ReviewSenna Hegde who made the wonderful ‘Thingalazhcha Nischayam’ takes a more commercial approach to comedy in this film, which is enjoyable in most parts.CrisKanhangad, or at least the parts of Kanhangad in Kerala’s Kasargod district where Senna Hegde places his new Malayalam film, is so charmingly rustic with muddy red roads and prettily lit bars that it looks partly like a Western of the 1960s. Minus Clint Eastwood, the setting has got everything, complete with the sound of a pistol that goes off every now and then. 1744 White Alto is a raw comedy, enjoyable in most parts, slightly off-putting towards the end, anchored on an unfitting mix of the personal and professional life of a police officer. But Senna is a master caster and all the actors, beginning from the emphatic Sharaf U Dheen to the newcomers, make it a comfortable ride. Unlike his award-winning first release Thingalazhcha Nishchayam,...
- 11/18/2022
- by Cris
- The News Minute
KollywoodHe has appeared in supporting roles in several popular movies including ‘Theri’, ‘Maari’, 'Sivaji' and others. Tnm StaffTwitter/ Actor KathirSenior actor Rsg Chelladurai passed away at his home in Periyar Nagar, Chennai, aged 84, on Thursday (April 29). One of the most promising supporting actors in Kollywood, Chelladurai made his mark with his performance in several movies. He has shared the screen with Kollywood stars such as Dhanush, Vijay and Rajinikanth, among others. According to India Today’s report, Chelladurai was found unconscious in his bathroom and died due to a cardiac arrest. He moved the audience with his appearance in Theri, where he played the role of a father, searching for his missing daughter. Chelladurai’s performance as a grief-stricken, helpless father who hears about his daughter’s death, was heartbreaking. He is also popular for a scene from the Tamil movie Maari where he is seen along with actors Robo Shankar and Dhanush.
- 4/30/2021
- by SaradhaU
- The News Minute
InterviewRajisha speaks to Tnm about her Tamil debut, her role in 'Karnan' and why cinema is such a powerful medium.Sowmya RajendranFacebook/Rajisha VijayanRajisha Vijayan is a people watcher. Ask her about a role she's played and she gives an elaborate answer on body language, minutely describing how even a person's walking style changes depending on their age and geography. "A person walking in the plains will have a different gait from someone walking in the hills; a young girl will walk faster than an older woman, but it's not like she's hurrying," she says, and then pauses, as if wondering if she's making sense. She most certainly is, and it is Rajisha's observation skills that have greatly helped her play a range of characters over a relatively short period of time, from a schoolgirl with braces (June) to a woman caught in a toxic marriage (Love). Rajisha...
- 3/3/2021
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
KollywoodRecently, Suriya said that he would like to work with his wife actor Jyotika and that they are waiting for the right script.Digital NativeThe latest buzz in Kollywood is that directors Anjali Menon (of Bangalore Days fame) and Halitha Shameem (of Sillu Karupatti fame) are working on a script for Suriya and Jyotika to act together. If things progress positively, film buffs can get to see Suriya and Jyotika back as an on-screen couple. Suriya and Jyotika, one of the most favourite real-life couples in Kollywood, had shared the screen space in a few films prior to their wedding. However, post-wedding, the couple did not get an opportunity to work together. In this regard, Suriya had recently said that though he would like to work with his wife and that they are waiting for the right script. He added that they would sign a film only if the script...
- 11/6/2020
- by Meghak
- The News Minute
Kollywood'Soorarai Pottru' is scheduled to release on Amazon Prime Video on November 12. Digital NativeFollowing the trailer, the makers of Suriya's Soorarai Pottru film released a motion poster of the film which is all set to release on Amazon Prime Video on November 12. Suriya shared the motion poster of the film and wrote, "Thank you all for the love! #SooraraiPottruTrailer #SooraraiPottruOnPrime Nov 12 (sic)." Soorarai Pottru, directed by Sudha Kongara, was originally slated to premiere on October 30 but due to the delay in getting the NoC from the Iaf authorities, the makers and Amazon Prime pushed the release date. The film's co-producer Rajsekara Pandian confirmed that the film has now got the required No Objection Certificates from the Iaf authorities and it is scheduled to hit the Ott platform on November 12. Recently, the trailer of the film was released and it has expectedly sent netizens into a tizzy. Starring Suriya in the lead role,...
- 10/31/2020
- by Luke
- The News Minute
KollywoodDirected by Sudha Kongara, the film was initially supposed to release on October 30 but was delayed.Tnm StaffAlthough faced with a “technical” snag while taking off, the official trailer of Suriya’s Soorarai Pottru is here with the confirmed release date. This film, inspired by the life of Air Deccan founder Captain Gr Gopinath, has been directed by Sudha Kongara and will release on November 12. The 2-minute trailer is an energetic presentation of the film, that talks about one man’s ambition to make flying affordable for the working class. He is a rebel with an idea, as the trailer puts it. Suriya as Nedumaaran (Maara) talks about flying people for Rs 1 — “Yaer otravanum aeroplane la povan” (he who tills the land too will fly in an aeroplane) — and his adversaries mock the idea. His application is rejected by banks and yet he seems relentless. Actors Urvashi (mother) and Aparna Balamurali...
