved by the core of a sensitive issue handled sensibly without much melodrama.. Welcome to the world of the parents with spastic children. To make it even worst, here it’s a single … Read morePeranbu