- 10/26/2020
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
KollywoodMari Selvaraj-Dhanush's 'Karnan' is the latest attempt to tell the story of the tragic hero on screen. Sowmya RajendranThe tragic figure of Karnan, one of the best known characters from the Indian epic Mahabharata, has inspired many songs, books and films. The eldest of the Pandavas but denied his place in the family, born to the same mother but shunned due to the social location of his adoptive parents, the injustice meted out to Karnan would move the coldest of hearts even if he fought on the 'wrong' side. On Tuesday, director Mari Selvaraj released the poster and making video of his upcoming film Karnan with Dhanush in the lead. There's not much known about the film at this stage but it's likely to be a retelling of the story, set in contemporary times. The poster shows a sword upheld by several hands, the image speaking of resistance, while the...
- 7/29/2020
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
SandalwoodTo be directed by Vijay Kiran and bankrolled by Jayanna Productions, the film will go on the floors soon.Digital NativeDigital NativeLast seen in Daughter of Parvathamma, Hariprriya will soon be donning the greasepaint again. To be directed by Vijay Kiran and bankrolled by Jayanna Productions, the film will go on the floors soon, the actor revealed in an interview with Cinema Express. Hariprriya said, “This is my second project with Jayanna Productions, which distributed my last film, Bell Bottom. Jayanna is a producer who is particular about the star cast. Secondly, this is a film inspired by the 2014 Tamil film, Kappal.” Pairing up Hariprriya in this entertainer will be Gurunandan. Sadhu Kokila and Kadipuddi Chandru also form a part of the star cast. On the project, Hariprriya added further, “It is a romcom, and a lot of the comedy scenes have come as forwards, which I used to enjoy watching.
- 9/11/2019
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
KollywoodIndia’s first space film looks convincing but is in desperate need of good writing. Sowmya RajendranDirector Shakti Soundar Rajan’s Tik Tik Tik is one of those ambitious projects that you desperately want to like. It’s India’s first space film, after all. As Appu (Arjunan) tells us, everyone remembers who the first man on the moon was, not so much the second and the third. Being first, venturing into something new for the industry has a certain value, and full marks to Tik Tik Tik for trying. Tik Tik Tik is definitely not a Hollywood film. For one, Hollywood is obsessed with saving the world. Shakti Soundar Rajan is modest – his characters just want to save a part of India. But one wishes that this director, who seems to have a real thirst to take Tamil cinema to vera level, would get a writer on board. Someone who can flesh out the characters and write a proper script. At a taut runtime of just over two hours, Tik Tik Tik starts with the problem – a giant asteroid is about to destroy Tamil Nadu and kill over 4 crore people. Who can stop it? The answer, it turns out, is not the scientists or even highly trained military personnel – it’s a Robin Hood-type magician, Vasu (Jayam Ravi), who does his good Samaritan work through a hacker (Arjunan) and a contortionist-helper (Ramesh Thilak). They are the team the army chief (an out-of-sorts Jayaprakash) trusts to prevent this minor apocalypse. Even if physicists around the world are in danger of suffering a seizure at the idea, the audience could have still warmed up to it, if only the screenplay had more on offer. Take the introduction scene for Vasu – after we’re elaborately told about how he landed in prison and what a genius of a magician he is, we see him doing… card tricks and the same ‘magic’ handcuff switches we’re already expecting him to do. This lack of imagination plagues the film throughout. Nivetha Pethuraj plays Swathi, a Lieutenant – but even as she’s training the team, Shakti Soundar Rajan can’t resist putting her in a swimsuit and having the men ogle her. And of course, because she is a woman, Vasu has to chivalrously come to her rescue when the villain targets her. Lieutenant, be damned. It’s heartening, however, that the director thought of including some women in the team of scientists although they do little but gasp. And yay, there’s no cheesy love duet in space. Jayam Ravi’s real life son, Aarav, plays his kid in the film, too. Their relationship and what happens to the son is an important plot point but the director barely invests any time in building their bond on screen. We’re shown real life photos of the father-son and this is supposedly enough to convince the audience about the love between them. Such laziness in scripting costs the film dearly as we just don’t get involved enough with any of the characters. It’s the sets, cinematography and VFX work that really carry Tik Tik Tik through. Given that the budget is nowhere close to Hollywood flicks, the visual effects are impressive and convince us that this unlikely bunch actually is in space. Even if we don’t care about the characters crying, it’s fun to see their tears floating up – how better a film this would have been if the attention to detail had also been extended to the storytelling! D Imman’s Tik Tik Tik in the background score is quite addictive even if the screenplay doesn’t really keep us on tenterhooks about the ticking hands of the clock. The comedy inserted into the script floats around like an object in zero gravity, not landing anywhere and just getting in the way. Aaron Aziz plays a Chinese (the name of the country is beeped out but it’s an easy guess to make) villain who is entrusted with the unenviable task of shouting praise at the Indian hero – “You Indians! You have an astronaut who fights!” he yells in disbelief. I was tempted to take him aside and say, “Actually, that’s a magician who is a Robin Hood, who is now an astronaut, and he is fighting!” Imagine how blown he’d have been. Tik Tik Tik feels like a missed opportunity. It’s neither a proper ‘masala’ film, nor a sophisticated thriller – but despite the fact that it never really takes off, it deserves a consolation prize for trying. Here’s hoping Shakti Soundar Rajan gets some specialists on board the next time and doesn’t attempt to be the magician-director-writer. Disclaimer: This review was not paid for or commissioned by anyone associated with the film. Neither Tnm nor any of its reviewers have any sort of business relationship with the film's producers or any other members of its cast and crew. Also read: 'Mast Kalandar' review: This romcom is an exhausting watch...
- 6/22/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
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